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Alan C. Kan, Diamond Bar, CA US
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20130145106 | COMMAND PORTAL FOR SECURELY COMMUNICATING AND EXECUTING NON-STANDARD STORAGE SUBSYSTEM COMMANDS - A command portal enables a host system to send non-standard or “vendor-specific” storage subsystem commands to a storage subsystem using an operating system (OS) device driver that does not support or recognize such non-standard commands. The architecture thereby reduces or eliminates the need to develop custom device drivers that support the storage subsystem's non-standard commands. To execute non-standard commands using the command portal, the host system embeds the non-standard commands in blocks of write data, and writes these data blocks to the storage subsystem using standard write commands supported by standard OS device drivers. The storage subsystem extracts and executes the non-standard commands. The non-standard commands may alternatively be implied by the particular target addresses used. The host system may retrieve execution results of the non-standard commands using standard read commands. The host-side functionality of the command portal may be embodied in an API that is made available to application developers. | 06-06-2013 |
Alan Chingtao Kan, Diamond Bar, CA US
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20110107012 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY COMPRISING POWER FAIL CIRCUITRY FOR FLUSHING WRITE DATA IN RESPONSE TO A POWER FAIL SIGNAL - A non-volatile semiconductor memory is disclosed comprising a first memory device having a memory array including a plurality of memory segments, and a data register for storing write data prior to being written to one of the memory segments. A memory controller comprises a microprocessor for executing access commands received from a host. Interface circuitry generates control signals that enable the microprocessor to communicate with the first memory device. Power fail circuitry transmits a flush command to the first memory device through the interface circuitry in response to a power fail signal, wherein the first memory device responds to the flush command by transferring the write data stored in the data register to the memory segment. | 05-05-2011 |
20110283049 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING GARBAGE COLLECTION IN SOLID-STATE MEMORY - Embodiments of the invention are directed to optimizing the selection of memory blocks for garbage collection to maximize the amount of memory freed by garbage collection operations. The systems and methods disclosed herein provide for the efficient selection of optimal or near-optimal garbage collection candidate blocks, with the most optimal selection defined as block(s) with the most invalid pages. In one embodiment, a controller classifies memory blocks into various invalid block pools by the amount of invalid pages each block contains. When garbage collection is performed, the controller selects a block from a non-empty pool of blocks with the highest minimum amount of invalid pages. The pools facilitate the optimal or near-optimal selection of garbage collection candidate blocks in an efficient manner and the data structure of the pools can be implemented with bitmasks, which take minimal space in memory. | 11-17-2011 |
Alex Kan, Mountain View, CA US
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20080320414 | EDGE ANTI-ALIASING - Methods and apparatuses for efficient edge anti-aliasing. | 12-25-2008 |
20090006978 | ADAPTIVE ARTWORK FOR BANDWIDTH- AND/OR MEMORY- LIMITED DEVICES - Methods and apparatuses for adaptive presentation of graphical representations. | 01-01-2009 |
20100123737 | TECHNIQUES FOR MANIPULATING PANORAMAS - A multi-step animation sequence for smoothly transitioning from a map view to a panorama view of a specified location is disclosed. An orientation overlay can be displayed on the panorama, showing a direction and angular extent of the field of view of the panorama. An initial specified location and a current location of the panorama can also be displayed on the orientation overlay. A navigable placeholder panorama to be displayed in place of a panorama at the specified location when panorama data is not available is disclosed. A perspective view of a street name annotation can be laid on the surface of a street in the panorama. | 05-20-2010 |
20130346916 | TECHNIQUES FOR MANIPULATING PANORAMAS - A multi-step animation sequence for smoothly transitioning from a map view to a panorama view of a specified location is disclosed. An orientation overlay can be displayed on the panorama, showing a direction and angular extent of the field of view of the panorama. An initial specified location and a current location of the panorama can also be displayed on the orientation overlay. A navigable placeholder panorama to be displayed in place of a panorama at the specified location when panorama data is not available is disclosed. A perspective view of a street name annotation can be laid on the surface of a street in the panorama. | 12-26-2013 |
Alexander K. Kan, San Francisco, CA US
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20130293544 | Tiled Forward Shading with Improved Depth Filtering - An image may be divided into tiles, each tile including a multitude of pixels. For each tile, a list of primitive groups that intersect the tile and an initial list of volumes that intersect the tile may be generated. For each primitive group in the list of primitive groups, a per-primitive group list of volumes may be generated. The per-primitive-group list of volumes may include volumes from the initial list of volumes whose depth range overlaps with a depth range of the primitive group. Pixels in the tile which intersect the primitive group may be shaded using the per-primitive-group list of volumes. | 11-07-2013 |
