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Albert Chin, Saratoga, CA US
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20150351729 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR FALLOPIAN TUBE DIAGNOSTICS - Methods and devices for performing minimally invasive procedures useful for Fallopian tube diagnostics are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the proximal os of the Fallopian tube is accessed via an intrauterine approach; an introducer catheter is advanced to cannulate and form a fluid tight seal with the proximal os of the Fallopian tube; a second catheter inside the introducer catheter is provided to track the length of the Fallopian tube and out into the abdominal cavity; a balloon at the end of the second catheter is inflated and the second catheter is retracted until the balloon seals the distal os of the Fallopian tube; irrigation is performed substantially over the length of the Fallopian tube; and the irrigation fluid is recovered for cytology or cell analysis. | 12-10-2015 |
Arthur L. Chin, San Mateo, CA US
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20140082704 | ACCESS MANAGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO COMPUTER RESOURCES - A computer system to control access to computer resources of a computer data center. The computer system includes processors and program instructions stored on one or more computer-readable storage devices of the computer system. The stored program instructions include: (i) program instructions to determine that a request to access one of the computer resources is in response to a service request pertaining to the one computer resource targeted by the service request; and (ii) program instructions, responsive to the determination, to map the service request to one or more standard operating procedures to enable information embedded in the one or more standard operating procedures to be used to process the service request, assign a user to execute the service request, and grant the user the requested access of the one computer resource to enable the user to execute the service request. | 03-20-2014 |
Chen-Shan Chin, Menlo Park, CA US
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20150286775 | STRING GRAPH ASSEMBLY FOR POLYPLOID GENOMES - Exemplary embodiments provide methods and systems for string graph assembly of polyploid genomes. Aspects of the exemplary embodiment include receiving a string graph generated from sequence reads of at least 0.5 kb in length; identifying unitigs in the string graph and generating a unitig graph; and identifying string bundles in the unitig graph by: determining a primary contig from each of the string bundles; and determining associated contigs that contain structural variations compared to the primary contig. | 10-08-2015 |
Curtis D. Chin, San Diego, CA US
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20140333453 | FIELD OPTIMIZED ASSAY DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - A portable unitary device handheld diagnostic device can be operated with minimal power requirement and provides ease of operation as well as low cost communication of diagnostic data from remote locations. The device can provide nucleic-acid based diagnostics with minimal training, little to no sample preparation, and generates diagnostic data in about 45 minutes. A system can enable point of care transmission from any location globally using a low cost satellite-based data link technique, for example, Short Burst Data (SBD), combined with data encoding. | 11-13-2014 |
Daniel Wayne Chin, Summerland, CA US
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20150182720 | Gas Concentrator with Removable Cartridge Adsorbent Beds - A portable oxygen concentrator designed for medical use where the adsorbent beds, are designed to be replaced by a patient. The concentrator is designed so that the power supply and adsorbent bed mount is one module and the compressor and air filter are part of another module configured to provide a unitary cooling and air supply system. Replacement beds may be installed easily by patients, and all gas seals will function properly after installation. | 07-02-2015 |
Daniel Wayne Chin, Goleta, CA US
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20160022950 | PERSONAL USE OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR WITH INTEGRATED FIRE SAFETY - A personal use oxygen concentrator, including; a controllable user interface including at least one of visual and audio indicators, a power supply, a housing, a controllable product gas output device, a blower, a compressor, a selective adsorption system comprising adsorption beds and gas flow control valves comprising at least one of a PSA, VPSA, or VSA oxygen producing system, a programmable controller configured to control at least one of the blower, compressor, output device, user interface, and selective adsorption system, and an integrated smoke detection system and smoke detector controller, mounted within the housing, configured to be controlled by and provide data to the programmable controller, and the programmable controller may perform predetermined control actions when smoke is detected. | 01-28-2016 |
David Hyung Chin, Glendale, CA US
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20130259273 | Speaker Guard for Audio Devices - A method and apparatus providing for the protection of the sound emitted by an audio device from physical interference during use of the audio device. Such an audio device in which said audio device may further function as at least one of the following: mobile phone, telephone, smart phone, or multimedia player. Such a method and apparatus comprising a housing with an extended portion about the speakers of the audio device whereby said extended portion protects the speakers from being covered or obstructed by unwanted material or objects. | 10-03-2013 |
20130269233 | Exhangeable Triggers - A method and apparatus providing for exchanging trigger mechanisms on firearms, airsoft guns, pellet guns, water guns, and other dischargeable devices utilizing trigger mechanisms without necessitating extra disassembly of the dischargeable device. Whereby said trigger mechanisms can by removed and assembled without excessive skill or time. | 10-17-2013 |
Dean A. Chin, Redondo Beach, CA US
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20150303005 | SHAFT ASSEMBLY FOR ROTARY SWITCH - Described herein is a shaft assembly for a rotary switch that includes a shaft made from an electrically non-conductive material. The shaft includes at least one circumferential groove that has a generally T-shaped cross-section. The shaft assembly also includes at least one conductive ring segment made from an electrically conductive material positioned within the circumferential groove. The conductive ring segment has a generally T-shaped cross-section. Additionally, the shaft assembly includes a bonding adhesive that is positioned between the circumferential groove and the conductive ring segment. | 10-22-2015 |
Elbert Chin, San Mateo, CA US
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20140010783 | ANTIVIRAL COMPOUNDS - The present invention discloses compounds of Formula I: | 01-09-2014 |
20150307461 | ANTIVIRAL COMPOUNDS - The present invention discloses compounds of Formula I: | 10-29-2015 |
20150368228 | ANTIVIRAL COMPOUNDS - The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I): wherein the variables in Formula (I) are defined as described herein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using the compounds of Formula (I) in the prevention or treatment of HCV infection. | 12-24-2015 |
20150376165 | ANTIVIRAL COMPOUNDS - The present invention discloses compounds of Formula I wherein the variables in Formula I are defined as described herein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using the compounds of Formula I in the prevention or treatment of HCV infection. | 12-31-2015 |
20160000760 | ANTIVIRAL COMPOUNDS - The present invention discloses compounds of Formula I: wherein the variables in Formula I are defined as described herein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using the compounds of Formula I in the prevention or treatment of HCV infection. | 01-07-2016 |
Eric Chin, Mountain View, CA US
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20150183515 | Wiring Harness for an Aerial Vehicle - Systems and methods are provided for a wiring harness for an aerial vehicle. A wing of the aerial vehicle comprises a pocket for insertion of the wiring harness. The wiring harness provides wiring and associated connections capable to attach to and power various components. | 07-02-2015 |
20160052629 | Wiring Harness for an Aerial Vehicle - Systems and methods are provided for a wiring harness for an aerial vehicle. A wing of the aerial vehicle comprises a pocket for insertion of the wiring harness. The wiring harness provides wiring and associated connections capable to attach to and power various components. | 02-25-2016 |
