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Albert C. Chiang, Ledyard, CT US
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| 20100236897 | SEMI-CONDUCTIVE SILICONE POLYMERS - Semi-conductive silicone compositions and articles of manufacture containing these compositions are formed by combining a silicone precursor composition with an alkali metal salt and polymerizing the silicone precursor composition in the presence of the alkali metal salt to form a polymerized semi-conductive silicone composition. The polymerized silicone composition can be formed into a solid or foam article of manufacture having a volume resistivity of E8 to E12 ohm-cm, such as a roller or an anti-static belt. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20110274469 | HIGH CONDUCTIVE, SOFT URETHANE ROLLERS - Rollers for high speed printers and paper handling devices are fabricated by reacting polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate with a polyester polyol and/or polyester polyamine and an optional extender, together with a metal salt, a catalyst, and one or more other optional additives, including a liquid conductive additive. The resulting rollers provide a hardness as low as 15A on cube, a resistivity as low as 5E4 Ω·cm, a compression set as low as 0.5% at room temperature and as low as 3% at 157° F., and low tackiness as low as 13 g/cm of adhesion force. | 11-10-2011 |
Be-Shan Chiang, Buffalo Grove, IL US
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| 20110103662 | METHOD FOR CIRCULAR SCAN RECONSTRUCTION IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC DEVICE - A method of computed-tomography and a computed-tomography apparatus where the portion of the field of view of a subject were full scan data is available is reconstructed using a full-scan algorithm. In the areas where full scan data is not available, half-scanning is used. Data is also extrapolated from the full scan data. The extrapolated data overlaps a portion of the half-scanning data. The extrapolated data and the overlapped portion of the half-scanning data are feathered. The image is reconstructed using the full-scan, half-scan and feathered data. Corner regions in an image are exposed and reconstructed to produce more uniform z-coverage of the reconstruction field of view. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20120093281 | MOTION WEIGHTING IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) WITH CONE ANGLE - Embodiments and processes of computer tomography perform tasks associated with weighting projection data based upon at least one motion index such as electrocardiogram gated reconstruction, view-based motion map and ray-based motion map. Other embodiments and processes of computer tomography perform tasks associated with weighting projection data based upon at least one motion index and another index that is associated with certain geometric characteristics of a cone beam. | 04-19-2012 |
Be-Shan S. Chiang, Buffalo Grove, IL US
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| 20100283779 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TOMOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTION IN MEDICAL IMAGING USING THE CIRCLE AND LINE TRAJECTORY - A method of reconstructing a volume image of an object includes receiving circle projection data collected by a detector along a circular path with respect to the object; receiving line projection data collected by the detector along a linear path with respect to the object; producing a reconstructed circle path volume image of the object from the pre-processed circle projection data using a reconstruction algorithm that includes a ramp filter; producing a reconstructed line path volume image of the object from pre-processed line projection data using a reconstruction algorithm that includes a Hubert filter; and combining the reconstructed circle path volume image and the reconstructed line path volume image to produce the volume image of the object. An apparatus and computer program product are also described. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110293155 | AUTOMATIC MOTION MAP GENERATION IN HELICAL CT - As an illustration of generating a motion map, although the cardiac CT is described for selecting an optimal phase, the disclosure is not limited to the cardiac CT. For the cardiac CT, the cardiac phase map is efficiently generated based upon helical scan data, and the optimal phase is selected within a reasonable time. At the same time, the optimal phase is accurately determined based upon complementary rays as indexes for minimal movement so as to select the projection data for minimizing artifacts in reconstructed cardiac images. The helically scanned data reflect motion within the same cardiac cycle or over the continuous cardiac cycles. The application of the complementary ray technique to the helically scanned data is accomplished by three-dimensionally determining a pair of the complementary rays in order to take into account motion within the same cardiac cycle or over the continuous cardiac cycles. The absolute sum of the differences for the top ray and or the bottom ray is determined in order to determine the amount of cardiac motion. | 12-01-2011 |
Bill Chiang, Charlotte, NC US
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| 20100093949 | Superabsorbents Having Superior Permeability and Conveying Properties - A superabsorbent having superior permeability and conveying properties comprises a permeability enhancing agent and a cohesion control agent and has a free swell gel bed permeability of at least 15 Darcies and a Hausner ratio in the range of 1.18 to 1.34. | 04-15-2010 |
Bing Chiang, Melbourne, FL US
