Patents by Inventor Patrick Chang
Patrick 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: 11956121Abstract: A method, a network device, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are described in relation to an edge cloud management service. The edge cloud management service may automate the provisioning, maintenance, supervision across multi-vendor network devices in a private/enterprise environment. Further, the edge cloud management service may provide abstraction and normalization services across multi-vendor components and enable KPI monitoring, location data, edge discovery metrics, end-to-end latency computation across various cloud service provider technologies.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Medha Joshi, Patricia R. Chang, Yann Sendra, John Patrick Hickey, III
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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: 20240088071Abstract: Methods for reducing resistivity of metal gapfill include depositing a conformal layer in an opening of a feature and on a field of a substrate with a first thickness of the conformal layer of approximately 10 microns or less, depositing a non-conformal metal layer directly on the conformal layer at a bottom of the opening and directly on the field using an anisotropic deposition process. A second thickness of the non-conformal metal layer on the field and on the bottom of the feature is approximately 30 microns or greater. And depositing a metal gapfill material in the opening of the feature and on the field where the metal gapfill material completely fills the opening without any voids.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Yi XU, Yu LEI, Zhimin QI, Aixi ZHANG, Xianyuan ZHAO, Wei LEI, Xingyao GAO, Shirish A. PETHE, Tao HUANG, Xiang CHANG, Patrick Po-Chun LI, Geraldine VASQUEZ, Dien-yeh WU, Rongjun WANG
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Publication number: 20240069982Abstract: A method of workload management in a Kubernetes (K8s) environment may include obtaining, by a digital twin (DT) representing a cluster state, performance data of at least one K8s cluster, generating, by the DT, a behavioral model based on the performance data, determining, by a horizontal pod autoscaler (HPA) controller, a HPA configuration based on the behavioral model and implementing, by an HPA of the at least one K8s cluster, the determined HPA configurationType: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicants: RAKUTEN SYMPHONY, INC., TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICHInventors: Johannes Peter Donato ZERWAS, Patrick Michael KRĂ„MER, Wolfgang Leonhard KELLERER, Navidreza ASADI, Razvan-Mihai URSU, Philip RODGERS, Jee Chang Leon WONG
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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: 11027519Abstract: Self-stressing engineered composites that include a matrix containing self-stressing reinforcement that is activated by an activator that causes, in situ, the self-stressing reinforcement to transfer at least some of its pre-stress into portions of the matrix adjacent the self-stressing reinforcement. In some embodiments, the activator can be of a self-activating, an internal activating, and/or an external activating type. In some embodiments, the self-stressing reinforcement includes an active component that holds and transfers pre-stress to a matrix and a releasing component that causes the active component to transfer its pre-stress to the matrix. In some embodiments, the self-stressing reinforcement is initially unstressed and becomes stressed upon activation. Various engineered composites, self-stressing reinforcement, and applications of self-stressing engineered composites are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: The University of Vermont and State Agricultural CollegeInventors: Patrick Chang Dong Lee, Dryver R. Huston, Ting Tan
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Publication number: 20200346407Abstract: A processing machine (10) for building a part (11) includes: a support device (26) including a support surface (26B); a drive device (28) which moves the support device (26) so as a specific position on the support surface (26B) is moved along a moving direction (25); a powder supply device (18) which supplies a powder (12) to the moving support device (26) to form a powder layer (13); an irradiation device (22) which irradiates at least a portion of the powder layer (13) with an energy beam (22D) to form at least a portion of the part (11) from the powder layer (13) during a first period of time; and a measurement device (20) which measures at least portion of the part (11) during a second period of time. The first period in which the irradiation device (22) irradiates the powder layer (13) with the energy beam (22D) and the second period in which the measurement device (22) measures are overlapped.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2018Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Eric Peter Goodwin, Johnathan Agustin Marquez, Michael Birk Binnard, Brett Herr, Matthew Parker-McCormick Bjork, Paul Derek Coon, Patrick Chang, Motofusa Ishikawa
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Patent number: 10583637Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coextruded multi layer film. The coextruded multilayer film includes a core component having from 15 to 1000 alternating layers of layer A and layer B. Layer A has a thickness from 30 nm to 1000 nm and includes a propylene-based polymer having a crystallization temperature (T1c). Layer B includes a second polymer having a glass transition temperature (T2g), wherein T1c<T2g. Layer A has an effective moisture permeability less than 0.40 g-mil/100 in2/day.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Steven R. Jenkins, Patrick Chang Dong Lee, Joseph Dooley, Donald E. Kirkpatrick, Bernard E. Obi