Frederick Te-Ning Chin, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20150056137 | CASPASE-TRIGGERED NANO-AGGREGATION PROBES AND METHODS OF USE - Provided is an activatable probe that undergoes intramolecular cyclization and subsequent aggregation in apoptotic tumor cells upon peptidase-initiated, and most advantageously caspase-3, activation. These caspase-sensitive nano-aggregation probes (C-SNAFs) are generally biocompatible, possess NIR spectral properties or may serve as PET or MRI imaging agents, and have a mechanism of target-mediated nanostructure self-assembly amenable to in vivo use. The probes encompass biocompatible condensation chemistry products that comprise D-cysteine and 2-cyano-6-hydroxyquinoline (CHQ) moieties linked to an amino-luciferin scaffold, and which can be activated by a two-step reaction requiring caspase-3/7-mediated cleavage of an aspartate-glutamate-valine-aspartate (L-DEVD) capping peptide and the free intracellular thiol-mediated reduction of the disulfide bond. | 02-26-2015 |
Gregory Chin, San Francisco, CA US
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20140296246 | BENZIMIDAZOLONE DERIVATIVES AS BROMODOMAIN INHIBITORS - This application relates to chemical compounds which may act as inhibitors of, or which may otherwise modulate the activity of, a bromodomain-containing protein, including bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4), and to compositions and formulations containing such compounds, and methods of using and making such compounds. Compounds include compounds of Formula (I) | 10-02-2014 |
20140336190 | BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES AS BROMODOMAIN INHIBITORS - This application relates to chemical compounds which may act as inhibitors of; or which may otherwise modulate the activity of, a bromodomain-containing protein, including bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4), and to compositions and formulations containing such compounds, and methods of using and making such compounds. Compounds include compounds of Formula (I) | 11-13-2014 |
20160031868 | BENZIMIDAZOLONE DERIVATIVES AS BROMODOMAIN INHIBITORS - This application relates to chemical compounds which may act as inhibitors of, or which may otherwise modulate the activity of, a bromodomain-containing protein, including bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4), and to compositions and formulations containing such compounds, and methods of using and making such compounds. Compounds include compounds of Formula (I) wherein R | 02-04-2016 |
20160075695 | BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES AS BROMODOMAIN INHIBITORS - This application relates to chemical compounds which may act as inhibitors of, or which may otherwise modulate the activity of, a bromodomain-containing protein, including bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4), and to compositions and formulations containing such compounds, and methods of using and making such compounds. Compounds include compounds of Formula (I) wherein R | 03-17-2016 |
Henry Chin, Milpitas, CA US
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20150206593 | PROGRAMMING AND VERIFYING FOR NON-VOLATILE STORAGE - Non-volatile storage systems, and methods for programming non-volatile storage elements of non-volatile storage systems, are described herein. A method for programming a non-volatile storage element includes performing a plurality of program-verify iterations for the non-volatile storage element. This includes inhibiting programming of the non-volatile storage element when a present program-verify iteration is less than a threshold corresponding to a target data state that the storage element is being programmed to. This also includes enabling programming of the non-volatile storage element when the present program-verify iteration is greater than or equal to the threshold corresponding to the target data state that the storage element is being programmed to. Inhibiting programming of the non-volatile storage element causes boosting of a channel voltage of the storage element, which speeds up programming of one or more further non-volatile storage elements neighboring the boosted storage element, compared to if there were no such boosting. | 07-23-2015 |
20160054937 | TEMPERATURE ACCELERATED STRESS TIME - A memory system or flash card may be exposed to elapsed time or increased temperature conditions which may degrade the memory. For example, extended time periods or high temperature conditions may hinder data retention in a memory device. An estimate of elapsed time and temperature conditions may be useful for memory management. An algorithm that periodically identifies one or more sentinel blocks in the memory device and measures the data retention shift in those sentinel blocks can calculate a scalar value that approximates the combined effect of elapsed time and/or temperature conditions. | 02-25-2016 |
20160055910 | Storage Module and Method for Using Healing Effects of a Quarantine Process - A storage module and method are provided for using healing effects of a quarantine process. In one embodiment, a storage module is provided comprising a controller and a memory. The controller is configured to identify a set of memory cells in the memory that contains a bit error rate above a threshold, wherein the bit error rate is above the threshold due to trapped charge in dielectrics of the memory cells. The controller is also configured to quarantine the set of memory cells for a period of time, wherein while the set of memory cells is quarantined, heat generated by the storage module anneals the set of memory cells to at least partially remove the trapped charge. | 02-25-2016 |
Hon Wah Chin, Palo Alto, CA US
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20140039451 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR WEARABLE INJECTION GUIDES - Wearable injection guides and manufacture and use thereof are described, which include: a rigid material formed to substantially conform in shape to a topography of a body region of an individual, the rigid material substantially impenetrable to an injection needle, and the rigid material including one or more injection needle access regions arranged in a treatment pattern. | 02-06-2014 |
20140039452 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR WEARABLE INJECTION GUIDES - Wearable injection guides and manufacture and use thereof are described, which include: a rigid needle-penetrable material having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface having form-fitting contours substantially conforming to a topography of a body region of an individual and the outer surface including one or more fiducials indication of at least one treatment parameter. | 02-06-2014 |
20140039658 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WEARABLE INJECTION GUIDES - Systems and methods for wearable injection guides are described, which include: acquiring one or more digital images of a body region of an individual with at least one image capture device; creating a digitally rendered model of a wearable injection guide from the one or more digital images of the body region of the individual; adding one or more digitally rendered fiducials indicative of at least one treatment parameter to the digitally rendered model of the wearable injection guide; and forming the wearable injection guide from the digitally rendered model of the wearable injection guide, the formed wearable injection guide including one or more fiducials corresponding to the one or more digitally rendered fiducials on the digitally rendered model of the wearable injection guide. | 02-06-2014 |
20140121636 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GUIDING INJECTIONS - Systems and methods are described herein for guided injection, which include: one or more controllable light-emitting elements configured to emit non-destructive light and a computing device operably connected to the one or more controllable light-emitting elements configured to emit non-destructive light, the computing device including a processor operable to receive at least one digital representation of a body region of an individual, the body region of the individual including one or more physical registration landmarks, the at least one digital representation including one or more digitally registered injection sites and one or more digital registration landmarks corresponding to the one or more physical registration landmarks on the body region; and control the one or more controllable light-emitting elements to illuminate a location of a surface of the body region of the individual corresponding in location to at least one of the one or more digitally registered injection sites. | 05-01-2014 |
20140121637 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AN INJECTION GUIDE - System and methods are described herein for generating an injection guide, which include receiving one or more digital images of a body region of an individual, the body region including one or more physical registration landmarks, generating at least one digital representation of the body region using the one or more digital images, the at least one digital representation including one or more digital registration landmarks corresponding to the one or more physical registration landmarks on the body region, adding one or more digitally registered injection sites to the at least one digital representation of the body region in an injection-treatment pattern, the one or more digitally registered injection sites registered relative to the one or more digital registration landmarks, and generating one or more output signals having information for controlling one or more controllable light-emitting elements to illuminate a location on a surface of the body region of the individual corresponding in location to at least one of the one or more digitally registered injection sites. | 05-01-2014 |