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| 20090009265 | Electronic phase reflector with enhanced phase shift performance - A varactor based phase shifter that increases phase shift range using an impedance transformer to impart a low characteristic impedance between an input port and a reference node port. The characteristic impedance across the port is therefore less than the characteristic impedance would be otherwise, and the phase shift range is increased. In one embodiment, a simple reflection phase modifier can be used in a phased array using space feed parasitic antenna elements. This type of analog varactor reflection phase modifier can provide fine phase resolution, and the array can thus be used for low-loss adaptive beam forming. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090284434 | ADAPTIVE ANTENNA FOR USE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - An antenna apparatus, which can increase capacity in a cellular communication system or Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), such as an 802.11 network, operates in conjunction with a mobile subscriber unit or client station. At least one antenna element is active and located within multiple passive antenna elements. The passive antenna elements are coupled to selectable impedance components for phase control of re-radiated RF signals. Various techniques for determining the phase of each antenna element are supported to enable the antenna apparatus to direct an antenna beam pattern toward a base station or access point with maximum gain, and, consequently, maximum signal-to-noise ratio. By directionally receiving and transmitting signals, multipath fading is greatly reduced as well as intercell interference. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100321253 | DIELECTRIC WINDOW ANTENNAS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Logo antennas are provided for electronic devices such as portable computers. An electronic device may have a housing with conductive housing walls. A logo antenna may be formed from an antenna resonating element such as a patch antenna resonating element, a monopole antenna resonating element, or other antenna resonating element structure. A conductive cavity may be placed behind the antenna resonating element. A dielectric antenna window that serves as a logo may be used to cover the antenna resonating element. The dielectric antenna window may be mounted in an opening in the conductive housing walls. A positive antenna feed terminal may be coupled to the antenna resonating element. A ground antenna feed terminal may be coupled to the cavity and portions of the conductive housing walls. The dielectric antenna window may be shaped in the form of a logo. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100321255 | ANTENNAS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH CONDUCTIVE HOUSING - An electronic device may be provided with a conductive housing. The conductive housing may be formed from a metal. Slots may be formed in the housing. The slots may serve as an antenna and may be fed using an antenna feed structure within the electronic device housing. The electronic device may have a frame to which housing structures are attached and may have a stand or other support structure. The frame may be used to mount a display, to support housing walls, to support clutch barrel structures, etc. The slots may be formed in the frame or in a space between the frame and the housing walls. The slots or other antenna structures may also be formed in the stand. Multiple slots may be used together to support operations in two or more communications bands. There may be multiple dual slot antennas in the electronic device. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100321325 | TOUCH AND DISPLAY PANEL ANTENNAS - Electronic devices such as computers and handheld devices are provided. The electronic devices may have electrical components such as touch pads and displays. The displays may be touch screen displays. The touch pads and touch screen displays may be formed from touch panels having touch sensors mounted to a planar dielectric member. The displays may be formed from light-emitting structures mounted to a planar dielectric member. The planar dielectric members in the touch panels and displays may have one or more antenna traces that form antennas for the electronic devices. Electrical connectors such as spring-loaded pins, springs, and flexible transmission line structures may be used to form radio-frequency signal paths between the antenna traces on a planar dielectric member and radio-frequency transceiver integrated circuits mounted on a circuit board in an electronic device. The electronic device may have conductive housing walls to which the planar dielectric member is mounted. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110006953 | CAVITY ANTENNAS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Antennas are provided for electronic devices such as portable computers. An electronic device may have a housing in which an antenna is mounted. The housing may have an antenna window for the antenna. The antenna window may be formed from dielectric or from antenna window slots in a conductive member such as a conductive wall of the electronic device housing. An antenna may have an antenna resonating element that is backed by a conductive antenna cavity. The antenna resonating element may have antenna resonating element slots or may be formed using other antenna configurations such as inverted-F configurations. The antenna cavity may have conductive vertical sidewalls and a conductive rear wall. The antenna cavity walls may be formed from conductive layers on a dielectric antenna support structure. | 01-13-2011 |
Bing A. Chiang, Melbourne, FL US
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| 20080303718 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING DIRECTION OF ARRIVAL INFORMATION TO FORM A THREE-DIMENSIONAL BEAM USED BY A TRANSCEIVER - A wireless communication method and antenna system for determining the direction of arrival (DOA) of received signals in azimuth and elevation, (i.e., in three dimensions), to form a beam for transmitting and receiving signals. The system includes two antenna arrays, each having a plurality of antenna elements, two first stage multi-mode-port matrices, at least one second stage multi-mode-port matrix, an azimuth phase detector, an elevation amplitude detector, a plurality of phase shifters and a transceiver. The antenna arrays and the first stage multi-mode-port matrices form a plurality of orthogonal omni-directional modes. Each of the modes has a characteristic phase set. Two of the modes' phases are used to determine DOA in azimuth. The second stage multi-mode-port matrix forms a sum-mode and a difference-mode used to determine the DOA of the received signals in elevation. A beam is formed in the direction of the received signals by adjusting the phase shifters. | 12-11-2008 |
