Hu, TX

Binghua Na Hu, Plano, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100117150	METHODS OF MANUFACTURING TRENCH ISOLATED DRAIN EXTENDED MOS (DEMOS) TRANSISTORS AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS THEREFROM - A method of fabricating an integrated circuit (IC) including at least one drain extended MOS (DEMOS) transistor and ICs therefrom includes providing a substrate having a semiconductor surface, the semiconductor surface including at least a first surface region that provides a first dopant type. A patterned masking layer is formed on the first surface region, wherein at least one aperture in the masking layer is defined. The first surface region is etched to form at least one trench region corresponding to a position of the aperture. A dopant of a first dopant type is implanted to raise a concentration of the first dopant type in a first dopant type drift region located below the trench region. After the implanting, the trench region is filled with a dielectric fill material. A body region is then formed having a second dopant type in a portion of the first surface region. A gate dielectric is then formed over a surface of the body region and the first surface region. A patterned gate electrode layer is formed over the gate dielectric, a source region in the body region and a drain region in the first surface region on a side of the trench region opposite to the source are formed, and fabrication of the IC is completed.	05-13-2010

Chaoshun Hu, Houston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120159124	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPUTATIONAL ACCELERATION OF SEISMIC DATA PROCESSING - A computer-implemented method and a system for computational acceleration of seismic data processing are described. The method includes defining a specific non-uniform memory access (NUMA) scheduling for a plurality of cores in a processor according to data to be processed; and running two or more threads through each of the plurality of cores.	06-21-2012

Chenjiang Hu, Plano, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090086621	Correlating Label Switched Paths Of A Pseudowire - In one embodiment, correlating label switched paths of a pseudowire includes receiving a first message at a second label switching router. The first message is sent from a first label switching router and includes a pseudowire identifier and a first label switched path identifier. The pseudowire identifier identifies a pseudowire, and the first label switched path identifier identifies a first label switched path that implements the pseudowire. A second message is sent from the second label switching router to the first label switching router. The second message comprises the pseudowire identifier and a second label switched path identifier. The second label switched path identifier identifies a second label switched path that implements the pseudowire.	04-02-2009
20090086632	Using A Link Attribute To Inform Nodes Of The Availability Of Traffic Management Resources - In one embodiment, informing nodes of traffic management resource availability includes establishing whether there is an available traffic management resource at a first node, where a traffic management resource tracks usage of bandwidth by a tunnel at the first node. Whether there is an available traffic management resource is recorded in a traffic management link attribute. The traffic management link attribute is sent to second nodes to inform the second nodes of whether there is an available traffic management resource at the first node.	04-02-2009
20090086633	Using A Link-State Advertisement To Inform Nodes Of The Availability Of Traffic Management Resources - In one embodiment, informing nodes of traffic management resource availability includes determining a number of available traffic management resources at a first node, where a traffic management resource tracks usage of bandwidth by a tunnel at the first node. The number of available traffic management resources is recorded in a link-state advertisement. The link-state advertisement is sent to one or more second nodes.	04-02-2009
20120315030	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING TRAFFIC DISTURBANCE IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK CAUSED BY INTERMITTENT FAILURE - A method may include: (i) in response to clearing of a fault on a working path of a protection switching group to which a first network element is interfaced: (a) transitioning, by the first network element, its state to a first state in which a protection path of the protection switching group is active; and (b) initiating, by the first network element, a wait to restore timer, the wait to restore timer having a duration such that upon expiration of the timer, the first network element is configured to switch the working path to active; and (ii) in response to receiving a message from a second network element interfaced to the protection switching group indicating that a failure has occurred on the working path: (a) maintaining, by the first network element, its state in the first state; and (b) continuing, by the first network element, the wait to restore timer.	12-13-2012

Chunhua Hu, Austin, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090181663	Transmission of Data Bursts on a Constant Data Rate Channel - A system and method for transmitting data bursts over a constant data rate link that transmits a continuous stream of data is disclosed. A transmitter node accesses a region in a memory to form a continuous stream of data, wherein the region is a circular buffer and is accessed in a circular manner. The continuous stream of data is transmitted from the circular buffer, wherein the circular buffer initially contains dummy data. A data burst is stored in the circular buffer at a selected location and a control message is transmitted with an indication of the selected location of the data burst in the circular buffer. The data burst is transmitted as part of the continuous stream of data from the circular buffer.	07-16-2009

Chunhua Hu, Plano, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120226837	Method and System of debugging Multicore Bus Transaction Problems - A bus monitoring and debugging system operating independently without impacting the normal operation of the CPU and without adding any overhead to the application being monitored. Users are alerted to timing problems as they occur, and bus statistics that are relevant to providing insight to system operation are automatically captured. Logging of relevant events may be enabled or disabled when a sliding time window expires, or alternatively by external trigger events.	09-06-2012
20120226838	Method and System for Handling Discarded and Merged Events When Monitoring a System Bus - A bus monitoring and debugging system operating independently without impacting the normal operation of the CPU and without adding any overhead to the application being monitored. The bus is monitored for discarded speculative read and for merged write transactions in order to determine the true bus throughputs. Bus statistics that are relevant to providing insight to system operation are automatically captured. Logging of relevant events may be enabled or disabled when a sliding time window expires, or alternatively by external trigger events.	09-06-2012
20120226839	Method and System for Monitoring and Debugging Access to a Bus Slave Using One or More Throughput Counters - A bus monitoring and debugging system operating independently without impacting the normal operation of the CPU and without adding any overhead to the application being monitored. Bus transactions to a selected slave are monitored to determine possible conflicts when multiple masters may be addressing the slave. Users are alerted to timing problems as they occur, and bus statistics that are relevant to providing insight to system operation are automatically captured. Logging of relevant events may be enabled or disabled when a sliding time window expires, by a selected address range or alternatively by external trigger events.	09-06-2012

