Patents by Inventor Michael A. Chang

Michael A. 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).

  • Publication number: 20240177504
    Abstract: The single cell identification described herein utilizes cell image information and extracts cell features with a neural network model to subtly distinguish the noise events from single cells, allowing the user to choose which different types of noise events to exclude depending on the requirement of applications. The fast neural network model is able to extract more abundant and specific cell features than handpicked features, which enables the model to be equipped with higher accuracy and higher discriminative capability of distinguishing noise events and identifying the single cells in real-time. Utilization of a neural network model for real-time single cell identification represents a novel technique never applied before. It allows high discriminative capability and high accuracy compared to traditional FACS (Fluorescence-activated Cell Sorting).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Haipeng Tang, Michael Zordan, Ming-Chang Liu
  • Publication number: 20240177397
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Guotu LI, Michael CHANG, Christopher Cramer, Michael Austin Brown, Magdalena Blankenburg
  • Publication number: 20240173169
    Abstract: The present technology is directed to adjustable shunting systems for draining fluid from a first body region to a second body region, and can include a shunting element, an aperture in the shunting element, and an actuator for selectively controlling the flow of fluid through the aperture. The actuator can include a gating element moveable between a first position in which it does not substantially interfere with fluid flow through the aperture and a second position in which it at least partially blocks fluid flow through the aperture, and a shape memory actuation element configured to move the gating element from the first position to and/or toward the second position when actuated. The system can further include a friction element configured to frictionally engage the gating element to releasably retain the gating element at and/or proximate the second position following actuation of the shape memory actuation element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Eric Schultz, Katherine Sapozhnikov, Tom Saul, Michael Drews, Robert Chang, Leticia Marquez Garcia, Richard Lilly
  • Publication number: 20240164543
    Abstract: A method of controlling an adjustable chair comprising the steps of measuring the height of a person, entering the height of the person into a software application on a mobile device, taking a photograph of the person with a mobile device, analyzing the photograph to determine physical measurements of the person, storing the measurements in the mobile device; calculating optimum ergonomic adjustment of the chair based upon the stored measurements; and, transmitting signals to a controller in the chair to control actuators and adjust various components in the chair to achieve optimum ergonomic adjustment. The technology also includes the ergonomic task chair adjusted by the aforementioned method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Diana Gillstrom, Philip Michael Chang, Steven Yi
  • Publication number: 20240159956
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a head-mounted, near-eye display system comprises a stack of waveguides having integral spacers separating the waveguides. The waveguides may each include diffractive optical elements that are formed simultaneously with the spacers by imprinting. The spacers are disposed on one major surface of each of the waveguides and indentations are provided on an opposite major surface of each of the waveguides. The indentations are sized and positioned to align with the spacers, thereby forming a self-aligned stack of waveguides. Tops of the spacers may be provided with light scattering features, anti-reflective coatings, and/or light absorbing adhesive to prevent light leakage between the waveguides. As seen in a top-down view, the spacers may be elongated along the same axis as the diffractive optical elements. The waveguides may include structures (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Christophe Peroz, Chieh Chang, Sharad D. Bhagat, Victor Kai Liu, Roy Matthew Patterson, David Carl Jurbergs, Mohammadreza Khorasaninejad, Ling Li, Michael Nevin Miller, Charles Scott Carden
  • Patent number: 11979471
    Abstract: A push gateway brokers messages between backend services and client devices connected to the gateway. The gateway includes a plurality of messaging frontend servers, a messaging database, and a plurality of topic servers. The messaging frontend servers manage the socket connections connecting the client devices to the push gateway. The messaging frontend servers may further monitor the socket connections, collecting analytical data on the client devices and the connections. The messaging database is a key-value database that subscribes messaging frontend servers to topics. The topic servers receive publish requests from the backend servers to identify subscribed messaging frontend servers in the messaging database to push messages out to. The frontend messaging servers subsequently push out the message to the client devices subscribed to the topic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: NIANTIC, INC.
