Patents by Inventor Christopher Chang
Christopher Chang 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: 12004600Abstract: A footwear assembly can comprise, an upper, a lace cable, a plurality of lace guides and a tensioner. The tensioner can comprise an elastic member extending between two lace guides of the plurality of lace guides, an elastic member extending between first and second portions of the upper, an elastic member extending between a portion of the upper and a lace guide of the plurality of lace guides, a heel channel connected to a heel portion of the upper and configured to facilitate access to an interior space, an elastic member coupled to the footwear assembly that functions to smooth out a torque versus lace displacement curve during tightening of the lace cable.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Summer L Schneider, Narissa Chang, Eric P. Avar, Thomas G. Bell, Christopher Andon
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Publication number: 20240183198Abstract: A vertical door latch assembly includes a housing and a bolt movably attached to the housing having a catch portion. A drive motor is located within the housing and is configured to selectively move a lock assembly between a locked position preventing movement of the bolt and an unlocked position allowing movement of the bolt. A controller is in electrical communication with the drive motor and is configured to direct the actuator lock assembly between the locked position and the unlocked position. A force sensor is in electrical communication with the controller configured to measured when a force exceeds a predetermined threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2024Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Adam Kuenzi, Anthony Pettigrew, Matthew Hill, Eric Chang, Christopher Marks, Patrick Sweeney
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Publication number: 20240177397Abstract: Methods and systems are described that use a three-dimensional (3D) model of a dental site to generate a panoramic two-dimensional (2D) image of the dental site. In one example, a method includes receiving a 3D model of the dental site generated at least in part from an intraoral scan, generating a surface shaped to substantially surround a dental arch represented by the dental site, computing a surface projection by projecting the dental site onto the surface, and generating the panoramic 2D image from the surface projection.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2023Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Guotu LI, Michael CHANG, Christopher Cramer, Michael Austin Brown, Magdalena Blankenburg
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Publication number: 20240159772Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for detecting and/or distinguishing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and celiac disease. The methods and systems can utilize the detection of anti-CdtB antibodies and/or anti-vinculin antibodies to detect IBS, distinguish IBS from IBD and/or celiac disease. Further described are methods for selecting a therapy to treat IBS, IBD or celiac disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterInventors: Mark Pimentel, Christopher Chang
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Patent number: 11984621Abstract: A battery interconnect may include a desired current capacity, integrated fusible links, and be manufacturable using cost effective techniques. In some embodiments, a battery interconnect includes a busbar and relatively thinner links. A busbar carries larger currents and accordingly its cross-sectional areas are relatively larger to reduce ohmic losses. A link carries a much smaller current, and a fusible link is configured to break the circuit when the current is above a threshold, thus requiring a relatively small cross-sectional area. These sometime disparate length scales are addressed using several techniques such as layering a busbar and a foil sheet and pressing portions of a busbar to form the links. The links can be affixed to a plurality of battery cells to connect the cells in parallel or series.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2023Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLCInventors: Nathaniel Christopher Wynn, Kyle William Butterfield, Tyler David Collins, Charles Ed Chang
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Patent number: 11975513Abstract: Airsoles or bladders for articles of footwear comprising multi-layered films are provided herein. In one aspect, the airsoles or bladders comprise a first sheet and a second sheet, wherein a first side of the first sheet faces a second side of the second sheet, wherein the first sheet and the second sheet are bonded together to form an internal cavity in a space between the first side of the first sheet and the second side of the second sheet, forming a bladder capable of retaining a gas in the internal cavity at a pressure above atmospheric pressure, at atmospheric pressure, or below atmospheric pressure; and wherein each of the first sheet and the second sheet comprise a multi-layered film comprising: a core region comprising at least 20 gas barrier layers and a plurality of elastomeric layers, wherein the gas-barrier layers alternate with the elastomeric layers.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: NIKE, INC.Inventors: Diya Bandyopadhyay, Narayanan Ashwin Kumar Bharadwaj, Yihua Chang, Christopher J. Dimitriou, Nancy D. Eisenmenger, Sharon Oba, Richard L. Watkins
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Patent number: 11974765Abstract: A mouth insert for treating nosebleeds includes a main body and a bite tab. The bite tab removably engages the main body and is configured to move up and/or down vertically in order to adjust the height of the device. The main body includes a horizontally extending elongated portion, a center portion extending downward from a bottom surface of the elongated portion, and the center portion has a narrower width than the horizontally extending elongated portion. The elongated portion of the main body is shaped and dimensioned to be inserted into a buccal cavity of a user's mouth and to fit behind the user's upper lip and in front of the user's upper gums, and the center portion is shaped and dimensioned to be positioned only in front of the user's upper front teeth.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Inventors: Matthew James Ibarra, Christopher Chang
