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Aichi Chien, Los Angeles, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110064286	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SURFACE CAPTURING AND VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL IMAGES - A method and apparatus for volumetric image analysis and processing is described. Using the method and apparatus, it is possible to obtain geometrical information from multi-dimensional (3D or more) images. As long as an object can be reconstructed as a 3D object, regardless of the source of the images, the method and apparatus can be used to segment the target (in 3D) from the rest of the structure and to obtain the target's geometric information, such as volume and curvature.	03-17-2011

Ben Chien, Sunnyvale, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100241533	Tax data validity documentation - A method and a system for data validity documentation are provided. The method may include receiving a number of data objects. The method may also include creating a number of event histories related to one or more data objects. One or more attachment documents may be associated with each one of multiple EH records of the event histories.	09-23-2010

Benjamin Chien, Woodside, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090202481	Composition for Sustained Release Delivery of Proteins or Peptides - The present invention provides a novel liquid composition suitable for in-situ formation of a depot system to deliver a protein or peptide in a controlled manner. The composition of the present invention comprises: (a) a hydrophobic non-polymeric carrier material; (b) a water miscible biocompatible organic solvent that dissolves the hydrophobic non-polymeric material; (c) a protein or peptide covalently conjugated with one or more formulation performance-enhancing compounds. The present invention also provides a method of manufacturing and use of the composition thereof.	08-13-2009
20100034801	Non-Polymeric Compositions for Controlled Drug Delivery - The present invention provides a novel liquid composition suitable for in-situ formation of a depot system to deliver a bioactive substance in a controlled manner. The composition of the present invention comprises: (a) a hydrophobic non-polymeric carrier material; (b) a water miscible biocompatible organic solvent that dissolves the hydrophobic non-polymeric material; (c) an ionic complex that is formed between an amphiphilic molecule and a bioactive substance having a net charge at neutral pH in water. The present invention also provides a method of manufacturing and use of the composition thereof.	02-11-2010

Charles Chien, Newbury Park, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090023413	Cross Coupled High Frequency Buffer - A local oscillator (LO) buffer circuit comprises first and second LO buffers arranged in a cross coupled configuration. The first LO buffer generates in-phase output signals in response to in-phase input signals, and quadrature output signals from the second LO buffer. The second LO buffer generates the quadrature output signals in response to quadrature input signals and the in-phase output signals. The LO buffers may include inductive loads. The LO buffers may include MOS transistors or bipolar junction transistors.	01-22-2009
20090091396	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATION OF A TANK CIRCUIT IN A PHASE LOCK LOOP - A phase lock loop includes a calibration loop for calibrating a tank circuit for capacitance variation through process variations of manufacturing an integrated circuit including the phase lock loop. A capacitance profile for setting the frequency of the phase lock loop at a process corner, such as a typical process corner is stored in driver software or a host processor. At power up, or after an idle time, a calibration is performed at two frequencies. The capacitances of operating the phase lock loop at the two frequencies are determined and stored. During a frequency change, the capacitance of operating the phase lock loop is determined from the capacitance profile and stored capacitances. In one aspect, the capacitance of the phase lock loop is presumed to change linearly with frequency and the two stored capacitances are used to determine a difference capacitance at the selected frequency by linear interpolating between the two stored capacitances. The interpolated difference capacitance is added to the capacitance in the capacitance profile at the selected frequency to generate an operating capacitance. The capacitance of a tank circuit of the phase lock loop is set to the operating capacitance.	04-09-2009

Chen-Jung Chien, Sunnyvale, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080253035	Self-aligned full side shield PMR and method to make it - A process for forming the write pole of a PMR head is described. This write pole is symmetrically located relative to its side shields, This is accomplished, not through optical alignment, but by coating the pole with a uniform layer of non-magnetic material of a predetermined and precise thickness, followed by the formation of the shield layer around this.	10-16-2008
20090009907	Laminated film for head applications - A laminated main pole layer is disclosed in which a non-AFC scheme is used to break the magnetic coupling between adjacent high moment layers and reduce remanence in a hard axis direction while maintaining a high magnetic moment and achieving low values for Hch, Hce, and Hk. An amorphous material layer with a thickness of 3 to 20 Angstroms and made of an oxide, nitride, or oxynitride of one or more of Hf, Zr, Ta, Al, Mg, Zn, or Si is inserted between adjacent high moment stacks. The laminated structure also includes an alignment layer below each high moment layer within each stack. In one embodiment, a Ru coupling layer is inserted between two high moment layers in each stack to introduce an AFC scheme. An uppermost Ru layer is used as a CMP stop layer. A post annealing process may be employed to further reduce the anisotropy field (Hk).	01-08-2009
20090314632	FCC-like trilayer AP2 structure for CPP GMR EM improvement - A method of forming a CPP-GMR spin valve having a pinned layer with an AP2/coupling/AP1 configuration is disclosed wherein the AP2 portion is a FCC-like trilayer having a composition represented by Co	12-24-2009
20090323227	Ta/W film as heating device for dynamic fly height adjustment - A dynamic fly heater (DFH) for improved lifetime and better film uniformity is disclosed for a magnetic head. The heater has a lower amorphous Ta layer and an upper W layer to promote small grain size and reduced electro-migration. The composite film is especially advantageous for heaters greater than 1000 Angstroms thick where dR/R is difficult to control in the prior art. The DFH may be a (Ta/W)	12-31-2009
20100172053	Novel hard bias design for extra high density recording - A hard bias structure for biasing a free layer in a MR element within a read head is comprised of a composite hard bias layer having a Co	07-08-2010
20110262775	Self-aligned full side shield PMR and method to make it - A magnetic pole suitable for perpendicular magnetic recording is described. This write pole is symmetrically located relative to its side shields and has at least three additional surfaces that are disposed to lie in planes that are normal to the substrate's top surface.	10-27-2011

Chiahon Chien, Saratoga, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090164198	PARALLEL SIMULATION USING AN ORDERED PRIORITY OF EVENT REGIONS - In one embodiment, a plurality of kernels are provided. Each kernel may simulate a partition of a design under test. A plurality of event regions are provided. The regions may be in an ordered priority. Events for the device under test may be determined for event regions in each of the kernels. An event region to execute events in is then determined and all kernels may execute events in the same event region. Kernels then execute events for the determined event region. When finished executing events in the event queue, data synchronization may occur. In this case, information may be synced among kernels, such as status and state values for shared objected are synchronized.	06-25-2009

