Kwok, US
Alec G. Kwok, Remond, WA US
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20110225464 | RESILIENT CONNECTIVITY HEALTH MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK - A framework is provided for diagnosing and resolving wireless connectivity-related issues. For example, some embodiments of the invention provide a “health monitor” which monitors and logs wireless connectivity-related events occurring on the device, the network, and the one or more resources to which the device is connected. The health monitor may analyze these events and/or other information to determine when a connectivity problem may have arisen, and if a problem is determined to be imminent or to have occurred, may initiate recovery procedures. In some embodiments, the monitoring of events, analysis to determine whether a connectivity problem has arisen, and the recovery from the problem occur transparently to the user. | 09-15-2011 |
Alton Kwok, Redmond, WA US
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20090300546 | Creation and suggestion of contact distribution lists - Techniques described herein allow for suggesting creation of distribution lists and suggesting use of distribution lists once they have been created. For instance, these techniques may track a frequency with which contacts (e.g., email addresses, phone numbers, screen names, etc.) are used with one another. The techniques may then suggest that a user create a distribution list that includes those contacts. Furthermore, once a contact has been associated with a particular distribution list, these techniques may suggest that a user send a message to this distribution list in response to the user selecting the contact (rather than the list) as a destination of the message. | 12-03-2009 |
20120271844 | PROVIDNG RELEVANT INFORMATION FOR A TERM IN A USER MESSAGE - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for providing relevant information for a term identified in a user message. A user can read or write a message and one or more terms can be identified in the message, where an identified term may comprise one or more words or characters. One or more data structures comprising indications of temporally recognized terms can be stored locally, and the identified terms can be compared against the locally stored data, such as for fast retrieval. If the identified term matches one or more of the temporally recognized terms in the locally stored data, the user may select the temporally recognized term to perform an action assigned to the temporally recognized term. The assigned action can comprise retrieving relevant information for the term, such as finding movie times (e.g., where the term comprises a movie title). | 10-25-2012 |
20130124642 | USER AVAILABILITY AWARENESS - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for providing awareness of user availability. A user may activate a device, and a request to manage an availability status can be sent from the device to a communication service. The communication service may resultantly set up monitoring of the user status, and the availability status of the user can be set to available. If an active status update is not received from the user device, the availability status of the user can be changed from available to away. If an active status update for the user continues not to be received (e.g., for a few hours) and/or device connectivity seems lost, the availability status of the user can be changed from away to offline. This can be done in a resource/power efficient manner by not requiring continual execution of an associated application and/or continual network connectivity of the device. | 05-16-2013 |
Amy Kwok, Medway, MA US
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20160066757 | PORTABLE SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS - A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a main body housing a suction motor, and a cyclone bin assembly removably mounted to the main body. The cyclone bin assembly may be partially or wholly nested in the body when the cyclone bin assembly is mounted to the body. The cyclone bin assembly may be removably mounted to a lower surface of the main body. The cyclone bin assembly may be removably mounted as a sealed unit. | 03-10-2016 |
20160088985 | PORTABLE SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS - A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a main body housing a suction motor. An air treatment member has an assembly air inlet provided at the upper end of the assembly. The assembly is removably mounted to the main body as a sealed unit. | 03-31-2016 |
Amy M. Kwok, Shrewsbury, MA US
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20160102157 | POLYMER COMPRISING REPEAT UNITS WITH PHOTOACID-GENERATING FUNCTIONALITY AND BASE-SOLUBILITY-ENHANCING FUNCTIONALITY, AND ASSOCIATED PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FORMING METHOD - A polymer includes repeat units, at least half of which are photoacid-generating repeat units. Each of the photoacid-generating repeat units includes photoacid-generating functionality and base-solubility-enhancing functionality. The polymer is useful as a component of a photoresist composition that further includes a second polymer that exhibits a change in solubility in an alkali developer under action of acid. | 04-14-2016 |
20160102158 | POLYMER COMPRISING REPEAT UNITS WITH PHOTOACID-GENERATING FUNCTIONALITY AND BASE-SOLUBILITY-ENHANCING FUNCTIONALITY, AND ASSOCIATED PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FORMING METHOD - A polymer includes repeat units, most of which are photoacid-generating repeat units. Each of the photoacid-generating repeat units includes photoacid-generating functionality and base-solubility-enhancing functionality. Each of the photoacid-generating repeat units comprises an anion and a photoacid-generating cation that collectively have structure (I) | 04-14-2016 |
