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Andrew Gong, San Mateo, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110199226Methods and Apparatuses Using Control Indicators for Data Processing Systems - A control indication assembly. A first control mounted on a surface of a computer is coupled to a first sensor, to a first sensing circuit to send an electrical signal to the first control when a user-touch occurs to the first sensor, and to a first indicator to indicate an occurrence of said user-touch. A second control mounted on a surface of a display which is coupled to the computer is coupled to a second sensor, to a second sensing circuit to send an electrical signal to said second control when said user-touch occurs to the display, and to a second indicator to indicate an occurrence of the user-touch. The first and second control are configured such that the first and second indicator are synchronized to exhibit identical behaviors when the user-touch occurs to either the first control or the second control.08-18-2011

Baoqing Gong, Emeryville, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
201000042372-Amino-7,8-dihydro-6H-pyrido[4,3-D]pyrimidin-5-ones - Disclosed are 2-amino-7,8-dihydro-6H-pyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidin-5-one compounds, their stereoisomers, tautomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and prodrugs thereof; compositions that include a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and one or more of the 2-amino-7,8-dihydro-6H-pyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidin-5-one compounds, either alone or in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent. Disclosed also are methods of using the 2-amino-7,8-dihydro-6H-pyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidin-5-one compounds, either alone or in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent, in the prophylaxis or treatment of cellular proliferative, viral, autoimmune, cardiovascular, and central nervous system diseases.01-07-2010

Bin Gong, San Jose, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120109780METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO SUPPLEMENT A LISTING VIA A THIRD PARTY TRUST PROVIDER - Various embodiments include a method and system to supplement a listing via a third party trust provider. Responsive to an event associated with an item listing, supplemental trust information is requested from a third party trust provider using at least one predetermined criterion from the item listing. At least a portion of the supplemental trust information may be stored in the item listing. A notification may be presented in response to a trigger based on the at least a portion of the STI stored in the item listing.05-03-2012

Cynthia-May S. Gong, San Mateo, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100124522Process for the extraction of technetium from uranium - A spent fuel reprocessing method contacts an aqueous solution containing Technetium(V) and uranyl with an acidic solution comprising hydroxylamine hydrochloride or acetohydroxamic acid to reduce Tc(V) to Tc(II, and then extracts the uranyl with an organic phase, leaving technetium(II) in aqueous solution.05-20-2010

David K. Gong, San Francisco, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090035264STORAGE STABLE POWDER COMPOSITIONS OF INTERLEUKIN-4 RECEPTOR - The present invention provides storage stable dry powder compositions of IL-4R. The powder compositions demonstrate superior chemical and physical stability over their solution counterparts, particularly upon storage under varying conditions of temperature and humidity. Moreover, the powders, as prepared, possess good aerosol properties, which are maintained upon storage.02-05-2009

David K. Gong, San Carlos, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100124536Hemophilia Treatment by Inhalation of Coagulation Factors - Hemophilia treatment by the inhalation of coagulation factors. Dry powder Factor IX is aerosolized to a mass median aerodynamic diameter of 4 μm or less, with at least 90% monomer content, at least 80% activity level, and 10% water or less. The aerosol is slowly, and deeply inhaled into the lung, and followed by a maximal exhale.05-20-2010

Fengmin Gong, Livermore, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110078794Network-Based Binary File Extraction and Analysis for Malware Detection - A system and method are disclosed for network-based file analysis for malware detection. Network content is received from a network tap. A binary packet is identified in the network content. A binary file, including the binary packet, is extracted from the network content. It is determined whether the extracted binary file is detected to be malware.03-31-2011
20120026881PACKET CLASSIFICATION IN A NETWORK SECURITY DEVICE - Methods and apparatuses are described for inspecting data packets in a computer network. One or more data packets through the network have associated header data and content. One method includes receiving a data packet, examining the data packet to classify the data packet including classifying the data packet using information included in the header and content, determining flow instructions for processing the packet based on both the header information and the content and processing of the packet using the flow instructions.02-02-2012
20120117652Network-Based Binary File Extraction and Analysis for Malware Detection - A system and method are disclosed for network-based file analysis for malware detection. Network content is received from a network tap. A binary packet is identified in the network content. A binary file, including the binary packet, is extracted from the network content. It is determined whether the extracted binary file is detected to be malware.05-10-2012

Patent applications by Fengmin Gong, Livermore, CA US

Glen Gong, San Francisco, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090104183GLUE COMPOSITION FOR LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION - The present invention relates to methods and compositions for sealing localized regions of damaged lung tissue to reduce overall lung volume. The glue compositions provide a glue featuring an adhering moiety coupled to one or more other moieties including, for example, a cross-linkable moiety and/or one other adhering moiety. The methods and compositions of the invention find use, for example, in treating pulmonary conditions, such as emphysema.04-23-2009
20100297218TISSUE ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREOF - The present invention relates to composition and method for an adhesive composition. In particular, the present invention relates to a composition of an adhesive composition containing a protein component and an aldehyde component where the aldehyde component further comprises of a thickening agent. The adhesive composition is used for adhering to a tissue in various applications. The adhesive composition can be used for marking a location within the human body, such as a tumor.11-25-2010
20110251136GLUE COMPOSITION FOR LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION - The present invention relates to methods and compositions for sealing localized regions of damaged lung tissue to reduce overall lung volume. The glue compositions provide a glue featuring an adhering moiety coupled to one or more other moieties including, for example, a cross-linkable moiety and/or one other adhering moiety. The methods and compositions of the invention find use, for example, in treating pulmonary conditions, such as emphysema.10-13-2011

Patent applications by Glen Gong, San Francisco, CA US

Gorman Gong, Santa Clara, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110208230RADIOPAQUE EXPANDABLE BODY AND METHODS - Systems and methods for radioscopic visualization of the positioning of an expandable body in an interior body region are described. One such system includes a radiopaque marking pattern in communication with the expandable body. The radiopaque marking pattern can be configured to allow for visualizing radioscopically the orientation and movement of the expandable body in unexpanded and expanded states in an interior body region. Such a device is useful for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes, including, for example, providing cavities in interior body regions.08-25-2011
20120022540APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR USE OF EXPANDABLE MEMBERS IN SURGICAL APPLICATIONS - In some embodiments, an apparatus includes an elongated member, an expandable member coupled to the elongated member, and an outer sheath. The outer sheath, which can be constructed from a different material than the expandable member, is disposed about the expandable member such that an outer surface of the expandable member is in discontinuous contact with an inner surface of the outer sheath. The expandable member and the outer sheath are configured to cooperatively displace a bone structure when moving between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration.01-26-2012