Guanghu Hu, Houston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090022710	NUCLEAR FACTOR OF ACTIVATED T CELLS RECEPTOR - The present invention provides a novel transmembrane protein, which is a nuclear factor of activated T cells (‘NFAT’) receptor, and related compositions and methods.	01-22-2009
20100173383	Nuclear Factor Of Activated T Cells Receptor - The present invention provides a novel transmembrane protein, which is a nuclear factor of activated T cells (‘NFAT’) receptor, and related compositions and methods.	07-08-2010
20110124081	NUCLEAR FACTOR OF ACTIVATED T CELLS RECEPTOR - The present invention provides a novel transmembrane protein, which is a nuclear factor of activated T cells (“NEAT”) receptor, and related compositions and methods.	05-26-2011

Patent applications by Guanghu Hu, Houston, TX US

Guoyu Hu, Houston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100156424	Robust Inversion Systems and Methods for Azimuthally Sensitive Resistivity Logging Tools - Methods and systems for determining the horizontal resistivity, vertical resistivity, and relative dip angle of anisotropic earth formations. Some of the disclosed methods and systems measure sinusoidal variation of azimuthally sensitive resistivity logging tool measurements, determine parameters representative of the sinusoidal variation, and perform inversion based on the sinusoidal parameters. When cast in this manner, the inversion process may yield more accurate and consistent resistivity and dip angle estimates. The sinusoidal parameters preferably take the form of average and peak-to-peak measurements, but may also take other forms. Moreover, use of such sinusoidal parameters enables a condensed representation of the resistivity logging tool measurements, enabling significantly more efficient communication and storage of these measurements. The condensed representations continue to enable directional boundary detection and geosteering.	06-24-2010
20100176812	LOOK-AHEAD BOUNDARY DETECTION AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT - Systems and methods for look-ahead boundary detection and distance estimation are disclosed. In some embodiments, a drilling method includes extending a borehole with a drill string that includes a resistivity logging tool. The logging tool makes upward-looking and downward-looking resistivity measurements based on radial current flow. The upward looking and downward looking resistivity measurements are processed to estimate the distance to approaching bed boundaries, and drilling can be halted when the estimated distance reaches a desired value. Such information can be used to anchor casing at advantageous points and can further be used to avoid penetrating water-containing formations below a hydrocarbon reservoir.	07-15-2010
20110204897	Method and Apparatus with High Resolution Electrode Configuration for Imaging in Oil-Based Muds - Various disclosed resistivity imaging tools and methods provide a high-resolution electrode configuration for imaging in oil-based imaging in oil-based muds. Some tool embodiments have a sensing surface that comprises: a measurement electrode, a focus electrode surrounding the measurement electrode, and a return electrode surrounding the focus electrode. The sensing surface can be provided on an extendable sensor pad or on the wall-contacting portion of a stabilizer. Some method embodiments include measuring the measurement electrode current while driving a voltage signal between the measurement electrode and the return electrode. The voltage signal may simultaneously or sequentially provide energy at different frequencies. The resistivity measurements are combined with tool position and orientation measurements to form a borehole wall image. Robust and reliable performance is expected in the hostile conditions often experienced by logging while drilling (LWD) tools, coupled with the ability to make micro-resistivity measurements with a resolution approaching that of electrode-grid tool designs.	08-25-2011
20120306500	Antenna Coupling Component Measurement Tool Having a Rotating Antenna Configuration - Disclosed herein are electromagnetic resistivity logging systems and methods that employ an antenna configuration having at most two transmitter or receiver antenna orientations that rotate relative to the borehole. The measurements made by this reduced-complexity antenna configuration enable the determination of at least seven components of a coupling matrix, which may be determined using a linear system of equations that express the azimuthal dependence of the measurements. For increased reliability, measurement averaging may be performed in azimuthally spaced bins. The coupling matrix components can then be used as the basis for determining logs of various formation parameters, including vertical resistivity and anisotropy.	12-06-2012

Patent applications by Guoyu Hu, Houston, TX US

Guoyu (david) Hu, Houston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080252296	Multiple Frequency Based Leakage Correction for Imaging in Oil Based Muds - Oil-based mud imaging systems and methods having leakage current compensation. In some embodiments, disclosed logging systems include a logging tool in communication with surface computing facilities. The logging tool is provided with a sensor array having at least two voltage electrodes positioned between at least two current electrodes that create an electric field in a borehole wall, and is further provided with electronics coupled to the current electrodes to determine a differential voltage between the voltage electrodes in response to different current frequencies from the current electrodes. From the voltage measurements at different frequencies, the computing facilities determine borehole wall resistivity as a function of depth and azimuth, and may display the resistivity as a borehole wall image.	10-16-2008
20080315884	MULTI-MODE OIL BASE MUD IMAGER - A multi-mode oil base mud imager for use in non-conductive drilling fluid includes at least one current source-a current return pair, and one or more monitor electrodes not located between the current source and the current return of the current source-current return pair. Where more than one current source-current return pair is included, the tool is capable of multiple depths of investigation into surrounding formation. This data can be used as a gauge to establish the reliability of the data and to determine the resistance of the invaded zone around the borehole, as well as standoff distance of the tool from the borehole wall.	12-25-2008

