Patents by Inventor Benjamin Liang

Benjamin Liang 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).

  • Publication number: 20240185525
    Abstract: A system and method of managing a model, such as a digital twin. The method may involve receiving three-dimensional model data representative of a setting, converting the three-dimensional model data into a simplified model using a parallel processing pipeline architecture, rendering the simplified model using a three-dimensional model rendering platform, converting a view of the rendered model from a specific position at a specific angle into a streamable format, and transmitting the streamable format of the view of the rendered model to an end-user terminal over a network connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Bryan Landsiedel, Topraj Gurung, Tianyu Liang, Sergey Milenkiy, Peter Kammer, Paul Byrne, Lance Engle, James Beattie, Ehsan Barekati, David Bond, David Black, Bryan Woods, Bret Stastny, Benjamin Molyneaux, Jeremy Swanson, Timothy Jones
  • Publication number: 20240157979
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating trajectory predictions for one or more target agents, e.g., a vehicle, a cyclist, or a pedestrian, in an environment. In one aspect, one of the methods include: obtaining scene context data characterizing a scene at a current time point in an environment that includes multiple target agents; generating, from the scene context data, an encoded representation of the scene in the environment; and generating, by a diffusion model based on the encoded representation, a respective trajectory prediction output that predicts a respective future trajectory for each of the multiple target agents after the current time point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Chiyu Jiang, Andre Liang Cornman, Cheolho Park, Benjamin Sapp, Yin Zhou, Dragomir Anguelov
  • Publication number: 20240126933
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design with connectivity filtering during shape synthesis, include: a three-dimensional modeling program configured to provide disconnection detection, shape synthesis, and/or connectivity filtering during shape and/or topology optimization. The three-dimensional modeling program can be an architecture, engineering and/or construction program (e.g., building information management program), a product design and/or manufacturing program (e.g., a CAM program), and/or a media and/or entertainment production program (e.g., an animation production program).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Ravi Kumar Burla, Lihao Liang, Benjamin McKittrick Weiss, Andrew Allan Morrison
  • Patent number: 11573612
    Abstract: A type of portable computer with interchangeable components is provided. The chassis of the portable computer includes an upper part, a lower part, and an edge part. The edge part can be equipped with removable input and output (I/O) plates. The motherboards and batteries of this type of portable computer are standardized with or without optional components such as optical drives and/or 2.5 inch hard drives. Motherboards, batteries and other components can be mounted in the chassis of the portable computer through fixed mounting stands and/or removable mounting standoffs. The portable computer allows the I/O plates and/or the edge part to be replaced. Therefore, a motherboard with different I/Os, a motherboard and other components with different heights, and an auxiliary cooling system can be installed in the chassis. In the portable computer, mounting stands and standoffs can be shared by multiple components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Inventors: Zhonghong Liang, Benjamin Liang
  • Publication number: 20220011829
    Abstract: A type of portable computer with interchangeable components is provided. The chassis of the portable computer includes an upper part, a lower part, and an edge part. The edge part can be equipped with removable input and output (I/O) plates. The motherboards and batteries of this type of portable computer are standardized with or without optional components such as optical drives and/or 2.5 inch hard drives. Motherboards, batteries and other components can be mounted in the chassis of the portable computer through fixed mounting stands and/or removable mounting standoffs. The portable computer allows the I/O plates and/or the edge part to be replaced. Therefore, a motherboard with different I/Os, a motherboard and other components with different heights, and an auxiliary cooling system can be installed in the chassis. In the portable computer, mounting stands and standoffs can be shared by multiple components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Zhonghong Liang, Benjamin Liang
  • Patent number: 11214928
    Abstract: Methods for marking cellulosic products, including cellulosic fibers such as lyocell and cellulosic films, including methods for marking such products with a detectable nucleic acid marker to identify and validate the origin or authenticity of the products or items manufactured using such products. Detectably-marked cellulosic products marked with nucleic acid markers for authentication, validation and tracking are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Jung, Michael E. Hogan, Ming Hwa Benjamin Liang
  • Patent number: 10760182
    Abstract: A method of marking fibers, wherein the method includes providing a plurality of fibers; depositing a marker onto at least a portion of the fibers, the depositing being performed with a delivery mechanism comprising one or more outlets; and thereby marking the fibers. Also provided is a device for marking fibers, including a transport system adapted to transport fibers in a direction of a marker delivery apparatus positioned along the transport system; the delivery apparatus includes one or more outlets, adapted to deposit a solution of the marker through the outlets onto at least a portion of the fibers; and thereby marking the fibers. Authentication of a fibrous material using the marking method of the invention followed obtaining a sample of the marked fibers and assaying the sample for the presence of the nucleic acid marker; and thereby determining whether the fibrous material is authentic or counterfeit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: APDN (B.V.I.) INC.