20160103391 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF FORMING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A photoresist composition includes a first polymer in which at least half of the repeat units are photoacid-generating repeat units, and a second polymer that exhibits a change in solubility in an alkali developer under the action of acid. In the first polymer, each of the photoacid-generating repeat units comprises photoacid-generating functionality and base-solubility-enhancing functionality. | 04-14-2016 |
20160103392 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF FORMING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A photoresist composition includes a first polymer in which at least half of the repeat units are photoacid-generating repeat units, and a second polymer that exhibits a change in solubility in an alkali developer under the action of acid. In the first polymer, each of the photoacid-generating repeat units comprises photoacid-generating functionality and base-solubility-enhancing functionality. | 04-14-2016 |
Amy M. Kwok, Sturbridge, MA US
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20100297539 | ANTIREFLECTIVE HARD MASK COMPOSITIONS - The invention includes new organic-containing compositions that can function as an antireflective layer for an overcoated photoresist. Compositions of the invention also can serve effectively as a hard mask layer by exhibiting a sufficient plasma etch selectivity from an undercoated layer. Preferred compositions of the invention have a high Si content and comprise a blend of distinct resins. | 11-25-2010 |
Annette K. Kwok, Concord, NH US
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20090270370 | FUSED HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS - Certain fused pyrrole- and pyrazole-containing heterocyclic compounds are serotonin modulators useful in the treatment of serotonin-mediated diseases. | 10-29-2009 |
20110040088 | FUSED HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS - Certain fused pyrrole- and pyrazole-containing heterocyclic compounds are serotonin modulators useful in the treatment of serotonin-mediated diseases. | 02-17-2011 |
Brandon Kwok, Burlington, MA US
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20100241912 | Fast bit-error rate calculation mode for QKD systems - A fast bit-error rate (F-BER) calculation mode for a QKD system is disclosed, wherein the method includes establishing versions of a sifted key in respective sifted-bits (SB) buffers in respective QKD stations (Alice and Bob). The method also includes sending Alice's version of the sifted key to Bob, and Bob performing a comparison of the two sifted key versions. The number of bit errors between the two sifted key versions relative to the length of the sifted key yields the F-BER. The F-BER is calculated much more quickly than the conventional BER calculation (“N-BER”), which involves performing a relatively complex error-correction algorithm. The F-BER calculation mode is particularly useful in quickly setting up and/or calibrating a QKD system, and can be repeated quickly to provide updated BER measurements after each QKD system adjustment. | 09-23-2010 |
Chris Kwok, Seattle, WA US
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20140101165 | SEARCHABLE AND SIZE-CONSTRAINED LOCAL LOG REPOSITORIES FOR TRACKING VISITORS' ACCESS TO WEB CONTENT - A method and system for tracking visitors' access to web content using a searchable and size-constrained local log repository is disclosed. A repository indexer receives visitor logs from a remote source and indexes the logs to include a usage field indicating when or how frequently an associated visitor log was accessed from a local log repository by a report request manager. The local log repository stores the logs and is size constrained. A repository manager removes a subset of the logs in the local log repository based on parameters within the subset of the logs' usage field. The report request manager receives a request from a requestor for a report indicating visitors' access to a content object, searches for logs within the local log repository pertinent to the request, aggregates data across the logs responsive to the search, and generates a report presenting the aggregated data. | 04-10-2014 |
Chun Kit Kwok, State College, PA US
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20140193860 | Low Sequence Bias Single-Stranded DNA Ligation - The invention provides compositions and methods for ligating single stranded nucleic acids wherein the ligation is based on fast, efficient, and low-sequence bias hybridization of an acceptor molecule with a donor molecule. In one embodiment, the structure of the donor molecule comprises a stem-loop intramolecular nucleotide base pairing (i.e., hairpin) and a 3′-overhang region such that the overhang is able to hybridize to nucleotides present in the 3′ end of the acceptor molecule. | 07-10-2014 |
Connie Kwok, Washington, WA US
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20130023507 | HYALURONIC ACID BASED COPOLYMERS - Hyaluronic acid (HA) conjugates or crosslinked HAs compositions for coating an implantable device are provided. The implantable device can be used for treating a disorder such as atherosclerosis, thrombosis, restenosis, high cholesterol, hemorrhage, vascular dissection or perforation, vascular aneurysm, vulnerable plaque, chronic total occlusion, claudication, anastomotic proliferation for vein and artificial grafts, bile duct obstruction, ureter obstruction, tumor obstruction, and combinations thereof. | 01-24-2013 |
20130023508 | HYALURONIC ACID BASED COPOLYMERS - Hyaluronic acid (HA) conjugates or crosslinked HAs compositions for coating an implantable device are provided. The implantable device can be used for treating a disorder such as atherosclerosis, thrombosis, restenosis, high cholesterol, hemorrhage, vascular dissection or perforation, vascular aneurysm, vulnerable plaque, chronic total occlusion, claudication, anastomotic proliferation for vein and artificial grafts, bile duct obstruction, ureter obstruction, tumor obstruction, and combinations thereof. | 01-24-2013 |
