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Adel Weng, San Diego, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090038752REINFORCED BALLOON FOR A CATHETER - An inflatable balloon, and method of making same, for a medical catheter includes a base layer or non-compliant balloon substrate, a reinforcing layer, an adhesive. layer adhering the reinforcing layer to the non-compliant balloon substrate, and a top coat layer. The reinforcing layer is a single ply matrix of interwoven strands applied to the non-compliant balloon substrate. There are preferably three sets of strands in the single ply matrix. One set of strands extends in a longitudinal direction. Another set of strands extends circumferentially in a helical fashion with a clockwise orientation at an angle of approximately 65° with the strands that extend in the longitudinal direction. The third set of strands extends circumferentially in a helical fashion with a counter-clockwise orientation at an angle of approximately 65° with the strands that extend in the longitudinal direction. The three sets of strands are interwoven with one another by a braiding machine so as to provide a single ply of interwoven strands to achieve a uniform, reproducible reinforcing matrix.02-12-2009

Arthur Weng, Milpitas, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090225098Guard Band Clipping Systems and Methods - The present disclosure provides embodiments of guard band clipping systems and methods. One guard band clipping system embodiment, among others, includes a vertex processor configured to convert transformed vertex data to integer screen space data and pass the transformed vertex data downstream in a graphics hardware pipeline, and a guard band clipping module coupled to the vertex processor and a guard band arithmetic logic unit coupled to the guard band clipping module, the guard band clipping module configured to determine whether a primitive corresponding to the transformed vertex data is to be clipped and, based on that determination, forward the primitive to the guard band arithmetic logic unit to perform guard band clipping.09-10-2009

Dacong Weng, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100239940System and Method for Manufacturing Fuel Cell Stacks - A method of manufacturing a fuel cell stack is provided. The method provides forming an inspectable preassembly of multiple fuel cell assemblies that may be termed a pseudostack. Each fuel cell in the pseudostack has permanent electrical interconnections and sealing connections on only one of the two electrodes, namely an anode layer or a cathode layer. For example, an anode interconnect may be firmly attached to the anode layer by means of a bonding agent and a sealing agent used to seal passages on the anode layer of the fuel cell. Alternatively, seals and permanent electrical connections may be made on the cathode layer of the fuel cell, and not on the anode layer.09-23-2010

Patent applications by Dacong Weng, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA US

Da Feng Weng, Cupertino, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090102447CONSTANT-ON-TIME POWER-SUPPLY CONTROLLER AND RELATED SYSTEM AND METHOD - A constant-on-time power-supply controller includes an adder and a control circuit. The adder generates a sum of a sense voltage and a regulated output voltage generated by a filter inductor. The sense voltage is generated by a sense circuit that sources a current to the filter inductor while the inductor is uncoupled from an input voltage, and the sense voltage is related to the current. The control circuit couples the filter inductor to the input voltage for a predetermined time in response to the sum having a predetermined relationship to a reference voltage. Such a power-supply controller may yield a relatively tight regulation of the output voltage even with a power supply having with a low-ESR filter capacitor, and may do so with little or no additional compensation circuitry as compared to prior controllers and with no additional pin on the power-supply-controller chip.04-23-2009