Guoqiang Gong, Militus, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110071870METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED TIME BANKING - A method for automated time banking is provided. The method includes creating a time bank for an employee within an organization in a memory, and assigning the time bank to the employee. The method also includes determining base hours, vacation hours, and hours worked for the employee, and processing the base hours, vacation hours, and hours worked in a computer to determine time bank hours for the employee. The method further includes storing the time bank hours in the time bank, processing the time bank in the computer to determine a work schedule for the employee, and storing the work schedule in the memory.03-24-2011

Heng Gong, San Jose, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090122437Fly height adjustment device calibration - A method for calibrating a fly height adjustment device comprises flying a magnetic transducer coupled with a head gimbal assembly at a fly height from a magnetic recording data track. The magnetic transducer is coupled with a fly height adjustment device. Read-back signal amplitude is read from the magnetic recording data track with the magnetic transducer. The fly height is decreased with the fly height adjustment device. A linear fly height prediction is generated from the read-back signal amplitude and from power delivered to the fly height adjustment device as the fly height is decreased. The power delivered to the fly height adjustment device is compared with a difference between the linear fly height prediction and an implied fly height from the read-back signal amplitude, thereby calibrating the fly height adjustment device.05-14-2009

Hua Gong, San Diego, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110159521METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME - The invention provides an ELISA assay for the determination of serum mast cell β-tryptase levels using rabbit anti-tryptase as the capture antibody and alkaline phosphatase conjugated G3 as the detecting antibody. Luminescent substrate CPSD was used to enhance the assay sensitivity. Also provided are methods for aiding in the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome by detecting the serum level of β-tryptase, histamine and/or prostaglandin E06-30-2011

Jeff Gong, Half Moon Bay, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110184914Database Archiving Using Clusters - A technique for archiving a relational database having tables of rows may use clusters. Transaction identifiers may be assigned to each of the rows in each of the tables such that all rows belonging to the same application transaction share a unique transaction identifier. Plural hierarchies may be determined, each hierarchy having high level nodes corresponding to the rows in a single table and dependent nodes corresponding to rows in other tables to which the rows in the single table are related in the database. The plural hierarchies may be merged to farm plural clusters, one cluster for each unique transaction identifier. Each cluster may have high level nodes corresponding to the plural hierarchies but only those dependent nodes from the plural hierarchies whose transaction identifiers correspond to that of the cluster. The clusters may be stored in one or more files to form an archive.07-28-2011

Jianhua Gong, Thousand Oaks, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100255537NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES ENCODING BETA-LIKE GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONE POLYPEPTIDE AND HETERODIMER THEREOF - Novel β10 polypeptides and heterodimers thereof, and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same are disclosed. The invention also provides vectors, host cells, selective binding agents, and methods for producing β10 polypeptides and heterodimeric forms thereof, specifically α2/β10. Also provided for are methods for the treatment, diagnosis, amelioration, or prevention of diseases with β10 polypeptides and α2/β10 heterodimers or their respective binding agents.10-07-2010

Jianqin Gong, Santa Clara, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100079909METHOD FOR UNLOADING HEAD WITHOUT CALIBRATION IN HARD DISK DRIVES - A hard disk drive with a voice coil motor coupled to a head. The disk drive includes a circuit that provides a drive current with a sinusoidal waveform to the voice coil motor during an unload routine. The back emf of the voice coil motor can be determined during a sample period when the current is essentially zero. There is no need to perform a resistance calibration. This reduces the time needed to unload the head.04-01-2010

Kenneth L. Gong, San Jose, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120010611ELECTROSURGICAL TOOL COVER - A cover for an electrosurgical instrument having a wrist structure and an end effector is provided. The cover includes a hollow elongated structure, which includes a tip cover portion and a base cover portion integrally connected to the tip cover portion. The tip cover portion has a distal end with an opening therethrough sized to receive the end effector of the electrosurgical instrument and is composed of a first, electrically insulative material having a flexibility sufficient to allow the end effector to be manipulated while the end effector is received in the opening. The base cover portion is composed of a second material having a higher tear strength than the first material. The tip cover portion and the base cover portion overlap at an overlap region configured to receive the wrist structure of the electrosurgical instrument when the end effector is received in the opening.01-12-2012

Kevin L. Gong, Sunnyvale, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100262713METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEDIA DATA TRANSMISSION - Methods and apparatuses for processing media data transmitted in a data communication medium. A digital processing system is provided with a time related sequence of media data provided to the digital processing system based on a set of data, wherein the set of data indicates a method to transmit the time related sequence of media data according to a transmission protocol. The set of data, itself, is a time related sequence of data associated with the time related sequence of media data. The time related sequence of media data may be presented and/or stored by the digital processing system.10-14-2010
20120066342Method and Apparatus for Media Data Transmission - Methods and apparatuses for processing media data transmitted in a data communication medium. A digital processing system is provided with a time related sequence of media data provided to the digital processing system based on a set of data, wherein the set of data indicates a method to transmit the time related sequence of media data according to a transmission protocol. The set of data, itself, is a time related sequence of data associated with the time related sequence of media data. The time related sequence of media data may be presented and/or stored by the digital processing system.03-15-2012

Patent applications by Kevin L. Gong, Sunnyvale, CA US

Leyi Gong, San Mateo, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080287458Dihydroquinone and dihydronaphthridine inhibitors of JNK - Compounds of formula I are effective modulators of JNK:11-20-2008
20090270389Pyrimidinyl pyridone inhibitors of kinases - This application discloses novel pyrimidinyl pyridone derivatives according to formula I, wherein A, R10-29-2009
20090318484Inhibitors of JNK - The invention relates to prodrugs of JNK inhibitors and corresponding methods, formulations, and compositions for inhibiting JNK and treating JNK-mediated disorders. The application discloses prodrugs of JNK inhibitors, as described below in formula I:12-24-2009
20100099691PYRIMIDINYL PYRIDONE INHIBITORS OF JNK - This application discloses novel pyrimidinyl pyridone derivatives according to Formula I,04-22-2010
20100160360JNK MODULATORS - Compounds of formula I modulate JNK:06-24-2010
20110034470Inhibitors of JNK - The invention relates to JNK inhibitors and corresponding methods, formulations, and compositions for inhibiting JNK and treating JNK-mediated disorders. The application discloses JNK inhibitors, as described below in Formula I:02-10-2011
20110301170Inhibitors of JNK - Compounds of formula I12-08-2011
20110301171Inhibitors of JNK - Compounds of formula I12-08-2011

