Patents by Inventor Ben Chu

Ben Chu 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: 20220358150
    Abstract: Systems and methods may use natural language processing (NLP) and machine-learning techniques to detect an impact that an event will have on a domain-specific topic. For example, the system may use multi-stage cleaning using a rules-based and an artificial intelligence (AI)-based filter to filter large quantities of event items that may not be relevant to a domain of interest. The AI-based filter may be trained using labeled event items that were previously known to be impactful. The system may cluster the cleaned event items to group similar event items and eliminate redundancy. The system may then predict and quantify the impact that events described by clustered event items will have on the domain-specific topic. Such prediction may be based on a classifier trained using various model features that correlate with impactful events, including prior similar events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: REFINITIV US ORGANIZATION LLC
    Inventors: Nitish Ramkumar, Joseph Whyte, Ben Chu, Jason Chan, Swarnima Sircar, Kelvin Rocha, Regan Tuck, Alena Melnikova
  • Patent number: 11005108
    Abstract: Disclosed are surface immobilized (electro)catalysts that may be prepared by a condensation reaction that generates an aromatic unit that is robust to acid and base and elevated temperatures. Among their many desirable characteristics, the catalysts are far less prone to the bimolecular deactivation pathways commonly observed for homogeneous catalysts, and may be used in solvents with a range of polarities and dielectric strengths. The catalysts are suitable for a wide array of thermal catalytic reactions (polymerization, oxidation, hydrogenation, cross-coupling etc.) and as anodes and/or cathodes in fuel cells, electrolyzers, and in batteries and supercapacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yogesh Surendranath, Tomohiro Fukushima, Matthew E. O'Reilly, Seokjoon Oh, Alexander T. Murray, Corey Jarin Kaminsky, Sterling Ben Chu, Megan N. Jackson
  • Patent number: 10462941
    Abstract: A heat sink assembly for a power module is provided. The assembly includes a main body having a first cooling circuit and a second cooling circuit. The first cooling circuit includes a first plurality of channels, at least one first end channel, at least one second end channel, a first inlet, and a first outlet. The first cooling circuit is adapted to provide a first flow of a coolant through the main body. The second cooling circuit includes a second plurality of passages, at least one first end passage, at least one second end passage, a second inlet, and a second outlet. The second cooling circuit is adapted to provide a second flow of the coolant through the main body. The first cooling circuit and second cooling circuit is adapted to provide a cross flow of the first flow and second flow through the main body respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Elliot Dixler, Jon Nathaniel Husser, Allen Ben Chu, Todd George Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20190141864
    Abstract: A heat sink assembly for a power module is provided. The assembly includes a main body having a first cooling circuit and a second cooling circuit. The first cooling circuit includes a first plurality of channels, at least one first end channel, at least one second end channel, a first inlet, and a first outlet. The first cooling circuit is adapted to provide a first flow of a coolant through the main body. The second cooling circuit includes a second plurality of passages, at least one first end passage, at least one second end passage, a second inlet, and a second outlet. The second cooling circuit is adapted to provide a second flow of the coolant through the main body. The first cooling circuit and second cooling circuit is adapted to provide a cross flow of the first flow and second flow through the main body respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Elliot Dixler, Jon Nathaniel Husser, Allen Ben Chu, Todd George Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20190102622
    Abstract: In a method and system for monitoring oil well development and operations, an area of interest is defined. Imagery of the area of interest is periodically received and analyzed to identify a cleared area of land, which confirms that construction of an oil well at a site has commenced. Additional imagery of the site is subsequently received and analyzed to identify one or more milestones associated with development of the oil well, including arrival of a drilling rig at the site, departure of the drilling rig from the site, completion of construction of the oil well, and building of production facilities at the site. Information about completion of the oil well and/or information about the status of the development of the oil well is then communicated to third-party market participants and other interested parties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Josef Spalenka, Ben Chu, Brent Sundheimer, Deirdre Alphenaar
  • Publication number: 20170047592
    Abstract: Disclosed are surface immobilized (electro)catalysts that may be prepared by a condensation reaction that generates an aromatic unit that is robust to acid and base and elevated temperatures. Among their many desirable characteristics, the catalysts are far less prone to the bimolecular deactivation pathways commonly observed for homogeneous catalysts, and may be used in solvents with a range of polarities and dielectric strengths. The catalysts are suitable for a wide array of thermal catalytic reactions (polymerization, oxidation, hydrogenation, cross-coupling etc.) and as anodes and/or cathodes in fuel cells, electrolyzers, and in batteries and supercapacitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Yogesh Surendranath, Tomohiro Fukushima, Matthew E. O'Reilly, Seokjoon Oh, Alexander T. Murray, Corey Jarin Kaminsky, Sterling Ben Chu, Megan N. Jackson