Patents by Inventor Pu Liu

Pu Liu 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: 20180314829
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for protecting a kernel for secure boot of an operating system includes preparing a kernel component with a signature for a secure boot. A processing unit modifies a machine owner key (MOK) file to include a trusted certificate. The MOK is separate from the kernel file. The processing unit validates the kernel component using a modified Grub file, a modified Shim file, and the MOK, and executes a secure boot using the validated kernel component. The kernel is unchanged by the secure boot process. The kernel component that is protected may be either a program executable (PE) file or a non-PE file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Pu Liu, Timothy V. Bolan, Patrick J. Callaghan
  • Publication number: 20180314831
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for protecting a kernel for secure boot of an operating system includes preparing a kernel component with a signature for a secure boot. A processing unit modifies a machine owner key (MOK) file to include a trusted certificate. The MOK is separate from the kernel file. The processing unit validates the kernel component using a modified Grub file, a modified Shim file, and the MOK, and executes a secure boot using the validated kernel component. The kernel is unchanged by the secure boot process. The kernel component that is protected may be either a program executable (PE) file or a non-PE file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Pu Liu, Timothy V. Bolan, Patrick J. Callaghan
  • Patent number: 10042954
    Abstract: A system and method for compressing that comprises establishing attributes or elements to build a schema that is utilized to generate a record that includes the connection descriptions, building a set of substitution rules by using range expressions and substitution variables, and utilizing the set of substitution rules to associate value assignments that compress the connection descriptions within the record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick J. Clas, Pu Liu, William F. Phillips, Paul E. Rogers, Stephen M. Sweeney
  • Publication number: 20180217158
    Abstract: The present invention features, inter alia, compositions and methods related to the detection of HE4-expressing tumor cells in a subject. The methods include detection of anti-HE4 antibodies in a biological sample obtained from the subject. The methods are useful for diagnosis and monitoring the efficacy of treatments for cancers in which HE4 is expressed, for example, ovarian cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Karl Erik Hellstrom, Ingegerd Hellstrom, Pu Liu, Jade Jaffar, Elizabeth Swisher
  • Publication number: 20180175378
    Abstract: The present invention illustrates a conductive composite material, and a negative electrode materials and a secondary battery containing the same. The conductive composite material includes a core, an inner coating layer and an outer coating layer. The core is made of a first material selected from a group consisting of WA element, metal, metal compound or alloy. The inner coating layer is existed on the core and made of oxide, nitride or carbide of the first material. The outer coating layer is existed on the inner coating layer and made of a carbon material and a second material containing halogen or VA element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Yin Wei Cheng, CHUAN-PU LIU
  • Publication number: 20180151667
    Abstract: A method includes forming a flowable dielectric layer in a trench of a substrate; curing the flowable dielectric layer; and annealing the cured flowable dielectric layer to form an insulation structure and a liner layer. The insulation structure is formed in the trench, the liner layer is formed between the insulation structure and the substrate, and the liner layer includes nitrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jia-Ming LIN, Shiu-Ko JANGJIAN, Chun-Che LIN, Ying-Lang WANG, Wei-Ken LIN, Chuan-Pu LIU
  • Patent number: 9984175
    Abstract: A system extends functionality of Java architecture for XML binding. Represents non-generic elements of a markup language (for example, XML) document in an object oriented programming language (for example, Java). The elements are represented as objects in the programming language. Objects are changed in the programming language representation and the original markup language document is then updated with updated objects translated back as updated elements of the document. The entire document infoset is preserved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Pu Liu, William F. Phillips, Timothy M. Sexton
  • Patent number: 9871100
    Abstract: A trench structure of a semiconductor device includes a substrate, an isolation structure, and a liner layer. The substrate has a trench therein. The isolation structure is disposed in the trench. The liner layer is disposed between the substrate and the isolation structure. The liner layer includes nitrogen, and the liner layer has spatially various nitrogen concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jia-Ming Lin, Shiu-Ko Jangjian, Chun-Che Lin, Ying-Lang Wang, Wei-Ken Lin, Chuan-Pu Liu
  • Publication number: 20170344569
    Abstract: A system extends functionality of Java architecture for XML binding, (JAXB). Represents non-generic elements of a markup language (for example, XML) document in an object oriented programming language (for example, Java). The elements are represented as objects in the programming language. Objects are changed in the programming language representation and the original markup language document is then updated with updated objects translated back as updated elements of the document. The entire document infoset is preserved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Pu Liu, William F. Phillips, Timothy M. Sexton
  • Publication number: 20170344529
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for performing automated operations to construct XML, documents from source data based on user annotations of source data. A document received from a user includes source data and one or more annotations by the user regarding at least one subset of the source data. The received annotated document is parsed based on the user annotations. Parsing the received document includes generating data structures corresponding to the subsets of the source data based on the user annotations, and constructing a target XML document based on the generated data structures that includes information extracted from the annotated subsets of source data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Pu Liu, Victor M. Lourenco
  • Publication number: 20170329833
