Patents by Inventor George An

George An 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).

  • Heat pump assisted engine cooling for electrified vehicles
    Patent number: 9863671
    Abstract: A method including controlling a climate control system of an electrified vehicle to cool a coolant of a coolant subsystem with a refrigerant of a heat pump subsystem in response to a temperature of the coolant exceeding a predefined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Franco Ragazzi, James George Gebbie
  • Orientation estimation utilizing a plurality of adaptive filters
    Patent number: 9863784
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and systems apparatus for sensing an orientation are disclosed. One apparatus includes an accelerometer, wherein the accelerometer generates a sensed acceleration of the accelerometer and a gyroscope, wherein the gyroscope generates a sensed orientation of the gyroscope. The apparatus further includes a first adaptive filter, the first adaptive filter operative to receive at least the sensed acceleration and the sensed orientation of the gyroscope, and generate a first orientation (Q) of the apparatus, a second adaptive filter, the second adaptive filter operative to receive at least the sensed acceleration and the sensed orientation of the gyroscope, and generate a second orientation (Q?) of the apparatus, wherein a tuning for the first adaptive filter is different than a tuning for the second adaptive filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: PNI Sensor Corporation
    Inventor: George Hsu
  • Method of producing a stretch laminate
    Patent number: 9862174
    Abstract: A method of producing a stretch laminate exhibiting reduced defects from a mechanical activation process can include providing a nipping member. The nipping member can have a first nip region and a non-nip region adjacent to the first nip region. A first substrate and an elastic element are provided to the nipping member. The first substrate and the elastic element are joined in a face to face relationship with adhesive therebetween, thereby creating an intermediate laminate. The intermediate laminate has a first tack down region and an activation region adjacent the first tack down region. A portion of the first tack down region passes through the first nip region, and a portion of the activation region passes through the non-nip region of the nipping member. The activation region of the intermediate laminate is mechanically activated, thereby creating the stretch laminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Anand Rudra Venkitaraman, George Stephen Reising
  • Wellbore isolation system with communication lines
    Patent number: 9863224
    Abstract: An isolation system is disclosed that contains: a lower wet connect portion, a central production tubing, an isolation device associated with the central production tubing, and at least one communication line, wherein the at least one communication line is associated with the lower wet connect portion and is disposed through an inside diameter of the isolation device. Further, a method for isolating a lower completion is disclosed that includes: conveying an isolation assembly to the lower completion, the isolation assembly including: a lower wet isolation device; and routing the at least one communication line through an inside diameter of the isolation device. Further a completion system is disclosed that contains a lower completion system and an isolation system associated with the lower completion system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: David S. Bishop, John E. Britt, Kim Tijerina, Kirby G. Schrader, Connor S. George, Marc N. Samuelson, Kelly D. Ireland, Rockni Van Clief, Christian F. Bayne, David A. Bilberry
  • Method of treating lupus by administering an anti-IL-12 antibody
    Patent number: 9862766
    Abstract: An anti-IL-12 antibody that binds to a portion of the IL-12 protein corresponding to at least one amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of residues 15, 17-21, 23, 40-43, 45-47, 54-56 and 58-62 of the amino acid sequence of the p40 subunit of IL-12, including isolated nucleic acids that encode at least one anti-IL-12 antibody, vectors, host cells, transgenic animals or plants, and methods of making and using thereof have applications in diagnostic and/or therapeutic compositions, methods and devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Janssen Biotech, inc.
