Patents by Inventor Gary Li

Gary 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).

  • Publication number: 20250099466
    Abstract: The factor Xia inhibitor milvexian has therapeutic properties useful in the treatment and/or prevention of thrombotic and thromboembolic disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: John STRONY, Gary PETERS, Madhu CHINTALA, Christopher NESSEL, Liyanage Vidya PERERA, Danshi LI, Joseph M. LUETTGEN, Dietmar Alfred SEIFFERT, Charlotte JONES-BURTON
  • Patent number: 12262045
    Abstract: Innovations in intra block copy (“BC”) prediction mode facilitate intra BC prediction that is more effective in terms of rate-distortion performance and/or computational efficiency of encoding and decoding. For example, some of the innovations provide ways to select block vector (“BV”) values more effectively. Other innovations provide ways to encode/decode BV values more efficiently. Still other innovations address how to perform in-loop deblock filtering when a block has intra BC prediction mode, or address how to perform intra BC prediction when constrained intra prediction is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Bin Li, Jizheng Xu, Gary J. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 12256738
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the field of molecules having pesticidal utility against pests in Phyla Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Nematoda, processes to produce such molecules, intermediates used in such processes, pesticidal compositions containing such molecules, and processes of using such pesticidal compositions against such pests. These pesticidal compositions may be used, for example, as acaricides, insecticides, miticides, molluscicides, and nematicides. This document discloses molecules having the following formula (“Formula One”).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC
    Inventors: Ronald J. Heemstra, Ronald Ross, Jr., Kyle A. DeKorver, Kaitlyn Gray, Daniel I. Knueppel, Peter Vednor, Timothy P. Martin, Joseph D. Eckelbarger, John F. Daeuble, Sr., Ricky Hunter, David A. Demeter, Tony K. Trullinger, Erich W. Baum, Zoltan L. Benko, Nakyen Choy, Gary D. Crouse, Fangzheng Li, Jeffrey Nissen, Monica B. Olson, Michelle Riener, Thomas C. Sparks, Frank J. Wessels, Maurice C. Yap
  • Patent number: 12253668
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a scanning mirror assembly. In certain configurations, the scanning mirror assembly may include a two-dimensional micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) scanning mirror, a first pair of piezoelectric electrodes coupled to the MEMS scanning mirror through a first pair of looped torsion springs, and a second pair of piezoelectric electrodes coupled to the MEMS scanning mirror through a second pair of looped torsion springs. The first pair of piezoelectric electrodes drives the MEMS scanning mirror to rotate around a first axis. The second pair of piezoelectric electrodes drives the MEMS scanning mirror to rotate around a second axis orthogonal to the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: BEIJING VOYAGER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youmin Wang, Yufeng Wang, Kong Yin Ho, Gary Li
  • Patent number: 12240959
    Abstract: Provided are a process for preparing a flame retardant, a flame retardant obtained by the process and use of the flame retardant in a polymer composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: ENERGY SOLUTIONS (US) LLC
    Inventors: Gary Woodward, Junli Li, Yong Yang
  • Patent number: 12244823
    Abstract: Innovations in encoder-side options for intra block copy (“BC”) prediction mode facilitate intra BC prediction that is more effective in terms of rate-distortion performance and/or computational efficiency of encoding. For example, some of the innovations relate to concurrently performing block vector (“BV”) estimation and making block splitting decisions for a block. Other innovations relate to selectively merging blocks into a larger block during BV estimation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Bin Li, Jizheng Xu, Gary J. Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20250050141
    Abstract: A respiratory mask body defining a breathable air zone for a wearer and having a shut-off valve is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the mask body includes one or more inlet ports configured to receive one or more breathing air source components. The shut-off valve is operable between a closed position and an open position, and when in a closed position the shut-off valve prevents fluid communication between the one or more inlet ports and the breathable air zone and the shut-off valve returns to an open position in the absence of an applied force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: William A. Mittelstadt, Carl W. Raines, III, David R. Stein, Nathan A. Abel, David M. Blomberg, Michael J. Cowell, Gary E. Dwyer, Thomas I. Insley, Michael J. Svendsen, Dylan T. Cosgrove, Kent E. Lageson, Chaodi Li
  • Publication number: 20250033958
    Abstract: There is described a method of producing hydrogen and nitrogen using a feedstock gas reactor. Reaction of feedstock and combustion gases in the reactor produces hydrogen and nitrogen through pyrolysis of the feedstock gas. Parameters of the process may be adjusted to control the ratio of hydrogen to nitrogen that is produced such that it may be suitable, for example, for the synthesis of ammonia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Christopher Edwin John Reid, Gary Edward Schubak, Kenneth William Kratschmar, David Aaron Leboe, Shawn Dayupay Esquivel, Guowei Li
  • Patent number: 12181623
