Patents by Inventor Gang Ji
Gang Ji 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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Publication number: 20190307753Abstract: The invention provides certain fused pyrazine compounds of the Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, Y, R1, R3, R4a, R5a, R5b, R6, and the subscript t are as described herein. The compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts can modulate the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (“cGMP”), and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases or disorders which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions which comprise compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to methods for use of the compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts in the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and disorders and for preparing pharmaceutical s for this purpose.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2017Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Alan Whitehead, Olga Ornoski, Subharekha Raghavan, Raphaelle Berger, Joie Garfunkle, Zhiqiang Yang, Gang JI, Falong Jiang, Jianmin Fu
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Patent number: 10428076Abstract: The invention provides compounds of the Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, Y, Z, R1, R2, R4, Ra, and the subscripts m, p, and q are as described herein. The compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts can modulate the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (“cGMP”), and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions which comprise compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to methods for use of the compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts in the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Raphaelle Berger, Yi-Heng Chen, Guoqing Li, Joie Garfunkle, Hong-Dong Li, Shouwu Miao, Subharekha Raghavan, Cameron J. Smith, John Stelmach, Alan Whitehead, Rui Zhang, Yong Zhang, Jianmin Fu, Gang Ji, Falong Jiang
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Patent number: 10416241Abstract: In embodiments, an apparatus may include a battery life monitor. The battery life monitor may, in some embodiments, receive a battery level indicator indicative of a current charge level of a battery that is coupled with the apparatus and a first temperature that may indicate a temperature of a current location of the apparatus. The battery life monitor may also receive one or more additional temperatures that indicate respective temperatures of one or more locations in which the apparatus is likely to be operated prior to discharge of the current charge level of the battery. Based at least in part on the current charge level, the first temperature indicator, and the one or more additional temperatures, the battery life monitor may calculate one or more battery life estimates that correspond with the one or more locations. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Naoki Matsumura, Allen Huang, Gang Ji, Brian C. Fritz, William T. Glennan, Ramakrishna Ram Pallala, Hung T. Tran
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Publication number: 20180305366Abstract: The invention provides compounds of the Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, Y, Z, R1, R2, R4, Ra, and the subscripts m, p, and q are as described herein. The compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts can modulate the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (“cGMP”), and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions which comprise compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to methods for use of the compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts in the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Raphaelle Berger, Yi-Heng Chen, Guoqing Li, Joie Garfunkle, Hong-Dong Li, Shouwu Miao, Subharekha Raghavan, Cameron J. Smith, John Stelmach, Alan Whitehead, Rui Zhang, Yong Zhang, Jianmin Fu, Gang Ji, Falong Jiang
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Patent number: 10030027Abstract: The invention provides compounds of the Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, Y, Z, R1, R2, R4, Ra, and the subscripts m, p, and q are as described herein. The compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts can modulate the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (“cGMP”), and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions which comprise compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to methods for use of the compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts in the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Raphaelle Berger, Yi-Heng Chen, Guoqing Li, Joie Garfunkle, Hong-Dong Li, Shouwu Miao, Subharekha Raghavan, Cameron J. Smith, John Stelmach, Alan Whitehead, Rui Zhang, Yong Zhang, Jianmin Fu, Gang Ji, Falong Jiang
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Publication number: 20180166005Abstract: An example apparatus for powering a mobile device display includes a first voltage regulator electronically to be electronically coupled to a display backlight and to a power rail. The power rail is coupled to a power source to provide a first voltage within a first range of voltages. The first voltage regulator is to provide a second voltage within a second range of voltages to the display backlight. The apparatus also includes a second voltage regulator to be electronically coupled to display electronics of the mobile device display and the power rail. The second voltage regulator is to provide a third voltage within a third range of voltages to the display electronics. The first range of voltages, the second range of voltages, and the third range of voltages, are different voltages.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Yiting Lee, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Gang Ji, Jackson Tsai, Jimmy Y. Hsiao
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Patent number: 9929582Abstract: A method and apparatus for adjusting the charge for a battery under a power sharing arrangement is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining if power output capacity of an alternating current (AC) adapter is less than or greater than a system power requirement for a system that receives power from the AC adapter and a battery, determining a charge current for charging the battery from the AC adapter, based on a voltage range of the battery, the current charge being less than excess current available from the AC adapter in view of determining that the power output capacity of the AC adapter is greater than the system power requirement, and controlling a battery charger to charge the battery with the charge current by specifying the charge current to the battery charger if the power output capacity of the AC adapter is greater than the system power requirement.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Matsumura, Allen Huang, Jim Xu, Mike Ngo, Vivek Ramani, Darren Crews, Gang Ji, Alexander Uan-zo-li