20130023509 | HYALURONIC ACID BASED COPOLYMERS - Hyaluronic acid (HA) conjugates or crosslinked HAs compositions for coating an implantable device are provided. The implantable device can be used for treating a disorder such as atherosclerosis, thrombosis, restenosis, high cholesterol, hemorrhage, vascular dissection or perforation, vascular aneurysm, vulnerable plaque, chronic total occlusion, claudication, anastomotic proliferation for vein and artificial grafts, bile duct obstruction, ureter obstruction, tumor obstruction, and combinations thereof. | 01-24-2013 |
Connie Kwok, Shoreline, WA US
Connie Kwok, Bothell, WA US
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20140221418 | HYALURONIC ACID BASED COPOLYMERS - Hyaluronic acid (HA) conjugates or crosslinked HAs compositions for coating an implantable device are provided. The implantable device can be used for treating a disorder such as atherosclerosis, thrombosis, restenosis, high cholesterol, hemorrhage, vascular dissection or perforation, vascular aneurysm, vulnerable plaque, chronic total occlusion, claudication, anastomotic proliferation for vein and artificial grafts, bile duct obstruction, ureter obstruction, tumor obstruction, and combinations thereof. | 08-07-2014 |
Connie S. Kwok, Bothell, WA US
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20090197850 | Coatings Comprising Self-Assembled Molecular Structures - A coating for an implantable medical device is disclosed, the coating including a self-assembled molecular structure. The coating can be used for altering the release rate of a therapeutic substance from the implantable device. | 08-06-2009 |
20100189758 | COATING CONTAINING PEGYLATED HYALURONIC ACID AND A PEGYLATED NON-HYALURONIC ACID POLYMER - Provided herein are a method, which comprises implanting in a patient an implantable device comprising a coating that includes a PEGylated hyaluronic acid and a PEGylated non-hyaluronic acid biocompatible polymer and the methods of use thereof. | 07-29-2010 |
20100191325 | COATING CONTAINING PEGYLATED HYALURONIC ACID AND A PEGYLATED NON-HYALURONIC ACID POLYMER - Provided herein re a composition and a coating or a device (e.g., absorbable stent) that includes a PEGylated hyaluronic acid and a PEGylated non-hyaluronic acid biocompatible polymer and the methods of use thereof. | 07-29-2010 |
David W. Kwok US
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20120240570 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND ASSOCIATED METHOD EMPLOYING A STIRLING ENGINE - A heat exchanger and associated method are provided that may eliminate or reduce the need for an external mechanical or electrical power source to drive the fan by utilization, instead, of a Stirling engine. A heat exchanger includes a plurality of coils configured to carry a primary fluid. The heat exchanger also includes a fan including a plurality of fan blades configured to force a secondary fluid across the plurality of coils to facilitate heat transfer between the primary and secondary fluids. The heat exchanger also includes a Stirling engine operably connected to the fan and configured to cause rotation of the fan blades. A corresponding method is also provided. | 09-27-2012 |
Hans Kwok, Chicago, IL US
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20140336903 | MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR CALIBRATION EVALUATION - An engine has a controller for causing an EGR system to disallow EGR while concurrently executing a strategy for evaluating calibration of a mass airflow sensor in an intake system by operating the engine at each of different combinations of engine speed and engine load, and for each combination of engine speed and engine load, recording a corresponding output signal of the sensor and also calculating mass flow passing through an intake manifold as a function of intake manifold pressure, intake manifold temperature, speed of the engine, and volumetric efficiency of the engine. The output signal of the MAF sensor and the calculated mass flow passing through the intake manifold at least one combination of engine speed and engine load are used to evaluate the calibration the MAF sensor. | 11-13-2014 |
Keith Kwok, Long Grove, IL US
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20140142032 | Caspofungin Acetate Formulations - A caspofungin composition includes caspofungin acetate and at least one amino acid, where the composition is a solid. The solid composition may be made by forming a liquid mixture including a solvent, caspofungin acetate and the amino acid(s), and lyophilizing the liquid mixture. | 05-22-2014 |
Kinghong Kwok, Willimantic, CT US
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20080199389 | Method and device for producing carbon nanotubes - Methods and devices for producing carbon nanotubes are disclosed herein. These methods and devices are based on chemical vapor deposition (CVD) in an open environment under atmospheric pressure, which eliminates the need for a vacuum chamber or evacuation process to remove oxygen and/or impurities prior to carbon nanotube growth. | 08-21-2008 |
K. Keith Kwok, Long Grove, IL US
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20080221048 | Lyophilized azithromycin formulation - The invention provides among other things a stable, sterile pharmaceutical formulation comprising lyophilized azithromycin and ethanol. The invention also provides a method of producing a stable, sterile pharmaceutical product comprising lyophilized azithromycin. The invention also provides a pharmaceutical dosage form comprising the pharmaceutical formulation, as well as a method of treating a disease in a patient comprising administering a solution of the pharmaceutical formulation to a patient. | 09-11-2008 |
