Patents by Inventor An ZHENG

An ZHENG 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).

  • Amplitude defect detection and correction in magnetic storage
    Patent number: 8386869
    Abstract: A defect portion in a signal is processed by receiving an input signal. A location of a defect portion within the input signal and an amplitude of the defect portion is determined. An adjusted signal is generated by adjusting the amplitude of the defect portion using the determined location of the defect portion and the determined amplitude of the defect portion. Information associated with the adjusted signal is decoded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Link—A—Media Devices Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Kou, Zheng Wu
  • Mobilization of hematopoietic stem cells
    Patent number: 8383124
    Abstract: Methods, processes, uses, and pharmaceutical compositions are provided herein for mobilizing hematopoietic progenitor cells and/or cancer stem cells from bone marrow into peripheral blood, comprising the administration of an effective amount of an inhibitor of GTPases, such as a Cdc-42 specific inhibitor alone or in combination with one or more additional agents. Specifically, methods are disclosed for mobilizing hematopoietic stem cells into a subject's peripheral blood. In particular, embodiments of the method involve specific inhibition of the Cdc42 GTPase to increase the numbers of hematopoietic stem cells into a subject's peripheral blood of a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Inventor: Yi Zheng
  • Multi-user packing techniques for wireless network
    Patent number: 8386907
    Abstract: Various example embodiments are disclosed herein. According to an example embodiment, a method may include transmitting a Media Access Control Protocol Data Unit (MAC PDU) via a wireless link to one or more mobile stations, the MAC PDU including a plurality of MAC management messages as a pay load, at least some of the MAC management messages directed to different mobile stations, the KIAC PDU including a MAC header having a connection ID field identifying a connection for all (or at least one, or a plurality) of the MAC management messages included in the MAC PDU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks Oy
    Inventors: Adrian Boariu, Shashikant Maheshwari, Haihong Zheng
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: 8385063
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a body, a cover, a sliding apparatus, and a latch assembly. The body defines two sliding slots. The sliding apparatus is received in the two sliding slots and is slidable relative to the two sliding slots. The cover is foldable on the body and is rotatably coupled to the sliding apparatus. The latch assembly is fixed to the sliding apparatus. When the latch assembly latches the body, the sliding apparatus is unlatched from the electronic device, and the cover is slidable relative to the body and is unfolded while the cover slides away from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-Wei Zhu, Chieh-Yu Lee, Hai-Yang Yu, Er-Zheng Zhao
  • Pre-configuration programmability of I/O circuitry
    Patent number: 8384428
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a programmable logic device, such as an FPGA, has programmable I/O circuits that can be programmed into any one of a number of different operating modes before configuration is completed. As such, the same set of I/O circuits and corresponding I/O pads can be used to configure the device using different configuration interfaces having different interface signaling requirements. Such a device may be able to be implemented using fewer I/O pads than conventional devices that employ a different set of I/O pads for each different type of configuration interface supported by the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: William B. Andrews, Zheng Chen
  • Systems and methods for making contextual recommendations
    Patent number: 8386406
    Abstract: A method and a system for making contextual recommendations to users on a network-based system. For example, a first and second related category are selected and a relationship score is calculated representing an aspect of the relationship between the first and second related categories. A relationship type is selected to represent the relationship between the first and second categories using the relationship score. The relationship type is one of either a complement or a substitute. A complement relationship indicates a complementary relationship between the first and second related categories. While a substitute relationship indicates a substitutionary relationship between the first and second categories. The relationship type is stored associated with the first and second related categories. Using the selected relationship type, a recommendation is provided to a user on the network-based system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Alvaro Bolivar, Xiaoyuan Wu, Jiaqian Zheng
  • Method for saving power consumption of position sensitive detector
    Patent number: 8384032
    Abstract: A method for saving power consumption of a position sensitive detector used in a smart bathroom product includes changing infrared light emitting strength modes depending on the received strength of reflected infrared light. If the emitting mode is already the strongest, and the strength of the reflected infrared light received back from a reflecting object is weak, the method includes conducting multiple subsequent emissions and averaging the returns to estimate a distance to the infrared light reflecting object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Shanghai Kohler Electronics, Ltd.
