Patents by Inventor Hui Tian

Hui Tian 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).

  • METHODS AND USES FOR MODULATING BILE ACID HOMEOSTASIS AND TREATMENT OF BILE ACID DISORDERS AND DISEASES
    Publication number: 20170182123
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of modulating bile acid homeostasis or treating a bile-acid related or associated disorder, comprising using variants and fusions of fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19), variants and fusions of fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), fusions of FGF19 and/or FGF21, and variants or fusions of FGF19 and/or FGF21 proteins and peptide sequences (and peptidomimetics), in combination with agents effective in modulating bile acid homeostasis or treating a bile-acid related or associated disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Lei LING, Hui TIAN
  • Materials, fabrication equipment, and methods for stable, sensitive photodetectors and image sensors made therefrom
    Patent number: 9691931
    Abstract: Optically sensitive devices include a device comprising a first contact and a second contact, each having a work function, and an optically sensitive material between the first contact and the second contact. The optically sensitive material comprises a p-type semiconductor, and the optically sensitive material has a work function. Circuitry applies a bias voltage between the first contact and the second contact. The optically sensitive material has an electron lifetime that is greater than the electron transit time from the first contact to the second contact when the bias is applied between the first contact and the second contact. The first contact provides injection of electrons and blocking the extraction of holes. The interface between the first contact and the optically sensitive material provides a surface recombination velocity less than 1 cm/s.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: InVisage Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Igor Constantin Ivanov, Edward Hartley Sargent, Hui Tian
  • Image sensors employing sensitized semiconductor diodes
    Patent number: 9666634
    Abstract: In various example embodiments, the inventive subject matter is an image sensor and methods of formation of image sensors. In an embodiment, the image sensor comprises a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of pixel regions. Each of the pixel regions includes an optically sensitive material over the substrate with the optically sensitive material positioned to receive light. A pixel circuit for each pixel region is also included in the sensor. Each pixel circuit comprises a charge store formed on the semiconductor substrate and a read out circuit. A non-metallic contact region is between the charge store and the optically sensitive material of the respective pixel region, the charge store being in electrical communication with the optically sensitive material of the respective pixel region through the non-metallic contact region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: InVisage Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hui Tian, Igor Constantin Ivanov, Edward Hartley Sargent
  • Single use medical devices
    Patent number: 9649014
    Abstract: A single use medical device can include a single use medical device module configured for use within a body of a subject receiving a medical procedure. It can also include an electronic component having a one-time programmable (“OTP”) component that is configured to render the single use medical device module unusable after being used in the medical procedure in the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Inventors: Xiaolong Ouyang, Avram Allan Edidin, Hui Tian
  • METHOD FOR REMOVING PHOTORESIST
    Publication number: 20170123320
    Abstract: A method for removing photoresist comprising: depositing an oxide film on a base substrate on which photoresist has been formed; treating the oxide film by UV light; peeling off the oxide film; and removing the photoresist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventor: Hui TIAN
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLOR BINNING
    Publication number: 20170111598
    Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, optically sensitive devices comprise a plurality of pixel regions. Each pixel region includes an optically sensitive layer over a substrate and has subpixel regions for separate wavebands. A pixel circuit comprises a charge store and a read out circuit for each subpixel region. Circuitry is configured to select a plurality of subpixel elements from different pixels that correspond to the same waveband for simultaneous reading to a shared read out circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Hui Tian, Jess Jan Young Lee, Pierre Henri Rene Della Nave
  • DIFFERENTIAL OUTPUT OF ANALOG MEMORIES STORING NANOPORE MEASUREMENT SAMPLES
    Publication number: 20170089857
    Abstract: A nanopore measurement circuit is disclosed. The nanopore measurement circuit includes a nanopore electrode, a first analog memory and a second analog memory. The nanopore measurement circuit also includes a switch network that selectively connects the nanopore electrode to at least one of the first analog and the second analog memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Bill Maney, Hui Tian, Santiago Fernandez-Gomez
  • ADAPTIVE COMPRESSION AND MODIFICATION OF NANOPORE MEASUREMENT DATA
    Publication number: 20170091381