20080221049 | Free-flowing lyophilized tobramycin formulation - The invention provides among other things a stable, sterile pharmaceutical formulation comprising lyophilized tobramycin, wherein the lyophilized tobramycin is in the form of a free-flowing powder. The invention also provides a method of producing a stable, sterile pharmaceutical product comprising lyophilized tobramycin. The invention also provides a pharmaceutical dosage form comprising the pharmaceutical formulation, as well as a method of treating a disease in a patient comprising administering a solution of the pharmaceutical formulation to a patient. | 09-11-2008 |
Kleo Kwok, Oro Valley, AZ US
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20120199551 | MANUFACTURE FILTRATION ELEMENTS - Selective etching techniques are used to manufacture a basic filtration element, which can then be used as a basis for constructing various devices for different applications. In this process, sheets of etchable material are etched from one or both sides of that sheet to form channels in a premasked pattern, which controls the minimum opening of the filtration element. The desired channel opening is only limited by the capability of the photochemical etching system being used. Alternatively, a filter element may be made by rolling or extruding a first sheet to form a plurality of recessed areas bordered by lands, selectively etching or punching through the recessed pattern areas, and bonding a second sheet having a plurality of etched or punched through areas to the first sheet, and, aligning the etched through areas to the second sheet with the recessed areas of the first sheet. | 08-09-2012 |
Kui-Chiu Kwok, Bloomington, MN US
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20130177702 | MATERIAL DEPOSITION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPOSITING MATERIALS ON A SUBSTRATE - A material deposition system includes a frame, a support coupled to the frame to support an electronic substrate during a deposit operation, a gantry coupled to the frame, and a deposition head coupled to the gantry. The deposition head is movable over the support by movement of the gantry. The deposition head includes a chamber to hold material, an actuator to push a volume of material out of the chamber, a needle extending from the chamber and terminating in a needle orifice, and at least two air jets located on opposite sides of the needle orifice. A desired volume of material is formed at the needle orifice in response to the actuator, and each of the at least two air jets produce a timed pulse of air to create a micro-droplet from the desired volume and to accelerate the micro-droplet to high velocity. | 07-11-2013 |
20140260990 | FILTRATION MEDIA FIBER STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - Fiber structures and methods are described that incorporate a body of a micron fiber modified by the attachment of discrete length, crimped nano-fibers. Numerous of these modified fiber structures can be assembled into air filter media. Further augmentations of the modified fibers and media can be implemented to improve filtration characteristics. | 09-18-2014 |
20150064345 | MATERIAL DEPOSITION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPOSITING MATERIALS ON A SUBSTRATE - A material deposition system includes a frame, a support coupled to the frame to support an electronic substrate during a deposit operation, a gantry coupled to the frame, and a deposition head coupled to the gantry. The deposition head is movable over the support by movement of the gantry. The deposition head includes a chamber to hold material, an actuator to push a volume of material out of the chamber, a needle extending from the chamber and terminating in a needle orifice, and at least two air jets located on opposite sides of the needle orifice. A desired volume of material is formed at the needle orifice in response to the actuator, and each of the at least two air jets produce a timed pulse of air to create a micro-droplet from the desired volume and to accelerate the micro-droplet to high velocity. | 03-05-2015 |
Kui-Chiu Kwok, Eden Prairie, MN US
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20120255375 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING AND RETAINING PARTICLES - Various embodiments comprise apparatuses and methods for capturing particles from a particle-laden airstream. An embodiment of a device includes an inlet air passage to direct a particle-laden airstream, an outlet air passage, an impaction nozzle in fluid communication with and downstream of the inlet air passage, and a channel in fluid communication with and downstream of the impaction nozzle and upstream of the outlet air passage. An open portion of the channel is oriented substantially toward the inlet air passage and has a cavity at least partially covered with a substrate material. A base of the substrate material is substantially normal to an incoming direction of the particle-laden airstream. Other embodiments of the device and a method of using the device are also provided. | 10-11-2012 |
20130340618 | FILTER DESIGN AND PROCESS OF CAPTURING PARTICLES - Various embodiments disclose filtration apparatuses and processes for filtering particles from a particle-laden air stream. In one embodiment, a filter is provided with a front face layer, in which at least one impaction nozzle is formed, is to accelerate an air stream onto an interior substrate to capture large particle sizes with a calculated fractional efficiency. The interior substrate is formed within the filter. The filter further includes a rear face layer in which at least one opening is formed to exhaust the air stream. A filter media material may be placed between the front face layer and rear face layer. Other apparatuses and processes are disclosed as well. | 12-26-2013 |
Kui-Chui Kwok, Gurnee, IL US
