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).

  • Projecting lens and projecting apparatus using the same
    Patent number: 8363318
    Abstract: A projecting lens for projecting a light of an image generating device onto a screen is provided. The image generating device has a light valve. The projecting lens includes a first lens group and a second lens group. The first lens group has an imaging optical axis and a first effective refractive power. The second lens group has a second effective refractive power, and is disposed between the first lens group and the light valve. The light projected from the light valve to the second lens group generates an intermediate image, which is focused on the screen via the first lens group to form an image. A center of the image and a center of the light valve are located on the same side of the optical axis, and a center of the intermediate image is located on the other side of the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Kuen Lin, Tsung-Hsun Wu
  • Method and touchpad interface device using light for displaying level
    Patent number: 8363007
    Abstract: A touchpad interface device includes a sensing board, a light guide plate, a control panel, and a plurality of lighting elements. The control panel includes a plurality of transparent areas and a plurality of covering areas to form a plurality of patterns. Users can understand the operating functionality of the control panel according to the plurality of patterns. The plurality of patterns includes a plurality of scale patterns, and the plurality of scale patterns have a volume adjusting area. The plurality of light members is located under the control panel and corresponding to the volume adjusting area. When the plurality of lighting elements illuminate, the scale patterns at the corresponding position are illuminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Acer Inc.
    Inventors: Hung-Wu Shih, Hao-Sheng Lo, Hsueh-Chih Peng, Tsan-Sheng Chen, Yan-Lin Kuo
  • Reduced pressure therapy of the sacral region
    Patent number: 8361043
    Abstract: Reduced pressure wound therapy is performed on a sacral region of a patient using an adhesive dressing comprising a flexible planar layer and a non-planar fold-sealing region configured to seal to the intergluteal cleft of a patient. The fold-sealing region is located on an outer edge of the adhesive dressing and comprises a tapered configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Spiracur Inc.
    Inventors: Dean Hu, Kenton Fong, Moshe Pinto, Kenneth Wu, Evan Anderson, Anthony Coxum, Brendan Donohoe, Philip Hui, Craig McGreevy
  • Extra mesoporous Y zeolite
    Patent number: 8361434
    Abstract: This invention relates to the composition and synthesis of an Extra Mesoporous Y (or “EMY”) zeolite and its use in the catalytic conversion of organic compounds. In particular, this invention relates to a Y-type framework zeolite possessing a high large mesopore pore volume to small mesopore pore volume ratio. The novel zeolite obtained provides beneficial structural features for use in petroleum refining and petrochemical processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventor: Jason Wu
  • Reliability and availability of distributed servers
    Patent number: 8364815
    Abstract: A system of network proxies distributes data to multiple servers. Each network proxy is associated with a server. A network proxy intercepts a client request for data. If the network proxy determines that the request can be served using a copy of data stored on the local server, rather than the data stored on a remote server, it diverts the request to the local server. If the network proxy determines that the request cannot be served using a data from the local server, the network proxy diverts the request to a remote server storing the primary copy of the data. A server map specifies the locations of the primary copies of data. When a primary copy of data is updated on one of the servers, the associated network proxy propagates the updated data to the other servers. The servers can provide data from files, e-mail services, databases, or multimedia services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Riverbed Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Edwin Burman, Kartik Subbanna, Steven McCanne, David Tze-Si Wu, Mark Stuart Day
  • Stand assembly and electronic device
    Patent number: 8360382
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stand assembly for supporting an electronic device. The stand assembly includes a main stand member and an auxiliary stand member. The main stand member includes a first stand and a second stand. The first stand is pivotally connected to the electronic device. The second stand is pivotally connected to the first stand and capable of sliding relative to the electronic device. The auxiliary stand member is pivotally connected to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Pegatron Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Ming Wu, Ker-How Lu
  • Imaging mass spectrometer with mass tags
    Patent number: 8362415
    Abstract: A method of analyzing biological material by exposing the biological material to a recognition element, that is coupled to a mass tag element, directing an ion beam of a mass spectrometer to the biological material, interrogating at least one region of interest area from the biological material and producing data, and distributing the data in plots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignees: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    Inventors: James S. Felton, Kuang Jen J. Wu, Mark G. Knize, Kristen S. Kulp, Joe W. Gray
