Patents by Inventor Alex Chen

Alex Chen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9646337
    Abstract: A first proximity-based device at a content player receives content modification data from a second proximity-based device within a product and/or a product package when the product or product package is placed within a proximity to the first proximity-based device. A processor at the content player performs modified playback of media content based on the content modification data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Chen, Evan Acosta, Edward Drake, Mark Arana
  • Patent number: 9619285
    Abstract: Provided is a method for managing operation requests using different resources. In one embodiment, a first queue is provided for operations which utilize a first resource of a first and second resource. A second queue is provided for operations which utilize the second resource. An operation is queued on the first queue until the first resource is acquired. The first resource is released if the second resource is not also acquired. The operation is queued on the second queue when the first resource is acquired but the second resource is not. In addition, the first resource is released until the operation acquires both the first resource and the second resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alex Chen, Angqin Bai, Theodore T. Harris, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9600220
    Abstract: A process provides a multi-device display configuration. The process receives, at a master device, one or more device parameters from a plurality of display devices. The process also determines, at the master device, an arrangement of the plurality of display devices that provides a multi-device display. Further, the process sends, from the master device, one or more display indicia to the plurality of display devices that each of the plurality of display devices displays to allow one or more users to position the plurality of display devices in the arrangement. The process sends, from the master device, a first portion of the content to a first display device, and a second portion of the content to a second display device for the first and second display devices to simultaneously display the first and second portions of the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Drake, Mark Arana, Evan Acosta, Alex Chen
  • Publication number: 20170075087
    Abstract: An auto-focus actuator unit including a lens carrier slidably received within a stationary housing frame for a reciprocating motion provided by an actuator is described. The housing frame being carried by a bottom plate provided with an opening, in correspondence with one or more lenses carried by the lens carrier, and with a dust barrier projecting towards the lens carrier and having such a height as to maintain a vertical overlap with the lens carrier over the whole travel of the latter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Yusuke SUZUKI, Ray HU, Alex CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160155414
    Abstract: A first proximity-based device at a content player receives content modification data from a second proximity-based device within a product and/or a product package when the product or product package is placed within a proximity to the first proximity-based device. A processor at the content player performs modified playback of media content based on the content modification data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Alex Chen, Evan Acosta, Edward Drake, Mark Arana
  • Patent number: 9305515
    Abstract: A first proximity-based device at a content player receives content modification data from a second proximity-based device within a product and/or a product package when the product or product package is placed within a proximity to the first proximity-based device. A processor at the content player performs modified playback of media content based on the content modification data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Chen, Evan Acosta, Edward Drake, Mark Arana
  • Publication number: 20160022826
    Abstract: The present invention provides immunogenic compounds which stimulate immune responses in a subject. The present invention provides compositions comprising an isolated glycoprotein antigen covalently bound at pre-existing carbohydrate residues present on the glycoprotein to a carbohydrate epitope. The present invention also provides a method to induce an immune response in a subject comprising administering the compounds of the invention. The present invention further provides methods of making the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compounds of the invention to stimulate immune responses to infectious disease agents and tumors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Wenlan Alex CHEN, Mario R. MAUTINO, Brian MARTIN
  • Publication number: 20150254045
    Abstract: A process provides a multi-device display configuration. The process receives, at a master device, one or more device parameters from a plurality of display devices. The process also determines, at the master device, an arrangement of the plurality of display devices that provides a multi-device display. Further, the process sends, from the master device, one or more display indicia to the plurality of display devices that each of the plurality of display devices displays to allow one or more users to position the plurality of display devices in the arrangement. The process sends, from the master device, a first portion of the content to a first display device, and a second portion of the content to a second display device for the first and second display devices to simultaneously display the first and second portions of the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Edward Drake, Mark Arana, Evan Acosta, Alex Chen
  • Patent number: 9016171
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a shock absorbing hammer whose head has housings filled with pellet assembly inside. The pellet assembly includes both rigid pellets and soft pellets to absorb shock from external striking force impacted on the head of the main frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Inventor: Alex Chen
  • Publication number: 20140311299
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a shock absorbing hammer whose head has housings filled with pellet assembly inside. The pellet assembly includes both rigid pellets and soft pellets to absorb shock from external striking force impacted on the head of the main frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventor: Alex Chen
  • Patent number: 8865179
    Abstract: A method is disclosed wherein an antigenic B-cell epitope is discovered by in vitro transcription and translation of pre-determined sequence on thermostable protein scaffolds detected by antibodies to a native protein. Immune reactivities of IgE B-cell epitopes from pre-determined IgE sequences from the constant region, engaged in binding to high affinity IgE Fc receptors, placed in a loop of green fluorescent protein (GFP) were shown immuno-reactive with anti-IgE. Moreover, the antigenic B-cell epitope can be further optimized by molecular evolution, selected by conformer antibody and receptor on solid phase via ribosome display. Alternatively, a random aptameric antigenic sequence inserted into a loop of the protein scaffold, mimicking a pre-determined sequence of a native protein, can be selected by solid phase conformer antibody and receptor via ribosome display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Swey-Shen Alexchen
    Inventor: Swey-Shen Alex Chen
  • Publication number: 20140233910
    Abstract: A first proximity-based device at a content player receives content modification data from a second proximity-based device within a product and/or a product package when the product or product package is placed within a proximity to the first proximity-based device. A processor at the content player performs modified playback of media content based on the content modification data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Alex Chen, Evan Acosta, Edward Drake, Mark Arana
  • Publication number: 20130149331
    Abstract: The present invention provides an immunogenic composition comprising a T-cell antigen in association with a rhamnose monosaccharide and/or Forssman disaccharide, and corresponding methods for inducing immune response. The T-cell antigen may be for example, a tumor vaccine, such as a tumor cell or one or more tumor antigens. The invention takes advantage of the naturally high titers of anti-Rhamnose and/or anti-Forssman disaccharide in humans to target vaccine compositions to antigen presenting cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Peng George Wang, Wenlan Alex Chen, Brian Martin, Mario R. Mautino, Nicholas N. Vahanian, Charles J. Link, JR.