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20130112784 | Powder Gun Deflector - A system for dispensing pulverulent coating material comprises a source of pulverulent coating material, a source of compressed gas, a device for movably supporting a nozzle, the nozzle coupled to the source of pulverulent material and providing an opening through which the pulverulent material is dispensed, a deflector supported by the device and spaced from the opening to aid in shaping a cloud of dispensed coating material, and a source of high-magnitude electrostatic potential coupled to impart electrostatic potential to the dispensed pulverulent material. The deflector includes at least one first passageway extending with a radial component of the deflector and communicating with the source of compressed gas to direct gas with a radial component into the cloud of dispensed coating material. | 05-09-2013 |
Ming Shan Kwok, Seattle, WA US
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20140146739 | Inter-Base Station Logical Interface Communication Using Relay Devices - A relay device configured to facilitate a wireless communication over a logical interface between a first base station and a second base station is described herein. The logical interface may be an X2 interface for a Long Term Evolution network. The relay device receives the wireless communication from the first base station using one or more wireless transceivers of the relay device. The relay device may identify the second base station based at least in part on information associated with the wireless communication. Then, the relay device may transmit the wireless communication to the second base station through the one or more wireless transceivers. | 05-29-2014 |
20150350983 | Wi-Fi Calling Using SIP-IMS Handset and Evolved Packet Data Gateway - Wi-Fi calling using a mobile device and an evolved packet data gateway (ePDG) is described herein. For example, a mobile device may determine whether any LTE coverage is available, whether data roaming is available, whether a visited public land mobile network (VPLMN) is available, and whether a DNS query to a visited ePDG (VePDG) is successful. The mobile device may connect to the VePDG responsive to a determination that LTE coverage is available, that data roaming is available, that a VPLMN is available, and that the DNS query to the VePDG is successful. Otherwise, the mobile device may connect to a home ePDG (HePDG). | 12-03-2015 |
Pan Kwok, Sugar Land, TX US
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20100147510 | REMOTE LOGGING OPERATIONS ENVIRONMENT - In some embodiment, apparatus [ | 06-17-2010 |
Samantha Kwok, Bellevue, WA US
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20140189797 | AUTHORIZATION MESSAGING WITH INTEGRAL DELEGATION DATA - A computer-implemented method for authorizing access by a client application to a resource of a user maintained on a first server computing system, the client application being implemented on a second server computing system, includes receiving a delegation message from the first server computer system to initiate authorization of the access by the client application, issuing an authorization message to the first server computer system, the authorization message comprising an authorization data package for redemption by the client application, the authorization data package comprising first through fourth integral delegation data indicative of the user, the client application, the resource, and a timestamp, respectively, receiving a redemption message from the second server computing system comprising the authorization data package, conducting an analysis of the authorization data package, and sending an access token to the second server computing system based on the analysis. | 07-03-2014 |
Selma Sheungnam Kwok, Houston, TX US
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20100298117 | Catalyst Regeneration Process - This disclosure relates to a process for regenerating a catalyst composition, wherein the catalyst composition comprising a molecular sieve and at least 10 wt. % coke having a C/H ratio in the range of 0.26 to 5, the process comprising (a) contacting the catalyst composition with a first oxidative medium having oxygen and water at first conditions sufficient to form a first regenerated catalyst composition having at least 50 wt. % less coke than the catalyst composition; and then (b) contacting at least a portion of the first regenerated catalyst composition with a second oxidative medium having oxygen, and optionally water, at second conditions sufficient to form a second regenerated catalyst composition having at least 50 wt % less coke than the first regenerated catalyst composition, wherein the catalyst composition in step (a) and the first regenerated catalyst in step (b) have contacted total amount of water in the range of 1 to 50 weight water per weight of the second regenerated catalyst composition. | 11-25-2010 |
Sen W. Kwok, Watertown, MA US
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20140109560 | SOFT ROBOTIC ACTUATORS - A soft robotic device includes a flexible body having a width, a length and a thickness, wherein the thickness is at least 1 mm, the flexible body having at least one channel disposed within the flexible body, the channel defined by upper, lower and side walls, wherein at least one wall is strain limiting; and a pressurizing inlet in fluid communication with the at least one channel, the at least one channel positioned and arranged such that the wall opposite the strain limiting wall preferentially expands when the soft robotic device is pressurized through the inlet. | 04-24-2014 |
Sen Wai Kwok, Watertown, MA US
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20150217459 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MODULAR SOFT ROBOTS - Apparatus, systems, and methods for providing modular soft robots are disclosed. In particular, the disclosed modular soft robot can include a flexible actuator having a plurality of molded flexible units. Each molded flexible unit can include a mechanical connector configured to provide a physical coupling to another molded flexible unit, and the plurality of molded flexible units are arranged to form an embedded fluidic channel. The modular soft robot can also include an inlet coupled to the embedded fluidic channel, where the inlet is configured to receive pressurized or depressurized fluid to inflate or deflate a portion of the flexible actuator, thereby causing an actuation of the flexible actuator. | 08-06-2015 |