    Inventors: Alex Phidung Tran, Abdelkrim Berrada, MingHwa Benjamin Liang, Lawrence Jung
  • Patent number: 10745825
    Abstract: Encrypted markers that are not readily detectable can be revealed by treatment with a specific reagent used as a developer to reveal a readily detectable physical property of the marker, such as a characteristic fluorescence emission after excitation with a particular excitation wavelength, or to reveal a visible color. The encrypted marker can be developed in situ, or a sample can be removed by brushing, scraping, swabbing or scratching the marked object or item and developing the encrypted marker or a sample thereof with the appropriate developer to reveal an overt marker or optical signal. The encrypted marker may include a DNA taggant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: APDN (B.V.I.) INC.
    Inventors: Maciej B. Szczepanik, MingHwa Benjamin Liang
  • Patent number: 10741034
    Abstract: A method of marking an inventory item includes providing an activatable smoke generator and a reservoir for holding a smoke fluid and adapted to provide a flow of smoke fluid to the generator. The reservoir contains a smoke fluid including a carrier nucleic acid having a uniquely identifiable sequence, and upon activation of the smoke generator, marker smoke is generated and targeted to flow over the inventory item. The method further includes activating the smoke generator to produce the marker smoke including the carrier nucleic acid so as to cause the marker smoke to flow over the inventory item and thereby to detectably mark the inventory item with carrier nucleic acid. The invention provides methods for stably binding and immobilizing deoxyribonucleic acid onto objects and substrates. The method includes exposing the deoxyribonucleic acid to alkaline conditions, and contacting the deoxyribonucleic acid to the object or substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: APDN (B.V.I.) INC.
    Inventors: Abdelkrim Berrada, MingHwa Benjamin Liang, Lawrence Jung
  • Publication number: 20200199820
    Abstract: Methods for marking cellulosic products, including cellulosic fibers such as lyocell and cellulosic films, including methods for marking such products with a detectable nucleic acid marker to identify and validate the origin or authenticity of the products or items manufactured using such products. Detectably-marked cellulosic products marked with nucleic acid markers for authentication, validation and tracking are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Lawrence Jung, Michael E. Hogan, Ming Hwa Benjamin Liang
  • Patent number: 10519605
    Abstract: Methods for marking cellulosic products, including cellulosic fibers such as lyocell and cellulosic films, including methods for marking such products with a detectable nucleic acid marker to identify and validate the origin or authenticity of the products or items manufactured using such products. Detectably-marked cellulosic products marked with nucleic acid markers for authentication, validation and tracking are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: APDN (B.V.I.), Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Jung, Michael E. Hogan, Ming Hwa Benjamin Liang
  • Publication number: 20190205346
    Abstract: A system associated with authentication of an object related to a multi-mode marker using a processing device. The processing device performs operations that include detecting a signal associated with a multi-mode marker related with the object; assigning a digital code based on the detected signal associated with the multi-mode marker; and identifying the object based on the digital code related to authentication of the object. A corresponding method and computer-readable device are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Judith Murrah, Phidung H. Tran, Maciej B. Szczepanik, MingHwa Benjamin Liang, James A. Hayward
  • Patent number: 10282480
    Abstract: A system associated with authentication of an object related to a multi-mode marker using a processing device. The processing device performs operations that include detecting a signal associated with a multi-mode marker related with the object; assigning a digital code based on the detected signal associated with the multi-mode marker; and identifying the object based on the digital code related to authentication of the object. A corresponding method and computer-readable device are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: APDN (B.V.I)
    Inventors: Judith Murrah, Phidung H. Tran, Maciej B. Szczepanik, MingHwa Benjamin Liang, James A. Hayward
  • Publication number: 20180312998
    Abstract: Encrypted markers that are not readily detectable can be revealed by treatment with a specific reagent used as a developer to reveal a readily detectable physical property of the marker, such as a characteristic fluorescence emission after excitation with a particular excitation wavelength, or to reveal a visible color. The encrypted marker can be developed in situ, or a sample can be removed by brushing, scraping, swabbing or scratching the marked object or item and developing the encrypted marker or a sample thereof with the appropriate developer to reveal an overt marker or optical signal. The encrypted marker may include a DNA taggant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: APDN (B.V.I.) INC.