Chen-Chou Chiang, Plymouth, MN US
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| 20110087011 | SEPARATION OF REBAUDIOSIDE A FROM STEVIA GLYCOSIDES USING CHROMATOGRAPHY - Disclosed are methods for the chromatographic separation of rebaudioside A from stevioside in glycoside solutions that are derived from stevia. The chromatographic separation may be an adsorb/desorb type of chromatographic separation or a fractionation type of chromatographic separation. | 04-14-2011 |
Chih-Ming J. Chiang, Chandler, AZ US
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| 20080280606 | INCREASING SYSTEM CAPACITY VIA UTILIZATION OF END USER EQUIPMENT KNOWLEDGE - A method and information processing system are provided for dynamically encoding a control channel for transmitting messages to a wireless device based on performance capability information associated with the wireless device. The method includes determining that a wireless device ( | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090138614 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STREAMING MEDIA IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method and apparatus for streaming media content in a communication network ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20100020781 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY CHANGING A MAXIMUM ACCESS CHANNEL RATE - A method, device and computer-readable storage element for dynamically changing a maximum access channel rate at a site in a communication system. The method includes setting a maximum access channel rate for an access channel at a site, which comprises a coverage area for a base station. The method further includes determining a first access probe success rate that measures a rate at which first attempt access probes sent from the terminals on the access channel are received, and changing the maximum access channel rate based on the first access probe success rate. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100165934 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN AN ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and Node B are disclosed for allocation of “sticky” resources in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing communication system. The Node B comprises a scheduler that is configured to make a sticky resource allocation to a user equipment, determine that a transmit power level allocated for transmissions to the user equipment should be adjusted, determine whether the resources allocated to the user equipment comprise a Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) modulation scheme, and in response to determining that the resources allocated to the user equipment comprise a QPSK modulation scheme, adjust the allocated transmit power level without informing the user equipment of the adjustment. The Node B further may condition the determination to adjust the allocated transmit power level without informing the UE of the adjustment based on a size of the adjustment. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100226340 | CONTROLLING INTERFERENCE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for controlling interference in a wireless communication system includes a first step of performing | 09-09-2010 |
| 20120008597 | CONTROLLING INTERFERENCE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for controlling interference in a wireless communication system includes a first step of performing | 01-12-2012 |
Chih-Ming James Chiang, Chandler, AZ US
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| 20110153189 | HISTORICAL TRAFFIC DATA COMPRESSION - A device and method for calculating information regarding a route to a destination. The device may include a computer-readable memory element on which is stored a plurality of templates comprising historical speed values for a quantity of time segments and a map database including data for a plurality of road segments associated with template codes identifying one or more of the templates. The device may also include a processing device for accessing the map database to determine a historical speed value for one or more selected road segments. The historical speed value may be used for calculating an estimated amount of time to complete a selected route, a route to the destination that takes the least amount of time, and/or a predicted time of arrival at the destination. | 06-23-2011 |
Ching-Hui Chiang, Ann Arbor, MI US
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| 20100019535 | Fuel Door Interlock for Vehicle Sliding Door - An interlock system for a vehicle body with a sliding door and a fuel fill door includes a housing, a first member, a second member, and a spring. The first member is mounted with respect to the housing, defines a cam portion, and is selectively rotatable with respect to the housing in a first direction from a retracted position to an extended position. The second member is mounted with respect to the housing and is selectively rotatable with respect to the housing in the first direction between a first position and a second position. The spring interconnects the first and second members such that movement of the second member from the first position to the second position causes the first member to move from the retracted position to the extended position. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100276949 | Inertia Balanced Vehicle Outside Door Handle - A door handle assembly for use with a vehicle door comprising a door paddle including an actuation arm, supported to pivot about a first axis such that lateral acceleration of the paddle and actuation arm relative to the door produces a first moment about the first axis, and masses engaged with the actuation arm and supported to pivot about a second axis, the masses being arranged such that lateral acceleration of the masses relative to the door produces a second moment about the first axis that is substantially equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the first moment. | 11-04-2010 |
