Patents by Inventor Michael Ren
Michael Ren 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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Publication number: 20240156504Abstract: An ablation system comprises: an ablation catheter and a console. The ablation catheter comprises: a shaft including a proximal end, a distal portion and a distal end; an ablation element configured to deliver energy to tissue; and a force maintenance assembly comprising a force maintenance element and configured to control and/or assess contact force between the ablation element and cardiac tissue. The console is configured to operably attach to the ablation catheter and comprises: an energy delivery assembly configured to provide energy to the ablation element. Methods of ablating tissue are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Derrick Ren-Yu CHOU, Marcus Frederick JULIAN, Steven Anthony YON, Randell L. WERNETH, Alexander HIGGINS, Ricardo ROMAN, Alexander J. ASCONEGUY, Christoph SCHARF, Dennis O'BRIEN, Rob Andre PESCAR, Ahmad FALAHATPISHEH, Tom ESBECK, Gerald M. STOBBS, III, Leo MARIAPPAN, Brandon Pratt Noheaikaika LEE, James Calvin ALLAN, Michael C. OLIVEIRA, Daniel WELSH, R. Maxwell FLAHERTY, J. Christopher FLAHERTY
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Patent number: 11934995Abstract: Techniques for predicting a manufacturer and/or contents of a received package are described herein. Images of a package may be received from cameras. A visual vector for the package in a vector space of package attributes may be generated using the images. Physical attributes of the package may be received. A subset of candidate packages may be determined by comparing the physical attributes of a plurality of historically received packages to the physical attributes of the package. A ranking of the subset of candidate packages may be determined by identifying a distance in the vector space of the package attributes between a vector for the subset of candidate packages and the visual vector for the package. An identifier associated with a particular package of the ranked subset of candidate packages may be obtained. Data for the particular package may be retrieved from a database using the identifier.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Huinan Ren, Nicole Yoshino, Kristin Quel Lien, Abhishek Shrivastava, Vinit Dinesh Jain, Brian Gleadle, Ruslan Khmeliuk, Michael Allen Swift, Pushkar Naik
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Publication number: 20240076728Abstract: The invention provides a method for detecting KRAS mutations at one or more of codons, said method comprising the steps of: (a) extracting DNA from a biological sample; (b) assaying the DNA via PCR for KRAS mutations at one or more of codons with at least one set of oligonucleotides, wherein the at least one set of oligonucleotides comprises an allele specific forward primer, a reverse primer, a probe and a xenonucleic acid clamp to block amplification of wild type DNA. The xenonucleic acid clamps have aza-aza, thio-aza and oxy-aza chemical functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Qing Sun, Hui Ren, Michael Y Sha, Michael J Powell, Aiguo Zhang
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Publication number: 20220182125Abstract: An access point that performs dynamic selection of an electronic-device-specific receive antenna pattern of an antenna for use when receiving a frame from an electronic device in a WLAN is described. In particular, during operation the access point may determine the receive antenna pattern of the antenna that is used when receiving the frame from the electronic device. Then, the access point may store, in memory, information that specifies the receive antenna pattern. Moreover, when the access point predicts that the electronic device will transmit a frame to the access point within a subsequent time interval, the access point may select the receive antenna pattern and may set an antenna pattern of the antenna to the receive antenna pattern. Next, the access point may receive the frame from the electronic device using the receive antenna pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises, LLCInventors: Shuai Xiao, Chonggang Li, Huaqing Zeng, Michael Ren
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Patent number: 10374685Abstract: An access point that performs dynamic selection of an electronic-device-specific receive antenna pattern of an antenna for use when receiving a frame from an electronic device in a WLAN is described. In particular, during operation the access point may determine the receive antenna pattern of the antenna that is used when receiving the frame from the electronic device. Then, the access point may store, in memory, information that specifies the receive antenna pattern. Moreover, when the access point predicts that the electronic device will transmit a frame to the access point within a subsequent time interval, the access point may select the receive antenna pattern and may set an antenna pattern of the antenna to the receive antenna pattern. Next, the access point may receive the frame from the electronic device using the receive antenna pattern.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Shuai Xiao, Chonggang Li, Huaqing Zeng, Michael Ren
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Publication number: 20180234159Abstract: An access point that performs dynamic selection of an electronic-device-specific receive antenna pattern of an antenna for use when receiving a frame from an electronic device in a WLAN is described. In particular, during operation the access point may determine the receive antenna pattern of the antenna that is used when receiving the frame from the electronic device. Then, the access point may store, in memory, information that specifies the receive antenna pattern. Moreover, when the access point predicts that the electronic device will transmit a frame to the access point within a subsequent time interval, the access point may select the receive antenna pattern and may set an antenna pattern of the antenna to the receive antenna pattern. Next, the access point may receive the frame from the electronic device using the receive antenna pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: Arris Enterprises LLCInventors: Shuai Xiao, Chonggang Li, Huaqing Zeng, Michael Ren