20140171749 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ACQUISITION OF SENSOR INFORMATION - Systems and methods are described for controlling acquisition of sensor information, including: one or more condition sensors, one or more physiological sensors, and a computing device including a processor programmed to query the condition sensors to initiate measurement of one or more conditions of an individual relative to the one or more physiological sensors; receive a set of condition sensor values from the condition sensors; assign a predictive value to the set of condition sensors values; query at least one of the one or more physiological sensors to measure one or more physiological parameters of the individual if the assigned predictive value of the set of condition sensor values meets or exceeds a minimum predictive value threshold; and re-query at least one of the one or more condition sensors if the assigned predictive value of the set of condition sensors fails to meet or exceed the minimum predictive value threshold. | 06-19-2014 |
20140172310 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ACQUISITION OF SENSOR INFORMATION - Systems and methods are described for controlling acquisition of sensor information, including: one or more physiological sensors and a computing device including a processor programmed to query the physiological sensors to measure one or more physiological parameters of an individual in response to at least one flag indicating a need to measure the one or more physiological parameters; receive a set of sensor values from the physiological sensors; assign a quality value to the set of sensor values received from the physiological sensors; retain the set of sensor values if the assigned quality value of the set of sensor values meets or exceeds a minimum quality value threshold; and update the at least one flag if the assigned quality value of the set of sensor values meets or exceeds the minimum quality value threshold. | 06-19-2014 |
20140185457 | COST-EFFECTIVE MOBILE CONNECTIVITY PROTOCOLS - Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision concerning a wireless service or device within a region to a network participant or other communication device (smartphone or motor vehicle, e.g.). | 07-03-2014 |
20140187145 | COST-EFFECTIVE MOBILE CONNECTIVITY PROTOCOLS - Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision concerning a wireless service or device within a region to a network participant or other communication device (smartphone or motor vehicle, e.g.). | 07-03-2014 |
20140187161 | COST-EFFECTIVE MOBILE CONNECTIVITY PROTOCOLS - Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision concerning a wireless service or device within a region to a network participant or other communication device (smartphone or motor vehicle, e.g.). | 07-03-2014 |
20140187279 | COST-EFFECTIVE MOBILE CONNECTIVITY PROTOCOLS - Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision concerning a wireless service or device within a region to a network participant or other communication device (smartphone or motor vehicle, e.g.). | 07-03-2014 |
20140189846 | COST-EFFECTIVE MOBILE CONNECTIVITY PROTOCOLS - Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision concerning a wireless service or device within a region to a network participant or other communication device (smartphone or motor vehicle, e.g.). | 07-03-2014 |
20140262127 | MANAGEMENT OF EXTERIOR TEMPERATURES ENCOUNTERED BY USER OF A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Described embodiments include a portable electronic device. The device includes a shell housing components of the portable electronic device having a heat-generating component. The device includes a heat-rejection element located at an exterior surface of the shell. The heat-rejection element is configured to reject heat received from the heat-generating component into an environment in thermal contact with the heat-rejection element. The device includes a controllable thermal coupler configured to regulate heat transfer to the heat-rejection element. The device includes a proximity sensor configured to determine a location of a user touch to the shell relative to the location of the heat-rejection element. The device includes a thermal manager configured to regulate heat transfer by the controllable thermal coupler to the heat-rejection element in response to the determined location of the user touch relative to the location of the heat-rejection element. | 09-18-2014 |
20140262128 | MANAGEMENT OF EXTERIOR TEMPERATURES ENCOUNTERED BY USER OF A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING MULTIPLE HEAT-REJECTION ELEMENTS - Described embodiments include a portable electronic device. The device includes a shell and a heat-generating component. The device includes a first and a second exterior heat-rejection element. Each heat-rejection element is configured to reject heat received from the heat-generating component into an environment. The device includes a controllable thermal coupler configured to regulate heat transfer to the first and second heat-rejection elements. The device includes a first proximity sensor configured to determine if a user touch to the shell is within a first zone of possible heat discomfort. The device includes a thermal manager configured to regulate heat transfer by the controllable thermal coupler to the first and second heat-rejection elements. The regulated heat transfer includes adjusting heat rejection away from the first heat-rejection element and toward the second heat-rejection element if the user touch is within the first zone. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266405 | MANAGEMENT OF EXTERIOR TEMPERATURES ENCOUNTERED BY USER OF A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE BY REDUCING HEAT GENERATION BY A COMPONENT - Described embodiments include a portable electronic device. The device includes a shell housing components of the portable electronic device and a heat-generating component. The device includes a contact sensor configured to determine a user touch to the shell. The device includes a temperature sensor configured to determine an exterior temperature of the shell. The device includes a thermal manager configured to reduce the exterior shell temperature by regulating heat generation by the heat-generating component. The regulating heat generation is responsive to the determined user touch and the measured determined temperature of the shell. | 09-18-2014 |
20140268573 | MANAGEMENT OF EXTERIOR TEMPERATURES ENCOUNTERED BY USER OF A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE IN RESPONSE TO AN INFERRED USER CONTACT WITH THE PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Described embodiments include a portable electronic device. The device includes a shell housing components of the portable electronic device having a heat-generating component. The device includes a heat-rejection element located at an exterior surface of the shell. The heat-rejection element is configured to reject heat received from the heat-generating component into an environment in thermal contact with the heat-rejection element. The device includes a controllable thermal coupler configured to regulate heat transfer to the heat-rejection element. The device includes an activity monitor configured to infer a user touch to the shell in response to a detected activity of the portable electronic device. The device includes a thermal manager configured to regulate heat transfer by the controllable thermal coupler to the heat-rejection element in response to the inferred user touch. | 09-18-2014 |
20140323904 | STABILIZED DEVICE FOR REMOTE PALPATION OF TISSUE - Described embodiments include a handheld or hand operated device and a method. The method includes contacting a skin surface of a patient and palpating a tissue using a palpation element, the palpation element carried by a handheld or hand operated device and movable with respect to the handheld or hand operated device. The method includes actively stabilizing the handheld or hand operated device during the palpating the tissue. The method includes characterizing a reaction of the tissue to the palpating. The method includes transmitting the characterization of the tissue reaction to a remote communication module. | 10-30-2014 |
20140323920 | STABILIZED DEVICE FOR REMOTE PALPATION OF TISSUE IN TWO NON-COLLINEAR DIRECTIONS - Described embodiments include a handheld or hand operated device and a method. The method includes contacting a skin surface of a patient and palpating tissue in two non-collinear directions using a tip of a palpation element carried by a handheld or hand operated device. The palpation tip is movable with respect to the handheld or hand operated device in the two non-collinear directions. The method includes actively stabilizing the handheld or hand operated device in the two non-collinear directions during the palpating the tissue. The method includes characterizing a reaction of the tissue to the palpating in the two non-collinear directions. The method includes transmitting the characterization of the tissue reaction to a remote communication module. | 10-30-2014 |