    Abstract: A system includes a plurality of nanopore cells. Data corresponding to nanopore states of the plurality of nanopore cells is received. The data is analyzed to determine a compressed output size of the data given at least one compression technique. It is determined whether the compressed output size exceeds a data budget. In the event it is determined that the compressed output size exceeds the data budget, the data is modified. The modified data is outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Santiago Fernandez-Gomez, Hui Tian, Bill Maney, Jayalakshmi Rajaraman
  • ENCODING STATE CHANGE OF NANOPORE TO REDUCE DATA SIZE
    Publication number: 20170089858
    Abstract: A system includes a circuit configured to detect a voltage corresponding to an electrical measurement of a nanopore. The system also includes a component configured to compare the voltage to another voltage. Based at least in part on the comparison, a one bit indicator is determined. The one bit indicator indicates whether the voltage indicates a change in a state of the nanopore. In the event it is determined that the voltage indicates the change in the state of the nanopore, a multiple bit signal is provided for output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Santiago Fernandez-Gomez, Hui Tian, Bill Maney, Seung Shin
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TARGETING A PATHWAY
    Publication number: 20170081410
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composition comprising an agent that modulates binding of Vista to LRIG1; and further provides methods of modulating binding of Vista to LRIG1. The present disclosure provides a composition comprising an agent that modulates binding of HHLA2 to KIR3DL3; and further provides methods of modulating binding of HHLA2 to KIR3DL3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Suzanne Christine Crawley, Jer-Yuan Hsu, Hui Tian
  • Isolated polypeptide of the toxin A and toxin B proteins of and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9598472
    Abstract: This present invention provides C-TAB.G5 and C-TAB.G5.1 isolated polypeptides comprising the receptor binding domains of C. difficile toxin A and toxin B as set forth in the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 2 and SEQ ID NO: 4. The C-TAB.G5 and C-TAB.G5.1 isolated polypeptides may be used to neutralize toxic effects of C. difficile toxin A and/or toxin B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignees: Valneva Austria GmbH, Intercell USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry R. Ellingsworth, David Flyer, Jing-Hui Tian, Steven R. Fuhrmann, Stefanie Kluepfel-Stahl, Gregory M. Glenn, Kerstin Westritschnig
  • WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170078981
    Abstract: A wireless communication device, a wireless communication method and a wireless communication system. The wireless communication device includes: a classification unit, used for, based on the channel qualities of downlinks of a target cell and other cells in a cell cluster on a specific resource block, classifying the overall condition of the channel quality; and a control unit, used for controlling, so as to determine the target transmitting power of the target cell on the specific resource block by using a power distribution method adapting to the classification. According to the scheme, the system throughput of a wireless network on the specific resource block under dense cell distribution can be maximized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hui TIAN, Qimei CUI, Meng WANG, Zhilin LI, Yang LIU
  • PHOTODETECTOR COMPRISING A PINNED PHOTODIODE THAT IS FORMED BY AN OPTICALLY SENSITIVE LAYER AND A SILICON DIODE
    Publication number: 20170069679
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a photodetector includes a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of pixel regions. Each of the plurality of pixel regions comprises an optically sensitive layer over the semiconductor substrate. A pixel circuit is formed for each of the plurality of pixel regions. Each pixel circuit includes a pinned photodiode, a charge store, and a read out circuit for each of the plurality pixel regions. The optically sensitive layer is in electrical communication with a portion of a silicon diode to form the pinned photodiode. A potential difference between two electrodes in communication with the optically sensitive layer associated with a pixel region exhibits a time-dependent bias; a biasing during a first film reset period being different from a biasing during a second integration period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Edward Hartley Sargent, Rajsapan Jain, Igor Constantin Ivanov, Michael R. Malone, Michael Charles Brading, Hui Tian, Pierre Henri Rene Della Nave, Jess Jan Young Lee
  • Nanopore-based sequencing with varying voltage stimulus
    Patent number: 9557294
    Abstract: A method of analyzing a molecule in a nanopore is disclosed. A voltage is applied across a nanopore that is inserted in a membrane by coupling the nanopore to a voltage source. The nanopore is decoupled from the voltage source. After the decoupling, a rate of decay of the voltage across the nanopore is determined. A molecule in the nanopore is distinguished from other possible molecules based on the determined rate of decay of the voltage across the nanopore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Genia Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger J. A. Chen, Hui Tian, Bill Maney
  • DARK CURRENT REDUCTION IN IMAGE SENSORS VIA DYNAMIC ELECTRICAL BIASING
    Publication number: 20170013218