    Abstract: Embodiments of methods, systems, and computer-readable media for coupling two or more simulators to simulate a coupled multi-physics model of a subsurface formation are provided. A coupling framework loads one or more simulators as shared libraries into a common process and a common memory space with a first simulator to create the coupled multi-physics model of the subsurface formation. During simulation, the coupling framework controls data exchange between the first simulator and the other simulator(s) through the common memory space and controls execution of the first simulator and the other simulator(s) responsive to the common process. In the event of two-way coupling, the coupling framework can receive feedback from the other simulator(s) and alter execution of the first simulator. In the event of grid misalignment, the coupling framework can map data between the first simulator and the other simulator(s) such as in a globally conservative (e.g., mass, energy, etc.) manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Bin Wang, Yifan Zhou, Kon-Ming Gary Li, Baris Guyaguler
  • Publication number: 20240378662
    Abstract: A vehicle transaction support system operates by: receiving vehicle source data indicating vehicles available from at least one vehicle source; filtering the vehicle source data based on vehicle filter parameters and generating filtered vehicle source data responsive thereto indicating a plurality of the vehicles; generating, based on vehicle requirements data and the filtered vehicle source data and utilizing a vehicle scoring engine having at least one artificial intelligence (AI) model trained via machine learning, filtered and scored vehicle source data that indicates scores associated with the plurality of the vehicles; receiving, via a graphical user interface, vehicle selection data corresponding to selected ones of the plurality of the vehicles; generating, in respond to the vehicle selection data, vehicle bid data corresponding to the selected ones of the plurality of the vehicles; and sending the vehicle bid data to the at least one vehicle source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: Tricolor Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Zhi (James) Li, Saurabh Sarkar, David Goodgame, Bei (Gary) Li, Carlos Chaves, Mark Reynolds
  • Patent number: 11815627
    Abstract: In one example, an apparatus that is part of a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) module of a vehicle comprises a semiconductor integrated circuit comprising a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) and a substrate. The MEMS comprises an array of micro-mirror assemblies, each micro-mirror assembly comprising: a micro-mirror having a first thickness; and an actuator comprising first fingers and second fingers, the first fingers being connected with the substrate, the second fingers being mechanically connected to the micro-mirror having a second thickness smaller than the first thickness, the actuator being configured to generate an electrostatic force between the first fingers and the second fingers to rotate the micro-mirror to reflect light emitted by a light source out of the LiDAR module or light received by the LiDAR module to a receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Beijing Voyager Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youmin Wang, Yufeng Wang, Qin Zhou, Gary Li
  • Patent number: 11796638
    Abstract: In one example, an apparatus being part of a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) module is provided. The apparatus comprises a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) and a substrate. The MEMS comprising an array of micro-mirror assemblies, each micro-mirror assembly comprises: a first flexible support structure and a second flexible support structure connected to the substrate; a micro-mirror comprising a first connection structure and a second connection structure, the first connection structure being connected to the first flexible support structure at a first connection point, the second connection structure being connected to the second flexible support structure at a second connection point, the first and second connection points being aligned with a rotation axis around which the micro-mirror rotates, the first flexible support structure and the second flexible support structure being configured to allow the first and second connection points to move when the micro-mirror rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Beijing Voyager Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youmin Wang, Yufeng Wang, Qin Zhou, Gary Li, Sergio Fabian Almeida Loya
  • Publication number: 20230204945
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a scanning mirror assembly. In certain configurations, the scanning mirror assembly may include a two-dimensional micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) scanning mirror, a skeleton on a back surface of the MEMS scanning mirror, a first pair of piezoelectric electrodes coupled to the MEMS scanning mirror through a first pair of serpentine torsion springs, and a second pair of piezoelectric electrodes coupled to the MEMS scanning mirror through a second pair of serpentine torsion springs. The first pair of piezoelectric electrodes drives the MEMS scanning mirror and the skeleton to rotate around a first axis, and the second pair of piezoelectric electrodes drives the MEMS scanning mirror and the skeleton to rotate around a second axis orthogonal to the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: BEIJING VOYAGER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youmin Wang, Yufeng Wang, Kong Yin Ho, Gary Li
  • Publication number: 20230204943
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a scanner for steering optical beams. In certain configurations, the scanner may include a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) scanning mirror independently rotatable around a first axis and a second axis orthogonal to the first axis. The scanner may further include a piezoelectric actuator coupled to the MEMS scanning mirror, where the piezoelectric actuator has a first pair of piezoelectric electrodes configured to drive the MEMS scanning mirror to rotate around the first axis, and a second pair of piezoelectric electrodes configured to drive the MEMS scanning mirror to simultaneously rotate around the second axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: BEIJING VOYAGER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youmin Wang, Yufeng Wang, Kong Yin Ho, Gary Li