20160001444 | MAGNETIC ASSEMBLY OF SOFT ROBOTS WITH HARD COMPONENTS - Reconfigurable soft robotic actuators with hard components are described. Magnetic attraction is used to couple flexible molded bodies capable of actuation upon pressurization with other flexible molded bodies and/or with hard components (e.g., frames and connectors) to form a seal for fluidic communication and cooperative actuation. Pneumatic de-coupling chambers built into the hard components to de-couple the hard components from the magnetically-coupled soft molded bodies are described. The use of magnetic self-alignment coupling and pneumatic de-coupling allows for the remote assembly and disassembly of complex structures involving hard and soft components. The magnetic coupling allows for rapid, reversible reconfiguration of hybrid soft-hard robots for repair, testing new designs, and carrying out new tasks. | 01-07-2016 |
Shing Kwok, Fairfax, VA US
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20130014292 | TRANSGENIC PLANTS HAVING INCREASED BIOMASS - Methods and materials for modulating biomass levels in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding biomass-modulating polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased biomass levels and plant products produced from plants having increased biomass levels. | 01-10-2013 |
20130117881 | PROMOTER, PROMOTER CONTROL ELEMENTS, AND COMBINATIONS, AND USES THEREOF - The present invention is directed to promoter sequences and promoter control elements, polynucleotide constructs comprising the promoters and control elements, and methods of identifying the promoters, control elements, or fragments thereof. The invention further relates to the use of the present promoters or promoter control elements to modulate transcript levels. | 05-09-2013 |
20160076046 | PROMOTER, PROMOTER CONTROL ELEMENTS, AND COMBINATIONS, AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides DNA molecules that constitute fragments of the genome of a plant, and polypeptides encoded thereby. The DNA molecules are useful for specifying a gene product in cells, either as a promoter or as a protein coding sequence or as an UTR or as a 3′ termination sequence, and are also useful in controlling the behavior of a gene in the chromosome, in controlling the expression of a gene or as tools for genetic mapping, recognizing or isolating identical or related DNA fragments, or identification of a particular individual organism, or for clustering of a group of organisms with a common trait. One of ordinary skill in the art, having this data, can obtain cloned DNA fragments, synthetic DNA fragments or polypeptides constituting desired sequences by recombinant methodology known in the art or described herein. | 03-17-2016 |
Shing Kwok, Alexandria, VA US
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20110179529 | MODULATING LIGHT RESPONSE PATHWAYS IN PLANTS - Methods and materials for modulating low light and/or shade tolerance, and red light specific responses in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding low light and/or SD+EODFR-tolerance polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased low light and/or SD+EODFR tolerance. | 07-21-2011 |
20130191941 | MODULATING LIGHT RESPONSE PATHWAYS IN PLANTS, INCREASING LIGHT-RELATED TOLERANCES IN PLANTS, AND INCREASING BIOMASS IN PLANTS - Methods and materials for modulating low light and/or shade tolerance, and red light specific responses in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding low light and/or SD+EODFR-tolerance polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased low light and/or SD+EODFR tolerance. In addition, methods and materials involved in increasing UV-B tolerance in plants and methods and materials involved in modulating biomass levels in plants are provided. | 07-25-2013 |
20130232640 | SHADE TOLERANCE IN PLANTS - Materials and Methods for increasing shade tolerance in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding shade-tolerance polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased shade tolerance and plant products produced from plants having increased shade tolerance. | 09-05-2013 |
Simon C. Kwok, Attleboro, MA US
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20120019348 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL OF FAILED THERMISTOR DEVICES - A thermistor device includes include supports, contacts and offset posts configured to assist the fracturing of failed thermistor “pills” and to distribute the fragments of the fractured pills into compartment away from electrically conductive contacts in order to minimize arcing and overheating. | 01-26-2012 |
Simon C. Kwok, Boston, MA US
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20160042903 | AUTOMOTIVE CIRCUIT BREAKER INCLUDING CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH INTEGRATED SECONDARY CURRENT PROTECTION - Featured is a current interruption device including first and second terminal members, each terminal member having at least first and second through apertures and a terminal portion. The first and second through apertures of each terminal member are arranged spaced from each other and in a predetermined pattern. Also included is a plurality of pin structures, one pin structure for each pair of through apertures, where one pin structure is secured in the first through apertures of the respective first and second terminal members and another pin structure is secured in the second through apertures of the respective first and second terminal members. Such securing results in the first and second terminal members being maintained in fixed relation. Such a device is located within a housing so that the terminal portions extend outwardly from a housing end surface. | 02-11-2016 |
Wai-Kwong Kwok, Downers Grove, IL US