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Patent number: 9899184Abstract: An optical vacuum cryostage for correlative light and electron microscopy comprises a vacuum chamber, an anti-contamination system adapter interface, an electron microscope specimen holder adapter interface, an upper optical window, a lower optical window, a vacuum pumping system adapter interface and a vacuum valve, wherein the anti-contamination system adapter interface is arranged in one end of the vacuum chamber, the electron microscope specimen holder adapter interface is arranged in the other end of the vacuum chamber, the upper optical window is arranged on the upper wall of the vacuum chamber, the lower optical window is arranged on the lower wall of the vacuum chamber and opposite to the upper optical window.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2015Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of SciencesInventors: Gang Ji, Shuoguo Li, Fei Sun
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Patent number: 9848209Abstract: A decoder which can detect errors in MPEG-2 coefficient blocks can identify syntactically-correct blocks which have out-of-bounds coefficients. The decoder computes coefficient bounds based on quantization scalers and quantization matrices and compares these to coefficient blocks during decoding; if a block has out-of-bounds coefficients, concealment is performed on the block. In a decoder implemented all in software, coefficient bounds checking is performed on iDCT coefficients against upper and lower bounds in a spatial domain. In a decoder which performs iDCT in hardware, DCT coefficients are compared to an upper energy bound.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2008Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Gang Ji, Yongjun Wu, Florin Folta, Naveen Thumpudi
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Publication number: 20170307694Abstract: In embodiments, an apparatus may include a battery life monitor. The battery life monitor may, in some embodiments, receive a battery level indicator indicative of a current charge level of a battery that is coupled with the apparatus and a first temperature that may indicate a temperature of a current location of the apparatus. The battery life monitor may also receive one or more additional temperatures that indicate respective temperatures of one or more locations in which the apparatus is likely to be operated prior to discharge of the current charge level of the battery. Based at least in part on the current charge level, the first temperature indicator, and the one or more additional temperatures, the battery life monitor may calculate one or more battery life estimates that correspond with the one or more locations. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2015Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Naoki MATSUMURA, Allen HUANG, Gang JI, Brian C. FRITZ, William T. GLENNAN, Ramakrishna Ram PALLALA, Hung T. TRAN
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Publication number: 20170271126Abstract: An optical vacuum cooling cryostage for correlative light and electron microscopy comprises a vacuum chamber, an anti-contamination system adapter interface, an electron microscope specimen holder adapter interface, an upper optical window, a lower optical window, a vacuum pumping system adapter interface and a vacuum valve, wherein the anti-contamination system adapter interface is arranged in one end of the vacuum chamber, the electron microscope specimen holder adapter interface is arranged in the other end of the vacuum chamber, the upper optical window is arranged on the upper wall of the vacuum chamber, the lower optical window is arranged on the lower wall of the vacuum chamber and opposite to the upper optical window.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2015Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCESInventors: Gang JI, Shuoguo LI, Fei SUN
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Patent number: 9728995Abstract: Because a rechargeable battery has an increased number of uses (e.g., cycles), the battery's internal impedance can increase and the efficiency of the battery can become degraded. This internal resistance can cause cutoff voltage thresholds and cutoff current thresholds to prematurely stop a phase of battery charging, as these cutoff values can be based on low-cycle count batteries. New cutoff values can, instead, be based on battery impedance. Use of an adjusted cutoff current threshold during a constant voltage cycle can increase the capacity of high-cycle count batteries. Use of an adjusted cutoff voltage threshold in step charging can increase the charging speed of high-cycle count batteries. These increases in efficiency by using adjusted cutoff values can increase as the battery is further high-cycle count, in comparison with low-cycle count cutoff values used with high-cycle count batteries.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Matsumura, Gang Ji, Brian C. Fritz
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Publication number: 20170180294Abstract: A system and method for identifying an entity from a message exchange thread and generating a suggestion that is directed to the entity, such as a suggestion for a user to take an action on the entity. A suggestion application receives at least one electronic message from a message exchange thread, identifies an entity that can be actionable from the electronic message, determines contextual indicators of the entity, determines whether the entity is actionable based on the contextual indicators, and responsive to the entity being actionable, provides a suggestion that is directed to the entity to a participant(s) of the message exchange thread.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Timothy Seeds Milligan, Hila Shemer, Dennis Kiilerich, Gang Ji, Ori Gershony, Sergey Nazarov, Pranav Khaitan, Sushant Prakash, Anton Volkov, Ricardo Escutia, David Citron
