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Aleo Nobel Mok, Orinda, CA US
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20160091984 | Keyboard for a Medical Treatment System - A medical treatment system comprising a housing; a recess defined by the housing; and a keyboard connected to the housing by a mechanism configured to permit the keyboard to move between: a deployed position in which the keyboard is disposed outside of the recess at an angle of 10° to 80° relative to a front surface of the housing; and a stored position in which the keyboard is at least partially disposed in the recess and keys of the keyboard are exposed for use by a user. | 03-31-2016 |
Andy Mok, Stanton, CA US
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20150198364 | REFRIGERATED DRAWER AND DIVIDER ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - A divider assembly for a refrigerated drawer includes a plurality of dividers to form a plurality of adjustable storage compartments. Each of the dividers has a slot formed therein to receive a guide portion of another divider. The guide portions of a first divider are configured to slidably engage the guide portions of a second divider. The slots form openings which allow a cooling airflow to circulate between the storage compartments. | 07-16-2015 |
Eva H. Mok, San Francisco, CA US
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20130325892 | APPLICATION SEARCH QUERY CLASSIFIER - A user can input a search query. By assessing terms in the search query, the search query can be categorized (e.g., as a navigational, functional or browse query). The categorization can depend on an analysis of terms in the search query, a preliminary search, and/or empirical data tied to previous and similar searches. For example, searches estimated to be directed to finding a specific app can be categorized as navigational, based on capitalized letters, quotation marks, a short number of words in the query, and a tight distribution of apps typically downloaded subsequent to viewing results from the search. Based on the categorization, a search strategy can be identified. Search strategies can differentially weight and/or use text-based strategies. | 12-05-2013 |
Eva Hohei Mok, San Jose, CA US
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20140114772 | PERSONALIZED MEDIA STATIONS - Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for generating an internet radio media station based on metadata available on the user's media library. The media station can be generated in response to a subscription request to an internet radio service. In one example, the media station is generated without a user seed. Metadata related to the user's media library is analyzed and format rules are selected and configured according to the analysis. The format rules are associated with slots in a media station that define the playback sequence of the media station. | 04-24-2014 |
20140114985 | PERSONALIZED MEDIA STATIONS - Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for generating an internet radio media station based on metadata available on the user's media library. The media station can be generated in response to a subscription request to an internet radio service. In one example, the media station is generated without a user seed. Metadata related to the user's media library is analyzed and format rules are selected and configured according to the analysis. The format rules are associated with slots in a media station that define the playback sequence of the media station. | 04-24-2014 |
Evance C. Mok, Palo Alto, CA US
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20130263053 | MEDIA WIDGET TO INTERFACE WITH MULTIPLE UNDERLYING APPLICATIONS - A media widget running on a user device includes a widget content synchronization module, which includes a plurality of application adapters. Each of the plurality of application adapters interfaces with a different one of a plurality of underlying media applications configured to provide media content. The media widget also includes a widget content storage module to store, in a memory, widget content received by the plurality of application adapters from the plurality of underlying media applications, wherein the widget content corresponds to the media content. The media widget further includes a widget content delivery module to provide a user interface to display the widget content stored in the memory from the plurality of underlying media applications. | 10-03-2013 |
Hoyin Mok, Redwood City, CA US
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20090162395 | VACCINE FOR RSV AND MPV - The present invention is directed to alphavirus vectored vaccine contructs encoding paramyxovirus proteins that find use in the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus or human metapneumovirus infections. In particular, these vaccines induce cellular and humoral immune responses that inhibit RSV. Also disclosed are improved methods for producing alphavirus vectored paramyxovirus vaccines. | 06-25-2009 |
