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).

  • Dopant metrology with information feedforward and feedback
    Patent number: 8535957
    Abstract: The present invention may include a first dopant metrology system configured to measure a first plurality of values of at least one parameter of a wafer, an ion implanter configured to implant a plurality of ions into the wafer, a second dopant metrology system configured to measure a second plurality of values of at least one parameter of the wafer following ion implantation of the wafer by the implanter, wherein the first dopant metrology system and the second dopant metrology system are communicatively coupled, an annealer configured to anneal the wafer following ion implantation, and a third dopant metrology system configured to measure a third plurality of values of at least one parameter of the wafer following annealing of the wafer by the annealer, wherein the second dopant metrology system and the third dopant metrology system are communicatively coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: KLA-Tencor Corporation
    Inventors: Alex Salnik, Bin-Ming Benjamin Tsai, Lena Nicolaides
  • System and method for facilitating emergency calling from a remote terminal
    Patent number: 8537974
    Abstract: A system and method to expedite special number calls from a remote terminal that employs call control system comprising a control module and a translations database and is connected to the trunk group between the remote terminal and the local switching office. The translations database maintains translations for its associated remote terminal special number calls, including, but not limited to, 9-1-1 calls. When the call control system recognizes a special number call, it performs a look up in its translation database using the line ID as a key and substitutes a destination number for the special number and a calling line telephone number for the line ID. The call control system forwards the call to the local switching office, which treats the call as a trunk-to-trunk call. Advantageously, one (or more) trunk of the trunk group may be reserved solely for special number calls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Intrado, Inc.
    Inventor: Alex Montoya
  • Techniques for providing information regarding software components for a user-defined context
    Patent number: 8539473
    Abstract: Techniques are described for providing information about installation states of software components using an interactive object. Information regarding one or more classifications is received. Each of the classifications indicates a different installation state. At least a portion of the information is displayed in a first area of the interactive object. A selectable element is included in the interactive object which, when selected, causes performance of an action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael LaManna, Alex Aben-Athar Kipman, Erik Neuenschwander, Letha Radebaugh
  • Skid shoe assembly for loading and transporting large structures
    Patent number: 8534213
    Abstract: A system comprising a floating vessel comprising a deck having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis; a plurality of support structures in an array spaced along the longitudinal axis and the lateral axis; a plurality of lateral support members spanning a lateral distance between adjacent support structures; a plurality of longitudinal support members spanning a longitudinal distance between adjacent support structures; a skid beam resting on the plurality of lateral support members and the plurality of longitudinal support members; and a skid shoe resting on the skid beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: James Scott Chitwood, David Alex Knoll, Edward Stephen Piter, William Michael Pritchett, Roy Keith Smith, Wilbert Ray Ulbricht
  • System and method for accessing data in an external virtual memory
    Patent number: 8539172
    Abstract: A method is provided for accessing data in an external virtual memory. A host receives from a storage manager a created handle for autonomous access of a volume. The volume forms part of accessible volumes in the virtual memory. The host autonomously provisions the handle to a selected volume from among the accessible volumes, and the host accesses the selected volume through the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Infinidat Ltd.