  • Resistive random access memory having metal oxide layer with oxygen vacancies and method for fabricating the same
    Patent number: 8362454
    Abstract: A resistive random access memory and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The method includes providing a bottom electrode formed on a substrate. A metal oxide layer is formed on the bottom electrode. An oxygen atom gettering layer is formed on the metal oxide layer. A top electrode is formed on the oxygen atom gettering layer. The previous mentioned structure is subjected to a thermal treatment, driving the oxygen atoms of the metal oxide layer to migrate into and react with the oxygen atom gettering layer, thus leaving a plurality of oxygen vacancies of the metal oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hengyuan Lee, Pang-Hsu Chen, Tai-Yuan Wu, Ching-Chiun Wang
  • Earphone cable and earphone using the same
    Patent number: 8363873
    Abstract: An earphone cable includes a first signal wire group, a second signal wire group, and a sheath layer. The first signal group includes at least one first conducting wire. The second signal wire group includes at least one second conducting wire, and the second signal wire group is insulated from the first signal wire group. At least one of the first signal wire group and the second signal wire group comprises at least one carbon nanotube wire. The sheath layer located about the first signal wire group and the second signal wire group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liang Liu, Jerry Wu
  • Epinecidin-1 as a vaccine adjuvant for enhancing immune responses
    Patent number: 8361483
    Abstract: A method of enhancing a mammalian immune response to a virus is disclosed. The method comprises administering a composition comprising an effective amount of epinecidin (Epi)-1 and the virus to a mammal, wherein the virus has envelope protein and is infectious to the mammal. A vaccine kit and a method for preventing Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) infection are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Academia Sinica
    Inventors: Jyh-Yih Chen, Chang-Jer Wu
  • Multi-position push switch
    Patent number: 8362383
    Abstract: A multi-position switch includes a base and a cover. The base and the cover form a receiving space having a lateral surface. The cover defines a through hole and includes a bottom surface and a number of ratchet teeth protruding from the bottom surface and arranged around the through hole. A number of positive contacts and a negative contact are arranged on the lateral surface. The button includes a button body having a side surface and a number of protrusions protruding from the side surface. The button body passes through the through hole and is external to the cover. Each protrusion is located between two neighboring ratchet teeth and has a sloping end. A conductive member is arranged under the button body and includes a conductive rod having two ends configured for respectively contacting one of the positive contacts and the negative contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xin Yang, Wei Wu
  • Disc drive testing device and test method
    Patent number: 8363525
    Abstract: A testing device for testing read performance of a disc drive, includes a receiving unit, a cache and a detecting unit. The receiving unit receives images obtained by the disc drive. The cache temporarily stores the received images. The detecting unit detects the number of the images in the cache and generates a detecting signal to indicate that there is an abnormity if the number of the images in the cache is less than a preset value. A test method for testing read performance of disc drive is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rui-Qiang Wu, Ya-Guo Wang, Hong-Yan Liu, Jun Liu
  • Adaptive real-time methodology for optimizing energy-efficient computing
    Patent number: 8364998
    Abstract: Dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS) is an effective way to reduce energy and power consumption in microprocessor units. Current implementations of DVFS suffer from inaccurate modeling of power requirements and usage, and from inaccurate characterization of the relationships between the applicable variables. A system and method is proposed that adjusts CPU frequency and voltage based on run-time calculations of the workload processing time, as well as a calculation of performance sensitivity with respect to CPU frequency. The system and method are processor independent, and can be applied to either an entire system as a unit, or individually to each process running on a system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Chung-Hsing Hsu, Wu-Chun Feng
  • Coating, article coated with coating, and method for manufacturing article
    Patent number: 8361639
    Abstract: A coating includes a nano-composite base comprising a number of films, the films stacked together one after another. Each film includes a nickel-titanium carbonitride layer and a titanium carbonitride layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsin-Pei Chang, Wen-Rong Chen, Huan-Wu Chiang, Cheng-Shi Chen, Chuang Ma