Patent applications by Leyi Gong, San Mateo, CA US

Liguang Gong, Union City, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110300661SOLAR CELL INTERCONNECTION METHOD USING A FLAT METALLIC MESH - An improved method for interconnecting thin film solar cells to form solar cell modules is provided, the method comprising using a flat metallic mesh formed from a thin metallic strip to provide a current collection grid over a thin film solar cell. The method is particularly useful for forming interconnections between thin film solar cells deposited on flexible substrates. The rectangular cross sectional shape of the mesh elements provides an increased area of electrical contact to the solar cell compared to the small tangential area provided by elements of circular cross section. Mesh elements can be made higher rather than wider to improve conductivity without proportionally increasing shading loss. Various coatings can be applied to the mesh to improve its performance, provide corrosion resistance, and improve its cosmetic appearance.12-08-2011

Meiling Gong, Upland, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090090276Cementitious Formulations and Products - Cementitious formulations and their products with enhanced reactivity are provided. Formulations in certain embodiments may include at least one calcium source, a reactant and a filler in a hydrated environment, wherein the reactant, in one form, is crystalline silica that has been modified for reactivity. Enhancement of a reactant may include one or more modifications to its content, grind and/or the cement to silica ratio, as well as addition of one or more additives in the formulation, additives in the form of at least one alumina source, defoamer, catalyst and/or a clay.04-09-2009

Michelle Gong, Sunnyvale, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110151840ENHANCED SERVICE DISCOVERY MECHANISM IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - According to various embodiments, an apparatus and method are disclosed that are configured to transmit from a controller to associated mobile stations an advertising message including an advertising information element indicative of the establishment of the new association of a new service provider capable of providing at least one particular service.06-23-2011
20110158142METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POWER MANAGEMENT IN AN AD HOC NETWORK - A method and system may transmit during a traffic indication window, such as an ATIM window, a frame indicating a power management mode and may then transition to the power management mode, possibly before the end of the traffic indication window. Another method and system may receive or transmit during a beacon interval an indicator of a desire to enter a sleep state, then transmit or receive an indicator of a desire to enter the sleep state, and then enter the sleep state prior to the end of the beacon interval. Other embodiments are described and claimed.06-30-2011
20110158145METHOD AND SYSTEM TO SUPPORT WIRELESS MULTICAST TRANSMISSION - A method and system may include a source station to provide wireless multicast transmission to a plurality of destination stations according to a protocol adaptation layer multicast management protocol. The protocol adaptation layer may lie above the MAC layer. The multicast management protocol includes formation, maintenance, and termination procedures. Other embodiments are described and claimed.06-30-2011
20110158159EFFICIENT UPLINK SDMA OPERATION - According to various embodiments, a computer-implemented method is disclosed that allows an AP to efficiently poll various information from STAs belonging to a SDMA group. Each STA may transmit uplink frames using uplink SDMA mechanism.06-30-2011
20120008572METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR UPLINK MU MIMO SCHEDULING - According to various embodiments, a computer-implemented method is disclosed that includes receiving a field in a frame or a frame from the one or more STAs, wherein the field in a frame or the frame includes information on buffered traffic and a timeout value for a given access category (AC); and scheduling the one or more STAs to transmit uplink traffic simultaneously through a polling frame.01-12-2012
20120082040METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLISION DETECTION IN WIDER BANDWIDTH OPERATION - Embodiments of systems and methods for providing collision detection in a wider bandwidth are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.04-05-2012

