Patents by Inventor Alex Chen

Alex Chen 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: 20240122547
    Abstract: A human-body-signal collection device (10). The human-body-signal collection device (10) includes a reference electrode (210), a first electrode (220) and a second electrode (230), an adjusting and generating device (30), a first collection device (40), and a first feedback device (50). The first electrode (220) outputs the first signal. The second electrode (230) outputs the second signal. The adjusting and generating device (30) is connected to the reference electrode (210) to output a reference signal to the reference electrode (210). The first collection device (40) collects the first signal and the second signal, and generates a first potential-difference signal based on the first signal and the second signal. The first feedback device (50) is connected to the first collection device (40) and the adjusting and generating device respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: ZHUO-BIAO HE, JUN TIAN, YI-FENG CHEN, DUN ALEX LI
  • Patent number: 11944879
    Abstract: Embodiments of an iron-type golf club head comprising an L-shaped faceplate configured for flexibility are described herein. The L-shaped faceplate comprises a strike face portion and a sole return that wraps around a leading edge of the golf club head. In some embodiments, the L-shaped faceplate further comprises a top rail extension and a toe extension that extend to the peripheries of the golf club head. The golf club head comprises a rear body configured to receive the L-shaped faceplate to form a hollow interior cavity. The rear body comprises a sole ledge configured to receive the sole return. In some embodiments, the golf club head further comprises a weight pad that overhangs a portion of the sole return. In some embodiments, the golf club head further comprises dynamic lofting features that increase the bending in the rear body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Alex G. Woodward, Ryan M. Stokke, Xiaojian Chen, Suraj Megharaja
  • Patent number: 11938932
    Abstract: Systems and methods for self-driving collision prevention are presented. The system comprises a self-driving vehicle safety system, having one or more sensors in communication with a control system. The control system is configured determine safety fields and instruct the sensors to scan a region corresponding to the safety fields. The control system determines exclusion regions, and omits the exclusion regions from the safety field. The safety system may also include capability reduction parameters that can be used to constrain the drive system of the vehicle, for example, by restricting turning radius and speed in accordance with the safety fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Lord, Ryan Christopher Gariepy, Peiyi Chen, Michael Irvine, Alex Bencz
  • Patent number: 11938475
    Abstract: In an example of the method, a functionalized coating layer is applied in depressions of a patterned flow cell substrate. The depressions are separated by interstitial regions. A primer is grafted to the functionalized coating layer to form a grafted functionalized coating layer in the depressions. A hydrogel is applied on at least the grafted functionalized coating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: Ilumina, Inc., Illumina Cambridge Limited
    Inventors: Hongji Ren, Jonathan Mark Boutell, John A. Moon, M. Shane Bowen, Alex Nemiroski, Gary Mark Skinner, Kenny Chen
  • Publication number: 20240070749
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an artificial intelligence approach to digital content recommendation where the recommendation mechanics differ based on the amount of information available. In one aspect, a user is identified as an above-threshold user who has consumed at least a threshold number of digital artifacts or a below-threshold user who has consumed fewer digital artifacts and different recommendation engines are used for above-threshold users and below-threshold users. In another aspect, users are bifurcated into low-data users and high-data users. For high-data users, digital artifacts are directly selected, and for low-data users, digital artifacts are indirectly selected by first selecting a digital artifact property criteria and then selecting digital artifacts that satisfy the selected digital artifact property criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Kexin CHEN, Madelyn Johnston, Dongwoo Kang, Brian Nguyen, Hannah Boulakia, Alex Brandimarte, Viktor Iakovenko, Behrad Borhani, Sarah Spear
  • Patent number: 11351636
    Abstract: The invention discloses a laser engraving machine, comprising a casing, a processing platform, a laser engraving head, a laser emitter, and a red light projector, the platform is disposed in the casing, and has a lateral moving trajectory and a longitudinal moving trajectory; the longitudinal trajectory is disposed on one side of the platform, the lateral trajectory is spanned thereon; one end of the lateral trajectory is connected with the longitudinal trajectory, the other is engaged with the platform side; the head is disposed on the lateral trajectory and can move along it. The invention has reasonable structure and convenient use. By adding a working panel, the device can process hard and soft material products, meeting more requirements; by changing the external fan to the built-in fan and smoke exhaust chamber, the installation is simple, the exhaust effect is better, while the proportion of damage during transportation is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Banyan Imports Corporation
    Inventor: Alex Chen
  • Patent number: 11141285
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an orthopedic device and method for carpal fusion that provides bone to bone compression and multiple fixation points to decrease multiple degrees of freedom and motion of carpal bones. The device is biocompatible, resistant to corrosion, and sufficient in mechanical strength. Bone to bone compression and fixation points can be increased by using a first set of fasteners in a peripheral portion of the device to couple through the device into bone structure, and a second set of fasteners in a central portion of the device can be coupled through the device into the bone structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Baylor University
    Inventors: Connor Fisher, Zachary Collins, Alex Chen, Chad Regensberg, Tim Adeleye, Joshua Buckner
  • Publication number: 20210121986
    Abstract: The invention discloses a laser engraving machine, comprising a casing, a processing platform, a laser engraving head, a laser emitter, and a red light projector, the platform is disposed in the casing, and has a lateral moving trajectory and a longitudinal moving trajectory; the longitudinal trajectory is disposed on one side of the platform, the lateral trajectory is spanned thereon; one end of the lateral trajectory is connected with the longitudinal trajectory, the other is engaged with the platform side; the head is disposed on the lateral trajectory and can move along it. The invention has reasonable structure and convenient use. By adding a working panel, the device can process hard and soft material products, meeting more requirements; by changing the external fan to the built-in fan and smoke exhaust chamber, the installation is simple, the exhaust effect is better, while the proportion of damage during transportation is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventor: Alex Chen
  • Patent number: 10956960
