Patents by Inventor Chuan Li

Chuan Li 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).

  • LIGHTING DEVICES EMPLOYING CLASS-E POWER AMPLIFIER FOR INDUCTIVE POWER AND DATA TRANSFER IN HIGH-MOISTURE OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20160323952
    Abstract: An inductive-coupling lighting system for use in high-moisture operating environments provides electromagnetic inductive coupling for simultaneous wireless (contactless) transfer of power and lighting-control commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventor: Chuan Li
  • Solar powered LED lighting system and a umbrella having the same
    Patent number: 9470413
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relates to a solar powered LED lighting system for an umbrella. In certain embodiments, the solar powered LED lighting system has (a) a rechargeable battery, (b) a solar panel, (c) one or more LED lights, (d) one or more touch control sensors, and (e) an unipath touch control circuit. The rechargeable battery is used to provide electricity to the solar powered LED lighting system. The solar panel converts optical energy to electrical energy and charges the rechargeable battery. The LED lights are installed on the umbrella to provide lighting. The touch control sensors are used to sense a user's touch event, and responsively generate a control signal. The unipath touch control circuit receives the control signals from the touch control sensors, and controls the solar powered LED lighting system according to the received control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Atleisure LLC
    Inventor: Chuan Li
  • Automatic injection device
    Patent number: 9408973
    Abstract: Automatic injection device includes a housing, a syringe, a plunger, and a syringe carrier. The housing includes a barrel. The barrel includes an elongated window to allow viewing of contents inside the housing. The syringe is disposed within the housing and has a reservoir. The plunger is at least partially disposed within the syringe and includes a visual indicator. The syringe carrier is disposed within the housing and configured to contain the syringe and displace the syringe within the housing between a first position and a second position. The syringe carrier has a first opening and a second opening. The first opening is configured to align with the window and the reservoir when the syringe carrier is in the first position, and the second opening is configured to align with the window and the visual indicator when the syringe carrier is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignees: ABBVIE INC.
    Inventors: Sherwin S. Shang, Joseph F. Julian, Chuan Li, Robert Michael Wozencroft, Stephen Bicknell, Robert Dix, Eduard N. Tsvirko, Edwin Chim, Shubha Chethan Somashekar, Esra Ozdaryal
  • REMOVAL OF NEEDLE SHIELD FROM SYRINGES AND AUTOMATIC INJECTION DEVICES
    Publication number: 20160220765
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide a needle shield remover that reliably engages with a distal cap of an automatic injection device and with one or more needle shields coupled to a syringe of the device. When a user removes the distal cap, the needle shield remover reliably removes the needle shields (e.g., a soft needle shield and a rigid needle shield) from the syringe, thereby exposing the injection needle for performing an injection. In an exemplary assembly method, a needle shield remover is engaged to a needle shield coupled to a syringe, prior to insertion of the syringe and needle shield remover assembly into a housing of the device. This exemplary assembly method allows visual inspection, outside the housing of the device, to ensure that the needle shield remover is correctly and reliably engaged to the needle shield before the syringe and needle shield remover assembly is inserted into the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Joseph F. Julian, Chuan Li, Philip D. Anderson, Linas P. Laurusonis, Lior Raday, Ehud Carmel, Lior Marli, David Daily, Guy Keenan
  • Object sifting device
    Patent number: 9403642
    Abstract: A sifting device for components such as nuts includes a box, a supporting frame, a guiding board, and a covering board. The box receives the components. The guiding board is secured on the supporting frame and defines a receiving recess and a sliding groove, the receiving recess communicates with the box and the sliding groove. The covering board covers the guiding board and defines a plurality of holes as air jets, the plurality of holes aim at the receiving recess and the sliding groove to blow the components through the sifting device in an orderly manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignees: SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Ching-Chuan Li, Zhen-Hua Zhang, Yang Zhang
  • AUTOMATIC INJECTION DEVICES HAVING OVERMOLDED GRIPPING SURFACES
    Publication number: 20160158450
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide automatic injection devices, housing components for automatic injection devices and methods for fabricating the same. An exemplary housing of an automatic injection device may be overmolded with one or more gripping surfaces to facilitate gripping and manipulation of the automatic injection device by a user when performing an injection. In an exemplary embodiment, an overmolded left gripping surface may extend along a left side of the housing and an overmolded right gripping surface may extend along a right side of the housing opposite to the left side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Joseph F. Julian, Chuan Li, Aaron B. Eiger, Mark Kurth, Sabrina Katz, Adam Callif, James C. Stango
  • Sifting device
    Patent number: 9358584
