Patents by Inventor Jean Liu
Jean Liu 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).
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Patent number: 11992082Abstract: An article of footwear including an upper, a sole attached to the upper, where the sole has a medial side and a lateral side, and a through-hole extending between the medial side and the lateral side, and a plurality of support members in the through-hole, where at least two of support members are a different size.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Deckers Outdoor CorporationInventors: Jean-Luc Diard, Stephen Liu, Stephen Kass, Vincent Bouillard, Christophe Aubonnet
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Publication number: 20240161507Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for training and using advanced machine learning models, and using computer vision and data science tools to analyse input images and determine metrics associated with individuals present in the imaged scene, such as the physical separation between pairs of individuals and the use of face coverings by individuals. These metrics are then used to determine indexes associated with the imaged scene that can be used for management of the scene's environment and for the automation of activities in response to the indexes by using threshold values.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2024Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Xiaoxiang LIU, Faniya MOKHAYYERI, Jean-Paul ISSON
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Publication number: 20240130719Abstract: Delivery devices configured to deliver therapeutic and visualization devices to a surgical site are disclosed. An example delivery device may include a proximally disposed handle; a shaft extending distally from the handle, the shaft including a therapeutic device lumen configured to deliver a working end of a therapeutic device therethrough, a first portion of the shaft being steerable; and a space-making element disposed proximate a distal end portion of the shaft and configured to separate biological tissues to create or expand a working space. At least a portion of the space-making element may be reconfigurable between a retracted configuration and an expanded configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Banchieri, Ara M. Stephanian, Jeremy D. Dando, Feng Liu, Greg Fung, Jean-Pierre Dueri
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Patent number: 11960832Abstract: Machine learning, artificial intelligence, and other computer-implemented methods are used to identify various semantically important chunks in documents, automatically label them with appropriate datatypes and semantic roles, and use this enhanced information to assist authors and to support downstream processes. Chunk locations, datatypes, and semantic roles can often be automatically determined from what is here called “context”, to wit, the combination of their formatting, structure, and content; those of adjacent or nearby content; overall patterns of occurrence in a document, and similarities of all these things across documents (mainly but not exclusively among documents in the same document set).Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Docugami, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Paul Begun, Steven DeRose, Taqi Jaffri, Luis Marti Orosa, Michael B. Palmer, Jean Paoli, Christina Pavlopoulou, Elena Pricoiu, Swagatika Sarangi, Marcin Sawicki, Manar Shehadeh, Michael Taron, Bhaven Toprani, Zubin Rustom Wadia, David Watson, Eric White, Joshua Yongshin Fan, Kush Gupta, Andrew Minh Hoang, Zhanlin Liu, Jerome George Paliakkara, Zhaofeng Wu, Yue Zhang, Xiaoquan Zhou
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Publication number: 20240097121Abstract: The present invention relates to a negative electrode material comprising a hydrogen storage alloy and a coating layer on a surface of the hydrogen storage alloy. Based on the mass of the negative electrode active material, a content of the coating layer is no less than 2 wt %. The coating layer comprises a component shown by a general formula LnFx, wherein Ln is one element selected from the group consisting of La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Y, and Sc. The present invention also relates to a preparation method for the above-described negative electrode material. The present invention also relates to a nickel-metal hydride secondary battery using this negative electrode material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Jean NEI, Zhitao CHEN, Nian LIU, Mingde WANG, Shuang ZHANG
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Publication number: 20240095527Abstract: Systems and techniques are described related to training one or more machine learning models for use in control of a robot. In at least one embodiment, one or more machine learning models are trained based at least on simulations of the robot and renderings of such simulations—which may be performed using one or more ray tracing algorithms, operations, or techniques.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Ankur HANDA, Gavriel STATE, Arthur David ALLSHIRE, Dieter FOX, Jean-Francois Victor LAFLECHE, Jingzhou LIU, Viktor MAKOVIICHUK, Yashraj Shyam NARANG, Aleksei Vladimirovich PETRENKO, Ritvik SINGH, Balakumar SUNDARALINGAM, Karl VAN WYK, Alexander ZHURKEVICH
