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Gregg S. Higashi, San Jose, CA US
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| 20090104342 | PHOTOVOLTAIC FABRICATION PROCESS MONITORING AND CONTROL USING DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES - The formation of diagnostic devices on the same substrate used to fabricate a photovoltaic (PV) cell is described. Such devices, also referred to as process diagnostic vehicles (PDVs), are configured for in-line monitoring of electrical characteristics of PV cell features and are formed on the substrate using the same process steps for PV cell fabrication. The data collected via the PDVs can be used to tune or optimize subsequent PV cell fabrication, i.e., used as feedback for the fabrication process. Alternatively, the data collected via PDVs can be fed forward in the fabrication process, so that later process steps performed on a PV cell substrate can be modified to compensate for issues detected on the PV cell substrate via the PDVs. | 04-23-2009 |
Len Higashi, Pearl City, HI US
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| 20100097695 | INCUBATION CONTAINER SYSTEM - A method and system for providing a container for investigating at least one specimen are described. The method and system include providing a dish. The dish includes a floor, a plurality of sidewalls, and at least one pedestal. The floor has a perimeter. The plurality of sidewalls coupled with the floor proximate to the perimeter. The at least one pedestal resides on a portion of the floor and is pedestal configured to support at least one microscope slide distal from the floor. The at least one microscope slide bears the specimen(s) for investigation. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100159590 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVE MICROFLUIDIC CELL HANDLING - A method and system for providing a cell support system are described. The method and system include providing a first block, a second block coupled to the first block, and a plurality of microfluidic channels. The first block includes a plurality of cell wells therein. The second block includes a plurality of through holes therethrough. The plurality of holes are in fluid communication with at least one corresponding cell well of the plurality of cell wells. The plurality of microfluidic channels are in fluid combination with at least a portion of the plurality of cell wells and are configured to provide an active fluid flow with the portion of the plurality of cell wells. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110229961 | ACTIVE MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM FOR IN VITRO CULTURE - Described herein are systems and methods for microfluidic cell support, including a microfluidic cell support system and methods for its use. The microfluidic cell support system can include a base assembly, a manifold assembly, and a microfluidic celltray including a microcirculatory path in fluid communication with the manifold assembly. The microfluidic celltray can be microfluidically closed and mechanically open. In some aspects the microfluidic celltray contains one or more cell wells containing fluid for supporting living cell(s). In some aspects, the microcirculatory path provides active fluid flow between a microfluidic inflow channel and a microfluidic outflow channel. | 09-22-2011 |
Michael Higashi, Issaquah, WA US
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| 20100151835 | MESSAGE FORWARDING AND RETRIEVAL WITH A SINGLE MESSAGING SERVICE - Embodiments described herein generally relate to a method and system of integrating a user's voice mail onto a single voice messaging service, e.g., a Unified Messaging (UM) service, such that a client may access this single source for voice mail retrieval, even where such voice mails are from a variety of sources, e.g., work, mobile phone, etc. A user, or the user's mobile operator, need only agree to accept the service, and the registration and configuration requirements for providing the service and forwarding calls to the service are automatically configured. The user's existing “speed dial” key or other setting for retrieving voice mail may also be automatically configured to the access number(s) for the service. Configurations may monitor the status of the service and update access and/or forwarding numbers. Voice mail forwarding and settings may also be automatically reverted back to the user's original service. | 06-17-2010 |
Michael K. Higashi, Issaquah, WA US
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| 20100080365 | OFFLINE VOICEMAIL - A method for accessing offline voicemail messages within a mobile messaging application may be provided. First, a voice mail message may be received and the voicemail message may be transcribed to text. Next, the voicemail message and the text transcription may be stored. The recipient may then be presented with a list of voicemail messages and the voicemail message may be retrieved in response to the recipient. The recipient may read or listen to the voicemail message or both. The recipient may also annotate the voicemail message. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100154025 | INTEGRATING POLICIES FROM A PLURALITY OF DISPARATE MANAGEMENT AGENTS - Described herein are embodiments for managing policies of a mobile device. In embodiments, a mobile device receives policy containers from a plurality of disparate management agents. Each policy container has one or more policies. Each policy corresponds to a particular category that governs various aspects of the device. The policies described herein may be device wide policies corresponding to various features on the device. The policies may also be data specific policies which dictate how data is stored on and transferred to and from the device. Once the policies are received, a determination is made as to which policy in each category is the most secure policy. The most secure policy for each category is merged to create a global policy that is applied to the mobile device. | 06-17-2010 |
Robert Higashi, Morristown, NJ US
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| 20120112348 | DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR WAFER BONDING - Devices, methods, and systems for wafer bonding are described herein. One or more embodiments include forming a bond between a first wafer and a second wafer using a first material adjacent the first wafer and a second material adjacent the second wafer. The first material includes a layer of gold (Au) and a layer of indium (In), and the second material includes a layer of Au. Forming the bond between the first wafer and the second wafer includes combining the layer of Au in the first material, the layer of In in the first material, and a portion of the layer of Au in the second material, wherein an additional portion of the layer of Au in the second material is not combined with the layer of Au in the first material and the layer of In in the first material. | 05-10-2012 |
Sterling Higashi, Honolulu, HI US
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| 20110111650 | Powered surfboard - A surfboard has a surfboard body, an electric motor, and a propeller. An electric power circuit provides power to the electric motor from a source of electro-motive force within the interior of the surfboard body. Additional electrical components, which may be capacitor banks, limit the rate of acceleration of the surfboard body. Several different capacitor banks may be included to provide selectable rates of acceleration. | 05-12-2011 |
Wayne K. Higashi, Los Gatos, CA US
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| 20090050436 | One-Way Drive Device and Method - A one-way drive device is disclosed herein and includes a pocket plate assembly having a disc-shaped pocket plate and a notch plate assembly having a disc-shaped notch plate. The device also includes an axially extending, open-ended cylindrical shell for containing therein the pocket and notch assemblies. This shell includes opposite first and second axial ends and opposing inner and outer circumferential surfaces which extend axially between the end and which together are configured to include splines and first and second sets of tabs. The splines are circumferentially spaced from one another and extend axially across the shell body and they project radially inward and outward such that there innermost surface edges of the splines together define an innermost annular bearing surface. The first set of tabs is located adjacent to the first axial end of the shell and extend radially inward beyond the innermost annular bearing surface and the set of tabs is located adjacent to the second axial end of the shell and also extend radially inward beyond the innermost annular bearing surface. The tabs are configured to allow the pocket and notch plate assemblies to be easily assembled within the shell and they lock everything with in the shell in place. | 02-26-2009 |
Yusuke Higashi, Dallas, TX US
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| 20110032904 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL HANDOFF BETWEEN DIFFERENT WIRELESS SYSTEMS - A wireless communications network includes a first base station system that performs wireless communications according to a first protocol (e.g., 1xEV-DO protocol) and a second base station system that performs wireless communications according to a second, different protocol (e.g., IS-2000). A link is provided between the first and second base station systems to enable a network-initiated handoff procedure. If a source base station system detects that a handoff of a mobile station to a target base station system is required, the source base station system exchanges messaging over the link with the target base station system to perform the handoff. In one example, the handoff is a hard handoff. | 02-10-2011 |