20100040650 | Virus-Like paramyxovirus particles and vaccines - The present invention is directed to alphavirus virus-like particles produced by synthesizing in cell, including in vivo, structural proteins in the absence of other alphavirus proteins. In particular, these virus-like particules vaccines induce cellular and humoral immune responses that can block or inhibit alphavirus infections. Also disclosed are methods of vaccinating subjects with virus-like particles and vectors encoding the same. | 02-18-2010 |
James Mok, San Diego, CA US
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20140041544 | Battlefield Simulation Adapter - This is an improved battlefield simulation support system, possessing a series of adapters that permit the simulation support system to fire a variety of cartridges with varying electrical and control characteristics. The adapters can be mated with a main body that accepts control inputs and distributes them to a plurality of firing mechanisms. | 02-13-2014 |
James Leung Mok, San Diego, CA US
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20120180679 | PYROTECHNIC TRAINING SYSTEM - A pyrotechnic training system includes a firing block assembly housed in a first container, a pressure-armed trigger module having two triggers housed in a second container, and a power pack/switch system that connects the firing block assembly and triggers. The first and second containers are remote from each other, and may be made from common objects that might be found in combat zones. Quick-release pins inserted through components of the firing block prevents their separation by exploding ordinance within the firing block, maintaining close electrical contacts within the firing block. The pressure-armed triggers employ a mechanical system that energizes an electrical circuit when pressure is released. Such triggers are arranged such that opening or moving the container triggers an explosion at the remote firing block assembly. | 07-19-2012 |
Janine Mok, Palo Alto, CA US
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20140102901 | NEGATIVE DIELECTROPHORESIS FOR SELECTIVE ELUTION OF IMMUMO-BOUND PARTICLES - The procedure of dielectric electrophoresis (dielectrophoresis or DEP) utilizes field-polarized particles that move under the application of positive (attractive) and/or negative (repulsive) applied forces. This invention uses negative dielectric electrophoresis (negative dielectrophoresis or nDEP) within a microchannel separation apparatus to make particles move (detached) or remain stationary (attached). In an embodiment of the present invention, the nDEP force generated was strong enough to detach Ag-Ab (antigen-antibody) bonds, which are in the order of 400 pN (piconewtons) while maintaining the integrity of the system components. | 04-17-2014 |
Janine A. Mok, Palo Alto, CA US
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20110312518 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES FOR MEASUREMENT OR DETECTION INVOLVING CELLS OR BIOMOLECULES - Embodiments of the invention are related to microfluidic devices for detecting or determining the concentration of biomolecules in an analyte comprising: a channel, wherein a surface of said channel is fabricated to be functionalized with at least one molecule selected to interact with a biomolecule, said channel being configured to interact with a microsphere, wherein a surface of said microsphere is fabricated to be functionalized with at least one same or different molecule selected to interact with said biomolecule; a second channel in fluid communication with said first channel; a system to move fluid containing said microsphere through said first and second channels; and a system to measure a change in electrical impedance or optical microscopy across said second channel as said microsphere moves through said second channel. Other embodiments concern related devices, and methods of making and using. | 12-22-2011 |
Kai Yau Mok, Cupertino, CA US
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20120044375 | IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH FIXED OUTPUT SIZES AND FRAME RATES - An imaging system may include an image sensor and an image encoder that encodes images from the image sensor with fixed output sizes and frame rates. The image encoder may encode images from the image sensor into an image format such as a Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format. The image encoder may insert padding data between image blocks in the encoded data to compensate in real time for variations in the encoded size of an image. The amount of padding data inserted by the encoder may be calculated to ensure the encoded image has a file size close to, but not greater than, the required fixed output size. If needed, the encoder may add additional padding data after the image blocks are encoded in a blanking period before a subsequent image is encoded so that the final size of the encoded image is equal to the required output size. | 02-23-2012 |
Ken Mok, Los Angeles, CA US
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20080268961 | METHOD OF CREATING VIDEO IN A VIRTUAL WORLD AND METHOD OF DISTRIBUTING AND USING SAME - A video of a virtual world is created utilizing stored gameplay data and game states. The gameplay data is used to re-create a given gameplay sequence in order to create video of the gameplay sequence. The gameplay sequence may be re-created using enhanced graphics to create new video files from any number of visual perspectives. | 10-30-2008 |