Patent applications by Da Feng Weng, Cupertino, CA US

Da Feng Weng, Sunnyvale, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100264895POWER-SUPPLY CONTROLLER - An embodiment of a power-supply controller includes a signal combiner and a control circuit. The signal combiner is operable to generate a combined feedback signal from sense and output feedback signals that are respectively derived from a sense signal and a regulated output signal, and the signal combiner is operable to receive the sense signal from a sense circuit that is operable to generate the sense signal while a current is flowing through an inductor and while a switch that is disposed between the inductor and an input voltage has a first state. The sense signal generated by the sense circuit is related to the current, and the switch and the inductor are operable to generate the regulated output signal. The control circuit is coupled to the signal combiner and is operable to cause the switch to have a second state for a predetermined time in response to the combined feedback signal having a predetermined relationship to a reference signal.10-21-2010
20110176336Isolated current regulated DC-DC converter - The isolated current regulated DC-DC converter is composed of the step down switch SA, free wheel diode DA, step down inductor L, switches S07-21-2011
20110298437Switching adapter control method for adaptive mobile power systems - A switching adapter control method for adaptive mobile power systems is composed of reference current generator, current mode error compensator, controllable constant turn-off timer, PWM generator and MOSFET driver. The output of the switching adapter can show constant current and voltage characteristics, that means, as the DC bus voltage is over a preset voltage, the adaptor's output characteristic is converted from a constant current source into a constant voltage source with the preset voltage. For low output capacitance case, the present invention has the ability to smoothly reduce the switching frequency of the switching adaptor and reduce the switching losses and meet Energy Star 2.0 requirements under different load conditions. And the output ripple current and voltage can be in the allowed range.12-08-2011
20120181999High accuracy inductor peak current control scheme for switching power supply - The invention is composed of peak current generator, peak current detector, peak current error amplifier and compensator, peak current controller and MOSFET driver. The advantage of the invention is to control switching converter's inductor peak current in high accuracy. The invention can automatically compensate error due to inductor current rising slope, the delay times Td, Tp of comparator and driver and comparator's offset voltage. The invention can largely decrease performance requirements of comparator and driver circuit and help to down the cost to implement the system.07-19-2012

Patent applications by Da Feng Weng, Sunnyvale, CA US

Jenpin Weng, Saratoga, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090319976METHOD AND SYSTEM PERFORMING CIRCUIT DESIGN PREDICTIONS - Disclosed is a method, system, and computer program product for performing predictions for an electronic design. Embodiments of the invention allow the ability to efficiently update the model predictions at a later time once previously incomplete blocks are completed. Predictions can be efficiently updated after block designs are updated (e.g. after correcting problems detected from model predictions).12-24-2009

Jie Weng, Sunnyvale, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090008450Context-Aware and Real-Time Item Tracking System Architecture and Scenarios - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for real-time and context-aware tracking of items. Tags bound to items are read and information read from the tags and location information about the tags is provided by at least two enterprises and used to maintain disposition information about the items, which is made visible to enterprises in the supply chain. The disposition information can be mapped to a world model that tracks the items and circumstances affecting the items, for example, geo-spatial events and traffic delays. Visibility of the disposition information can be controlled through authorization. Visible information can include relationships between particular items and business documents such as order and shipping documents.01-08-2009
20090024408GOAL DRIVEN EXCEPTION MANAGEMENT AND ACTIONABLE RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM FOR RETAILER AND SUPPLIER APPLICATIONS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for providing recommendations in a retail environment. A recommendation system includes a centralized knowledge base including one or more rules for defining logic to provide recommendations based on one or more detected system alerts, an alert engine for determining alert conditions in a retail presence including out of stock conditions, a root cause engine for determining one or more root causes for out of stock conditions that are detected, a mapping engine for mapping between alerts and recommendations, and a recommendation engine for issuing one or more recommendations associated with given alerts and determined root causes.01-22-2009
20090024450LOST SALES DETECTION AND ESTIMATION USING RETAIL STORE DATA - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for detecting and estimating lost sales. A demand distribution for a product provided by a retail presence is determined. A probability of a lost sales occurrence is evaluated, including determining a predetermined time period and a probability of no sales over the predetermined time period. A determination of whether no sales have occurred over a time period corresponding in length to the predetermined time period is made. If the probability of no sales is below a threshold, an estimate of lost sales is determined.01-22-2009
20090146832CONTEXT-AWARE AND REAL-TIME ITEM TRACKING SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE AND SCENARIOS - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for real-time and context-aware tracking of items. Tags bound to items are read and information read from the tags and location information about the tags is provided by at least two enterprises and used to maintain disposition information about the items, which is made visible to enterprises in the supply chain. The disposition information can be mapped to a world model that tracks the items and circumstances affecting the items, for example, geo-spatial events and traffic delays. Visibility of the disposition information can be controlled through authorization. Visible information can include relationships between particular items and business documents such as order and shipping documents.06-11-2009
20100097218Communications in an Item Tracking System - System and methods for communicating tracking information about tagged items. A tagged item is a tangible item that carries a self-identifying tag. The tracking information can be stored in the tag or in a document that is accessible through an item tracking system. The tracking information can be accessible by multiple consumers having different levels of access. The methods include methods for masking redundancies in the tracking information, filtering the tracking information, and controlling access to the tracking information.04-22-2010