20150347105 | Combining Compute Tasks For A Graphics Processing Unit - Methods, systems and devices are disclosed to examine developer supplied graphics code and attributes at run-time. The graphics code designed for execution on a graphics processing unit (GPU) utilizing a coding language such as OpenCL or OpenGL which provides for run-time analysis by a driver, code generator, and compiler. Developer supplied code and attributes can be analyzed and altered based on the execution capabilities and performance criteria of a GPU on which the code is about to be executed. In general, reducing the number of developer defined work items or work groups can reduce the initialization cost of the GPU with respect to the work to be performed and result in an overall optimization of the machine code. Manipulation code can be added to adjust the supplied code in a manner similar to unrolling a loop to improve execution performance. | 12-03-2015 |
20150348224 | Graphics Pipeline State Object And Model - An innovative GPU framework and related APIs present more accurate representations of the target hardware so that the distinctions between the fixed-function and programmable features of the GPU are perceived by a developer. This permits a program and/or a graphics object generated or manipulated by the program to be understood as not just code, but machine states that are associated with the code. When such an object is defined, the definitional components requiring programmable GPU features can be compiled only once and reused repeatedly as needed. Similarly, when a state change is made, the state changes correspond to the state changes made on the hardware. Additionally, the creation of these immutable objects prevents a developer from inadvertently changing portions of the program or object that cause it to behave differently than intended. | 12-03-2015 |
20150348225 | System And Method For Unified Application Programming Interface And Model - Systems, computer readable media, and methods for a unified programming interface and language are disclosed. In one embodiment, the unified programming interface and language assists program developers write multi-threaded programs that can perform both graphics and data-parallel compute processing on GPUs. The same GPU programming language model can be used to describe both graphics shaders and compute kernels, and the same data structures and resources may be used for both graphics and compute operations. Developers can use multithreading efficiently to create and submit command buffers in parallel. | 12-03-2015 |
Alexander King-Chung Kan, Mountain View, CA US
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20080303846 | Assymetric two-pass graphics scaling - A method and an apparatus for determining an up scale factor and a down scale factor according to a scale factor received from a graphics application program interface (API) to scale a graphics data in a graphics processing unit (GPU) are described. The up scale factor and the down scale factor may be precisely stored in the GPU based on a fixed number of bits. An actual scale factor which can be precisely stored in the GPU corresponding to the scale factor may differ from the scale factor with a difference. Graphics commands may be sent to the GPU to scale the graphics data according to the up scale factor and the down scale factor separately. A combined scale factor corresponding to a combination of the up scale factor and the down scale factor may differ from the scale factor less then the difference between the actual scale factor and the scale factor | 12-11-2008 |
20110134147 | Asymmetric Two-Pass Graphics Scaling - A method and an apparatus for determining an up scale factor and a down scale factor according to a scale factor received from a graphics application program interface (API) to scale a graphics data in a graphics processing unit (GPU) are described. The up scale factor and the down scale factor may be precisely stored in the GPU based on a fixed number of bits. An actual scale factor which can be precisely stored in the GPU corresponding to the scale factor may differ from the scale factor with a difference. Graphics commands may be sent to the GPU to scale the graphics data according to the up scale factor and the down scale factor separately. A combined scale factor corresponding to a combination of the up scale factor and the down scale factor may differ from the scale factor less then the difference between the actual scale factor and the scale factor. | 06-09-2011 |
Andrew K. Kan, San Diego, CA US
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20120093269 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TWO-STAGE LINEAR/NONLINEAR INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION - An apparatus and method for a two-stage linear/nonlinear interference cancellation comprising processing a receive signal to produce a first descrambled signal; and processing the first descrambled signal to produce a detected signal. In one aspect, a first interference canceller module is used for processing the received signal and a second interference canceller module is used for processing the first descrambled signal. In one aspect, the first interference canceller is a linear interference canceller (IC) and the second interference canceller is a linear/nonlinear interference canceller (IC). | 04-19-2012 |
Arvin Kan, Pleasanton, CA US