20150063088 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ATOMIC FILM DATA STORAGE - The present disclosure provides systems and methods associated with data storage using atomic films, such as graphene, boron nitride, or silicene. A platter assembly may include at least one platter that has one or more substantially planar surfaces. One or more layers of a monolayer atomic film, such as graphene, may be positioned on a planar surface. Data may be stored on the atomic film using one or more vacancies, dopants, defects, and/or functionalized groups (presence or lack thereof) to represent one of a plurality of states in a multi-state data representation model, such as a binary, a ternary, or another base N data storage model. A read module may detect the vacancies, dopants, and/or functionalized groups (or a topographical feature resulting therefrom) to read the data stored on the atomic film. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066349 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING A CONTOUR OF A VEHICLE BASED ON A PROTRUSION - A system for informing a navigation system of a vehicle of a protrusion includes a sensor and a processing circuit. The sensor is configured to generate sensor data based on a position of cargo. The processing circuit is configured to determine a contour of the vehicle, detect protruding cargo extending outside the contour of the vehicle, where detecting the protruding cargo is based on the sensor data and the contour, and notify the navigation system of the vehicle of the protruding cargo. | 03-05-2015 |
20150067707 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ATOMIC FILM DATA STORAGE - The present disclosure provides systems and methods associated with data storage using atomic films, such as graphene, boron nitride, or silicene. A platter assembly may include at least one platter that has one or more substantially planar surfaces. One or more layers of a monolayer atomic film, such as graphene, may be positioned on a planar surface. Data may be stored on the atomic film using one or more vacancies, dopants, defects, and/or functionalized groups (presence or lack thereof) to represent one of a plurality of states in a multi-state data representation model, such as a binary, a ternary, or another base N data storage model. A read module may detect the vacancies, dopants, and/or functionalized groups (or a topographical feature resulting therefrom) to read the data stored on the atomic film. | 03-05-2015 |
20150104329 | PERISTALTIC PUMP SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Staged peristaltic pump systems and related methods are disclosed. A system may be configured such that the working fluid pressure differential across any individual stage of the system is smaller than the pressure across the entire system. In some embodiments certain components of each stage may be sealed from fluid communication with an external environment, though working fluid may be configured to cross the boundary of the seal. In some embodiments, stages may be pressurized with respect to an external environment. | 04-16-2015 |
20150104330 | PERISTALTIC PUMP SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A staged peristaltic pump system and related methods are disclosed. The system may be configured such that the working fluid pressure differential across any individual stage of the system is smaller than the pressure across the entire system. In some embodiments certain components of each stage may be sealed from fluid communication with an external environment, though working fluid may be configured to cross the boundary of the seal. In some embodiments, stages may be pressurized with respect to an external environment. | 04-16-2015 |
20150124408 | MANAGEMENT OF EXTERIOR TEMPERATURES ENCOUNTERED BY USER OF A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE IN RESPONSE TO AN INFERRED USER CONTACT WITH THE PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Described embodiments include a portable electronic device. The device includes a shell housing components of the portable electronic device having a heat-generating component. The device includes a heat-rejection element located at an exterior surface of the shell. The heat-rejection element is configured to reject heat received from the heat-generating component into an environment in thermal contact with the heat-rejection element. The device includes a controllable thermal coupler configured to regulate heat transfer to the heat-rejection element. The device includes an activity monitor configured to infer a user touch to the shell in response to a detected activity of the portable electronic device. The device includes a thermal manager configured to regulate heat transfer by the controllable thermal coupler to the heat-rejection element in response to the inferred user touch. | 05-07-2015 |
20150148949 | STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR APPARATUSES AND METHODS - Systems for cleaning a structure via a robot are described. The robot includes a body. The robot further includes a tool coupled to the body and configured to hold a structural maintenance tool. The robot includes a sensor coupled to the body. The robot includes a drive system configured to allow positioning of the body along the structure, including inverted positioning and vertical positioning. The robot further includes a communication interface coupled to the body. The robot includes a controller coupled to the body. The controller is in communication with the tool, the sensor, and the drive system. The controller is configured to receive an operating instruction through the communication interface. The controller is configured to autonomously position the body via the drive system and to perform a task with at least one of the tool and the sensor according to the operating instruction. | 05-28-2015 |
20150148955 | STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR APPARATUSES AND METHODS - Systems and methods for cleaning a structure via a robot are described. The system includes a first robot and a second robot. The first robot includes a body, a tool arm, a sensor coupled, a drive system configured to allow vertical and inverted positioning of the first robot, a transceiver, and a controller. The second robot similarly includes a body, a drive system configured to allow positioning of the second robot, a transceiver, and a controller. The system includes a base station in communication with the first robot via the first robot transceiver and/or in communication with the second robot via the second robot transceiver. The first robot is configured to autonomously perform a maintenance task on the structure. The second robot is configured to autonomously provide a support service to the first robot during the maintenance task. The first robot is configured to communicate with the second robot. | 05-28-2015 |
20150153144 | ELECTROSHOCK DEVICE - An electroshock device for delivering an electrical discharge to a target includes an electrical discharge circuit, an electrode coupled to the electrical discharge circuit and having an attachment feature attachable to the target. Upon attachment the electrode is enabled to monitor a physiological condition of the target, generate a signal based on the physiological condition, and deliver the electrical discharge to the target. The electroshock device also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the electrical discharge circuit and the electrode. The controller is configured to modulate delivery of the electrical discharge based on the signal. | 06-04-2015 |
20150162625 | MULTI-RESPONSIVE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - An electrical power generation system includes a first fuel cell having a first responsiveness, a second fuel cell having a second responsiveness different from the first responsiveness, and a controller coupled to the first fuel cell and the second fuel cell. The controller is configured to engage the first fuel cell to satisfy at least a portion of a base load and selectively engage the second fuel cell to satisfy at least a portion of a load increase. | 06-11-2015 |
20150204681 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING A CONTOUR OF A VEHICLE BASED ON A PROTRUSION - A system for informing a navigation system of a vehicle of a protrusion includes a sensor and a processing circuit. The sensor is configured to generate sensor data based on a position of cargo. The processing circuit is configured to determine a contour of the vehicle, detect protruding cargo extending outside the contour of the vehicle, where detecting the protruding cargo is based on the sensor data and the contour, and notify the navigation system of the vehicle of the protruding cargo. | 07-23-2015 |