    Inventors: Weigen Chen, Guofeng Chen, Xingyan Liu, Xiongtao Zheng
  • Hybrid organic/nanoparticle devices
    Patent number: 8384067
    Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein may relate to organic electronic and/or organic optoelectronic devices, which may further relate to hybrid organic/nanoparticle devices with dual functions of resonant tunneling and light emission behaviors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: The University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Wallace Chik Ho Choy, Tianhang Zheng
  • Arbitration scheme for an optical bus
    Patent number: 8385740
    Abstract: A method of arbitrating data transmissions to prevent data collisions in an optical data interconnect system including a transmitting node, a plurality of receiving nodes, and one or more remaining nodes connected through an optical data channel. The method involves transmitting a transmission request signal from the transmitting node over an arbitration channel corresponding to the transmitting node, monitoring, at the transmitting node, a plurality of arbitration channels corresponding to each of the plurality of receiving nodes and the one or more remaining nodes at the transmitting node for a predetermined period of time, determining a start time for a data transmission from the transmitting node based on the monitored signals to prevent a data collision, and initiating a data transmission of a data signal from the transmitting node over the optical data channel at the determined start time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian O'Krafka, Pranay Koka, John E. Cunningham, Ashok Krishnamoorthy, Xuezhe Zheng
  • Methods for forming small-scale capacitor structures
    Patent number: 8384192
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides small scale capacitors (e.g., DRAM capacitors) and methods of forming such capacitors. One exemplary implementation provides a method of fabricating a capacitor that includes sequentially forming a first electrode, a dielectric layer, and a second electrode. At least one of the electrodes may be formed by a) reacting two precursors to deposit a first conductive layer at a first deposition rate, and b) depositing a second conductive layer at a second, lower deposition rate by depositing a precursor layer of one precursor at least one monolayer thick and exposing that precursor layer to another precursor to form a nanolayer reaction product. The second conductive layer may be in contact with the dielectric layer and have a thickness of no greater than about 50 ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Lingyi A. Zheng, Trung T. Doan, Lyle D. Breiner, Er-Xuan Ping, Kevin L. Beaman, Ronald A. Weimer, Cem Basceri, David J. Kubista
  • Keypad module for portable electronic device
    Patent number: 8382303
    Abstract: A keypad module includes a light source, a light guide plate and a keypad. The light guide plate includes a plurality of coarse surfaces. The keypad forms a plurality of ribs corresponding to the coarse surfaces. The light source is positioned in the light guide plate, the coarse surfaces and the ribs guiding light of the light source to uniform on the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Zheng-Ping Tan, Kuan-Hung Chen, Yao Wang
  • ODP1-2 genes and uses thereof in plants
    Patent number: 8383901
    Abstract: Methods are provided for altering plant characteristics by introducing into plants, isolated nucleic acid molecules that can be used to produce transgenic plants characterized by altered oil levels within the seed. Also provided are isolated nucleic acids that encode AP2 domain transcription factor proteins and fragments thereof, vectors capable of expressing such nucleic acid molecules, host cells containing such vectors, and polypeptides encoded by such nucleic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: William B. Allen, Bo Shen, Peizhong Zheng
  • Genes encoding a novel type of lysophophatidylcholine acyltransferases and their use to increase triacylglycerol production and/or modify fatty acid composition
    Patent number: 8383886
    Abstract: Described nucleic acid molecules (and corresponding peptides) encode lyso-phosphatidylcholine (LPC) acyltransferases. Over-expression of the LPC acyltransferases in a cell may lead to enhanced production of PUFA, or other unusual fatty acids, and/or to increased oil content in the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignees: National Research Council of Canada, Dow Agrosciences LLC
    Inventors: Qilin Chen, Jitao Zou, Zhifu Zheng, Jingyu Xu
  • Method for prompting by suggesting stroke order of chinese character, electronic device, and computer program product
    Patent number: 8386236
    Abstract: A method for prompting by suggesting the stroke order of a Chinese character, an electronic device, and a computer program product are provided. The electronic device includes a database for storing codes of Chinese characters, and at least one stroke order of at least one handwriting of each of the Chinese characters. In the present method, when a character input through a phonetic transcription input method installed in the electronic device is identified, at least one Chinese character code corresponding to the input character is obtained from the database, and a stroke order of a handwriting of the input character from the database is shown according to the Chinese character code. Accordingly, a user is assisted to memorize the stroke orders of Chinese characters when the user inputs Chinese characters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corp.