Patent applications by Jie Weng, Sunnyvale, CA US

Kevin C. Weng, San Jose, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110236957Nanoparticle Labeling Reagents and Methods of Use - Compositions and methods for labeling biological targets using a conjugate of a luminescent component and a targeting molecule attached to a nanoparticle core structure are described. The labeling conjugates offer high intensity and low background, and are ideal for histology and pathology.09-29-2011
20120269721TARGETED NANOCLUSTERS AND METHODS OF THEIR USE - This invention provides targeted nanoclusters comprising multiple polyvalent nanoparticle core units or nanoscaffolds, each nanoparticle core unit attached to multiple targeting moieties and multiple detectable moieties. The nanoclusters find use in a broad range of analytical assays, diagnostic assays and as targeted therapeutics.10-25-2012

Kuo-Hsiung Weng, San Jose, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100169239METHOD FOR PRODUCTS RE-PRICING - How to determine the price of a product, which includes any goods or services, is always a challenge task. One of the reasons is the difficulty of finding the prices of competitive products. Thus, most companies simply calculate the price by adding a markup to the cost. The markup is determined by experience, which could be inaccurate, or after an extensively manual survey of the prices of competitive products, which is time-consuming. The present invention allows sellers to automatically determine the price of a product by comparing the competitive products searched from the Internet.07-01-2010

Li Weng, Fremont, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080199916Multiplex targeted amplification using flap nuclease - Methods for multiplex amplification of a plurality of targets of distinct sequence from a complex mixture are disclosed. In one aspect targets are circularized using a single circularization probe that is complementary to two regions in the target that flank a region to be amplified. The targets may hybridize to the circularization probe so that 5′ or 3′ flaps are generated and methods for removing flaps and circularizing the resulting product are disclosed. In another aspect targets are hybridized to dU probes so that 5′ and 3′ flaps are generated. The flaps are cleaved using 5′ or 3′ flap endonucleases or 3′ to 5′ exonucleases. The target sequences are then ligated to common primers, the dU probes digested and the ligated targets amplified.08-21-2008
20110124052Multiplex Targeted Amplification Using Flap Nuclease - Methods for multiplex amplification of a plurality of targets of distinct sequence from a complex mixture are disclosed. In one aspect targets are circularized using a single circularization probe that is complementary to two regions in the target that flank a region to be amplified. The targets may hybridize to the circularization probe so that 5′ or 3′ flaps are generated and methods for removing flaps and circularizing the resulting product are disclosed. In another aspect targets are hybridized to dU probes so that 5′ and 3′ flaps are generated. The flaps are cleaved using 5′ or 3′ flap endonucleases or 3′ to 5′ exonucleases. The target sequences are then ligated to common primers, the dU probes digested and the ligated targets amplified.05-26-2011

Matthew Weng, San Ramon, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080290849VOLTAGE REGULATION SYSTEM - A voltage regulation system is provided including detecting a feedback voltage less than a reference voltage; asserting a current source gate output by the feedback voltage less than the reference voltage; activating a gated current source by the current source gate output; and waiting a delay interval before negating the current source gate output for turning off the gated current source.11-27-2008
20090021306INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SYSTEM FOR LINE REGULATION OF AN AMPLIFIER - An integrated circuit system is provided including forming a differential pair; reducing a mismatch in the differential pair by: coupling an amplifier to the differential pair; and coupling a local feedback network to the amplifier in which referencing the local feedback network includes coupling a first voltage; and driving an output transistor by the amplifier.01-22-2009
20090284235Adaptive Compensation Scheme for LC Circuits In Feedback Loops - A method for providing adaptive compensation for an electrical circuit where the electrical circuit includes an inductor-capacitor network connected in a feedback loop being compensated by a first compensation capacitance value and a second compensation capacitance value defining the frequency locations of two compensation zeros includes: measuring the inductance value of the inductor; when the inductance value is greater than a first threshold value, increasing the first and second compensation capacitance values so that the frequency locations of the two compensation zeros are adjusted for compensating the poles introduced by the first inductor and the first capacitor; and when the inductance value is less than the first threshold value, decreasing the first and second compensation capacitance values so that the frequency locations of the two compensation zeros are adjusted for compensating the poles introduced by the first inductor and the first capacitor.11-19-2009