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Patent number: 10573429Abstract: Coated conductors comprising a conductor and elongated polymeric coatings at least partially surrounding the conductor, where the elongated polymeric coatings comprise a polymeric matrix material and a plurality of microcapillaries defining individual, discrete void spaces. Such coated conductors are lighter in weight relative to coated conductors having polymeric coatings without microcapillaries. Also disclosed are dies and methods for making such coated conductors.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2015Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Mohamed Esseghir, Wenyi Huang, Joseph Dooley, Patrick Chang Dong Lee, Saswati Pujari
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Patent number: 10451982Abstract: An actuator assembly (16) for moving a device (22) includes a stator component (30), a mover component (32), a measurement system (18), and a signal processor (20). The measurement system (18) includes (i) a magnet assembly (244) that is coupled to and moves with the mover component (32); and (ii) a plurality of spaced apart sensors (246A). The magnet assembly (244) produces a magnetic field (244B) that moves relative to the stator component (30) as the mover component (32) moves along a mover axis (32C). Each sensor (246A) is a transducer that generates a sensor signal that varies its output voltage in response to the changing magnetic field (244B) from the magnet assembly (244) as the mover component (32) is moved relative to the sensors (246A). The signal processor (20) receives the sensor signals and estimates a position of the mover component (32) along the mover axis (32C) based at least in part on the sensor signals.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: NIKON RESEARCH CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Patrick Chang, Michel Pharand, Matthew Rosa, Jonathan K. Wells, Pedro Reynoso-Mora
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Patent number: 10336041Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coextruded multilayer films. In one embodiment, the coextruded multilayer film includes a core component having from 15 to 1000 alternating layers of layer A and layer B. Layer A has a thickness from 30 nm to 1000 nni and layer A includes a propylene-based polymer having a crystallization temperature (Tpc). Layer B includes an ethylene-based polymer having a crystallization temperature (TEc), wherein Tpc<TEc. Layer A has an effective moisture permeability less than 0.40 g-mil/100 in2/day.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Steven R. Jenkins, Patrick Chang Dong Lee, Joseph Dooley, Donald E. Kirkpatrick, Bernard E. Obi
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Patent number: 10259104Abstract: A clamp for selectively inhibiting movement of a first object relative to a second object includes (i) a first clamp component coupled to the first object; (ii) a second clamp component coupled to the second object; and (iii) a fluid source that directs a fluid to the second clamp component to create a fluid bearing between the first clamp component and the second clamp component that allows for movement of the first clamp component relative to the second clamp component, and wherein the fluid source directs less fluid to the second clamp component to inhibit relative movement.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2014Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Fardad A. Hashemi, Travis D. Bow, Patrick Chang
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Patent number: 10259154Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coextruded multilayer film The coextruded multilayer film includes a core component having from 15 to 1000 alternating layers of layer A and layer B. Layer A has a thickness from 10 nm to 1000 nm and includes a beta-propylene-based polymer having a crystallization temperature (T1c). Layer B includes a second polymer having a glass transition temperature (T2g), wherein T1C<T2g. Layer A has an effective moisture permeability less than 6.2 g-mil/m2/24 hrs.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2015Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Steven R. Jenkins, Patrick Chang Dong Lee, Joseph Dooley, Donald E. Kirkpatrick, Bernard E. Obi
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Patent number: 10175439Abstract: Optical fiber cables (1001) comprising at least one optical fiber transmission medium (1006) and at least one elongated polymeric protective component (1002) surrounding at least a portion of the optical fiber transmission medium. The elongated polymeric protective component (1002) comprises a polymeric matrix material and a plurality of microcapillaries containing a polymeric microcapillary material, where the polymeric matrix material has a higher flexural modulus than the polymeric microcapillary material. Also disclosed are dies and methods for making such optical fiber cables and protective components.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Mohamed Esseghir, Wenyi Huang, Joseph Dooley, Patrick Chang Dong Lee