Michelle X. Gong, Sunnyvale, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100254290Device power management in a wireless network - In various embodiments of the invention, a device in a wireless communications network may negotiate with a network controller to determine when the device may enter a power save mode. The power save mode may include period(s) in which the device is in a low power state in which it cannot transmit or receive, and period(s) in which it is in an operational state in which it can transmit and/or receive.10-07-2010
20100322130Techniques for broadcast/multicast delivery in wireless networks - An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus including a transceiver operable for broadcast/multicast traffic delivery in a wireless network, wherein the transceiver is adapted to identify local broadcast traffic and limit a broadcast domain to a basic service set (BSS) servicing the local broadcast traffic.12-23-2010
20100322213SERVICE DISCOVERY IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Embodiments of service discovery in a wireless network involve an Access Point (AP) proxy service to represent service providers. The AP manages service provider information, which is provided in response to service requests from service consumers. The AP proxy capability is advertised as a broadcast message in the wireless network.12-23-2010
20110064033MILLIMETER-WAVE COMMUNICATION STATION AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULING ASSOCIATION BEAMFORMING TRAINING WITH COLLISION AVOIDANCE - Embodiments of a millimeter-wave communication station and method for scheduling association beamforming training (A-BFT) with collision avoidance are generally described herein. In some embodiments an initiating station transmits a transmit sector-sweep frame in each of its antenna sectors and receives a reverse transmit sector-sweep frame from two or more unassociated responding stations. The initiating station transmits a sector-sweep feedback frame to each of the responding stations to indicate whether each responding station is to perform beamforming training in a current beacon interval or a subsequent beacon interval. The sector-sweep feedback frame may indicate an order in which the responding stations are to perform beamforming training in subsequent beacon intervals.03-17-2011
20110141892DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SIMULTANEOUSLY COMMUNICATING WITH A GROUP OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNITS - Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of simultaneously communicating with a group of wireless communication devices. For example, a wireless communication unit may assign a plurality of wireless communication devices to at least one Space-Division Multiple Access (SDMA) group based on traffic-specification (TSPEC) information corresponding to the plurality of wireless communication devices, wherein the wireless communication unit is to simultaneously transmit a plurality of different wireless communication transmissions to the plurality of wireless communication devices of the group, respectively. Other embodiments are described and claimed.06-16-2011
20110149731DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SCHEDULING COMMUNICATIONS WITH A GROUP OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNITS - Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of scheduling communications with a group of wireless communication devices. For example, a wireless communication unit may transmit at least one scheduling frame including an indication of a downlink period allocated for simultaneous transmission from the wireless communication unit to at least one group of a plurality of wireless communication devices, wherein the wireless communication unit is to simultaneously transmit a plurality of different wireless communication transmissions to the plurality of wireless communication devices of the group during the downlink period. Other embodiments are described and claimed.06-23-2011
20110149798DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COMMUNICATING USING CONFIGURED TRANSMISSION DIRECTIONALITY - Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of communicating using configured antenna directionality. For example, a wireless communication unit of a wireless communication device may detect another wireless communication device based on one or more beacons, to configure a directional wireless transmission scheme for communicating with the other wireless communication device based on the one or more beacons, and to establish a wireless communication link with the other wireless communication device using the directional wireless transmission scheme. Other embodiments are described and claimed.06-23-2011
20110149881Methods and apparatus for weighted queuing in DL MU MIMO - Embodiment and methods and means for scheduling an access point (AP) traffic for multiple stations (STAs) in a downlink multiple-user multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) network transmission are provided for employing a weighted queuing mechanism.06-23-2011
20110149882Scheduling mechanisms for media access control protection and channel sounding - Channel sounding for spatial division multiple access (SDMA) under the IEEE 802.11 protocol is described.06-23-2011
20110149918DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SIMULTANEOUSLY COMMUNICATING WITH A GROUP OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of simultaneously communicating with a group of wireless communication devices. For example, a device may include a wireless communication unit to communicate with at least one group of a plurality of wireless communication devices over a wireless communication medium, wherein the wireless communication unit is to reserve the wireless communication medium for a time period, during which the wireless communication unit is to simultaneously transmit two or more different wireless communication transmissions to two or more wireless communication devices of the group, respectively. Other embodiments are described and claimed.06-23-2011
20110149941DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SIMULTANEOUSLY COMMUNICATING WITH A GROUP OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of simultaneously communicating with a group of wireless communication devices. For example, a device may include a wireless communication unit to transmit at least one beamforming-training initiation frame to a group of a plurality of wireless communication devices, wherein the wireless communication unit is to receive two or more feedback frames from two or more of the wireless communication devices, wherein the wireless communication unit is to determine two or more beamforming schemes based on the two or more feedback frames, and wherein the wireless communication unit is to simultaneously transmit two or more different wireless communication transmissions to the two or more wireless communication devices, respectively, using the two or more beamforming schemes, respectively. Other embodiments are described and claimed.06-23-2011
20110207488Bandwidth and channel notification for wide-channel wireless communication - In a wireless communications network in which a device may simultaneously use multiple 20 MHz channels for communicating with another network device, various embodiments of the invention provide a way for a network controller to indicate to a mobile device which combinations of those channels the mobile device is permitted for use in subsequent communications involving the mobile device, and may also provide a way to specify which of those permitted channels are actually being used in those subsequent communications.08-25-2011
20110235576ENHANCED CARRIER SENSING FOR MULTI-CHANNEL OPERATION - In various embodiments, a multi-channel request-to-send and a multi-channel clear-to-send may be used in a wireless communications network to assure that a subsequent multi-channel communications exchange between two devices takes place only over channels that are sensed by both devices as being free.09-29-2011
20110235593Techniques for efficient acknowledgement for UL MU mimo and uplink OFDMA in wireless networks - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of supporting acknowledgement transmissions for Uplink (UL) Multi-user Multiple Input Multiple Output (MU MIMO) in wireless networks, comprising, enabling an AP operable in the wireless network to send back acknowledgements to different wireless stations (STAs) in communication with said AP either sequentially or simultaneously by defining a new block ack (BAs) type for multiple STAs.09-29-2011
20110243073LEGACY OPERATIONS IN A MU MIMO WIRELESS NETWORK - In a network that contains both new devices capable of using wide channels and legacy devices that can only use narrow channels, the network controller may define which devices are to use which narrow channels for concurrently transmitting uplink acknowledgements. Further, the network controller may schedule the devices to respond in groups based on the received signal strength of their transmissions at the network controller.10-06-2011
20110268094Systems and methods for uplink multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU MIMO) medium access and error recovery - Embodiments of systems and methods for uplink multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU MIMO) medium access and error recovery are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.11-03-2011
20110299610BANDWIDTH AND CHANNEL NOTIFICATION FOR WIDE-CHANNEL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - In a wireless communications network in which a device may simultaneously use multiple 20 MHz channels for communicating with another network device, various embodiments of the invention provide a way for a network controller to indicate to a mobile device which channels are to be used in communicating with the mobile device.12-08-2011
20110305205RESPONSE MECHANISMS FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS USING WIDE BANDWIDTH - In some embodiments, multiple wireless communication devices that are each transmitting an acknowledgement to the same wide-channel transmission will transmit their acknowledgements simultaneously over different ones of the narrow channels that make up the wide channel, thereby permitting older devices that can't decode the wide channels to determine when the acknowledgement are transmitted.12-15-2011
20120008568DIRECTIONAL MEDIA ACCESS TECHNIQUES WITH SPATIAL REUSE - Techniques are disclosed involving media access. For instance, wireless connections may be assigned into one or more groups. The assignments may be based on interference characteristics. Connection(s) within each of these groups may have acceptable interference characteristics with each other. Further, media access may be granted based on these groups. For example, if a device wishes to communicate across one of the connections, access may be granted for concurrent connections among all connections in the corresponding group. The granting of such access may be performed by a centralized controller device, such as an access point.01-12-2012
20120020269MEDIA ACCESS TECHNIQUES FOR MULTIPLE USER TRANSMISSIONS - Techniques are disclosed involving media access. For instance, a transmitting device may have data to transmit to destination devices. The transmitting device selects one or more of the destination devices and initiates an exchange with each of one or more of the selected device(s). Based on an outcome of such exchange(s), the transmitting device may choose between sending a data transmission and initiating a backoff interval. The data transmission may have data for one or more of the destination devices.01-26-2012
20120026928TECHNIQUES FOR UPLINK MULTI-USER MIMO MAC SUPPORT - An embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless station (STA), comprising a transceiver operable for communicating in a wireless network, wherein the transceiver is adapted for Uplink Multi-User Multiple Input Multiple Output (UL MU MIMO) Medium Access Control (MAC) support.02-02-2012
20120060075TECHNIQUES FOR UL MU MIMO SIGNALING AND ERROR HANDLING - An embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless station (STA), comprising a transceiver operable for communicating in a wireless network, wherein the transceiver is adapted to use signaling that enables the wireless station to communicate necessary information including a desired modulation coding scheme (MCS).03-08-2012
20120071116MU MIMO SUPPORT WITH HIGHLY DIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS - In various embodiments, a network controller in a multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU MIMO) network may perform training for directional communications with multiple mobile devices. It may organize the mobile devices into different groups, with all the mobile devices in a single group able to communicate simultaneously with the network controller without excessive interference from each other. Various techniques may be used for such training and grouping.03-22-2012
20120075439MOTION INITIATED TIME SYNCHRONIZATION - Systems and methods of synchronizing devices may include detecting a movement of a first mobile device and conducting a time synchronization procedure with respect to a second mobile device in response to the movement of the two mobile devices. The time synchronization can be conducted without network infrastructure support at the mobile devices.03-29-2012
20120076179TECHNIQUES FOR MULTI-USER MIMO SOUNDING IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a transceiver operable as an access point and capable of communicating in a wireless network, the AP adapted to perform a down link multi user-multiple input multiple output (DL MU-MIMO) transmission and further adapted to transmit a null data packet (NDP) to sound channels between intended recipient wireless stations (STAs), and wherein following a DL MU-MIMO transmission of the NDP, the AP polls each of the STAs in turn for channel state information.03-29-2012
20120113806Bandwidth Adaptation Techniques in Wireless Communications Networks - Techniques are disclosed that involve bandwidth adjustment in wireless communications networks. For instance, an operating bandwidth may be established for wireless communications with one or more remote devices. This operating bandwidth may include a primary channel and one or more secondary sub-channels. Further, one or more statistics may be maintained that correspond to one of the one or more sub-channels. These statistics may be based on based on events on the corresponding sub-channel(s), such collisions, interference events, medium busy events, etc. Based on such statistics, the operating bandwidth may be decreased. Moreover, embodiments may increase the operating bandwidth based on output queue depth statistics. Further, a notification may be transmitted that indicates a change in the operating bandwidth. This notification may be in the form of a bandwidth change indication (BCI) frame.05-10-2012