Patent applications by Matthew Weng, San Ramon, CA US

Ming-Chih Weng, Los Angeles, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080198506PIEZOELECTRIC MICRO-ACTUATOR FOR MAGNETIC TAPE READ/WRITE HEAD - The claimed embodiments provide methods, apparatuses and systems directed to a servo-actuated positioner for a read/write head that uses a piezoelectric super fine actuator that moves the read/write head to maintain alignment with data tracks on a magnetic tape. The servo-actuated positioner, in one implementation, uses flexures to mechanically support the read/write head. Piezoelectric elements are attached to the flexures in strategic locations to effect movement of the read/write head when the elements are actuated. This configuration achieves a large actuator motion using small piezoelectric elements. Additionally, manufacturability is improved since the piezoelectric elements, which are typically brittle, are attached to the mechanically robust flexures.08-21-2008
20080239559SERVO WRITING AND DECODING POSITION ERROR SIGNAL FOR LINEAR TAPE DRIVES - The present invention, in particular embodiments, is directed to methods, apparatuses and systems that facilitate recording of servo signals on a recording medium such as magnetic tape with high accuracy. Variation of inter-frame and intra-frame placement is substantially reduced by writing successive frames or sub-frames based on a detection of a previously-written frame or sub-frame by a read element. Appropriate placement of the read element in relation to servo write elements, on a multi-gap servo write head, ensures the correct placement of subsequent frames on the recording medium.10-02-2008
20090040643METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WRITING TIMING BASED SERVO TRACKS ON MAGNETIC TAPE USING COMPLEMENTARY SERVO WRITER PAIRS - Method and apparatus for writing timing based (servo) tracks on magnetic recording tape using complementary servo writer pairs. A magnetic tape intended to store, for instance, computer data conventionally contains servo tracks in addition to the data tracks. Typically many servo tracks and data tracks are arranged laterally across the width of the tape. The adjacent servo tracks (bands) here are complementary in terms of the orientation of their stripes and are written (recorded) by a complementary arranged servo writer pair. This advantageously reduces the position error signal by a substantial amount, even to nearly zero. In one version the servo writers are straight in configuration and in another version they are curved or chevron shape. These complementary servo writer pairs write adjacent servo bands. This takes advantage of the fact that typical servo technology, for instance in the LTO tape format, uses two servo heads, a top and bottom servo head, and averages the position error signal of the top and bottom servo read heads in the tape drive to determine the position error. By writing the servo tracks as described here, this error as written-in is substantially reduced. This is because the top and bottom servo sensors interpret the complementary aspect as being position error signal error in opposite directions, which thereby cancels out.02-12-2009
20100042360ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENT OF OFF-CENTER RUN-OUT AND REEL-HUB MISMATCH - In a method of electronically measuring reel off-center run-out and reel hub mismatch, tape speed data related to a tape coupled with an operating drive reel is electronically measured. The tape speed data is correlated with drive reel rotation angles. The correlated tape speed data is translated to drive reel hub radii variations with respect to the drive reel rotation angles. The drive reel hub radii variations comprise an operational measure of reel off-center run-out and reel hub mismatch of the drive reel.02-18-2010
20100246043MEASURING READER/WRITER OFFSET IN A TAPE DRIVE HEAD - In a method of electronically measuring reader/writer offset in a tape drive head, a plurality of sequentially adjacent data tracks are written on a tape with a write head. Error rate information is measured while reading a data track of the plurality of sequentially adjacent data tracks with a read head of the tape drive. A bathtub shaped curve is built from a set of the error rate information which is accumulated by reading the data track at a plurality of offsets of the read head relative to the data track. Offset of the read head relative to the write head is measured by determining an offset of the read head which correlates to a magnetic center of the data track as represented by a center point between edges of the bathtub shaped curve.09-30-2010
20100309579DUAL STAGE HEAD ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FOR TAPE DRIVE - An actuator assembly (12-09-2010
20120087031ADAPTIVE DISTURBANCE COMPENSATION WITH MULTI-RATE SYNCHRONIZED SAMPLING - An apparatus and method for providing adaptive disturbance compensation with multi-rate synchronized sampling is disclosed herein. The dynamic disturbance occurring in a media drive during read/write operations is attenuated using the adaptive disturbance compensation scheme. A plurality of compensation filters are used, each of the compensation filters configured to attenuate a disturbance caused by a particular source within the media drive. Each of the compensation filters is computed based on a sampling rate relevant to the respective disturbances.04-12-2012