    Inventors: Maciej B. SZCZEPANIK, MingHwa Benjamin LIANG
  • Patent number: 10059981
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for increasing the recoverability of taggants from an object. The methods include the steps of incorporating a taggant into a solution; mixing the solution including the taggant with a perturbant to form a first perturbant taggant solution; mixing the first perturbant taggant solution with a polymer to form a second perturbant taggant polymer solution; and applying the second perturbant taggant polymer solution to at least a portion of the object to form a taggant-coated object. Methods for authentication of a taggant marked object are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: APDN (B.V.I.) INC.
    Inventors: Lawrence Jung, MingHwa Benjamin Liang, James A. Hayward
  • Patent number: 10047282
    Abstract: Encrypted markers that are not readily detectable can be revealed by treatment with a specific reagent used as a developer to reveal a readily detectable physical property of the marker, such as a characteristic fluorescence emission after excitation with a particular excitation wavelength, or to reveal a visible color. The encrypted marker can be developed in situ, or a sample can be removed by brushing, scraping, swabbing or scratching the marked object or item and developing the encrypted marker or a sample thereof with the appropriate developer to reveal an overt marker or optical signal. The marker can be revealed by exposure of the encrypted marker or a sample thereof to the developer in any suitable form, such as a solution, a slurry, a swab, a solid (such as in granular form), or a gas or a vapor that includes a developer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: APDN (B.V.I.) INC.
    Inventors: Maciej B. Szczepanik, MingHwa Benjamin Liang
  • Publication number: 20180173810
    Abstract: A system associated with authentication of an object related to a multi-mode marker using a processing device. The processing device performs operations that include detecting a signal associated with a multi-mode marker related with the object; assigning a digital code based on the detected signal associated with the multi-mode marker; and identifying the object based on the digital code related to authentication of the object. A corresponding method and computer-readable device are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Judith Murrah, Phidung H. Tran, Maciej B. Szczepanik, MingHwa Benjamin Liang, James A. Hayward
  • Publication number: 20180142294
    Abstract: Provided is a method of authenticating an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API). The method includes providing an API or an API component and adding a nucleic acid marker having a nucleic acid marker sequence to produce a marked API or a marked API component. The presence of the nucleic acid marker is detected in the sample and the authenticity of the API is thereby determined according to whether the pharmaceutical product includes marked API or the marked API component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: James A. Hayward, Michael E. Hogan, MingHwa Benjamin Liang, Lawrence Jung
  • Patent number: 9963740
    Abstract: Provided are a method and device for marking an article for security, tracking or authentication. The method includes depositing a solution comprising a nucleic acid marker onto at least a portion of the article. The nucleic acid marker may be activated, for example, by adding a functional group to the nucleic acid marker. The activation of the nucleic acid marker may be performed by exposure to alkaline conditions. The method is well suited for marking fibers and textiles, as well as many other items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: APDN (B.V.I.), INC.
    Inventors: Abdelkrim Berrada, MingHwa Benjamin Liang, Lawrence Jung
  • Patent number: 9938586
    Abstract: Methods for distinguishing between cotton species by analyzing a sample of mature cotton fibers from raw cotton materials or from textile goods are disclosed. DNA is extracted from the mature cotton fiber sample and subjected to PCR techniques which enable the identification of the species of cotton utilized in the textile or cotton material of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: APDN (B.V.I.) INC.
    Inventors: MingHwa Benjamin Liang, Stephane Shu Kin So