Patent applications by Michelle X. Gong, Sunnyvale, CA US

Michelle Xiaohong Gong, Sunnyvale, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100165896Power saving in peer-to-peer communication devices - Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products to save power in peer-to-peer communication devices associated with wireless communication networks are disclosed. Embodiments generally comprise wireless communications devices. A device may associate or connect with an access point and communicate with another device also connected to the access point. The devices may establish a direct link as part of a tunneled direct link system (TDLS) network. After establishing the direct link, the devices may negotiate a wakeup schedule, enabling both devices to enter power saving modes to conserve power. The devices may maintain the direct link while in power saving modes, enabling the devices to periodically exit the power saving modes and transfer buffered data.07-01-2010
20110038290DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF POWER MANAGEMENT IN A WIRELESS AREA NETWORK - Device, system, and method of power management. In some demonstrative embodiments, a device may include a wireless communication unit to transmit to a control point of a wireless area network an information request frame identifying at least one other wireless communication device in the wireless area network, wherein the wireless communication unit is to receive from the control point a response including wakeup information defining a wakeup schedule including at least one wakeup period of the other wireless communication device, and wherein, based on the wakeup information, the wireless communication unit is to transmit a wireless transmission directly to the other wireless communication device during the wakeup period. Other embodiments are described and claimed.02-17-2011
20110038357DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SCANNING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FREQUENCY BAND - Device, system, and method of scanning a wireless communication frequency band. In some embodiments, a device may include a wireless communication unit to scan a first wireless communication frequency band and, upon detecting at least one access point communicating over the first wireless communication frequency band, to receive from the detected access point information identifying one or more channels of a second wireless communication frequency band, different from the first wireless communication frequency band, and to scan the identified channels to detect wireless area network communications of at least one wireless area network. Other embodiments are described and claimed.02-17-2011
20110090844DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SELECTIVELY ABORTING RECEPTION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION PACKETS - Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of selectively aborting reception of wireless communication packets. For example, a receiver may at least partially process a portion of a wireless communication packet, to determine based on the portion of the communication packet whether the packet is intended to be received by the receiver and, if the packet is not intended to be received by the receiver, to abort processing of a remainder of the communication packet by one or more components of a physical layer of the receiver. Other embodiments are described and claimed.04-21-2011
20110149723Packet-loss handling for downlink multi-user multiple- input and multiple-output wireless network - Techniques for packet-loss handling for downlink Multi-User Multiple-input and Multiple-Output (DL MU-MIMO) wireless networking environment are described herein. The techniques described herein help define how a wireless access point should behave when faced with a packet-loss situation of a DL transmission burst in a MU-MIMO wireless network.06-23-2011
20110149880Method and apparatus for downlink multiple-user multiple input multiple output scheduling - Embodiment and methods and means for scheduling an access point (AP) traffic destined for multiple stations (STAs) in a downlink multiple-user multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) network transmission are provided.06-23-2011
20110276711Multicast service discovery - A sink device service discovery initiation procedure performed at the Protocol Adaptation Layer (PAL) is described.11-10-2011
20110286402Method and apparatus for response scheduling in a downlink multiple-user multiple input multiple output network - Embodiment and methods and apparatus for scheduling one or more responses for multiple stations (STAs) in a downlink multiple-user multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) network transmission are provided.11-24-2011

Mingfu Gong, Fremont, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090217230AUTOMATIC BUS ROUTING - Particular embodiments generally relate to automatic routing of a bus in an integrated circuit design. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a description of a circuit design. Buses are automatically detected based on pin adjacency in terms of distance between pins and routing layer of the pins. A bus routing area is determined by the bounding box of first group of source pins and a second group of destination pins. Bus routing guidance is then generated by an automatically search engine in the bus routing area. The bus routing guidance models a bus as a skinny wire with large spacing, and it does not violate design rules. Real bus wires are generated based on the bus guidance. A bus is then automatically routed between a first group of source pins and a second group of destination pins based on the bus routing guidance.08-27-2009