Patent applications by Ming-Chih Weng, Los Angeles, CA US

Qihua Weng, San Diego, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110021069THIN FORMAT CRUSH RESISTANT ELECTRICAL CABLE - A thin format crush resistant electrical cable that includes at least one bundle, having each bundle comprising a central conductor, an insulator that encapsulates the central conductor, a shielding that encapsulates the insulator, and a jacket that encapsulates the shielding wherein the jacket is crush resistant and thin format in cross section wherein a height of the jacket is smaller than a width of the jacket in cross-section and which enables a small bending radius. One or more embodiments include a small coaxial cable with width less than the jacket height in which the coaxial cable resides. Additional form fitting elements may be utilized as one or more additional bundles to provide for direction changes of the cable that may be implemented by bending the cable wherein the form fitting elements or wires maintain the form desired. The additional bundles may be conductive wire in any geometry.01-27-2011

Sam Weng, Cupertino, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090206841INTELLIGENT FAULT-TOLERANT BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A battery pack monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of battery modules within a battery pack. Primary monitoring circuits are coupled to monitor respective battery modules and have circuitry to output measurement values that correspond to the respective battery modules. At least one standby monitoring circuit is coupled to monitor at least one of the battery modules and includes circuitry to output a first measurement value that corresponds to the battery module. A pack controller selectively applies, in a determination of battery pack status, either the first measurement value from the standby monitoring circuit or a second measurement value from one of the primary monitoring circuits.08-20-2009
20110111268Interlock Mechanism for a Multiple Battery Pack - A method for operating a battery system having multiple battery packs. The method includes decoupling the output of a discharged battery pack from the vehicle load, reducing the voltage between an output of a charged battery pack and the vehicle load prior to coupling the output of the charged battery pack to the vehicle load.05-12-2011
20120274331Method and Apparatus for Determining the State-of-Charge of a Battery - A method and apparatus for determining the state-of-charge of a battery. In response to detecting that the battery is in a rest state, a pre-conditioning current is drawn from the battery to affect a correlation between the state-of-charge of the battery and an open-circuit voltage of the battery. Thereafter, the open-circuit voltage of the battery is measured, and used to determine the state-of-charge.11-01-2012

Patent applications by Sam Weng, Cupertino, CA US

Siyou Weng, Palo Alto, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100148840PULSE MODULATED CHARGE PUMP CIRCUIT - A circuit for increasing a gate voltage of a transmission gate in a high-speed switch to a level higher than a level of a supply voltage is provided. The circuit includes an oscillator generating a clock signal and a charge pump circuit operatively coupled to the oscillator. The charge pump circuit receives the supply voltage and the clock signal as inputs, and outputs the gate voltage. The circuit also includes a comparator circuit coupled to the oscillator circuit and the charge pump circuit and a pulse signal generator circuit operatively coupled to the oscillator, the pulse signal generator circuit generating a pulse signal which enables the oscillator.06-17-2010

