Patents by Inventor Benjamin Wu
Benjamin 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).
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Patent number: 11615055Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable storage media for implementing a scalable, secure, efficient, and adaptable distributed digital ledger transaction network. Indeed, the disclosed systems can reduce storage and processing requirements, improve security of implementing computing devices and underlying digital assets, accommodate a wide variety of different digital programs (or “smart contracts”), and scale to accommodate billions of users and associated digital transactions. For example, the disclosed systems can utilize a host of features that improve storage, account/address management, digital transaction execution, consensus, and synchronization processes. The disclosed systems can also utilize a new programming language that improves efficiency and security of the distributed digital ledger transaction network.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.Inventors: Qinfan Wu, Benjamin D Maurer, Eliyahu Pozniansky
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Patent number: 11599461Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to data cache management. In embodiments, a storage array's memory is provisioned with cache memory, wherein the cache memory includes one or more sets of distinctly sized cache slots. Additionally, a logical storage volume (LSV) is established with at least one logical block address (LBA) group. Further, at least one of the LSV's LBA groups is associated with two or more distinctly sized cache slots based on an input/output (IO) workload received by the storage array.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Michael Scharland, Mark Halstead, Rong Yu, Peng Wu, Benjamin Yoder, Kaustubh Sahasrabudhe
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Patent number: 11584817Abstract: Orthodontic articles and polymerizable resin compositions are described. The orthodontic article comprises a cured composition comprising the reaction product of free-radically polymerizable resin comprising 30 to 70 wt. %, inclusive, of at least one urethane component, and 25 to 70 wt. %, inclusive, of reactive diluent(s) comprising at least one monofunctional (meth)acrylate monomer. The polymerizable resin comprises no greater than 35 wt. % of reactive diluent(s) having a high affinity for water. Reactive diluent(s) such as monofunctional (meth)acrylate monomers having a high affinity for water have low log P values. In one embodiment, the polymerizable resin comprises at least one acidic monomer.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Tianyu Wu, Saswata Chakraborty, Benjamin C. MacMurray, Richard J. Pokorny, Thomas P. Klun, Wayne S. Mahoney, Chad M. Amb, Ahmed S. Abuelyaman, Robert S. Clough, John M. Riedesel, James D. Hansen, Ian Dailey, Daniel J. Skamser, Eric W. Nelson, George W. Griesgraber, Dana R. Reed
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Publication number: 20230033297Abstract: Systems and methods for complementary control of an autonomous vehicle (AV) are disclosed. The methods include receiving information comprising an active trajectory of an AV that the AV intends to following for a planning horizon. The methods also include using the active trajectory to identify one or more regions in an environment of the AV such as a fallback monitoring region (FMR) and an active monitoring region (AMR), and generating one or more instructions for causing the AV to execute a collision mitigation action in response to an object being detected within the AMR. The methods further include transmitting the one or more instructions to an AV platform (AVP) for execution.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Nicolas Vandapel, Shadi A. Jammoul, Russell Schloss, Basel Alghanem, Benjamin D. Ballard, Yujun Wang, Limin Wu
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Publication number: 20230023314Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to data cache management. In embodiments, a storage array's memory is provisioned with cache memory, wherein the cache memory includes one or more sets of distinctly sized cache slots. Additionally, a logical storage volume (LSV) is established with at least one logical block address (LBA) group. Further, at least one of the LSV's LBA groups is associated with two or more distinctly sized cache slots based on an input/output (IO) workload received by the storage array.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2021Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Michael Scharland, Mark Halstead, Rong Yu, Peng Wu, Benjamin Yoder, Kaustubh Sahasrabudhe
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Publication number: 20230021424Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to data cache management. In embodiments, a logical block address (LBA) bucket is established with at least one logical LBA group. Additionally, at least one LBA group is associated with two or more distinctly sized cache slots based on an input/output (IO) workload received by the storage array. Further, the association includes binding the two or more distinctly sized cache slots with at least one LBA group and mapping the bound distinctly sized cache slots in a searchable data structure. Furthermore, the searchable data structure identifies relationships between slot pointers and key metadata.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Michael Scharland, Mark Halstead, Rong Yu, Peng Wu, Benjamin Yoder
