Patents by Inventor Jihong Qu
Jihong Qu 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: 11921776Abstract: The present disclosure provides a surface mount data conversion method, system, medium and apparatus based on a component three-dimensional database. The surface mount data conversion method based on a component three-dimensional database includes: creating a component 3D database required in a circuit board designing stage and creating a production process template library required in a circuit board production stage; and performing data conversion on the component 3D database and the production process template library to generate a component image library for use in the production stage. The present disclosure can avoid repeated work, achieve real-time update and match of production data, and reduce the error rate caused by the production data during circuit board production.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: CHINA RESOURCES MICROELECTRONICS (CHONGQING) CO. LTD.Inventors: Guoliang Qie, Jihong Wu, Shengjie Qian, Yongjian Qu
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Patent number: 11690333Abstract: A system and method for optimal allocation of agricultural water based on water consumption control are provided. The system includes a data management module, configured to store and manage data related to water allocation; a basic data statistics module, configured to take statistics on various stored data; an agricultural evapotranspiration (ET) calculation module, configured to calculate an agricultural ET based on the stored data and statistical data; and a water resource allocation module, configured to generate a corresponding water resource allocation scheme based on an agricultural ET of each water consumption unit and corresponding data. Surface water and groundwater are jointly allocated to reduce groundwater exploitation, increase groundwater recharge, reduce invalid water loss and consumption in a carrying and allocation process, and improve an output benefit of agricultural water supply.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower ResearchInventors: Lijuan Du, Baozhong Zhang, Bo Lei, Changshun Liu, Yanbin Li, Daoxi Li, Jihong Qu, Xiaodong Wang
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Publication number: 20210368701Abstract: A system and method for optimal allocation of agricultural water based on water consumption control are provided. The system includes a data management module, configured to store and manage data related to water allocation; a basic data statistics module, configured to take statistics on various stored data; an agricultural evapotranspiration (ET) calculation module, configured to calculate an agricultural ET based on the stored data and statistical data; and a water resource allocation module, configured to generate a corresponding water resource allocation scheme based on an agricultural ET of each water consumption unit and corresponding data. Surface water and groundwater are jointly allocated to reduce groundwater exploitation, increase groundwater recharge, reduce invalid water loss and consumption in a carrying and allocation process, and improve an output benefit of agricultural water supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower ResearchInventors: Lijuan DU, Baozhong ZHANG, Bo LEI, Changshun LIU, Yanbin LI, Daoxi LI, Jihong QU, Xiaodong WANG
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Patent number: 10549101Abstract: A system for use during revascularization includes a catheter having an adjustable balloon for delivery a stent, one or more pacing electrodes for delivering one or more pacing pulses to a patient's heart, and a pacemaker configured to generate the one or more pacing pulses to be delivered to the heart via the one or more pacing electrodes. The one or more pacing pulses are delivered at a rate substantially higher than the patient's intrinsic heart rate without being synchronized to the patient's intrinsic cardiac contractions, and are delivered before, during, or after an ischemic event to prevent or reduce cardiac injury.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Allan Charles Shuros, Tamara Colette Baynham, Jihong Qu, Joseph M. Pastore, Andrew P. Kramer, Frits W. Prinzen, Ward Y. R. Vanagt, Richard N. Cornelussen
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Publication number: 20170266439Abstract: A system for use during revascularization includes a catheter having an adjustable balloon for delivery a stent, one or more pacing electrodes for delivering one or more pacing pulses to a patient's heart, and a pacemaker configured to generate the one or more pacing pulses to be delivered to the heart via the one or more pacing electrodes. The one or more pacing pulses are delivered at a rate substantially higher than the patient's intrinsic heart rate without being synchronized to the patient's intrinsic cardiac contractions, and are delivered before, during, or after an ischemic event to prevent or reduce cardiac injury.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Allan Charles Shuros, Tamara Colette Baynham, Jihong Qu, Joseph M. Pastore, Andrew P. Kramer, Frits W. Prinzen, Ward Y. R. Vanagt, Richard N. Cornelussen
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Patent number: 9649495Abstract: A system for use during revascularization includes a catheter having an adjustable balloon for delivery a stent, one or more pacing electrodes for delivering one or more pacing pulses to a patient's heart, and a pacemaker configured to generate the one or more pacing pulses to be delivered to the heart via the one or more pacing electrodes. The one or more pacing pulses are delivered at a rate substantially higher than the patient's intrinsic heart rate without being synchronized to the patient's intrinsic cardiac contractions, and are delivered before, during, or after an ischemic event to prevent or reduce cardiac injury.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Allan Charles Shuros, Tamara Colette Baynham, Jihong Qu, Joseph M. Pastore, Andrew P. Kramer, Frits W. Prinzen, Ward Y. R. Vanagt, Richard N. Cornelussen