Kenneth Y. Mok, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20150216001 | An LED Lighting System - An LED lighting system comprises: lighting blocks; and one or more switches, wherein electrical connections between the lighting blocks are configured using the one or more switches, and wherein the one or more switches are operated as a function of an input voltage. Based upon the input voltage to the LED lighting system, the electrical connections of the lighting blocks can be configured accordingly. | 07-30-2015 |
20150216003 | Anti-Flickering LED Lighting System - An LED lighting system has anti-flickering capabilities. The LED lighting system comprises: a rectifier, wherein the rectifier generates a rectified input voltage; a lighting block; and an energy storage device (“ESD”) for generating a first voltage, wherein if the rectified voltage is less than a predefined threshold voltage, the generated first voltage is applied to the lighting block, else, the rectified input voltage is applied to the lighting block and to the ESD. | 07-30-2015 |
Ken Tsz Kin Mok, San Diego, CA US
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20090079401 | SWITCH MODE POWER SUPPLY (SMPS) AND METHODS THEREOF - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to switched-mode power supply (SMPS) circuits and methods thereof. The SMPS circuit receives information related to a future load change. For example, the information may be received at a decoder (e.g., a serial bus interface (SBI) decoder) from a microprocessor or microcontroller, such as a mobile station modem (MSM). The SMPS circuit may include an analog-to-digital converter configured to sample an output volgatle of the SMPS circuit to determine a time when the future load change occurs. The SMPS circuit may further include a transient recovery circuit (TRC) for stabilizing the output voltage based on the received information when the future load change occurs. For example, the TRC calculates a duty cycle used to transition states of switches of the SMPS circuit to compensate for the future load change. | 03-26-2009 |
20090160251 | REDUCING CROSS-REGULATION INTERFERENCES BETWEEN VOLTAGE REGULATORS - Exemplary embodiment of a device is disclosed comprising a processor to provide instructions, a first voltage regulator in communication with the processor to receive provided instructions received from the processor and to dynamically modulate an output voltage based on the received instructions, and a plurality of second voltage regulators to receive the output voltage from the first regulator; the output voltage to reduce a cross-regulation interference between the second regulators due to a change in a load of at least one of the second voltage regulators. | 06-25-2009 |
20090237854 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR WITH TRANSIENT RECOVERY CIRCUIT - A power controller having good transient performance and including a voltage regulator and one or more (K) transient recovery circuits is described. The voltage regulator receives a supply voltage and generates a regulator output signal used to generate K output voltages for K loads. Each transient recovery circuit detects for transients in a respective output voltage and corrects the detected transients. In one design, the transient recovery circuit compares the output voltage against a low threshold voltage, detects a low transient when the output voltage is below the low threshold voltage, and couples the output voltage to a high voltage to correct the low transient. Alternatively or additionally, the transient recovery circuit compares the output voltage against a high threshold voltage, detects a high transient when the output voltage is above the high threshold voltage, and couples the output voltage to a low voltage to correct the high transient. | 09-24-2009 |
20090298415 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POWER REDUCTION IN A TRANSCEIVER - An integrated circuit for achieving power reduction in a transceiver may include a jammer detector that determines an interference level corresponding to a received signal, and a transmit power detector that determines a required transmit power level for a transmitted signal. The integrated circuit may also include at least one of the following: a process monitor that determines process corners of components within the receiver and/or the transmitter, and a temperature monitor that determines a temperature of the receiver and/or the transmitter. The integrated circuit may also include a state machine. The state machine may transition the receiver from a high linearity mode to a low linearity mode if a set of operating conditions is satisfied. Similarly, the state machine may transition the transmitter from a high power mode to a low power mode if a set of operating conditions is satisfied. | 12-03-2009 |
Kit Mok, Lakewood, CA US
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20150195635 | SPEAKER SYSTEM - A speaker system can include a speaker core and a removable jacket. The speaker core can have a housing and a speaker positioned within the housing. The removable jacket can cover the speaker on an outside surface of the housing, the jacket extending along at least three sides of the housing. Among other features, the speaker core can be used with one of among a number of different jackets to form different speaker systems. | 07-09-2015 |
