Patents by Inventor An Wu

An Wu 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).

  • LEAVE-ON COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING CELLULOSE MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20140234384
    Abstract: The compositions and methods of this invention relate to a leave-on skin care composition containing hydrophobic, linear cellulose particles having an average length of from about 1 to about 500 ?m, a particle aspect ratio from about 2 to about 25 and an average thickness of from about 1 to about 500 ?m; and a cosmetically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER COMPANIES, INC.
    Inventors: Patricia Bonner, Claudia Kaminski, Danielle Lima Lorenzetti, Prithwiraj Maitra, Juliana Salles Moscardi, Jeffrey M. Wu
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20140233537
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for sending and receiving downlink control information. The method comprises: discrete user-specific search space is determined, control channel resources corresponding to the discrete user-specific search spaces being distributed discretely; and the downlink control information on the discrete user-specific search space is sent. Through the disclosure, the diversity effect of sending physical downlink control information is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xin Wu, Bo Dai, Zhisong Zuo
  • Metal Fluoride Electrode Protection Layer and Method of Making Same
    Publication number: 20140234536
    Abstract: Modifications to the surface of an electrode and/or the surfaces of the electrode material can improve battery performance. For example, the modifications can improve the capacity, rate capability and long cycle stability of the electrode and/or may minimize undesirable catalytic effects. In one instance, metal-ion batteries can have an anode that is coated, at least in part, with a metal fluoride protection layer. The protection layer is preferably less than 100 nm in thickness. The anode material is fabricated according to methods that result in improved anode performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Wu Xu, Wei Wang, Zhenguo Yang, Jiguang Zhang, Daiwon Choi
  • Method and System for Halftoning Using Energy Minimization
    Publication number: 20140233069
    Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method includes generating a set of points via energy minimization to implement halftone seed pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Chai Wah Wu, Barry M. Trager, Mikel J. Stanich, Kartheek Chandu
  • HUMAN TISSUE FACTOR ANTIBODY AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140234304
    Abstract: The invention relates to a humanized form of an antibody capable of preventing tissue factor (coagulation factor F3) signaling but which does not interfere with Factor VII binding or FX binding to tissue factor and does not prolong coagulation time. The antibody of the invention is useful in treating conditions, such as tumor progression, in which the associated cells express tissue factor and tissue factor signaling occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Janssen Biotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Juan Carlos ALMAGRO, Glenn Mark Anderson, Ellen Chi, Christian Martinez, Gopalan Raghunathan, Ronald Swanson, Alexey Teplyakov, Kam-Fai Tse, Sheng-Jiun Wu, Hong Mimi Zhou
  • Method of Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Fabrication
    Publication number: 20140235050
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) is disclosed. The method includes providing a substrate and depositing a conductive layer on the substrate. A patterned hard mask and a catalyst layer are formed on the conductive layer. The method further includes growing a plurality of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) from the catalyst layer and etching the conductive layer by using the CNTs and the patterned hard mask as an etching mask to form metal features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ching-Fu Yeh, Hsiang-Huan Lee, Chao-Hsian Peng, Hsien-Chang Wu
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTEXTUAL RECOMMENDATIONS
    Publication number: 20140236879
    Abstract: A method and a system for making contextual recommendations to users on a network-based system. For example, activity associated with a user interacting with a network-based system is tracked. Based, at least in part, on the tracked user activity on the network-based system, a recommendation relationship type is selected. The recommendation relationship type can be either a substitute relationship type or a complement relationship type. A recommended object can be selected based at least in part on the recommendation relationship type and a first object accessed by the user interacting with the network-based system. A recommendation can be generated for the recommended object for presentation to the user interacting with the network-based system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Alvaro Bolivar, Xiaoyuan Wu, Jiaqian Zheng
  • NON-VOLATILE MEMORY
    Publication number: 20140231900
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory is provided. The non-volatile memory includes a oxide and polysilicon stack structure and charge storage layers. The oxide and polysilicon stack structure is disposed on a substrate. There are recesses in the substrate at two sides of the oxide and polysilicon stack structure. The oxide and polysilicon stack structure includes an oxide layer and a polysilicon layer. The oxide layer is disposed on the substrate, wherein there is an interface between the oxide layer and the substrate. The polysilicon layer is disposed on the oxide layer. The charge storage layers are disposed in the recesses and extend to a side wall of the oxide and polysilicon stack structure, and a top surface of each of the charge storage layers is higher than the interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guan-Wei Wu, I-Chen Yang, Yao-Wen Chang, Tao-Cheng Lu