    Inventor: Alex Winokur
  • Pressure sensitive stylus for a digitizer
    Patent number: 8536471
    Abstract: A pressure sensitive stylus, comprises a movable tip that recedes within a housing of the stylus in response to user applied contact pressure, wherein a displacement of the tip along an axis on which it recedes is a function of the applied contact pressure, and an optical sensor enclosed within the housing for optically sensing the displacement of the tip and for providing output in response to the sensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: N-trig Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuval Stern, Rafi Zachut, Yonatan Tzafrir, Eytan Mann, Oran Tamir, Alex Kalmanovich
  • Method and apparatus to select a parameter/mode based on a measurement during an initialization period
    Patent number: 8537577
    Abstract: A power supply includes an energy transfer element coupled between an input and an output. A switch is coupled to an input of the energy transfer element. A threshold detection circuit includes in an integrated circuit coupled to measure a signal from a resistive external circuit coupled between fourth and first external terminals of the integrated circuit during an initialization period after the fourth external terminal has been charged to a supply threshold value. A regulator circuit is coupled between second and fourth external terminals of the integrated circuit. The regulator circuit is coupled to charge the fourth external terminal to the supply threshold value during the initialization period. A selection circuit is coupled to the threshold detection circuit to select a parameter/mode of the integrated circuit in response to the measured signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Power Integrations, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex B. Djenguerian, Robert J. Mayell, Kent Wong
  • Managing digital rights for multiple assets in an envelope
    Patent number: 8539543
    Abstract: Techniques enable building a collection of data that defines an asset, with the data possibly having differing data types. These techniques are then capable of assigning arbitrary policy to that asset, regardless of which data types are present within the asset. In addition, these techniques enable packaging of this first asset with one or more additional assets in a self-contained envelope. Each asset within the envelope may similarly include data of differing data types. Furthermore, each of these assets may be assigned a policy that may be different than the policy assigned to the first asset. This envelope, or a collection of envelopes, may then be provided to a content-consuming device to consume the assets in accordance with each asset's specified policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Patrik Schnell, Clifford P. Strom, Kedarnath A. Dubhashi, Daniel Rosenstein, Mark L Beaubien, Alex McKelvey, Alexandre V. Grigorovitch, Anand Paka, Satvir Randhawa
  • METHOD FOR FUELING AN ENGINE AT START
    Publication number: 20130238227
    Abstract: A method for improving starting of an engine that may be repeatedly stopped and started is presented. In one example, fuel injection timing is selectively adjusted based on engine stop position and amount of time the engine is stopped. The method may improve engine starting and lower engine noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alex O'Connor Gibson, Jeffrey Allen Doering, John Eric Rollinger
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE POWERTRAIN
    Publication number: 20130238204
    Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling a vehicle powertrain that may be automatically stopped and started are presented. In one example, a method adjusts a position of a transmission clutch in response to battery current during engine cranking. The method may reduce clutch wear and improve vehicle launch from a stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Felix Nedorezov, Hong Jiang, Alex O'Connor Gibson, Matthew John Shelton, Roger Lyle Huffmaster
  • Bromelain proteinases (Bromelainases) as chemotherapeutic agents in treating and/or preventing various types of cancer in a mammal
    Publication number: 20130236445
    Abstract: A method for treating and/or preventing various types of human cancer and neoplastic diseases which is comprised of the administration thereto of an effective amount of Bromelain extract derived from Ananas Comosus and such proteins as ananase, bromelain, comosain, extranase, Inflamen, traumanase, and/or a mixture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: Garfield Medical Group
    Inventors: Benedict Schue Liao, Alex B. Liao, Austin Lewis Liao, Judy Fu-Chuan Li-Liao, Burton Arthur Liao, Justin Liao, Edward Regean Liao, Robert Liao, Lily Liao, Susan Su-Hsin Tung-Liao, Stanley Leo, Susan Joan Liao-Nieng, Su-Lien Liao-Chen, Ludwig Schue Liao
  • BICYCLIC HETEROCYCLE DERIVATIVES FOR THE TREATMENT OF PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
    Publication number: 20130237519
    Abstract: Bicyclic heterocyclic derivatives of formula I useful in inhibiting PDGF receptor mediated biological activity. wherein A is and R1, R1a, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and X are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventors: Ian Bruce, Sylvie Chamoin, Stephen Paul Collingwood, Pascal Furet, Vikki Furminger, Diana Janus, Sarah Lewis, Jon Christopher Loren, Valentina Molteni, Alex Michael Saunders, Duncan Shaw, Lilya Sviridenko, Christopher Thomson, Ryan West, Vince Yeh
  • TRIMMER AND DOUBLE ACTING BLADE ASSEMBLIES FOR TRIMMERS
    Publication number: 20130232796
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a pair of blades, one or both of which is adapted to be reciprocated along a longitudinal axis, comprises a first blade and a second blade, each blade having a cutting edge extending along a portion of the blade length. The cutting edge includes a series of teeth. A width of each blade is stepwise reduced along the cutting edge to the distal end so that one or more teeth from the series of teeth has a cutting surface that is receded relative to a tooth from the series of teeth that is closer to the proximal end. The teeth of the series of teeth are uniformly oriented relative to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventor: ALEX NIKAS