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20150263259 | CREATION OF HIGH-PINNING MICROSTRUCTURES IN POST PRODUCTION YBCO COATED CONDUCTORS - A method comprising irradiating a polycrystalline rare earth metal-alkaline earth metal-transition metal-oxide superconductor layer with protons having an energy of 1 to 6 MeV. The irradiating process produces an irradiated layer that comprises randomly dispersed defects with an average diameter in the range of 1-10 nm. | 09-17-2015 |
Wai-Kwong Kwok, Evanston, IL US
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20100041559 | TUNABLE, SUPERCONDUCTING, SURFACE-EMITTING TERAHERZ SOURCE - A compact, solid-state THz source based on the driven Josephson vortex lattice in a highly anisotropic superconductor such as Bi | 02-18-2010 |
20100264312 | SUPERCONDUCTING SOURCE FOR TUNABLE COHERENT TERAHERTZ RADIATION - A system includes a solid state source of THz radiation and a detector. The source of THz radiation may be based on a superconducting material, such as materials containing one or more Josephson junctions (e.g. BSCCO). The source may include a crystal of superconducting material on which a mesa of superconducting material is formed. The resonant coupling between the Josephson oscillations and the fundamental cavity mode of the mesa may lead to synchronization of the Josephson junctions and emission of powerful THz radiation. The mesa may be formed and/or handled such that THz radiation can be emitted by the material without requiring application of an external magnetic field (e.g. the mesa may include a non-uniform compositional gradient, a non-uniform shape, may have radiation non-uniformly applied to the mesa, etc.). | 10-21-2010 |
Wai T. Kwok, Honolulu, HI US
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20150132082 | PRE-ASSEMBLY OF CASEWORK COMPONENTS IN SHIPPING CONTAINER - A system and method for pre-assembly of interior casework components for a wall space of a dwelling unit employs a container box formed as a rigid container shell in a quadrangular shape sized to fit through a standard minimum door opening of a dwelling unit. The container shell is formed by a bottom panel, upright side panels, top panel, rear panel, and removable front cover panel joined together by fastener members. The container box is mounted on roller wheels for delivery in a dwelling unit. A plurality of casework components are pre-assembled in the container shell and are installed in place when the container box is positioned in the dwelling unit. The container box may be formed as a half-height system of upper or lower casework components, and may be combined with other container box systems modularly. | 05-14-2015 |
Wellington Kwok, Dunlap, IL US
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20140158340 | ACTIVE AND PASSIVE COOLING FOR AN ENERGY STORAGE MODULE - The present disclosure relates to cooling an energy storage module using passive and active cooling techniques. Passive cooling is provided by storing heat in a phase change material that is contact with the energy storage cells of the energy storage module. Active cooling is provided by circulating coolant through coolant passages that are in thermal contact with the energy storage cells. A control system for determining the temperature of the energy storage module and controlling coolant flow when the temperature reaches a predetermined threshold is disclosed. | 06-12-2014 |
20140175886 | Power System Having a Stabilized DC Link Voltage to Handle Transient Events - A power system includes a prime mover configured to generate a drive force and a generator configured to receive the drive force and be driven by the prime mover to produce electrical power. The power system further includes a connection configured to receive the electrical power from the generator and direct the electrical power to an external load, a power storage device arranged in series with the connection between the generator and the external load, the power storage device configured to store electrical power from the generator or to discharge power to the external load, and a controller to control the power storage device. The Controller configured to determine a supply of electrical power and a demand for electrical power by the external load, the controller being further configured to control the power storage device. A method is also disclosed. | 06-26-2014 |
Wellington Y. Kwok, Dunlap, IL US
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20140154539 | MODULE FOR SECURING ENERGY STORAGE CELLS - The disclosure relates to packaging of an energy storage module containing a plurality of storage cells for use in mobile and stationary power generation. The storage cells are pressed into a block of thermally conductive material in order to manage the temperature of the cells. The storage cells are secured between a clamping plate and a chassis. The resulting package is suitable for use in heavy duty applications. | 06-05-2014 |
Wellington Ying-Wei Kwok, Dunlap, IL US
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20120310561 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTIMATING BATTERY HEALTH - A method of estimating a state of health of a battery is disclosed. The method may include receiving information indicative of a history of electricity received by and discharged from the battery during a time period. The method may also include using the received information to estimate peaks in the electricity during the time period. Additionally, the method may include using an information processor to determine a parameter indicative of an estimated state of health of the battery based at least in part on an estimated magnitude of electricity at each of a plurality of the estimated peaks. | 12-06-2012 |
20130169232 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING AND USING AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY-STORAGE DEVICE - One disclosed embodiment relates to a method of estimating a state of health of an electrical energy-storage device. The method may include receiving information indicative of a history of a voltage level of the electrical energy-storage device during a history of charging and discharging of the electrical energy-storage device. The method may also include using the received information to estimate at least one peak or valley in the history of the voltage level. Additionally, the method may include using at least one information-processing device to generate an estimate of a state of health of the electrical energy-storage device based on the at least one estimated peak or valley. | 07-04-2013 |
