Patents by Inventor Alex Yu

Alex Yu 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: 20210147017
    Abstract: A legged robot may seek to operate according to a target gait. The legged robot may include leg members and leg joints. Possibly based on the target gait and state of the legged robot, an ordered list of gait controllers may be obtained. The gait controllers in the ordered list may define respective gaits of the legged robot, and may include respective validity checks and output parameters for the respective gaits. The ordered list may begin with a target gait controller that defines the target gait. The ordered list may be traversed in order from the target gait controller until a validity check associated with a particular gait controller passes. The legged robot may be instructed to actuate the leg members and/or leg joints according to output parameters of the particular gait controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Boston Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Swilling, Eric Whitman, Stephen Berard, Alfred Anthony Rizzi, Alex Yu Khripin, Gina Christine Fay
  • Publication number: 20210137903
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating prostate cancer including castrate resistant prostate cancer, metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer and non-metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer with an approved drug product containing an anti-androgen selected from the group consisting of enzalutamide, apalutamide and darolutamide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Caly Chien, Maura Erba, Meike Van Uffel, Alex Yu, Anasuya Hazra
  • Publication number: 20210128541
    Abstract: Described herein are methods of treating non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in subjects with severe hepatic impairment with androgen receptor inhibitors, including but not limited to, 4-[7-(6-cyano-5-trifluoromethylpyridin-3-yl)-8-oxo-6-thioxo-5,7-diazaspiro[3.4]oct-5-yl]-2-fluoro-N-methylbenzamide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Caly Chien, Peter Hellemans, Alex Yu
  • Publication number: 20210136020
    Abstract: An online system receives information describing one or more interactions by each of a set of online system users with an entity having a presence in the online system, in which the information includes a geographic location of each user stored in a corresponding user profile. The online system determines multiple polygons defined at different geographic granularities, in which each polygon includes a region on a geographic map. A score is computed for each polygon based on a number of the set of users who interacted with the entity and who have a geographic location within the polygon, as well as a total number of users having a geographic location within the polygon. A polygon is selected based on the scores and a geographic location for the entity is inferred for the entity as the selected polygon at the geographic granularity of the selected polygon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Alex Yu Liao
  • Patent number: 10945891
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for insertion into a human or animal cavity, the device comprising an internally wearable plug comprising a pharmaceutically active composition; an externally wearable anchor element; and a sheath joining the plug to the anchor element such 5 that a wearer's finger can be received in the sheath to assist insertion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Calla Lily Personal Care Limited
    Inventor: (Alex) Yu Sing Hooi
  • Publication number: 20200268959
    Abstract: An example peritoneal dialysis system is disclosed. The example peritoneal dialysis system includes an automated peritoneal dialysis (“APD”) machine configured to remove ultrafiltrate (“UF”) from a patient and record how much UF has been removed. The APD machine operates according to a prescription to remove the UF. The system also includes a server in communication with the APD machine. The server analyzes the UF data to determine if the prescription is to be modified to compensate for changes to the patient's renal function or renal transport characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Alex A. Yu, James Grayson, Robert W. Childers
  • Patent number: 10704570
    Abstract: An example robot includes movable members, a hydraulic system including at least (i) hydraulic actuators configured to operate the movable members, and (ii) a source of hydraulic fluid, and a controller. The controller may be configured to: determine a task to be performed by the robot, where the task includes a plurality of phases; cause hydraulic fluid having a first pressure level to flow from the source to the hydraulic actuators for the robot to perform a first phase of the plurality of phases of the task; based on a second phase of the task, determine a second pressure level for the hydraulic fluid; and adjust, based on the second pressure level, operation of the hydraulic system before the robot begins the second phase of the task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Boston Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary John Jackowski, Alex Yu Khripin, Alfred Anthony Rizzi
  • Patent number: 10688667