  • Publication number: 20230204944
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a scanning mirror assembly. In certain configurations, the scanning mirror assembly may include a two-dimensional micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) scanning mirror, a first pair of piezoelectric electrodes coupled to the MEMS scanning mirror through a first pair of looped torsion springs, and a second pair of piezoelectric electrodes coupled to the MEMS scanning mirror through a second pair of looped torsion springs. The first pair of piezoelectric electrodes drives the MEMS scanning mirror to rotate around a first axis. The second pair of piezoelectric electrodes drives the MEMS scanning mirror to rotate around a second axis orthogonal to the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: BEIJING VOYAGER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youmin Wang, Yufeng Wang, Kong Yin Ho, Gary Li
  • Publication number: 20230139299
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a packaged micro-mirror for an optical sensing system. In some embodiments, the packaged micro-mirror may include a package substrate. In some embodiments, the packaged micro-mirror may include a micro-mirror die attached to the package substrate through a first die attach material and a second die attach material. In some embodiments, the first die attach material may have a first Young’s modulus and the second die attach material may have a second Young’s modulus higher than the first Young’s modulus. In some embodiments, at least one of the first die attach material or the second die attach material may be a conductive adhesive forming an electrical connection between the micro-mirror die and package substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: BEIJING VOYAGER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sae Won LEE, Youmin WANG, Gary LI
  • Patent number: 11610028
    Abstract: A method for designing an optical scanning mirror is provided. The method may include receiving, by a communication interface, a set of design parameters of the scanning mirror. The method may also include simulating scanning mirror oscillation, by at least one processor, based on the set of design parameters using a computer model. In certain aspects, the computer model may include a lookup table that correlates electrostatic force applied to a sample scanning mirror and angular displacement in the sample scanning mirror caused by the electrostatic force. The method may further include generating, by the at least one processor, mirror oscillation data as an output of the computer model for designing the scanning mirror. The mirror oscillation data may include a correlation of drive frequency, angular displacement, and time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING VOYAGER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youmin Wang, Yufeng Wang, Gary Li
  • Patent number: 11592533
    Abstract: A Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) module for a vehicle can include a semiconductor integrated circuit with a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) and a substrate, the MEMS comprising a micro-mirror assembly including a mirror and a gimbal structure. The gimbal can be configured concentrically around and coplanar with the mirror. When rotated, the gimbal drives the mirror to oscillate at or near a resonant frequency and is coupled to the mirror via mirror-gimbal connectors. A support structure can be coupled to a backside of the mirror and gimbal structures and can increase the stiffness of the mirror to help the mirror better resist dynamic deformation. To limit the added rotational moment of inertia, the support structure can be etched to form a matrix of cells (e.g., formed by a mesh of circumferential and radial ridges) such that up to approximately 90% of the support structure material forming the support structure is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Beijing Voyager Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youmin Wang, Yufeng Wang, Qin Zhou, Gary Li
  • Publication number: 20220326511
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a scanning mirror assembly for an optical sensing system. The scanning mirror assembly may include a scanning mirror configured to rotate around an axis of rotation. The scanning mirror assembly may further include a plurality of torsion springs coupled to at least one side of the scanning mirror along the axis of rotation. In certain aspects, the plurality of torsion springs may collectively have a non-linear spring constant and a linear spring constant. In certain other aspects, a ratio of the non-linear spring constant over the linear spring constant may meet a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: BEIJING VOYAGER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youmin Wang, Yufeng Wang, Qin Zhou, Gary Li
  • Publication number: 20220324704
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for designing an optical scanning mirror. The method may include receiving an initial set of design parameters for the scanning mirror assembly. The method may also include simulating first scanning mirror oscillation based on the initial set of design parameters to compute an initial non-linear spring constant associated with at least one spring of the scanning mirror assembly. The method may further include adjusting the set of design parameters for the scanning mirror assembly based on a comparison between the initial non-linear spring constant and a target non-linear spring constant. The method may also include outputting the at least one structural alteration to be implemented on the at least one spring. In certain aspects, the initial set of design parameters and the adjusted set of design parameters may be associated with a same mirror oscillation frequency and linear spring constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: BEIJING VOYAGER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youmin Wang, Yufeng Wang, Qin Zhou, Gary Li