Patents by Inventor HONGMING LYU

HONGMING LYU 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: 11911625
    Abstract: Systems and methods for heart stimulation in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, Texas Heart Institute
    Inventors: Aydin Babakhani, Hongming Lyu, Razavi Mehdi, Mathews M. John, Allison Post
  • Patent number: 11712559
    Abstract: Wireless treatment of arrhythmias. At least some of the example embodiments are methods including: charging a capacitor of a first microchip device abutting heart tissue, the charging by harvesting ambient energy; charging a capacitor of a second microchip device abutting the heart tissue, the charging of the capacitor of the second microchip device by harvesting ambient energy; sending a command wirelessly from a communication device outside the rib cage to the microchip devices; applying electrical energy to the heart tissue by the first microchip device responsive to the command, the electrical energy applied from the capacitor of the first microchip device; and applying electrical energy to the heart tissue by the second microchip device responsive to the command to the second microchip device, the electrical energy applied from the capacitor of the second microchip device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignees: William Marsh Rice University, Texas Heart Institute, Baylor College of Medicine
    Inventors: Yuxiang Sun, Aydin Babakhani, Mehdi Razavi, David Burkland, Brian Greet, Mathews John, Hongming Lyu
  • Publication number: 20230216347
    Abstract: Wirelessly powered receiver system and sensors are described. In an embodiment, the power receiver system, includes an inductive coil that receives wireless power from an external transmitter, a capacitor bank that optimizes power transfer to an energy harvesting device, and a power-receiving frontend RF-DC rectifier with a periodically enabled closed feedback loop that adapts settings of the capacitor bank in real-time to adapt to changes on the inductive coil to maximize power transfer efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Hongming Lyu, Aydin Babakhani
  • Publication number: 20220379124
    Abstract: Wirelessly powered implantable pulse generators (IPG) are described. In an embodiment, a wirelessly powered stimulator, includes an implantable pulse generator (IPG), including: an Rx antenna that receives a radio frequency (RF) signal from an external Tx antenna; a rectifier; an energy storage capacitor CSTOR, where the RF signal coupled to the Rx antenna is rectified by the rectifier to generate VDD and charges the CSTOR; a demodulator; an output voltage regulator that generates a stable voltage to activate the demodulator; and where the demodulator outputs a stimulation that releases the energy stored in the CSTOR on an electrode based on detecting amplitude modulation in the received RF signal; and a Tx antenna that generates the RF signal that wirelessly powers the IPG and that controls timing of output stimulations of the IPG, where amplitude modulation is applied to the RF signal to control the timing of the output stimulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Aydin Babakhani, Hongming Lyu
  • Publication number: 20220264196
    Abstract: Systems and methods for remote sensing are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Hongming Lyu, Aydin Babakhani
  • Publication number: 20220008736
    Abstract: Systems and methods for heart stimulation in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicants: The Regents of the University of California, Texas Heart Institute
    Inventors: Aydin Babakhani, Hongming Lyu, Razavi Mehdi, Mathews M. John, Allison Post
  • Publication number: 20210339017
    Abstract: Wireless treatment of arrhythmias. At least some of the example embodiments are methods including: charging a capacitor of a first microchip device abutting heart tissue, the charging by harvesting ambient energy; charging a capacitor of a second microchip device abutting the heart tissue, the charging of the capacitor of the second microchip device by harvesting ambient energy; sending a command wirelessly from a communication device outside the rib cage to the microchip devices; applying electrical energy to the heart tissue by the first microchip device responsive to the command, the electrical energy applied from the capacitor of the first microchip device; and applying electrical energy to the heart tissue by the second microchip device responsive to the command to the second microchip device, the electrical energy applied from the capacitor of the second microchip device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicants: WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY, TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE, BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
    Inventors: Yuxiang SUN, Aydin BABAKHANI, Mehdi RAZAVI, David BURKLAND, Brian GREET, Mathews JOHN, Hongming LYU
  • Patent number: 11071857
