Patents by Inventor Alex An

Alex An 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: 20240154975
    Abstract: A system and method for accelerating a disposition of a digital dispute event includes routing a digital dispute event to one of a plurality of distinct machine learning-based dispute scoring models; computing, by the one of the plurality of distinct machine learning-based dispute scoring models, a preliminary machine learning-based dispute inference based on one or more features extracted from the digital dispute event, wherein the preliminary machine learning-based dispute inference relates to a probability of the subscriber prevailing against the digital dispute event based on each piece of evidence data of a service-proposed corpus of evidence data being available to include in a dispute response artifact; and generating the dispute response artifact based on the digital dispute event, wherein the generating includes installing one or more obtainable pieces of evidence data associated with the digital event into one or more distinct sections of the dispute response artifact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Eric St. Pierre, Alex Forbess
  • Publication number: 20240152356
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for an automated process for configuring a client device for software development in a particular development environment defined by an organization. In one example, a computing device is configured to configure a development environment associated with an organization on the computing device. A developer tool application associated with the organization can be downloaded. The computing device can modify a targeted application associated with the developer tool application and generate documentation for the targeted application based at least in part on the modification of the targeted application. An error assessment of a software upload can be performed. The software upload can be transmitted to a code repository based at least in part on the error assessment indicating that the software upload is compliant with an error configuration file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventor: Alex Ongarato
  • Publication number: 20240151669
    Abstract: A method for evaluating an impedance related value of a structure of a sample, the method includes: (i) performing a first illumination iteration that includes charging the structure with an illumination iteration charge; (ii) performing a second illumination iteration that includes imaging the structure to provide an image of the structure; a value of the illumination iteration charge and a value of a time difference between step (i) and step (ii) are determined to introduce a dependency between an impedance of the structure and the image of the structure; wherein steps (i) and (ii) are executed using an electron beam, and (iii) determining the impedance related value of the structure based on the image of the structure. There may be three or more values of the impedance related value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS ISRAEL LTD.
    Inventors: Alex Goldenshtein, Dan Tuvia Fuchs
  • Publication number: 20240148390
    Abstract: A device includes a clip including a capsule and a pair of clip arms, proximal ends of which are slidably received within a channel of the capsule to move the clip arms between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The clip arms are aligned relative to one another via a pin received within openings extending through proximal ends of the clip arms. A proximal portion includes a flexible shaft extending from a proximal end to a distal end including a bushing releasably coupled to the capsule. A control member extends longitudinally through the flexible shaft from a proximal end to a distal end releasably coupled to the proximal ends of the clip arms, the distal end of the control member including a pair of holding jaws, each of which include a pair of fingers extending about the pin along opposing sides thereof to grip the pin therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel CONGDON, Laurie A. LEHTINEN, Alex ROBERTS
  • Publication number: 20240148438
    Abstract: A system for surgical planning and assessment of spinal deformity correction is provided that has a spinal imaging system and a control unit. The spinal imaging system is configured to collect at least one digitized position of one or more vertebral bodies of a subject. The control unit is configured to receive the at least one digitized position, and calculate, based on the at least one digitized position, an optimized posture for the subject. The control unit is configured to receive one or more simulated spinal correction inputs, and based on the inputs and optimized posture, predict an optimal simulated postoperative surgical correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Alex Turner, Jeffrey Harris
  • Publication number: 20240150278
    Abstract: A process for converting caprolactam to aminocapronitrile (ACN), the process comprising contacting a caprolactam feed stream with ammonia to produce a first crude product stream; separating the first crude product stream to produce an intermediate product stream comprising ACN and caprolactam recovery stream; and purifying the intermediate product stream to produce a purified product stream comprising greater than 95 wt % aminocapronitrile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC
    Inventors: C. Alex Diaz, Mikhail I. Khramov, Scott G. Moffatt
  • Publication number: 20240151157
    Abstract: Turbine apparatus includes turbine wheels by which introduced motive fluid is expanded; a horizontally disposed turbine shaft which is rotatably supported by inlet-side and outlet-side bearings, such that the turbine wheels are fixedly connected to the turbine shaft between the inlet-side and outlet-side bearings; a turbine housing by which the turbine wheels and the outlet-side bearing are encased; and a bearing cartridge in which the inlet-side bearing is housed that is mounted externally to the turbine housing. The bearing cartridge is separable from the turbine housing to facilitate a maintenance operation when the inlet-side bearing is disengaged from the turbine shaft. In a method for accessing a malfunctioning inlet-side component contactable with the turbine shaft in order to perform a maintenance operation, the bearing cartridge is dismounted from a surface of the turbine housing and the bearing cartridge is axially displaced in a direction away from the turbine housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Alex KATZ, Yossi SIMAN TOV, Oren RAM
  • Patent number: 11978385
    Abstract: This disclosure provides various techniques for providing fine-grain digital and analog pixel compensation to account for voltage error across an electronic display. By employing a two-dimensional digital compensation and a local analog compensation, a fine-grain and robust pixel compensation scheme may be provided to the electronic display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yao Shi, Wei H Yao, Hyunwoo Nho, Jie Won Ryu, Kingsuk Brahma, Li-Xuan Chuo, Hyunsoo Kim, Myungjoon Choi, Ce Zhang, Alex H Pai, Shengkui Gao, Rungrot Kitsomboonloha, Shatam Agarwal, Vehbi Calayir, Chaohao Wang, Steven N Hanna, Pei-En Chang
  • Patent number: 11976312
    Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing Rebaudioside C using an enzymatic method, comprising using rubusoside or dulcoside A as a substrate, and making the substrate, in the presence of a glycosyl donor, react under the catalysis of UDP-glycosyltransferase-containing recombinant cell and/or UDP-glycosyltransferase prepared therefrom to generate Rebaudioside C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Tao, Guoqing Li, Wenxia Wang, Leilei Zheng, Chunlei Zhu, Xiaoliang Liang, Kuikiu Chan
  • Patent number: 11978197
    Abstract: An inspection method includes comparing an inspection image of an inspection object to a reference image of a reference object, recognizing at least one inspection part in the inspection image and at least one reference part in the reference image, wherein the inspection part and the reference part correspond to each other, registering the inspection image onto the reference image using the inspection part and the reference part and providing a set of registration data, and checking for at least one error using the inspection image, the reference image, and the set of registration data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Nadine Sessinghaus, Michael Helmberger, Alex Conway
  • Patent number: 11978869
    Abstract: A battery pack connection system includes a first battery pack, a second battery pack, and a battery receptacle. Each of the first and second battery packs includes a first guide slot, a second guide slot, and an electrical connector slot. The second battery pack has a power capacity and a width greater than the first battery pack. The battery receptacle defines an elongate passage sized and shaped to separately receive each of the first and second battery packs therein. The battery receptacle includes an electrical connector rail, a first guide rail sized and shaped to cooperatively engage the first guide slot of each of the first and second battery packs, and a second guide rail sized and shaped to cooperatively engage the second guide slot of each of the first and second battery packs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Glen R. Chartier, Seth B. Bullock, Billy Odon M. Yrad, Jr., Alex J. Wall, Tony Le, Scott Kruepke
  • Patent number: 11976313
    Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing rebaudioside N using an enzymatic method, comprising using rebaudioside A or rebaudioside J as a substrate, and making the substrate, in the presence of a glycosyl donor, react under the catalysis of a UDP-glycosyl-transferase and/or a UDP-glycosyltransferase-containing recombinant cell to generate rebaudioside N.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Tao, Guoqing Li, Wenxia Wang, Leilei Zheng, Chunlei Zhu, Xiaoliang Liang, Kuikiu Chan
  • Patent number: 11975036
    Abstract: Methods for treating ovarian cancer comprising: administering to a patient and effective amount of a cannabis extract comprising CBD wherein preferably the cannabis extract is administered via a mucosal formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: Ecofibre USA Inc., The University of Newcastle
    Inventors: Alexandra M. Capano, Pradeep Singh Tanwar, Alex Nance
  • Patent number: 11977786
    Abstract: A plurality of computing devices are communicatively coupled to each other via a network, and each of the plurality of computing devices is operably coupled to one or more of a plurality of storage devices. The computing devices may use local caches in a coherent manner when accessing the plurality of storage devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Weka.IO Ltd.