Patent applications by Guoyu (david) Hu, Houston, TX US

Jerry Hu, Houston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090136559	Chondrocyte Differentiation from Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Their Use in Tissue Engineering - Methods for inducing differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into chondrocytes for use in tissue engineering applications are provided. One example of a method is a method for inducing differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into chondrocytes comprising aggregating undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells to form embryoid bodies; and culturing the embryoid bodies in culture medium in the presence of growth factors that induce chondrogenic differentiation of the embryoid bodies.	05-28-2009
20090142307	Shape-Based Approach for Scaffoldless Tissue Engineering - Methods for forming tissue engineered constructs without the use of scaffolds and associated methods of use in tissue replacement. One example of a method may comprise providing a shaped hydrogel negative mold; seeding the mold with cells; allowing the cells to self-assemble in the mold to form a tissue engineered construct.	06-04-2009
20090155333	Dermis-Derived Cells for Tissue Engineering Applications - Methods for inducing differentiation of dermis-derived cells to serve as a source of chondrocytes and associated methods of use in forming tissue engineered constructs. One example of a method is a method for inducing differentiation of cells into chondrocytes comprising providing aggrecan sensitive isolated dermis cells and seeding the cells onto an aggrecan coated surface.	06-18-2009
20110053262	METHODS OF FABRICATING ENHANCED TISSUE-ENGINEERED CARTILAGE - Compositions and methods for fabricating a tissue-engineered cartilage construct comprising: providing a cell sample comprising a plurality of chondrocytes; culturing the cell sample to produce a tissue-engineered cartilage construct; and treating the tissue-engineered cartilage construct, wherein treating the tissue-engineered cartilage construct comprises the use of a biochemical reagent, a mechanical force, hydrostatic pressure, or any combination thereof.	03-03-2011

Jerry C. Hu, Houston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100303765	Scaffoldless Constructs for Tissue Engineering of Articular Cartilage - A process for culturing chondrocytes to form constructs which contain higher percentages of cells that retain the chondrocytic phenotype are disclosed. The tissue engineered constructs may be formed into neocartilage-containing compositions for a variety of in vitro and in vivo purposes. Methods of treating individuals in need of articular cartilage growth by implanting a new composition are disclosed.	12-02-2010

Jerry Che-Jen Hu, Plano, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090152639	Laminated Stress Overlayer Using In-SITU Multiple Plasma Treatments for Transistor Improvement - Integrated circuits (ICs) commonly contain pre-metal dielectric (PMD) liners with compressive stress to increase electron and hole mobilities in MOS transistors. The increase is limited by the thickness of the PMD liner. The instant invention is a multi-layered PMD liner in an integrated circuit which has a higher stress than single layer PMD liners. Each layer in the inventive PMD liner is exposed to a nitrogen-containing plasma, and which has a compressive stress higher than 1300 MPa. The PMD liner of the instant invention is composed of 3 to 10 layers. The hydrogen content of the first layer may be increased to improve transistor properties such as flicker noise and Negative Bias Temperature Instabilty (NBTI). An IC containing the inventive PMD liner and a method for forming same are also claimed.	06-18-2009
20110027953	Laminated Stress Overlayer Using In-SITU Multiple Plasma Treatments for Transistor Improvement - Integrated circuits (ICs) commonly contain pre-metal dielectric (PMD) liners with compressive stress to increase electron and hole mobilities in MOS transistors. The increase is limited by the thickness of the PMD liner. The instant invention is a multi-layered PMD liner in an integrated circuit which has a higher stress than single layer PMD liners. Each layer in the inventive PMD liner is exposed to a nitrogen-containing plasma, and which has a compressive stress higher than 1300 MPa. The PMD liner of the instant invention is composed of 3 to 10 layers. The hydrogen content of the first layer may be increased to improve transistor properties such as flicker noise and Negative Bias Temperature Instability (NBTI). An IC containing the inventive PMD liner and a method for forming same are also claimed.	02-03-2011

Jianbing Hu, Houston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110284233	Hydraulic Actuation of a Downhole Tool Assembly - A downhole tool assembly is configured for repeated and selective hydraulic actuation and deactuation. A piston assembly is configured to reciprocate axially in a downhole tool body. The piston assembly reciprocates between a first axial position and second and third axial positions that axially oppose the first position. The downhole tool is actuated when the piston assembly is in the third axial position and deactuated when the piston assembly is in either of the first or second axial positions. A spring member biases the piston assembly towards the first axial position while drilling fluid pressure in the tool body urges the piston assembly towards the second and third axial positions. Downhole tool actuation and deactuation may be controlled from the surface, for example, via cycling the drilling fluid flow rate.	11-24-2011
20120199363	DOWNHOLE TOOL ACTUATION - A downhole tool including a cam housing disposed in a central bore of a sub; a cam piston having a cam track disposed in the cam housing; a rotary piston having a rotary value and an auxiliary track disposed in the cam housing; a guide pin extending through the cam housing into the cam track; and a position pin extending through a cam flange into the auxiliary track. Also, a method of actuating a downhole tool, the method including disposing the downhole tool in a wellbore, wherein the downhole tool comprises a cam piston and a rotary piston; providing a flow of fluid through a central bore of the downhole tool at a working flow rate; changing the flow of fluid through the central bore of the downhole tool to a trigger range, thereby rotating a rotary valve of the rotary piston.	08-09-2012

Jiaxin Hu, Coppell, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110190222	Selective Inhibition of Polyglutamine Protein Expression - The present invention relates to the selective inhibition of protein expression of CAG repeat-related disease proteins such as Huntingtin using nucleic acid analogs. Peptide nucleic acids and locked nucleic acids are particularly useful analogs.	08-04-2011

Lin Ying Hu, Katy, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120101786	METHOD FOR PARAMETERIZING AND MORPHING STOCHASTIC RESERVOIR MODELS - A method for creating a modified realization of a geostatistical model of a subterranean hydrocarbon reservoir is described, which may be used in a history matching process. The modified realization is based on a current realization which is a function of a first uniform random number field. At least one further uniform random number field U	04-26-2012
20120265512	UPDATING GEOLOGICAL FACIES MODELS USING THE ENSEMBLE KALMAN FILTER - The invention relates to a method for history matching a facies geostatistical model using the ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) technique. The EnKF is not normally appropriate for discontinuous facies models such as multiple point simulation (MPS). In the method of the invention, an ensemble of realizations are generated and then uniform vectors on which those realizations are based are transformed to Gaussian vectors before applying the EnKF to the Gaussian vectors directly. The updated Gaussian vectors are then transformed back to uniform vectors which are used to update the realizations. The uniform vectors may be vectors on which the realizations are based directly; alternatively each realization may be based on a plurality of uniform vectors linearly combined with combination coefficients. In this case each realization is associated with a uniform vector made up from the combination coefficients, and the combination coefficient vector is then transformed to Gaussian and updated using EnKF.	10-18-2012

