Patents by Inventor Charles Chen
Charles 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).
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Patent number: 10010891Abstract: A high capacity magnetic filter for separating magnetic and non-magnetic contaminants from contaminated liquid streams includes a housing having (i) an interior region between the inlet and outlet for a process stream, (ii) a plurality of vertically oriented, elongated non-magnetic holder sleeves positioned within the interior region (iii) paramagnetic metal packing material that is randomly distributed in the interior region to form a packed compartment that has a void volume which is above 95 percent, and (iv) a device to generate a magnetic field within the interior region. Generation of a uniform magnetic field within the packed compartment magnetizes the holder sleeves and matrix of packing materials. The holder sleeves and matrix create a large surface area for collecting the contaminants.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: ALLNEW Chemical Technology CompanyInventors: Kosky Yen, Peter Wu, Michael Lee, Charles Chen
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Publication number: 20180093278Abstract: A high capacity magnetic filter for separating magnetic and non-magnetic contaminants from contaminated liquid streams includes a housing having (i) an interior region between the inlet and outlet for a process stream, (ii) a plurality of vertically oriented, elongated non-magnetic holder sleeves positioned within the interior region (iii) paramagnetic metal packing material that is randomly distributed in the interior region to form a packed compartment that has a void volume which is above 95 percent, and (iv) a device to generate a magnetic field within the interior region. Generation of a uniform magnetic field within the packed compartment magnetizes the holder sleeves and matrix of packing materials. The holder sleeves and matrix create a large surface area for collecting the contaminants.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Applicant: AllNew Chemical Technology CompanyInventors: Kosky Yen, Peter Wu, Michael Lee, Charles Chen
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Patent number: 9922364Abstract: Methods are described herein related to enabling users to purchase a product or service by providing a voice request and/or an image. An example method may involve: (a) receiving, by a hybrid response system (“HRS”), a first speech-segment message that comprises a speech segment and is associated with a user-account, (b) the HRS determining that the speech segment indicates a purchase request, (c) the HRS determining a target product/service based on at least the purchase request, (d) the HRS determining a confidence level associated with a purchase of the target product/service, (e) if the confidence level is greater than or equal to a threshold level, then the HRS sending a purchase order, via the associated user-account, for the target product or service, otherwise, the HRS sending the purchase request and the target product/service to at least one guide computing system to facilitate a response to the purchase request.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2013Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: X Development LLCInventors: Charles Chen, Rakesh Yadav
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Patent number: 9901931Abstract: A high capacity magnetic filter for separating magnetic and non-magnetic contaminants from contaminated liquid streams includes a housing having (i) an interior region between the inlet and outlet for a process stream, (ii) a plurality of vertically oriented, elongated non-magnetic holder sleeves positioned within the interior region (iii) paramagnetic metal packing material that is randomly distributed in the interior region to form a packed compartment that has a void volume which is above 95 percent, and (iv) a device to generate a magnetic field within the interior region. Generation of a uniform magnetic field within the packed compartment magnetizes the holder sleeves and matrix of packing materials. The holder sleeves and matrix create a large surface area for collecting the contaminants.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2014Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: ALLNEW Chemical Technology CompanyInventors: Kosky Yen, Peter Wu, Michael Lee, Charles Chen
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Patent number: 9857447Abstract: A method includes generating, from an integrated oscillator circuit, an oscillating output signal and generating, by an integrated power amplifier (PA) circuit, an amplified oscillating output signal based on the oscillating output signal. The method further includes receiving, by integrated receiver amplifier circuit, an electron spin resonance (ESR) signal from biological samples that include a magnetic species and generating, by the integrated receiver amplifier circuit, an amplified ESR signal based on the received ESR signal. The method further includes receiving, by the integrated receiver amplifier circuit, an electron spin resonance (ESR) signal from magnetic nanoparticles that are loaded with drugs or attached to human cells.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITYInventors: Xuebei Yang, Charles Chen, Payam Seifi, Aydin Babakhani
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Publication number: 20170336652Abstract: An aspect includes a temple assembly that is configured to retain one or more lenses relative to a head of a user. The temple assembly may include a temple substrate and an insert. The temple substrate may be comprised of one or more polymers. The insert may be located at least partially within the temple substrate. The insert is configured to impose a spring force against the head of the user and is configured to allow at least a portion of the temple substrate to rotate axially about at least a portion of the insert such that the portion of the temple substrate deforms relative to the insert and at least partially independently of the insert.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventor: Stephen Charles Chen
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Patent number: 9798517Abstract: Embodiments may relate to intuitive user-interface features for a head-mountable device (HMD), in the context of a hybrid human and computer-automated response system. An illustrative method may involve a head-mountable device (HMD) that comprises a touchpad: (a) sending a speech-segment message to a hybrid response system, wherein the speech-segment message is indicative of a speech segment that is detected in audio data captured at the HMD, and wherein the speech-segment is associated with a first user-account with the hybrid response system, (b) receiving a response message that includes a response to the speech-segment message and an indication of a next action corresponding to the response to the speech-segment message, (c) displaying a screen interface that includes an indication of the response, and (d) while displaying the response, detecting a singular touch gesture and responsively initiating the at least one next action.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2017Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: X Development LLCInventors: Chun Yat Frank Li, Daniel Rodriguez Magana, Thiago Teixeira, Charles Chen, Anand Agarawala
