Patents by Inventor Christopher Liu

Christopher Liu 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).

  • Patent number: 11854531
    Abstract: Provided is a method including obtaining a set of ontologies mapping n-grams onto concepts to which the n-grams refer in different respective domains of knowledge. The method includes receiving an update associating a first n-gram with a first concept and receiving information by which the update is associated with a given domain of knowledge. The method includes selecting a subset of ontologies by determining that the update in the given domain of knowledge is applicable to respective domains of knowledge of the subset of ontologies and that the first concept has a specified type of relationship to a subset of concepts to which other n-grams are mapped in the subset of ontologies. The method also includes storing, in response to the determination, associations between the first n-gram and the subset of concepts in at least some of the subset of ontologies in memory of the computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Sorcero, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Bender, Martin Abente Lahaye, Christopher Liu
  • Patent number: 11797849
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for adaptive training of a machine learning system configured to predict answers to questions associated with textual data includes receiving predicted answers to questions associated with textual data. The predicted answers are generated based at least in part on one or more first models of a machine learning system. The one or more first models are associated with a first accuracy score. The method further includes determining based at least in part on a quality control parameter whether an evaluation of the questions by one or more external entities is required. In response to determining based at least in part on the quality control parameter that an evaluation of the questions by one or more external entities is required, the questions associated with the textual data and the textual data are sent to the one or more external entities for evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: RELX INC.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Hebenthal, Cesare John Saretto, James Tracy, Richard Clinkenbeard, Christopher Liu
  • Publication number: 20230115352
    Abstract: System and method for displaying a user interface of an evaluation system configured to evaluate predicted answers generated by a machine learning system. For example, the method includes receiving textual data and a predicted answer to a question associated with a text object. The text object includes a structured data field of the textual data. The predicted answer includes a confidence level. The confidence level is determined by a machine learning system. In response to determining the confidence level being larger than or equal to a predetermined confidence threshold, the predicted answer and a reference is stored in a storage for retrieval and display. The reference indicates a location of the text object in the textual data. In response to determining the confidence level being smaller than the predetermined confidence threshold, the question and the text object associated with the question is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: RELX Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Hebenthal, Cesare John Saretto, James Tracy, Richard Clinkenbeard, Christopher Liu
  • Publication number: 20230004840
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for adaptive training of a machine learning system configured to predict answers to questions associated with textual data includes receiving predicted answers to questions associated with textual data. The predicted answers are generated based at least in part on one or more first models of a machine learning system. The one or more first models are associated with a first accuracy score. The method further includes determining based at least in part on a quality control parameter whether an evaluation of the questions by one or more external entities is required. In response to determining based at least in part on the quality control parameter that an evaluation of the questions by one or more external entities is required, the questions associated with the textual data and the textual data are sent to the one or more external entities for evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: RELX Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Hebenthal, Cesare John Saretto, James Tracy, Richard Clinkenbeard, Christopher Liu
  • Patent number: 11520990
    Abstract: Systems and methods include receiving textual data and a predicted answer to a question associated with a text object. The text object includes a structured data field of the textual data. The predicted answer includes a confidence level. The confidence level is determined by a machine learning system based at least in part on one or more models of the machine learning system and the textual data. In response to determining the confidence level being larger than or equal to a predetermined confidence threshold, the predicted answer and a reference is stored in a storage for retrieval and display. The reference indicates a location of the text object in the textual data. In response to determining the confidence level being smaller than the predetermined confidence threshold, the question and the text object associated with the question is displayed, at the user interface, to a user for inputting a true answer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: RELX INC.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Hebenthal, Cesare John Saretto, James Tracy, Richard Clinkenbeard, Christopher Liu
  • Patent number: 11475329