    Abstract: The disclosure provides systems and methods for mitigating slip of a robot appendage. In one aspect, a method for mitigating slip of a robot appendage includes (i) receiving an input from one or more sensors, (ii) determining, based on the received input, an appendage position of the robot appendage, (iii) determining a filter position for the robot appendage, (iv) determining a distance between the appendage position and the filter position, (v) determining, based on the distance, a force to apply to the robot appendage, (vi) causing one or more actuators to apply the force to the robot appendage, (vii) determining whether the distance is greater than a threshold distance, and (viii) responsive to determining that the distance is greater than the threshold distance, the control system adjusting the filter position to a position, which is the threshold distance from the appendage position, for use in a next iteration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Boston Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Berard, Alex Yu Khripin, Benjamin Swilling
  • Publication number: 20200121842
    Abstract: A system for performing a dialysis treatment includes a dialysis fluid machine; a disposable dialysis fluid carrying member operable with the dialysis fluid machine; and a venting filter provided by the disposable member, the venting filter positioned and arranged to be coupled along with the disposable member to the dialysis fluid machine to perform the dialysis treatment and to vent air from the disposable member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Robert W. Childers, Richard Avoy, John Booras, Joseph H. Bowman, Paul Grippo, Andrew D. Hopping, David Howard, Jeffrey W. Jerrell, Benjamin Kellam, Brian Lauman, Sherwin Shang, David Vescovi, Tahua Yang, Alex Yu
  • Patent number: 10583272
    Abstract: Catheter shaft handles and deflection actuators are disclosed. The actuators include at least one pull wire guide wall and a means for anchoring the proximal portion of a pull wire or of a fiber attached to a pull wire. Each actuator is pivotable relative to the catheter handle housing, and may comprise at least one boss for pivoting the actuator relative to the catheter handle housing. The actuators transfer rotational motion based upon user input on a boss into longitudinal motion of a pull wire. The actuators may include a tensioning mechanism comprising a tension adjustment pin and a pin block, wherein the tension adjustment pin is rotatably attached to the pin block to enable adjustment of tension in a pull wire (e.g., during assembly of the catheter handle).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Yu, Stephen W. Evans, Genevieve L. Gallagher, Troy T. Tegg
  • Patent number: 10525184
    Abstract: A dialysis system includes a disposable cassette including a flexible sheet and a plurality of dialysis fluid pathways, a plurality of actuators operable with the flexible sheet to direct dialysis fluid through the plurality of dialysis fluid pathways, and a controller configured to (i) determine at least one limitation of the plurality of dialysis fluid pathways, (ii) generate a flow schedule indicating how dialysis fluid should be directed through the plurality of dialysis fluid pathways in accordance with the at least one limitation, and (iii) control the plurality of actuators so that dialysis fluid is pumped through the plurality of dialysis fluid pathways according to the flow schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventors: Robert W. Childers, Richard Avoy, John Booras, Joseph H. Bowman, Jr., Paul Grippo, Andrew D. Hopping, David Howard, Jeffrey W. Jerrell, Benjamin Kellam, Brian Lauman, Sherwin Shang, David Vescovi, Tahua Yang, Alex Yu
  • Publication number: 20190344845
    Abstract: A legged robot may seek to operate according to a target gait. The legged robot may include leg members and leg joints. Possibly based on the target gait and state of the legged robot, an ordered list of gait controllers may be obtained. The gait controllers in the ordered list may define respective gaits of the legged robot, and may include respective validity checks and output parameters for the respective gaits. The ordered list may begin with a target gait controller that defines the target gait. The ordered list may be traversed in order from the target gait controller until a validity check associated with a particular gait controller passes. The legged robot may be instructed to actuate the leg members and/or leg joints according to output parameters of the particular gait controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Boston Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Swilling, Eric Whitman, Stephen Berard, Alfred Anthony Rizzi, Alex Yu Khripin, Gina Christine Fay
  • Patent number: 10399621
    Abstract: A legged robot may seek to operate according to a target gait. The legged robot may include leg members and leg joints. Possibly based on the target gait and state of the legged robot, an ordered list of gait controllers may be obtained. The gait controllers in the ordered list may define respective gaits of the legged robot, and may include respective validity checks and output parameters for the respective gaits. The ordered list may begin with a target gait controller that defines the target gait. The ordered list may be traversed in order from the target gait controller until a validity check associated with a particular gait controller passes. The legged robot may be instructed to actuate the leg members and/or leg joints according to output parameters of the particular gait controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Boston Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Swilling, Eric Whitman, Stephen Berard, Alfred Anthony Rizzi, Alex Yu Khripin, Gina Christine Fay
  • Publication number: 20190211476
    Abstract: A fiber includes an elongated member and refractive index contrast domains dispersed within the elongated member. The elongated member includes at least one polymer having a transmittance of infrared radiation at a wavelength of 9.5??? of at least about 40%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Yi CUI, Peter B. CATRYSSE, Jun CHEN, Shanhui FAN, Po-Chun HSU, Yucan PENG, Alex Yu SONG
