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Albert Sing Ho, Seattle, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080263679STORING INFORMATION IN CLOSED COMPUTING DEVICES - Mechanisms for securely storing unsigned information in closed computing devices are disclosed. Unsigned media entities, such as independently developed games, can be stored in a closed computing device, such as a gaming console. The storing of media entities can include preventing any content, whether residing on the closed console or remotely, from accessing the unsigned media entities. In this aspect, unsigned media entities can be isolated from such content on a per unsigned media entity basis (the media entity being the unit of isolation). Moreover, the media entities can be stored in directory structures that logically isolate the unsigned media entities from any other content. The closed computing device can also use a directory structure to guarantee that a specified signed loader can load unsigned media entities. Once stored, the media entities can also be secured from tampering by using a unique hardware key associated with the closed computing device.10-23-2008

Chang-Hwa Grace Ho, Camas, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090124991Body Conforming Disposable Absorbent Article Having Leg Wraps and Internal Topsheet and Method of Making Same - A secondary internal topsheet and leg wrap structure is provided in a disposable absorbent garment such as a diaper or training pants. The leg wrap structure has a base layer, a top layer, and an elastic construction disposed inbetween. The elastic construction includes a plurality of spaced apart elastic elements that are aligned in a generally in generally parallel relation. The leg wrap structure and secondary topsheet provides for the efficient formation of a reservoir and a plurality of fluid dams each capable of capturing a quantity of fluid to minimize the occurrence of fluid leaks from the absorbent article. Methods of forming such absorbent articles are disclosed.05-14-2009

Jen-Hung Ho, Redmond, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100299626Systems and Methods of Providing Rich User Interface and Animation to Auxiliary Display Devices - Systems and methods of providing rich user interface (UI) and/or animation from a main computing device to an auxiliary display device (ADD) are disclosed. A renderer driver may be communicatively coupled to the ADD and to an application at the main computing device that provides rich UI or animation. The renderer driver may use one or more interfaces in a renderer library to create a bitmap of the rich UI content/animation in a hidden window and communicate the bitmap to the ADD. For rendering animation at the ADD, updated bitmaps may be repeatedly generated and communicated. The renderer driver may receive an indication of a user input received at the ADD in response to the bitmap, interpret the indication, and communicate to the application the corresponding user response. Some or all portions of the system may reside at the auxiliary device, the main computing device, or both devices.11-25-2010

Jesse Ho, Seattle, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110009277METHOD FOR METHYLATION ANALYSIS - Aspects of the invention relate to composition and methods for the providing of DNA for methylation analysis that is in particular suitable to be applied in reference laboratories. Further 5 aspects of the invention relate to composition and methods for the highly specific and sensitive methylation analysis of the Septin 9 gene also in particular suitable to be applied in reference laboratories.01-13-2011

John Koon-Hung Ho, Shoreline, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090292405WING-BODY LOAD ALLEVIATION FOR AIRCRAFT - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program product for symmetric and anti-symmetric control of aircraft flight control surfaces to reduce wing-body loads. Commands are sent to symmetrically deploy outboard control surfaces to shift wing air-loads inboard based on airplane state and speed brake deployment. Surface rate retraction on a wing with peak loads is limited to reduce maximum loads due to wheel checkback accompanied by utilization of opposite wing control surfaces to retain roll characteristics. Airloads are shifted inboard on a swept wing to move the center of pressure forward, thereby reducing the tail load required to perform a positive gravity maneuver. In a negative gravity maneuver, speed brakes are retracted, thereby reducing the positive tail load and reducing the aft body design loads. High gain feedback commands are filtered from wing structural modes above one hertz by a set of linear and non-linear filters.11-26-2009

Moneta Ho, Seattle, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080201652Techniques for viewing and managing work items and their relationships - Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for viewing and managing work items. A work item management application is provided to allow a user to view and manage a plurality of work items from a single view. An interactive viewing feature is provided to allow the user to interactively view complex relationships between selected groups of work items. When the user selects all of the work items of a particular type in a work item group, the orphaned items are visually indicated. A many-to-many linker feature allows the user to create many-to-many relationships between a selected group of the work items in a single operation.08-21-2008

Rodney J.y. Ho, Seattle, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090130701NOVEL SEQUENCE VARIANTS OF MULTI-DRUG RESISTANCE GENES, MDR1 AND MRP1, AND RECOMBINANT CELLS EXPRESSING MRP1 AND MDR1 FOR ASSESSMENT OF DRUG PENETRATION AND DISPOSITION - Provided are compositions relating to novel MDR1 polymorphisms, including nucleic acids, polypeptides, and recombinant cells, as well as methods for detection of MDR1 polymorphisms in biological samples and elucidation of the influence of MDR1 polymorphisms on MDR1 protein function. Also provided are a rat MRP1 cDNA and protein, stable cell lines expressing the rat MRP1 protein, and methods of assessing drug penetration or disposition in a cell line expressing a recombinant mammalian MRP1 or MDR1 protein, or a homolog thereof.05-21-2009