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Patent number: 9415225Abstract: A system for use during revascularization includes a catheter having an adjustable balloon for delivery a stent, one or more pacing electrodes for delivering one or more pacing pulses to a patient's heart, and a pacemaker configured to generate the one or more pacing pulses to be delivered to the heart via the one or more pacing electrodes. The one or more pacing pulses are delivered at a rate substantially higher than the patient's intrinsic heart rate without being synchronized to the patient's intrinsic cardiac contractions, and are delivered before, during, or after an ischemic event to prevent or reduce cardiac injury.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Allan C. Shuros, Tamara Colette Baynham, Jihong Qu, Joseph M. Pastore, Andrew P. Kramer, Frits W. Prinzen, Ward Y. R. Vanagt, Richard N. Cornelussen
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Publication number: 20160082248Abstract: A system for use during revascularization includes a catheter having an adjustable balloon for delivery a stent, one or more pacing electrodes for delivering one or more pacing pulses to a patient's heart, and a pacemaker configured to generate the one or more pacing pulses to be delivered to the heart via the one or more pacing electrodes. The one or more pacing pulses are delivered at a rate substantially higher than the patient's intrinsic heart rate without being synchronized to the patient's intrinsic cardiac contractions, and are delivered before, during, or after an ischemic event to prevent or reduce cardiac injury.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Allan Charles Shuros, Tamara Colette Baynham, Jihong Qu, Joseph M. Pastore, Andrew P. Kramer, Frits W. Prinzen, Ward Y. R. Vanagt, Richard N. Cornelussen
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Patent number: 9199085Abstract: A system for use during revascularization includes a catheter having an adjustable balloon for delivery a stent, one or more pacing electrodes for delivering one or more pacing pulses to a patient's heart, and a pacemaker configured to generate the one or more pacing pulses to be delivered to the heart via the one or more pacing electrodes. The one or more pacing pulses are delivered at a rate substantially higher than the patient's intrinsic heart rate without being synchronized to the patient's intrinsic cardiac contractions, and are delivered before, during, or after an ischemic event to prevent or reduce cardiac injury.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Allan C. Shuros, Tamara Colette Baynham, Jihong Qu, Joseph M. Pastore, Andrew P. Kramer, Frits W. Prinzen, Ward Y. R. Vanagt, Richard N. Cornelussen
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Patent number: 9031792Abstract: A system and device are provided which include a gene regulatory system controlling expression of one or more expression cassettes present in or released by the device, by emitting one or more stimulations. An expression cassette includes a regulatable transcription control element that is responsive to the emitted stimulations linked to an open reading frame of interest. The system optionally includes a sensor to sense a parameter indicative of a need, a telemetry module to receive an external command, or a programmable device, for regulating gene expression of the open reading frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2006Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Darrell O. Wagner, Haris J. Sih, Jihong Qu, Jeffrey Ross, Steven D. Girouard, Ronald W. Heil, Jr.
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Patent number: 8828068Abstract: Disclosed herein, among other things, is a device for providing a localized vasomodulation of a vessel. According to an embodiment, the device includes a thermal element configured to conduct thermal energy between the thermal element and a desired region of the vessel wall to elicit the localized vasomodulation of the vessel at the desired region. The device also includes a controller operationally connected to the thermal element. The controller is adapted to control the conduction of thermal energy between the thermal element and the desired region of the vessel wall to control the localized vasomodulation of the vessel at the desired region. In various embodiments, a sensor connected to the device provides feedback to the controller.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2007Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Shantha Arcot-Krishnamurthy, Allan C. Shuros, Jihong Qu
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Patent number: 8828433Abstract: Bioscaffoldings formed of hydrogels that are crosslinked in situ in an infarcted region of the heart (myocardium) by a Michael's addition reaction or by a disulfide bond formed by an oxidative process are described. Each of the bioscaffoldings described includes hyaluronan as one of the hydrogel components and the other component is selected from collagen, collagen-laminin, poly-1-lysine, and fibrin. The bioscaffolding may further include an alginate component. The bioscaffoldings may have biofunctional groups such as angiogenic factors and stem cell homing factors bound to the collagen, collagen-laminin, poly-1-lysine, or fibrinogen hydrogel component. In particular, the biofunctional groups may be PR11, PR39, VEGF, bFGF, a polyarginine/DNA plasmid complex, or a DNA/polyethyleneimine (PEI) complex. Additionally, the hydrogel components may be injected into the infarct region along with stem cells and microspheres containing stem cell homing factors.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2005Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.Inventors: Charles Claude, Connie Kwok, Gene Michal, Jihong Qu, Sophia Liao
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Publication number: 20130268014Abstract: A system for use during revascularization includes a catheter having an adjustable balloon for delivery a stent, one or more pacing electrodes for delivering one or more pacing pulses to a patient's heart, and a pacemaker configured to generate the one or more pacing pulses to be delivered to the heart via the one or more pacing electrodes. The one or more pacing pulses are delivered at a rate substantially higher than the patient's intrinsic heart rate without being synchronized to the patient's intrinsic cardiac contractions, and are delivered before, during, or after an ischemic event to prevent or reduce cardiac injury.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Inventors: Allan C. Shuros, Tamara Colette Baynham, Jihong Qu, Joseph M. Pastore, Andrew P. Kramer, Frits W. Prinzen, Ward Y.R. Vanagt, Richard N. Cornelussen