  • Publication number: 20190210673
    Abstract: A legged robot may seek to operate according to a target gait. The legged robot may include leg members and leg joints. Possibly based on the target gait and state of the legged robot, an ordered list of gait controllers may be obtained. The gait controllers in the ordered list may define respective gaits of the legged robot, and may include respective validity checks and output parameters for the respective gaits. The ordered list may begin with a target gait controller that defines the target gait. The ordered list may be traversed in order from the target gait controller until a validity check associated with a particular gait controller passes. The legged robot may be instructed to actuate the leg members and/or leg joints according to output parameters of the particular gait controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Boston Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Swilling, Eric Whitman, Stephen Berard, Alfred Anthony Rizzi, Alex Yu Khripin, Gina Christine Fay
  • Patent number: 10266220
    Abstract: A legged robot may seek to operate according to a target gait. The legged robot may include leg members and leg joints. Possibly based on the target gait and state of the legged robot, an ordered list of gait controllers may be obtained. The gait controllers in the ordered list may define respective gaits of the legged robot, and may include respective validity checks and output parameters for the respective gaits. The ordered list may begin with a target gait controller that defines the target gait. The ordered list may be traversed in order from the target gait controller until a validity check associated with a particular gait controller passes. The legged robot may be instructed to actuate the leg members and/or leg joints according to output parameters of the particular gait controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Boston Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Swilling, Eric Whitman, Stephen Berard, Alfred Anthony Rizzi, Alex Yu Khripin, Gina Christine Fay
  • Publication number: 20190073607
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes a system building a first machine-learning module and one or more secondary machine-learning modules for operating with an application. The first and second modules may be configured to utilize, in operation, particular types of processing hardware, respectively. The system may receive from a client device a request to download the application, and in response send to the device the application with the first module. The system may then receive another request to download a selected one of the secondary modules, which may be selected based on a determination by the application running on the device that the associated type of processing hardware is available. In response, the system may send the selected module to the device. The application may be configured to selectively use the first module or the selected module to perform an operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Yangqing Jia, Hsiu-Tung Alex Yu, Joel Curtis McCall, Frank James Eisenhart, III, Andrew M. Rogers
  • Publication number: 20190063468
    Abstract: An example robot includes movable members, a hydraulic system including at least (i) hydraulic actuators configured to operate the movable members, and (ii) a source of hydraulic fluid, and a controller. The controller may be configured to: determine a task to be performed by the robot, where the task includes a plurality of phases; cause hydraulic fluid having a first pressure level to flow from the source to the hydraulic actuators for the robot to perform a first phase of the plurality of phases of the task; based on a second phase of the task, determine a second pressure level for the hydraulic fluid; and adjust, based on the second pressure level, operation of the hydraulic system before the robot begins the second phase of the task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Boston Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary John Jackowski, Alex Yu Khripin, Alfred Anthony Rizzi
  • Publication number: 20190054965
    Abstract: A legged robot may seek to operate according to a target gait. The legged robot may include leg members and leg joints. Possibly based on the target gait and state of the legged robot, an ordered list of gait controllers may be obtained. The gait controllers in the ordered list may define respective gaits of the legged robot, and may include respective validity checks and output parameters for the respective gaits. The ordered list may begin with a target gait controller that defines the target gait. The ordered list may be traversed in order from the target gait controller until a validity check associated with a particular gait controller passes. The legged robot may be instructed to actuate the leg members and/or leg joints according to output parameters of the particular gait controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Swilling, Eric Whitman, Stephen Berard, Alfred Anthony Rizzi, Alex Yu Khripin, Gina Christine Fay
  • Publication number: 20190008217
    Abstract: A method of regulating a temperature of a human body includes: (1) providing an article of clothing including a textile, wherein the textile includes at least one porous layer including a polyolefin; and (2) placing the article of clothing adjacent to the human body. The porous layer has pores having an average pore size in a range of 50 nm and 1000 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Yi Cui, Shanhui Fan, Po-Chun Hsu, Alex Yu Song, Peter B. Catrysse, Yucan Peng