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20130311396 | JOB-BASED SUCCESSION PLANS AND A HIERARCHICAL VIEW OF THE SUCCESSION PLAN - A system and method for facilitating succession management in an organization, such as an enterprise. The example method includes displaying, at a first level of a hierarchy, a first representation of a position and any incumbent assigned to the position, and illustrating, at a second level of a hierarchy, one or more second representations of one or more candidate successors to the position. The one or more candidate successors are grouped according to an indication of readiness associated with each of the one or more candidate successors. In a specific embodiment, a user option enables changing an indication of readiness assigned to a candidate successor by repositioning the candidate successor into a different readiness group within the hierarchy. Displayed data supporting candidate-readiness determinations includes data pertaining to performance history, experience, qualifications, or talent rating associated with each candidate successor. | 11-21-2013 |
Bill Kan, Redwood City, CA US
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20120246382 | METADATA STORAGE IN UNUSED PORTIONS OF A VIRTUAL DISK FILE - Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and method for storing metadata to unused portions of a virtual disk file. In a particular embodiment, a method provides selecting a virtual disk file stored on a data storage volume and identifying unused portions of the virtual disk file. The method further provides writing metadata for the virtual disk file in the unused portions of the virtual disk file. | 09-27-2012 |
20140208050 | METADATA STORAGE IN UNUSED PORTIONS OF A VIRTUAL DISK FILE - Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and method for storing metadata to unused portions of a virtual disk file. In a particular embodiment, a method provides selecting a virtual disk file stored on a data storage volume and identifying unused portions of the virtual disk file. The method further provides writing metadata for the virtual disk file in the unused portions of the virtual disk file. | 07-24-2014 |
Chifai Kan, Dubline, CA US
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20100242049 | Real-Time Page and Flow Compositions - Task flows are utilized for real-time page compositions, real-time flow compositions, or both. At design time, a plurality of task flows are provided as a database or library. A manager, or other type of user, can associate task flows with dynamic regions in an application page being designed. The application page can include one or more dynamic regions that act as a container for task flows. Metadata is generated from the customization of input parameters. At runtime, application pages are generated on-the-fly for display in a user interface. The application pages are composed according to the task flows embedded therein. The application pages are presented to the user according to an application flow. Through a user interface, the user can enter and retrieve information related to governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) activities, or other types of activities. | 09-23-2010 |
Dan Kan, San Jose, CA US
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20100064353 | User Mapping Mechanisms - In various embodiments, techniques can be provided for identifying a user or group of users who initiated network traffic. The user or group of users may be identified as an employee who can be found in corporate or organizational directory. In some embodiments, different authentication mechanisms may be used for various types of network traffic. For example, by proxying instant messaging (IM) communications, a proxy server can know which users are associated with what network traffic. In another example, transparent and non-transparent mechanisms may be provided to authenticate HTTP URL traffic. For other types of traffic, such as non-proxied IM, P2P, and spyware, an existing authentication cache or credential cache may be used to identify the user who generated the traffic. | 03-11-2010 |
Daniel Kan, Redwood City, CA US
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20130166641 | POWER OUTAGE DETECTION SYSTEM FOR SMART GRID USING FINITE STATE MACHINES - A power outage detection system. The system includes a device configured to increment a reboot counter when the device is powered up, and to transmit a first message when the device loses power and a second message when the device is powered up, and a back office system. The first message includes the value of the reboot counter and a timestamp, and the second message includes the value of the reboot counter. The back office system includes a finite state machine configured to receive the first and second messages. The finite state machine determines if the received first message is valid using the value of the reboot counter and the timestamp, and determines if the received second message is valid using the value of the reboot counter. The finite state machine then outputs an accurate indication of the state of the device. | 06-27-2013 |
Daniel Kan, San Jose, CA US
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20150113132 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBSERVING AND CONTROLLING A PROGRAMMABLE NETWORK USING A REMOTE NETWORK MANAGER - A system and method for observing and controlling a programmable network via higher layer attributes is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the system includes one or more collectors and a remote network manager. The one or more collectors are configured to receive network traffic data from a plurality of network elements in the network. The remote network manager is configured to connect to the one or more collectors over the Internet via a network interface. The one or more collectors extract metadata from the network traffic data and send the metadata to the network manager. | 04-23-2015 |