Ching-Yuan Chien, Palo Alto, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110180729	BROADLY TUNABLE OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATOR - A novel broadly tunable optical parametric oscillator is described for use in numerous applications including multi-photon microscopy. The optical parametric oscillator includes at least one sub-picosecond laser pump source configured to output a pump signal having a wavelength of about 650 nm or less and at least one type II optical parametric oscillator in optical communication with the pump source and configured to generate a single widely tunable pulsed optical signal. In one application, an optical system is in optical communication with the optical parametric oscillator and configured to direct at least a portion of the optical signal to a specimen, and at least one analyzing device is configured to receive a signal from the specimen in response to the optical signal.	07-28-2011

Chin Ming Chien, Irvine, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090196375	Supply independent Schmitt trigger RC oscillator - Embodiments of the present invention provide an oscillator circuit having a steady output frequency that is independent of the supplied voltage. This oscillator includes a Schmitt trigger circuit which may be implemented within an integrated circuit of a wireless terminal or other like portable electronic device. The Schmitt trigger circuit receives a threshold voltage input and a second voltage input. The Schmitt trigger circuit generates an output voltage equal to either a first output voltage or a second output voltage based on the results of comparing the threshold voltage input to the second voltage input. An RC network may be coupled to the output of the Schmitt trigger circuit and is operable to supply the second voltage input to the Schmitt trigger circuit. A voltage divider network also couples to the output of the Schmitt trigger circuit wherein the threshold voltage input is proportional to the first output voltage reduced by the voltage divider network based on the output voltage of the Schmitt trigger circuit.	08-06-2009

Chung-Jen Chien, Sunnyvale, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120017989	Metal and metal oxide surface texturing - A method of texturing a metal provides a metal with a thickness of 50 to 400 μm. The metal is anodized, etched and then textured in a first texturing step to produce a first textured surface of the metal. A textured metal is produced with a dimpled surface of dimples with diameters of 5 nm to 2 and a depth of from 2 nm to 2 μm.	01-26-2012

David Chien, Alamo, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090099343	Isolation of pathogenic prions - Peptide reagents that interact preferentially with the PrP	04-16-2009
20090130774	Elisa assays using prion-specific peptide reagents - Peptide reagents that interact preferentially with the PrPsc form of the prion protein are described for use in detecting PrPsc in biological samples. In particular, ELISA assays are described.	05-21-2009

David Y Chien, Alamo, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080299544	Hcv Multiple Epitope Fusion Antigens With Modified Proteolytic Cleavage Sites And Uses Thereof - Modified HCV multiple epitope fusion antigens (MEFAs) are described. The proteins include modified sequences such that proteolytic cleavage of the MEFAs by HCV NS3 protease is inhibited. HCV immunoassays including the modified MEFAs are also described.	12-04-2008

David Ying Chien, Alamo, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090191536	Rabbit monoclonal antibodies to hepatitis B surface antigens and methods of using the same - Reagents, methods and immunodiagnostic test kits for the accurate detection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are disclosed. The methods and kits employ novel rabbit monoclonal antibodies directed against HBV surface antigens (HBsAg) with mutations in the “a” determinant region of HBsAg.	07-30-2009

Ed Chien, Irvine, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090286487	ADAPTIVE RADIO TRANSCEIVER - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention described and shown in the specification and drawings is a transceiver with a receiver, a transmitter, a local oscillator (LO) generator, a controller, and a self-testing unit. All of these components can be packaged for integration into a single IC including components such as filters and inductors. The controller for adaptive programming and calibration of the receiver, transmitter and LO generator. The self-testing unit generates is used to determine the gain, frequency characteristics, selectivity, noise floor, and distortion behavior of the receiver, transmitter and LO generator. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.	11-19-2009

George Chien, Cupertino, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100220243	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING POWER REGULATED COMMUNICATION CIRCUITRY - Systems and methods are provided for calibrating the control mechanism in a communication circuit to allow the communication circuit to maintain a desired output power level. The communication circuit includes a variable gain adjustment circuit and a power amplifier, which operate together to provide an output power level. A control circuit controls the variable gain adjustment circuit based on a default gain parameter, a high power threshold, and a low power threshold. A calibration circuit in the control circuit calibrates a default gain parameter to provide a desired output power. A power detector can detect the desired output power level to provide an output power measurement. The calibration circuit calibrates upper and lower power thresholds to provide an acceptable range of power variation around the output power measurement.	09-02-2010

George Chien, Saratoga, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100167681	INTERFERENCE-ROBUST RECEIVER FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An interference-robust receiver includes an RF signal processor, a frequency conversion interface and an analog signal processor. The RF signal processor provides an RF signal. The frequency conversion interface includes a passive mixer for generating an intermediate frequency signal by down-converting an in-band part of the RF signal to a passband of a filter and down-converting an out-of-band part of the RF signal to a stopband of the filter. The filter can thus filter the intermediate frequency signal with the passband and the stopband.	07-01-2010
20100279641	RECEIVER FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - One exemplary receiver for a wireless communication system includes a plurality of signal processing components arranged to generate a receiver output according to a radio frequency (RF) signal. The signal processing components include amplifiers having a class-AB biased amplifier included therein. The signal processing components are disposed in a chip, and the class-AB biased amplifier is an amplifier which processes a signal corresponding to the RF signal before any other amplifier included in the chip. Another exemplary receiver for a wireless communication system includes an RF signal processor and a frequency conversion interface. The RF signal processor is to generate an RF signal, and has a class-AB biased amplifier arranged to apply amplification upon the RF signal. The frequency conversion interface is coupled to the RF signal processor, and used for receiving the RF signal generated from the RF signal processor and generating a down-converted result of the RF signal.	11-04-2010
20110287729	WIRELESS COMMUNICATION RECEIVER HAVING ONE SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT WHOSE OPERATION MODE IS ADJUSTED BY MONITORING SIGNAL LEVEL OF SPECIFIC SIGNAL OF PRECEDING SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT AND RELATED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless communication receiver includes a first signal processing circuit, a second signal processing circuit, and a detecting circuit. The first signal processing circuit generates a first processed signal by processing a received radio frequency (RF) signal. The second signal processing circuit is coupled to the first signal processing circuit. The detecting circuit monitors a specific signal of the first signal processing circuit and generates at least a control signal to the second signal processing circuit in response to a signal level of the monitored specific signal. The control signal controls the second signal processing circuit to switch from a first operation mode to a second operation mode.	11-24-2011

