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Albert Loui, Dublin, CA US
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20110077872 | MICROCANTILEVER-BASED GAS SENSOR EMPLOYING TWO SIMULTANEOUS PHYSICAL SENSING MODES - According to one embodiment, a system for detecting and identifying gases includes a piezoresistive microcantilever transducer, wherein dissipation of heat from the piezoresistive microcantilever into one or more gases is measured by changes in an electrical resistance of the piezoresistor, a vibrating microcantilever transducer, wherein shifts are measured in resonant frequency of the vibrating microcantilever due to viscous damping thereof by the one or more gases, and a subsystem for correlating the measured resistance changes and the resonant frequency shifts to the one or more gases. In another embodiment, a method for detecting and identifying one or more gases includes determining dissipation of heat from a microcantilever into one or more gases, and determining shifts in resonant frequency of the microcantilever due to viscous damping thereof by the one or more gases. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are also described according to more embodiments. | 03-31-2011 |
Alexander Loui, Penfield, NY US
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20090161962 | GROUPING IMAGES BY LOCATION - A method of grouping images captured in a common location, including receiving a collection of images; classifying the images into a set of events, where each image in the collection belongs to no more than one event; analyzing background region(s) of images from each event to determine one or more features that represent the event; and comparing features from at least two events to determine which events occurred in a common location. | 06-25-2009 |
Alexander C. Loui, Rochester, NY US
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20140105492 | Detecting Recurring Events in Consumer Image Collections - A method of detecting recurring events in a digital image collection taken over a pre-determined period of time is disclosed. The method uses a processor for analyzing the digital image collection to produce a two-dimensional representation of the distribution of image capture activity over time and detecting recurring events by identifying spatial clusters in the two-dimensional representation. | 04-17-2014 |
Jeffrey Loui, San Francisco, CA US
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20090164359 | SINGLE ACTION BIDDING - Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to present an item for bidding as part of an electronic auction conducted by a networked computer system, and to present a request for a single action bid by a bidder to simultaneously enter and confirm a single action bid amount for the item. Additional apparatus, system, and methods are disclosed. | 06-25-2009 |
20090187485 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION RELATED TO ITEMS OFFERED FOR SALE IN A NETWORK-BASED MARKETPLACE - A system for transmitting information related to a network-based marketplace includes identifying information that may be interesting, useful, and entertaining to the users and to the potential users of the network-based marketplace. The identified information may be other than information that is already being displayed in listings by the network-based marketplace. The identified information may be about the sellers, the buyers or other items related to the items offered for sale | 07-23-2009 |
20140095351 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION RELATED TO ITEMS OFFERED FOR SALE IN A NETWORK-BASED MARKETPLACE - In an example embodiment, a system comprises at least one module, executing on one or more computer processors, to identify at least one item offered for sale by a seller in a network-based marketplace, the item associated with a listing and a first set of information describing the listing; based at least on the first set of information, generate a second set of information to supplement the first set of information, wherein the second set of information comprises information at least related to the item and further comprises information related to the seller of the item; generate one or more multimedia programs comprising at least some of the second set of information; push the second set of information to at least one user in the network-based marketplace; enable the user to make a purchase request for the item for sale using the second set of information; and receive a purchase request for the item for sale from the user. | 04-03-2014 |
20140195343 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION RELATED TO ITEMS OFFERED FOR SALE IN A NETWORK-BASED MARKETPLACE - A system and method for transmitting information related to items offered for sale at a market lace location includes reviewing a first video stream to identify items displayed in the first video stream which correspond to the items offered for sale at the marketplace location, and generating a second video stream related to and including images of the items for sale at the, marketplace location. The method further includes causing the transmission of the second video stream to a user through a media outlet and receiving a purchase request from the user for at least one item offered for sale at the marketplace location and included in the first or second video stream. | 07-10-2014 |
Steven Loui, Honolulu, HI US
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20080210150 | VENTILATED AFT SWEPT FLOW INTERRUPTER HULL - A boat hull has an aft swept ventilated area in at least a part of its bottom planing surface. An aft swept water flow interrupter is positioned to project downwardly from the hull forward of the ventilated area. The aft swept flow interrupter has two generally angularly related legs or sections defining a 30° to 70° included angle, increase lift on the hull, reduces wetted surface area and improves the turning characteristics of the hull. | 09-04-2008 |
20090039654 | MARINE WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM - An energy conversion system includes a first mechanical system for converting reciprocating motion to rotary motion, a second system formed of belts and pulleys connected to said first system and driven by said rotary motion to lift a weight in response to said rotary motion from a first position to a second position and allow the weight to return to said first position under the influence of gravity. A rotary electrical is driven by the second system through a transmission means connected to the second system to create electricity only while the weight is returning from its second to its first position. | 02-12-2009 |
Steven C.h. Loui, Honolulu, HI US
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20110056425 | WATERCRAFT WITH HULL VENTILATION - An engine-powered watercraft includes three parallel hulls, namely a center hull with two or more transverse steps, and two smaller outer hulls or amas on either side of the center hull that are configured to form two vent ducts on either side of the center hull, disposed between the center hull sides and the amas. The amas, steps and vent ducts are disposed along the length of the watercraft and are configured to enable high speed capability and to facilitate pressurization of the vent ducts. The pressurized vent duct maximizes ventilation of the running bottom of the watercraft so as to improve efficiency and to reduce drag thereon. The pressurized vent duct creates an area of lift at the widest, aft-most points of the running bottom, which thereby results in improving the transverse and longitudinal stability of the watercraft and in reducing the trim for better seakeeping. | 03-10-2011 |
Steven C. H. Loui, Honolulu, HI US
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20120291686 | PLANING HULL FOR ROUGH SEAS - A watercraft hull has a flat pad keel whose beam tapers towards the bow and at the transom is 15% to 25% of the beam at its chines. The hull is symmetric about its centerline, has a fine entry bow, and a pair of hard chines. Between the pad keel and the chines the hull has at least one pair of generally flat longitudinal steps having approximately 0 degrees of deadrise forming planing surfaces symmetrically about the hull centerline. The hull also includes at least one pair of ultra high deadrise panels, outboard of and adjacent to the pad keel, symmetrically about the hull centerline, and extending to the flat planing panels above them. The ultra high deadrise panels have a deadrise approximately 50 degrees. Additional flat planing surface structures having approximately 0° deadrise are installed longitudinally on the hull between the pad keel and the hard chine. | 11-22-2012 |