    Abstract: A system extends functionality of Java architecture for XML binding, (JAXB). Represents non-generic elements of a markup language (for example, XML) document in an object oriented programming language (for example, Java). The elements are represented as objects in the programming language. Objects are changed in the programming language representation and the original markup language document is then updated with updated objects translated back as updated elements of the document. The entire document infoset is preserved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Pu Liu, William F. Phillips, Timothy M. Sexton
  • Patent number: 9760653
    Abstract: A system extends functionality of Java architecture for XML (extensible markup language) binding, (JAXB). Represents non-generic elements of a markup language (for example, XML) document in an object oriented programming language (for example, Java). The elements are represented as objects in the programming language. Objects are changed in the programming language representation and the original markup language document is then updated with updated objects translated back as updated elements of the document. The entire document infoset is preserved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Pu Liu, William F. Phillips, Timothy M. Sexton
  • Patent number: 9710946
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying a point of interest. In the embodiments of the present invention, by means of acquiring a location of a target object and then determining a visible point of interest at the location as a target point of interest, the target point of interest can be displayed. Since an invisible point of interest which cannot be seen at the location of the target object is no longer displayed, but a visible point of interest which can be seen at the location of the target object is displayed, the displayed point of interest can essentially satisfy the true locating intention of a user. Therefore, the problem in the prior art of the increase in data interaction between an application and a query engine caused by the user repeatedly querying via the application can be avoided, thereby reducing the processing burden of the query engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Pu Liu, Yongqiang Li, Sunrong Yan
  • Publication number: 20170181789
    Abstract: A forceps includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a shaft, an end effector assembly disposed at a distal end of the shaft, and a drive assembly including a drive bar. The end effector assembly includes jaw members movable between spaced-apart and approximated positions. The drive bar is slidably disposed within the shaft and coupled to the end effector assembly such that translation of the drive bar relative to the shaft moves the jaw members between the spaced-apart and approximated positions. The second portion includes a housing (or portion thereof) and a handle assembly including a movable handle that is coupled to the housing and movable relative thereto between first and second positions. The first and second portions are releasably couplable with one another to operably couple the movable handle with the drive bar such that moving the movable handle actuates the jaw members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: WEIJIANG DING, YUANXUN LI, SARFRAZ AHAMED SYED, MIMI DING, MINGFENG XU, PU LIU, KAI LIU, MICHAEL B. LYONS
  • Patent number: 9659000
    Abstract: A mapping system and method that receives a query identifying an encoded document, reconfigures the encoded document into a hybrid structure by parsing information from the encoded document and mapping the information as elements into the hybrid structure according to attributes of the information, and extracts the elements matching the query from the hybrid structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pu Liu, Victor M. Lourenco
  • Publication number: 20170103142
    Abstract: A system and method for compressing that comprises establishing attributes or elements to build a schema that is utilized to generate a record that includes the connection descriptions, building a set of substitution rules by using range expressions and substitution variables, and utilizing the set of substitution rules to associate value assignments that compress the connection descriptions within the record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Patrick J. Clas, Pu Liu, William F. Phillips, Paul E. Rogers, Stephen M. Sweeney
  • Publication number: 20170091341
    Abstract: A system extends functionality of Java architecture for XML (extensible markup language) binding, (JAXB). Represents non-generic elements of a markup language (for example, XML) document in an object oriented programming language (for example, Java). The elements are represented as objects in the programming language. Objects are changed in the programming language representation and the original markup language document is then updated with updated objects translated back as updated elements of the document. The entire document infoset is preserved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Pu Liu, William F. Phillips, Timothy M. Sexton
  • Publication number: 20170091210
    Abstract: A system extends functionality of Java architecture for XML binding, (JAXB). Represents non-generic elements of a markup language (for example, XML) document in an object oriented programming language (for example, Java). The elements are represented as objects in the programming language. Objects are changed in the programming language representation and the original markup language document is then updated with updated objects translated back as updated elements of the document. The entire document infoset is preserved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Pu Liu, William F. Phillips, Timothy M. Sexton
  • Publication number: 20170059066
    Abstract: A pipe-in-pipe fast installation structure comprises: an outer pipe; a pliable inner pipe, disposed in the outer pipe; a connector, connected to the outer pipe; and a C ring, formed integrally with an end of the connector. Wherein, the pliable inner pipe penetrates through the outer pipe to extend out from the connector, while an end of the pliable inner pipe is fastened into the C ring. The C ring used for fixing the pliable inner pipe is formed integrally with the connector. As such, the pliable inner pipe can be fastened into the C ring of the connector by making use of the radial compressibility of the pliable inner pipe. The inner pipe and the outer pipe are fixed together through using a special design connector. Therefore, the installation structure is simple in structure, low in production cost, and fast in installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Mei Pu Liu, Jin Fa Wang
  • Publication number: 20170033179
    Abstract: A trench structure of a semiconductor device includes a substrate, an isolation structure, and a liner layer. The substrate has a trench therein. The isolation structure is disposed in the trench. The liner layer is disposed between the substrate and the isolation structure. The liner layer includes nitrogen, and the liner layer has spatially various nitrogen concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Jia-Ming LIN, Shiu-Ko JANGJIAN, Chun-Che LIN, Ying-Lang WANG, Wei-Ken LIN, Chuan-Pu LIU