    Inventors: Jill Giles-Komar, George Heavner, David Knight, Jinquan Luo, David Peritt, Bernard Scallon, David Shealy
  • Catheter with serially connected sensing structures and methods of calibration and detection
    Patent number: 9861785
    Abstract: A catheter is responsive to external and internal magnetic field generators for generating signals representing position and pressure data, with a reduced number of sensing coil leads for minimizing lead breakage and failure. The catheter includes a flexible joint with pressure sensing and position coils, at least pair of a pressure sensing coil and a position coil are serially connected. Methods of calibrating a catheter for position and pressure sensing, and detecting magnetic field interference with one catheter by another catheter or other metal or ferrous object advantageously use signals between two sets of sensors as a “back up” or “error check”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Clark, George Kamin, Mark Stanley
  • Wireless inductive power transfer
    Patent number: 9866073
    Abstract: A wireless power transfer system includes a power transmitter (201) arranged to provide a power transfer to a power receiver (205) via a power transfer signal. The power receiver (205) comprises a first mode controller (709) for transmitting a standby mode exit request to the power transmitter (201) by changing a loading of a communication inductor (209) of the power transmitter (201). The power transmitter (201) comprises a mode controller (405) which controls the power transmitter (201) to operate in a standby mode wherein a presence of the power receiver (205) is detected but no power transfer signal is generated. It furthermore comprises a detector (403) for detecting an impedance change of the communication inductor (209). The mode controller (405) is arranged to initiate a transition from the standby mode to a power transfer mode in response to the detector (403) detecting the impedance change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Neil Francis Joye, Andries Van Wageningen, Simon George Abernethy, Klaas Jacob Lulofs
  • Origin failover for live streaming
    Patent number: 9866459
    Abstract: Techniques are described for automatically migrating client devices away from unreliable origin stacks in ways that mitigate potentially negative impacts on the user experience. Multiple origin stacks are provisioned in parallel to provide encoded versions of the same broadcast content for streaming to client devices. Each of the origin stacks is monitored to ensure that it is operating correctly. When an origin stack fails or becomes unreliable, each of the client devices involved in a session corresponding to the unreliable stack is provided with the information it needs to establish a new session corresponding to another one of the stacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Joliveau, Kenneth Thomas Burford, Elliot Fanwar George, Kyle Bradley Koceski, Paul Simon Nann, Stefan Christian Richter
  • Simulated moire architectural mesh panel
    Patent number: 9863154
    Abstract: An architectural mesh panel includes a plurality of spaced rods and a plurality of adjacent rows of pickets, each of the rows of pickets including at least a plurality of first links, a plurality of second links and a plurality of third links, the plurality of first links have a first spacing, the plurality of second links have a second spacing, and the plurality of third links have a third spacing, wherein each of the rows of pickets includes at least two adjacent first links defining a closely spaced link area, wherein each of the rows of pickets includes at least one second link disposed adjacent the closely spaced link area on each side thereof, wherein the closely spaced link area creates a simulated moiré appearance of a moving stripe to an observer whose viewpoint is continuously changing from one side of the architectural mesh panel towards the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: George H. Messick, Jr., Thomas O. Perdue, Matthew C. O'Connell, Jeffrey D. Ulchak, Robert E. Maine, Jr.
  • Dental compositions
    Patent number: 9861646
    Abstract: A dental composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of doxycycline hyclate and a therapeutically effective amount of triamcinolone acetonide and use in dental treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: OZDENT PTY LTD
    Inventor: Joshua George Tadros
  • System and method for single KVM client accommodating multiple different video compression technologies
    Patent number: 9866656
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for providing compressed video to a personal electronic device of a user using one of a plurality of different video compression protocols, and wherein the personal electronic device has a web browser. The method may involve using the personal electronic device to transmit a request for video content from a server via a remotely located controller. The controller may be used to serve up HTML5 client code to the browser. The browser may use the HTML5 client code to create a web socket connection with the server and to establish a web socket in the browser. The HTML5 client code, the web socket connection and the web socket may be used to receive the compressed video, and the HTML5 client code may be used to decompress the compressed video for display on the personal electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: AVOCENT HUNTSVILLE, LLC
    Inventors: Craig S. Siegman, Joseph Amirthasamy, George N. Griffin
  • Correction of a temperature measurement of a thermometric resistance-type temperature probe
    Patent number: 9863797
    Abstract: The invention relates to a temperature measurement method using a thermometric resistance-type temperature probe (1) comprising at least two electroconductive sensitive elements (3, 4) on the same substrate (2), wherein different parameters representative of the strength of the electric current circulating in one of said sensitive elements (3, 4) are measured, and a correction, according to said strength of the electric current circulating in said sensitive element (3, 4), is applied to a signal representative of a temperature measurement generated from the other one of said sensitive elements (3, 4), in order to correct an error created as a result of the self-heating by the Joule effect of said sensitive element (3, 4) affecting the other one of said sensitive elements (3, 4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventor: Maurice Georges Vernochet