20150113133 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBSERVING AND CONTROLLING A PROGRAMMABLE NETWORK USING CLOSED LOOP CONTROL - A system and method for observing and controlling a programmable network via higher layer attributes is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the system includes one or more collectors, a network manager, and a programmable network element. The one or more collectors are configured to receive network traffic data from a plurality of network elements and extract metadata from the network traffic data. The network manager is configured to receive metadata from the one or more collectors. The network manager identifies a network control objective for the network, identifies a programmable parameter of the programmable network element to achieve the network control objective, and programs the programmable network element. The network manager further determines whether the network control objective is met after programming the programmable network element and applies a control loop based on the network control objective to program the programmable network element. | 04-23-2015 |
20150142935 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBSERVING AND CONTROLLING A PROGRAMMABLE NETWORK VIA HIGHER LAYER ATTRIBUTES - A system and method for observing and controlling a programmable network via higher layer attributes is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the system includes one or more collectors and a programmable network element. The one or more collectors are configured to receive network traffic data from a plurality of network elements in the network and extract metadata from the network traffic data. The programmable network element is programmed based on the metadata received from the plurality of network elements in the network. | 05-21-2015 |
20150142936 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBSERVING AND CONTROLLING A PROGRAMMABLE NETWORK USING TIME VARYING DATA COLLECTION - A system and method for observing and controlling a programmable network via higher layer attributes is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of network elements, a programmable network element, and one or more collectors. The one or more collectors are configured to collects filtered network traffic data from the plurality of network elements based on a time-varying schedule. | 05-21-2015 |
20150142962 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBSERVING AND CONTROLLING A PROGRAMMABLE NETWORK USING CROSS NETWORK LEARNING - A system and method for observing and controlling a programmable network via higher layer attributes is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of network systems, and a remote network manager. The remote network manager is configured to connect over the Internet to the plurality of enterprise systems, a plurality of collectors, or combinations thereof. The remote network manager simultaneously and centrally analyzes a network condition of a plurality of network systems, learns a network pattern from a first network system of the plurality of network systems, and predicts a network behavior of a second network system of the plurality of network systems. | 05-21-2015 |
Daniel D. Kan, San Jose, CA US
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20120092993 | System and Method of Monitoring Packets in Flight for Optimizing Packet Traffic in a Network - Systems and methods of optimizing packet flow in a network are disclosed. An internetwork has a first network and plural second networks. A respective packet-in-flight counter is established for each one of the plural second networks and a respective maximum packet-in-flight indication for each one of the plural second networks. The respective packet-in-flight counter for each one of the plural second networks when a request packet is sent from any node in the first network to any node in that one of the plural second networks, or a response packet is received from any node that one of the plural second networks. it is determined whether a second request packet can be sent from any node in the first network to any of the plurality of nodes in one of the plural second networks, based on processing a value of the respective packet-in-flight counter for that one of the plural second networks and a value of the respective maximum packet-in-flight indication for that one of the plural second networks. The respective maximum packet-in-flight indication for each one of the plural second networks is adjusted based on a statistic that is indicative of roundtrip time for request packets sent from any node of the first network to any of the plurality of nodes in that one of the plural second networks. | 04-19-2012 |
Elaine C. Kan, Emeryville, CA US
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20110257377 | Covalently linked complexes of HIV TAT and ENV PROTEINS - Complexes of HIV Env and Tat proteins are advantageous as immunogens compared to Tat or Env alone, but they may dissociate when combined with a vaccine adjuvant. To avoid dissociation, complexes of Env and Tat are stabilized by the use of covalent cross linking. The extent of cross linking is important to the binding properties of the complexes, and so is controlled to avoid the loss of Env's ability to bind specifically to CD4 and Tat's ability to bind specifically to anti-Tat monoclonal antibodies. | 10-20-2011 |
Ethan Kan, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20090281989 | Micro-Bucket Testing For Page Optimization - Methods for optimizing webpage content by micro-bucket testing user customization to the webpage include presenting a plurality of modules at a webpage based on a request from a user. The modules define an intent of the webpage. A change defining customization to one or more modules within the webpage is detected. A test case representing the change is automatically generated. The generated test case is a modified webpage having the customization. The webpage is presented to a first segment of users as a control page and the modified webpage is presented to a second segment of users in response to a request for the webpage. User interaction by the first and segment of users is monitored at the webpage and the modified webpage to determine website metrics of the corresponding webpages. The website metrics is used in defining a new control page of the webpage from the modified webpage or retaining the webpage as the control page. | 11-12-2009 |