Steve P. Weng, Fremont, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090175784Anti-Alpha V Immunoliposome Composition, Methods, and Uses - An immunoliposome composition targeted to the alphaV-integrin subunit of integrin receptors comprised of ligand-targeted liposomes bearing at least one targeting-ligand derived from an antibody and having binding specificity for at least one integrin receptor comprising an alpha V subunit including αvβ1, αvβ3 αvβ5, αvβ6, or αvβ8 integrin cell receptors is described. The antibody-derived targeting ligand may be a Fab′ fragment, a scFv, or the like. Binding of the immunoliposome to αv-integrin expressing cells, preferably results in internalization of the immunoliposome for cytoplasmic delivery of a liposome-entrapped agent.07-09-2009
20090196913Anti-Alpha-V Immunoliposome Composition, Methods, and Uses - An immunoliposome composition targeted to the alpha-V-integrin subunit of integrin receptors comprised of ligand-targeted liposomes bearing at least one targeting-ligand derived from an antibody and having binding specificity for at least one integrin receptor comprising an alpha-V subunit including αvβ1, αvβ3 αvβ5, αvβ6, or αvβ8 integrin cell receptors is described. The antibody-derived targeting ligand may be a Fab′ fragment, a scFv, or a the like. Binding of the immunoliposome to αv-integrin expressing cells, preferably results in internalization of the immunoliposome for cytoplasmic delivery of a liposome-entrapped agent.08-06-2009
20110268655ANTI-ALPHA V IMMUNOLIPOSOME COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND USES - An immunoliposome composition targeted to the alphaV-integrin subunit of integrin receptors comprised of ligand-targeted liposomes bearing at least one targeting-ligand derived from an antibody and having binding specificity for at least one integrin receptor comprising an alpha V subunit including αvβ1, αvβ3 αvβ5, αvβ6, or αvβ8 integrin cell receptors is described. The antibody-derived targeting ligand may be a Fab′ fragment, a scFv, or the like. Binding of the immunoliposome to αv-integrin expressing cells, preferably results in internalization of the immunoliposome for cytoplasmic delivery of a liposome-entrapped agent.11-03-2011

Tsunyen Weng, San Mateo, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110145292DELEGATED AND RESTRICTED ASSET-BASED PERMISSIONS MANAGEMENT FOR CO-LOCATION FACILITIES - At least one user is designated to manage assets including management delegations, access restrictions, and access permissions. Management responsibilities are applied based on business rules and based on a hierarchical model. The hierarchical model enables a well-defined logical flow of delegations and restrictions with pruning capability. User groups, asset groups, asset trees and asset permissions may be defined. The designated user can manage a single asset or all assets or a subset of assets. An asset may belong to one or more asset groups.06-16-2011
20110145903UNIFIED USER LOGIN FOR CO-LOCATION FACILITIES - A logical customer organization model is applied to group the individual agreements into separate logical customer organizations, wherein the groupings can be region based groupings, organization groupings and departmental groupings. Unified login identification (ID) model is applied to enable a first user to login to a portal using a first login ID to access a first asset in a first asset group according to a first logical customer organization. The unified login ID model enables the first user to use the same first login ID to access a second asset in the first asset group according to the first logical customer organization. The unified login ID model also enables the first user to login to the portal using a second login ID to access one or more assets in a second asset group according to a second logical customer organization. Each of the first and second logical customer organization may be associated with one or more asset groups and one or more user groups.06-16-2011

Weiwen Weng, Sunnyvale, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090307104CONSUMER-ORIENTED ANONYMOUS REQUEST SYSTEM AND METHODS OF INITIATING CONTACT WITH BUSINESS PROVIDERS - According to the invention disclosed herein, methods and systems are disclosed that proactively and anonymously reach out to potential service providers, through a virtual calling agent, to screen and select one or more service providers for the consumer. Such methods would be time-consuming to conduct manually but are automated efficiently and flexibly as described herein. These methods and systems are not limited to service providers who have pre-registered at any particular web site or directory.12-10-2009
20100145815SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INITIATING ANONYMOUS CONTACT WITH BUYERS AND SELLERS - According to the invention disclosed herein, methods and systems are disclosed that proactively and anonymously reach out to potential service providers to screen and select one or more service providers for the consumer. Such methods would be time-consuming to conduct manually but are automated efficiently and flexibly as described herein. These methods and systems are not limited to service providers who have pre-registered at any particular web site or directory.06-10-2010