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Patent number: 11919225Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that include an additive manufacturing assembly having a printing area, a first nozzle comprising a first nozzle having a first aperture diameter and configured to dispense a first material in the printing area, and a second nozzle comprising a second nozzle having a second aperture diameter that is larger than the first aperture diameter and configured to dispense a second material in the printing area.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATIONInventors: Jian L. Ding, Xipeng Liu, Adam P. Nadeau, Jean-Marie Lebrun
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Publication number: 20230403004Abstract: In a driving circuit, a drain of first NMOS transistor receives current with a positive temperature coefficient provided by current source, and a gate of first NMOS transistor and a gate of second NMOS transistor are electrically connected to the drain of first NMOS transistor. A drain and a source of second NMOS transistor respectively receive an input voltage and generate an output voltage for driving a load. Two ends of resistor are respectively electrically connected to a source of first NMOS transistor and an emitter of PNP bipolar junction transistor. A base of PNP bipolar junction transistor is electrically connected to a source of second NMOS transistor, and a collector of PNP bipolar junction transistor is electrically connected to a low voltage. By selecting the resistance value of the resistor, an overdrive voltage or a turned-on resistance value of second NMOS transistor is independent of a temperature variation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: CHENG-TAO LI, WEI-JEAN LIU
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Publication number: 20200212910Abstract: A transistor switch circuit includes a first transistor and a set of serially connected transistors. By the configuration of the set of serially connected transistors, the conduction paths of the body diodes of the first transistor can be cut and the body effect thereof is eliminated. Hence, the output signal is prevented from leaking via the conduction path while the first transistor is turned off.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventor: Wei-Jean LIU
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Patent number: 10568280Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying soybean plants that are tolerant, have improved tolerance or are susceptible to Charcoal Rot Drought Complex. The methods use molecular genetic markers to identify, select and/or construct tolerant plants or identify and counter-select susceptible plants. Soybean plants that display tolerance or improved tolerance to Charcoal Rot Drought Complex that are generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: David L. Hyten, Jr., Andrea Beth Kalvig, Leslie Charles Kuhlman, Donald Kyle, Jean Liu, Joshua Michael Shendelman, Jeffrey A. Thompson, John Bryan Woodward, Ming Yang
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Publication number: 20180084745Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying soybean plants that are tolerant, have improved tolerance or are susceptible to Charcoal Rot Drought Complex. The methods use molecular genetic markers to identify, select and/or construct tolerant plants or identify and counter-select susceptible plants. Soybean plants that display tolerance or improved tolerance to Charcoal Rot Drought Complex that are generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: DAVID L. HYTEN, JR., ANDREA BETH KALVIG, LESLIE CHARLES KUHLMAN, DONALD KYLE, JEAN LIU, JOSHUA MICHAEL SHENDELMAN, JEFFREY A. THOMPSON, JOHN BRYAN WOODWARD, MING YANG
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Patent number: 9894857Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying soybean plants that are tolerant, have improved tolerance or are susceptible to Charcoal Rot Drought Complex. The methods use molecular genetic markers to identify, select and/or construct tolerant plants or identify and counter-select susceptible plants. Soybean plants that display tolerance or improved tolerance to Charcoal Rot Drought Complex that are generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2015Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: David L. Hyten, Jr., Andrea Beth Kalvig, Leslie Charles Kuhlman, Donald Kyle, Jean Liu, Joshua Michael Shendelman, Jeffrey A. Thompson, John Woodward, Ming Yang
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Publication number: 20170027121Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying soybean plants that are tolerant, have improved tolerance or are susceptible to Charcoal Rot Drought Complex. The methods use molecular genetic markers to identify, select and/or construct tolerant plants or identify and counter-select susceptible plants. Soybean plants that display tolerance or improved tolerance to Charcoal Rot Drought Complex that are generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: DAVID L. HYTEN, JR., ANDREA BETH KALVIG, LESLIE CHARLES KUHLMAN, DONALD KYLE, JEAN LIU, JOSHUA MICHAEL SHENDELMAN, JEFFREY A. THOMPSON, JOHN WOODWARD, MING YANG
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Publication number: 20170029905Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying soybean plants that are tolerant, have improved tolerance or are susceptible to Charcoal Rot Drought Complex. The methods use molecular genetic markers to identify, select and/or construct tolerant plants or identify and counter-select susceptible plants. Soybean plants that display tolerance or improved tolerance to Charcoal Rot Drought Complex that are generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: DAVID L. HYTEN, JR., ANDREA BETH KALVIG, LESLIE CHARLES KUHLMAN, DONALD KYLE, JEAN LIU, JOSHUA MICHAEL SHENDELMAN, JEFFREY A. THOMPSON, JOHN WOODWARD, MING YANG