Faith Chiang, Cleveland, OH US
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| 20100223078 | CUSTOMIZABLE INSURANCE SYSTEM - An automated insurance quote system allows users to apply for one or more insurance quotes through a self-service communication channel. The system includes an interface that may receive applicant data from a remote location. A front-end processor selectively passes applicant data to a record keeping system retained in a memory. A controller or quote processors selects and transmits one or more insurance policies that are allowed under a user's governmental law and are tailored to the user's price and/or coverage preferences. The system conveys coverage details to users through the interface. | 09-02-2010 |
Gerald C. Chiang, Suhuarita, AZ US
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| 20090127377 | Onboard guidance method for ballistic missiles - A guidance method for a powered ballistic missile involves using an onboard computer to numerically simulate the flight path of the missile in real time, using a model with at least 3 degrees of freedom. The results of this simulation are used to update in real time an aim point and/or a predicted intercept point. An iterative process may be used in adjusting the aim point and/or the predicted intercept point. The process may be carried out until a specified number of steps have been completed, and/or until a specified heading error threshold of the aim point and a specified time of flight threshold have been achieved. The use of real time updating of an aim point of the missile advantageously takes into account variations in missile velocity and position due to individual variations in the rocket motor of the missile. | 05-21-2009 |
Hiang Swee Chiang, Elmhurst, NY US
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| 20110145696 | SERVER SIDE WEB BROWSING AND MULTIPLE LENS SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS - A user may access a host server and receive display information within a single browser window. The display information includes at least one lens, wherein each lens controls server side web browsing and allows the user to view a separate web page from the Internet. The host server provides personalized web browsing capability specific to a particular user independent of the browser, device or location of the user. After the user submits a request to view a particular web page, the web page information is retrieved by the host server and transmitted to the user for display within a selected lens. Each lens controls server-side web browsing through independent navigational controls, such as a horizontal and vertical scroll bar, a resize button and the like. One lens may also control the web content displayed in another lens. The host server may reformat entire web pages so that they can be displayed within a lens without the need for scrolling. Additionally, each lens may have multiple cookies associated therewith. Users may further submit bookmarks which are applicable to one or more of the lenses. Bookmarks may be recognized through initiating a single command. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110246570 | SERVER SIDE WEB BROWSING AND MULTIPLE LENS SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS - A user may access a host server and receive display information within a single browser window. The display information includes at least one lens, wherein each lens controls server side web browsing and allows the user to view a separate web page from the Internet. The host server provides personalized web browsing capability specific to a particular user independent of the browser, device or location of the user. After the user submits a request to view a particular web page, the web page information is retrieved by the host server and transmitted to the user for display within a selected lens. Each lens controls server-side web browsing through independent navigational controls, such as a horizontal and vertical scroll bar, a resize button and the like. One lens may also control the web content displayed in another lens. The host server may reformat entire web pages so that they can be displayed within a lens without the need for scrolling. Additionally, each lens may have multiple cookies associated therewith. Users may further submit bookmarks which are applicable to one or more of the lenses. Bookmarks may be recognized through initiating a single command. | 10-06-2011 |
Hsiao-Dong Chiang, Ithaca, NY US
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| 20100324872 | STABLE EQUILIBRIUM POINT (SEP) CALCULATION APPARATUS OF POWER SYSTEM - In the present invention, in a case where a stable equilibrium point calculation is not calculable by using a Newton method, a damping factor of a mechanical system differential equation of a generator is set to be greater than an actual value of the generator of the power system. By applying pseudo-transient simulation to the nonlinear differential algebraic equation of the power system including the mechanical system differential equation of the generator, in which the damping factor is set, a norm of a mechanical system equation is found. If the found norm meets a predetermined condition, variable values of the power system at a time when the norm is found are set as initial values of the nonlinear differential algebraic equation of the power system. A stable equilibrium point is determined by applying the Newton method to the nonlinear differential algebraic equation in which the initial values are set. | 12-23-2010 |