Hung-Chun Chien, Sunnyvale, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090288045	Design-For-Test-Aware Hierarchical Design Planning - Full-chip scan data can be advantageously used during design planning to minimize top-level scan wires and scan feedthroughs. The scan cells can be reordered using a modified cost function to promote connecting all scan cells in one plan group before crossing to a scan cell in another plan group. The modified cost function can take into account penalty parameters. The penalty parameters can include at least one of: membership in a plan group or a top-level physical hierarchy, size of a plan group, FLOATING/ORDERED scan element in scan data, location of endpoints of an ORDERED list, location of endpoints of a macro, and membership in a plan group containing a STOP point. Scan data, at the block-level and at the top-level, can be automatically updated to reflect the plan groups and optimized scan chains.	11-19-2009

Hung-Ming (ed) Chien, Irvine, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100297961	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A RECONFIGURABLE FILTER THAT IS UTILIZED BY A RF TRANSMITTER AND A RF RECEIVER WHICH ARE INTEGRATED ON A SINGLE SUBSTRATE - An RF receiver and an RF transmitter, which are integrated in a single substrate, are operable to share a single reconfigurable filter to perform RF receiver filtering and RF transmitter filtering. The reconfigurable filter is configured to operate as a bandpass filter such as an image rejection bandpass filter for receiving RF signals by the RF receiver. The reconfigurable filter operates as a low pass filter for transmitting RF signals by the RF transmitter. The reconfigurable filter is configured to operate in a RF receiver filtering mode or a RF transmitter filtering mode, respectively. The reconfigurable filter is enabled to share configurable circuit components of the radio transceiver in both the radio frequency receiver filtering mode and the radio frequency transmitter filtering mode. The reconfigurable filter transitions between the radio frequency receiver filtering mode and the radio frequency transmitter filtering mode via reconfiguring the shared configurable circuit components.	11-25-2010

Hwey-Ching Chien, San Diego, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090243052	Electronic device with shielding structure and method of manufacturing the same - An electronic device includes a substrate, an active circuit, and a shielding structure. The active circuit is formed on the substrate. The shielding structure is disposed surrounding the active circuit, and includes a first heavy ion-doped region, first metal stack, second heavy ion-doped region, second metal stack and top metal. The first heavy ion-doped is formed in the substrate and located at a first side of the active circuit. The first metal stack is formed on the first heavy ion-doped region of the substrate, wherein the first metal stack is connected to a ground voltage. The second heavy ion-doped region is formed in the substrate and located at a second side of the active circuit. The second metal stack is formed on the second heavy ion-doped region of the substrate. The top metal is formed on the first metal stack and second metal stack and passing over the active circuit.	10-01-2009

Jeff Chien, Saratoga, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090129143	Spin transfer MRAM device with separated CPP assisted writing - A spin-transfer MRAM is described that has two sub-cells each having a conductive spacer between an upper CPP cell and a lower MTJ cell. The two conductive spacers in each bit cell are linked by a transistor which is controlled by a write word line. The two CPP cells in each bit cell have different resistance states and the MTJ cell and CPP cell in each sub-cell have different resistance states. The MTJ free layer rotates in response to switching in the CPP free layer because of a large demagnetization field exerted by the CPP free layer. An improved circuit design is disclosed that enables a faster and more reliable read process since the reference is a second MTJ within the same bit cell. When R	05-21-2009
20090296455	Spin transfer MRAM device with separated CCP assisted writing - A spin-transfer MRAM is described that has two sub-cells each having a conductive spacer between an upper CPP cell and a lower MTJ cell. The two conductive spacers in each bit cell are linked by a transistor which is controlled by a write word line. The two CPP cells in each bit cell have different resistance states and the MTJ cell and CPP cell in each sub-cell have different resistance states. The MTJ free layer rotates in response to switching in the CPP free layer because of a large demagnetization field exerted by the CPP free layer. An improved circuit design is disclosed that enables a faster and more reliable read process since the reference is a second MTJ within the same bit cell. When R	12-03-2009
20090296456	Spin transfer MRAM device with separated CPP assisted writing - A spin-transfer MRAM is described that has two sub-cells each having a conductive spacer between an upper CPP cell and a lower MTJ cell. The two conductive spacers in each bit cell are linked by a transistor which is controlled by a write word line. The two CPP cells in each bit cell have different resistance states and the MTJ cell and CPP cell in each sub-cell have different resistance states. The MTJ free layer rotates in response to switching in the CPP free layer because of a large demagnetization field exerted by the CPP free layer. An improved circuit design is disclosed that enables a faster and more reliable read process since the reference is a second MTJ within the same bit cell. When R	12-03-2009
20090298200	Spin Transfer MRAM Device with Separated CPP Assisted Writing - A spin-transfer MRAM is described that has two sub-cells each having a conductive spacer between an upper CPP cell and a lower MTJ cell. The two conductive spacers in each bit cell are linked by a transistor which is controlled by a write word line. The two CPP cells in each bit cell have different resistance states and the MTJ cell and CPP cell in each sub-cell have different resistance states. The MTJ free layer rotates in response to switching in the CPP free layer because of a large demagnetization field exerted by the CPP free layer. An improved circuit design is disclosed that enables a faster and more reliable read process since the reference is a second MTJ within the same bit cell. When R	12-03-2009