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Patent number: 11963927Abstract: A glass container for storing pharmaceutical formulations may include a glass body formed from a Type IA or Type IB glass composition according to ASTM Standard E438-92(2011). The glass body may include a wall portion with an inner surface and an outer surface, a heel portion and a floor portion, wherein the inner surface of the glass container is formed by the inner surface of the glass body. The glass body may include at least a class A2 base resistance or better according to ISO 695, at least a type HGB2 hydrolytic resistance or better according to ISO 719 and Type 1 chemical durability according to USP <660>. The glass container does not comprise a boron-rich layer on the inner surface of the glass body in as formed condition.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Theresa Chang, Paul Stephen Danielson, Steven Edward DeMartino, Andrei Gennadyevich Fadeev, Robert Michael Morena, Santona Pal, John Stephen Peanasky, Robert Anthony Schaut, Christopher Lee Timmons, Natesan Venkataraman, Ronald Luce Verkleeren, Dana Craig Bookbinder
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Patent number: 11951072Abstract: A coated glass pharmaceutical package includes a glass body having a Type 1 chemical durability according to USP 660, at least a class A2 base resistance or better according to ISO 695, and at least a type HGB2 hydrolytic resistance or better according to ISO 719, the glass body having an interior surface and an exterior surface and a wall extending therebetween. A lubricous coating having a thickness of less than or equal to 90 nm may be positioned on at least a portion of the exterior surface of the glass body but not on any portion of the interior surface. The portion of the coated glass package with the lubricous coating comprises a coefficient of friction that is at least 20% less than an uncoated glass package and the coefficient of friction does not increase by more than 30% after undergoing a depyrogenation cycle including exposure to a temperature of 250° C. for a time period of 30 minutes.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Dana Craig Bookbinder, Theresa Chang, Paul Stephen Danielson, Steven Edward DeMartino, Andrei Gennadyevich Fadeev, Robert Michael Morena, Santona Pal, John Stephen Peanasky, Robert Anthony Schaut, Christopher Lee Timmons, Natesan Venkataraman, Ronald Luce Verkleeren
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Patent number: 11946286Abstract: A vertical door latch assembly includes a housing and a bolt movably attached to the housing having a catch portion. A drive motor is located within the housing and is configured to selectively move a lock assembly between a locked position preventing movement of the bolt and an unlocked position allowing movement of the bolt. A controller is in electrical communication with the drive motor and is configured to direct the actuator lock assembly between the locked position and the unlocked position. A force sensor is in electrical communication with the controller configured to measured when a force exceeds a predetermined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Carrier CorporationInventors: Adam Kuenzi, Anthony Pettigrew, Matthew Hill, Eric Chang, Christopher Marks, Patrick Sweeney
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Publication number: 20240100181Abstract: The present disclosure provides anti-CD19 antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), including compositions and methods of using such ADCs.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Chewei A. Chang, Ethan D. Emberley, Adrian D. Hobson, Christopher C. Marvin, James W. Purcell
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Patent number: 11938703Abstract: Airsoles or bladders for articles of footwear comprising multi-layered films are provided herein. In one aspect, the airsoles or bladders comprise a first sheet and a second sheet, wherein a first side of the first sheet faces a second side of the second sheet, wherein the first sheet and the second sheet are bonded together to form an internal cavity in a space between the first side of the first sheet and the second side of the second sheet, forming a bladder capable of retaining a gas in the internal cavity at a pressure above atmospheric pressure, at atmospheric pressure, or below atmospheric pressure; and wherein each of the first sheet and the second sheet comprise a multi-layered film comprising: a core region comprising at least 20 gas barrier layers and a plurality of elastomeric layers, wherein the gas-barrier layers alternate with the elastomeric layers.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: NIKE, INC.Inventors: Diya Bandyopadhyay, Narayanan Ashwin Kumar Bharadwaj, Yihua Chang, Christopher J. Dimitriou, Nancy D. Eisenmenger, Sharon Oba, Richard L. Watkins
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Publication number: 20240091103Abstract: According to embodiments, a coated pharmaceutical container may include a pharmaceutical container comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the pharmaceutical container may include a glass composition that has Class HGA1 hydrolytic resistance when tested according to the ISO 720 testing standard. The coated pharmaceutical container may further include a coating bonded to at least a portion of the exterior surface but not on any portion of the interior surface. The coating may have a coefficient of friction less than or equal to 0.7, and the coated pharmaceutical container may be thermally stable after heating at a temperature of at least 260° C. for a time period of 30 minutes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATEDInventors: Andrei Gennadyevich Fadeev, Theresa Chang, Dana Craig Bookbinder, Santona Pal, Chandan Kumar Saha, Steven Edward DeMartino, Christopher Lee Timmons, John Stephen Peanasky