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Patent number: 11561718Abstract: An in-place data recovery method and system include receiving a user request to restore a virtual machine to a version corresponding to a first point in time, identifying a first snapshot of the virtual machine based on the user request, generating a second snapshot of the virtual machine, identifying a second data block in the second snapshot that includes modified data derived from data content of a first data block in the first snapshot, generating reverse incremental backup data including the first data block, and restoring the virtual machine in-place based on the reverse incremental backup data.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Rubrik, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Travis Meadowcroft, Disheng Su, Li Ding, Roman Konarev, Samir Rishi Chaudhry, Shirong Wu, Tianpei Zhang, Wei Wang
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Publication number: 20220415042Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for processing data generated by a sensing system that rotationally senses an environment. In one aspect, a method comprises partitioning a predetermined period of time into a plurality of sub-periods, wherein the predetermined period of time is a period of time for which data generated by the sensing system constitutes a complete rotational sensing of the environment; for each sub-period: receiving current data generated by the sensing system during the sub-period and characterizing a respective partial scene of the environment; processing the current data using an object detection neural network to generate a current object detection output that is specific to the respective partial scene of the environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Jonathon Shlens, Vijay Vasudevan, Jiquan Ngiam, Wei Han, Zhifeng Chen, Brandon Chauloon Yang, Benjamin James Caine, Zhengdong Zhang, Christoph Sprunk, Ouais Alsharif, Junhua Mao, Chen Wu
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Patent number: 11539001Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds that include a nitrogen heteroatom, including a compound of the formula (I). Also provided herein is an organic electronic device comprising the compound and a display device or lighting device comprising the organic electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Novaled GmbHInventors: Steffen Runge, Benjamin Schulze, Omrane Fadhel, Gregor Schwartz, Volodymyr Senkovskyy, Chao Wu
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Publication number: 20220380975Abstract: A composite nonwoven mat and a method of making a composite nonwoven mat are provided. The composite nonwoven mat includes a nonwoven base layer having a first surface and a second surface, and a coating layer formed on, penetrating into, and adhered to the first surface of the nonwoven base layer. The coating layer includes a polymer material and a carrier composition. The composite nonwoven mat has an average Gurley porosity of at least 500 seconds.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2020Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Shane M. Polen, Benjamin J. Kowalski, Jianhui Wu
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Publication number: 20220380794Abstract: The compositions and methods disclosed relate to DNA compositions, plant cells, seeds, plant parts that relate to maize plants with increased grain yield trait. Also provided are assays for detecting the presence of the maize DP-202216-6 event based on the DNA sequence of the recombinant construct inserted into the maize genome and the DNA sequences flanking the insertion site. Kits and conditions useful in conducting the assays are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: HEATHER MARIE CHRISTENSEN, NATHAN DAVID COLES, OLGA DANILEVSKAYA, JEFFREY HABBEN, MARY A RUPE, JEFFREY R SCHUSSLER, BO SHEN, BENJAMIN P WEERS, JINGRUI WU
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Publication number: 20220378000Abstract: The compositions and methods relate to shorter stature corn plants having an increased and extended expression of a MADS-box polypeptide along with one or more genetic modifications that result in shorter stature.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2020Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: JEFFREY HABBEN, BENJAMIN P WEERS, JINGRUI WU
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Patent number: 11508147Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for processing data generated by a sensing system that rotationally senses an environment. In one aspect, a method comprises partitioning a predetermined period of time into a plurality of sub-periods, wherein the predetermined period of time is a period of time for which data generated by the sensing system constitutes a complete rotational sensing of the environment; for each sub-period: receiving current data generated by the sensing system during the sub-period and characterizing a respective partial scene of the environment; processing the current data using an object detection neural network to generate a current object detection output that is specific to the respective partial scene of the environment.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Jonathon Shlens, Vijay Vasudevan, Jiquan Ngiam, Wei Han, Zhifeng Chen, Brandon Chauloon Yang, Benjamin James Caine, Zhengdong Zhang, Christoph Sprunk, Ouais Alsharif, Junhua Mao, Chen Wu
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Patent number: 11488422Abstract: An analytics reporting system to perform operations that include: aggregating sensor data collected from a plurality of sensor devices within a database, the sensor data comprising a set of values that correspond with a metric; generating a threshold value based on the set of values that correspond with the metric; accessing a portion of the sensor data based on an identifier associated with the portion of the sensor data; determining the portion of the sensor data transgresses the threshold value; and generating a report that comprises a display of the portion of the sensor data based on the determining that the portion of the sensor data transgresses the threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Samsara Inc.Inventors: Alvin Wu, Muhammad Ali Akhtar, Nishant Raman, Jevon Yeoh, Saranyu Phusit, Joanne Wang, Benjamin Chang, Katherine Lee, Jennifer Julia Zhang