Hsu-Cheng Chiang US
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| 20100139898 | PRESSURE-ADJUSTABLE MULTI-TUBE SPRAYING DEVICE - A multi-tube spraying device is provided. The multi-tube spraying device includes a body having a closed vessel, wherein a plurality of spraying tubes are disposed in the upper part of the closed vessel and a plurality of heat exchanging tubes are disposed in the lower part of the closed vessel. The device further includes an outlet pipe for discharging refrigerant vapor contained therein and a connecting pipe for introducing the refrigerant vapor from a source to the vessel. In addition, a liquid-vapor separator connected to the refrigerant source separates the refrigerant into vapor and liquid for introducing the liquid refrigerant to the spraying tubes in the vessel while introducing the refrigerant vapor into the vessel. Therefore, a heat exchange is performed between the refrigerant and the heat exchanging tubes. | 06-10-2010 |
Hung-Chin Chiang US
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| 20120085908 | BIDIRECTIONAL OPTICAL SCANNER ASSISTING IN MAMMOGRAPHY - A bidirectional optical scanner assisting in mammography is revealed. The optical scanner that calculates functional images obtained by diffuse optical tomography, used in combination with a mammography machine can reduce the number of mammograms taken and the dose exposure. The bidirectional optical scanner includes a compression module, a first optical detection module, and a second optical detection module. The same test position of the tested breast can be detected twice in different directions by the first and the second optical detection modules. No matter where the tumor is located, the tumor can be detected. Besides structural images provided by the mammography machine, functional tomographic images of the breast are obtained by the bidirectional optical scanner. Thus diagnostic accuracy in the detection of breast cancer is improved. | 04-12-2012 |
Jeffrey J. Chiang, Herndon, VA US
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| 20110287056 | AGENTS AND METHODS TO ELICIT ANTI-TUMOR IMMUNE RESPONSE - The invention provides an isolated, purified population of human cells comprising CD8+ T cells with reduced Cbl-b activity. The invention provides uses of such cells in methods for inducing or enhancing an anti-tumor immune response in a subject. These methods comprise: (a) providing a cell population, from a subject or from another source, which comprises CD8+ T cells, (b) reducing Cbl-b activity in the CD8+ T-cells, (c) administering the cells of step (b) to the subject. The invention provides methods for making CD8+ T cells that do not require stimulation through a co-receptor in order for the cell to become activated or proliferated in response to contact via its T cell receptor. Such methods are based upon reducing function of Cbl-b. The invention also provides methods for identifying agents which affect Cbl-b expression or activity. | 11-24-2011 |
Kuang-Wei Chiang, Allentown, PA US
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| 20100235800 | METHODS AND MECHANISMS FOR INSERTING METAL FILL DATA - A method for implementing virtual metal fill includes obtaining a layout record for a circuit design, and inserting metal fill data into the layout record based on one or more rules, wherein the metal fill data represents a consolidation of actual metal fill. A method for implementing virtual metal fill includes obtaining a layout record for a circuit design, and inserting metal fill data into the layout record, the metal fill data representing a virtual metal fill having a configuration that is different from a configuration of actual metal fill. | 09-16-2010 |
Kuo Chiang, Pittsburgh, PA US
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| 20120130881 | Social Network for Traders of Stocks and Other Securities - A database may be used to aggregate indications of user intent to purchase or sell financial securities. This database may be accessed using mobile devices or client computers to thereby input user intent to purchase or sell financial securities. These inputs may be aggregated into the database. Users may be provided with the opportunity to purchase or sell in conformity with his or her intent indications. The intent indications may be verified by confirming that the user actually purchases or sells the financial security in conformity with his or her intent indication. This aggregate data may be accessed by users in order to query the user intent to purchase or sell securities ahead of their own actual purchases or sales. The data may then be reviewed by other users to aid in decisions whether to purchase or sell a financial security. | 05-24-2012 |
Martin Chiang, Olney, MD US
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| 20120085178 | TENSOMETER FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY EVALUATING POLYMERIZATION STRESSES, SHRINKAGE AND MODULUS DEVELOPMENT - The present invention relates to apparatus and method for evaluating the development of PS during polymerization of dental restorative composites, which includes using a tensometer for measuring deflection of a calibrated cantilever beam induced by PS and calculating PS from the measured deflection. A tensometer according to an embodiment of the present invention can be used to quantify PS at varying beam locations and heights, and determine trend in PS development as a function of beam length. More importantly, in the present invention, the development of polymerization shrinkage and the elastic modulus can be simultaneously obtained in real time. | 04-12-2012 |
Mary Tsunan Chiang, Madison, MS US