Lawrence Mok, San Leandro, CA US
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20100177598 | Methods and Apparatuses for a Network Enabled Alarm Clock - An electronic alarm clock connected to one or more networks comprises: a network communications device, wherein the network device receives content from the networks; a touch screen; one or more speakers; and a local storage device, wherein a clock function is provided, wherein an alarm function is provided that plays user specified content at a user specified time on said screen and the speakers, and wherein a physical button is disposed on the clock to manage the alarm function during an alarm. | 07-15-2010 |
Martin S. Mok, Menlo Park, CA US
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20100262744 | MULTI-INTERFACE MULTI-CHANNEL MODULAR HOT PLUG I/O EXPANSION - A device includes a connector having first and second signal pins adapted to, when the connector is being connected to a mating connector of another device, make a first connection using the first signal pin prior to making a second connection using the second signal pin, a first circuit operatively coupled to the first signal pin and configured to identify at least three pre-determined signal patterns receivable from the another device using the first connection, wherein each of the at least three pre-determined signal patterns corresponds to one of at least three pre-determined interface protocols, and a second circuit operatively coupled to the first circuit and the second signal pin, wherein the second circuit is configured, responsive to the first circuit identifying a pre-determined signal pattern of the at least three pre-determined signal patterns, to interface with the another device using at least the second signal pin, wherein to interface with the another device is according to a pre-determined interface protocol corresponding to the pre-determined signal pattern, wherein configuring the second circuit responsive to the first circuit identifying the pre-determined signal pattern is prior to the second signal pin making the second connection. | 10-14-2010 |
Megan Mok, Pacifica, CA US
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20090271218 | PATIENT-DIRECTED HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM - Particular embodiments provide a quality adherence guide. In one embodiment, a plurality of medical records from a plurality of medical providers are received. A quality adherence guideline is used to determine if a standard of care is being adhered to by various medical providers. A quality adherence guideline is then generated using the selected standard of care. The quality adherence guideline includes a set of treatment steps that are defined by the selected standard of care. Information from the medical records associated with the patient is also used to populate the guide. During treatment of the patient, input may be received from a plurality of users from health care providers regarding the treatment steps. The patient-direct system automatically analyzes the information inserted in the guideline to determine the level of adherence that various users have achieved when compared with the industry standard for quality care. | 10-29-2009 |
20100228721 | CLASSIFYING MEDICAL INFORMATION IN DIFFERENT FORMATS FOR SEARCH AND DISPLAY IN SINGLE INTERFACE AND VIEW - In one embodiment, a method receives a plurality of documents. The documents may be received from different medical providers. Also, the documents may be medical record documents generated or captured in a first format and a second format. The first format may be an unstructured data format and the second format may be a structured data format. The first and second documents are then converted to a common format. For example, a common format may emerge as the most restrictive or constrained denominator of the first format and the second format. A schema is determined that provides an organizational structure with categories that can be used to index the content of the first and second documents while they are being converted to the common format. The schema and indexing enable the different formats of documents to be combined and organized simultaneously into a single view for a comprehensive review. | 09-09-2010 |
20120290564 | COMBINING MEDICAL INFORMATION CAPTURED IN STRUCTURED AND UNSTRUCTURED DATA FORMATS FOR USE OR DISPLAY IN A USER APPLICATION, INTERFACE, OR VIEW - In one embodiment, a method receives a plurality of documents. The documents may be received from different medical providers. Also, the documents may be medical record documents generated or captured in a first format and a second format. The first format may be an unstructured data format and the second format may be a structured data format. The first and second documents are then converted to a common format. For example, a common format may emerge as the most restrictive or constrained denominator of the first format and the second format. A schema is determined that provides an organizational structure with categories that can be used to index the content of the first and second documents while they are being converted to the common format. The schema and indexing enable the different formats of documents to be combined and organized simultaneously into a single view for a comprehensive review. | 11-15-2012 |