    Inventors: Yong-Ping Zheng, Hua-Feng Mai, Tony Tsai
  • APPARATUS FOR MEASURING GRAVITATIONAL FORCE AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20130042680
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring gravitational force is provided having at least one optomechanical oscillator, the at least one optomechanical oscillator having an initial resonance, and a second resonance when displaced by gravitational force; and at least one photonic crystal having at least one cavity coupling optical and mechanical degrees of freedom of the oscillator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Chee Wei Wong, Ying Li, Jianjung Zheng, Daniel Rogers
  • BRUSH SEAL WITH BACKING PLATE TOOTH
    Publication number: 20130043658
    Abstract: A brush seal assembly is provided, including a sealing surface, a side plate, a backing plate, a plurality of bristles, and a biasing member. The backing plate is selectively located in a stationary position and has at least one backing tooth and a backing tip. The backing tooth has a tooth surface and the backing tip has a tip surface. A tooth clearance is measured between the tooth surface and the sealing surface. A tip clearance is measured between the tip surface and the sealing surface. The tooth clearance is less than the tip clearance. The bristles are located between the side plate and the backing plate. The bristles include an end portion for sealing to the sealing surface. The biasing member exerts a biasing force upon the backing plate in a direction towards the sealing surface. The backing tooth is configured for selectively contacting the sealing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Xiaoqing Zheng, Hemant Vinayak Gedam
  • CERAMIC ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME
    Publication number: 20130045359
    Abstract: A display window is formed by mechanically processing a transparent ceramic article. The composition of the ceramic article includes yttrium oxide and thorium oxide, the mole percentage of yttrium oxide is about 85% to about 94.99%, and the mole percentage of thorium oxide is about 4.99% to about 15%. The display window has a high light transmittance, good acid and alkali corrosion resistance, high hardness, long lifetime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicants: FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED, SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: REN-BO WANG, XIN-WU GUAN, PO-FENG HO, WU-ZHENG OU
  • LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20130043493
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) structure includes a substrate, a plurality of LED chips, a first colloid, a second colloid, and a lens. The substrate is provided with at least one retaining section, and the LED chips are mounted on the substrate and covered by the first colloid. The second colloid is located to one side of the first colloid opposite to the substrate. The lens is provided with at least one catching section correspondingly engaged with the at least one retaining section, so that the lens is connected to the substrate to form a unitary body through engagement of the catching section with the retaining section and closes the LED chips, the first colloid and the second colloid in between the lens and the substrate. With these arrangements, the LED structure can have upgraded lighting efficiency and allows quick change of LED color temperature or LED beam angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: RICHARD, TA-CHUNG WANG
    Inventors: Richard Ta-Chung Wang, Shang-Bin Li, Zheng-Fei Xu, Jun Zou
  • CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20130046914
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes first to fourth groups of holes set on a motherboard, first and second peripheral component interconnection express (PCIe) slots, and a number of switches. When the second group of holes are connected to the fourth group of holes, the signals at the second group of holes are transmitted to the second group of pins of the second PCIe slot through the switches and the fourth group of holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY(ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Fei WENG, Zheng-Heng SUN
  • Chip-Scale Optomechanical Gravimeter
    Publication number: 20130042679
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a gravitational force includes an optomechanical oscillator that deforms under the gravitational force to cause a shift in resonance associated with the optomechanical oscillator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chee Wei Wong, Ying Li, Jiangjun Zheng, Daniel J. Rogers