    Abstract: System and method for adaptive training of a machine learning system processing textual data. For example, a method for adaptive training of a machine learning system configured to predict answers to questions associated with textual data includes receiving predicted answers to questions associated with textual data. The predicted answers are generated based at least in part on one or more first models of a machine learning system. The one or more first models are associated with a first accuracy score. The method further includes determining based at least in part on a quality control parameter whether an evaluation of the questions by one or more external entities is required. In response to determining based at least in part on the quality control parameter that an evaluation of the questions by one or more external entities is required, the questions associated with the textual data and the textual data are sent to the one or more external entities for evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: RELX INC.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Hebenthal, Cesare John Saretto, James Tracy, Richard Clinkenbeard, Christopher Liu
  • Publication number: 20220073600
    Abstract: Disclosed are antagonists of PC3-secreted microprotein (PSMP) and use of the antagonists for treatment of liver, lung, or kidney fibrosis, including various diseases or disorders associated with liver, lung, or kidney fibrosis such as, e.g., non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), alcoholic liver disease (ALD), primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), drug-induced lung injury, acute kidney injury (AKI), chronic kidney disease (CKD), lupus nephritis, IgA nephropathy, and membranous glomerulonephritis. Also disclosed are PSMP antagonists and their use for treatment of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Suitable PSMP antagonists for use in disease treatment include PSMP-binding proteins such as, for example, neutralizing anti-PSMP antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Ying Wang, Shaoping She, Xiaolei Pei, Qingqing Li, Zhongtian Liu, Zhanming Song, Chunhui Di, Christopher Liu
  • Patent number: 11222174
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating logical documents for a document evaluation system are provided. For example, a method for generating logical documents for a document evaluation system includes receiving a first child document associated with a master document. The master document includes one or more master terms. The first child document includes one or more first child terms and a first date. The method further includes generating a logical document based at least in part on the master document. The logical document includes one or more current document values. Each current document value corresponds to one master term and is associated with a current date and a current reference. The current reference identifies a region in the master document related to the one master term. The method further includes selecting a first child term from the one or more first child terms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: RELX INC.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Hebenthal, Cesare John Saretto, James Tracy, Richard Clinkenbeard, Christopher Liu
  • Publication number: 20210294970
    Abstract: Provided is a method including obtaining a set of ontologies mapping n-grams onto concepts to which the n-grams refer in different respective domains of knowledge. The method includes receiving an update associating a first n-gram with a first concept and receiving information by which the update is associated with a given domain of knowledge. The method includes selecting a subset of ontologies by determining that the update in the given domain of knowledge is applicable to respective domains of knowledge of the subset of ontologies and that the first concept has a specified type of relationship to a subset of concepts to which other n-grams are mapped in the subset of ontologies. The method also includes storing, in response to the determination, associations between the first n-gram and the subset of concepts in at least some of the subset of ontologies in memory of the computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Walter Bender, Martin Abente Lahaye, Christopher Liu
  • Publication number: 20200320254
    Abstract: System and method for dynamically displaying a user interface of an evaluation system configured to evaluate predicted answers generated by a machine learning system. For example, the method includes receiving textual data and a predicted answer to a question associated with a text object. The text object includes a structured data field of the textual data. The predicted answer includes a confidence level. The confidence level is determined by a machine learning system based at least in part on one or more models of the machine learning system and the textual data. In response to determining the confidence level being larger than or equal to a predetermined confidence threshold, the predicted answer and a reference is stored in a storage for retrieval and display. The reference indicates a location of the text object in the textual data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: RELX Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Hebenthal, Cesare John Saretto, James Tracy, Richard Clinkenbeard, Christopher Liu
  • Publication number: 20200320250