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| 20120042475 | DEVICE TO ASSIST ARTHRITICS AND OTHER INVALIDS IN OPENING A DOOR - A device for assisting in turning a doorknob so as to open a door may include a gripping member, for example, formed of rubber or another such material that is capable of grippingly engaging with a (e.g., round) doorknob. The gripping member may be configured as an elongate strip of rubber or similar material providing friction against the doorknob so that the gripping member will not slip substantially when engaged with the doorknob. The gripping member may be wrapped around the doorknob one or more times. A handle may be attached to the gripping member so that the user may grip the handle and pull laterally relative to the doorknob. Advantageously, no twisting motion of the wrist is required by the user, as the pulling of the handle results in turning of the doorknob as a result of the friction gripping action of the gripping member against the doorknob. | 02-23-2012 |
Michael Chiang, Knoxville, TN US
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| 20080241036 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEPARATION OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE FROM A GAS - A system for separating sulfur dioxide from a gas using an aqueous absorption liquid. The system includes a housing, an apertured plate, an outlet box, a distribution mechanism, a container, and a pump. The housing has an inlet and an outlet. The apertured plate is positioned between the inlet and the outlet and includes a lower side, an upper side, and apertures fluidly connecting the lower and upper sides. The outlet box includes a distribution mechanism that is arranged so that the absorption liquid draining from the outlet box contacts the gas from the inlet before the gas passes through the apertures in the apertured plate. The container contains the absorption liquid and is fluidly connected with the housing. The pump draws the absorption liquid from the container through the pump and through a conduit to the upper side of the apertured plate. | 10-02-2008 |
Ming Chiang, Woodbury, NY US
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| 20090175029 | CAP WITH A LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) FOR ILLUMINATING A BEVERAGE CONTAINER - A cap for illuminating a beverage container includes a lens, a light emitting diode (LED), a battery, a control circuit, a control button, and a transparent lower section. The LED is mounted between a top cover of the cap and the lens. The LED is positioned to project light downward towards the lens. The control circuit is powered by the battery to drive the LED when activated. The control button is mounted in the top cover of the cap to activate the control circuit. The lower section is mounted to a base of the lens. The lower section is configured to be removably attached to the beverage container. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20100109414 | CHAIR HAVING GROOVES IN EACH ARM FOR RECEIVING A SHEET OF FABRIC AS A SEAT - A chair is presented that includes a pair of chair arms, two pairs of chair legs, and a sheet of fabric. Each chair arm has a concave shape and a concave groove extending along the entire length of a concave surface of the chair arm. Each pair of chair legs is affixed to a bottom surface of each chair arm opposite the groove. The sheet of fabric has a pair of flexible rods. Each rod is affixed to the fabric and is substantially parallel to one another. The sheet of fabric is affixed to the chair by threading each of the rods through a different one of the corresponding grooves. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100244501 | CUSHION THAT CONVERTS INTO AN OTTOMAN - A cushion that converts into an ottoman includes a collapsible, hollow, rectangular container and a rigid, hollow, rectangular container including padding. The top of the collapsible container is open. The bottom of the rigid container is open, and a top and all sides of the rigid container are closed. The padding is disposed on the top of the rigid container. The collapsible container is configured to mate with the hollow portion of the rigid container when the collapsible container is collapsed to generate a cushion. The top of the collapsible container is configured to mate with the hollow portion of the rigid container when the ottoman is un-collapsed to generate an ottoman. | 09-30-2010 |
Phoebe Chiang, East Lyme, CT US
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| 20110281873 | Pyrimidine Compounds and Methods of Making and Using Same - Disclosed herein are pyrimidinyl compounds that are contemplated to be modulators of cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulators (CFTR), and methods of making and using same. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating disorders associated with cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulators, such as airway inflammation, cystic fibrosis, and the like. | 11-17-2011 |
Robert Hong-Leung Chiang, Manlius, NY US
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| 20110203308 | HEAT EXCHANGER INCLUDING MULTIPLE TUBE DISTRIBUTOR - A heat exchanger includes tubes and an inlet manifold to direct a first fluid into the tubes at a third direction. Heat is exchanged between the first fluid and a second fluid in the tubes. The heat exchanger also includes a distributor tube located within the inlet manifold. The distributor tube includes a short tube including a plurality of first orifices that direct the first fluid into the inlet manifold at a first direction, and a long tube including a plurality of second orifices that direct the first fluid into the inlet manifold at a second direction. | 08-25-2011 |
Ryan P. Chiang, Johns Creek, GA US
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| 20090260042 | UPnP/DLNA Compliant MR-DVR - A method for operably connecting MR-DVR legacy systems with DLNA/UPnP compliant devices. An embodiment comprises an MR-DVR server translating DLNA/UPnP compliant protocols/data format to legacy protocols/data format used by MR-DVR legacy client devices. | 10-15-2009 |
Shian-Huey Chiang, Ann Arbor, MI US