    Abstract: Image sensors and methods of using image sensors are disclosed. In an embodiment, the image sensor includes pixel regions having optically sensitive material (OSM). A bias voltage is provided to the OSM via a bias electrode for each pixel region. A pixel circuit (PC) for each pixel region includes a read out circuit and a charge store (CS) coupled to the OSM of the respective pixel region. The PC resets voltage on the CS to a reset voltage during a reset period, integrates charge from the OSM to the CS during an integration period, and reads out a signal from the CS during a read out period. The PC includes a reference voltage node coupled to the CS during the reset period and the read out circuit during the read out period, a reference voltage is applied to the reference voltage node and is varied during operation of the PC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Hui Tian, Pierre Henri Rene Della Nave
  • Method of rolling NiW alloy tapes for coated conductors
    Patent number: 9539626
    Abstract: A method of rolling NiW alloy tapes for coated conductors belongs to the technical field of metal materials rolling. According to the method, a cylindrical NiW alloy ingot with a diameter not less than 10 mm is used to be rolled back and forth along the axial direction as a rolling direction, wherein the content of W is 5˜7 at. %, and the axis of this ingot is perpendicular to the plane where the axes of working rollers are located. During rolling process, the cross sectional area reduction of the ingot is retained at 5% per pass. When the total cross sectional area reduction of the ingot is larger than 98% and the thickness of the tape is down to 60˜100 ?m, the rolling is stopped, and thus the NiW alloy tape is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Lin Ma, Hong-Li Suo, Yi-Chen Meng, Ya-Ru Liang, Li-Jia Chen, Yan Xu, Hui Tian, Yi Wang, Min Liu
  • Systems and methods for color binning
    Patent number: 9538102
    Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, optically sensitive devices comprise a plurality of pixel regions. Each pixel region includes an optically sensitive layer over a substrate and has subpixel regions for separate wavebands. A pixel circuit comprises a charge store and a read out circuit for each subpixel region. Circuitry is configured to select a plurality of subpixel elements from different pixels that correspond to the same waveband for simultaneous reading to a shared read out circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: InVisage Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hui Tian, Jess Jan Young Lee, Pierre Henri Rene Della Nave
  • Array substrate and manufacturing method thereof and display apparatus
    Patent number: 9524991
    Abstract: An array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display apparatus comprising the array substrate are provided. The array substrate comprises a base substrate, and a thin film transistor and a storing capacitor provided on the base substrate, the thin film transistor comprises a gate, a source, a drain and a gate insulation layer provided between the source and drain and the gate, the storing capacitor comprises a first plate, a second plate and a dielectric layer provided between the first plate and the second plate, wherein, both of the first plate and the second plate are formed of metal material, and the dielectric layer is formed of the same material as the gate insulation layer. In the array substrate of the present invention, the charging speed of the storing capacitor can be improved and the display quality of the display apparatus comprising the array substrate is further improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenqing Xu, Hui Tian, Xiaowei Xu
  • Method for monitoring ion implantation
    Patent number: 9524852
    Abstract: A method for monitoring ion implantation, comprising: a), providing a control piece and forming a mask layer; b), performing ion implantation process to implant a predetermined dose of impurity ions into the control piece, an area on the control piece uncovered by the mask layer being an impurity implantation area and an area on the control piece covered by the mask layer being an impurity non-implantation area; c), peeling off the mask layer from the control piece; d), performing oxidation treatment on the control piece; and e), respectively measuring thicknesses of the oxide layers on the impurity implantation area and the impurity non-implantation area of the control piece, and monitoring the impurity dose of the ion implantation on the basis of a ratio of the thickness of the oxide layer in the impurity implantation area to the thickness of the oxide layer in the impurity non-implantation area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hui Tian
  • ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160365528
    Abstract: This present application discloses an organic light-emitting display device and the production method thereof, and a display apparatus. This organic light-emitting display device comprises an anode, a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an organic light-emitting layer, an electron injection layer, an electron transport layer and a cathode, wherein a hole buffering layer is provided between the anode and the hole injection layer or between the hole injection layer and the hole transport layer to limit the injection of excess holes into the organic light-emitting layer. This disclosure further discloses an organic light-emitting display device and the production method thereof, and a display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventor: Hui Tian