Patents by Inventor Joe Cheng

Joe Cheng 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: 20110295630
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for creating and measuring cashflows based on energy saving improvements made to a structure, e.g., a building, underground facility, or a ship. In one implementation, the invention is directed to a system and method for improving and measuring the energy efficiency of a structure. The system and method may be implemented in hardware or on a computer-readable medium that is non-transitory. A method and system for creating a financial security collateralized by such cashflows associated with an individual structure are disclosed. A method and system for creating a financial security collateralizing a pool of multiple financial securities discussed above are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Joe Cheng, Michael Gorder
  • Patent number: 7711746
    Abstract: An SQL procedure deployment system deploys a query procedure comprising a procedural logic component and a database request component from a source system to a target system. At generation of the query procedure, the system generates a query procedure source code, a symbol table, and an encapsulated optimization results to regenerate run-time instructions for query statements of the database request component and make the query statements function with a deployed procedural logic component. The system maintains an association between the procedural logic component and the database request component during deployment. The system copies an internal representation of the procedural logic component to the target system without regeneration. The system regenerates the database request component to recreate the query procedure on the target system and to maintain a consistent interface between the procedural logic component and database request component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Margaret Ann Bernal, Yao-Ching Stephen Chen, Ding-Wei Chieh, Curt Lee Cotner, Baoqiu Cui, Tammie Dang, Marion B. Farber, Georgia Carroll Fuller, Joe Cheng-yu Huang, Hui-An Lee, Claire Willey McFeely, Chunfeng Pei, James Willis Pickel, Yumi Kimura Tsuji, Jay A. Yothers, Margaret Alice Zagelow, Liyan Zhou
  • Patent number: 7580958
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for supporting versions of a routine. A first version of the routine is created. A second version of the routine is generated in response to receiving an alter statement including an add version clause. The second version of the routine is activated in response to receiving an alter statement including an activate version clause.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yao-Ching Stephen Chen, Curt Lee Cotner, Baoqiu Cui, Tammie Dang, Joe Cheng-yu Huang, Claire Willey McFeely, Robert Thomas Miller, Manogari Nogi Simanjuntak, Yumi Kimura Tsuji, Xiaoyu Yang, Jay A. Yothers, Margaret Alice Zagelow
  • Patent number: 7344411
    Abstract: This invention provides an electrical connector and its fabrication method. The structure of the electrical connector comprises a metallic element, an insulator shell, and a metallic shell. The metallic element comprises a first spring portion extending lengthwise and a second spring portion extending lengthwise in opposition to the first spring portion. The first spring portion and the second spring portion are connected by a near vertical portion. The insulator shell is a hollow rectangular casing which has a fitting portion. The metallic shell is also a hollow rectangular casing and is used to partially clad the insulator shell. The metallic shell has a flexible first slant portion and a flexible second slant portion which extend into the fitting portion of the insulator shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: K.S. Terminals, Inc.
    Inventors: Kliff Ker, Joe Cheng
  • Publication number: 20070212940
    Abstract: This invention provides an electrical connector and its fabrication method. The structure of the electrical connector comprises a metallic element, an insulator shell, and a metallic shell. The metallic element comprises a first spring portion extending lengthwise and a second spring portion extending lengthwise in opposition to the first spring portion. The first spring portion and the second spring portion are connected by a near vertical portion. The insulator shell is a hollow rectangular casing which has a fitting portion. The metallic shell is also a hollow rectangular casing and is used to partially clad the insulator shell. The metallic shell has a flexible first slant portion and a flexible second slant portion which extend into the fitting portion of the insulator shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Kliff Ker, Joe Cheng
  • Patent number: 6404625
    Abstract: A supporting module for a component set to mount on and for forming a foldable combination when the supporting module is coupled to a lower cover of a housing. The supporting module includes a securing frame and a pivoting member. The securing frame has two opposite faces. One of the two opposite faces is for the component set to mount on, and the other corresponds to another component set that is disposed on the lower cover of the housing. The pivoting member, located on the bottom of the securing frame, is for coupling the securing frame to the lower cover of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: AOpen Inc.
    Inventors: Eric A. Chen, Joe Cheng