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PUBLICLY PROVIDING WEB CONTENT OF A TENANT USING A MULTI-TENANT ON-DEMAND DATABASE SERVICE
    Publication number: 20130239228
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for publicly providing web content of a tenant using a multi-tenant on-demand database service. These mechanisms and methods for publicly providing web content of a tenant using a multi-tenant on-demand database service can allow the web content to be published by a tenant using the multi-tenant on-demand database service for use by non-tenants of the multi-tenant on-demand database service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc
    Inventors: Bulent Cinarkaya, Steven Tamm, Jayesh Sureshchandra, Alex Warshavsky, Irandi Upeka Bulumulla, Benjamin Fry, Kenneth Douglas Scott, David Brooks
  • APPARATUS FOR EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20130237896
    Abstract: The invention describes an apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment with a dialyzer which is separated by a semipermeable membrane in to a first and second chamber (29, 30), wherein the first chamber (29) is arrange in a dialysate pathway and the second chamber (30) is connectable to the blood circulation of a patient by means of a blood supply conduit (32) and a blood return conduit (31), an inlet (20) for fresh dialysate, an outlet (30) for spent dialysate, a measuring device (37) arranged in the outlet (36), wherein said measuring device (37) has at least one radiation source consisting of several light sources (1) for electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: B. Braun Avitum AG
    Inventors: Joern Meibaum, Stefan Moll, Alex Castellarnau
  • ON-DEMAND DATABASE SERVICE SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONDITIONALLY ALLOWING AN APPLICATION OF AN ENTITY ACCESS TO DATA OF ANOTHER ENTITY
    Publication number: 20130238660
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for conditionally allowing an application of an entity access to data of another entity in an on-demand database service. These mechanisms and methods for conditionally allowing an application of an entity access to data of another entity in an on-demand database service can enable embodiments to limit such access to the data, as desired. Furthermore, embodiments of such mechanisms and methods may provide additional security when sharing data among different subscribers to an on-demand database service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc
    Inventors: Lexi Viripaeff, Vinod Mehra, Alex Warshavsky, Nate Horne, Peter J. Dapkus
  • PROCESS FOR EXTRACTING ALUMINUM FROM ALUMINOUS ORES
    Publication number: 20130233130
    Abstract: There is provided a method for extracting aluminum ions from argillite. The process comprises leaching the argillite with an acid such as HCl so as to obtain a composition comprising the aluminum ions and iron ions; at least partially removing the iron ions from the composition by substantially selectively precipitating the iron ions by adding a base and at least partially removing the precipitated iron ions so as to obtain an Al-rich composition; and optionally purifying the Al-rich composition by adding a base for substantially selectively precipitating the aluminum ions, by means of a hollow fiber membrane, or by a liquid-liquid extraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventors: Richard Boudreault, Serge Alex, Fabienne Biasotto, Joël Fournier
  • USER INPUT USING PROXIMITY SENSING
    Publication number: 20130234970
    Abstract: A device is described which enables users to interact with software running on the device through gestures made in an area adjacent to the device. In an embodiment, a portable computing device has proximity sensors arranged on an area of its surface which is not a display, such as on the sides of the device. These proximity sensors define an area of interaction adjacent to the device. User gestures in this area of interaction are detected by creating sensing images from data received from each of the sensors and then analyzing sequences of these images to detect gestures. The detected gestures may be mapped to particular inputs to a software program running on the device and therefore a user can control the operation of the program through gestures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen E. Hodges, Alex Butler, Shahram Izadi, Malcolm Hall
  • Mask system
    Patent number: 8528561
    Abstract: A mask includes a shroud; a cushion module that engages the shroud, the cushion module including a frame and a full-face cushion adapted to engage the patient's face generally along nasal bridge, cheek, and chin regions of the patient's face, the frame at least partly defining a breathing chamber; an elbow connected to the frame in a releasable and rotatable manner, the elbow being adapted to be connected to an air delivery tube to deliver breathable gas to the patient; and headgear removably attachable to the shroud, wherein: the frame includes an opening, the elbow including a distal end releasably inserted into the opening of the frame with a snap-fit, thereby connecting the elbow to the frame, whereby the connection between the elbow and the frame also maintains the shroud in engagement with the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Eva Ng, David James Lockwood, Jamie Graeme Wehbeh, Zoran Valcic, Errol Savio Alex D'Souza, Matthew Eves, Mahsita Sari
  • Construction and manufacturing method for a sensor of a thermal flow measuring device
    Patent number: 8529127
    Abstract: Thermal flow measuring device and method for the manufacture of a thermal flow measuring device with a spacer having a first cavity for accommodating a resistance thermometer, wherein the spacer has at least a first planar area, which faces the first cavity, and a second cavity, through which the resistance thermometer can be pressed by means of a hold-down onto the first planar area of the spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Alex Pfau, Martin Barth, Tobias Baur