Patents by Inventor Jim Liu

Jim 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).

  • Publication number: 20180045126
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a method for operating including, determining, using an accelerator pedal position sensor, an operator request for power and determining an engine operating point based upon the operator request for power. A motored-cylinder temperature is determined based upon the engine operating point, and a knock-limited combustion phasing point is determined based upon the motored-cylinder temperature and the engine operating point. Engine operating parameters associated with achieving the knock-limited combustion phasing point are selected. Operation includes controlling, by a controller, engine control states in response to the engine operating parameters associated with achieving the knock-limited combustion phasing point and the operator request for power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Yongsheng HE, Jim LIU, David SUN, Jonathan T. SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20170195361
    Abstract: A method for automatically mitigating vulnerabilities in a source code of an application is provided in the present invention. The method includes the following steps. First, the source code is complied, and a path graph is built according to the compiled source code. The path graph includes a plurality of paths traversing from sources to sinks, and each of the paths includes a plurality of nodes. Then, at least one tainted path is identified by enabling a plurality of vulnerability rules. Each of the at least one tainted path corresponds to a vulnerability, and each of the at least one vulnerability corresponds to a sanitization method. Then, the at least one vulnerability is determined if it is mitigable. If the at least one vulnerability is mitigable, the at least one vulnerability is mitigated automatically. Furthermore, the method may be implemented as a system and a computer program product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Lucent Sky Corporation
    Inventor: Jim Liu
  • Patent number: 9639703
    Abstract: A method for automatically mitigating vulnerabilities in a source code of an application is provided in the present invention. The method includes the following steps. First, the source code is complied, and a path graph is built according to the compiled source code. The path graph includes a plurality of paths traversing from sources to sinks, and each of the paths includes a plurality of nodes. Then, at least one tainted path is identified by enabling a plurality of vulnerability rules. Each of the at least one tainted path corresponds to a vulnerability, and each of the at least one vulnerability corresponds to a sanitization method. Then, the at least one vulnerability is determined if it is mitigable. If the at least one vulnerability is mitigable, the at least one vulnerability is mitigated automatically. Furthermore, the method may be implemented as a system and a computer program product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Lucent Sky Corporation
    Inventor: Jim Liu
  • Publication number: 20160184356
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating a subject who suffers from a cancer (particularly a chemotherapeutic or radiotherapeutic-resistant cancer) or from an inflammatory disorder, the method comprising co-administering to the subject a pharmaceutically-effective amount of: (a) one or more elements or compounds selected from the group consisting of arsenic, an arsenite and arsenic trioxide (ATO); and optionally (b) at least one anticancer agent (preferably a DNA damaging agent); and/or (c) at least one or more Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors other than arsenic, an arsenite and arsenic trioxide (ATO). In preferred embodiments, the arsenic for the treatment of cancer, arsenite and ATO serve as radio sensitizers for concomitant radiotherapy as well as PARP inhibitors. Methods for treating inflammatory disease are also disclosed. Related pharmaceutical formulations are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Ke Jian Jim Liu, Laurie Hudson, Karen Cooper, Xixi Zhou
  • Patent number: 9339925
    Abstract: A fastener driving device includes a housing having an engine receiving portion and a handle portion. A reservoir is configured to receive a gas having a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure and is at least partially located in the handle portion. A dust blower is configured to allow gas in the reservoir to be selectively communicated to atmosphere through an outlet in the engine receiving portion of the housing. The dust blower includes a passageway extending from the reservoir to the outlet in the engine receiving portion, the passageway at least partially circumnavigating the cylinder of the drive engine, and an actuator configured to selectively open and close the passageway so that when the passageway is open, gas from the reservoir is communicated from the reservoir to the outlet, and when the passageway is closed, the gas from the reservoir is not communicated from the reservoir to the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: STANLEY FASTENING SYSTEMS, L.P.
    Inventors: Jim Liu, Sean Lee, Benson Liao
  • Patent number: 9299064
    Abstract: Game scores are obtained and associated with tiers based at least in part on game scores. Also, social networking contacts who are also players of the game are identified. A scoreboard is generated that shows the tiers, rankings of a respective one of the players, and the social networking contacts who were identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Liu, Jason S. Chein, David M. Isen, Yuriy Postrekhin, Christopher L. Lavin, Michael Anthony Frazzini
  • Publication number: 20150379272
    Abstract: A method for automatically mitigating vulnerabilities in a source code of an application is provided in the present invention. The method includes the following steps. First, the source code is complied, and a path graph is built according to the compiled source code. The path graph includes a plurality of paths traversing from sources to sinks, and each of the paths includes a plurality of nodes. Then, at least one tainted path is identified by enabling a plurality of vulnerability rules. Each of the at least one tainted path corresponds to a vulnerability, and each of the at least one vulnerability corresponds to a sanitization method. Then, the at least one vulnerability is determined if it is mitigable. If the at least one vulnerability is mitigable, the at least one vulnerability is mitigated automatically. Furthermore, the method may be implemented as a system and a computer program product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventor: Jim Liu
  • Patent number: 9158922
    Abstract: A method for automatically mitigating vulnerabilities in a source code of an application is provided in the present invention. The method includes the following steps. First, the source code is complied, and a path graph is built according to the compiled source code. The path graph includes a plurality of paths traversing from sources to sinks, and each of the paths includes a plurality of nodes. Then, at least one tainted path is identified by enabling a plurality of vulnerability rules. Each of the at least one tainted path corresponds to a vulnerability, and each of the at least one vulnerability corresponds to a sanitization method. Then, the at least one vulnerability is determined if it is mitigable. If the at least one vulnerability is mitigable, the at least one vulnerability is mitigated automatically. Furthermore, the method may be implemented as a system and a computer program product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Lucent Sky Corporation