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Patent number: 8452400Abstract: Cardiac protection pacing is applied to prevent or reduce cardiac injury and/or occurrences of arrhythmia associated with an ischemic event including the occlusion of a blood vessel during a revascularization procedure. Pacing pulses are generated from a pacemaker and delivered through one or more pacing electrodes incorporated onto a percutaneous transluminal vascular intervention (PTVI) device used in the revascularization procedure. The pacemaker generates the pacing pulses according to a predetermined cardiac protection pacing sequence before, during, and/or after the ischemic event.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2011Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Allan C. Shuros, Tamara Colette Baynham, Jihong Qu, Joseph M. Pastore, Andrew P. Kramer, Frits W. Prinzen, Ward Y. R. Vanagt, Richard N. Cornelussen
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Patent number: 8311620Abstract: The invention provides a cardiac rhythm management system which includes a tachyarrhythmia detection and classification circuit programmed to detect and classify a tachyarrhythmia, a biologic therapy delivery device configured to deliver or regulate an expression cassette suitable for terminating or preventing atrial fibrillation (AF), and a control circuit coupled to the tachyarrhythmia detection and classification circuit and the biologic therapy delivery device. Also provided is an implantable medical device for use in a body having a cardiovascular system, which includes an implantable device body including at least a cardiovascular portion configured to be in the cardiovascular system, and an expression cassette incorporated into the cardiovascular portion of the implantable device body, the expression cassette selected to express a gene product that terminates or prevents AF. Further provided are methods which employ particular expression cassettes to prevent, inhibit or treat AF.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2007Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Jihong Qu, Haris J. Sih, Mark Schwartz, Prashant Sinha
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Patent number: 8086309Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are related to monitoring devices and methods with osmometric sensors, amongst other things. In an embodiment, an implantable heart failure monitoring system includes an implantable osmometric sensor configured to generate a signal corresponding to osmotic strength of a bodily fluid. The osmometric sensor includes a rigid wall member defining an enclosed volume resisting deformation, the rigid wall member comprising a semi-permeable membrane. The sensor also includes a signaling element comprising a first side, a second side, and a plurality of dimples configured to resist deformation until a threshold differential exists between the first and second sides. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2010Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Allan Charles Shuros, Eric A. Mokelke, Michael John Kane, Jihong Qu
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Publication number: 20110230928Abstract: Cardiac protection pacing is applied to prevent or reduce cardiac injury and/or occurrences of arrhythmia associated with an ischemic event including the occlusion of a blood vessel during a revascularization procedure. Pacing pulses are generated from a pacemaker and delivered through one or more pacing electrodes incorporated onto a percutaneous transluminal vascular intervention (PTVI) device used in the revascularization procedure. The pacemaker generates the pacing pulses according to a predetermined cardiac protection pacing sequence before, during, and/or after the ischemic event.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2011Publication date: September 22, 2011Inventors: Allan Shuros, Tamara Colette Baynham, Jihong Qu, Joseph M. Pastore, Andrew P. Kramer, Frits W. Prinzen, Ward Y. R. Vanagt, Richard N. Cornelussen
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Patent number: 7991480Abstract: Electrodes for tissue stimulation and sensing can comprise a support with nanostructures disposed on the support. Pairs of the electrodes can be placed in close proximity to one another. When electrical energy is supplied to the electrodes, an electrical field (and possibly an electrical current) can be established between the nanostructures on the electrodes. The nanostructures may have cells disposed thereon, for example myocardial cells, myocardial progenitor cells, neural cells and/or stem cells. In addition, the electrodes can be arranged in arrays.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2007Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey E. Stahmann, Rodney W. Salo, Jihong Qu
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Patent number: 7962208Abstract: Cardiac protection pacing is applied to prevent or reduce cardiac injury and/or occurrences of arrhythmia associated with an ischemic event including the occlusion of a blood vessel during a revascularization procedure. Pacing pulses are generated from a pacemaker and delivered through one or more pacing electrodes incorporated onto a percutaneous transluminal vascular intervention (PTVI) device used in the revascularization procedure. The pacemaker generates the pacing pulses according to a predetermined cardiac protection pacing sequence before, during, and/or after the ischemic event.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2005Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Allan Shuros, Tamara Colette Baynham, Jihong Qu, Joseph M. Pastore, Andrew P. Kramer, Frits W. Prinzen, Ward Y. R. Vanagt, Richard N. Cornelussen
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Patent number: 7894914Abstract: Electrodes for tissue stimulation and sensing can comprise a support with nanostructures disposed on the support. Pairs of the electrodes can be placed in close proximity to one another. When electrical energy is supplied to the electrodes, an electrical field (and possibly an electrical current) can be established between the nanostructures on the electrodes. The nanostructures may have cells disposed thereon, for example myocardial cells, myocardial progenitor cells, neural cells and/or stem cells. In addition, the electrodes can be arranged in arrays.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2007Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey E. Stahmann, Rodney W. Salo, Jihong Qu