Patents by Inventor James Chen

James Chen 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).

  • Enhancement of light activated therapy by immune augmentation using anti-CTLA-4 antibody
    Patent number: 8226946
    Abstract: The efficacy of light activated therapy treatment is enhanced by stimulating the immune system of the patient substantially above a normal level. Abnormal tissue that is destroyed by the light activated therapy releases factors that stimulate the immune system, leading to systemic reductions in abnormal tissue (i.e., reduction beyond the region treated using light). By further stimulating the immune system using an anti-CTLA-4 antibody, the systemic destruction of abnormal tissue is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Light Sciences Oncology, Inc.
    Inventor: James Chen
  • RESOURCES MONITORING AND RECOVERY
    Publication number: 20120173713
    Abstract: Techniques for monitoring system resources such that a resource-related problem can be identified at a point in time when it is still possible to initiate a set of recovery actions for remedying the problem without disrupting services provided by the system. Various system resources may be monitored including but not limited to system memory (e.g., RAM), one or more processors, non-volatile memory (e.g., Compact Flash usage), and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Brocade Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bei Wang, Xiaohui Lu, Peiming James Chen
  • NETWORK BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AND IMPLEMENTING ONLINE COMMERCE
    Publication number: 20120089454
    Abstract: The disclosed computer system provides a selectively programmed Web architecture that implements a procedure and method for selectively serving to a Web page one or more electronic ads wherein the selection process is governed in part by application of a statistical algorithm. In a preferred embodiment of the inventive technology, the system manages and serves electronic ads for affiliated Web page publishers and advertisers. A computer-implemented method in accordance with the disclosed technology receives a request for an electronic advertisement for a Web page, wherein the Web page is associated with a Web page publisher, one or more electronic ads are selected using a statistics based approach, and the one or more electronic ads are communicated to the Web page for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: LinkShare Corporation
    Inventor: James Chen
  • DEVICE FOR HOLDING CLEANING IMPLEMENTS
    Publication number: 20120042465
    Abstract: A device for holding and manipulating compressible cleaning implements is disclosed wherein the cleaning implements may be made from a compressible material and may have a compressible portion. The device may include a handle. A blade may be attached to the handle. An outer blade edge may surround the blade. An opening through the blade may be defined by an inner blade edge. A channel may pass through the blade and may extend from the inner blade edge to the outer blade edge, and may be defined by a first channel edge and a second channel edge. The compressible portion of the cleaning implement may be passed through the channel into the opening and may be held in the opening by engagement with the inner blade edge. Each of the first and second channel edges may respectively define first and second circumferentially directed points configured to poke into the compressible material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventor: James Chen
  • EXERCISE APPARATUS CAPABLE OF RESISTANCE DETECTION
    Publication number: 20110224046
    Abstract: An exercise apparatus includes a machine body, a transmission device, and a resistance adjusting device. The transmission device is operably disposed on the machine body and includes a rotatable resistance load. The resistance adjusting device includes an adjusting member operably disposed on the machine body, a retarding member connected to the adjusting member and disposed to be brought into contact with the resistance load for retarding rotation of the resistance load, and a force sensor that is disposed between the adjusting member and the retarding member and that is operable to generate a sensor output dependent upon resistance to rotation of the resistance load applied by the retarding member as a result of operating the adjusting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventor: James Chen
  • Selective catalytic reduction of NO
    Patent number: 7951742
    Abstract: A gas stream containing nitrous oxide and ammonia is contacted with a catalyst composition containing a zeolite. N2O is reduced to N2 and H2O at low temperatures in a highly efficient manner. Ammonia-mediated reduction of nitrous oxide can be effectuated from gas streams having N2O concentrations as low as 1%. The gas stream may also contact a catalytic composition selective for the reduction of NOx. In this way, N2O and NOx treatment may be effectuated in a single process stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: James Chen, Pascaline Tran, Michael Durilla, Stanley Mack
  • METHOD FOR DISPLAYING LOCATION OF CELLULAR PHONE CALLER
    Publication number: 20110092228
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for displaying the location of a cellular phone caller. In the present method, a caller's cellular phone transmits a short message preset by a cellular base station to the base station through an Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) function by using a cellular phone and selects to start or stop a function for informing the location of a caller to a phone answerer. When a phone call is made and the location informing function is stopped, the base station transmits no caller location information to an answerer's cellular phone. If the location informing function is activated, the base station uses a positioning technology to calculate position coordinates of the caller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventor: James Chen
  • Accelerated Cable Modem Restart Service
    Publication number: 20110072119
    Abstract: A system for the accelerated re-provisioning of data over cable service interface specification (DOCSIS) configuration files between a DOCSIS provisioning server and a plurality of network nodes that are configured according to the DOCSIS configuration files is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: SALIRA SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Vladimir Bronstein, James Chen, Xiaogang Zhu, Tienchuan Ko