20150357044 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACOUSTIC WAVE ENABLED DATA STORAGE - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for storing, reading, and writing data using particle-based acoustic wave driven shift registers. The shift registers may physically shift particles along rows and/or columns of wells through the interactions of two parallel surfaces. A transducer may generate an acoustic wave to displace one or more of the two parallel surfaces. The particles may be transferred to and/or otherwise constrained by a buffer surface during at least a portion of the acoustic wave, such that the particles may be shifted during one or more cycles of the acoustic wave. In various embodiments, the amplitude of the acoustic wave may correspond to the spacing distance between each of the wells. The wells may be physical and/or potential wells. | 12-10-2015 |
20150371687 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACOUSTIC WAVE ENABLED DATA STORAGE - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for storing, reading, and writing data using particle-based acoustic wave driven shift registers. The shift registers may physically shift particles along rows and/or columns of wells through the interactions of two parallel surfaces. A transducer may generate an acoustic wave to displace one or more of the two parallel surfaces. The particles may be transferred to and/or otherwise constrained by a buffer surface during at least a portion of the acoustic wave, such that the particles may be shifted during one or more cycles of the acoustic wave. In various embodiments, the amplitude of the acoustic wave may correspond to the spacing distance between each of the wells. The wells may be physical and/or potential wells. | 12-24-2015 |
20150371715 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACOUSTIC WAVE ENABLED DATA STORAGE - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for storing, reading, and writing data using particle-based acoustic wave driven shift registers. The shift registers may physically shift particles along rows and/or columns of wells through the interactions of two parallel surfaces. A transducer may generate an acoustic wave to displace one or more of the two parallel surfaces. The particles may be transferred to and/or otherwise constrained by a buffer surface during at least a portion of the acoustic wave, such that the particles may be shifted during one or more cycles of the acoustic wave. In various embodiments, the amplitude of the acoustic wave may correspond to the spacing distance between each of the wells. The wells may be physical and/or potential wells. | 12-24-2015 |
20160052026 | SURFACE CLEANING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - Described embodiments include an unmanned aerial vehicle and a method. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes an airframe and a rotary wing system coupled with the airframe and configured to aerodynamically lift the vehicle in the air. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a flight controller configured to control a movement of the vehicle while airborne. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a cleansing controller configured to manage a removal of a surface contaminant from a selected portion of a surface of an external object using an airflow generated by the rotary wing system. | 02-25-2016 |
20160052027 | SURFACE CLEANING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - Described embodiments include an unmanned aerial vehicle and a method. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes an airframe and a rotary wing system coupled with the airframe and configured to aerodynamically lift the vehicle in the air. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a flight controller configured to control a movement of the vehicle while airborne. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a cleansing controller configured to manage a removal of a surface contaminant from a selected portion of a surface of an external object using an airflow generated by the rotary wing system. | 02-25-2016 |
20160052126 | STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR APPARATUSES AND METHODS - Systems for cleaning a structure via a robot are described. The robot includes a body. The robot further includes a tool coupled to the body and configured to hold a structural maintenance tool. The robot includes a sensor coupled to the body. The robot includes a drive system configured to allow positioning of the body along the structure, including inverted positioning and vertical positioning. The robot further includes a communication interface coupled to the body. The robot includes a controller coupled to the body. The controller is in communication with the tool, the sensor, and the drive system. The controller is configured to receive an operating instruction through the communication interface. The controller is configured to autonomously position the body via the drive system and to perform a task with at least one of the tool and the sensor according to the operating instruction. | 02-25-2016 |
20160052644 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE HAVING AN ONBOARD CLEANING DEVICE - Described embodiments include an unmanned aerial vehicle and a method. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes an airframe, and a rotary wing system coupled with the airframe and configured to aerodynamically lift the vehicle in the air. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a flight controller configured to control a movement of the vehicle while airborne. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a cleansing controller configured to manage removal by an onboard cleaning device of a surface contamination from a selected portion of a surface of an external object. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes the onboard cleaning device. | 02-25-2016 |
20160064031 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ATOMIC FILM DATA STORAGE - The present disclosure provides systems and methods associated with data storage using atomic films, such as graphene, boron nitride, or silicene. A platter assembly may include at least one platter that has one or more substantially planar surfaces. One or more layers of a monolayer atomic film, such as graphene, may be positioned on a planar surface. Data may be stored on the atomic film using one or more vacancies, dopants, defects, and/or functionalized groups (presence or lack thereof) to represent one of a plurality of states in a multi-state data representation model, such as a binary, a ternary, or another base N data storage model. A read module may detect the vacancies, dopants, and/or functionalized groups (or a topographical feature resulting therefrom) to read the data stored on the atomic film. | 03-03-2016 |
20160110981 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND REPORTING HAZARDS ON A PATHWAY - A safety system and associated methods of operation, for detecting an object on a pathway and reporting to a user information relating to the object to help the user avoid a collision with the object. The safety system includes a first sensor system for detecting the presence of the user and a second sensor system for detecting the object within the pathway. Upon detection of the object, the second sensor system obtains information relating to the object and generates a signal based on the obtained information. The signal is received by a reporting system, which generates a warning signal to communicate the object information to the user. The object information may include a location of the object on the pathway and an identification of the object for the user. | 04-21-2016 |
20160110982 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AVOIDING COLLISIONS WITH MOBILE HAZARDS - A safety system, and associated methods of operation, for detecting a mobile hazard on a pathway and reporting to a user information relating to the object to help the user avoid a collision with the mobile hazard. The safety system includes a sensor system for detecting the concurrent presence of both a user and a mobile hazard within a monitoring zone of the sensor system. Upon detection of both the user and the mobile hazard within the monitoring zone, the sensor system generates a sensor signal. The sensor signal is received by a reporting system, which in response, generates a warning signal to alert the user to the presence of the mobile hazard. | 04-21-2016 |
Hsin S. Chin, Irvine, CA US
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20130267988 | Devices, Systems, and Methods For Pupil Expansion - A pupil expander is disclosed. The pupil expander comprises a support member sized to expand a pupil and a plurality of engaging portions. The plurality of engaging portions are coupled to and spaced about the support member. The engaging portions have a recess and are shaped and sized to receive an inner margin of an iris. | 10-10-2013 |
Hyunyup Chin, Irvine, CA US
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20160037966 | COMPUTER-CONTROLLED GRILLS - A computer-controlled grill can operate burners based on a set of instructions in the form of a recipe. The grill can provide notifications corresponding to steps of the recipe, to alert the user to perform the steps. The notifications can be provided at the grill, through a connected mobile device, or both. The grill adjusts gas flow to one or more burners based on the recipe steps. If the grill detects that the user has not performed required steps, the grill reduces or shuts off gas flow to the burners. | 02-11-2016 |