  • Notification of visitors
    Patent number: 9865155
    Abstract: Remote notifications are provided by a security system. When the security system detects a visitor, a first notification is sent to an authorized user. The first notification may include an image or video, thus allowing the user to recognize the visitor. If the user approves the visitor, the security system deactivates for a period of time. The visitor may thus enter a home or business for some purpose. However, if the visitor lingers beyond the period of time, the security system reactivates and sends a second notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas Y. Cobb, Daniel George Jean, Jeffrey Feldstein
  • Rule-based network-threat detection
    Patent number: 9866576
    Abstract: A packet-filtering device may receive packet-filtering rules configured to cause the packet-filtering device to identify packets corresponding to network-threat indicators. The packet-filtering device may receive packets and, for each packet, may determine that the packet corresponds to criteria specified by a packet-filtering rule. The criteria may correspond to one or more of the network-threat indicators. The packet-filtering device may apply an operator specified by the packet-filtering rule. The operator may be configured to cause the packet-filtering device to either prevent the packet from continuing toward its destination or allow the packet to continue toward its destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Centripetal Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: David K. Ahn, Keith A. George, Peter P. Geremia, Pierre Mallett, III, Sean Moore, Robert T. Perry, Jonathan R. Rogers
  • Low drift ion selective electrode sensors
    Patent number: 9863908
    Abstract: An ion selective electrode sensor includes a housing containing an internal solution and enclosing a reference element containing a metal salt solution; open mesh fabric sieves traversing an opening in the housing; and at least one ion sensitive film layer on the mesh fabric sieves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: BioChem Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: George Jaw Fang Lee, Sergey K. Maneshin, Steven Kestel
  • Solid phase micro-extraction (SPME) devices
    Patent number: 9861909
    Abstract: Provided herein are improved solid phase micro-extraction (SPME) devices, systems comprising such devices, and methods of use and manufacture thereof. In particular, SPME devices provided herein are configured to prevent damage (e.g., to the device and/or to a system in which they are employed) incurred, for example, through user error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Smiths Detections Inc.
    Inventors: David D. Manning, Kenneth C. Schreiber, Kenneth J. Fredeen, George E. Riehm, Greg Weaver, John R. Laverack
  • Programmable patterning and masking array for corneal collagen crosslinking
    Patent number: 9861526
    Abstract: The present application relates generally to a method for vision correction using corneal collagen crosslinking (“CCXL”), in which the physician is able to precisely control the pattern of ultraviolet (“UV”) energy delivered to the cornea, by means of a programmable masking array placed between the UV source and the cornea. A CCXL LCD masked is used to create various patterns of “on” and “off” pixels. The physician is able to control the degree of polarization of the LCD pixels, thereby allowing the physician to create various patterns of UV irradiation and thus, varying levels of CCXL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: TECLens, LLC
    Inventors: Frank George Cooper, Patrick David Lopath
  • Tunable RF filter based RF communications system
    Patent number: 9866197
    Abstract: RF communications circuitry, which includes a first RF filter structure, is disclosed. The first RF filter structure includes a first tunable RF filter path and a second tunable RF filter path. The first tunable RF filter path includes a pair of weakly coupled resonators. Additionally, a first filter parameter of the first tunable RF filter path is tuned based on a first filter control signal. A first filter parameter of the second tunable RF filter path is tuned based on a second filter control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: George Maxim, Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, Baker Scott
  • Soybean variety XB34A15R
    Patent number: 9861049
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB34A15R is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB34A15R, cells from soybean variety XB34A15R, plants of soybean XB34A15R, and plant parts of soybean variety XB34A15R. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB34A15R with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB34A15R, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB34A15R, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB34A15R. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB34A15R are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Debra Kay Steiger, Leon George Streit
  • Method and apparatus for remote plasma treatment for reducing metal oxides on a metal seed layer
    Patent number: 9865501
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for reducing metal oxide surfaces to modified metal surfaces are disclosed. By exposing a metal oxide surface to a remote plasma, the metal oxide surface on a substrate can be reduced to pure metal and the metal reflowed. A remote plasma apparatus can treat the metal oxide surface as well as cool, load/unload, and move the substrate within a single standalone apparatus. The remote plasma apparatus includes a processing chamber and a controller configured to provide a substrate having a metal seed layer in a processing chamber, form a remote plasma of a reducing gas species where the remote plasma includes radicals, ions, and/or ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the reducing gas species, and expose a metal seed layer of the substrate to the remote plasma to reduce oxide of the metal seed layer to metal and to reflow the metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Tighe A. Spurlin, George Andrew Antonelli, Natalia Doubina, James E. Duncan, Jonathan D. Reid, David Porter