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Publication number: 20240087572Abstract: Systems are configured to obtain streaming audio data comprising language utterances, continuously decode the streaming audio data in order to generate decoded streaming audio data and determine whether a linguistic boundary exists within an initial segment of decoded streaming audio data. When a linguistic boundary is determined to exist, the systems apply a punctuation at the linguistic boundary and output a first portion of the initial segment of the streaming audio data ending at the linguistic boundary while refraining from outputting a second portion of the initial segment which is located temporally subsequent to the first portion of the initial segment. Systems are also configured to delay the output until predetermined punctuation validation processes have been performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Sayan Dev PATHAK, Amit Kumar AGARWAL, Amy Parag SHAH, Sourish CHATTERJEE, Zoltan ROMOCSA, Christopher Hakan BASOGLU, Piyush BEHRE, Shuangyu CHANG, Emilian Yordanov STOIMENOV
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Publication number: 20240072383Abstract: A battery interconnect may include a desired current capacity, integrated fusible links, and be manufacturable using cost effective techniques. In some embodiments, a battery interconnect includes a busbar and relatively thinner links. A busbar carries larger currents and accordingly its cross-sectional areas are relatively larger to reduce ohmic losses. A link carries a much smaller current, and a fusible link is configured to break the circuit when the current is above a threshold, thus requiring a relatively small cross-sectional area. These sometime disparate length scales are addressed using several techniques such as layering a busbar and a foil sheet and pressing portions of a busbar to form the links. The links can be affixed to a plurality of battery cells to connect the cells in parallel or series.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Nathaniel Christopher Wynn, Kyle William Butterfield, Tyler David Collins, Charles Ed Chang
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Publication number: 20240067826Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to color compositions and methods of making a printed layer using the color composition as well as an article that can include the printed layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Yihua Chang, Christopher J. Dimitriou, Jeremy Gantz, Adam Kohn, Richard L. Watkins, Mary Austin
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Publication number: 20240068275Abstract: A vertical door latch assembly includes a housing and a bolt movably attached to the housing having a catch portion. A drive motor is located within the housing and is configured to selectively move a lock assembly between a locked position preventing movement of the bolt and an unlocked position allowing movement of the bolt. A battery assembly is removable from the housing when the lock assembly is in first position and fixed to the housing when the lock assembly is in a second position. A controller is in electrical communication with the drive motor and is configured to direct the actuator lock assembly between the locked position and the unlocked position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Matthew Hill, Anthony Pettigrew, Eric Chang, Christopher Marks, Patrick Sweeney
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Patent number: 11915797Abstract: In comparison to conventional sequencing pileup algorithms, the process described herein generates sequencing pileups that contains additional information not typically reported by conventional algorithms while also consuming fewer computational resources (e.g., time, processing power, and memory). First, each of a FASTA reference genome and BAM sequence read files are converted to an internal representation. This enables the rapid iteration across nucleotide bases of the sequence reads to determine support characteristics that summarize information of nucleic acid molecules corresponding to positions across the reference genome. Next, the support characteristics of positions across the reference genome are stored through a memory allocation process that utilizes a first and a second temporary storage. This enables the convenient freeing of one temporary storage while the other temporary storage is being used.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Grail, LLCInventor: Christopher Chang
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Publication number: 20240055073Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting contaminated fragments in a biological sample for cancer classification are disclosed. The system identifies CpG-SNP contamination markers. The CpG-SNP contamination markers include at least one SNP that affects a CpG site. The CpG-SNP contamination markers may include additive CpG-SNP sites and/or subtractive CpG-SNP sites. Additive CpG-SNP sites include an SNP that creates a new CpG site. Subtractive CpG-SNP sites include an SNP that removes a preexisting CpG site. Hybrid sites may include additional sites. A multiple CpG-SNP contamination marker comprises two or more CpG-SNP sites. A CpG-SNP & indel contamination marker comprises at least one CpG-SNP site and an indel site. For a given sample, the system identifies contamination markers for which the sample is homozygous. The system determines fragments having a haplotype that is different from the homozygous haplotype of the sample to be contamination fragments.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Onur Sakarya, Christopher Chang, Ajinkya Kokate, Samuel S. Gross
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Patent number: 11693009Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for detecting and/or distinguishing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and celiac disease. The methods and systems can utilize the detection of anti-CdtB antibodies and/or anti-vinculin antibodies to detect IBS, distinguish IBS from IBD and/or celiac disease. Further described are methods for selecting a therapy to treat IBS, IBD or celiac disease.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterInventors: Mark Pimentel, Christopher Chang