    Inventors: Maor Ben Dayan, Omri Palmon, Liran Zvibel, Kanael Arditti, Artemy Voikhansky, Alex Goltman
  • Patent number: 11978915
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a combustion-powered fastener driving tool fuel cell adapter for a fuel cell for a combustion-powered fastener driving tool, wherein the adapter is configured to reduce the chance of the adapter popping off of a sealing member attached to a fuel cell, wherein the adapter is configured to reduce the chance of the adapter untwisting from the sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Ninad C. Maniar, Michael S. Popovich, Alex D. Makeyev
  • Patent number: 11977523
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to facilitating performing data extraction via efficient extraction rule matching. Generally, an extraction rule can be determined to match an event based on a two-step process. In particular, initially, a determination that a set of fixed substrings associated with the extraction rule matches fixed substrings of the event can be made. Based on fixed substring match, a determination can be made that a set of fields associated with the extraction rule matches fields of the event. In such a case, the extraction rule can be deemed to match the event and used to extract values from the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Li Li, Zi Liang Chen, Gang Tao, Dinesh Sharma, Alex Cain
  • Patent number: 11978461
    Abstract: An encoding and decoding method for digital audio watermarking and data hiding in transient acoustic content is disclosed. The audio signal is segmented into overlapping frames and each frame is decomposed into frequency bands. A special transient detector is used to detect frames characterized by transient audio signals (rapidly rising signal amplitude envelope and a relatively broadband spectrum with rapidly evolving spectral content, such as speech fricatives, drum beats, etc.). Frames falling on or containing transients are detected and encoded with binary watermark data by unconditionally hard-modulating the signal frequency band signals according to rules determined by the value of the respective associated binary data bits of the watermark data and without reference to the characteristics of the watermarked band signals. The method is undetectable by human listeners and unusually resistant to the degrading effects of acoustic reverberation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Inventor: Alex Radzishevsky
  • Patent number: 11978162
    Abstract: Systems and methods applicable, for instance, to using continuous levels of detail (CLODs) in connection with computer graphic models. Distinct levels of detail (LODs) can be generated, floating point LOD (fLOD) values can be calculated, and interpolated LODs can be generated. Further, LOD display can occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
    Inventors: John Brooks, Shawn Best, Alex Pepper, Mike Krazanowski, Douglas E. Snyder
  • Patent number: 11977598
    Abstract: The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for preparing notes stored in a user repository. A method includes, at a user device having memory and one or more processors, generating based on content previously stored in a note, a note preview including note identifying information, and causing presentation, via the user device, of the note preview including the note identifying information. The method includes, responsive to user selection of the note preview, causing presentation, via the user device, of the note associated with the note preview. The method also includes while displaying the note associated with the note preview, receiving user input to include additional content in the note, and responsive to the user input to include additional content in the note, modifying the note and the note preview based on the additional content. The method further includes storing the note in the user repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Bending Spoons S.p.A.
    Inventors: Phil Libin, Phil Constantinou, Dmitry Stavisky, Alex Pachikov, Pavel Skaldin, Andrew Sinkov, Jakob Bignert
  • Patent number: D1026157
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: OHIO ORDNANCE WORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert W. Landies, III, Brent A. Susnik, Alex R. Cooper, Thomas M. Hardman