Patents by Inventor James Chow

James Chow 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: 20240114150
    Abstract: A display processing device includes a display device interface and a processing unit. The processing is configured to transition at least a first component of the display processing system into a low-power state in response to an active region of a first video frame of a plurality of video frames having completed. A second component of the display processing device is configured to maintain a temporal count value corresponding to a current frame line of the plurality of video frames, and further to generate a first signal in response to the temporal count value corresponding to a first trigger value. The first signal causes the at least first component to transition out of the low-power state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Wing-Chi Chow, Yee Shun Chan, Nicholas James Chorney, Minghua Zhu
  • Patent number: 11928112
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that use a trained process to reply to a request comprising query data defining a query and context data defining contextual factors for the query from a device. The query is answered by one or more selected APIs of a plurality of APIs that invoke respective services to prepare a response. The trained process determines an execution plan responsive to the query data and the context data and is configured using training to define execution plans comprising selected APIs where a particular API is selected for the plan if it answers at least a portion of the query and the selected APIs together prepare the response optimized for the device according to the context data. The plan is provided to an execution component to execute the plan using the selected APIs and send the response to the requesting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: The Toronto-Dominion Bank
    Inventors: Milos Dunjic, Martin Albert Lozon, David Samuel Tax, Arthur Carroll Chow, Peter Glen Nairn, Edward James Hood, John Jong-Suk Lee, Arun Victor Jagga
  • Publication number: 20220233335
    Abstract: A minimally invasive surgical procedure for replacing a hip joint is provided. A main incision is initiated at a point being a projection of a tip of a greater trochanter and extends proximally about a distance in the range of from 1 cm to 8 cm in line with the femoral axis. An inline capsulotomy is performed, while keeping muscles and posterior capsule intact, to expose the hip joint capsule for accessing the hip joint. The femoral canal is prepared for receipt of a femoral implant. The femoral head is resected and removed out of the acetabulum. A step of acetabular preparation is performed using a retractor comprising two tip rails, each tip rail having a plurality of tines. Related tools, devices, systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: MicroPort Orthopedics Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: James Chow
  • Patent number: 11357643
    Abstract: A minimally invasive surgical procedure for replacing a hip joint is provided. A main incision is initiated at a point being a projection of a tip of a greater trochanter and extends proximally about a distance in the range of from 1 cm to 8 cm in line with the femoral axis. An inline capsulotomy is performed, while keeping muscles and posterior capsule intact, to expose the hip joint capsule for accessing the hip joint. The femoral canal is prepared for receipt of a femoral implant. The femoral head is resected and removed out of the acetabulum. A step of acetabular preparation is performed using a retractor comprising two tip rails, each tip rail having a plurality of tines. Related tools, devices, systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Micro Port Orthopedics Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: James Chow
  • Patent number: 11331204
    Abstract: A minimally invasive surgical procedure for replacing a hip joint is provided. A main incision is initiated at a point being a projection of a tip of a greater trochanter and extends proximally about a distance in the range of from 1 cm to 8 cm in line with the femoral axis. An inline capsulotomy is performed, while keeping muscles and posterior capsule intact, to expose the hip joint capsule for accessing the hip joint. The femoral canal is prepared for receipt of a femoral implant. The femoral head is resected and removed out of the acetabulum. A step of acetabular preparation is performed using a retractor comprising two tip rails, each tip rail having a plurality of tines. Related tools, devices, systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: MicroPort Orthopedics Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: James Chow
  • Patent number: 11304825
    Abstract: A minimally invasive surgical procedure for replacing a hip joint is provided. A main incision is initiated at a point being a projection of a tip of a greater trochanter and extends proximally about a distance in the range of from 1 cm to 8 cm in line with the femoral axis. An inline capsulotomy is performed, while keeping muscles and posterior capsule intact, to expose the hip joint capsule for accessing the hip joint. The femoral canal is prepared for receipt of a femoral implant. The femoral head is resected and removed out of the acetabulum. A step of acetabular preparation is performed using a retractor comprising two tip rails, each tip rail having a plurality of tines. Related tools, devices, systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: MicroPort Orthopedics Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: James Chow