Jen-Chan Chien, Saratoga, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080247667	Laying Out Multiple Images - Systems, methods, and apparatuses, including computer program products, are provided for re-layout of composite images. In some implementations, a method includes identifying geometric transformations corresponding to multiple images from a collection of images, where a geometric transformation reorients a corresponding image in relation to a common reference frame when applied and identifying a reference image for the multiple images in the collection of images. The method also includes determining overlapping image regions for the multiple images starting from the reference image, the determining based on the identified geometric transformations, determining additional transformations of a specified type for the multiple images based on the overlapping image regions, where an additional transformation lays out a corresponding image in relation to the reference image when applied, and making the additional transformations available for further processing and output with respect to the collection of images.	10-09-2008
20100027876	Seam-Based Reduction and Expansion of Images With Color-Weighted Priority - A system and method for expansion and reduction of images uses an absolute value associated with each pixel of an input image (e.g., a color and/or intensity value) to determine a respective energy value for each pixel. For example, a given color or range of colors (e.g., skin tones, or other high-priority colors) may be assigned higher energy values than other colors and/or color ranges, and may be protected during image reduction and/or expansion. These energy values may be used to determine a cost associated with various seams of the image, which may represent the priority of the seams in the image. One or more low-cost seams may be identified for removal or replication to produce a resized image. The methods may be used in conjunction with an automated skin tone detector or a user interface that allows selection of one or more high priority colors or color ranges.	02-04-2010
20110038562	Universal Front End for Masks, Selections, and Paths - A method, system, and computer-readable storage medium are disclosed for editing a digital image with automatic conversion of region modalities. Input comprising an instruction to perform an operation on a first portion of the digital image may be received. The first portion of the digital image may comprise data defined by a first region modality. The operation may be applicable to data defined by a second region modality. In response to receiving the input, the first portion of the digital image may be automatically converted from the first region modality to the second region modality. The operation may be automatically performed on the converted first portion of the digital image (i.e., as defined by the second region modality).	02-17-2011
20110182511	Automatically Selected Adjusters - Automatically selected adjusters are described, including selecting an area of an image, determining a characteristic of the area, and selecting an adjuster of a set of adjusters based on the characteristic of the area.	07-28-2011
20110286684	Selecting A Reference Image For Images To Be Joined - The present disclosure includes systems and techniques relating to selecting a reference image for images to be joined in accordance with projective transformations. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in a computer-implemented method that includes obtaining projective transformations corresponding to two dimensional images to be joined together in accordance with the projective transformations; selecting one of the two dimensional images to be a reference image for remaining ones of the two dimensional images, the selecting being based on a measure of overall distortion for the two dimensional images; setting a projective transformation of the one of the images according to a group transform; correcting remaining projective transformations of the remaining images in accordance with the setting the projective transformation of the one of the images; and making the two dimensional images and the projective transformations available for further processing and output.	11-24-2011

Jen-Chieh Chien, Lake Forest, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090028187	Upstream adaptive modulation in a communications system - A system and method for providing upstream adaptive modulation. Burst parameters associated with a range of data interval usage codes (IUCs) are defined. Each of the data IUCs has a different modulation order and forward error correction (FEC). The SNR and codeword error rate for each satellite modem in the network are monitored. The data IUCs are dynamically assigned to different satellite modems within an upstream channel based on SNR and/or codeword error rate to enable each of the satellite modems in the upstream channel to achieve maximum bandwidth efficiency during upstream data transmissions. Bandwidth requests are received from the satellite modems and granted. The grant includes the assigned data IUC. The data bursts received in the upstream channel are each processed using the parameters from the assigned IUC for each of the satellite modems sending data in the upstream channel. When any of the satellite modems' SNR and/or codeword error rate changes, the data IUC for that satellite modem is changed accordingly.	01-29-2009
20100142437	Method and System for Adaptive Modulation Scheduling - Provided is a method and system for transmitting MPEG frames between a DOCSIS based satellite modem termination system (SMTS) and a corresponding satellite modem (SM) system. The method includes identifying at least one data stream requiring transmission between the SMTS and the SM, the data stream including one or more MPEG frames. Next, the MPEG frames are organized within SMTS data queues based upon predetermined parameters and then transmitted based upon their organization within the data queues.	06-10-2010
20100198974	Modified Range Requests Enabling Bandwidth Requests and State of Health Reporting - A modified ranging request in a broadband communications system. The modified ranging request includes a header, a management message header attached to the header, a management message payload attached to the management message header, and a CRC attached to the management message payload. The management message header enables bandwidth requests to be made by subscriber equipment without contention. The management message header also includes state of health information on the status of a downstream transmission for enabling a central location to determine how to assign subscribers to queues in an adaptive modulation scheme.	08-05-2010
20100262895	Turbo-Coding DOCSIS Information for Satellite Communications - Methods and systems for modifying DOCSIS-based transmission paths for communication in higher frequency and/or wireless environments, such as wireless terrestrial communication systems and satellite communication systems. An inner turbo-code is combined with a DOCSIS based Reed-Solomon (“RS”) forward error correction (“FEC”) coding scheme, to produce a concatenated turbo-RS code (other FEC codes can be utilized). In phase and quadrature phase (“I-Q”) processing is utilized to enable relatively low cost up-converter implementations. The I-Q processing is preferably performed at baseband, essentially pre-compensating for analog variations in the transmit path. Power amplifier on/off control capable of controlling on/off RF power control of remote transmitters is modulated on a transmit cable to reduce the need for a separate cable.	10-14-2010
20100278098	High Speed Data Service Via Satellite Modem Termination System and Satellite Modems - A satellite communication system includes a satellite earth station operably coupled to a data network, and a plurality of satellite modems, each satellite modem of the plurality of satellite modems communicating in an upstream and downstream data communication mode with the satellite earth station via at least one servicing satellite. The satellite earth station includes a host processor for receiving data packets from the data network and processing DOCSIS management packets, a DOCSIS MAC coupled to the host processor for encrypting the transmit packet data from the host memory, framing data in MAC headers and inserting MAC timestamps in the transmit packet data, a satellite modulator coupled to the DOCSIS MAC for modulating the encrypted transmit packet data to generate downstream output data for transmission to at least one of the plurality of satellite modems, a burst demodulator for demodulating upstream data received from at least one of the plurality of satellite modems, and a turbo decoder coupled to the burst demodulator and the DOCSIS MAC for turbo decoding the demodulated data from the burst demodulator and sending the decoded data to the DOCSIS MAC. The DOCSIS MAC sends DOCSIS management packets portion of the decoded data to the host processor and sends transmit packet data portion of the decoded data to the data network.	11-04-2010
20110274151	Upstream Adaptive Modulation in a Communications System - A system and method for providing upstream adaptive modulation. Burst parameters associated with a range of data interval usage codes (IUCs) are defined. Each of the data IUCs has a different modulation order and forward error correction (FEC). The SNR and codeword error rate for each satellite modem in the network are monitored. The data IUCs are dynamically assigned to different satellite modems within an upstream channel based on SNR and/or codeword error rate to enable each of the satellite modems in the upstream channel to achieve maximum bandwidth efficiency during upstream data transmissions. Bandwidth requests are received from the satellite modems and granted. The grant includes the assigned data IUC. The data bursts received in the upstream channel are each processed using the parameters from the assigned IUC for each of the satellite modems sending data in the upstream channel. When any of the satellite modems' SNR and/or codeword error rate changes, the data IUC for that satellite modem is changed accordingly.	11-10-2011