    Abstract: Wireless treatment of arrhythmias. At least some of the example embodiments are methods including: charging a capacitor of a first microchip device abutting heart tissue, the charging by harvesting ambient energy; charging a capacitor of a second microchip device abutting the heart tissue, the charging of the capacitor of the second microchip device by harvesting ambient energy; sending a command wirelessly from a communication device outside the rib cage to the microchip devices; applying electrical energy to the heart tissue by the first microchip device responsive to the command, the electrical energy applied from the capacitor of the first microchip device; and applying electrical energy to the heart tissue by the second microchip device responsive to the command to the second microchip device, the electrical energy applied from the capacitor of the second microchip device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignees: William Marsh Rice University, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Heart Institute
    Inventors: Yuxiang Sun, Aydin Babakhani, Mehdi Razavi, David Burkland, Brian Greet, Mathews John, Hongming Lyu
  • Publication number: 20190262605
    Abstract: Inducing hyperthermia in cancer cells. At least some of the example embodiments are methods including: charging a capacitor of a microchip device proximate to cells within the body, the charging by harvesting ambient energy by the microchip device; and when the energy on the capacitor reaches or exceeds a predetermined value inducing hyperthermia in the cells proximate to the microchip device using energy from the capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Aydin BABAKHANI, Hongming LYU
  • Publication number: 20190224476
    Abstract: Wireless treatment of arrhythmias. At least some of the example embodiments are methods including: charging a capacitor of a first microchip device abutting heart tissue, the charging by harvesting ambient energy; charging a capacitor of a second microchip device abutting the heart tissue, the charging of the capacitor of the second microchip device by harvesting ambient energy; sending a command wirelessly from a communication device outside the rib cage to the microchip devices; applying electrical energy to the heart tissue by the first microchip device responsive to the command, the electrical energy applied from the capacitor of the first microchip device; and applying electrical energy to the heart tissue by the second microchip device responsive to the command to the second microchip device, the electrical energy applied from the capacitor of the second microchip device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicants: WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY, TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE, BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
    Inventors: Yuxiang SUN, Aydin BABAKHANI, Mehdi RAZAVI, David BURKLAND, Brian GREET, Mathews JOHN, Hongming LYU
  • Patent number: 9712124
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a distributed amplifier, including: a drain transmission line; a gate transmission line; GFETs, in which sources of the graphene field-effect transistors are respectively grounded; gates of the graphene field-effect transistors respectively connected with a plurality of first shunt capacitors which are grounded; the gate transmission line is connected with a plurality of first nodes respectively between the gates of the graphene field-effect transistors and the plurality of first shunt capacitors, having a plurality of first inductors respectively between each two first nodes; drains of the graphene field-effect transistors respectively connected with a plurality of second shunt capacitors which are grounded; the drain transmission line is connected with a plurality of second nodes respectively between the drains of the graphene field-effect transistors and the plurality of second shunt capacitors, having a plurality of second inductors respectively between each two second node
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Huaqiang Wu, Hongming Lyu, He Qian, Zhiping Yu, Yilin Huang, Jinyu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160254790
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a distributed amplifier, including: a drain transmission line; a gate transmission line; GFETs, in which sources of the graphene field-effect transistors are respectively grounded; gates of the graphene field-effect transistors respectively connected with a plurality of first shunt capacitors which are grounded; the gate transmission line is connected with a plurality of first nodes respectively between the gates of the graphene field-effect transistors and the plurality of first shunt capacitors, having a plurality of first inductors respectively between each two first nodes; drains of the graphene field-effect transistors respectively connected with a plurality of second shunt capacitors which are grounded; the drain transmission line is connected with a plurality of second nodes respectively between the drains of the graphene field-effect transistors and the plurality of second shunt capacitors, having a plurality of second inductors respectively between each two second node
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: HONGMING LYU, ZHIPING YU, YILIN HUANG, JINYU ZHANG, HUAQIANG WU, HE QIAN