    Inventors: Mingliang Wei, Maoyang Li, Michael Chang, Laura Tang
  • Publication number: 20240129573
    Abstract: A processing system receives a user-generated media recording, and metadata associated with the user-generated feedback, from a first device. The user-generated media recording is a recording of the public end-user captured during a live media broadcast using a public-user interface on the first device. The metadata includes information linking the user-generated media recording to the live media broadcast. The system stores the user-generated media recording and the first metadata in one or more storage devices, and transmits a version of the user-generated media recording and at least a portion of the first metadata to a private-user interface on a second device. The private-user interface is configured to receive input from a private end-user selecting the version of the user-generated media recording for broadcast during the same live media broadcast during which the user-generated media recording was created.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert Curtis Mitchell, Michael Scott Woodruff, Adam Michael Roberts, Steven Douglas Wight, Siu Leung Chan, Jacob Earl Bolton, Stephen William Bain, Qian Chang, Davis Scott Harlan
  • Publication number: 20240114078
    Abstract: A push gateway brokers messages between backend services and client devices connected to the gateway. The gateway includes a plurality of messaging frontend servers, a messaging database, and a plurality of topic servers. The messaging frontend servers manage the socket connections connecting the client devices to the push gateway. The messaging frontend servers may further monitor the socket connections, collecting analytical data on the client devices and the connections. The messaging database is a key-value database that subscribes messaging frontend servers to topics. The topic servers receive publish requests from the backend servers to identify subscribed messaging frontend servers in the messaging database to push messages out to. The frontend messaging servers subsequently push out the message to the client devices subscribed to the topic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Mingliang Wei, Maoyang Li, Michael Chang, Laura Tang
  • Publication number: 20240111837
    Abstract: An Image Activated Cell Sorting (IACS) classification workflow includes: employing a neural network-based feature encoder (or extractor) to extract features of cell images; automatically clustering cells based on extracted cell features; identifying a cluster to pick which cluster(s) to sort based on the cell images; fine-tuning a classification network based on the cluster(s) selected; and once refined, the classification network is used to sort cells for real-time live sorting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Ming-Chang Liu, Su-Hui Chiang, Haipeng Tang, Michael Zordan, Ko-Kai Albert Huang
  • Patent number: 11936342
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package includes a plurality of input leads and an output lead, a plurality of transistor amplifier dies having inputs respectively coupled to the plurality of input leads, and a combination circuit configured to combine output signals received from the plurality of transistor amplifier dies and output a combined signal to the output lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Marvin Marbell, Jonathan Chang, Haedong Jang, Qianli Mu, Michael LeFevre, Jeremy Fisher, Basim Noori
  • Publication number: 20240090235
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a backside power distribution network; a backside power rail joined to the backside power distribution network; and a backside contact via that couples at least one front end of line transistor to the backside power rail; wherein the backside contact via comprises a pillar based memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Wu-Chang Tsai, Alexander Reznicek, Michael Rizzolo, Ailian Zhao
  • Publication number: 20240076438
    Abstract: Methods, compositions, and kits for adhering polymers and other materials to another material, and in particular to bone or bone-like structures or surfaces. A composition of matter includes a urethane dimethacrylate-methyl methacrylate copolymer with a plurality of first polymer regions based on urethane dimethacrylate and a plurality of second polymer regions based on methyl methacrylate. The method includes placing an orthopedic joint implant having an attachment surface in a joint space, applying a first non-urethane-containing precursor, a second urethane-containing precursor, and a initiator to the attachment surface; contacting the first and second precursors and the initiator with the joint surface; and copolymerizing the first and second precursors and forming an adhesive copolymer and attaching the implant to the joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Lampros Kourtis, David Myung, Daniel Chang, Bing Yu, Timothy Sun, Michael J. Jaasma, Vernon Hartdegen
  • Publication number: 20240077781
    Abstract: Conventional high performance computer connections are electron-based systems, which require the memory packages to be as close as mechanically possible to the computation engine. Low power and high bandwidth communication, e.g. photonic, links can drastically change the architecture of high-performance computers by eliminating the bottlenecks in communication and augment existing memory systems to allow them to be both high capacity and high bandwidth simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Mitchell A NAHMIAS, Michael J. HOCHBERG, Thomas W. BAEHR-JONES, Ari NOVACK, David Cureton BAKER, Matthew CHANG, Lei WANG, Matthew STRESHINSKY, Wuchun WU, Hamidreza NAHAVANDI, Brian West
  • Publication number: 20240075391
    Abstract: A location-based game helps players interact with their environment without interrupting the game. For example, while a player is playing the location-based game on a client device, the client device displays a virtual content item adjacent to a location (or building) associated with the content item. The content item may provide information about the location. The content item may be displayed without obscuring virtual objects of the game, thus allowing the player to continue playing the game and simultaneously learn about and interact with their environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Herbert Law, Michael Chang
  • Patent number: 11918122
    Abstract: A method of controlling an adjustable chair comprising the steps of measuring the height of a person, entering the height of the person into a software application on a mobile device, taking a photograph of the person with a mobile device, analyzing the photograph to determine physical measurements of the person, storing the measurements in the mobile device; calculating optimum ergonomic adjustment of the chair based upon the stored measurements; and, transmitting signals to a controller in the chair to control actuators and adjust various components in the chair to achieve optimum ergonomic adjustment. The technology also includes the ergonomic task chair adjusted by the aforementioned method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: STRĂ–M ERGONOMICS CORP.