Jia-Lin Chin, Scarborough, CA US
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20160142086 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICE LICENSE AGGREGATION ACROSS MULTIPLE DEVICE SIM CARDS - A system, a computer program product and a method associate service licenses with a wireless device. A device identifier (device ID) which identifies the wireless device and a Subscriber Identity Module identifier (SIM ID) identifying a SIM card currently inserted in the wireless device are received. If the SIM ID is not currently associated with the device ID, a listing of service licenses associated with the SIM ID is aggregated with a listing of service licenses associated with the device ID. The wireless device is authorized to use service licenses listed in the aggregate listing of service licenses. If the SIM ID was currently associated with a second device ID, the service licenses associated with the SIM ID are removed from a listing of service licenses associated with the second device ID and the second wireless device is deauthorized from using these service licenses. | 05-19-2016 |
Keith B. Chin, Simi Valley, CA US
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20140290381 | INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL SENSORS FOR HARSH ENVIRONMENT APPLICATIONS - Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement integrated environmental sensors that can operate in rigorous environments. In one embodiment, an integrated environmental sensor includes: at least one sensor and a substrate; where: the at least one sensor is disposed on the substrate; the at least one sensor can detect at least two environmental properties including: the surrounding temperature; the surrounding pressure; the flow rate of surrounding fluids; and the surrounding composition; the at least one sensor is capable of detection in an environment that has: a temperature greater than 150° C.; a pressure greater than 100 bar; and/or an inclusion of one of liquid hydrocarbons, H | 10-02-2014 |
Kuochun Chin, Mountain View, CA US
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20130346262 | SYSTEM FOR MULTI-TRACK SCHEDULING FOR A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT - A system and method for generating interactive floor maps for displaying the layout of a retail store are provided. The interactive floor map can display the layout of a store based on events occurring in the future. If an event results in a change in the layout of the store, an employee of the store can preview the changes to the store as of the event date, prior to the occurrence of the event. | 12-26-2013 |
Kuochun Chin, Foster City, CA US
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20130006790 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLANNING LAYOUT OF A RETAIL STORE - An interactive map for a retail store floor to determine product placement is disclosed. The interactive floor map can be customized for each retail store using custom-designed or pre-defined fixture blocks. Each fixture block includes a display surface, a representation of a product being displayed, and representation of its associated signage. Multiple products can be included in a fixture block and multiple fixture blocks can then be used to complete the interactive floor map for a retail store. Notes can be added at each level of creating the interactive floor map to add details that may be product, fixture, fixture block, and/or location specific. Also, an effective date and time for an interactive floor map for a store can be managed based on the date and time associated with a local time zone where the store is located. | 01-03-2013 |
Kyent Chin, Los Angeles, CA US
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20130245300 | Process for the Production of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters From Variable Feedstock Using Heterogeneous Catalysts - A process for producing fatty acid methyl esters includes mixing an alcohol with a feedstock oil to prepare an alcohol/oil mixture, then reacting the alcohol/oil mixture using a first heterogeneous catalyst in an acid esterification process to produce a glycerin-containing product. The glycerin is separated from the glycerin-containing product using a coalescer to produce a biodiesel-containing feedstock and glycerin. Biodiesel is separated from the biodiesel-containing feedstock using a coalescer to produce unreacted feedstock and biodiesel. The unreacted feedstock is reacted using a second heterogeneous catalyst in a trans-esterification process to produce a glycerin-biodiesel-methanol mixture. Biodiesel and glycerin are separated in separate streams from the glycerin-biodiesel-methanol mixture, using a coalescer, to produce additional glycerin and additional biodiesel. | 09-19-2013 |
Lawrence Chin, San Francisco, CA US
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20140181104 | IDENTITY WORKFLOW THAT UTILIZES MULTIPLE STORAGE ENGINES TO SUPPORT VARIOUS LIFECYCLES - In one embodiment, an indication of a request pertaining to a user account is obtained, where the user account is associated with at least one user. An account type of the user account is determined, where the account type is one of two or more account types. One or more actions indicated by the request are performed based, at least in part, upon the account type. | 06-26-2014 |
Martin Chin, Corte Madera, CA US
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20140120494 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY AND PREOPERATIVE MODELING - A head frame apparatus is secured to a human head during maxillofacial surgery and includes devices to easily position and secure an endotracheal (breathing) tube and an anesthesia delivery circuit for the patient that reduces the likelihood that the flow of oxygen through the tube is restricted thereby reducing the risk of severe injury or death. The head frame apparatus also includes a removable reference indicator, which may be easily attached and removed while identifying a reference point of the patient's face. Also the reference indicator includes a universal joint and pointer with an attached ruler. A transport apparatus positions multiple preset reference indicators and allows for preoperative transportation and removal, while protecting the preset reference indicators from inadvertent adjustment. A bendable reference indicator used in an articulator for preoperative modeling allows for easily identifying reference points in a cast model. An orbiting segment apparatus positions a portion of a cast of a jaw in relation to a condyle ball of the articulator. | 05-01-2014 |
Michael Chin, Belmont, CA US
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20140362275 | Autofocus - Systems, methods, and computer readable media to provide improved autofocus operations are described. In general, techniques are disclosed that show how to improve contrast-based autofocus operations by applying a novel threshold-and-select action to window-specific focus scores. More particularly, techniques disclosed herein may evaluate a multi-window autofocus area over a burst collected group of images. For each captured image, focus scores for each window within an autofocus area may be collected, aggregated and then consolidated to identify a single focus metric and its associated lens position for each window. The window-specific focus scores may be reviewed and selection of a “best” autofocus lens position made using a selection criteria. The specified criteria may be used to bias the selection to either a front-of-plane (macro) or back-of-plane (infinity) focus position. | 12-11-2014 |
20150070537 | Lens Shading Modulation - This disclosure pertains to systems, methods, and computer readable media for performing lens shading correction (LSC) operations that modulate gains based on scene lux level and lens focus distance. These gains compensate for both color lens shading (i.e., the deviation between R, G, and B channels) and vignetting (i.e., the drop off in pixel intensity around the edges of an image). As scene illuminance increases, the sensor captures more signal from the actual scene, and the lens shading effects begin to appear. To deal with the situation, the lens shading gains are configured to adaptively ‘scale down’ when scene lux approaches zero and ‘scale up’ when scene lux changes from near zero to become larger. The lens shading gain may also be modulated based on the focus distance. For optical systems without zoom, the inventors have discovered that the amount of lens shading fall off changes as focus distance changes. | 03-12-2015 |