Rodney J.y. Ho, Mercer Island, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100261219TEST METHOD OF BIOAVAILABILITY AND BIOEQUIVALENCE FOR XENOBIOTICS USING GENETIC PROFILING - Disclosed is a test method of bioavailability or bioequivalence for xenobiotics, comprising selection of test subjects (human or animal) based on the genetic information for metabolic enzymes or transporters that influence pharmacodynamics or pharmacokinetics for xenobiotics, and testing bioavailability or bioequivalence of the same.10-14-2010
20110048414CIRCUMFERENTIAL AEROSOL DEVICE - The present application discloses devices and methods for delivering a therapeutic compound to the olfactory epithelium of an animal or human. The device having one or more channels for imparting a circumferential and axial velocity to the discharged fluid, and an outlet that discharges an aerosol spray having a circumferential and axial velocity as it enters the nasal cavity of a user. The device is designed to displace the air in the upper nasal cavity in order to specifically deposit a therapeutic agent on the olfactory epithelium while minimizing pressure and discomfort experienced by the user.03-03-2011

Ronald Ho, Mercer Island, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100179429HANDHELD VOLUMETRIC ULTRASOUND SCANNING - Systems, methods, and related computer program products for ultrasonic examination of a tissue volume, such as a human breast, are described. A handheld volumetric ultrasound scanning probe, which is characterized by a two-dimensional scan area with a substantially rigid cap extending across the two-dimensional scan area, is provided with a texturably couplant-porous material sheet covering the substantially rigid cap over at least a portion of the two-dimensional scan area. The texturably couplant-porous material sheet facilitates positional stability of the handheld volumetric ultrasound scanning probe while positioned against a skin surface of the tissue volume. Advantageously, while the texturably couplant-porous material sheet brings about a more stable physical interface at the skin surface, the texturably couplant-porous material sheet brings about little or no degradation in acquired image quality. Also described are systems and related methods for elastography imaging using the handheld volumetric ultrasound scanning probe.07-15-2010

Rosanna H. Ho, Kirkland, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090186605Creating a Communication Group - This document describes tools capable of enabling users of mobile communication devices to create communication groups quickly and easily. With such a communication group a user may call, text, or instant message all persons in the group at once by selecting the communication group rather than each person in the group. In one embodiment, the tools enable a user to build a communication group by dragging and dropping indicators for persons he or she knows from one area of a screen into another area. In another embodiment, the tools automatically collect persons from those that the user knows based on one or more criteria. The user may then easily create a communication group of those collected persons, such as by tapping on an area of a mobile device's display.07-23-2009
20090187621Current Updates - This document describes tools capable of differentiating a superset of entities from which a user may receive current updates effective to provide current updates for only some of the entities of the superset. In one embodiment, for example, the tools enable a user of a mobile device to select a set of entities from which the user will automatically receive updates that are current, easily accessible, and visible at-a-glance. The tools may forgo providing current updates for entities that are not selected by the user, though the tools may provide these updates when explicitly requested by the user or at particular times or events.07-23-2009
20100013777TRACKING INPUT IN A SCREEN-REFLECTIVE INTERFACE ENVIRONMENT - In an example embodiment, a method is adapted to tracking input with a device. The method includes an act of monitoring and acts of activating and displaying if a touch input is detected. The device has a first side and a second side, with the second side opposite the first side. The device has a display screen disposed on the first side, and a screen-reflective interface disposed on the second side. Respective positions on the screen-reflective interface correspond to respective locations of the display screen. The screen-reflective interface of the device is monitored. If a touch input is detected on the screen-reflective interface, the device performs acts of activating and displaying. Specifically, a tracking state is activated for the screen-reflective interface responsive to the detected touch input on the screen-reflective interface. The interface icon is displayed on the display screen to indicate that the tracking state has been activated.01-21-2010
20100105439Location-based Display Characteristics in a User Interface - Location-based display characteristics in a user interface are described. In an implementation, a determination is made by mobile communications device that icon is to be displayed at a particular location in the user interface. A display characteristic is applied by the mobile communications device that is defined for the particular location such that a display of the icon is changed. The icon is displayed having an applied display characteristic on the display device of the mobile communications device at the particular location in the user interface.04-29-2010

Shek Lun Ho, Sammamish, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090254482TIME-BASED LICENSES - A method and a system are provided for issuing a number of different types of time-based licenses associated with software products. The system may include an activation server, which may maintain licensing information in a licensing database, and a licensing platform, which may request issuance and renewal of time-based licenses. Each of the time-based licenses may be associated with respective product keys and may have a number of configurable parameters, which may make the time-based licenses suitable for a number of different licensing business models. The licensing business models may include, but not be limited to, a non-renewable evaluation license, a renewable trial license, a one-time promotion license, and a subscription license. In some embodiments, a configurable parameter may indicate an amount of time for a grace period after a time-based license would have normally expired.10-08-2009

William P.c. Ho, Mukilteo, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080306795TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to transportation management processes and systems. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a method in a computer system for determining one or more routes for transporting items, including receiving multiple orders to transport items from an origination stop to a destination stop, generating one or more consolidations, and generating one or more shipments wherein each shipment includes a selected consolidation that meets at least one shipment parameter or an order. The method further includes generating one or more routes with an ordered sequence of stops wherein each route is associated with one or more shipments. The method still further includes selecting one or more routes based on one or more route parameters.12-11-2008
20110022535TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to transportation management processes and systems. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a method in a computer system for determining one or more routes for transporting items, including receiving multiple orders to transport items from an origination stop to a destination stop, generating one or more consolidations, and generating one or more shipments wherein each shipment includes a selected consolidation that meets at least one shipment parameter or an order. The method further includes generating one or more routes with an ordered sequence of stops wherein each route is associated with one or more shipments. The method still further includes selecting one or more routes based on one or more route parameters.01-27-2011