Qian Gong, Foster City, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100143352COMBINATION THERAPY FOR B CELL DISORDERS - The invention provides methods of treating B cell based malignancies and B-cell regulated autoimmune disorders using a combination therapy of anti-CD20 antibody with a BLyS antagonist.06-10-2010

Patent applications by Qian Gong, Foster City, CA US

Richard Corwin Gong, Belmont, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120126088WALL CALENDAR STAND - A stand, which includes a body portion comprising a relatively flat panel; a pair of angled support legs attachable vertically to a back side of the body portion; a slider arm mountable to the back side of the body portion of the stand, the slider arm having a means for connecting a medium to an upper portion of the slider arm; and a lip on a lower portion of a front side of the body portion, which holds at least one page of the medium in place.05-24-2012

Terry Gong, Bakersfield, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090045120Wastewater chemical/biological treatment method and apparatus - A chemical/biological wastewater treatment plant apparatus and treatment method employing rapid sludge chemical dewatering technology in conjunction with an environmental biological system for treating the separated treated wastewater by land applying it for the propagation of biosynthetic fuels and other plants; and/or passing it through aqueous plant or microbial reduction of the dissolved solids and ammonia for BOD compliance to produce water of sufficient quality to reduce the overall salt load currently being added by wastewater treatment facilities into natural waterways, and to produce water of sufficient quality to meet open stream and ocean effluent discharge requirements; and disposing of the high BTU low moisture solids.02-19-2009
20110318239Sulfur dioxide generator with aqueous gas mixer/aerator - An apparatus for burning sulfur to produce sulfur dioxide, which sulfur dioxide is associated with a multi-channel gas valve associated with other gas sources to selectively be blended each into water by a combination mixer/aerator to aerate water in one monde, admix sulfur dioxide with water to form sulfurous acid in another mode, and stir and mix water without gases in a third mode.12-29-2011

Terry Gong, Moraga, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100230363Groundwater recharging wastewater disposal method and apparatus - A sulfurous acid treated wastewater disposal method employing soil aquifer treatment (SAT) for artificial recharge of groundwater through infiltration basins allowing fully or partially-treated sewage effluent to infiltrate into the soil and move down to the groundwater through a “vadose” zone, which acts as a natural filter to remove essentially all suspended solids, biodegradable materials, bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms.09-16-2010
20110027017Carbon sequestration method - A method to create a net increase in soil organic carbon (SOC) by acidifying land applied waters with pH adjusted sulfur dioxide to open up soil pores at greater depths, while providing sulfur and other nutrients to plants and soil bacteria to stimulate and increase their overall grow and their assimilation of carbon dioxide to sequester a greater net volume increase of soil organic carbon (SOC).02-03-2011
20120067969Method and apparatus for irrigation water acidification delivery - An apparatus for acidifying and applying irrigation water to a field of ground to be irrigated comprising a fixed or traveling conveyance structure with a water delivery system associated with a plurality of independently operable sprinkler assemblies associated with mixing valves, the water delivery system, and a sulfurous acid manifold to mix acidified water with the water delivered to the sprinkler assemblies to distribute co-mixed acidified water over the ground.03-22-2012
20120108426Saline water acidification treatment method - A method for acidifying saline waters for raising plants, comprising injecting sulfur dioxide to form a sufficient amount of sulfurous acid treated saline waters until these buffered acidified waters condition the surface membranes of plant roots to selectively take in water and ions needed for metabolism, while filtering others out to enable the plant to withstand and live in a high salt aqueous environment.05-03-2012

Patent applications by Terry Gong, Moraga, CA US

Terry R. Gong, Moraga, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090050563Treatment method for reverse osmosis filtration systems - A method for cleaning and maintaining reverse osmosis membrane filters by injecting sulfurous acid into water and then sequentially filtering the acidified water through membrane filters to reduce alkalinity scaling, add sufficient SO02-26-2009
20100018921Reverse osmosis water recover method - A method for cleaning and maintaining reverse osmosis membrane filters by injecting sulfurous acid into water to form sulfurous acid (H01-28-2010
20100193436Pre-treatment reverse osmosis water recovery method for brine retentate metals removal - A pre-treatment method for cleaning and maintaining reverse osmosis membrane filters by injecting sulfurous acid into waters with suspended solids in a liquid fraction to be filtered to form sulfurous acid (H08-05-2010
20110243665Acidification pre-treatment for UV water disinfection - A pre-treatment method injecting sulfur dioxide into waters containing suspended solids to undergo ultra violet disinfection to form sulfurous acid (H10-06-2011

Patent applications by Terry R. Gong, Moraga, CA US

Victoria Gong, Sunnyvale, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090125118PATTERNED MOLD FOR MEDICAL DEVICE - An apparatus and method for imprinting a pattern on a medical device to provide a surface with greater surface area and improved adhesion properties.05-14-2009