Jen-Chieh (jack) Chien, Lake Forest, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100074167	Downstream Time Domain Based Adaptive Modulation for DOCSIS Based Applications - In a DOCSIS based satellite gateway data is transmitted over a single downstream channel, at different throughput rates. Data destined for each subscriber/receiver is assigned a throughput rate depending upon the downstream signal quality of that subscriber/receiver. To accomplish this, the downstream DOCSIS MAC data is parsed to extract DOCSIS packets. The DOCSIS packets are then loaded into packet queues based on an identifier within such packets such as the MAC destination address or SID. Each of the queues represents a bandwidth efficiency or throughput rate that can be currently tolerated by specific subscribers based on the current signal quality being experienced at the subscriber location. A PHY-MAP describing the downstream data structure to be transmitted and inserted into the downstream data. Data is extracted from the packet queues in queue blocks as defined by the PHY-MAP. The queue blocks are modulated with transmission parameters appropriate for each queue block and transmitted to the DOCSIS based satellite modems. The satellite modems extract the PHY-MAP from the downstream data and use the information contained in it to demodulate and decode the queue for which they have sufficient downstream signal quality. Satellite modems measure and transmit downstream signal quality to the satellite gateway to be used to assigned traffic to the appropriate queues.	03-25-2010

Jonathan Chien, Tustin, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090086987	Method and System for Removal of Clicks and Noise in a Redirected Audio Stream - There is provided a method of redirecting an audio stream from a first audio endpoint to a second audio endpoint in a computer operating system. The method includes directing the audio stream from a client application through a first audio resource stack to the first audio endpoint; creating an audio endpoint bridge to provide a path for the audio stream from the first audio resource stack through a second audio resource stack connected to the second audio endpoint; and redirecting the audio stream to the second audio endpoint using the audio endpoint bridge. The audio endpoint bridge can be created by forming a bridging application so as to activate the second audio stack. The bridging application can be hooked into a Windows audio engine in the second audio resource stack. The bridge can be used to intercept an audio stream and remove noise from it. Additionally, a specific type of noise with sporadic intermittent spikes has been observed in this audio framework with certain Bluetooth headsets. A system and method is described for removing this specific type of noise.	04-02-2009
20110085668	2.1 Crossover Equalization in PC Audio Applications - Challenges to the implementation of equalization in the 2.1 environment arise from the constraints imposed by HD audio requirements and Windows® Vista™. A hybrid software hardware solution overcomes many of the challenges by exploiting the software capability for equalization and using a hardware codec to perform the separation into high frequency and low frequency audio streams needed to drive stereo speakers and a subwoofer.	04-14-2011
20110200195	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPEAKER BAR SOUND ENHANCEMENT - A sound reproduction apparatus comprising a loudspeaker bar having a plurality of loudspeakers. A loudspeaker bar controller coupled to the loudspeaker bar for processing audio data for the plurality of loudspeakers, the loudspeaker bar controller comprising a spatial enhancement/virtualization system for receiving a surround channel of audio data and processing the surround channel of audio data with a spatial generation/virtualization filter, wherein a left stereo channel of audio data and a right stereo channel of audio data are not processed with the head related transfer function filter. Bass is enhanced for small speakers which are not able to produce bass frequencies.	08-18-2011

Jya-Syin Wu Chien, Tustin, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090174597	Global Positioning System Accuracy Enhancement - Methods and systems enhance the accuracy of the global positioning system (GPS) using a low earth orbiting (LEO) satellite constellation. According to embodiments described herein, GPS data is received from GPS satellites at a GPS control segment and is used to create GPS correction data to be utilized by user equipment to correct errors within the GPS data. The GPS correction data is transmitted from the GPS control segment to a LEO ground segment, where it is uplinked to the LEO satellite constellation. To account for bandwidth constraints and minimize any performance degradation of the LEO satellites, the GPS correction data is broadcast to earth on a subset of the total number of available spot beams. The subset of spot beams is selected in part according to satellite angular velocity, bandwidth constraints, and message latency estimates.	07-09-2009

Ken Chien, La Jolla, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100261196	METHODS OF IDENTIFYING SMALL MOLECULES FOR RENEWALS, SURVIVAL AND MIGRATION OF CARDIAC PROGENITORS - The present invention relates to a small molecule high-throughput screening assay consisting of detectably labeled cardiac progenitor cells. The invention also describes a method of identifying small molecules from the high-throughput assay affecting cardiogenesis and/or modulating cardiac progenitor cell development. Also described are methods of stimulating maturation of cardiac progenitor cells using a GSK-3β inhibitor.	10-14-2010

Kenneth Chien, La Jolla, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090149412	Method for Inhibition of Phospholamban Activity for the Treatment of Cardiac Disease and Heart Failure - The present invention provides a method for the treatment of heart failure through the use of small peptide complexes and recombinant proteins which function to enhance contractility in failing hearts and reduce blood pressure in individuals with hypertension by inhibiting the interaction between phospholamban and sacroplasmic reticulum Ca	06-11-2009

Mingwei Chien, Toronto, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080204460	DEVICE HAVING MULTIPLE GRAPHICS SUBSYSTEMS AND REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION MODE, SOFTWARE AND METHODS - Many computing device may now include two or more graphics subsystems. The multiple graphics subsystems may have different abilities, and may, for example, consume differing amount of electrical power, with one subsystem consuming more average power than the others. The higher power consuming graphics subsystem may be coupled to the device and used instead of, or in addition to, the lower power consuming graphics subsystem, resulting in higher performance or additional capabilities, but increased overall power consumption. By transitioning from the use of the higher power consuming graphics subsystem to the lower power consuming graphics subsystem, while placing the higher power consuming graphics subsystem in a lower power consumption mode, overall power consumption is reduced.	08-28-2008