20160037052 | Depth-Segmenting Peak Tracking Autofocus - An apparatus, method, and computer readable medium related to autofocusing a camera lens system. An initial image is captured at a first lens position and focus information is extracted with respect to a first plurality of focus windows. A second image is captured at a second lens position and focus information is extracted for a second plurality of focus windows that correspond to the first plurality of focus windows in the initial image. The focus information for corresponding windows is compared to determine whether the focus status in each window is improving or degrading; this determination reveals whether the lens is positioned in a desirable position with respect to the data revealed by the data extracted from the focus windows. | 02-04-2016 |
Michael Chin, Mountain View, CA US
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20130006403 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING GAME MECHANICS TO THE COMPLETION OF TASKS BY USERS - The methods and systems described herein provide for effective and efficient completion of tasks by users of a computing device. Specifically, the present invention provides users with a proprietary workflow for timing the completion of a task by a user and scoring a user's ability to complete a task within a predetermined length of time. One exemplary embodiment provides for managing electronic messages by scoring their ability to apply actions to messages. Incentives are provided to users to encourage users to apply actions to messages through positive and negative feedback. Scores determined for any particular user may be determined based on the elapsed time between being provided with a message and applying an action to it, or may be determined based on the contents of a message. | 01-03-2013 |
20130007155 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING GAME MECHANICS TO THE COMPLETION OF TASKS BY USERS - The methods and systems described herein provide for effective and efficient completion of tasks by users of a computing device. Specifically, the present invention provides users with a proprietary workflow for timing the completion of a task by a user and scoring a user's ability to complete a task within a predetermined length of time. One exemplary embodiment provides for managing the completion of tasks in a task list, timing a user's ability to complete certain tasks, and providing feedback to the user according to their progress. | 01-03-2013 |
20140257902 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCORPORATING CALENDAR FUNCTIONALITY INTO ELECTRONIC MESSAGES - A system is provided which determines that an electronic message contains natural language that relates to calendar functionality. Calendar functionality may broadly be considered any function relating to a typical Calendar application or any function typically applied to a calendar entry in an electronic calendar system or calendar application. The system may determine an association between said natural language and structured data, and modify a representation of said natural language to reflect the association between said natural language and structured data. The structured data may be structured data from a user's electronic calendar system. | 09-11-2014 |
20140288990 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCORPORATING CALENDAR FUNCTIONALITY INTO ELECTRONIC MESSAGES - A system is provided which that allows users of electronic communication systems and/or calendar systems the ability to suggest meetings to users of different electronic communication systems and/or calendar systems via electronic messages. The system may provide users with the ability to share calendar availability with users of other electronic communication systems and/or calendar systems via electronic message. One aspect of the disclosed system is the fact that users can share interactive calendar information, and propose and confirm tentative meetings and events, with users of different electronic communications and/or calendar systems. Additionally, calendar information that is shared with others may be dynamically updated even after the electronic messages have been sent. | 09-25-2014 |
Peter Chin, Fontana, CA US
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20150041173 | CABLE MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A cable or cord management device comprises a sheath or enclosure that surrounds the cable or cord that facilitates organization and handling of the cable or cord. The management device can include a stiffener, such as a wire, to permit easier installation of cable or cords in the device and adjustment of the length of the cable or cords. The sheath can have an elongate opening closed by a zipper extending along one side of the sheath and another shorter elongate opening extending along the opposite side of the zipper. | 02-12-2015 |
20150296644 | CABLE MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A cable or cord management device comprises a sheath or enclosure that surrounds the cable or cord that facilitates organization and handling of the cable or cord. The management device can include one or more straps configured to facilitate coupling of the cable management device to a storage container (e.g., a bag or other piece of luggage). The sheath can have an elongate opening closed by a first zipper extending along one side of the sheath and another elongate opening closed by a second zipper extending along the opposite side of the sheath from the first zipper. | 10-15-2015 |
Ryan Chin, San Jose, CA US
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20160127408 | DETERMINING VULNERABILITY OF A WEBSITE TO SECURITY THREATS - Provided are methods and systems for determining a vulnerability of a website to at least one security threat. An example method can comprise providing a user interface; receiving, via the user interface, website data associated with the website; based on the website data, probing the website with at least one request, with the at least one request including at least one security threat signature; receiving at least one response from the website; comparing the least one response to at least one expected response for the at least one request; based on the comparison, determining the at least one security threat; and reporting results of the determination for review. | 05-05-2016 |
Sarah Chin, Oakland, CA US
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20150272510 | SENSOR-ACTIVATED RHYTHM ANALYSIS: A HEURISTIC SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING ARRHYTHMIAS BY TIME-CORRELATED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC AND NON-ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC TESTING - A method and apparatus for monitoring biosignals (e.g. bioelectrical signals) is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method and apparatus for anticipating a physiological abnormality (e.g. cardiac arrhythmia) is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method and apparatus moves into a high risk mode in anticipation of a physiological abnormality. In one embodiment, non-physiological risk factors may be derived from historic abnormalities (e.g. historic cardiac arrhythmia) of the user, another individual, or a population; and may be correlated with contemporary non-physiological data in order to anticipate a physiological abnormality. | 10-01-2015 |
Shaoan Chin, Cupertino, CA US
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20140248039 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING COMPUTER VIDEO AND AUDIO SUBSYSTEMS - In general, embodiments of the invention include methods and apparatuses for securing otherwise unsecured computer audio and video subsystems. Embodiments of the invention perform watermarking of video and/or audio data streams output by a computer system. Additional security features that are included in embodiments of the invention include fingerprinting, snooping, capturing streams for local or remote analytics or archiving, and mixing of secure system content with local audio and video content. | 09-04-2014 |
20150058912 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING COMPUTER INTERFACES - The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for securing otherwise unsecured internal and external computer communications. According to one aspect, the invention relates to methods and apparatuses for implementing device gatekeeping. According to another aspect the invention relates to methods and apparatuses for encrypting and decrypting data sent over an external or internal interface. According to another aspect, the invention relates to methods and apparatuses for implementing device snooping, in which some or all traffic passing between a host and a connected device is captured into memory and analyzed in real time by system software. In embodiments, the software can also act upon analyzed information. According to certain additional aspects, the security functions performed by methods and apparatuses according to the invention can be logically transparent to the upstream host and/or to the downstream device. | 02-26-2015 |
20150058970 | SYSTEM AND ARCHITECTURE FOR SECURE COMPUTER DEVICES - The present invention relates to a system and architecture for securing otherwise unsecured computer subsystems. According to one aspect, the invention provides an independent hardware platform for running software in a secure manner. According to another aspect, the invention provides the means to control and secure all disk, network and other I/O transactions. According to still further aspects, the invention provides a means to monitor and prevent unauthorized user and malicious software activity Additional aspects include providing a secure platform for device and user authentication as well as encryption key management, providing a means to perform background backup snapshots, and providing the means for enabling full management over computer operations. | 02-26-2015 |