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Patent number: 9791699Abstract: An optical positioning aiming system including an optical positioning subsystem (subsystem). The subsystem is configured to determine relative positions of a weapon and a head mounted display. The subsystem includes a processing unit, infrared (IR) emitters mounted to a weapon, IR emitters mounted to the head mounted display, IR cameras mounted to the weapon, and IR cameras mounted to the head mounted display. The IR cameras mounted to the weapon are configured to determine a relative position of the IR emitters mounted on the head mounted display and to communicate the relative position of the IR emitters mounted on the head mounted display to the processing unit. The IR cameras mounted to the head mounted display are configured to determine a relative position of the IR emitters mounted to the weapon and communicate the relative position of the IR emitters mounted to the weapon to the processing unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Advanced Eye Protection IP HoldingInventor: Stephen Charles Chen
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Publication number: 20170294967Abstract: In an asynchronous optical modulation system, a drive circuit may generate a plurality of dither tones in accordance with a predetermined dither frequency ratio. Based on the components of the dither frequency ratio, the optical modulation system may be configured to determine a feedback signal magnitude component that is independent of the delay ? and a feedback signal sign component that is also independent of the delay ?. A feedback signal that is independent of the delay ? can then be reconstructed based on the feedback signal magnitude component and the feedback signal sign component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Rene Marcel SCHMOGROW, Arseny VASILYEV, Charles CHEN
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Publication number: 20170242091Abstract: An integrated electron spin resonance (ESR) circuit chip includes a chip substrate, a transmitter circuit, and a receiver circuit. The transmitter circuit and receiver circuit are disposed on the chip substrate. The transmitter circuit includes an oscillator circuit configured to generate an oscillating output signal and a power amplifier (PA) circuit configured to generate an amplified oscillating output signal based on the oscillating output signal. The receiver circuit receives an ESR signal from an ESR probe. The receiver circuit includes a receiver amplifier circuit configured to generate an amplified ESR signal based on the received ESR signal, a mixer circuit configured to receive the amplified ESR signal and to down-convert the amplified ESR signal to a baseband signal, and a baseband amplifier circuit configured to generate an amplified baseband signal based on the baseband signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: William Marsh Rice UniversityInventors: Xuebei Yang, Charles Chen, Payam Seifi, Aydin Babakhani
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Patent number: 9727716Abstract: Methods are described herein related to providing a workspace that is associated with a voice-request account workspace and that is capable of establishing a session for a user-account. An example method may involve: (a) providing, by a computing system, a workspace on a virtual machine, where the workspace is associated with a voice-request account, where the workspace is accessible to one or more guide computing systems, (b) receiving, at the computing system, authentication information for a user-account, (c) receiving, at the computing system, a request to establish a session for the user-account in the workspace associated with the voice-request account and responsively establishing the session, and (d) providing, by the computing system, the one or more guide accounts with access via the workspace to the session for the user-account.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: X Development LLCInventors: Daniel Rodriguez Magana, Thomas Werner Finsterbusch, Charles Chen, Jason Samuel Soll, Thiago Teixeira
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Patent number: 9726905Abstract: An example embodiment includes eyewear. The eyewear includes a lens, a brow piece, and two temple assemblies. The brow piece is configured to position the lens in front of the eyes of a user during use. The two temple assemblies are coupled to the brow piece by two hinges. Each of the temple assemblies are configured to extend along a side of a head of the user during use. Each of the temple assemblies includes a temple substrate and a wave-shaped insert. The wave-shape insert includes at least one horizontal span and at least one vertical portion. The horizontal span is configured to dictate the deflection of a first portion of the temple substrate and enable rotation of the first portion of the temple substrate about the horizontal span. The vertical portion is configured to dictate a torsional stiffness of a second portion of the temple assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Advanced Eye Protection IP HoldingInventor: Stephen Charles Chen
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Publication number: 20170214774Abstract: Communication traffic processing architectures and methods are disclosed. Processing load on main Central Processing Units (CPUs) can be alleviated by offloading data processing tasks to separate hardware. In one implementation, a processing architecture includes a main processor configured to execute a first portion of a driver software to perform protocol control and management task associated with control or management packets in a packet-based protocol according to which packets are received from a device, an offload processor configured to execute a second portion of the driver software to perform data processing task for data packets received according to the packet-based protocol, an interface to enable communication with the device, and an interconnect coupled to the main processor, to the offload subsystem, and to the interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2017Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Charles Chen, Ryan Patrick Donohue, Donggun Keung, Xi Chen, Xiaochong Cao, Zeineddine Chair