Rongqiang Hu, Allen, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100324913	Method and System for Block Adaptive Fractional-Bit Per Sample Encoding - A method of encoding samples in a digital signal is provided that includes receiving a frame of N samples of the digital signal, computing a data value range L of the N samples, determining a first encoding block size for the frame, mapping the N samples to normalized data values, computing a first block polynomial value for a block of samples in the frame of the first encoding block size, and encoding the first block polynomial value.	12-23-2010

Rose Hu, Allen, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110038308	FORMING SPATIAL BEAMS WITHIN A CELL SEGMENT - To perform wireless communications in a wireless network, at least two spatial beams are formed within a cell segment, where the at least two spatial beams are associated with different power levels. The at least two spatial beams are swept across the cell segment according to a sweep pattern. In some implementations, multiple antenna assemblies can be used, where each antenna assembly has plural antenna elements. A lower one of the antenna assemblies can be used to form high and lower power beams, and an upper one of the antenna assemblies can be used to communicate backhaul information, for example.	02-17-2011

Rose Hu, Irving, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110223900	Supplemental Node Transmission Assistance in a Wireless Communications Network - Supplemental node transmission assistance in a wireless network provides for transmissions between a wireless network and wireless user equipment in a first direction using a serving node of the wireless network while providing for transmissions between the wireless network and wireless user equipment in a second direction using a supplemental node of the wireless network. The supplemental node is selected based on providing better channel conditions between the network and the user equipment in the second direction than the serving node. The supplemental node thus provides transmission assistance for the serving node in order to provide the best available downlink and uplink communications between the user equipment and the network.	09-15-2011
20120127880	Supplemental Node Transmission Assistance in a Wireless Communication Network - Supplemental node transmission assistance in a wireless network provides for transmissions between a wireless network and wireless user equipment in a first direction using a serving node of the wireless network while providing for transmissions between the wireless network and wireless user equipment in a second direction using a supplemental node of the wireless network. The supplemental node is selected based on providing better channel conditions between the network and the user equipment in the second direction than the serving node. The supplemental node thus provides transmission assistance for the serving node in order to provide the best available downlink and uplink communications between the user equipment and the network.	05-24-2012

Rose Q. Hu, Plano, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090028560	System and Method for Implementing Dynamic Scheduling of Data in a Non-Blocking All-Optical Switching Network - A non-blocking optical matrix core switching method that includes maintaining a schedule for routing data through an optical matrix core and receiving and analyzing reports from peripheral devices. The method determines whether the schedule is adequate for the current data traffic patterns and if the schedule is not adequate a new schedule is implemented. The new schedule is then transferred to the peripheral devices for implementation and the new schedule is transferred to the optical matrix core scheduler. Implementation of the new schedule as the schedule on the peripheral devices and the optical matrix core scheduler is then performed.	01-29-2009

Patent applications by Rose Q. Hu, Plano, TX US

Rose Qingyang Hu, Allen, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110170422	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATED MULTI-POINT NETWORK OPERATION TO REDUCE RADIO LINK FAILURE - A system and method for implementing call handover (HO) is disclosed. A user equipment (UE) may be configured to communicate with a wireless communication network. The UE is configured to transmit a measurement report to at least one of a serving cell and at least one cell of a coordinated multi-point (CoMP) cell set. The UE is configured to listen for an HO command from a serving cell. The HO command identifies a target cell. The UE is configured to detect a radio link failure between the UE and the serving cell, listen for an HO command from a first cell in the CoMP cell set for a first time duration, and, when an HO command is received from the first cell in the CoMP cell set within the first time duration, perform handover to the target cell identified in the HO command.	07-14-2011
20110170516	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATED MULTI-POINT NETWORK OPERATION TO REDUCE RADIO LINK FAILURE - A system and method for implementing call handover (HO) is disclosed. A user equipment (UE) is configured to communicate with a wireless communication network. The UE is configured to transmit a measurement report to at least one of a serving cell and at least one cell of a coordinated multi-point (CoMP) cell set. The UE is also configured to listen for control channel transmissions from at least one of the serving cell and a first cell in the CoMP cell set, receive a resource allocation from at least one of the serving cell and the first cell in the CoMP cell set, and receive an HO command jointly from the serving cell and the first cell in the CoMP cell set. The HO command identifies a target cell. The UE is also configured to perform handover to the target cell identified in the HO command.	07-14-2011
20110249619	WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING MULTIPLE-SERVING NODES - Methods, devices and systems for a wireless communication system using multiple-serving nodes are provided. In one embodiment, a method of wireless communication comprises sending from a wireless device an uplink control signal to a first node via a second node using a second communication link; receiving by said wireless device a downlink control signal from said first node using a first communication link; sending from said wireless device another uplink control signal to said second node using said second communication link; and receiving by said wireless device another downlink control signal from said second node via said first node using said first communication link.	10-13-2011
20110249620	WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING MULTIPLE-SERVING NODES - Methods, devices and systems for a wireless communication system using multiple-serving nodes are provided. In one embodiment, a method of wireless communication comprises sending from a first node a downlink control signal to a wireless device using a first communication link; receiving by said first node an uplink control signal from said wireless device via a second node using a third communication link; and forwarding by said first node another downlink control signal from said second node to said wireless device using said third communication link and said first communication link.	10-13-2011
20120243430	Downlink MCS Selection in a Type 2 Relay Network - A method for selecting an MCS for a cell in which one or more Type 2 relay nodes are present. The method includes the access node for the cell estimating the quality of the link between a relay node in the cell and a UA in the cell and using the estimate to select an MCS for the cell.	09-27-2012
20130021962	System and Method for Mobile Access Control and Load Balancing in a Relay Network - A method, network node and UE device (	01-24-2013