    Abstract: A sifting device for workpieces includes a box, an electric cabinet, a sifting assembly, an air blower, and an collector. The box receives the workpieces. The sifting assembly is received in the box, and includes a baffle and a guiding board, the guiding board defines a plurality of gaps, and a slit is formed between the baffle and the guiding board, and communicates with the plurality of gaps. The air blower is directed by the electric cabinet and communicates with the gap to adjust a direction of the workpieces to allow the workpieces to pass through the gap and the slit. The collector communicates with the slit to output the workpieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignees: SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Ching-Chuan Li, Zhen-Hua Zhang, Yang Zhang
  • Removal of needle shield from syringes and automatic injection devices
    Patent number: 9339610
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide a needle shield remover that reliably engages with a distal cap of an automatic injection device and with one or more needle shields coupled to a syringe of the device. When a user removes the distal cap, the needle shield remover reliably removes the needle shields (e.g., a soft needle shield and a rigid needle shield) from the syringe, thereby exposing the injection needle for performing an injection. In an exemplary assembly method, a needle shield remover is engaged to a needle shield coupled to a syringe, prior to insertion of the syringe and needle shield remover assembly into a housing of the device. This exemplary assembly method allows visual inspection, outside the housing of the device, to ensure that the needle shield remover is correctly and reliably engaged to the needle shield before the syringe and needle shield remover assembly is inserted into the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignees: AbbVie Biotechnology Ltd, Elcam Medical Agricultural Cooperative Association Ltd.
    Inventors: Joseph F. Julian, Chuan Li, Philip D. Anderson, Linas P. Laurusonis, Lior Raday, Ehud Carmel, Lior Marli, David Daily, Guy Keenan
  • OBJECT SIFTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160114977
    Abstract: A sifting device for components such as nuts includes a box, a supporting frame, a guiding board, and a covering board. The box receives the components. The guiding board is secured on the supporting frame and defines a receiving recess and a sliding groove, the receiving recess communicates with the box and the sliding groove. The covering board covers the guiding board and defines a plurality of holes as air jets, the plurality of holes aim at the receiving recess and the sliding groove to blow the components through the sifting device in an orderly manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: CHING-CHUAN LI, ZHEN-HUA ZHANG, YANG ZHANG
  • Automatic injection devices having overmolded gripping surfaces
    Patent number: 9265887
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide automatic injection devices, housing components for automatic injection devices and methods for fabricating the same. An exemplary housing of an automatic injection device may be overmolded with one or more gripping surfaces to facilitate gripping and manipulation of the automatic injection device by a user when performing an injection. In an exemplary embodiment, an overmolded left gripping surface may extend along a left side of the housing and an overmolded right gripping surface may extend along a right side of the housing opposite to the left side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: AbbVie Biotechnology Ltd.
    Inventors: Joseph F. Julian, Chuan Li, Aaron B. Eiger, Mark Kurth, Sabrina Katz, Adam Callif, James C. Stango
  • PRK-BASED SCHEDULING FOR PREDICTABLE LINK RELIABILITY
    Publication number: 20160050613
    Abstract: A Distributed sensing and control network includes multiple sensing/control nodes, each of which includes a controller. Each sensing/control node determines signal transmission/receipt scheduling based on a physical-ratio-k-scheduling (PRKS) protocol stored within the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Hongwei Zhang, Xiaohui Liu, Chuan Li
  • AUTOMATIC TILT MECHANISM AND AN UNBRELLA HAVING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150366304
    Abstract: Present invention relates to a tilting mechanism for an umbrella. The tilting mechanism includes: a base, a body, a sliding rod, and a winding device. The base has base pin holes and the body has body pin holes. The base and the body are joined by a pin through the base and body pin holes to form a joint. When umbrella is in upright and closed position, a user turns the crank clockwise, the cord is pulled downwards, a runner of the umbrella is moved upwards to open the umbrella until the runner is stopped by a runner stopper. When the umbrella is in open position, the user continues to turn the crank clockwise, the cord is pulled further down, the sliding rod is moved downwards pushing the wheel to travel along a wheel moving surface, and wheel axle grooves push wheel axle to tilt body around the pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventor: Chuan Li
  • SOLAR POWERED LED LIGHTING SYSTEM AND A UMBRELLA HAVING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150362171
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relates to a solar powered LED lighting system for an umbrella. In certain embodiments, the solar powered LED lighting system has (a) a rechargeable battery, (b) a solar panel, (c) one or more LED lights, (d) one or more touch control sensors, and (e) an unipath touch control circuit. The rechargeable battery is used to provide electricity to the solar powered LED lighting system. The solar panel converts optical energy to electrical energy and charges the rechargeable battery. The LED lights are installed on the umbrella to provide lighting. The touch control sensors are used to sense a user's touch event, and responsively generate a control signal. The unipath touch control circuit receives the control signals from the touch control sensors, and controls the solar powered LED lighting system according to the received control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventor: Chuan Li
  • PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING PROBABILISTIC MODEL BASED ON MEDICAL BIG DATA
    Publication number: 20150356272
    Abstract: A prescription analysis system and method are introduced. The prescription analysis system includes a knowledge database, an access module, a storage module, and a judgment module. The judgment module judges whether a new prescription is appropriate according to three prescription appropriateness criteria. The prescription analysis method is integrated in the prescription analysis system. Therefore, the prescription analysis system and method enhance the accuracy of prescriptions, reduce likelihood of medication errors, cut medical expenditure, and save patients' lives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: YU-CHUAN LI, WEN-SHAN JIAN, PHUNG ANH NGUYEN, SHABBIR SYED-ABDUL
  • Rebuilding a storage array
    Patent number: 9189311
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for rebuilding a storage array. The method comprises: replacing, in response to a failing storage device occurs in the storage array, the failing storage device with a first spare storage device; performing component rebuild by using other storage devices in the storage array than the first spare storage device, so as to restore within the first spare storage device data in the failing storage device; performing, in parallel with the component rebuild, smart rebuild by using a second spare storage device, so as to copy data in the failing storage device to the second spare storage device; replacing the first spare storage device with the second spare storage device in the storage array upon completion of the smart rebuild.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Chuan Li, Hai Bo Qian, Fang Xie, Bo Zou
  • AUTOMATIC INJECTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150314073
    Abstract: Automatic injection device includes a housing, a syringe, a plunger, and a syringe carrier. The housing includes a barrel. The barrel includes an elongated window to allow viewing of contents inside the housing. The syringe is disposed within the housing and has a reservoir. The plunger is at least partially disposed within the syringe and includes a visual indicator. The syringe carrier is disposed within the housing and configured to contain the syringe and displace the syringe within the housing between a first position and a second position. The syringe carrier can have at least one opening and at least one pair of legs defining at least a portion of the at least one opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Sherwin S. Shang, Joseph F. Julian, Chuan Li, Eduard N. Tsvirko, Edwin Chim, Shubha Chethan Somashekar, Esra Ozdaryal
  • Swimming pool LED lighting system and method using proprietary frequency-shift keying over 2-wire power cord
    Patent number: 9100999
    Abstract: A system for controlling a lamp comprises a central controller having a waveform converter capable of modulating a control signal at more than one frequency over a two wire power cable. The control signal is capable of modifying a property of the lamp. The central controller also has a load current sensor capable of identifying the configuration of the lamp. The system further comprises a lighting control unit coupled to the lamp. The lighting control unit is powered via the two wire power cable and is capable of demodulating the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: S.R. Smith, LLC
    Inventor: Chuan Li
  • ASSEMBLING APPARATUS FOR WORKPIECES
    Publication number: 20150189800
    Abstract: A assembling apparatus includes an electric cabinet, a manipulator, a conveying assembly, and a distribution assembly. The manipulator is controlled by the electric cabinet. The conveying assembly includes a vibration plate and a guide rail, the vibration plate is controlled by the electric cabinet. The distribution assembly includes a driving apparatus, a distribution board, and a connection board, the driving apparatus is directed by the electric cabinet, the guide rail is connected between the vibration plate and the connection board, and the distribution board is connected to the driving apparatus. The vibration plate conveys workpieces to the guide rail, the driving apparatus drives the distribution board to communicate with the connection board, the workpieces pass through the connection board and the distribution board, and the manipulator lifts the workpieces from the distribution board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: CHING-CHUAN LI, ZHEN-HUA ZHANG, MING LI
  • SIFTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150174616
    Abstract: A sifting device for workpieces includes a box, an electric cabinet, a sifting assembly, an air blower, and an collector. The box receives the workpieces. The sifting assembly is received in the box, and includes a baffle and a guiding board, the guiding board defines a plurality of gaps, and a slit is formed between the baffle and the guiding board, and communicates with the plurality of gaps. The air blower is directed by the electric cabinet and communicates with the gap to adjust a direction of the workpieces to allow the workpieces to pass through the gap and the slit. The collector communicates with the slit to output the workpieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: CHING-CHUAN LI, ZHEN-HUA ZHANG, YANG ZHANG
  • Work lamp
    Patent number: D767190
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: LUCIDITY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsi-Hsien Tsai, Wen-Chuan Li