  • CROSSLINKED POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE) INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBERS
    Publication number: 20140231722
    Abstract: An intermediate transfer member that includes a crosslinked poly(ether ether ketone) polymer, an optional conductive component, an optional polymer, and an optional release additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jin Wu
  • DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20140232755
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a driving circuit has a PCB, a transmitter disposed on the PCB for providing an input signal, first and second transmission lines disposed on the PCB and electrically coupled to the transmitter for transmitting the input signal, and a plurality of source drivers formed in a COF architecture disposed between the PCB and the display panel. The input signal is an encoded signal including first and second Gamma reference voltages control signals, and image data. The first and second Gamma reference voltages are transmitted by the PLC technology through the first and second transmission lines, respectively. The driving circuit is implemented with differential transmission of the Gamma voltages, the image data and the control signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Wang, Wen-Chiang Huang, Meng-Ju Wu, Rung-Yuan Chang, Chun-Fan Chung
  • ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY CAPABLE OF REDUCING PASSIVE MATRIX COUPLING EFFECT
    Publication number: 20140232628
    Abstract: An electrophoretic display capable of reducing passive matrix coupling effect includes an electrophoretic panel, a coupling capacitor group, a plurality of first scan lines, and a plurality of second scan lines. The electrophoretic panel includes a plurality of pixels. The coupling capacitor group includes a plurality of coupling capacitors. Each pixel of the plurality of pixels is coupled to a storage capacitor and corresponds to a coupling capacitor, the storage capacitor is coupled to a first scan line and a second scan line, the coupling capacitor is coupled to another first scan line and the second scan line, and the coupling capacitor is not coupled to any pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: SiPix Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan-Liang Wu, Chi-Mao Hung, Wei-Min Sun, Pei-Lin Tien, Chih-Yuan Hsu, Hsiao-Lung Cheng
  • Growing III-V Compound Semiconductors from Trenches Filled with Intermediate Layers
    Publication number: 20140235040
    Abstract: A method of forming an integrated circuit structure includes forming an insulation layer over at least a portion of a substrate; forming a plurality of semiconductor pillars over a top surface of the insulation layer. The plurality of semiconductor pillars is horizontally spaced apart by portions of the insulation layer. The plurality of semiconductor pillars is allocated in a periodic pattern. The method further includes epitaxially growing a III-V compound semiconductor film from top surfaces and sidewalls of the semiconductor pillars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Clement Hsingjen Wann, Chih-Hsin Ko, Cheng-Hsien Wu
  • THROMBOPOIETIN MIMETICS FOR THE TREATMENT OF RADIATION OR CHEMICAL INDUCED BONE MARROW INJURY
    Publication number: 20140234322
    Abstract: Disclosed are transgenic non-human mammals, which useful for the screening of thrombopoietin mimetics, thrombopoietin receptor agonists, or thrombopoietin receptor antagonists active on the human thrombopoietin receptor. The transgenic non-human mammal has a genome that comprises a stably integrated transgene construct comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding a humanized thrombopoietin receptor wherein said transgenic non-human mammal has a baseline blood platelet count corresponding to a physiological blood platelet count of a matched non-transgenic non-human mammal. The chimeric thrombopoietin receptor comprises either the transmembrane domain of a human thrombopoietin receptor or both the extracellular and transmembrane domains of a human thrombopoietin receptor operably coupled to a cytoplasmic domain of a non-human thrombopoietin receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
    Inventors: Yuhchyau CHEN, J.H. David WU, Jane L. LIESVELD
  • OPTICAL SENSOR APPARATUS AND IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS INTEGRATING MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS
    Publication number: 20140231625
    Abstract: An optical sensor apparatus includes an infrared light generating device, N first detection devices, a second detection device and a processing circuit. In addition to detecting infrared light, the N first detection devices further detect N different visible wavelength ranges, respectively. The second detection device is optically shielded from visible light and arranged for detecting infrared light. In a first sensing mode, the processing circuit obtains color information according to N first detection signals generated by the N first detection devices and a reference signal generated by the second detection device. In a second sensing mode, the N first detection devices and the second detection device generate (N+1) second detection signals when the infrared light generating device is activated, and generate (N+1) third detection signals when the infrared light generating device is deactivated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: EMINENT ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CORP. LTD.