Shu Chien, La Jolla, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080199505	Local Gene Therapy with an Eluting Stent for Vascular Injury - The present invention relates to a method for preventing or treating stenosis or restenosis in subjects by placement of a polymerized support delivering a recombinant adeno or adeno-associated vector with a mutant Ras nucleic acid encoding a mutant Ras protein which inhibits Ras-mediated phosphorylation, and blocking the Ras signal transduction pathway in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs).	08-21-2008
20090305309	Methods and Compositions for Detecting Neoplastic Cells - Methods and compositions for identifying neoplastic cells in a biological sample are provided.	12-10-2009

Shu-Yao Chien, Sunnyvale, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080267207	CONTEXT-SENSITIVE, SELF-ADJUSTING TARGETING MODELS - In an embodiment, new traffic pattern data is received pertaining to a first time period having a first time increment. The traffic pattern data may be received as, or converted to, count information reflecting the probabilities that the user will select particular links services. An incremental table is accessed to determine stale traffic pattern count data, which is the traffic pattern count data in the incremental table over a second time period having the first time increment, wherein the second time period covers the oldest traffic pattern count data in the incremental table. Then a count table is updated to reflect removal of the stale traffic pattern count data, wherein the count table contains global count data at a higher level of granularity than the incremental table. The incremental table and count table are updated to reflect addition of the new traffic pattern data.	10-30-2008
20080301118	User Interactive Precision Targeting Principle - A method of determining content relevance for a user sets a user preference, which is related to a first area of content. The method calculates a set of scores, by using a combination, of the user preference, affinity data, and a parametric weight. The method organizes the content by using the set of scores, such that the organization of the content has a desirable relationship to the user, and recommends the selected content. Preferably, the method precomputes the affinity data and/or the parametric weight to generate and store the precompiled data for later retrieval. The affinity data describes a relationship between a first item of content and a second item of content, and the parametric weight describes an attribute of the second item. Additional embodiments include a system implementation and computer readable medium.	12-04-2008
20090055257	Engagement-Oriented Recommendation Principle - A method selects a predictor item that has a relevance to a user. The method receives a set of affinity items having affinity scores that relate the predictor item to the affinity items. The method filters the list of affinity items based on the affinity scores, and selects a first set of affinity items from the filtered items. For each selected affinity item, the method calculates a difference score from the predictor item, and selects a first affinity item based on the difference score for the first affinity item. Preferably, content is presented to the user based on the selected first affinity item. Additional embodiments include a system and/or computer readable medium having instructions for execution of the foregoing.	02-26-2009
20100082359	Multi-Granular Age Range Products For Use in Online Marketing - Particular embodiments of the invention are directed to generating marketing-based age range products for use in age-targeted online marketing. The age range products may include multi-granular age range products generated by combining age ranges at different levels of granularity.	04-01-2010
20100082360	Age-Targeted Online Marketing Using Inferred Age Range Information - Particular embodiments of the invention are directed to generating marketing-based age range products based at least on inferred data regarding the age of various network users. The age range products may be used for age-targeted online marketing.	04-01-2010

Stephen C. Chien, Irvine, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090149275	GOLF CLUB HEAD - An exemplary golf club head having an increased amount of discretionary mass may be realized by utilizing improved drop angles, an improved average crown height, and/or articulation points. The discretionary mass may be placed low and deep in the club head to improve the location of the center of gravity as well as the inertial properties. A preferred break length may also be utilized to further improve the depth of the center of gravity. In one example, the center of gravity may be positioned to substantially align the sweet spot with the face center of the club head.	06-11-2009
20100285902	Golf Club Head - An exemplary golf club head having an increased amount of discretionary mass may be realized by utilizing improved drop angles, an improved average crown height, and/or articulation points. The discretionary mass may be placed low and deep in the club head to improve the location of the center of gravity as well as the inertial properties. A preferred break length may also be utilized to further improve the depth of the center of gravity. In one example, the center of gravity may be positioned to substantially align the sweet spot with the face center of the club head.	11-11-2010

Stephen Ko-Chiang Chien, Foster City, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090167816	INK JET METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERNED LAYER ON SUBSTRATE - An ink jet method for forming patterned layers on substrates permits a predetermined number of substrates to have respective patterned layers formed thereon. The inkjet method, however, further prevents clogging of the ink jet system when not in use to coat/layer substrates. A further step is provided, after all the desired substrates have been patterned, that making the liquid level of the ink in the nozzle changed within each predetermined time interval during/over the course of a predetermined amount of time. By changing the liquid level of the ink in the nozzle in a given period, each nozzle is able to remain unclogged (i.e., the ink in a nozzle does not have sufficient time to dry/harden prior to being jetted).	07-02-2009

Stephen Ko-Chiang Chien, Redwood City, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090256875	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PATTERNED THIN-FILM LAYER - A method for manufacturing a patterned thin-film layer includes the steps of: providing a substrate with a plurality of banks thereon, the plurality of banks defining a plurality of spaces; providing an ink-jet device comprising a plurality of nozzles for depositing ink therefrom; generating a jetting information about ink volume that each of the nozzles deposits into the respective spaces by a random method, the jetting information meeting ink volume deposited into each of the spaces is in a range from about 92.5% to about 107.5% of an average volume of ink in the spaces; making the nozzles to deposit ink into the respective spaces according to the jetting information; and solidifying the ink so as to form a plurality of patterned thin-film layers formed in the spaces.	10-15-2009

Steve Chien, Mountain View, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080243812	RANKING METHOD USING HYPERLINKS IN BLOGS - A method for static ranking of web documents is disclosed. Search engines are typically configured such that search results having a higher PageRank® score are listed first. A modified scoring technique is provided whereby the score includes a reset vector that is biased toward web pages linked to blogs. This requires identifying web pages as either blogs or non-blogs.	10-02-2008

Steven Yuh-Ming Chien, City Of Industry, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090194260	Cooling apparatus for graphic cards - A cooling apparatus for graphic cards is used for two graphic cards that are disposed in parallel. There is a receiving space between the two graphic cards. The cooling apparatus for graphic cards includes a first base, a first cooler, a plurality of first heat pipes, a second base, a second cooler, and a plurality of second heat pipes. The first base is located on the first heat-emitting element of the first graphic card. One end of the first cooling pipe extends through the first base, and the second end of the first cooling pipe extends through the first cooler. The second base is located on the second heat-emitting element of the second graphic card. Thereby, the cooling apparatus for graphic cards can be applied to a plurality of graphic cards. The heat is simultaneously exhausted for both cards and the space is reduced.	08-06-2009