  • Patent number: 11103364
    Abstract: A minimally invasive surgical procedure for replacing a hip joint is provided. A main incision is initiated at a point being a projection of a tip of a greater trochanter and extends proximally about a distance in the range of from 1 cm to 8 cm in line with the femoral axis. An inline capsulotomy is performed, while keeping muscles and posterior capsule intact, to expose the hip joint capsule for accessing the hip joint. The femoral canal is prepared for receipt of a femoral implant. The femoral head is resected and removed out of the acetabulum. A step of acetabular preparation is performed using a retractor comprising two tip rails, each tip rail having a plurality of tines. Related tools, devices, systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: MicroPort Orthopedics Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: James Chow
  • Publication number: 20210212677
    Abstract: A minimally invasive surgical procedure for replacing a hip joint is provided. A main incision is initiated at a point being a projection of a tip of a greater trochanter and extends proximally about a distance in the range of from 1 cm to 8 cm in line with the femoral axis. An inline capsulotomy is performed, while keeping muscles and posterior capsule intact, to expose the hip joint capsule for accessing the hip joint. The femoral canal is prepared for receipt of a femoral implant. The femoral head is resected and removed out of the acetabulum. A step of acetabular preparation is performed using a retractor comprising two tip rails, each tip rail having a plurality of tines. Related tools, devices, systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: MicroPort Orthopedics Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: James Chow
  • Publication number: 20210128318
    Abstract: A minimally invasive surgical procedure for replacing a hip joint is provided. A main incision is initiated at a point being a projection of a tip of a greater trochanter and extends proximally about a distance in the range of from 1 cm to 8 cm in line with the femoral axis. An inline capsulotomy is performed, while keeping muscles and posterior capsule intact, to expose the hip joint capsule for accessing the hip joint. The femoral canal is prepared for receipt of a femoral implant. The femoral head is resected and removed out of the acetabulum. A step of acetabular preparation is performed using a retractor comprising two tip rails, each tip rail having a plurality of tines. Related tools, devices, systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: MicroPort Orthopedics Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: James Chow
  • Publication number: 20210121303
    Abstract: A minimally invasive surgical procedure for replacing a hip joint is provided. A main incision is initiated at a point being a projection of a tip of a greater trochanter and extends proximally about a distance in the range of from 1 cm to 8 cm in line with the femoral axis. An inline capsulotomy is performed, while keeping muscles and posterior capsule intact, to expose the hip joint capsule for accessing the hip joint. The femoral canal is prepared for receipt of a femoral implant. The femoral head is resected and removed out of the acetabulum. A step of acetabular preparation is performed using a retractor comprising two tip rails, each tip rail having a plurality of tines. Related tools, devices, systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: MicroPort Orthopedics Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: James Chow
  • Publication number: 20200163778
    Abstract: A minimally invasive surgical procedure for replacing a hip joint is provided. A main incision is initiated at a point being a projection of a tip of a greater trochanter and extends proximally about a distance in the range of from 1 cm to 8 cm in line with the femoral axis. An inline capsulotomy is performed, while keeping muscles and posterior capsule intact, to expose the hip joint capsule for accessing the hip joint. The femoral canal is prepared for receipt of a femoral implant. The femoral head is resected and removed out of the acetabulum. A step of acetabular preparation is performed using a retractor comprising two tip rails, each tip rail having a plurality of tines. Related tools, devices, systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: MicroPort Orthopedics Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: James Chow
  • Patent number: 10478317
    Abstract: A minimally invasive surgical procedure for replacing a hip joint is provided. A main incision is initiated at a point being a projection of a tip of a greater trochanter and extends proximally about a distance in the range of from 1 cm to 8 cm in line with the femoral axis. An inline capsulotomy is performed, while keeping muscles and posterior capsule intact, to expose the hip joint capsule for accessing the hip joint. The femoral canal is prepared for receipt of a femoral implant. The femoral head is resected and removed out of the acetabulum. A step of acetabular preparation is performed using a retractor comprising two tip rails, each tip rail having a plurality of tines. Related tools, devices, systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventor: James Chow
  • Patent number: 9823992