Patent applications by Rose Qingyang Hu, Allen, TX US

Ruwei Hu, Austin, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110010346	PROCESSING RELATED DATA FROM INFORMATION SOURCES - Systems and methods for managing data are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention may allow attribute values associated with data records to be assembled and presented in a unified manner. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention may utilize a set of locally stored identity information associated with a data record to determine a set of logical procedures operable to retrieve values for one or more non-identity attributes from a remote location. Furthermore, other embodiments of the present invention may apply a logical procedure to the values of the attributes corresponding to data records to select one or more values of one or more attributes of the data records.	01-13-2011

Sheng-Po Hu, Sugar Land, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100223860	Process for preventing the encroachment of termites - A process for preventing the re-entry of termites into a structure by constructing a collar around the structure that does not allow the termites to survive when exiting the	09-09-2010

Shishan Hu, College Station, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090036288	WETTED WALL CYCLONE SYSTEM AND METHODS - In an embodiment, a wetted wall cyclone comprises a cyclone body including an inlet end, an outlet end, an inner flow passage, and an inner surface defining an inner diameter. In addition, the wetted wall cyclone comprises a cyclone inlet tangentially coupled to the cyclone body. The cyclone inlet includes an inlet flow passage in fluid communication with the inner flow passage. Further, the wetted wall cyclone comprises a skimmer extending coaxially through the outlet end of the cyclone body. The skimmer comprises an upstream end disposed within the cyclone body, a downstream end distal the cyclone body, and an inner exhaust passage in fluid communication with the inner flow passage. Still further, the wetted wall cyclone comprises a first annulus positioned radially between the upstream end and the cyclone body having a radial width W	02-05-2009

Teng Hu, Austin, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090029679	SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROVIDE A MOBILE PHONE CALLER WITH A LIKELY RESPONSE TIME - A call response time program in the memory of a server computer interacts with a mobile phone communication program to give a caller a likely response time when the call has been missed. The software comprises a configuration program, a call analyzer program, a message program, and a billing program. Auto profiling may be selected and an artificial intelligence program can be invoked. The configuration program creates a plurality of user profiles and a plurality of message files. The call analyzer program creates a plurality of user histories and may optionally invoke the artificial intelligence program. The message program responds to a missed call by sending an appropriate message indicating a likely response time. Alternatively, an interactive voice response system (IVRS) may be used.	01-29-2009
20090070780	ENHANCED BROWSING OF MESSAGES IN A MESSAGE QUEUE - Arrangements for enhancing browsing of messages in a message queue are disclosed. Embodiments include hardware and/or software for tracking records browsed by one or more agents. The agents can collect, process, and/or re-format data for an upperware application, a data warehouse, and/or similar systems. When the agent sets up communications with a queue, the agent may generate an attribute setting that instructs the middleware to track the last record browsed and/or the next record to browse. In response to setting the attribute, an agent identification (AID)) can be utilized to record the current record number, row number, queue identifier, and/or the like in a database. When the agent re-establishes communication with the middleware queue, the middleware can retrieve the current record number utilizing the AID.	03-12-2009
20090158391	Method and Apparatus for Handling Files Containing Confidential or Sensitive Information - A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for managing files in a data processing system. An attribute for a file is specified as having a special designation. The file with the attribute having the special designation is processed, by the operating system, in a different manner from other files when performing operations, such as, for example, copying the file to a removable media, printing the file, or sending the file over a network.	06-18-2009
20090193087	System and method for configurable meeting invitation notification on unopened/unaccepted invitations - This presentation enhances current meeting/calendar programs, so that the user will receive alerts via cell or regular phone in the event that a user chooses to receive these alerts or is unaware of receiving a meeting invitation via an electronic mail or calendar system. Voice alert can be sent to cell or regular phone, and text alert can also be sent to cell phone. The user can select to get alerts via voice or text to any phone, and can type in the phone number via a configuration tool.	07-30-2009
20100005113	FUNCTION IN A RELATIONAL DATABASE - A method of retrieval and presentation of data in denormalized format may include accessing a relational database of CHARACTER or VARCHAR data types in normal form, applying a database command SUMTEXT(column name, delimiter string) to the relational database, retrieving related sets of text strings from the relational database, truncating leading blanks and trailing blanks in each string, limiting the length of each string to a predetermined value, appending related strings using a delimiter string specified, and presenting denormalized data strings.	01-07-2010