20130226617 | SCORING SYSTEM FOR RATING A LEVEL OF ADHERENCE TO STEPS IN A TREATMENT PLAN - Particular embodiments generate a guideline for a patient using a selected treatment plan related to a medical condition. A method automatically populates a first portion of a set of treatment steps with information from a set of medical records and also receives input from users regarding a second portion of the set of treatment steps. The second portion is populated with information based on the received input. The method then determines a plurality of treatment steps for the treatment plan that include information based on the automatically populated medical information or the received input and calculates a rating score that quantifies a level of adherence to the treatment plan. The rating score combines individual rating scores for the plurality of treatment steps of treatment plan into a single score based on information for the plurality of treatment steps. | 08-29-2013 |
20140046931 | CLASSIFYING INFORMATION CAPTURED IN DIFFERENT FORMATS FOR SEARCH AND DISPLAY IN A COMMON FORMAT - In one embodiment, a method receives a plurality of documents. The documents may be received from different medical providers. Also, the documents may be medical record documents generated or captured in a first format and a second format. The first format may be an unstructured data format and the second format may be a structured data format. The first and second documents are then converted to a common format. For example, a common format may emerge as the most restrictive or constrained denominator of the first format and the second format. A schema is determined that provides an organizational structure with categories that can be used to index the content of the first and second documents while they are being converted to the common format. The schema and indexing enable the different formats of documents to be combined and organized simultaneously into a single view for a comprehensive review. | 02-13-2014 |
Megan Wai-Han Mok, Pacifica, CA US
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20100094658 | PATIENT DIRECTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDICAL INFORMATION - A system and method is provided for the management of a patient's medical records by a central data repository under the direction of the patient and enabled by an entity managing records on behalf of the patient. Medical records from a plurality of the patient's healthcare providers, including past and present healthcare providers, are maintained in this central repository in a way that provides a centralized, comprehensive, and accessible medical history of the patient, as well as a comprehensive organizational structure across all records. An embodiment has the patient directed central repository as the hub in a hub-and-spoke arrangement, where each spoke goes to one of the patient's healthcare providers, both past and present. The patient's medical records are collected from all the patient's healthcare providers, then classified, stored, and organized for use by the patient, healthcare providers, and any other authorized individuals. The records in the repository can be sorted and/or selected in several different ways and displayed to the patient or to his designated medical care providers, and to certain patient designated third parties. | 04-15-2010 |
Michael Mok, San Francisco, CA US
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20160110906 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGES WITH INTERACTIVE FILTERS - At a first device there is received from a second device (i) a native pixilated image and (ii) interactive filter data associated with the image. The filter data corresponds to an interactive filter applied to the image. A first representation of the image is displayed in accordance with the interactive filter data on the display. All or a first subset of the pixels of the image are obscured in the first representation. Responsive to user input, for a period of time specified by the filter, a second representation of the image is displayed in place of the first representation. None or a second subset of the pixels of the image is obscured in the second representation, where the second subset is less than the first subset. Then there is displayed on the display, after the limited period of time has elapsed, the first representation in place of the second representation. | 04-21-2016 |
Michael Mok, Palo Alto, CA US