Hing Kan, Irvine, CA US
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20130002505 | FORTY-FIVE DEGREE DUAL BROAD BAND BASE STATION ANTENNA - The present invention relates to a multiband antenna specifically adapted for use with a Base Station Antenna (“BSA”). The present invention provides narrow azimuth or horizontal beamwidth (“HBW”) having 45 degrees and operational over four frequency bands. The composite antenna topology and associated circuitry described in embodiments achieves reduced antenna installation requirements and allows for ease of network deployment or reconfiguration at reduced cost. Embodiments employ an array of low band radiating elements and two sets of high band radiating elements. The first set is co-located within an array of low band radiating elements. The second set of is offset and outside the low band radiating elements. An RF feed network energizes the first and second set of high band radiating elements to compensate for interference between the high and low band elements. | 01-03-2013 |
Immanuel Kan, Concord, CA US
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20100145839 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PAYER (BUYER) DEFINED ELECTRONIC INVOICE EXCHANGE - A method of implementing buyer and seller transactions is provided. A set of rules for accepting information into a document is received from the buyer. Also defined is the form of the presentation of an interface to the seller for creating the seller's invoice. The seller also receives address information from the buyer. The rules for accepting information, the rules regarding presentation and the address information are stored in a storage resource. The rules regarding presentation are accessed from the storage resource, and an interface is presented to the seller based on those rules. The rules for accepting information are accessed from the storage resource, and information for the document based on those rules is accepted through the interface. The address information is accessed from the storage resource, and the document with the accepted information is sent to the buyer. | 06-10-2010 |
Issei Kan, Los Angeles, CA US
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20150216684 | DUAL ROTATIONAL STENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF ANEURYSMS - A coaxial stent system is described in which an inner treatment stent is configured to be coaxially positioned inside an outer anchoring stent. The outer anchoring stent is adapted for insertion into a blood vessel and anchoring to the blood vessel at a position where the outer anchoring stent spans a neck of an aneurysm. A method for endovascular treatment of aneurysms is also described. | 08-06-2015 |
Jiaxi Kan, San Jose, CA US
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20110091207 | Power Monitoring Photodiode Array with Integrated, Current Sourced Reference Photodiode - A photodiode array includes a plurality of monitoring photodiodes capable operating in a voltage mode configuration each able to provide a voltage indicating an intensity of an incident light. Integrated with the monitoring photodiodes is a reference diode configured to produce reference voltages in response to reference currents supplied to that diode. The monitoring photodiodes and the reference diode may be integrated and have the same current-voltage characteristics and the same temperature, for example by fabricating them on the same substrate. The reference diode is supplied with the reference currents in dark manner, meaning without incident light impinging on the reference diode. The resulting reference voltages, the reference source currents, and the measured photo-voltage from the monitoring photodiodes are than used to determine an optical power value at any temperature within the operation temperature range. | 04-21-2011 |
20130077646 | AUTOMATIC MODULATION CONTROL FOR MAINTAINING CONSTANT EXTINCTION RATIO (ER), OR CONSTANT OPTICAL MODULATION AMPLITUDE (OMA) IN AN OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER - To a laser that has no tracking error a desired laser modulation current to maintain constant Optical Modulation Amplitude (OMA) is closely proportional to the laser bias current, lb, at any temperature when the laser is under constant power according to embodiments. To a laser that has tracking error a desired laser modulation current to maintain constant Optical Extension Ratio (ER) is closely proportional to the laser bias current, lb, at any temperature when the laser is under constant power according to embodiments. This phenomenon is appears apply to many if not all types of lasers. A laser modulation control is provided that determines a modulation current based on the laser bias current. Thus, embodiments may maintain performance and compensate for temperature changes without the need to actually measure temperature thereby eliminating the need for temperature sensors and their associated parameter vs. temperature look-up tables or dithering techniques used in the past. | 03-28-2013 |
Jimmy Kan, San Diego, CA US
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20150311427 | SMOOTH SEED LAYERS WITH UNIFORM CRYSTALLINE TEXTURE FOR HIGH PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY MATERIALS - A method for fabricating a perpendicular magnetic tunnel junction (pMTJ) device includes growing a seed layer on a first electrode of the pMTJ device. The seed layer has a uniform predetermined crystal orientation along a growth axis. The method also includes planarizing the seed layer while maintaining the uniform predetermined crystal orientation of the seed layer. | 10-29-2015 |