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Patent number: 9689954Abstract: An integrated electron spin resonance (ESR) circuit chip includes a chip substrate, a transmitter circuit, and a receiver circuit. The transmitter circuit and receiver circuit are disposed on the chip substrate. The transmitter circuit includes an oscillator circuit configured to generate an oscillating output signal and a power amplifier (PA) circuit configured to generate an amplified oscillating output signal based on the oscillating output signal. The receiver circuit receives an ESR signal from an ESR probe. The receiver circuit includes a receiver amplifier circuit configured to generate an amplified ESR signal based on the received ESR signal, a mixer circuit configured to receive the amplified ESR signal and to down-convert the amplified ESR signal to a baseband signal, and a baseband amplifier circuit configured to generate an amplified baseband signal based on the baseband signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITYInventors: Xuebei Yang, Charles Chen, Payam Seifi, Aydin Babakhani
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Publication number: 20170139672Abstract: Embodiments may relate to intuitive user-interface features for a head-mountable device (HMD), in the context of a hybrid human and computer-automated response system. An illustrative method may involve a head-mountable device (HMD) that comprises a touchpad: (a) sending a speech-segment message to a hybrid response system, wherein the speech-segment message is indicative of a speech segment that is detected in audio data captured at the HMD, and wherein the speech-segment is associated with a first user-account with the hybrid response system, (b) receiving a response message that includes a response to the speech-segment message and an indication of a next action corresponding to the response to the speech-segment message, (c) displaying a screen interface that includes an indication of the response, and (d) while displaying the response, detecting a singular touch gesture and responsively initiating the at least one next action.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2017Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Chun Yat Frank Li, Daniel Rodriguez Magana, Thiago Teixeira, Charles Chen, Anand Agarawala
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Patent number: 9654406Abstract: Communication traffic processing architectures and methods are disclosed. Processing load on main Central Processing Units (CPUs) can be alleviated by offloading data processing tasks to separate hardware.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: REALTEK SINGAPORE PTE LTDInventors: Charles Chen, Ryan Patrick Donohue, Donggun Keung, Xi Chen, Xiaochong Cao, Zeineddine Chair
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Patent number: 9575563Abstract: Embodiments may relate to intuitive user-interface features for a head-mountable device (HMD), in the context of a hybrid human and computer-automated response system. An illustrative method may involve a head-mountable device (HMD) that comprises a touchpad: (a) sending a speech-segment message to a hybrid response system, wherein the speech-segment message is indicative of a speech segment that is detected in audio data captured at the HMD, and wherein the speech-segment is associated with a first user-account with the hybrid response system, (b) receiving a response message that includes a response to the speech-segment message and an indication of a next action corresponding to the response to the speech-segment message, (c) displaying a card interface that includes an indication of the response, and (d) while displaying the response, detecting a singular touch gesture and responsively initiating the at least one next action.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2013Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: X Development LLCInventors: Chun Yat Frank Li, Daniel Rodriguez Magana, Thiago Teixeira, Charles Chen, Anand Agarawala
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Publication number: 20160380754Abstract: Systems and methods providing wireless synchronization of wave arrays may include an antenna that receives a wireless injection signal and another antenna that radiates a locked wave signal corresponding to the injection signal. In some embodiments, these systems may also provide a low noise amplifier, voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), buffer amplifier(s), phase shifter, and/or multi-stage amplifier. In some embodiments, the injection signal may be provided on an even harmonic, and the intended transmission frequency signal is on an odd harmonic of the locked signal. The substrate thickness may be designed to radiate electromagnetic waves in odd harmonics of the locked signal. In yet another embodiment, polarization of a receiving antenna may be orthogonal to a transmitter antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicant: William Marsh Rice UniversityInventors: Charles Chen, Aydin Babakhani
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Publication number: 20160290764Abstract: An optical positioning aiming system including an optical positioning subsystem (subsystem). The subsystem is configured to determine relative positions of a weapon and a head mounted display. The subsystem includes a processing unit, infrared (IR) emitters mounted to a weapon, IR emitters mounted to the head mounted display, IR cameras mounted to the weapon, and IR cameras mounted to the head mounted display. The IR cameras mounted to the weapon are configured to determine a relative position of the IR emitters mounted on the head mounted display and to communicate the relative position of the IR emitters mounted on the head mounted display to the processing unit. The IR cameras mounted to the head mounted display are configured to determine a relative position of the IR emitters mounted to the weapon and communicate the relative position of the IR emitters mounted to the weapon to the processing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: Advanced Eye Protection IP HoldingInventor: Stephen Charles Chen
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Publication number: 20160184833Abstract: A high capacity magnetic filter for separating magnetic and non-magnetic contaminants from contaminated liquid streams includes a housing having (i) an interior region between the inlet and outlet for a process stream, (ii) a plurality of vertically oriented, elongated non-magnetic holder sleeves positioned within the interior region (iii) paramagnetic metal packing material that is randomly distributed in the interior region to form a packed compartment that has a void volume which is above 95 percent, and (iv) a device to generate a magnetic field within the interior region. Generation of a uniform magnetic field within the packed compartment magnetizes the holder sleeves and matrix of packing materials. The holder sleeves and matrix create a large surface area for collecting the contaminants.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2014Publication date: June 30, 2016Applicant: ALLNEW CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANYInventors: Kosky Yen, Peter Wu, Michael Lee, Charles Chen