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20090263835 | Genes that are Up- or Down-Regulated During Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells - Genes that are up- or down-regulated during differentiation provide important leverage by which to characterize and manipulate early-stage pluripotent stem cells. Over 35,000 unique transcripts have been amplified and sequenced from undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells, and three types of differentiated progeny. Statistical analysis of the assembled transcripts identified genes that alter expression levels as differentiation proceeds. The expression profile provides a marker system that has been used to identify particular culture components for maintaining the undifferentiated phenotype. The gene products can also be used to promote differentiation; to assess other relatively undifferentiated cells (such as cancer cells); to control gene expression; or to separate cells having desirable characteristics. Manipulation of particular genes can be used to forestall or focus the differentiation process, en route to producing a specialized homogenous cell population suitable for human therapy. | 10-22-2009 |
Michael Andrew Mok, San Francisco, CA US
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20160094495 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBSCURING TEXT IN A CONVERSATION - A method at a first electronic device with a display and an input device includes: receiving a message from a second electronic device, the message comprising a first text and a text effect applied to the message; displaying a first representation of the message in accordance with the text effect; receiving a user input with respect to the first representation; and in response to the user input with respect to the first representation, displaying a second representation of the message in accordance with the text effect. | 03-31-2016 |
Peter Mok, Fremont, CA US
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20100254063 | STEP DOWN DECHUCKING - A method and an apparatus for dechucking an electrostatic chuck are disclosed. The gas escapes through an opening between a wafer and a chuck in each stage of a multi-stages process. In each stage, during at least a portion of the stage, the chucking voltage is reduced to a value less than the least threshold voltage needed for holding the wafer, so that the wafer is pushed away from the chuck by the gas. Hence, the gas can escape from an opening between the wafer and the chuck, thereby increasing the dechucking rate. By controlling the decrement and/or the duration of the reduced voltage, any potential damages due to the pushed-away wafer can be minimized. | 10-07-2010 |
20100310341 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOVING WAFER DURING SCANNING THE WAFER - A system and a method for moving a wafer during scanning the wafer by an ion beam. The proposed system includes an extendable/retractable arm, a holding apparatus and a driving apparatus. At least a length of the extendable/retractable arm is adjustable. The holding apparatus is capable of holding a wafer and is fixed on a specific portion of the extendable/retractable arm. Furthermore, the driving apparatus is capable of extending and/or retracting the extendable/retractable arm, such that the holding apparatus is moved together with the specific portion. In addition, the proposed method includes the following steps. First, hold the wafer by a holding apparatus fixed on a specific portion of an extendable/retractable arm. After that, adjust a length of the extendable/retractable. Therefore, the holding apparatus, i.e. the wafer, can be moved by the extension/retraction of the extendable/retractable arm. | 12-09-2010 |
20120257974 | Wind Turbine - A wind turbine includes two sets of blades. A first set of blades is placed at a front location of the wind turbine. A second set of blades is placed behind the first set of blades. The first set of blades turns in an area within a first circumference. The second set of blades are mounted at a location sufficiently away from an axis of rotation of the wind turbine so that the second set of blades turns within an area that is within a second circumference and that is substantially outside the first circumference. | 10-11-2012 |
Ricky Mok, Daly City, CA US
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20100153162 | On-Line Appointment System - Improved approaches for providing on-line appointments over a network are disclosed. The network is, for example, a global computer network such as the Internet. According to one aspect, users are able to schedule appointments over the network by on-line means. The users are typically individuals or service providers. Service providers are often those businesses that offer appointments to schedule their services. | 06-17-2010 |
Ron Mok, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20110119360 | Establishing a Mesh Network with Wired and Wireless Links - Embodiments of the present invention solve problems experienced by mesh networks concerning loop formation where two nodes are connected by both a wired and wireless link. The present invention prevents or ‘breaks’ a loop that that would otherwise result in continually repeating and delayed network data transmission. | 05-19-2011 |
20110119401 | Determining Role Assignment in a Hybrid Mesh Network - Embodiments of the present invention solve problems experienced by mesh networks concerning loop formation where two nodes are connected by both a wired and wireless link. The present invention prevents or ‘breaks’ a loop that that would otherwise result in continually repeating and delayed network data transmission. | 05-19-2011 |