Patent applications by Teng Hu, Austin, TX US

Weidong Hu, Austin, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100049824	Providing Remote Access to Multimedia Content - Remote access to multimedia content is provided to hardware devices that have been predesignated as approved. For example, a customer premises equipment (CPE) device such as a set-top box may transmit digital television content to a mobile telephone. The multimedia content may be simulcast to multiple remote hardware devices by the CPE device.	02-25-2010
20100192183	Mobile Device Access to Multimedia Content Recorded at Customer Premises - A multimedia content provider network includes a customer premises equipment (CPE) and a mobile device connected to a provider network. The CPE receives and stores multimedia content from the provider network. The mobile device provides a unique identifier to the CPE for authentication purposes. Responsive to the CPE verifying that the unique identifier is pre-designated as authorized, the CPE provides data representative of a GUI for display at the mobile device, the GUI including a listing of multimedia content recorded at the CPE. A user of the mobile device then can request a particular recorded multimedia content. In response to the request, the CPE encodes the multimedia content and transmits the encoded multimedia content to the mobile device for processing and display at the mobile device.	07-29-2010
20110022593	Method and Apparatus for Content Selection Based on Personal Profiles - A content selection server including a processor configured to receive personal preference information from a plurality of personal media devices, select content based on the personal preference information, and provide playback of the content.	01-27-2011
20110055347	Real-Time and Secured Picture/Video Upload via a Content Delivery Network - A content delivery network includes an overlay network having a plurality of cache servers. Each cache server configured to receive a request from a personal content server to register with the content delivery network, receive a request from a mobile capture device to establish communication with the personal content server, and establish a communication path through the overlay network between the mobile capture device and the personal content server. Each cache server is further configured to transfer content from the mobile capture device along the communication path to the personal content server.	03-03-2011
20120280813	SERVICE PROVISIONING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - An apparatus includes a memory containing a subscriber entitlement profile for a subscriber to a wireless communications network. The apparatus includes a controller configured to provide an indication of whether the subscriber is entitled to a service based on the subscriber entitlement profile. The memory and controller may be included in an integrated circuit card. The service may be unassociated with a rate plan associated with the subscriber. The apparatus may include a service entitlement facility configured to access a service of the communications network based on a user request for the service and the indication. The service entitlement facility may be further configured to determine whether or not a subscriber is entitled to the service of the wireless communications network based on the subscriber entitlement profile stored in the memory and further configured to access the service if the subscriber is entitled to the service.	11-08-2012
20120302239	LONG-TERM EVOLUTION CIRCUIT SWITCHED FALL BACK ENHANCEMENTS - The disclosed subject matter relates to an architecture that can provide enhancement with respect to circuit switched fall back. In particular, the architecture can reduce the signaling and delay of conventional systems that are necessitated by establishing a radio resource control connection prior to establishing the circuit switched fall back connection. For example, when user equipment is not in a radio resource control connected state at the time of a circuit switched fall back call, the radio resource control connection can be at least partially avoided by responding to a radio resource control connection request message with a radio resource control connection reject message that includes target cell reselection information.	11-29-2012
20120331500	Providing Remote Access to Multimedia Content - Remote access to multimedia content is provided to hardware devices that have been predesignated as approved. For example, a customer premises equipment (CPE) device such as a set-top box may transmit digital television content to a mobile telephone. The multimedia content may be simulcast to multiple remote hardware devices by the CPE device.	12-27-2012

Patent applications by Weidong Hu, Austin, TX US

Weiguo Hu, Houston, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110313117	Propylene Ethylene Polymers And Production Process - Ethylene propylene copolymers, substantially free of diene, are described. The copolymers will have a uniform distribution of both tacticity and comonomer between copolymer chains. Further, the copolymers will exhibit a statistically insignificant intramolecular difference of tacticity. The copolymers are made in the presence of a metallocene catalyst.	12-22-2011

Wenchuang Hu, Allen, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090196826	COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING NON-SPHERICAL MICRO- AND NANO-PARTICLES - The present invention includes compositions, methods and pharmaceutical compositions formed by template-directed polymer molding by contacting a porous template with one or more layers of polymeric material coated on a release layer coated on a substrate, applying pressure to the porous template, the substrates or both and separating the porous template from the polymer material to form one or more polymer nonspherical nanostructures with one or more layers on the substrate. The template includes one or more nonspherical nanostructure features. The size and shape of the one or more single- or multi-layer polymeric nonspherical nanostructures are controlled by the one or more nonspherical nanostructure features and the polymer material optionally including one or more active agents with or without retardants, dyes, etc.	08-06-2009
20090266418	PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES BASED ON NANOSTRUCTURED POLYMER FILMS MOLDED FROM POROUS TEMPLATE - The present invention includes a template, an optoelectronic device and methods for making the same. The optoelectronic device includes a first substrate; a first electrode disposed on the first substrate; a first interdigitating, nano-structured charge-transfer molded material (e.g., a polymer) with a first electron affinity disposed on the first electrode; a second interdigitating, nano-structured charge-transfer material (e.g., single molecules, quantum dots, or particles) with a second electron affinity disposed on the first interdigitating, nano-structured charge-transfer material; a second electrode disposed in the second interdigitating, nano-structured charge-transfer material; and a second substrate disposed on the second electrode.	10-29-2009
20120148654	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A PHOTORESIST-BASED IMMUNOISOLATIVE MICROCONTAINER WITH NANOSLOTS DEFINED BY NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY - The present technology provides a system and/or method for a photoresist-based immunoisolative microcontainer with nanoslots defined by nanoimprint technology. The present technology further provides a method of immunoisolating one or more biomolecules, the method comprising providing a biocompatible microcontainer, wherein the microcontainer comprises a base and semi-permeable nanoporous surface. Methods of using the microcontainers for transplantation and cell therapy are also described.	06-14-2012

Wenyi Hu, Katy, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110273961	Q Tomography Method - Method for reconstructing subsurface Q models (	11-10-2011

Xiaodong Hu, Katy, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100254886	Carbon Nanotube Particulates, Compositions and Use Thereof - A method for making carbon nanotube particulates involves providing a catalyst comprising catalytic metals, such as iron and molybdenum or metals from Group VIB or Group VIIIB elements, on a support material, such as magnesia, and contacting the catalyst with a gaseous carbon-containing feedstock, such as methane, at a sufficient temperature and for a sufficient contact time to make small-diameter carbon nanotubes having one or more walls and outer wall diameters of less than about 3 nm. Removal of the support material from the carbon nanotubes yields particulates of enmeshed carbon nanotubes that retain an approximate three-dimensional shape and size of the particulate support that was removed. The carbon nanotube particulates can comprise ropes of carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotube particulates disperse well in polymers and show high conductivity in polymers at low loadings. As electrical emitters, the carbon nanotube particulates exhibit very low “turn on” emission field.	10-07-2010