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| 20090304714 | IKKi Inhibitor Therapies and Screening Methods, and Related IKKi Diagnostics - The present invention provides diagnostics, screening methods, and treatment methods related to obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes, weight loss, and related disorders. In particular, the present invention provides methods of treating such conditions with IKKi inhibitors, methods of diagnosing such conditions based on IKKi status, and methods of screening candidate IKKi inhibitors. | 12-10-2009 |
Shu-Jen Chiang, Manlius, NY US
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| 20090286303 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING (2R,3S)-1,2-EPOXY-3-(PROTECTED) AMINO-4-SUBSTITUTED BUTANE AND INTERMEDIATES THEREOF - The present invention relates to a process for preparing (2R,3S)-1-halo-2-hydroxy-3-(protected)amino-4-substituted butane comprising contacting a mutagenized | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100261236 | Genetically Stable Plasmid Expressing PDH and FDH Enzymes - Bi-cistronic plasmids used for the expression of formate dehydrogenase (FDH) and modified phenylalanine dehydrogenase (PDHmod) are provided. | 10-14-2010 |
Tai-Wu Chiang, Aloha, OR US
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| 20090060327 | Image and Video Enhancement Algorithms - Ever since the advent of histogram equalization algorithms (“HE”) for image enhancements, there has been numerous variants of HE been proposed to improve or overcome the problems of the traditional HE. One of the drawbacks of the traditional HE is that the amount of enhancement is not adjustable. This invention gives a simple and efficient method to generalize the traditional HE to become a variable histogram equalization (“VHE”) by a single parameter, Q. Q ranges from 0 to 1 such that when Q equals 0, there is no enhancement and when Q reaches 1, the enhancement of VHE becomes the same as that of traditional HE. Therefore, the amount of image enhancement can be controlled by changing the parameter Q to achieve better visually appealing image enhancements. | 03-05-2009 |
Vincent Chiang, Cary, NC US
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| 20090220969 | Identifying and quantifying small RNAs - One-step RT-PCR methods, compositions and kits for the detection and quantification of small RNAs in a sample are disclosed. The one-step RT-PCR approach involves polyadenylation of a small RNA followed by reverse transcription with a first primer containing a poly(T) sequence and at least two 3′ nucleotides complementary to the 3′ terminal end nucleotides of the small RNA, to produce a cDNA. This may be followed by PCR amplification using the same first primer as the revere primer and a second, forward primer in which a portion of its sequence is complementary to the 3′ terminal end of the cDNA. This may be then followed by detection and/or quantification of the amplified product. | 09-03-2009 |
Vincent L. Chiang, Hancock, MI US
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| 20090106862 | Production of syringyl lignin in gymnosperms - The present invention relates to a method for producing syringyl lignin in gymnosperms. The production of syringyl lignin in gymnosperms is accomplished by genetically transforming a gymnosperm genome, which does not normally contain genes which code for enzymes necessary for production of syringyl lignin, with DNA which codes for enzymes found in angiosperms associated with production of syringyl lignin. The expression of the inserted DNA is mediated using host promoter regions in the gymnosperm. In addition, genetic sequences which code for gymnosperm lignin anti-sense mRNA may be incorporated into the gymnosperm genome in order to suppress the formation of the less preferred forms of lignin in the gymnosperm such as guaiacyl lignin | 04-23-2009 |
| 20110185453 | Production of syringyl lignin in gymnosperms - The present invention relates to a method for producing syringyl lignin in gymnosperms. The production of syringyl lignin in gymnosperms is accomplished by genetically transforming a gymnosperm genome, which does not normally contain genes which code for enzymes necessary for production of syringyl lignin, with DNA which codes for enzymes found in angiosperms associated with production of syringyl lignin. The expression of the inserted DNA is mediated using host promoter regions in the gymnosperm. In addition, genetic sequences which code for gymnosperm lignin anti-sense mRNA may be incorporated into the gymnosperm genome in order to suppress the formation of the less preferred forms of lignin in the gymnosperm such as guaiacyl lignin | 07-28-2011 |
Wei-Hung Chiang, Gainesville, FL US
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| 20110165058 | Growth of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes - A method for synthesizing carbon nanotubes having a narrow distribution of diameter and/or chirality is presented. The method comprises providing catalyst particles to a reactor for synthesizing the carbon nanotubes, wherein the catalyst particles are characterized by a narrow distribution of catalyst-particle diameters and a narrow distribution of catalyst-particle compositions. Preferably, the catalyst particles are characterized by a mean catalyst-particle diameter of 2.6 nm or less and a composition of Ni | 07-07-2011 |
Wei-Te Chiang, Troy, MI US
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| 20100004819 | CONSERVED ENERGY METRICS FOR FRONTAL IMPACT SENSING ALGORITHM ENHANCEMENT IN MOTOR VEHICLES - A motor vehicle is provided that has a deployable occupant protection device, a controller that manages deployment activity, and a sensor located in a forward portion of the vehicle that produces a forward crash signal in response to crash stimulus. The forward crash signal varies between positive and negative values over time. At least some of the negative values are converted to positive values, defining a conditioned crash signal which is processed with an integrating algorithm, defining a conserved energy crash metric value that supplements processing of a central crash signal while evaluating a potential crash event(s). The conserved energy crash metric value can be used as a confirmatory factor, influencing whether to deploy the deployable occupant protection device. Or, for deployable occupant protection devices having multiple deployment stages, the conserved energy crash metric value can be used in determining whether to initiate one or more of the deployment stages. | 01-07-2010 |