Ronald Mok, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20140362807 | Wireless Services Gateway - A system for integrating wireless service providers' core networks with Wi-Fi radios using a Wireless Services Gateway (WSG). The WSG can allow wireless device users to seamlessly connect to a network such as the internet using both cellular phone antennae as well as Wi-Fi radio antennae while still utilizing their preferred wireless service provider's core network system of billing, authenticating and policy decision making. This system can allow for data transmission of wireless devices through Wi-Fi instead of through cellular antennae, thus increasing bandwidth and data transmission rates. | 12-11-2014 |
Sammy Mok, Cupertino, CA US
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20080246500 | HIGH DENSITY INTERCONNECT SYSTEM HAVING RAPID FABRICATION CYCLE - An improved interconnection system and method is described, such as for connectors, socket assemblies and/or probe card systems. An exemplary system comprises a probe card interface assembly (PCIA) for establishing electrical connections to a semiconductor wafer mounted in a prober. The PCIA comprises a motherboard parallel to the semiconductor wafer having an upper surface and an opposing lower planar mounting surface, a reference plane defined by a least three points located between the lower surface of the motherboard and the wafer, at least one component located below the motherboard mounting surface, and a mechanism for adjusting the planarity of the reference plane with respect to the wafer. A probe chip having a plurality of spring probes extending there from is mountable and demountable from the PCIA, without the need for further planarity adjustment. The interconnection structures and methods preferably provide improved fabrication cycles. | 10-09-2008 |
20080297186 | MASSIVELY PARALLEL INTERFACE FOR ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT - Several embodiments of massively parallel interface structures are disclosed, which may be used in a wide variety of permanent or temporary applications, such as for interconnecting integrated circuits (ICs) to test and burn-in equipment, for interconnecting modules within electronic devices, for interconnecting computers and other peripheral devices within a network, or for interconnecting other electronic circuitry. Preferred embodiments of the massively parallel interface structures provide massively parallel integrated circuit test assemblies. The massively parallel interface structures preferably use one or more substrates to establish connections between one or more integrated circuits on a semiconductor wafer, and one or more test modules. One or more layers on the intermediate substrates preferably include MEMS and/or thin-film fabricated spring probes. The parallel interface assemblies provide tight signal pad pitch and compliance, and preferably enable the parallel testing or burn-in of multiple ICs, using commercial wafer probing equipment. In some preferred embodiments, the parallel interface assembly structures include separable standard electrical connector components, which reduces assembly manufacturing cost and manufacturing time. These structures and assemblies enable high speed testing in wafer form. | 12-04-2008 |
20090064498 | Membrane spring fabrication process - Processes are described for building low compliance MEMS type C-spring probes in a coupon form that can be used as replaceable probes in probe card applications. The coupons have plated spring structures and a plated frame that holds a thin polyimide film in tension. The film keeps the probes and their tips of the top probes aligned to the pads of an IC being tested and the probes and tips of bottom probes aligned to the pads of a probe card high density interconnect that routes to an IC tester. | 03-12-2009 |
20090153165 | High Density Interconnect System Having Rapid Fabrication Cycle - An improved interconnection system and method is described, such as for connectors, socket assemblies and/or probe card systems. An exemplary system comprises a probe card interface assembly (PCIA) for establishing electrical connections to a semiconductor wafer mounted in a prober. The PCIA comprises a motherboard parallel to the semiconductor wafer having an upper surface and an opposing lower planar mounting surface, a reference plane defined by a least three points located between the lower surface of the motherboard and the wafer, at least one component located below the motherboard mounting surface, and a mechanism for adjusting the planarity of the reference plane with respect to the wafer. A probe chip having a plurality of spring probes extending there from is mountable and demountable from the PCIA, without the need for further planarity adjustment. The interconnection structures and methods preferably provide improved fabrication cycles. | 06-18-2009 |