Patent applications by Xiaodong Hu, Katy, TX US

Xiaomin Hu, Missouri City, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110290562	INTEGRATED GEOMECHANICS DETERMINATIONS AND WELLBORE PRESSURE CONTROL - Well pressure control is integrated in real time with geomechanics determinations made during drilling. A well drilling method includes updating determinations of properties of a formation surrounding a wellbore in real time as the wellbore is being drilled; and controlling wellbore pressure in real time as the wellbore is being drilled, in response to the updated determinations of the formation properties. Another well drilling method includes obtaining sensor measurements in a well drilling system in real time as a wellbore is being drilled; transmitting the sensor measurements to a control system in real time; the control system determining in real time properties of a formation surrounding the wellbore based on the sensor measurements, and the control system transmitting in real time a pressure setpoint to a controller; and the controller controlling operation of at least one flow control device, thereby influencing a well pressure toward the pressure setpoint.	12-01-2011

Xuejun Hu, Coppell, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120079546	CATALOG SLICING IN A VIDEO PROVISIONING SYSTEM - A system, associated with a video provisioning system, may receive a hierarchical representation of categories and subcategories associated with a catalog of video assets; and condense the hierarchical representation of categories and subcategories into a file. The system may further transmit the file to a set top box, where transmitting the file allows the set top box to access the hierarchical representation of categories and subcategories without retrieving, from the video provisioning system, additional information associated with the hierarchical representation of categories and subcategories.	03-29-2012

Yaqi Hu, Plano, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100090772	OSCILLATOR WITH DELAY COMPENSATION - In the many microelectronics applications, delays present in circuitry can affect both the design and the function of the circuitry. One example of delays impacting the function of a circuit is a relaxation oscillator, where delays present in comparator circuits and latches can cause its frequency to vary beyond desired ranges. Here, a relaxation circuit with delay compensation is described.	04-15-2010
20110199130	LOW-POWER HIGH-SPEED DIFFERENTIAL DRIVER WITH PRECISION CURRENT STEERING - In bipolar CMOS or BiCMOS process technologies, drivers (such as mixed mode or hybrid mode drivers) using both bipolar and CMOS transistors (i.e., field effect transistors or FETs) may have undesirable properties, such as reduced speed, ringing, latch-up, or lower electrostatic discharge (ESD) performance. Here, a mixed or hybrid mode driver is provided that employs a current steering circuit (instead of voltages driven differential pair(s) as is done with conventional drivers) to generate pull-down currents that precisely match the voltages in the pull-up portions of driver. It increases the speed and produces smaller output common-mode voltage fluctuation over conventional drivers. Thus, the driver provided here can be produced in BiCMOS process technologies without the undesirable effects of conventional drivers.	08-18-2011

Patent applications by Yaqi Hu, Plano, TX US

Ye Hu, Austin, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110065207	COMBINATORIAL MULTIDOMAIN MESOPOROUS CHIPS AND A METHOD FOR FRACTIONATION, STABILIZATION, AND STORAGE OF BIOMOLECULES - A new fractionation device shows desirable features for exploratory screening and biomarker discovery. The constituent MSCs may be tailored for desired pore sizes and surface properties and for the sequestration and enrichment of extremely low abundant protein and peptides in desired ranges of the mass/charge spectrum. The MSCs are effective in yielding reproducible extracts from complex biological samples as small as 10 μl in a time as short as 30 minutes. They are inexpensive to manufacture, and allow for scaled up production to attain the simultaneous processing of a large number of samples. The MSCs are multiplexed, label-free diagnostic tools with the potential of biological recognition moiety modification for enhanced specificity. The MSCs may store, protect and stabilize biological fluids, enabling the simplified and cost-effective collection and transportation of clinical samples. The MSC-based device may serve as a diagnostic tool to complement histopathology, imaging, and other conventional clinical techniques. The MSCs mediated identification of disease-specific protein signatures may help in the selection of personalized therapeutic combinations, in the real-time assessment of therapeutic efficacy and toxicity, and in the rational modulation of therapy based on the changes in the protein networks associated with the prognosis and the drug resistance of the disease.	03-17-2011

Yi Hu, Spring, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080213878	Novel human membrane proteins and polynucleotides encoding the same - Novel human polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences are disclosed that can be used in therapeutic, diagnostic, and pharmacogenomic applications.	09-04-2008

Patent applications by Yi Hu, Spring, TX US

Yihe Hu, Frisco, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090103604	Method and Apparatus for On-Chip Voltage Controlled Oscillator Function - This invention uses a flying adder frequency synthesis circuit to provide the required frequency adjustments to accommodate the varying encoding density of a MPEG2 video data stream. This invention adjusts the local clock based on the information extracted from the program clock reference signal in the incoming data. This invention replaces an external or internal voltage-controlled crystal oscillator using a phase locked loop circuit on the video processing integrated circuit.	04-23-2009

Youlin Hu, The Woodlands, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130028046	METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DEPTH TRIGGERS FOR MARINE GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY CABLE RETRIEVER SYSTEMS - Depth triggers for marine geophysical survey cable retriever systems. At least some of the illustrative embodiments include causing a submerged geophysical survey cable to surface. In some cases, the causing the cable to surface may include: fracturing a frangible link wherein the frangible link, before the fracturing, affixes position of a piston within a cylinder bore of a housing coupled to the geophysical survey cable, and the fracturing of the frangible link responsive to pressure exerted on a face of the piston as the geophysical survey cable reaches or exceeds a predetermined depth; moving the piston within the cylinder bore; and deploying a mechanism that makes the geophysical survey cable more positively buoyant.	01-31-2013
20130028662	METHOD AND SYSTEM OF A MARINE GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY CABLE RETRIEVER - A marine geophysical survey cable retriever system. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including causing a submerged survey cable to surface. In some cases, causing the submerged survey cable to surface includes: shedding ballast weights when the survey cable reaches or exceeds a first predetermined depth; and inflating a lifting bag when the survey cable reaches or exceeds a second predetermined depth.	01-31-2013
20130029548	METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DEPTH TRIGGERS FOR MARINE GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY CABLE RETRIEVER SYSTEMS - Depth triggers for marine geophysical survey cable retriever systems. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including causing a submerged geophysical survey cable to surface. The cause may include: moving a piston within a cylinder of a housing coupled to the geophysical survey cable, the moving of the piston responsive to pressure exerted on a face of the piston as the geophysical survey cable reaches or exceeds a predetermined depth, wherein the movement of the piston overcomes a force created by interaction between two materials, the force latches the piston in place at depths above the predetermined depth; and responsive to the piston overcoming the force that latches the piston deploying a mechanism that makes the geophysical survey cable more positively buoyant, the deploying responsive to movement of the piston.	01-31-2013