20130260182 | PCB with Both High and Low Current Traces for Energy Storage Modules - A printed circuit board (PCB) for an energy storage module is disclosed which includes a first side having a plurality of low current traces useful for monitoring and balancing applications and a second side coated with high current traces, useful for current or power transmission purposes. Vias connect the high current traces to the low current traces thereby electrically connecting both sides of the board together. The disclosed PCB is particularly useful for energy storage modules whereby monitoring and/or balancing of the modules is required in addition to the transmission of high current levels for power applications. | 10-03-2013 |
20130278227 | Method for Balancing Ultracapacitor Cells | 10-24-2013 |
20130297237 | Systems and Methods for Detecting Ultracapacitor Cell Short Circuits - A system for detecting a short-circuited ultracapacitor cell in a machine is disclosed. The system may have a memory that stores instructions and one or more processors capable of executing the instructions. The one or more processors may be configured to perform cell balancing among ultracapacitor cells arranged within two or more ultracapacitor modules, each ultracapacitor module including at least two ultracapacitor cells connected in series. The one or more processors may be further configured to measure a module voltage generated by each of the plurality of ultracapacitor modules after performing the cell balancing and before applying a load of the machine to the ultracapacitor modules, and determine whether an ultracapacitor cell among the plurality of ultracapacitor cells is short-circuited based on a comparison of the measured module voltages. | 11-07-2013 |
20130307334 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING BATTERY IMPEDANCE - A method for real-time characterization of a battery includes providing electric power to one or more electrical power loads, charging and discharging the battery based on power needs of the one or more electrical power loads, and monitoring for a circumstance where charging and discharging of the battery results in terminal voltage of the battery substantially equaling open-circuit voltage of the battery and recording the measured terminal voltage as a first measured voltage. The method may also include monitoring for a subsequent circumstance subsequent when charging and discharging the battery results in battery current larger than a predetermined value and recording an existing terminal voltage as a second measured voltage. The method may also include using the first and second measured voltages to determine a measured internal impedance of the battery. These actions may be performed between startup and shutdown of the power system. | 11-21-2013 |
20140095088 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES - A method for characterization of an energy storage device is disclosed. The method includes determining an instantaneous state of charge (SOC) value of the energy storage device during operation the energy storage device, and retrieving an instantaneous available discharging energy value of the energy storage device from a map based on a discharging power and the determined instantaneous SOC value of the energy storage device. The method further includes retrieving an instantaneous acceptable charging energy value of the energy storage device from another map based on a charging power and the determined instantaneous SOC value of the energy storage device. | 04-03-2014 |
William W. Kwok, Bellevue, WA US
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20130004528 | DIRECT ANALYSIS OF ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC IMMUNE RESPONSE - Provided herein are methods for the determination of antigen-specific CD4+ T cell phenotype and/or frequency, which is useful for detecting or monitoring immune function, directing immunotherapy to the use of those epitopes or antigen fragments that elicit an allergic reaction (e.g., as measured by detection of a Th2 response) and/or promote immune deviation, monitoring an immune response to a particular antigen, etc. | 01-03-2013 |
20130344112 | DETECTION OF AN IMMUNE RESPONSE - Provided herein are methods of detecting and/or monitoring the presence or severity of an immune disorder in a subject, including detecting a frequency of a Th2a subset of CD4+ T cells in a biological sample of the subject. In some embodiments, the detecting includes: (a) detecting a frequency of CD4+ T cells in a biological sample of said subject; (b) detecting a frequency of a Th2a subset of the CD4+ T cells in the biological sample; and (c) comparing the frequency of the Th2a subset with the frequency of the CD4+ T cells. | 12-26-2013 |
William W. Kwok, Belleue, WA US
Zion S. Kwok US
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20150220387 | ERROR CORRECTION IN NON_VOLATILE MEMORY - Apparatus, systems, and methods for error correction in memory are described. In one embodiment, a memory controller comprises logic to receive a read request for data stored in a memory, retrieve the data and at least one associated error correction codeword, wherein the data and an associated error correction codeword is distributed across a plurality of memory devices in memory, apply a first error correction routine to decode the error correction codeword retrieved with the data and in response to an uncorrectable error in the error correction codeword, apply a second error correction routine to the plurality of devices in memory. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. | 08-06-2015 |