  • Pharmaceutical formulations containing an SGLT2 inhibitor
    Patent number: 8361972
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulations are provided which are in the form of capsules or tablets for oral use and which include a medicament dapagliflozin or its propylene glycol hydrate and a pharmaceutical acceptable carrier therefor, which formulation is designed for immediate release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Bristol Myers-Squibb Company
    Inventors: Dilbir S. Bindra, Mandar V. Dali, Prakash V. Parab, Jatin M. Patel, Li Tao, Ravindra W. Tejwani, Nipa Vatsaraj, Yongmei Wu
  • System and method for transferring and backing up luns and lun clones on primary and secondary servers
    Patent number: 8364920
    Abstract: Lun clones are transferred from a primary server to a secondary server. The lun clones on the secondary server maintain the same data storage space saving relationship with backing luns of the lun clones as exists on the primary server. Incremental backups and restores of the lun clones between the primary and secondary servers involves transferring less than the total number of data blocks associated with the lun clone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Network Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Parkison, Stephen Wu, Alan Driscoll, Vikas Yadav, David Minnich, Rithin Shetty
  • Hybrid vehicle and hybrid power system
    Patent number: 8360181
    Abstract: An operation method of a hybrid vehicle having an automatic manual transmission system adapted to use at least two energy sources is provided with the following steps. Engaging an engine with a starter generator motor such that the engine and the starter generator motor rotate synchronously. Performing a speed changing by using a control unit assembly through controlling rotation speed of the traction motor and a rotation speed of the starter generator motor to a desired rotation speed for the speed changing according to a running state of the vehicle, such that the engine and the traction motor nearly rotate synchronously with the automatic manual transmission system to perform a gear ratio shifting process thereby to perform the speed changing. Controlling an automatic-switching clutch to engage or disengage the engine and the traction motor to achieve a plurality of driving mode for the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Tseng-Teh Wei, Huan-Lung Gu, Yee-Ren Chen, E-In Wu, Shih-Ming Lo, Su-Fa Cheng
  • Integrated circuits and manufacturing methods thereof
    Patent number: 8362573
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a first diffusion area for a first type transistor. The first type transistor includes a first drain region and a first source region. A second diffusion area for a second type transistor is spaced from the first diffusion area. The second type transistor includes a second drain region and a second source region. A gate electrode continuously extends across the first diffusion area and the second diffusion area in a routing direction. The first metallic layer is electrically coupled with the first source region. The first metallic layer and the first diffusion area overlap with a first distance. A second metallic layer is electrically coupled with the first drain region and the second drain region. The second metallic layer and the first diffusion area overlap with a second distance. The first distance is larger than the second distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung-Cheng Wu, Ali Keshavarzi, Ka Hing Fung, Ta-Pen Guo, Jiann-Tyng Tzeng, Yen-Ming Chen, Shyue-Shyh Lin, Shyh-Wei Wang, Sheng-Jier Yang, Hsiang-Jen Tseng, David B. Scott, Min Cao
  • Storage system with middle-way logical volume
    Patent number: 8364905
    Abstract: A storage system is disclosed including storage devices configured to store data, and a logical storage volume coupled to the storage devices and configured to store a subset of the data as segments. The storage system also includes a controller including a cache and memory. The memory is configured to include records such that each record corresponds with a segment in the logical storage volume and each record includes information regarding data stored in the corresponding segment. The controller is configured to access the records in response to a cache miss of the cache to determine if requested data from the cache miss is stored and ready for access in the logical storage volume. The controller is also configured to update the subset of data stored in the segments as a function of cache misses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Stephen M. Schultz, Chiung-Shang Wu, Rajavel Gnanapragasam, Joseph D. Black, Nhan Q. Vo
  • Processes for forming channels in thin-film transistors
    Patent number: 8361891
    Abstract: Methods for consistently reproducing channels of small length are disclosed. An ink composition comprising silver nanoparticles and a surface modification agent is used. The surface modification agent may also act as a stabilizer for the nanoparticles. A first line is printed which forms a modified region around the first line. A second line is printed, which is repelled from the modified region. As a result, a channel between the first line and the second line is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Yiliang Wu, Jason S. Doggart, Ping Liu, Shiping Zhu