20100066393 | HIGH DENSITY INTERCONNECT SYSTEM FOR IC PACKAGES AND INTERCONNECT ASSEMBLIES - An improved interconnection system is described, such as for electrical contactors and connectors, electronic device or module package assemblies, socket assemblies, and/or probe card assembly systems. An exemplary connector comprises a first connector structure comprising a contactor substrate having a contact surface and a bonding surface, and one or more electrically conductive micro-fabricated spring contacts extending from the probe surface, a second connector structure comprising at least one substrate and having a set of at least one electrically conductive contact pad located on a connector surface and corresponding to the set of spring contacts, and means for movably positioning and aligning the first connector structure and the second connector structure between at least a first position and a second position, such that in at least one position, at least one electrically conductive micro-fabricated spring contact is electrically connected to at least one electrically conductive contact pad. | 03-18-2010 |
20100213960 | Probe Card Test Apparatus And Method - A probe card analyzer mounts on a probe card in a wafer prober and a use a fixture in the wafer probe and switch electronics in place of an ATE head. Methods of testing can confirm that probe cards are operating within their specifications over large temperature ranges and the mechanical force ranges seen in real manufacturing environments. This reduces the cost and improves the accuracy and speed of analyzing probe cards and improves diagnosing problems with probe cards. | 08-26-2010 |
Vinson Mok, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20140015973 | Vehicle and Mobile Device Traffic Hazard Warning Techniques - A computer-implemented method includes monitoring an environment external to a vehicle via a sensor of the vehicle or a mobile device. The monitoring includes recording audio or video signals based on an output of the sensor. Audio or image recognition is performed via the mobile device based on the audio or video signals. Based on results of the audio or image recognition, objects in an area through which the vehicle is to pass are detected. The method includes determining which ones of the detected objects satisfy a predetermined criteria. The predetermined criteria includes object features that are indiscernible or marginally discernible to a vehicle operator with a perception deficiency. Selected ones of the detected objects that satisfy the predetermined criteria are monitored. The vehicle operator is alerted of the selected ones of the detected objects with an alert predetermined to be discernible to the vehicle operator. | 01-16-2014 |
20140320536 | Methods and Systems for Determining Orientation of a Display of Content on a Device - Methods and systems for device orientation are described. A display of content on a device may be re-orientated when a device orientation changes. A font of a text or an aspect ratio of a picture displayed on the device may be changed when a device orientation changes to provide a user with an enhanced view. Re-orientation of display of content may not always be desirable. When the device is resting on a horizontal surface or the user is riding in a car, an orientation sensor in the device may trigger the device to re-orientate the display of content without the user desiring or initiating the re-orientation. Within examples herein, re-orientating the display of content on the device when a change in a contact with a perimeter of the device is determined may provide an enhanced experience to the user and may provide optimal device power utilization. | 10-30-2014 |
20150199578 | VEHICLE AND MOBILE DEVICE TRAFFIC HAZARD WARNING TECHNIQUES - A computer-implemented method includes monitoring an environment external to a vehicle via a sensor of the vehicle or a mobile device. The monitoring includes recording audio or video signals based on an output of the sensor. Audio or image recognition is performed via the mobile device based on the audio or video signals. Based on results of the audio or image recognition, objects in an area through which the vehicle is to pass are detected. The method includes determining which ones of the detected objects satisfy a predetermined criteria. The predetermined criteria includes object features that are indiscernible or marginally discernible to a vehicle operator with a perception deficiency. Selected ones of the detected objects that satisfy the predetermined criteria are monitored. The vehicle operator is alerted of the selected ones of the detected objects with an alert predetermined to be discernible to the vehicle operator. | 07-16-2015 |
Yeuk-Fai E. Mok, San Francisco, CA US
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20090182454 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELF-CALIBRATION OF A SUBSTRATE HANDLING ROBOT - A substrate-handling robot which serves a processing tool such as a plating tool may be automatically controlled by a controller to perform a self-calibration procedure. As part of the procedure, an end effector of the robot is moved to interact with sensors provided on a calibration fixture that is positioned in a substrate placement location for which the calibration procedure is performed. The calibration fixture may have an opening formed therein to allow movement of the robot end effector within the calibration fixture. Sensor light beams generated by the sensors may interact with the end effector during the automatic calibration process so as to determine calibration data for the substrate placement location. | 07-16-2009 |