Youlin Hu, Sugar Land, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130028663	Method and System of Retriever Systems for Marine Geophysical Survey Cables - Retriever systems for marine geophysical survey cables. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including causing a submerged sensor streamer to surface by flooding an intermediate chamber with water, the intermediate chamber defined within a cylinder of a housing coupled to the sensor streamer, the flooding of the intermediate chamber responsive to the sensor streamer reaching or exceeding a predetermined depth; and responsive to flooding the intermediate chamber moving a first piston within the cylinder; and thereby puncturing a seal of a compressed gas cylinder responsive to movement of the first piston, the puncturing makes the sensor streamer more positively buoyant.	01-31-2013

Yushan Hu, Pearland, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090068436	OLEFIN BLOCK INTERPOLYMER COMPOSITION SUITABLE FOR FIBERS - Compositions suitable for fibers have been discovered that faciliate unwinding of the fibers. The compositions typically comprise an ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer and a fatty acid amide comprising from about 25 to about 45 carbon atoms per molecule. The compositions may be made into fibers useful for knit or woven fabrics.	03-12-2009
20110187018	CROSSLINKED FIBERS OR OTHER ARTICLES MADE FROM POLYOLEFIN ELASTOMERS - The invention relates to an improved process for controlling the amount of crosslinking in polyolefin based articles such as fibers or films. The invention relates to mixing silane grafted material together with ungrafted material prior to crosslinking. The article can then be formed and cured, optionally with a curing catalyst which can preferably be applied to the surface of a shaped article. The amount of crosslinking will be controlled in part by the level of silane grafting on the grafted silane material as well as the amount of the grafted material in the blend.	08-04-2011

Zhibing Hu, Denton, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100076105	MONODISPERSE THERMO-RESPONSIVE MICROGELS OF POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) ANALOGUE-BASED BIOPOLYMERS, THEIR MANUFACTURE, AND THEIR APPLICATIONS - Composition, processes, techniques, and apparatus for synthesizing monodisperse microgels based on poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) derivative polymers by using precipitation polymerization. These microgels are hydrophilic and have the adjustable volume phase transition temperature in aqueous environment. Microgels can be added with various functional groups. These microgels in water can self-assemble into various phases, including a crystalline phase. Hydrogel films with iridescent colors were formed using these microgels as crosslinkers to connect poly(ethylene glycol) chains. The colors of these hydrogel films change with changes of environment such temperature, pH, salt concentration, etc.	03-25-2010
20100172997	GOLD, SILVER, AND COPPER NANOPARTICLES STABILIZED IN BIOCOMPATIBLE AQUEOUS MEDIA - The present invention includes metal nanoparticles composition and methods of making and using the same by converting a metal (I) to a metal (0) and forming one or more metal nanoparticles from the metal (0). The one or more metal nanoparticles are stabilized with one or more biocompatible stabilizers to prevent agglomeration and make them amenable for biomedical applications.	07-08-2010
20100261814	Synthesis of columnar hydrogel colloidal crystals in water-organic solvent mixture - The compositions of hydrogel colloidal crystals are made from mixing an aqueous suspension of poly-N-isopropylacrylamide (“PNIPAM”)-co-allylamine microgels with dichloromethane, forming a PNIPAM-co-allylamine/dichloromethane mixture. The PNIPAM-co-allylamine/dichloromethane mixture is incubated for a period of time at a given temperature, forming the colloidal crystal material. The colloidal crystals can be stabilized by diffusing a glutaric dialdehyde solution into the colloidal crystal material. The concentration of polymer matrix microgels can determine the orientation of random or columnar crystals.	10-14-2010
20120065614	POLYIONIC TRANSITIONAL METAL PHOSPHORESCENT COMPLEX/POLYMER HYBRID SYSTEMS FOR BIOIMAGING AND SENSING APPLICATIONS - A new technique to stabilize transition metal phosphors in a wide variety of stimuli-sensitive polymers and gels is disclosed herein. Other than stabilization in stimuli sensitive/biocompatible matrix some of these transition metal based phosphors are also shown to act as phosphorescent crosslinkers that physically or chemically crosslink polymeric chains to form micro/nanoparticles. The microspheres/nanospheres of the present invention show decreased size and photoluminescence enhancement with particularly high sensitization at physiological pH and temperature. The so formed phosphorescent micro/nanospheres are useful for biological or environmental applications including biological labeling, imaging, and optical sensing. The techniques in the present invention enable usage of imaging agents and sensors at very low concentrations and also minimize or eliminate the usage of toxic chemical crosslinkers typically used to synthesize polymeric micro/nanoparticles.	03-15-2012

Patent applications by Zhibing Hu, Denton, TX US

Zhixiang Hu, The Woodlands, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090318349	TRANSGLUTAMINASE VARIANTS WITH IMPROVED SPECIFICITY - Variants of transglutaminase from	12-24-2009

Ziping Hu, Katy, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090146835	WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FOR DOWNHOLE TOOLS AND METHOD - A system for setting a tool in a downhole environment includes a communicator configured to broadcast a signal; a downhole tool configured to receive the signal from the communicator and execute on an instruction conveyed by the signal, a radio wave inhibiting structure being interposed between the communicator and the downhole tool and method.	06-11-2009

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