    Inventors: Diana Gillstrom, Philip Michael Chang, Steven Yi
  • Publication number: 20240066082
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for sleep and mood support, which comprises composition for sleep and mood support, which consists essentially of Xylaria nigripes extract, Panax notoginseng extract and Cuscuta chinensis extract, as main active components at a relative ratio to provide a synergistic effect in increasing GABA content, and GABA-related enzyme activities, and decreasing ?-amyloid protein aggregation. Also provided is the use of the composition for manufacturing a formulation for treating insomnia, depression and/or various neurological conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventor: Michael Chang Yu WANG
  • Publication number: 20240065807
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to capturing a 3-dimensional representation of a patient's face from multiple angles to be integrated with (fused) with at least a 3-dimensional intra-oral mesh of the patient's teeth for purposes of visualizing a dental treatment plan. In one aspect, a method includes capturing media of a patient's face from multiple angles, using at least one device; transforming the media into a 3-dimensional representation of the patient's face; and transmitting, the 3-dimensional representation of the patient's face to one or more processing components to be integrated with a 3-dimensional representation of the patient's intra-oral scan to visualize a dental treatment plan for the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Chang, Niko Benjamin Huber, Eric Paul Meyer, Petri Tanskanen, Olivier Saurer
  • Publication number: 20240033057
    Abstract: A method may include obtaining a first 3D model of an upper jaw of a patient using an intraoral scanner and obtaining a second 3D model of the lower jaw of the patient using the intraoral scanner. The method may also include capturing a series of 2D images of the upper and lower jaws of the patient as the patient is moves the upper jaw and lower jaw in dynamic occlusion and processing the captured series of 2D images to identify features associated with the upper jaw of the patient and the lower jaw of the patient. For each 2D image in the captured series of 2D images, the method may include identifying a relative position of the first 3D model and the second 3D model based on alignment of features in the first 3D model and second 3D model with the features identified in the 2D image to generate a series of relative positions of the first 3D model and the second 3D model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Ofer SAPHIER, Avi KOPELMAN, Moti BEN DOV, Ran KATZ, Shai FARKASH, Roy FAHN, Michael CHANG, Niko Benjamin HUBER, Eric P. MEYER, Gustavo ISMAEL, Zelko RELIC, Maik GERTH
  • Patent number: 11856214
    Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for video encoding are provided. For example, a video file may be segmented into at least a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may be analyzed to determine that the first portion is associated with a first level of complexity, and the second portion may be analyzed to determine that the second portion is associated with a second level of complexity. A first bitrate associated with the first level of complexity may be determined, and a second bitrate associated with the second level of complexity may be determined. The first portion may be encoded at the first bitrate to generate a first encoded portion, and the second portion may be encoded at the second bitrate to generate a second encoded portion. The first encoded portion and the second encoded portion may be assembled to generate an optimized video file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Jian Zhou, Congxia Dai, Heri Zhao, Zhonghua Ma, Xumin Wu, Michael Chang-Ping Chen, Sagar Dattatraya Bhandare
  • Patent number: 11848957
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of techniques or systems for session management, security scoring, and friction management are provided herein. Sessions may be monitored for commonalities or other attributes or aspects and closed, terminated, or a freeze placed on additional sessions from being initiated. A security score may be provided which is indicative of how secure a user is with respect to one or more ways the user interacts with a resource. One or more suggested actions or score improvement strategies may be suggested to facilitate improvement of a security score for a user. Friction management may be provided by having one or more additional layers of security applied to an account of a user or an entity based on suspicious behavior or other factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Traci H. Nguyen, Nairobi N. Kim, Ian Jensen, Upul Hanwella, Brian J. Hanafee, Christopher Wayne Howser, Ajay Panikkar, Michael Chang