Wen Chiang, Lansing, MI US
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| 20090098556 | Genetic Test For PSE-Susceptible Turkeys - This invention relates to methods and compounds for the improvement of turkey meat and turkey populations, but not limited to, a genetic screen to select for turkeys that produce a better quality of meat characterized by a higher postmortem pH and better water holding capacity. | 04-16-2009 |
William G.j. Chiang, Yorktown, VA US
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| 20100010461 | Polyamine Coated Superabsorbent Polymers Having Transient Hydrophobicity - Superabsorbent polymer particles having a transient hydrophobicity, excellent gel integrity, and free swell gel bed permeability are disclosed. A method of producing the superabsorbent polymer particles by applying a polyamine coating and a cosolvent to the particles also is disclosed. | 01-14-2010 |
William G-J Chiang, Yorktown, VA US
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| 20090204087 | Superabsorbent Polymers Having Superior Gel Integrity, Absorption Capacity, and Permeability - Superabsorbent polymer particles having superior gel integrity, absorption capacity, and permeability are disclosed. A method of producing the superabsorbent polymer particles by applying a polyamine coating to the particles also is disclosed. | 08-13-2009 |
William G-J Chiang, Charlotte, NC US
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| 20100247916 | Process for Producing Surface Postcrosslinked Water-Absorbing Polymer Particles - A process for producing surface postcrosslinked water-absorbing polymer particles, wherein the water-absorbing polymer particles are coated, before, during or after the surface postcrosslinking, with at least one basic salt of a trivalent metal cation and a monovalent carboxylic acid anion. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100261604 | Process for Producing Surface Crosslinked Superabsorbents - Surface-crosslinked superabsorbents are produced using a process that comprises the steps of contacting a superabsorbent base polymer with a polyvalent metal salt solution produced by dissolving at least two different polyvalent metal salts, at least one of which comprises a chelate-forming anion, and heat-treating to produce a surface-crosslinked superabsorbent. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100323885 | Process for Producing Re-Moisturised Surface-Crosslinked Superabsorbents - Re-moisturised, surface-crosslinked superabsorbents are produced using a process that comprises the steps of contacting a superabsorbent base polymer with an organic crosslinker and a polyvalent metal salt solution in the presence of an alcohol, heat-treating to produce a surface-crosslinked, dry superabsorbent and re-moisturising the surface-crosslinked dry superabsorbent. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110001087 | Process for Preparing Superabsorbents - Superabsorbents are produced by polymerisation in a kneader equipped with at least two parallel shafts that also comprises elements on at least one shaft that transport the kneader's content parallel to the shafts from a feed section to a discharge section, the process comprising the addition of an inorganic powder to the kneader's contents prior to or during polymerisation and the addition of at least one other additive to the kneader's contents during polymerisation, wherein the inorganic powder is added no later than half the average residence time of the kneader's contents and the other additive is added no earlier than half this residence time. | 01-06-2011 |
Win-Chin Chiang, Newburgh, IN US
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| 20090117256 | METHOD FOR DECREASING BITTERNESS AND IMPROVING TASTE OF PROTEIN-FREE AND HYDROLYZED INFANT FORMULAS - The present invention relates to a method for decreasing the bitterness or improving the taste of a protein-free or hydrolyzed infant formula. The method comprises intermixing ingredients of the formula and adjusting the pH of the formula to between about 6.5 and about 7.2. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20120064220 | NUTRITIONAL FORMULA CONTAINING OCTENYL SUCCINATE ANHYDRIDE-MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH - The present invention relates to a nutritional formulation comprising a lipid source, a carbohydrate source, a protein equivalent source, and an emulsifying agent comprising OSA-modified tapioca starch which contains less than about | 03-15-2012 |
Yawen L. Chiang, Potomac, MD US
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| 20080213884 | Vectors for tissue-specific replication - The invention generally relates to targeted gene therapy using recombinant vectors and particularly adenovirus vectors. The invention specifically relates to replication-conditional vectors and methods for using them. Such vectors are able to selectively replicate in a target tissue to provide a therapeutic benefit from the presence of the vector per se or from heterologous gene products expressed from the vector and distributed throughout the tissue. In such vectors, a gene essential for replication is placed under the control of a heterologous tissue-specific transcriptional regulatory sequence. Thus, replication is conditioned on the presence of a factor(s) that induces transcription or the absence of a factor(s) that inhibits transcription of the gene by means of the transcriptional regulatory sequence with this vector, therefore, a target tissue can be selectively treated. | 09-04-2008 |