Thomas Chien, San Jose, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100016832	SPIRALLY CONFORMABLE INFUSION CATHETER - An infusion catheter includes a catheter body having a proximal end, a distal end, and two or more lumens extending therethrough. The infusion catheter also includes an infusion tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and one or more ports disposed therethrough. The first lumen of the catheter body is in fluid communication with the lumen of the infusion tube. A central member has a distal end connected to the distal end of the infusion tube, a proximal end, and a proximal portion slidably received in the second lumen of the catheter body. The infusion tube is disposed relative to the central member such that axial advancement of the central member relative to the catheter body radially collapses the infusion tube over the central member and axial retraction of the central member relative to the catheter body radially expands the infusion tube about the central member.	01-21-2010

Thomas Yung-Hui Chien, San Jose, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110172643	Catheter with Composite Stiffener - A catheter comprising an elongate tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a passageway defining a lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends. The elongate tubular member comprises a relatively stiff proximal section and a relatively flexible distal section. The proximal section includes an inner tubular liner, a first stiffener comprising a metal alloy, and a second stiffener comprising a non-metal alloy. The first and second stiffeners are coaxially wound exterior to the proximal inner liner. The distal section includes a distal inner tubular liner and the second stiffener coaxially wound exterior to the distal inner liner. The first stiffener terminates before reaching the distal section.	07-14-2011

Wei-Jung Chien, San Diego, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100008430	FILTERING VIDEO DATA USING A PLURALITY OF FILTERS - Systems and methods of filtering video data using a plurality of filters are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method includes receiving and decoding a plurality of filters embedded in a video data bitstream at a video decoder. The method includes selecting, based on information included in the video data bitstream, a particular filter of the plurality of filters. The method further includes applying the particular filter to at least a portion of decoded video data of the video data bitstream to produce filtered decoded video data.	01-14-2010
20100158103	COMBINED SCHEME FOR INTERPOLATION FILTERING, IN-LOOP FILTERING AND POST-LOOP FILTERING IN VIDEO CODING - In one example, this disclosure describes filtering techniques for filtering of video blocks of a video unit. The filtering techniques may select one or more different types of filtering for each video block of the video unit based on various factors such as whether the video block is inter-coded or intra-coded, and whether adaptive interpolations were preformed during a motion compensation process during the encoding of the video block. When adaptive interpolations were performed, the adaptive interpolations may provide a level of filtering that renders additional filtering unnecessary or undesirable in some cases.	06-24-2010
20110002388	TEMPLATE MATCHING FOR VIDEO CODING - In one aspect of this disclosure, template matching motion prediction is applied to B-frames. In another aspect of this disclosure, template matching motion prediction as applied to video block coding may include generating a template offset, generating a weighted sum of absolute differences, selecting a number of hypotheses used to encode video blocks based on the cost associated with the number of hypotheses and signaling, with a new syntax, to a decoder, the number of hypotheses used in encoding, rejecting hypotheses if the difference in value between a hypothesis and a reference hypothesis is greater than a threshold value, and/or generating the content of a sub-block that does not have reconstructed data available by combining motion-compensated prediction and luma residuals.	01-06-2011
20110206125	ADAPTIVE MOTION RESOLUTION FOR VIDEO CODING - A video encoder may encode video data by adaptively selecting between one-eighth-pixel and one-quarter-pixel precision motion vectors, and signal the selected precision. In one example, an apparatus includes a video encoder to encode a block of video data using a one-eighth-pixel precision motion vector when use of the one-eighth-pixel precision motion vector is determined to be preferable for the block over a one-quarter-pixel precision motion vector, and to generate a signal value indicative of the use of the one-eighth-pixel precision motion vector for the block, and an output interface to output the encoded block and the signal value. A video decoder may be configured to receive the signal value and the encoded block, analyze the signal value to determine whether the block was encoded using one-eighth-pixel precision or one-quarter-pixel precision, and decode the block based on the determination.	08-25-2011
20110249721	VARIABLE LENGTH CODING OF CODED BLOCK PATTERN (CBP) IN VIDEO COMPRESSION - This disclosure describes techniques for coding video data. As one example, this disclosure describes a coded block pattern (CBP) for a coding unit (CU) of video data that indicates whether or not each of a luminance component (Y), a first chrominance component (U), and a second chrominance component (V) include at least one non-zero coefficient. According to another example, this disclosure describes a CBP that indicates whether respective blocks of a CU include at least on non-zero coefficient. The CBP described herein may be mapped to a single variable length code (VLC) code word. The VLC code word may be used by a coder to code the CU of video data.	10-13-2011
20110249737	MIXED TAP FILTERS - During the prediction stage of a video encoding and/or decoding process, a video coder can use relatively longer filters for certain motion vectors pointing to certain sub-pixel positions and relatively shorter filters for motion vectors pointing to other sub-pixel positions, where a longer filter generally refers to an interpolation filter with a greater number of filter coefficients, also called taps, while a shorter filter generally refers to an interpolation filter with fewer taps.	10-13-2011
20110249745	BLOCK AND PARTITION SIGNALING TECHNIQUES FOR VIDEO CODING - A video block syntax element indicates whether all of the partitions of a video block are predicted based on a same reference list and no greater than quarter-pixel accuracy is used. If the video block syntax element is set, partition-level signaling of the reference lists is avoided. If the video block syntax element is not set, partition-level signaling of the reference lists occurs. If the video block syntax element is set, partition-level syntax elements may be used for each of the partitions of the video block, wherein the partition-level syntax elements each identify one of the reference lists and motion vector accuracy for a given one of the partitions.	10-13-2011
20110249754	VARIABLE LENGTH CODING OF CODED BLOCK PATTERN (CBP) IN VIDEO COMPRESSION - In one example, this disclosure describes method of coding video data. The method comprises coding a block of video data as one or more luminance blocks of transform coefficients and one or more chrominance blocks of transform coefficients, and coding a coded block pattern (CBP) for the block of video data. The CBP comprises syntax information that identifies whether non-zero data is included in each of the luminance blocks and each of the chrominance blocks. Coding the CBP includes selecting one or more variable length coding (VLC) tables based on a transform size used in performing one or more transforms on the one or more luminance blocks.	10-13-2011
20110310976	Joint Coding of Partition Information in Video Coding - In one example, a video decoder is configured to receive a value for a coding unit of video data, wherein the coding unit is partitioned into a plurality of sub-coding units, determine whether the sub-coding units are partitioned into further sub-coding units based on the value, and decode the sub-coding units and the further sub-coding units. In another example, a video encoder is configured to partition a coding unit of video data into a plurality of sub-coding units, determine whether to partition the sub-coding units into further sub-coding units, and encode the coding unit to include a value that indicates whether the sub-coding units are partitioned into the further sub-coding units.	12-22-2011
20120014455	Variable Localized Bit-Depth Increase for Fixed-Point Transforms in Video Coding - This disclosure describes techniques for mitigating rounding errors in a fixed-point transform associated with video coding by applying a variable localized bit-depth increase at the transform. More specifically, the techniques include selecting a constant value based on a size of a fixed-point transform in a video coding device and applying a variable localized bit-depth increase at the transform with a value equal to the constant value. Applying the variable localized bit-depth increase includes left-shifting a transform input signal by a number of bits equal to the constant value before the fixed-point transform, and right-shifting a transform output signal by a number of bits equal to the constant value after the fixed-point transform. The constant value is selected from a plurality of constant values stored on the video coding device. Each of the constant values is pre-calculated for one of a plurality of different transform sizes supported by the video coding.	01-19-2012