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein, which utilize a combination of batch-processing and on-demand processing to provide recommendations, can include database(s) that store client data, item data, and executable code for composable algorithms that utilize the client data and/or the item data to provide recommendations. The system also includes a batch-process results data store that stores results of composable algorithms executed using batch-processing. Additionally, the system includes an algorithm engine that accepts calls to composable algorithms and output results thereof. The algorithm engine determines which called composable algorithms are designated as being executable using batch-processing, and which are designated as being executable using on-demand processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Stitch Fix, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Magnusson, LiKuan Alex Chen, Akshay Wadia
  • Publication number: 20200038195
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an orthopedic device and method for carpal fusion that provides bone to bone compression and multiple fixation points to decrease multiple degrees of freedom and motion of carpal bones. The device is biocompatible, resistant to corrosion, and sufficient in mechanical strength. Bone to bone compression and fixation points can be increased by using a first set of fasteners in a peripheral portion of the device to couple through the device into bone structure, and a second set of fasteners in a central portion of the device can be coupled through the device into the bone structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Connor Fisher, Zachary Collins, Alex Chen, Chad Regensberg, Tim Adeleye, Joshua Buckner
  • Publication number: 20190392504
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein, which utilize a combination of batch-processing and on-demand processing to provide recommendations, can include database(s) that store client data, item data, and executable code for composable algorithms that utilize the client data and/or the item data to provide recommendations. The system also includes a batch-process results data store that stores results of composable algorithms executed using batch-processing. Additionally, the system includes an algorithm engine that accepts calls to composable algorithms and output results thereof. The algorithm engine determines which called composable algorithms are designated as being executable using batch-processing, and which are designated as being executable using on-demand processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Magnusson, LiKuan Alex Chen, Akshay Wadia
  • Patent number: 10395301
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein, which utilize a combination of batch-processing and on-demand processing to provide recommendations, can include database(s) that store client data, item data, and executable code for composable algorithms that utilize the client data and/or the item data to provide recommendations. The system also includes a batch-process resultsP data store that stores results of composable algorithms executed using batch-processing. Additionally, the system includes an algorithm engine that accepts calls to composable algorithms and output results thereof. The algorithm engine determines which called composable algorithms are designated as being executable using batch-processing, and which are designated as being executable using on-demand processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Stitch Fix, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Magnusson, LiKuan Alex Chen, Akshay Wadia
  • Patent number: 10114272
    Abstract: An autofocus actuator for camera modules and control method thereof, the autofocus actuator incorporating a shape memory alloy wire as actuating element, at least 4 spheres as sliding aids, and including a return elastic element mounted between an autofocus housing and a lens carrier and exerting a force only in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: ACTUATOR SOLUTIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Yusuke Suzuki, Markus Koepfer, Romaric Peri, Tom Nicolaisen, Alex Chen
  • Patent number: 9897773
    Abstract: An auto-focus actuator unit including a lens carrier slidably received within a stationary housing frame for a reciprocating motion provided by an actuator is described. The housing frame being carried by a bottom plate provided with an opening, in correspondence with one or more lenses carried by the lens carrier, and with a dust barrier projecting towards the lens carrier and having such a height as to maintain a vertical overlap with the lens carrier over the whole travel of the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: ACTUATOR SOLUTIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Yusuke Suzuki, Ray Hu, Alex Chen
  • Publication number: 20170316485
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein, which utilize a combination of batch-processing and on-demand processing to provide recommendations, can include database(s) that store client data, item data, and executable code for composable algorithms that utilize the client data and/or the item data to provide recommendations. The system also includes a batch-process resultsP data store that stores results of composable algorithms executed using batch-processing. Additionally, the system includes an algorithm engine that accepts calls to composable algorithms and output results thereof. The algorithm engine determines which called composable algorithms are designated as being executable using batch-processing, and which are designated as being executable using on-demand processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Stitch Fix, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Magnusson, LiKuan Alex Chen, Akshay Wadia
  • Publication number: 20170299945
    Abstract: An autofocus actuator for camera modules and control method thereof, the autofocus actuator incorporating a shape memory alloy wire as actuating element, at least 4 spheres as sliding aids, and including a return elastic element mounted between an autofocus housing and a lens carrier and exerting a force only in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Yusuke SUZUKI, Markus KOEPFER, Romaric PERI, Tom NICOLAISEN, Alex CHEN
  • Patent number: 9646337
    Abstract: A first proximity-based device at a content player receives content modification data from a second proximity-based device within a product and/or a product package when the product or product package is placed within a proximity to the first proximity-based device. A processor at the content player performs modified playback of media content based on the content modification data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Chen, Evan Acosta, Edward Drake, Mark Arana
  • Patent number: 9619285
    Abstract: Provided is a method for managing operation requests using different resources. In one embodiment, a first queue is provided for operations which utilize a first resource of a first and second resource. A second queue is provided for operations which utilize the second resource. An operation is queued on the first queue until the first resource is acquired. The first resource is released if the second resource is not also acquired. The operation is queued on the second queue when the first resource is acquired but the second resource is not. In addition, the first resource is released until the operation acquires both the first resource and the second resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alex Chen, Angqin Bai, Theodore T. Harris, Jr.
  • Patent number: D845229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Bosch Automotive Products (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Alex Chen
  • Patent number: D878568
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Amedeon Healthcare Manufacturing Ltd.
    Inventors: Wing Chun Yim, Alex Chen