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Publication number: 20120222726Abstract: A thin film solar cell module comprises a solar cell panel with a layer of solar cells, two bus bars extending along edges of the solar cell panel, and a junction box with a connecting circuit that extends along an edge of the solar cell panel. A bypass diode in the junction box connecting circuit prevents circuit breaking or reverse current from occurring in the cell panel. The two bus bars are connected to the junction box connecting circuit at opposite ends of the solar panel edge and on at opposite sides of the bypass diode. The thin film solar cell module has an improved appearance, is easy to assemble and maintain, and reduces the need for fastening and protection of cables.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2011Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Huaili Qin, Stan Shi, Michael Ren
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Patent number: 7911150Abstract: The described DC to AC inverter efficiently controls the amount of electrical power used to drive a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL). The output is a fairly pure sine wave which is proportional to an input control voltage. The output waveform purity is ensured by driving a symmetrical rectangular waveform into a second-order, low pass filter at the resonant frequency of the filter for all conditions of line voltage and delivered power. Operating stress on the step-up transformer is minimized by placing the load (lamp) directly across the secondary side of the transformer. When configured to regulate delivered power, the secondary side may be fully floated which practically eliminates a thermometer effect on the operation of the lamp. All of the active elements, including the power switches, may be integrated into a monolithic silicon circuit.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2009Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.Inventors: John Robert Shannon, James Copland Moyer, Michael Ren Hsing
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Publication number: 20090206763Abstract: The described DC to AC inverter efficiently controls the amount of electrical power used to drive a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL). The output is a fairly pure sine wave which is proportional to an input control voltage. The output waveform purity is ensured by driving a symmetrical rectangular waveform into a second-order, low pass filter at the resonant frequency of the filter for all conditions of line voltage and delivered power. Operating stress on the step-up transformer is minimized by placing the load (lamp) directly across the secondary side of the transformer. When configured to regulate delivered power, the secondary side may be fully floated which practically eliminates a thermometer effect on the operation of the lamp. All of the active elements, including the power switches, may be integrated into a monolithic silicon circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2009Publication date: August 20, 2009Inventors: John Robert Shannon, James Copland Moyer, Michael Ren Hsing
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Patent number: 7443107Abstract: The described DC to AC inverter efficiently controls the amount of electrical power used to drive a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL). The output is a fairly pure sine wave which is proportional to an input control voltage. The output waveform purity is ensured by driving a symmetrical rectangular waveform into a second-order, low pass filter at the resonant frequency of the filter for all conditions of line voltage and delivered power. Operating stress on the step-up transformer is minimized by placing the load (lamp) directly across the secondary side of the transformer. When configured to regulate delivered power, the secondary side may be fully floated which practically eliminates a thermometer effect on the operation of the lamp. All of the active elements, including the power switches, may be integrated into a monolithic silicon circuit.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2005Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.Inventors: John Robert Shannon, James Copland Moyer, Michael Ren Hsing
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Patent number: 7058120Abstract: A transceiver includes a receiver section and a transmitter section. The receiver section includes a clocking circuit, a serial-to-parallel module, and compensation. The transmitter section includes a clocking circuit, parallel-to-serial module, and compensation. The compensation within the receiver section and transmitter section compensates for integrated circuit (IC) processing limits and/or integrated circuit (IC) fabrication limits within the clocking circuits, serial-to-parallel module, and parallel-to-serial module that would otherwise limit the speed at which the transceiver could transport data.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2002Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.Inventors: Jinghui Lu, Shahriar Rokhsaz, Stephen D. Anderson, Michael A. Nix, Ahmed Younis, Michael Ren Kent, Yvette P. Lee, Firas N. Abughazaleh, Brian T. Brunn, Moises E. Robinson, Kazi S. Hossain
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Patent number: 6680515Abstract: A lateral high voltage transistor device is disclosed. The transistor includes a gate, a drain, and a source. The drain is located apart from the gate to form an intermediate drift region. The drift region has variable dopant concentration between the drain and the gate. In addition, a spiral resistor is placed over the drift region and is connected to the drain and either the gate or the source of the transistor.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2000Date of Patent: January 20, 2004Assignee: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.Inventor: Michael Ren Hsing