20160117558 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING COMPUTER VIDEO AND AUDIO SUBSYSTEMS - In general, embodiments of the invention include methods and apparatuses for securing otherwise unsecured computer audio and video subsystems. Embodiments of the invention perform watermarking of video and/or audio data streams output by a computer system. Additional security features that are included in embodiments of the invention include fingerprinting, snooping, capturing streams for local or remote analytics or archiving, and mixing of secure system content with local audio and video content. | 04-28-2016 |
Show Chung Chin, Fairfield, CA US
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20140112124 | Protection of a Bidirectional Label Switched Path - In one embodiment, a primary bidirectional LSP is established between an originating LSP packet switching device and a destination LSP packet switching device through an intermediate packet switching device. A corresponding backup LSP is also established. The originating LSP packet switching device sends a particular label switched packet to the destination LSP packet switching device over the primary bidirectional LSP. An intermediate packet switching device sends the particular label switched packet back to the originating LSP packet switching device over the primary bidirectional LSP in response to an error condition identified as affecting the primary bidirectional LSP towards the destination LSP packet switching device. The originating LSP packet switching device receives the particular label switched packet and sends it to the destination packet switching device over the backup LSP. | 04-24-2014 |
Simon S.m. Chin, Saratoga, CA US
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20140177930 | Artificial Intelligence System for Genetic Analysis - The present invention provides a complete artificial intelligence system for the acquisition and analysis of nucleic acid array hybridization information. The system is divided into at least one central data processing facility and one or more user facilities, linked by encrypted network connections or similar links. Each user facility may include an optical scanning system to collect hybridization signals from a nucleic acid array, an image processing system to convert the optical data into a set of hybridization parameters, a connection to a data network, and a user interface to display, manipulate, search, and analyze hybridization information. This system reads data from a gene chip or DNA microarray, or a proteomics chip, analyzes test results based on maintained parameters, evaluates patient risk for various ailments, recommends methods of treatment, presents information to medical and/or private individuals, and notifies test participants when new treatment becomes available. The test results may be used to perform individual diagnostics, longitudinal studies, population studies, or a wide variety of statistical analyses of patient data. The automated artificial intelligence system is a real time, dynamic decision making tool that can be used not only in conjunction with a clinical analysis system, but also with the information obtained in a research and development environment. Access to this system allows the user(s) to look at both clinical and non-clinical information. Most importantly, the system is intelligent and possesses the capability to interpret the information obtained. The system presents the information primarily via a secured encrypted Web interface, such as the Internet. The information is also presented in a retrievable format, such as electronic or paper format, using various computing technologies. | 06-26-2014 |
Sing-Fatt Chin, Union City, CA US
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20140051916 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATING DYSFUNCTIONAL CARDIAC TISSUE - Various methods and devices are provided for reducing the volume of the ventricles of the heart. In one embodiment, a method for reducing the ventricular volume of a heart chamber is provided including the steps of inserting an anchoring mechanism onto dysfunctional cardiac tissue, deploying one or more anchors into the dysfunctional cardiac tissue, raising the dysfunctional cardiac tissue using the anchors, and securing the anchors to hold the dysfunctional cardiac tissue in place. Further, a device for reducing the volume of the ventricles of a heart chamber is provided where the device has one or more clips for placement on dysfunctional cardiac tissue of a heart, one or more anchors for deployment and securement into the dysfunctional cardiac tissue, and a lifting mechanism for raising the one or more anchors and the dysfunctional cardiac tissue. | 02-20-2014 |
Tom T. Chin, San Jose, CA US
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20160034450 | COMPARISON OF CONTENT PRESENTED BY CLIENT DEVICES OPERATING IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES FOR CONSISTENT CONTENT PRESENTATION - Information describing content presented in a source language and in a target language is captured and communicated to a review server. For example, the review server receives screen captures of content presented in the source language and of the content presented in the target language. The review server concurrently presents information describing the content presented in the source language with information describing the content presented in the target language to a reviewing user. From the presented information, the reviewing user identifies differences between the content presented in the source language and the content presented in the target language to the review server. For example, the reviewing user identifies linguistic differences between content presented in the source language and in the target language as well as functional problems impairing presentation of content in the target language. | 02-04-2016 |
Wilson Fai Chin, Palo Alto, CA US
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20150317425 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DUMMY CELL PLACEMENT MANAGEMENT - A method for manipulating a circuit design includes receiving multiple dummy cell modification parameters, selecting, by a computer processor and based on the dummy cell modification parameters, a dummy cell insertion region on a circuit design, and generating, in the dummy cell insertion region, multiple dummy cells. The method further includes selecting a first dummy cell from the dummy cells, determining, by the computer processor and based on a location of the first dummy cell, an illegal overlap with the first dummy cell, and removing, by the computer processor and from the dummy cells, the first dummy cell. The method further includes inserting, by the computer processor, on the circuit design, and after removing the first dummy cell, the dummy cells to obtain a modified circuit design, and presenting the modified circuit design. | 11-05-2015 |
Yi-Jen Chin, San Jose, CA US
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20140153645 | 3D VIDEO CODING INCLUDING DEPTH BASED DISPARITY VECTOR CALIBRATION - Systems, apparatus, articles, and methods are described including operations for 3D video coding including depth based disparity vector calibration. | 06-05-2014 |
Yuan-Tung Chin, Fremont, CA US
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20130244342 | Reverse Partial Etching Scheme for Magnetic Device Applications - A magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) structure is provided over a device wherein the MTJ comprises a tunnel barrier layer between a free layer and a pinned layer; and a top and bottom electrode inside the MTJ structure. A hard mask layer is formed on the top electrode. The hard mask layer, top electrode, free layer, tunnel barrier layer, and pinned layer are patterned to define the magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) structures. A first dielectric layer is deposited over the MTJ structures and planarized to expose the top electrode. Thereafter, the top electrode and free layer are patterned. A second dielectric layer is deposited over the MTJ structures and planarized to expose the top electrode. A third dielectric layer is deposited over the MTJ structures and a metal line contact is formed through the third dielectric layer to the top electrode to complete fabrication of the magnetic device. | 09-19-2013 |
20140061827 | Metal Protection Layer over SiN Encapsulation for Spin-Torque MRAM Device Applications - A magnetic thin film deposition is patterned and protected from oxidation during subsequent processes, such as bit line formation, by an oxidation-prevention encapsulation layer of SiN. The SiN layer is then itself protected during the processing by a metal overlayer, preferably of Ta, Al, TiN, TaN or W. A sequence of low pressure plasma etches, using Oxygen, Cl | 03-06-2014 |