    Inventors: TOM CHANG, Kao-Pin Wu, Shang-Ming Hung, Chih-Jen Fang, Cheng-Ta Chuang
  • Method And System For Sampling Rate Mismatch Correction Of Transmitting And Receiving Terminals
    Publication number: 20140233723
    Abstract: Disclosed in the invention is a method and system for sampling rate mismatch correction of transmitting and receiving terminals, which can obtain a high-precision sampling rate mismatch in real time, carry out sampling rate correction on transmitting and receiving terminal signals, and send the transmitting terminal signal and the receiving terminal signal that have the same sampling rate after corrected to an echo cancellation system to carry out echo cancellation. The present invention can improve the quality of echo cancellation, simplify the computation and reduce the cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Goertek, Inc
    Inventors: Shasha Lou, Bo Li, Xiaojie Wu
  • Transformable Clothing
    Publication number: 20140230120
    Abstract: A transformable article of clothing wearable by a person in a plurality of configurations. According to various embodiments, a transformable article of clothing comprises a central tubular portion coupled to a first member and a second member is configurable between a shawl and a scarf. In another embodiment, a transformable article of clothing comprises a first continuous loop coupled to a second continuous loop and is configurable among a hat, a hood, a scarf and a hand warmer. In yet another embodiment, an article of clothing comprises a mask portion and an ear muffler portion selectively retained on ears of the wearer. In still another embodiment, a transformable glove comprises a hand portion, a thumb portion, a first finger portion and a second finger portion with an opening in at least one of thumb and finger portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventor: Ping Wu
  • MEMORY MANAGEMENT METHOD, MEMORY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND NUMA SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140237209
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a memory management method, a memory management apparatus and a NUMA system. The memory management method includes: determining, according to a memory demand information which includes memory demand information sent by a processor, whether a memory controller meeting the memory demand information exists in a local processing node which the processor; and if exists, determining, in the memory controller meeting the memory demand information, a memory management area meeting the memory demand information, and allocating the memory management area meeting the memory demand information to the processor. Therefore, the memory controller and the memory management area do not need to be determined in a processing node that does not meet the requirements, which can rapidly find a storing area meeting the requirements, and improve the memory allocation efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei WANG, Jiang LIU, Xishi QIU, Jianguo WU
  • METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING ENHANCED DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL
    Publication number: 20140233474
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method, a device and a system for transmitting an enhanced downlink control channel, which belong to the communications field. The method for sending an enhanced downlink control channel includes: presetting a multiplexing unit, where the multiplexing unit includes at least one resource block pair, and the at least one resource block pair includes E-PDCCH resources and DM RS resources, and the E-PDCCH resources include multiple control channel elements; sending at least one E-PDCCH corresponding to at least one UE in at least one control channel element of the multiplexing unit, and sending the DM RS corresponding to the at least one UE. The present invention reduces the granularity of an enhanced downlink control channel, saves resources and enhances the downlink control channel, thereby providing more control channels for the UE to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiang WU, Yiqun QIAN, Yang LI, Jianghua LlU
  • Test Architecture for Characterizing Interconnects in Stacked Designs
    Publication number: 20140237310
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention relate to ring-oscillator-based test architecture for characterizing interconnects in stacked designs. The disclosed ring-oscillator-based test architecture comprises a plurality of boundary scan cells coupled to a plurality of interconnects. Each of the plurality of boundary scan cells can be configured to operate as, based on control signals, a conventional boundary scan cell or any bit of an asynchronous counter. The control signals are supplied by control circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Mentor Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Wu-Tung Cheng, Ruifeng Guo, Yu Huang, Liyang Lai, Jing YE, Yu HU
  • FOUR-LENS MODULE FOR IMAGE CAPTURE
    Publication number: 20140232925
    Abstract: An optical module having an object side and an image side; the module comprising, from the object side to the image side: a first positive meniscus lens having a convergence C1, made of a material having a refractive index Nd1 and an Abbe number Vd1, a second negative meniscus lens having a convergence C2 made of a material having a refractive index Nd2 and an Abbe number Vd2, a third positive meniscus lens having a convergence C3, made of a material having a refractive index Nd3 and an Abbe number Vd3, a fourth negative lens having a convergence C4, made of a material having a refractive index Nd4 and an Abbe number Vd4, wherein: 1.1<C1/C<1.35 II C1/C2 II>2 0.5<C1/C3<1.1 C1/Vd1<<5.2 II C2/Vd2 II<7 IIå(Ci/Vdi)II<4 with i=1 to 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: ETHER PRECISION, INC.
    Inventors: Jianhua WANG, Xiaoxiong QIU, Jean-Pierre LUSINCHI, Wanghu WU