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Patent number: 6633138Abstract: The described DC to AC inverter efficiently controls the amount of electrical power used to drive a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL). The output is a fairly pure sine wave which is proportional to an input control voltage. The output waveform purity is ensured by driving a symmetrical rectangular waveform into a second-order, low pass filter at the resonant frequency of the filter for all conditions of line voltage and delivered power. Operating stress on the step-up transformer is minimized by placing the load (lamp) directly across the secondary side of the transformer. When configured to regulate delivered power, the secondary side may be fully floated which practically eliminates a thermometer effect on the operation of the lamp. All of the active elements, including the power switches, may be integrated into a monolithic silicon circuit.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2001Date of Patent: October 14, 2003Assignee: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.Inventors: John Robert Shannon, James Copland Moyer, Michael Ren Hsing
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Publication number: 20030161164Abstract: The described DC to AC inverter efficiently controls the amount of electrical power used to drive a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL). The output is a fairly pure sine wave which is proportional to an input control voltage. The output waveform purity is ensured by driving a symmetrical rectangular waveform into a second-order, low pass filter at the resonant frequency of the filter for all conditions of line voltage and delivered power. Operating stress on the step-up transformer is minimized by placing the load (lamp) directly across the secondary side of the transformer. When configured to regulate delivered power, the secondary side may be fully floated which practically eliminates a thermometer effect on the operation of the lamp. All of the active elements, including the power switches, may be integrated into a monolithic silicon circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2003Publication date: August 28, 2003Applicant: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.Inventors: John Robert Shannon, James Copland Moyer, Michael Ren Hsing
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Publication number: 20020047601Abstract: The described DC to AC inverter efficiently controls the amount of electrical power used to drive a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL). The output is a fairly pure sine wave which is proportional to an input control voltage. The output waveform purity is ensured by driving a symmetrical rectangular waveform into a second-order, low pass filter at the resonant frequency of the filter for all conditions of line voltage and delivered power. Operating stress on the step-up transformer is minimized by placing the load (lamp) directly across the secondary side of the transformer. When configured to regulate delivered power, the secondary side may be fully floated which practically eliminates a thermometer effect on the operation of the lamp. All of the active elements, including the power switches, may be integrated into a monolithic silicon circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2001Publication date: April 25, 2002Inventors: John Robert Shannon, James Copland Moyer, Michael Ren Hsing
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Patent number: 6316881Abstract: The described DC to AC inverter efficiently controls the amount of electrical power used to drive a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL). The output is a fairly pure sine wave which is proportional to an input control voltage. The output waveform purity is ensured by driving a symmetrical rectangular waveform into a second-order, low pass filter at the resonant frequency of the filter for all conditions of line voltage and delivered power. Operating stress on the step-up transformer is minimized by placing the load (lamp) directly across the secondary side of the transformer. When configured to regulate delivered power, the secondary side may be fully floated which practically eliminates a thermometer effect on the operation of the lamp. All of the active elements, including the power switches, may be integrated into a monolithic silicon circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2000Date of Patent: November 13, 2001Assignee: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.Inventors: John Robert Shannon, James Copland Moyer, Michael Ren Hsing
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Patent number: 6114814Abstract: The described DC to AC inverter efficiently controls the amount of electrical power used to drive a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL). The output is a fairly pure sine wave which is proportional to an input control voltage. The output waveform purity is ensured by driving a symmetrical rectangular waveform into a second-order, low pass filter at the resonant frequency of the filter for all conditions of line voltage and delivered power. Operating stress on the step-up transformer is minimized by placing the load (lamp) directly across the secondary side of the transformer. When configured to regulate delivered power, the secondary side may be fully floated which practically eliminates a thermometer effect on the operation of the lamp. All of the active elements, including the power switches, may be integrated into a monolithic silicon circuit.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 1998Date of Patent: September 5, 2000Assignee: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.Inventors: John Robert Shannon, James Copland Moyer, Michael Ren Hsing
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Patent number: RE49001Abstract: An access point that performs dynamic selection of an electronic-device-specific receive antenna pattern of an antenna for use when receiving a frame from an electronic device in a WLAN is described. In particular, during operation the access point may determine the receive antenna pattern of the antenna that is used when receiving the frame from the electronic device. Then, the access point may store, in memory, information that specifies the receive antenna pattern. Moreover, when the access point predicts that the electronic device will transmit a frame to the access point within a subsequent time interval, the access point may select the receive antenna pattern and may set an antenna pattern of the antenna to the receive antenna pattern. Next, the access point may receive the frame from the electronic device using the receive antenna pattern.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Shuai Xiao, Chonggang Li, Huaqing Zeng, Michael Ren