    Inventor: Jim Liu
  • Publication number: 20140359776
    Abstract: A method for automatically mitigating vulnerabilities in a source code of an application is provided in the present invention. The method includes the following steps. First, the source code is complied, and a path graph is built according to the compiled source code. The path graph includes a plurality of paths traversing from sources to sinks, and each of the paths includes a plurality of nodes. Then, at least one tainted path is identified by enabling a plurality of vulnerability rules. Each of the at least one tainted path corresponds to a vulnerability, and each of the at least one vulnerability corresponds to a sanitization method. Then, the at least one vulnerability is determined if it is mitigable. If the at least one vulnerability is mitigable, the at least one vulnerability is mitigated automatically. Furthermore, the method may be implemented as a system and a computer program product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Lucent Sky Corporation
    Inventor: Jim Liu
  • Patent number: 8530216
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-amylase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Junxin Duan, Zheng Liu, Ming Li, Jim Liu, Guifang Wu
  • Publication number: 20130147870
    Abstract: A printing method for three-dimensional painting by UV digital printing device has acts of: First, preparing a printing device having a white print set and a color print set. Second, moving the printing device transversely from one side to the other side of an object for multiple times, wherein the two print sets respectively print on two adjacent zones. Third, moving the printing device longitudinally to next zone on the object. Fourth, repeating the second and third acts until the printing device moves over a last zone on the object. The printing device moves longitudinally after the printing device moves transversely to and fro to finish the height of a zone. Thus, the printing device completes all the heights and the colors in one time of longitudinal moving. Then printing consumes less time and the printing device therefore does not have to be orientated again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicants: DIGITAL PHOTONICS CORPORATION, ANDERSON INDUSTRIAL CORP.
    Inventors: Awen YEH, Kai LIU, Jim LIU, Chen-Ying CHENG, Chih-Yi LAI, Mao-Feng TU
  • Patent number: 8292143
    Abstract: A dry fire lockout assembly for a fastener driving device includes a bypass feature. A link is movably mounted to an upper contact arm and interconnected with a lower contact arm when the link is in a first orientation. The link includes a dry fire lockout portion. A dry fire lockout portion of a lifter is configured to engage the dry fire lockout portion of the link, when a supply of fasteners in the fastener driving device is less than a predetermined number of fasteners, and move the link against the bias of the biasing member to a second orientation in which the link is not interconnected with the lower contact arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P.
    Inventors: Sean Lee, Jim Liu, Benson Liao
  • Publication number: 20120085806
    Abstract: A dry fire lockout assembly for a fastener driving device includes a bypass feature. A link is movably mounted to an upper contact arm and interconnected with a lower contact arm when the link is in a first orientation. The link includes a dry fire lockout portion. A dry fire lockout portion of a lifter is configured to engage the dry fire lockout portion of the link, when a supply of fasteners in the fastener driving device is less than a predetermined number of fasteners, and move the link against the bias of the biasing member to a second orientation in which the link is not interconnected with the lower contact arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: STANLEY FASTENING SYSTEMS, L.P.
    Inventors: Sean LEE, Jim LIU, Benson LIAO
  • Patent number: 8119384
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for producing a starch hydrolyzate and optionally a fermentation product, such as ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignees: Novozymes A/S, Novozymes North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Anders Viksoe-Nielsen, Jim Liu, Carsten Andersen
  • Publication number: 20120000031
    Abstract: A fastener driving device includes a housing having an engine receiving portion and a handle portion. A reservoir is configured to receive a gas having a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure and is at least partially located in the handle portion. A dust blower is configured to allow gas in the reservoir to be selectively communicated to atmosphere through an outlet in the engine receiving portion of the housing. The dust blower includes a passageway extending from the reservoir to the outlet in the engine receiving portion, the passageway at least partially circumnavigating the cylinder of the drive engine, and an actuator configured to selectively open and close the passageway so that when the passageway is open, gas from the reservoir is communicated from the reservoir to the outlet, and when the passageway is closed, the gas from the reservoir is not communicated from the reservoir to the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: STANLEY FASTENING SYSTEMS, L.P.
    Inventors: Jim LIU, Sean Lee, Benson Liao
  • Publication number: 20110059492
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-amylase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Junxin Duan, Zheng Liu, Ming Li, Jim Liu, Guifang Wu
  • Publication number: 20100262679
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and a system for method for checking automatically connectivity status of an IP link on IP network. The method for checking automatically connectivity status of an IP link on IP network comprises: sending automatically Ping request through the IP link at a dynamic auto ping rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2007
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventor: Jim Liu
  • Publication number: 20080009049
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for producing a starch hydrolyzate and optionally a fermentation product, such as ethanol,
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicants: Novozymes A/S, Novozymes North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Anders Viksoe-Nielsen, Jim Liu, Carsten Andersen
  • Publication number: 20060272102
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for improving the abrasion resistance and tensile strength of durable press finished cellulosic materials, such as cotton. According to the method of the present invention the cellulosic material is treated with an enzyme composition capable of removing cross links from the cellulosic material, especially cross links on the material surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: Novozymes North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Liu, Sonya Salmon, Hui Xu, Caroline Shi
  • Patent number: 7070450
    Abstract: An information device includes a control board having a retaining portion mounted thereon, a shell sleeved onto the control board and having an end contacting against the retaining portion, and a sealing cap sleeved onto the other end of the shell. The sealing cap is engaged with the control board, relatively securing the sealing cap and the control board in position and confining the shell between the retaining portion and the sealing cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Billionton Systems Inc.
    Inventors: M. C Lin, Jim Liu, Hank Jan