Windy Chien, San Francisco, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100119215	Video spoiler alert - A system in accordance with the present invention may include one or more processors, memory that receives instructions from the one or more processors according to a clock operating at a frequency, one or more programs stored in the memory, with instructions to: open a media file that may be stored locally or remotely; play the content of the media file at a default speed; and control access to the non-played content of the media file according to one or more conditions, which may be used to prevent the spoilage or viewing ahead of the non-played content.	05-13-2010
20100122166	Preview of next media object to play - A system and method for presenting reproduction of media objects. A plurality of media objects is retrieved. The plurality of media objects is reproduced one after another on a media reproduction system. One or more graphical objects are presented on a display of the media reproduction system. Each graphical object of the plurality of graphical objects corresponds to each of the plurality of media objects being reproduced. As each of the plurality of media objects is reproduced, a corresponding graphical object presented on the display moves from a beginning side of the display to an end side of the display in relation to an amount of the corresponding media object being reproduced. As reproduction of the plurality of media objects transitions from one media object to a next media object, the graphical object corresponding to the next media object to be reproduced is presented from the beginning side of the display.	05-13-2010
20100132005	Recapping media content - A system in accordance with the present invention may include one or more processors, memory that receives instructions from the one or more processors according to a clock operating at a frequency, one or more programs stored in the memory, with instructions to: open a media file or receive a media broadcast that may be stored locally or remotely; play the content of the media file or media broadcast at a default speed; and control the play of the content with control features such as a feature for recapping earlier media content.	05-27-2010
20110041060	Video/Music User Interface - A system in accordance with the present invention may include one or more processors, memory from which the processor may fetch instructions according to a clock operating at a frequency, a display device, and one or more programs stored in the memory, with instructions to open a media file, play content of the media file, render graphically on the display device the played content of the media file, pause the played content of the media file, and render graphically on the display device options available during the pause.	02-17-2011

Wu-Yi Chien, San Jose, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120001150	MEMORY CELL THAT EMPLOYS A SELECTIVELY FABRICATED CARBON NANO-TUBE REVERSIBLE RESISTANCE-SWITCHING ELEMENT AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - In some aspects, a method of fabricating a memory cell is provided that includes fabricating a steering element above a substrate, and fabricating a reversible-resistance switching element coupled to the steering element by selectively fabricating carbon nano-tube (“CNT”) material above the substrate, wherein the CNT material comprises a single CNT. Numerous other aspects are provided.	01-05-2012

Xiaoming Xu Chien, Benicia, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100062087	Nutraceutical Treatments for Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Wound Healing - In an embodiment of the present invention, a nutraceutical formula comprising a combination of two or more substances from the group: berry extract, chromium, zinc, trans-resveratrol, l-arginine, chlorophyll, vitamin C and aloe vera combined synergistically to reduce inflammation in mammals suffering from diabetes. In another embodiment of the present invention, a nutraceutical formula comprising a combination of two or more substances from the group: berry extract, chromium, zinc, fr-απs-resveratrol, l-arginine, chlorophyll, vitamin C and aloe vera combined synergistically to enhance wound healing in mammals suffering from diabetes. In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, a nutraceutical formula comprising a combination of two or more substances from the group: berry extract, chromium, zinc, trans-resveratrol, l-arginine, chlorophyll, vitamin C and aloe vera combined synergistically to reduce inflammation in mammals not suffering from diabetes. In another embodiment of the present invention, a nutraceutical formula comprising a combination of two or more substances from the group: berry extract, chromium, zinc, trans-resveratrol, l-arginine, chlorophyll, vitamin C and aloe vera, combined synergistically to enhance wound healing in mammals not suffering from diabetes.	03-11-2010

Yungteh Chien, Lake Forest, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080279382	SECURE AND SCALABLE SOLID STATE DISK SYSTEM - A solid state disk system is disclosed. The system comprises a user token and at least one level secure virtual storage controller, coupled to the host system. The system includes a plurality of virtual storage devices coupled to at least one secure virtual storage controller. A system and method in accordance with the present invention could be utilized in flash based storage, disk storage systems, portable storage devices, corporate storage systems, PCs, servers, wireless storage, and multimedia storage systems.	11-13-2008
20080282027	SECURE AND SCALABLE SOLID STATE DISK SYSTEM - A solid state disk system is disclosed. The system comprises a user token and at least one level secure virtual storage controller, coupled to the host system. The system includes a plurality of virtual storage devices coupled to at least one secure virtual storage controller. A system and method in accordance with the present invention could be utilized in flash based storage, disk storage systems, portable storage devices, corporate storage systems, PCs, servers, wireless storage, and multimedia storage systems.	11-13-2008
20080282264	SECURE AND SCALABLE SOLID STATE DISK SYSTEM - A solid state disk system is disclosed. The system comprises a user token and at least one level secure virtual storage controller, coupled to the host system. The system includes a plurality of virtual storage devices coupled to at least one secure virtual storage controller. A system and method in accordance with the present invention could be utilized in flash based storage, disk storage systems, portable storage devices, corporate storage systems, PCs, servers, wireless storage, and multimedia storage systems.	11-13-2008