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Patent number: 10160186Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coextruded multilayer film. The coextruded multilayer film includes a core component having from 10 to 1000 alternating layers of layer A and layer B. Layer A has a thickness from 30 nm to 1000 nm and includes a polymer selected from an ethylene/a-olefin copolymer, an ethylene vinyl acetate polymer (EVA), an ethylene methyl-acrylate copolymer (EMA), an ethylene n-butyl acetate polymer (EnBA), and combinations thereof. Layer B has a thickness from 30 nm to 1000 nm. Layer B is a blend composed of (i) a polymer selected from an ethylene-based polymer, an EVA, an EMA, an EnBA, and combinations thereof, and (ii) a particulate filler material. The core component has a water vapor transmission rate from 50 to less than 500 g-mil/m2/24 hr and a carbon dioxide transmission rate from 50,000 to 300,000 cc-mil/m2/24 hr/atm.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2015Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Bruce A. Menning, Robert L. McGee, Patrick Chang Dong Lee, Rajen M. Patel
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Publication number: 20180215121Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multilayer film. The multilayer film includes a core component comprising from 10 to 50,000 alternating stripes of a layer A and a layer B. Layer A has a width from 10 ??? to 10 mm and comprises a film material. Layer B has a width from 10 ?m to 10 mm and comprises a transport material. The core component has a CO2 transmission rate (CO2TR) from 50,000 to 300,000 cc-mil/m2/24 hour/atm and water transmission rate (WVTR) from 50 to 500 g-mil/m2/24 hour.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2015Publication date: August 2, 2018Inventors: Patrick Chang Dong Lee, Bruce Menning, Yijian Lin, Robert E. Wrisley, Kurt W. Olson, Joseph Dooley
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Publication number: 20180205305Abstract: An actuator assembly (16) for moving a device (22) includes a stator component (30), a mover component (32), a measurement system (18), and a signal processor (20). The measurement system (18) includes (i) a magnet assembly (244) that is coupled to and moves with the mover component (32); and (ii) a plurality of spaced apart sensors (246A). The magnet assembly (244) produces a magnetic field (244B) that moves relative to the stator component (30) as the mover component (32) moves along a mover axis (32C). Each sensor (246A) is a transducer that generates a sensor signal that varies its output voltage in response to the changing magnetic field (244B) from the magnet assembly (244) as the mover component (32) is moved relative to the sensors (246A). The signal processor (20) receives the sensor signals and estimates a position of the mover component (32) along the mover axis (32C) based at least in part on the sensor signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Patrick Chang, Michel Pharand, Matthew Rosa, J. Kyle Wells, Pedro Reynoso-Mora
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Publication number: 20180111348Abstract: Self-stressing engineered composites that include a matrix containing self-stressing reinforcement that is activated by an activator that causes, in situ, the self-stressing reinforcement to transfer at least some of its pre-stress into portions of the matrix adjacent the self-stressing reinforcement. In some embodiments, the activator can be of a self-activating, an internal activating, and/or an external activating type. In some embodiments, the self-stressing reinforcement includes an active component that holds and transfers pre-stress to a matrix and a releasing component that causes the active component to transfer its pre-stress to the matrix. In some embodiments, the self-stressing reinforcement is initially unstressed and becomes stressed upon activation. Various engineered composites, self-stressing reinforcement, and applications of self-stressing engineered composites are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2016Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Patrick Chang Dong Lee, Dryver R. Huston, Ting Tan
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Publication number: 20170276891Abstract: Optical fiber cables (1001) comprising at least one optical fiber transmission medium (1006) and at least one elongated polymeric protective component (1002) surrounding at least a portion of the optical fiber transmission medium. The elongated polymeric protective component (1002) comprises a polymeric matrix material and a plurality of microcapillaries containing a polymeric microcapillary material, where the polymeric matrix material has a higher flexural modulus than the polymeric microcapillary material. Also disclosed are dies and methods for making such optical fiber cables and protective components.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2015Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Mohamed Esseghir, Wenyi Huang, Joseph Dooley, Patrick Chang Dong Lee
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Publication number: 20170278593Abstract: Coated conductors comprising a conductor and elongated polymeric coatings at least partially surrounding the conductor, where the elongated polymeric coatings comprise a polymeric matrix material and a plurality of microcapillaries defining individual, discrete void spaces. Such coated conductors are lighter in weight relative to coated conductors having polymeric coatings without microcapillaries. Also disclosed are dies and methods for making such coated conductors.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2015Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Mohamed ESSEGHIR, Wenyi HUANG, Joseph DOOLEY, Patrick Chang Dong LEE, Saswati PUJARI