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Patent number: 11479142Abstract: A system receives historical vehicle battery data from a gateway device connected to a vehicle. Some vehicles with plug-in rechargeable batteries recommend/require that the vehicle computer be turned off when recharging. Thus, obtaining a current state of charge while a vehicle is charging can be difficult because the vehicle computer can be off. While the vehicle/gateway device is unable to transmit current battery data, the systems estimate a battery charge from the historical data.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Samsara Inc.Inventors: Alexander Thomas Govan, Alvin Wu, Benjamin Chang, Jennifer Zhang, Katherine Lee
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Patent number: 11481027Abstract: The present disclosure provides method and apparatus for processing a document through a plurality of input modalities. A first input may be received, and input modality and type of the first input may be identified, wherein the type includes command and content. A second input may be received, and input modality and type of the second input may be identified. The document may be processed based at least on an identification result for the first input and an identification result for the second input.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Yifan Wu, Benjamin Yan Sun, Ziwei He, Xiaoli Liu, Mingyang Xie, Zhaoyang Li, Weizhi Li, Qing Teng
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Publication number: 20220334049Abstract: An optical detection assembly for monitoring a biological fluid in a vessel includes two fluid-adjustment structures, which are spaced apart and configured to receive at least a portion of a biological fluid-containing vessel therebetween. A light source (which may be associated with one of the fluid-adjustment structures) is configured to emit light through a thickness of the biological fluid in the vessel, while a light detector (which may be associated with the other one of the fluid-adjustment structures) is configured to receive at least a portion of the light from the light source after it has passed through the biological fluid in the vessel. At least a portion of at least one of the fluid-adjustment structures is configured to move with respect to at least a portion of the other one so as to change the thickness of the biological fluid in the monitored portion of the vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Benjamin E. Kusters, Daniel R. Boggs, James Madsen, Jeannette Wu, Matthew Fang
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Patent number: 11463299Abstract: Embodiments are directed to monitoring network traffic. A monitoring engine may monitor network traffic associated with a plurality of entities in networks to provide metrics. And provide a device relation model based on the plurality of entities, the network traffic, and the metrics. An inference engine may associate each entity in the plurality of entities with an importance score based on the device relation model and the metrics such that each importance score is associated with a significance of an entity to operations of the networks. An alert engine may generate a plurality of alerts associated with the plurality of entities based on the metrics. And provide one or more alerts from the plurality of alerts to one or more users based on one or more ranked importance scores associated with one or more entities.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: ExtraHop Networks, Inc.Inventors: Xue Jun Wu, Nicholas Jordan Braun, Joel Benjamin Deaguero, Michael Kerber Krause Montague, Bhushan Prasad Khanal
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Publication number: 20220306635Abstract: Presently provided are inhibitors of cellularly expressed TD02 and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful for modulating an activity of tryptophan 2, 3 dioxygenase; treating immunosuppression; treating a medical conditions that benefit from the inhibition of tryptophan degradation; enhancing the effectiveness of an anti-cancer treatment comprising administering an anti-cancer agent; and treating tumor-specific immunosuppression associated with cancer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2020Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Xingyu Lin, Po-wai Yuen, Rohan Mendonca, Brendan Parr, Richard Pastor, Zhonghua Pei, Lewis Gazzard, Firoz Jaipuri, Sanjeev Kumar, Xiaokai Li, Roheeth Pavana, Hima Potturi, Venkata Velvadapu, Jesse Waldo, Zuhui Zhang, Guosheng Wu, Benjamin Douglas Sellers
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Publication number: 20220308762Abstract: An in-place data recovery method and system include receiving a user request to restore a virtual machine to a version corresponding to a first point in time, identifying a first snapshot of the virtual machine based on the user request, generating a second snapshot of the virtual machine, identifying a second data block in the second snapshot that includes modified data derived from data content of a first data block in the first snapshot, generating reverse incremental backup data including the first data block, and restoring the virtual machine in-place based on the reverse incremental backup data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2021Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Benjamin Travis Meadowcroft, Disheng Su, Li Ding, Roman Konarev, Samir Rishi Chaudhry, Shirong Wu, Tianpei Zhang, Wei Wang