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating logical documents for a document evaluation system are provided. For example, a method for generating logical documents for a document evaluation system includes receiving a first child document associated with a master document. The master document includes one or more master terms. The first child document includes one or more first child terms and a first date. The method further includes generating a logical document based at least in part on the master document. The logical document includes one or more current document values. Each current document value corresponds to one master term and is associated with a current date and a current reference. The current reference identifies a region in the master document related to the one master term. The method further includes selecting a first child term from the one or more first child terms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: RELX Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Hebenthal, Cesare John Saretto, James Tracy, Richard Clinkenbeard, Christopher Liu
  • Publication number: 20200320411
    Abstract: System and method for adaptive training of a machine learning system processing textual data. For example, a method for adaptive training of a machine learning system configured to predict answers to questions associated with textual data includes receiving predicted answers to questions associated with textual data. The predicted answers are generated based at least in part on one or more first models of a machine learning system. The one or more first models are associated with a first accuracy score. The method further includes determining based at least in part on a quality control parameter whether an evaluation of the questions by one or more external entities is required. In response to determining based at least in part on the quality control parameter that an evaluation of the questions by one or more external entities is required, the questions associated with the textual data and the textual data are sent to the one or more external entities for evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: RELX Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Hebenthal, Cesare John Saretto, James Tracy, Richard Clinkenbeard, Christopher Liu
  • Patent number: 9854037
    Abstract: A controller is operable to: identify virtual machines to be protected in a first storage system; identify logical volumes used by the virtual machines based on first relationship information; calculate workload, based on information of workload monitored for the identified logical volumes; and calculate size of a buffer area in the first storage system to be used for temporarily storing copy data to be sent to a second storage system in remote copy procedure of one or more remote copy pairs, based on the calculated workload, each copy pair being formed by a logical volume of the identified logical volumes in the first storage system as primary logical volume and another logical volume in the second storage system as secondary logical volume, so that the buffer area having a size equal to or greater than the calculated size can be used to manage protection of the identified virtual machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Randall Murrish, Steven Walker, Oswald Luraghi, Christopher Liu
  • Publication number: 20160014200
    Abstract: A controller is operable to: identify virtual machines to be protected in a first storage system; identify logical volumes used by the virtual machines based on first relationship information; calculate workload, based on information of workload monitored for the identified logical volumes; and calculate size of a buffer area in the first storage system to be used for temporarily storing copy data to be sent to a second storage system in remote copy procedure of one or more remote copy pairs, based on the calculated workload, each copy pair being formed by a logical volume of the identified logical volumes in the first storage system as primary logical volume and another logical volume in the second storage system as secondary logical volume, so that the buffer area having a size equal to or greater than the calculated size can be used to manage protection of the identified virtual machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Randall MURRISH, Steven WALKER, Oswald LURAGHI, Christopher LIU
  • Patent number: 6306619
    Abstract: The DegP (HtrA) protease is a multifunctional protein essential for the removal of misfolded and aggregated proteins in the periplasm. The present invention provides an assay for inhibitors of DegP activity, comprising mixing a suspected inhibitor of DegP activity with DegP and a suitable substrate (preferably a native substrate of DegP such as PapA) and detecting changes in DegP activity. DegP has been shown to be essential for virulence in several Gram negative pathogens. Only three natural targets for DegP have been described: colicin A lysis protein (Cal), pilin subunits (K88, K99, Pap) and recently HMW1 and HMW2 from Hemophilus influenzae. In vitro, DegP has shown weak protease activity on casein and several other non-native substrates. The present inventors have identified the major pilin subunit of the Pap pilus, PapA, as a native DegP substrate and demonstrated binding and proteolysis of this substrate in vitro.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignees: Washington University, Siga Pharmaceuticals
    Inventors: Hal C. Jones, Christopher Liu, Scott J. Hultgren, Dennis E. Hruby, Christine A. Franke, Amy K. Evans
  • Patent number: 6255338
    Abstract: The use of a calcium intracellular store inactivator for inhibiting cell growth is disclosed; for example, thapsigargin or a derivative may be used to inhibit intraocular lens cell growth. Formulations include an emulsion of the compound for coating an IOL, either ex vivo or in vivo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignees: The University of East Anglia, The Norfolk & Norwich Health Care NHS Trust
    Inventors: George Duncan, Michael Wormstone, Peter Davies, Christopher Liu
  • Patent number: D865116
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Airspace Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Earl R. Stirling, Jasminder S. Banga, Noah U. Moore, Tyler T. Valiquette, Peter Scheidl, David Adams, Christopher Liu, Kevin La, Robert Martin Johnston, Cameron Teranchi