John Kaluen Kan, San Mateo, CA US
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20110178261 | Purification of Isoprene From Renewable Resources - Methods and apparatus for the purification of isoprene, such as the purification of a bioisoprene composition from fermentor off-gas. The apparatus includes two columns that process the fermentor off-gas, which includes isoprene and various impurities. A solvent is added to the off-gas in the first column, and the isoprene is stripped from the solvent in the second column. Also provided is a downstream further purification process. Also provided are the resulting purified isoprene compositions. | 07-21-2011 |
20140187839 | PURIFICATION OF ISOPRENE FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES - Methods and apparatus for the purification of isoprene, such as the purification of a bioisoprene composition from fermentor off-gas. The apparatus includes two columns that process the fermentor off-gas, which includes isoprene and various impurities. A solvent is added to the off-gas in the first column, and the isoprene is stripped from the solvent in the second column. Also provided is a downstream further purification process. Also provided are the resulting purified isoprene compositions. | 07-03-2014 |
20150274615 | PURIFICATION OF ISOPRENE FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES - Methods and apparatus for the purification of isoprene, such as the purification of a bioisoprene composition from fermentor off-gas. The apparatus includes two columns that process the fermentor off-gas, which includes isoprene and various impurities. A solvent is added to the off-gas in the first column, and the isoprene is stripped from the solvent in the second column. Also provided is a downstream further purification process. Also provided are the resulting purified isoprene compositions. | 10-01-2015 |
Julie Kan, San Diego, CA US
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20100221218 | Methods for the identification of agents that inhibit mesenchymal-like tumor cells or their formation - The present invention provides tumor cell preparations for use as models of the EMT process for use in the identification of anti-cancer agents, wherein said tumor cell preparations comprise cells of the epithelial tumor cell line H1650, which are stimulated by receptor ligands to induce EMT, or which have been engineered to inducibly express a protein that stimulates EMT. The present invention also provides methods of identifying potential anti-cancer agents by using such tumor cell preparations to identify agents that inhibit EMT, stimulate MET, or inhibit the growth of mesenchymal-like cells. Such agents should be particularly useful when used in conjunction with other anti-cancer drugs such as EGFR and IGF-1R kinase inhibitors, which appear to be less effective at inhibiting tumor cells that have undergone an EMT. | 09-02-2010 |
20100223680 | Methods for the identification of agents that inhibit mesenchymal-like tumor cells or their formation - The present invention provides tumor cell preparations for use as models of the EMT process for use in the identification of anti-cancer agents, wherein said tumor cell preparations comprise cells of the epithelial tumor cell line CFPAC-1, which are stimulated by receptor ligands to induce EMT, or which have been engineered to inducibly express a protein that stimulates EMT. The present invention also provides methods of identifying potential anti-cancer agents by using such tumor cell preparations to identify agents that inhibit EMT, stimulate MET, or inhibit the growth of mesenchymal-like cells. Such agents should be particularly useful when used in conjunction with other anti-cancer drugs such as EGFR and IGF-1R kinase inhibitors, which appear to be less effective at inhibiting tumor cells that have undergone an EMT. | 09-02-2010 |
20120302572 | USE OF EMT GENE SIGNATURES IN CANCER DRUG DISCOVERY, DIAGNOSTICS, AND TREATMENT - The present invention provides diagnostic methods for assessing the EMT status of tumor cells, and for predicting the effectiveness of treatment of a cancer patient with an EGFR or IGF-1R kinase inhibitor, utilizing an EMT gene signature index score. The present invention further provides methods for treating patients with cancer that incorporate these methods. | 11-29-2012 |
20140057352 | METHODS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF AGENTS THAT INHIBIT MESENCHYMAL-LIKE TUMOR CELLS OR THEIR FORMATION - The present invention provides tumor cell preparations for use as models of the EMT process for use in the identification of anti-cancer agents, wherein said tumor cell preparations comprise cells of the epithelial tumor cell line H1650, which are stimulated by receptor ligands to induce EMT, or which have been engineered to inducibly express a protein that stimulates EMT. The present invention also provides methods of identifying potential anti-cancer agents by using such tumor cell preparations to identify agents that inhibit EMT, stimulate MET, or inhibit the growth of mesenchymal-like cells. Such agents should be particularly useful when used in conjunction with other anti-cancer drugs such as EGFR and IGF-1R kinase inhibitors, which appear to be less effective at inhibiting tumor cells that have undergone an EMT. | 02-27-2014 |
Kevin S. Kan, Pasadena, CA US