Victoria M. Gong, Sunnyvale, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090326645Methods Of Application Of Coatings Composed Of Hydrophobic, High Glass Transition Polymers With Tunable Drug Release Rates - The present invention relates to methods of applying a drug—polymer coating layer onto an implantable medical device or another substrate, and the use of a choice of solvents to adjust the release of the drug from the coating. The drug to polymer ratio is about 1:1 to 1:3 on a mass basis. The polymer and the drug are hydrophobic.12-31-2009
20110045164PATTERNED MOLD FOR MEDICAL DEVICE - An apparatus and method for imprinting a pattern on a medical device to provide a surface with greater surface area and improved adhesion properties.02-24-2011
20110281019Direct Fluid Coating Of Drug Eluting Balloon - A system and method for coating an expandable member of a medical device comprises providing a dispenser in fluid communication with a fluid source with the dispenser having at least one outlet to dispense fluid of the fluid source therefrom. The outlet(s) of the dispenser is positioned proximate a surface of an expandable member, with relative movement between the outlet(s) and the surface of the expandable member established along a coating path, and fluid is dispensed from the dispenser to form a substantially continuous bead of fluid between the at least one outlet and the surface of the expandable member along the coating path, and simultaneously drying the fluid while dispensing the fluid from the dispenser to control flow of fluid on the surface of the expandable member. The fluid source can include a variety of therapeutic agents.11-17-2011
20110281020Maintaining A Fixed Distance During Coating Of Drug Coated Balloon - A system and method for coating an expandable member of a medical device comprising a support structure to support the expandable member and a dispenser positioned with at least one outlet proximate a surface of an expandable member. A drive assembly establishes relative movement between the at least one outlet and the surface of the expandable member to apply fluid on the surface of the expandable member along a coating path. A guide maintains a substantially fixed distance between the at least one outlet and the surface of the expandable member during relative movement therebetween by displacing the expandable member relative to the at least one outlet.11-17-2011
20120064141Drug-Coated Balloon With Location-Specific Plasma Treatment - Method of coating an expandable member, e.g. balloon, is provided, the method comprising providing an expandable member having an outer surface. The method includes a plasma treatment with a supply of gas performed on at least a portion of the outer surface of the expandable member. A therapeutic agent is applied on at least the plasma treated portion of the outer surface of the expandable member after the plasma treatment is performed. The plasma treatment can reduce the adhesion of therapeutic agent to the surface of the expandable member. A medical device made by the disclosed method is also provided.03-15-2012
20120064223Drug Coated Balloon Surface Relaxation Process To Minimize Drug Loss - Method of coating an expandable member is provided. The method comprises providing an expandable member having deflated and fully expanded configurations, and inflating the expandable member with a select amount of inflation medium, the select amount of inflation medium applied at a nominal pressure, disposing a therapeutic agent on at least a portion of the expandable member; and partially deflating the expandable member, wherein partially deflating includes releasing an initial amount of inflation medium from the expandable member such that the expandable member partially re-folds. The therapeutic agent can be dried on the expandable member, and a remaining amount of inflation medium can be withdrawn such that the expandable member resumes the completely folded configuration.03-15-2012

Patent applications by Victoria M. Gong, Sunnyvale, CA US

Xianchang Gong, La Jolla, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090275569Benzotriazine Inhibitors of Kinases - The invention provides benzotriazine compounds having formula (I). The benzotriazine compounds of the invention are capable of inhibiting kinases, such members of the Src kinase family, and various other specific receptor and non-receptor kinases.11-05-2009
20100278811VASCULOSTATIC AGENTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Compositions and methods and are provided for treating disorders associated with compromised vasculostasis. Invention methods and compositions are useful for treating a variety of disorders including for example, stroke, myocardial infarction, cancer, ischemia/reperfusion injury, autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, eye diseases such as retinopathies or macular degeneration or other vitreoretinal diseases, inflammatory diseases, vascular leakage syndrome, edema, transplant rejection, adult/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and the like.11-04-2010
20100330030Vasculostatic Agents and Methods of Use Thereof - Compositions and methods and are provided for treating disorders associated with compromised vasculostasis. Invention methods and compositions are useful for treating a variety of disorders including for example, stroke, myocardial infarction, cancer, ischemia/reperfusion injury, autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, eye diseases such as retinopathies or macular degeneration or other vitreoretinal diseases, inflammatory diseases, vascular leakage syndrome, edema, transplant rejection, adult/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and the like.12-30-2010
20110294796BENZOTRIAZINE INHIBITORS OF KINASES - The invention provides benzotriazine compounds having formula (I). The benzotriazine compounds of the invention are capable of inhibiting kinases, such members of the Src kinase family, and various other specific receptor and non-receptor kinases.12-01-2011

Patent applications by Xianchang Gong, La Jolla, CA US

Xianchang Gong, San Diego, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080255160MAPK/ERK KINASE INHIBITORS - Compounds of the following formula are provided for use with MEK:10-16-2008
20090156557KINASE INHIBITORS - Compounds are provided for use with kinases that comprise a compound selected from the group consisting of:06-18-2009
20100130518MAPK/ERK KINASE INHIBITORS - Compounds of the following formula are provided for use with MEK (I): wherein the variables are as defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits and articles of manufacture comprising such compounds; methods and intermediates useful for making the compounds; and methods of using said compounds.05-27-2010
20100160633KINASE INHIBITORS - Compounds are provided for use with kinases that comprise a compound selected from the group consisting of:06-24-2010
20110178070PI3K/mTOR INHIBITORS - The invention relates to PI3K/mTOR inhibiting compounds consisting of the formula:07-21-2011

Patent applications by Xianchang Gong, San Diego, CA US

Xiaohong X. Gong, Sunnyvale, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120020243ACCESS POINT CONFIGURED FOR STATION GROUP MANAGEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANAGING STATION-MANAGEMENT GROUPS - Embodiments of an access point configured for station group management and a method for managing station-management groups in a wireless network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the access point may transmit a group allocation message to selected stations and establish a station-management group to include stations from which response frames are received. The access point may also transmit DL MU-MIMO transmissions to the stations of the station-management group using a MU-MIMO technique. When explicit group deletion is employed, the access point may explicitly delete some stations from the station-management group by transmitting a group deletion message to the stations of the group. When implicit group deletion is employed, the access point may implicitly delete some stations from the station-management group after a predetermined period of time indicated in the group allocation message by refraining from transmitting DL MU-MIMO transmissions or group update messages to the stations of the group.01-26-2012

Xiaomin Gong, San Diego, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110287468METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ASSAYING ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY OF MYELOPEROXIDASE IN BLOOD SAMPLES - The present invention provides a two-step assay for measuring myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity in a blood sample. The first step utilizes a chromogenic substrate to measure first peroxidase activity including MPO activity in the sample, whereas the second step measures non-MPO peroxidase activity in the presence of the same chromogenic substrate and a specific MPO inhibitor. Specific MPO peroxidase activity is then determined by comparing the non-MPO peroxidase activity and the total peroxidase activity. The MPO peroxidase activity obtained in this fashion may be proportional, and preferably directly proportional, to the mass of MPO in the sample. Kits for assaying MPO peroxidase activity based on the same principle are also provided.11-24-2011