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Publication number: 20170174693Abstract: The invention provides compounds of the Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, Y, Z, R1, R2, R4, Ra, and the subscripts m, p, and q are as described herein. The compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts can modulate the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (“cGMP”), and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions which comprise compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to methods for use of the compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts in the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Raphaelle Berger, Yi-Heng Chen, Guoqing Li, Joie Garfunkle, Hong-Dong Li, Shouwu Miao, Subharekha Raghavan, Cameron J. Smith, John Stelmach, Alan Whitehead, Rui Zhang, Yong Zhang, Jianmin Fu, Gang Ji, Falong Jiang
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Patent number: 9612643Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to controlling processor slew rates based on battery charge state/level are described. In one embodiment, logic causes modification to a slew rate of a processor based on at least a charge level of a battery pack. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2014Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Alexander B. Uan-Zo-Li, Don J. Nguyen, Gang Ji, Philip R. Lehwalder, Jorge P. Rodriguez, Vasudevan Srinivasan
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Publication number: 20160301226Abstract: Because a rechargeable battery has an increased number of uses (e.g., cycles), the battery's internal impedance can increase and the efficiency of the battery can become degraded. This internal resistance can cause cutoff voltage thresholds and cutoff current thresholds to prematurely stop a phase of battery charging, as these cutoff values can be based on low-cycle count batteries. New cutoff values can, instead, be based on battery impedance. Use of an adjusted cutoff current threshold during a constant voltage cycle can increase the capacity of high-cycle count batteries. Use of an adjusted cutoff voltage threshold in step charging can increase the charging speed of high-cycle count batteries. These increases in efficiency by using adjusted cutoff values can increase as the battery is further high-cycle count, in comparison with low-cycle count cutoff values used with high-cycle count batteries.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2015Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicant: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki MATSUMURA, Gang JI, Brian C. FRITZ
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Patent number: 9419377Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a first terminal group and a first magnetic element around the first terminal group, the first terminal group defines a first central terminal and two first outer terminals located at both sides of the first central terminal. The second connector includes a second terminal group and a second magnetic element, the second terminal group defines a second central terminal, a second outer terminal and an elastic terminal located at both sides of the second central terminal. When the first connector is engaging with the second connector, the first and second magnetic elements are attached to each other, the first central terminal is contacting the second central terminal, the second outer terminal is contacting either of the first outer terminals and the elastic terminal is elastically abutting against the first magnetic element.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2015Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Zhi-Hui Zhu, Wen-Yi Hsieh, Hsueh-Lung Hsiao, Wei-Chung Lin, Xin-Gang Ji
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Patent number: 9411398Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided that includes a processor, a voltage regulator, a battery controller and an embedded controller. The voltage regulator to receive an input voltage and to provide an output voltage to the processor. The battery controller to store electronic device information and to receive battery information related to a current battery power. The embedded controller to receive the electronic device information and the battery information from the battery controller, and the embedded controller to provide power information to the processor based on the received information.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Gang Ji, Alexander B. Uan-Zo-Li, Jorge P. Rodriguez, Andy Keates, Vasudevan Srinivasan
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Patent number: 9398318Abstract: Implementations generally relate to providing secure video conferencing. In some implementations, a method includes performing a first encryption of a video stream, wherein the video stream has a first encryption layer from the first encryption. The method further includes performing a second encryption of the video stream, wherein the video stream has a second encryption layer from the second encryption. The method further includes enabling one or more remote nodes to decrypt the second encryption layer. The method further includes enabling one or more end-user nodes to decrypt the first encryption layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2014Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Matthew John Leske, Gang Ji
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Publication number: 20160181830Abstract: A method and apparatus for adjusting the charge for a battery under a power sharing arrangement is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining if power output capacity of an alternating current (AC) adapter is less than or greater than a system power requirement for a system that receives power from the AC adapter and a battery, determining a charge current for charging the battery from the AC adapter, based on a voltage range of the battery, the current charge being less than excess current available from the AC adapter in view of determining that the power output capacity of the AC adapter is greater than the system power requirement, and controlling a battery charger to charge the battery with the charge current by specifying the charge current to the battery charger if the power output capacity of the AC adapter is greater than the system power requirement.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2014Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Naoki Matsumura, Allen Huang, Jim Xu, Mike Ngo, Vivek Ramani, Darren Crews, Gang Ji, Alexander Uan-zo-li