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Publication number: 20130329177Abstract: A liquid-crystal display is provided, including: a first substrate including a plurality of electrode units, wherein each of the electrode units includes a pixel electrode having a first edge adjacent to a second edge and a plurality of finger-type electrodes connected to the first edge of the pixel electrode; a second substrate having an opposite electrode overlapping the plurality of electrode units, wherein the opposite electrode includes a hollow pattern, including: at least one first main slit and at least one second main slit intersecting with each other, wherein the second main slit intersects the second edge at a first intersection, and the first edge intersects the second edge at a second intersection, and a distance along the second edge and between the first and second intersections is smaller than about 10 nm; and a liquid-crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Inventors: Chih-Yung HSIEH, Ying-Jen CHEN, Yi-Hsin CHEN, Yi-Da HUANG, Wei-Jean LIU
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Publication number: 20130286328Abstract: An embodiment of a liquid-crystal display is provided which includes: a first substrate having a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, and a third pixel electrode; a second substrate having an opposite electrode, wherein the first pixel electrode, the second pixel electrode and the third pixel electrode, respectively, have a first overlapping area, a second overlapping area and a third overlapping area overlapped with the opposite electrode, and wherein the first overlapping area is smaller than the second overlapping area and the third overlapping area; and a liquid-crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. In addition, another embodiment of a liquid-crystal display is also provided, in which the first pixel electrode, the second pixel electrode and the third pixel electrode have different gaps with the opposite electrode, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Chih-Yung HSIEH, Ying-Jen CHEN, Yi-Hsin CHEN, Yi-Da HUANG, Wei-Jean LIU
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Patent number: 7790949Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying soybean plants that are tolerant, have improved tolerance or are susceptible to Sclerotinia sp. infection (the causative agent of white mold). The methods use molecular genetic markers to identify, select and/or construct disease-tolerant plants or identify and counterselect disease-susceptible plants. Soybean plants that display tolerance or improved tolerance to Sclerotinia sp. infection that are generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2009Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: Scott A. Sebastian, Hong Lu, Feng Han, Donald Kyle, Bradley R. Hedges, Michael T. Roach, Paul A. Stephens, Jean Liu
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Publication number: 20090286253Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying soybean plants that are tolerant, have improved tolerance or are susceptible to Sclerotinia sp. infection (the causative agent of white mold). The methods use molecular genetic markers to identify, select and/or construct disease-tolerant plants or identify and counterselect disease-susceptible plants. Soybean plants that display tolerance or improved tolerance to Sclerotinia sp. infection that are generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2009Publication date: November 19, 2009Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: SCOTT SEBASTIAN, HONG LU, FENG HAN, DONALD KYLE, BRADLEY HEDGES, MICHAEL ROACH, PAUL STEPHENS, JEAN LIU
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Patent number: 7605398Abstract: The present invention discloses an apparatus of high dynamic-range CMOS image sensor and method thereof. The present invention utilize a pixel circuit outputting an output signal, wherein the pixel circuit has a photodiode and a plurality of transistors; and utilize a current source as a charge supplement unit to supply current into one end of the photodiode, and providing charges to the parasitic capacitor of the photodiode to delay saturation in the pixel circuit. In addition, a feedback circuit can be further designed connecting the pixel circuit. The feedback circuit receives the output signal from the pixel circuit and then outputs a control signal according to the output signal of the pixel circuit to control status of the charge supplement unit, and thereby increasing the dynamic range of the CMOS image sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2005Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: National Chung Cheng UniversityInventors: Oscal T.-C. Chen, Wei-Jean Liu, Hsiu-Fen Yeh
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Patent number: 7595432Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying soybean plants that are tolerant, have improved tolerance or are susceptible to Sclerotinia sp. infection (the causative agent of white mold). The methods use molecular genetic markers to identify, select and/or construct disease-tolerant plants or identify and counterselect disease-susceptible plants. Soybean plants that display tolerance or improved tolerance to Sclerotinia sp. infection that are generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2005Date of Patent: September 29, 2009Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: Scott Sebastian, Hong Lu, Feng Han, Donald Kyle, Bradley Hedges, Michael Roach, Paul Stephens, Jean Liu