Patents by Inventor Patricia Ng

Patricia Ng 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: 20220340684
    Abstract: Fc regions comprising modification to increase the affinity of association between the Fc region and TRIM21 are disclosed. Also disclosed are constituent polypeptides of such Fc regions, antigen-binding molecules and immunogens comprising such Fc regions, and nucleic acids encoding and methods using such Fc regions, antigen-binding molecules and immunogens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Cheng-I Wang, Patricia Ng, John Connolly, Chia Yin Lee
  • Patent number: 9449097
    Abstract: A system, according to some example embodiments, includes a commerce database storing item data for a plurality of items offered for sale. A search criteria database stores search criteria associated with a user, the search criteria including search frequency information indicating frequency of a search update to be performed using the search criteria. A search server operation retrieves the search criteria from the search criteria database and performs an update search of the commerce database, the search being performed using the search criteria and in accordance with the search frequency information. A notification engine operationally identifies an update to a previous search result based on the update search and generates a notification of the update to the previous search result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Wen Wen, Patricia Ng
  • Patent number: 9367621
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically updating searches are described. In one embodiment, a first search result may be compared with a second search result to automatically identify at least one data item within the first search result that is changed relative to the second search result. The at least one data item may comprise a transaction term. A notification of the at least one data item may be transmitted to a user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Wen Wen, Patricia Ng
  • Publication number: 20140324807
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically updating searches are described. In one embodiment, a first search result may be compared with a second search result to automatically identify at least one data item within the first search result that is changed relative to the second search result. The at least one data item may comprise a transaction term. A notification of the at least one data item may be transmitted to a user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Wen Wen, Patricia Ng
  • Publication number: 20140297474
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically updating searches are described. In one embodiment, a first search result may be compared with a second search result to automatically identify at least one data item within the first search result that is changed relative to the second search result. The at least one data item may comprise a transaction term. A notification of the at least one data item may be transmitted to a user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Ebay Inc.
    Inventors: Wen Wen, Patricia Ng
  • Publication number: 20140297623
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically updating searches are described. In one embodiment, a first search result may be compared with a second search result to automatically identify at least one data item within the first search result that is changed relative to the second search result. The at least one data item may comprise a transaction term. A notification of the at least one data item may be transmitted to a user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Wen Wen, Patricia Ng
  • Publication number: 20140297622
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically updating searches are described. In one embodiment, a first search result may be compared with a second search result to automatically identify at least one data item within the first search result that is changed relative to the second search result. The at least one data item may comprise a transaction term. A notification of the at least one data item may be transmitted to a user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Wen Wen, Patricia Ng
  • Patent number: 8635202
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically updating searches are described. In one embodiment, a first search result may be compared with a second search result to automatically identify at least one data item within the first search result that is changed relative to the second search result. The at least one data item may comprise a transaction term. A notification of the at least one data item may be transmitted to a user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Wen Wen, Patricia Ng
  • Patent number: 8244709
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically updating searches are described. In one embodiment, a first search result may be compared with a second search result to automatically identify from the first search result at least one data item that is new or modified as compared to the second search result. The first search result may comprise a first set of data items satisfying a first set of user-specific search criteria, and the second search result may comprise a second set of data items satisfying a second set of user-specific search criteria. A notification of a result of the comparing may be sent to a user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Wen Wen, Patricia Ng
  • Publication number: 20120041962
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically updating searches are described. In one embodiment, a first search result may be compared with a second search result to automatically identify from the first search result at least one data item that is new or modified as compared to the second search result. The first search result may comprise a first set of data items satisfying a first set of user-specific search criteria, and the second search result may comprise a second set of data items satisfying a second set of user-specific search criteria. A notification of a result of the comparing may be sent to a user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Wen Wen, Patricia Ng
  • Patent number: 8051064
    Abstract: A method and system for updating searches on an online auction site are described. In one embodiment, a database of auction postings is automatically searched based upon at least one search criteria to produce at least one new search result. The at least one new search result is compared with at least one previous search result. In addition, an e-mail notification of the result of the comparison is sent to a user notifying a user of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Wen Wen, Patricia Ng
  • Publication number: 20100191714
    Abstract: A method and system for updating searches on an online auction site are described. In one embodiment, a database of auction postings is automatically searched based upon at least one search criteria to produce at least one new search result. The at least one new search result is compared with at least one previous search result. In addition, an e-mail notification of the result of the comparison is sent to a user notifying a user of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Wen Wen, Patricia Ng
  • Patent number: 7720833
    Abstract: A method and system for updating searches on an online auction site are described. In one embodiment, a database of auction postings is automatically searched based upon at least one search criteria to produce at least one new search result. The at least one new search result is compared with at least one previous search result. In addition, an e-mail notification of the result of the comparison is sent to a user notifying a user of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Wen Wen, Patricia Ng
  • Patent number: D392790
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: SRL, Inc.
    Inventor: Patricia Ng
  • Patent number: D392791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: SRL, Inc.
    Inventor: Patricia Ng
  • Patent number: D394744
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Assignee: SRL, Inc.
    Inventor: Patricia Ng
  • Patent number: D396548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: SRL, Inc.
    Inventor: Patricia Ng