Xiao-Song Gong, Richmond, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120129238REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE MIXTURES WITH IMPROVED STORAGE STABILITY - Reverse transcriptase mixtures with improved storage stability are provided.05-24-2012

Xiao-Song Gong, Berkeley, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090137008REDUCED INHIBITION OF ONE-STEP RT-PCR - The present invention provides a method for amplifying a nucleic acid molecule. The method involves mixing an RNA template with a composition having a reverse transcriptase, a DNA polymerase and a RT inhibition reducer. The RT inhibition reducer can be Sso7d, Sac7d, Sac7e, Sso7e, AluI methylase, suramin, a phosphorothioate oligodeoxycytosine, a phosphorothioate oligodeoxyadenine, a phosphorothioate oligodeoxythymine or poly(rA)(dT). The mixing forms a mixture that is incubated under conditions sufficient to synthesize a DNA molecule complementary to all or a portion of the RNA template, thereby amplifying the nucleic acid molecule.05-28-2009
20110104760METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF NUCLEIC ACIDS AMPLIFICATION REACTIONS - The present invention provides methods and compositions for improving the efficiency of nucleic acid amplification reactions. The invention encompasses hybrid polymerases that show increased processivity over wild type polymerases as well as decreased exonuclease activity. The invention also encompasses methods, compositions and kits for conducting nucleic acid synthesis and amplification reactions in which non-specific amplification of primers is reduced.05-05-2011

Xiong Gong, Goleta, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080303432Systems and methods for improving the qualities of polymer light-emitting electrochemical cells - A light-emitting device comprising a pair of electrodes, and an emitting polymer active layer between the pair of electrodes, and either a) an electron transport layer, b) a hole transport layer, or c) a low work function material layer, wherein said emitting polymer layer comprising a single phase combination of a light-emitting polymer and an ionic liquid, is provided. Such multilayered devices have increased stability at relatively high voltages, fast turn-on times, low operating voltage, high brightness and long lifetimes.12-11-2008
20090278277MULTILAYER FILMS FOR PACKAGE APPLICATIONS AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A multilayer film formed by a solution process. The multilayer film includes a plurality of basic film structures positioned in contiguous overlying relationship to form a common multilayer film. Each of the plurality of basic film structures includes one of: a first two-layer structure with a first layer including either a polymer material or an organic material and a second layer including a functionalized inorganic material; a second two-layer structure with a first layer including either a polymer material or an organic material and a second layer including either a polymer binder and/or an organic binder; and a three layer structure with a first layer including either a polymer material or an organic material, a second layer including a functionalized inorganic material, and a third layer including one of a polymer binder and/or an organic binder.11-12-2009

Patent applications by Xiong Gong, Goleta, CA US

Yan Gong, San Francisco, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110256127ANTI-LRP6 ANTIBODIES - The invention provides anti-LRP6 antibodies and methods of using the same. A particular aspect of the invention provides for bispecific anti-LRP6 antibodies that inhibit signaling by multiple Wnt isoforms.10-20-2011

Yihong Gong, Cupertino, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100266159HUMAN TRACKING APPARATUS, HUMAN TRACKING METHOD, AND HUMAN TRACKING PROCESSING PROGRAM - A human tracking apparatus and method capable of highly accurately tracking the movement of persons photographed in moving images includes: an image memory 10-21-2010

Yitao Gong, San Jose, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090157548MULTIPLE PARTY ON-LINE TRANSACTIONS - A role associated with one or more parties involved with a purchase transaction is received. A routing rule associated with the purchase transaction is also received, the routing rule defining how the purchase transaction is routed among the one or more parties. The purchase transaction is processed based on the role of each party and the routing rule.06-18-2009

Yu Gong, Half Moon Bay, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090198729System And Method Of Obtaining Interrelated Data In A Database - A system and method are provided for obtaining interrelated data for a database. The method can include the operation of calculating a data row set for a driving table in the database using at least one archive policy. A further operation is obtaining explicit and implicit application relationships between a second level table and the driving table. The driving table can be linked to the second level table to identify data rows eligible for archiving in the second level table. In addition, partition identifiers can be copied from the driving table rows to the second level table data rows in order to enable merging of application partitions as needed. Additional data rows can be found in the driving table based on the application relationship between the second level table and the driving table. The data rows collected from the tables can be archived.08-06-2009

Patent applications by Yu Gong, Half Moon Bay, CA US

Yun Gong, Cupertino, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110310295Apparatus and method for frame rate conversion - The disclosure is regarding an apparatus and a method for frame rate conversion. The frame rate conversion apparatus, for receiving at least two input frames to generate at lease one output frame, comprises a motion estimation module for generating a candidate list comprising regional motion vectors and temporal motion vectors from the at least two input frames and choosing a winner motion vector from the candidate list, a motion compensation module for generating the at lease one output frame according to the winner motion vector, a frame feature extraction module for generating fade-in/out information or a logo detection information from the at least two input frames, and an adaptive MEMC control module for deciding a weighting of the winner motion vector according to the fade-in/out information or the logo detection information.12-22-2011

Zhong-Qing Gong, Fremont, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090128959Self PSA adjustment using thermal adapter on suspension for improving takeoff in hot/wet environment - A suspension arm assembly for a hard disk drive that includes a suspension arm and a thermal adaptor. The thermal adaptor has a thermal coefficient of expansion that is different from the thermal coefficient of expansion of the suspension arm so that a pitch static angle is increased with an increase in temperature. The suspension arm assembly is attached to an actuator arm and coupled to a head of the disk drive. The head may be parked on a landing zone of a disk surface while the disk is stationary. When the disk is spun, an air bearing is formed between the disk surface and the head. If the drive is operating at an elevated temperature the static angle of the suspension arm will increase to increase the slider's pitch angle and air bearing flying height.05-21-2009
20110128653REDUCING GRAM LOAD CHANGE IN ACTUATOR ARM IN A HARD DISK DRIVE - Swaging a suspension base plate to an actuator arm for a hard disk drive. A portion of material adjacent to a hole in the actuator arm is removed to create an opening to receive material. A flange of the suspension base plate is inserted into the hole in the actuator arm. The suspension base plate is swaged to the actuator arm, wherein the swaging causes material from the suspension base plate to flow into the opening.06-02-2011

Patent applications by Zhong-Qing Gong, Fremont, CA US