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20150042352 | GENERATION AND ANALYSIS OF CHEMICAL COMPOUND LIBRARIES - Various samples are generated on a substrate. The samples each includes or consists of one or more analytes. In some instances, the samples are generated through the use of gels or through vapor deposition techniques. The samples are used in an instrument for screening large numbers of analytes by locating the samples between a working electrode and a counter electrode assembly. The instrument also includes one or more light sources for illuminating each of the samples. The instrument is configured to measure the photocurrent formed through a sample as a result of the illumination of the sample. | 02-12-2015 |
Kin Kan, Mountain View, CA US
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20150347917 | INFERRED IDENTITY - Techniques for inferring the identity (e.g., member profile attributes) of members of an online social network service are described. According to various embodiments, a member profile attribute missing from a member profile page associated with a particular member of an online social network service is identified. Member profile data and behavioral log data associated with a plurality of members of the online social network service is then accessed. Thereafter, a prediction modeling process is performed, based on a prediction model and feature data including the member profile data and the behavioral log data, to generate a confidence score associated with the particular member and the missing member profile attribute, the confidence score indicating a likelihood that the missing member profile attribute corresponds to a candidate value. | 12-03-2015 |
Kin Fai Kan, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20120158525 | AUTOMATIC CLASSIFICATION OF DISPLAY ADS USING AD IMAGES AND LANDING PAGES - A system and method for automatically classifying ads into a taxonomy of categories, the method including: extracting text features from ad images using OCR (optical character recognition) techniques; identifying objects of interest from ad images using object detection and recognition techniques in computer vision; extracting text features from the web-page of the advertiser to which the user is re-directed when clicking the ad; training statistical models using the extracted features mentioned above as well as advertiser attributes from a historical dataset of ads labeled by human editors; and determining the relevant categories of unlabeled ads using the trained models. | 06-21-2012 |
Lan Kan, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20130085904 | Mobile Expense Solutions Architecture - An expense solutions architecture is provided, in which an improved approach is described for implementing an expense solution. Mobile devices are integrated into an expense solutions architecture so that expense-related data can be captured, created, entered, and/or edited on the mobile device. This permits the user to generate expense line entries more in alignment with the location/way that many expense are actually generated, e.g., while the user is away from the office computer. | 04-04-2013 |
Shihai Kan, San Jose, CA US
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20100140551 | Nanocrystal doped matrixes - Matrixes doped with semiconductor nanocrystals are provided. In certain embodiments, the semiconductor nanocrystals have a size and composition such that they absorb or emit light at particular wavelengths. The nanocrystals can comprise ligands that allow for mixing with various matrix materials, including polymers, such that a minimal portion of light is scattered by the matrixes. The matrixes of the present invention can also be utilized in refractive index matching applications. In other embodiments, semiconductor nanocrystals are embedded within matrixes to form a nanocrystal density gradient, thereby creating an effective refractive index gradient. The matrixes of the present invention can also be used as filters and antireflective coatings on optical devices and as down-converting layers. Processes for producing matrixes comprising semiconductor nanocrystals are also provided. Nanostructures having high quantum efficiency, small size, and/or a narrow size distribution are also described, as are methods of producing indium phosphide nanostructures and core-shell nanostructures with Group II-VI shells. | 06-10-2010 |
20110003465 | Methods of forming a multi-doped junction with silicon-containing particles - A method of forming a multi-doped junction on a substrate is disclosed. The method includes providing the substrate doped with boron atoms, the substrate comprising a front substrate surface. The method further includes depositing an ink on the front substrate surface in a ink pattern, the ink comprising a set of silicon-containing particles and a set of solvents. The method also includes heating the substrate in a baking ambient to a first temperature and for a first time period in order to create a densified film ink pattern. The method further includes exposing the substrate to a dopant source in a diffusion furnace with a deposition ambient, the deposition ambient comprising POCl | 01-06-2011 |
20120068118 | NANOCRYSTAL DOPED MATRIXES - Matrixes doped with semiconductor nanocrystals are provided. In certain embodiments, the semiconductor nanocrystals have a size and composition such that they absorb or emit light at particular wavelengths. The nanocrystals can comprise ligands that allow for mixing with various matrix materials, including polymers, such that a minimal portion of light is scattered by the matrixes. The matrixes can also be utilized in refractive index matching applications. In other embodiments, semiconductor nanocrystals are embedded within matrixes to form a nanocrystal density gradient, thereby creating an effective refractive index gradient. The matrixes can also be used as filters and antireflective coatings on optical devices and as down-converting layers. Processes for producing matrixes comprising semiconductor nanocrystals are also provided. Nanostructures having high quantum efficiency, small size, and/or a narrow size distribution are also described, as are methods of producing indium phosphide nanostructures and core-shell nanostructures with Group II-VI shells. | 03-22-2012 |