  • Patent number: 8443371
    Abstract: Provided are a system and program for managing operation requests using different resources. In one embodiment, a first queue is provided for operations which utilize a first resource of a first and second resource. A second queue is provided for operations which utilize the second resource. An operation is queued on the first queue until the first resource is acquired. The first resource is released if the second resource is not also acquired. The operation is queued on the second queue when the first resource is acquired but the second resource is not. In addition, the first resource is released until the operation acquires both the first resource and the second resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alex Chen, Angqin Bai, Theodore Timothy Harris, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130018183
    Abstract: A method and a device for making reducing sugar firstly combine a bio-substance containing lignocellulose with a solvent, thereby conducting a degradation reaction upon afore mixture through an autoclave so as to promote the bio-substance to solvent ratio during the production. Thus, a reducing sugar solution of a high concentration is produced. In the meantime, the bio-substance containing lignocellulose does not need a high-temperatured steaming after the degradation. Therefore, the water amount and the energy resources that are applied in the present invention are less than those of the conventional technique. Further, the autoclave is a common apparatus in the market, which facilitates in an easy purchase, decreases the producing cost, and benefits the product promotion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Alex Chen-Chang Chang, Chiu-Yue Lin, Ying-Hsuan Tu, Ming-Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: 8240145
    Abstract: A hydrostatic assembly includes a pump having a yoke and an associated rotating group. The pump yoke has a bucket portion and an arm portion. At least one fluid passage extends through the pump yoke. The hydrostatic assembly also includes a motor having a yoke and an associated rotating group. The motor yoke also has a bucket portion and an arm portion. At least one fluid passage extends through the motor yoke. The arm portion of the pump yoke and the arm portion of the motor yoke have associated coupling portions for fluidly coupling the pump yoke to the motor yoke so that the at least one fluid passage in the pump yoke is in direct fluid communication with the at least one fluid passage in the motor yoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald Dyck, John Czepak, Francesco Michele Caldarella, Dayao Alex Chen, Stig Ingemar Bratt
  • Patent number: 8239709
    Abstract: Methods, program products, and systems for monitoring extrinsic processes are described. A monitoring process can monitor one or more target processes. The target processes can be extrinsic, e.g., not spawned by the monitoring process. The monitoring process reads a process registry to identify which processes among multiple processes to monitor. The monitoring process can send status requests to the identified target processes periodically to check whether the target processes are healthy. If a target process is terminated, the monitoring process determines whether the termination is normal (e.g., by a user), or abnormal (e.g., the target process crashed). The monitoring process can restart the abnormally terminated or hung target process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Erwin Hom, Alex Chen, Robert Parks, Jonathan Thatcher
  • Patent number: 7916052
    Abstract: A system for characterizing a compressed sensing apparatus is described which broadly includes a random vector generator for generating an input vector, a waveform generator in communication with the random vector generator for converting the input vector into an analog signal, a compressed sensing apparatus in communication with the digital-to-analog converter for determining a digital bit stream from the analog signal, a serial-to-parallel converter for converting the digital bit stream into an input vector; and an electronic processor in communication with the random number generator and the serial-to-parallel converter configured for determining a compressed sensing matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: L3 Communications Integrated Systems, L.P.
    Inventors: Alex Chen-Chu Yeh, Gerald Lothair Fudge
  • Publication number: 20110047790
    Abstract: Disclosed is a two-in-one cable-crimping device for communication connectors, and this device includes a first handle pivoted with a second handle. A lever gadget, composed of the first and the second levers, is connected to the first handle. The first lever and the second lever respectively actuates the first cable-crimping gadget and the second cable-crimping gadget which are configured at the first handle, so as to provide the cable-crimping operation on two connectors with the same specifications. Furthermore, the component of the cable-crimping gadget can be replaced according to the specifications of the connectors. The efficiency on cable-crimping operation can be increased, the cable-crimping operation can be selected based on the user's demand, and the cable-crimping operation of the present invention has convenient practicability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicants: DAN-CHIEF ENTERPRISE CO., LTD., TOOLMART INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: John Peng, Alex Chen
  • Publication number: 20110041009
    Abstract: Methods, program products, and systems for monitoring extrinsic processes are described. A monitoring process can monitor one or more target processes. The target processes can be extrinsic, e.g., not spawned by the monitoring process. The monitoring process reads a process registry to identify which processes among multiple processes to monitor. The monitoring process can send status requests to the identified target processes periodically to check whether the target processes are healthy. If a target process is terminated, the monitoring process determines whether the termination is normal (e.g., by a user), or abnormal (e.g., the target process crashed). The monitoring process can restart the abnormally terminated or hung target process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Erwin Hom, Alex Chen, Robert Parks, Jonathan Thatcher