    Abstract: Dynamic program analysis is decoupled from execution in virtual computer environments so that program analysis can be performed on a running computer program without affecting or perturbing the workload of the system on which the program is executing. Decoupled dynamic program analysis is enabled by separating execution and analysis into two tasks: (1) recording, where system execution is recorded with minimal interference, and (2) analysis, where the execution is replayed and analyzed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: James Chow, Tal Garfinkel, Peter M. Chen
  • Publication number: 20160250039
    Abstract: A minimally invasive surgical procedure for replacing a hip joint is provided. A main incision is initiated at a point being a projection of a tip of a greater trochanter and extends proximally about a distance in the range of from 1 cm to 8 cm in line with the femoral axis. An inline capsulotomy is performed, while keeping muscles and posterior capsule intact, to expose the hip joint capsule for accessing the hip joint. The femoral canal is prepared for receipt of a femoral implant. The femoral head is resected and removed out of the acetabulum. A step of acetabular preparation is performed using a retractor comprising two tip rails, each tip rail having a plurality of tines. Related tools, devices, systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: MicroPort Orthopedics Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: James Chow
  • Patent number: 9283241
    Abstract: Disclosed is a medical device treated with a phenolic compound and a process for treating a device with the phenolic compound. For example, a collagen or elastin-based scaffold can be treated with pentagalloyl glucose (PGG). The treated scaffold can become resistant to glycoxidative stress associated with advanced glycation end products (AGEs) that are present in a hyperglycemic environments associated with diabetes mellitus. The treated scaffold can exhibit a reduced increase in stiffness as compared to an untreated scaffold. The treated scaffold can also exhibit reduced inflammation without negatively affecting the ability of the scaffold to remodel in vivo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Clemson University
    Inventors: Agneta Simionescu, Dan Simionescu, James Chow
  • Patent number: 8719800
    Abstract: A virtual machine system decouples dynamic program analysis from program execution. Program analysis is decoupled from program execution through the use of a virtual machine to record program execution and an analysis platform to replay and analyze the program execution. Optimization techniques are applied to prevent the analysis platform from falling too far behind the program execution platform during replay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: James Chow, Tal Garfinkel, Peter M. Chen
  • Patent number: 8656222
    Abstract: The execution behavior of a selected application is recorded for subsequent replay. During recording, only those portions of memory that are accessed by the selected application are stored. As a result, the amount of data that is stored during the recording session is reduced and data that is not necessary for replaying the selected application, which may include possible sensitive and personal information, are not stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: James Chow, Tal Garfinkel, Dominic Lucchetti
  • Publication number: 20140018909
    Abstract: Disclosed is a medical device treated with a phenolic compound and a process for treating a device with the phenolic compound. For example, a collagen or elastin-based scaffold can be treated with pentagalloyl glucose (PGG). The treated scaffold can become resistant to glycoxidative stress associated with advanced glycation end products (AGEs) that are present in a hyperglycemic environments associated with diabetes mellitus. The treated scaffold can exhibit a reduced increase in stiffness as compared to an untreated scaffold. The treated scaffold can also exhibit reduced inflammation without negatively affecting the ability of the scaffold to remodel in vivo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Agneta Simionescu, Dan Simionescu, James Chow
  • Patent number: 8352240
    Abstract: Dynamic program analysis is decoupled from execution in virtual computer environments so that program analysis can be performed on a running computer program without affecting or perturbing the workload of the system on which the program is executing. Decoupled dynamic program analysis is enabled by separating execution and analysis into two tasks: (1) recording, where system execution is recorded with minimal interference, and (2) analysis, where the execution is replayed and analyzed. Recording and analysis are carried out on heterogeneous systems so that they can be separately optimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: James Chow, Tal Garfinkel, Peter M. Chen
  • Patent number: 8321842
    Abstract: Replay-time-only functionalities in a computer program are executed only during replay in a virtual machine and are skipped outside of replay. If a replay-time-only functionality is detected during the replay of a program execution in a virtual machine, the replay may be paused and the virtual machine state may be saved. The replay-time-only core functionality is executed. When this execution is complete, a prior state of the virtual machine may be restored and the replay may be resumed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Min Xu, Dmitry Grinberg, Vyacheslav Malyugin, Petr Vandrovec, Ganesh Venkitachalam, Boris Weissman, Andrew Biggadike, James Chow