Patent applications by Weiwen Weng, Sunnyvale, CA US

Wenwei Weng, Milpitas, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090116497Ethernet Performance Monitoring - One embodiment is a source router that monitors the performance of an Ethernet network. The source router generates an Ethernet connectivity check request frame that includes a transmission timestamp, and transmits the Ethernet connectivity check request frame to a destination router. The source router receives a reply from the destination router that is transmitted in response to receiving the Ethernet connectivity check request frame and determines a round trip time between the source router and the destination router based on a time of receipt of the reply and the transmission timestamp.05-07-2009
20110063992AUTO PROBING ENDPOINTS FOR PERFORMANCE AND FAULT MANAGEMENT - In one embodiment, a method for automatically probing endpoint in a network for performance and fault management is provided. The method may comprise receiving instructions to auto probe endpoints, the instructions comprising probe characteristics and endpoint indicators. The method may further comprise querying an information base to identify endpoints and to obtain information on the identified endpoints that conform to the endpoint indicators. Based on the instructions and the information obtained for the identified endpoints, one or more probe packets may be generating to be transmitted to the identified endpoints. The generated probe packets may further be scheduled for transmission to the identified endpoints. New endpoints may continue to get discovered based on a notification mechanism which exists. Likewise, endpoints leaving the discovery domain may be identified.03-17-2011
20110228679ETHERNET PERFORMANCE MONITORING - One embodiment is a source router that monitors the performance of an Ethernet network. The source router generates an Ethernet connectivity check request frame that includes a transmission timestamp, and transmits the Ethernet connectivity check request frame to a destination router. The source router receives a reply from the destination router that is transmitted in response to receiving the Ethernet connectivity check request frame and determines a round trip time between the source router and the destination router based on a time of receipt of the reply and the transmission timestamp.09-22-2011

Wen Yen Weng, Los Angeles, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100153815Systems and Methods for Decreasing Latency in a Digital Transmission System - Disclosed herein are various embodiments of methods, systems, and apparatus for encoding OFDM packets in a digital communication system. In one exemplary method embodiment, LDPC codewords in an IEEE 802.11 wireless transmission are shortened, decreasing the iterations necessary to insure accurate communications. The codewords are shortened by adding known bits in predetermined locations in the last data symbol of a packet.06-17-2010

Patent applications by Wen Yen Weng, Los Angeles, CA US

Xin Weng, Rohnert Park, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100040966ELECTROPHORETIC DISPERSIONS - This invention relates to improved electrophoretic dispersions and a method for improving the performance of an electrophoretic display. The invention also relates to a method of inducing or enhancing the threshold voltage of an electrophoretic dispersion.02-18-2010

Xin Weng, Santa Rosa, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100301280METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVED ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY PERFORMANCE - The invention is directed to novel methods and compositions useful for improving the performance of electrophoretic displays. The methods comprise adding a high absorbance dye or pigment, or conductive particles, or a conductive filler in the form of nanoparticles and having a volume resistivity of less than about 1012-02-2010
20120013971METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVED ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY PERFORMANCE - The invention is directed to methods and compositions useful for improving the performance of electrophoretic displays. The methods comprise adding a conductive filler in the form of nanoparticles and having a volume resistivity of less than about 1001-19-2012

Patent applications by Xin Weng, Santa Rosa, CA US

Yi Weng, Carlsbad, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100054375SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORWARD AND BACKWARD RECURSIVE COMPUTATION - A system and method is provided for improved and efficient forward and backward recursive computations that may be used, for example, with turbo code decoding applications. The invention performs the forward computations using a full length of a sequence to be decoded and performs the reverse computations using a sliding window over the sequence.03-04-2010

Zhijun Weng, Fresno, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130022497CARRIERS FOR PROCESSING POUCHES AND OTHER IRREGULAR CONTAINERS AND OBJECTS - In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a carrier for a container for processing the container in a rotary processing system generally includes a carrier body defining at least one compartment for receiving at least one container, wherein the carrier is capable of rolling, and a retention system for maintaining the at least one container in the at least one compartment and restricting movement of the at least one container within the at least one compartment.01-24-2013