Shih-Hsin Kan, Riverside, CA US
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20090311694 | Splice variants of human IL-23 receptor (IL-23R) mRNA and use of a delta 9 isoform in predicting inflammatory bowel diseases - There is disclosed the cloning and identification of human IL-23R splice variants caused by alternative splicing of the IL-23R mRNA in human. Alternative mRNA forms occur through skipping one, multiple full exons or partial exons, within the IL-23R gene. A total of twenty-five (25) different IL-23R transcripts were identified. A novel exon deletion (exon 9) isoform in the interleukin 23 receptor is disclosed, denoted as Δ9. The present application also describes a quantitative assay to measure different IL-23R isoform. Detection of Δ9 isoform of IL-23R is predominantly present in colon and cervical tissues. A decrease in Δ9 is observed in inflamed colon tissues in Crohn's patients. There is disclosed a method of predicting Crohn's disease by measuring Δ9 isoform of IL-23R. | 12-17-2009 |
Wai-Ming Kan, San Ramon, CA US
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20080225576 | Method of magnetic tunneling junction pattern layout for magnetic random access memory - An MTJ pattern layout for a memory device is disclosed that includes two CMP assist features outside active MTJ device blocks. A first plurality of dummy MTJ devices is located in two dummy bands formed around an active MTJ device block. The inner dummy band is separated from the outer dummy band by the MTJ ILD layer and has a MTJ device density essentially the same as the MTJ device block. The outer dummy band has a MTJ device density at least 10% greater than the inner dummy band. The inner dummy band serves to minimize CMP edge effect in the MTJ device block while the outer dummy band improves planarization. A second plurality of dummy MTJ devices is employed in contact pads outside the outer dummy band and is formed between a WL ILD layer and a BIT ILD layer thereby minimizing delamination of the MTJ ILD layer. | 09-18-2008 |
20090209102 | Use of CMP to contact a MTJ structure without forming a via - A process is described for making contact to the buried capping layers of GMR and MTJ devices without the need to form and fill via holes. CMP is applied to the structure in three steps: ( | 08-20-2009 |
Wai-Ming J. Kan, San Ramon, CA US
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20110062536 | Design and fabrication methods of partial cladded write line to enhance write margin for magnetic random access memory - A cladding structure for a conductive line used to switch a free layer in a MTJ is disclosed and includes two cladding sidewalls on two sides of the conductive line, a top cladding portion on a side of the conductive line facing away from the MTJ, and a highly conductive, non-magnetic spacing control layer formed between the MTJ and conductive line. The spacing control layer has a thickness of 0.02 to 0.12 microns to maintain the distance separating free layer and conductive line between 0.03 and 0.15 microns. The spacing control layer is aligned parallel to the conductive line and contacts a plurality of MTJ elements in a row of MRAM cells. Half-select error problems are avoided while maintaining high write efficiency. A spacing control layer may be formed between a word line and a bottom electrode in a top pinned layer or dual pinned layer configuration. | 03-17-2011 |
20110073917 | Method of high density memory fabrication - The structure and method of formation of an integrated CMOS level and active device level that can be a memory device level. The integration includes the formation of a “super-flat” interface between the two levels formed by the patterning of a full complement of active and dummy interconnecting vias using two separate patterning and etch processes. The active vias connect memory devices in the upper device level to connecting pads in the lower CMOS level. The dummy vias may extend up to an etch stop layer formed over the CMOS layer or may be stopped at an intermediate etch stop layer formed within the device level. The dummy vias thereby contact memory devices but do not connect them to active elements in the CMOS level. | 03-31-2011 |
20110076785 | Process to fabricate bottom electrode for MRAM device - Formation of a bottom electrode for an MTJ device on a silicon nitride substrate is facilitated by including a protective coating that is partly consumed during etching of the alpha tantalum portion of said bottom electrode. Adhesion to SiN is enhanced by using a TaN/NiCr bilayer as “glue”. | 03-31-2011 |
20110133300 | Bottom electrode for MRAM device - A multi-layered bottom electrode for an MTJ device on a silicon nitride substrate is described. It comprises a bilayer of alpha tantalum on ruthenium which in turn lies on a nickel chrome layer over a second tantalum layer. | 06-09-2011 |
Yuet W. Kan, San Francisco, CA US
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20100158868 | Use of Fetal Cells for the Treatment of Genetic Diseases - The present invention provides iPS and stem cells derived from fetal somatic cells derived from a fetus in utero or from cord blood. The iPS and stem cells can be stored or used to treat genetic diseases. | 06-24-2010 |
Zhengyan Kan, Redwood City, CA US
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20100055095 | GENETIC VARIATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TUMORS - Nucleotide and amino acid variations associated with tumors are provided. Methods for detecting variations and for diagnosing and treating tumors are provided. | 03-04-2010 |
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