  • DOCSIS PON
    Publication number: 20110069953
    Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the disclosure, a system is provided. The system includes: an optical line terminal (OLT) shelf including a plurality of optical line cards, each optical line card supporting at least one passive optical network (PON) interface for communicating with a corresponding set of optical network units (ONUs), the OLT shelf thereby corresponding to a plurality of sets the ONUs; a system card controller for controlling the plurality of optical line cards; and a DOCSIS proxy for emulating a cable modem (CM) SNMP agent for each ONU, the DOCSIS proxy being responsive to an SNP manager in a DOCSIS NMS to configure the ONUs accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: SALIRA SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Vladimir Bronstein, James Chen
  • DEVICE FOR HOLDING CLEANING IMPLEMENTS
    Publication number: 20110041279
    Abstract: A device for holding and manipulating compressible cleaning implements. The device comprises a handle and a blade attached to the handle. The blade is provided with an opening and a channel communicating with the opening and with the outer edge of the blade. The inner end of the channel is narrower than the diameter of the opening so that compressible cleaning implements inserted into the opening through the channel cannot migrate out of the opening during use. The channel is positioned in the portion of the blade that is proximal to the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventor: James Chen
  • Method for displaying location of cellular phone caller
    Patent number: 7873366
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for displaying the location of a cellular phone caller. In the present method, a caller's cellular phone transmits a short message preset by a cellular base station to the base station through an Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) function by using a cellular phone and selects to start or stop a function for informing the location of a caller to a phone answerer. When a phone call is made and the location informing function is stopped, the base station transmits no caller location information to an answerer's cellular phone. If the location informing function is activated, the base station uses a positioning technology to calculate position coordinates of the caller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Guan Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: James Chen
  • Digital microscope device
    Publication number: 20100315503
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a digital microscope device that is mainly an innovative electronic equipment for observing, inspecting, and recording minute structures. It is including a digital microscope body set with a LCD on its top, and set with an optical lens and a main electrical circuit board in the main body. By utilizing the main electrical circuit board to link with the optical lens and LCD to display the images inspected by the optical lens directly on a LCD, a portable digital microscope that can be carried to any locations is formed, is convenient for the observation of users, and can store the observed images directly to obtain the better effectiveness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventor: James Chen
  • Optical drive controller chip capable of sending command messages in advance and transmission method thereof
    Patent number: 7778325
    Abstract: An optical drive control chip capable of sending command messages in advance and the transmission method of the optical drive control chip are described. The method includes at least the following steps. First, a MPEG module sends a command message to a decoder module. After receiving the command message, the decoder module reads an amount of data and stores it in a memory, so that the data is accessible to the MPEG module. After the data is stored in the memory, the decoder module sends an acknowledgement message to the MPEG module. Without receiving the acknowledgement message, the MPEG module directly sends the next command message to the decoder module. The MPEG module reads the data stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Inventors: Nick Jian, James Chen
  • Noninvasive vascular therapy
    Patent number: 7767208
    Abstract: The present invention is drawn to methods and compounds for transcutaneous photodynamic therapy (“PDT”) of a target tissue or compositions in a mammalian subject, which includes administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a photosensitizing agent or a photosensitizing agent delivery system or prodrug, where the photosensitizing agent or photosensitizing agent delivery system or prodrug selectively binds to the target tissue; and irradiating at least a portion of the subject with light at a wavelength absorbed by the photosensitizing agent or if prodrug, by a prodrug product thereof, where the light is provided by a light source, and where the irradiation is at low fluence rate that results in the activation of the photosensitizing agent or prodrug product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Light Sciences Oncology, Inc.
    Inventor: James Chen
  • Bottom mount refrigerator
    Patent number: D618258
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaojian James Chen, Jeffrey Michael O'Halloran
  • Bottom mount refrigerator
    Patent number: D634339
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaojian James Chen, Jeffrey Michael O'Halloran
  • Applicator
    Patent number: D636934
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Inventor: James Chen
  • Bottom mount refrigerator
    Patent number: D639827
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaojian James Chen, Jeffrey Michael O'Halloran
  • Male connector rail for a drawer corner
    Patent number: D653531
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Whalen Furniture Manufacturing Inc. a California corporation
    Inventors: Gustavo Velez, Jr., Bernardino Rabutan, James Chen Ming Jun
  • Female connector rail for a drawer corner
    Patent number: D658054
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Whalen Furniture Manufacturing Inc.
    Inventors: Gustavo Velez, Jr., Bernardino Rabutan, James Chen Ming Jun