Patents by Inventor Kai An

Kai An 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).

  • Technical configuration delta-driven update and decoupling
    Patent number: 10915309
    Abstract: A method and system including a technical configuration module; a software application; a technical configuration processor in communication with the technical configuration module and operative to execute processor-executable process steps to cause the system to: receive a change request including one or more changes to the software application; determine one or more changes to at least one object of a technical configuration of the changed software application; receive a virtual change request including a list of changed objects; and execute an update to the at least one object of the technical configuration based on the determined one or more changes received in the virtual change request. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Kai Dehmann, Mathias Habich
  • Methods, compositions, systems, apparatuses and kits for nucleic acid amplification
    Patent number: 10913976
    Abstract: Novel methods of generating a localized population of immobilized clonal amplicons on a support are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Bin Li, Kai Lao, Jennifer O'Neil, Jennifer Kunkel, Kellie Haley, Rachel Kasinskas, Zhaochun Ma, Pius Brzoska
  • Optical fiber sensing systems, methods, structures and applications
    Patent number: 10917168
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure describe systems, methods and structures and applications of optical fiber sensing. Of significance, systems, methods, and structures according to aspects of the present disclosure may reuse and/or retrofit/upgrade existing optical fiber cables as part of optical fiber sensing that may find important societal application including intrusion detection, road traffic monitoring and infrastructure health monitoring. Combining such optical fiber sensing with artificial intelligence (AI) further enables powerful applications at low(er) cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Inventors: Ming-Fang Huang, Yue-Kai Huang, Ezra Ip, Ting Wang
  • Method and device for controlling state of terminal
    Patent number: 10915155
    Abstract: A method and a device are provided for controlling a state of a terminal. The method includes determining a scenario that the terminal is in. The scenario includes a non-use scenario where the terminal is not used. The method further includes deactivating a preset functional module such that the terminal is switched to a non-interactive state when the terminal is in the non-use scenario and the terminal is in an interactive state where the preset functional module is running.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai Zhu, Guosheng Li, Fuzhi Yu
  • Motor vehicle with liquid container
    Patent number: 10914270
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a liquid container for receiving an operating liquid, a cooling circuit for cooling a drive motor of the motor vehicle via a cooling liquid circulating in the cooling circuit, at least one heating coil arranged in the liquid container, the heating coil being operatively attached to the cooling circuit so that the cooling liquid is to flow through the heating coil and thereby heat the operating liquid, and a connection line operatively attached to the cooling circuit to thereby form a secondary circuit through which the cooling liquid is to flow, wherein the heating coil is arranged in the secondary circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: MAGNA Energy Storage Systems GesmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Gross, Kai Marek, Bernd Kahler
  • Control method and system for clutch engagement of hybrid vehicle
    Patent number: 10913447
    Abstract: Provided is a control method and system for clutch engagement of a hybrid vehicle. The control method includes: when the hybrid vehicle meets a condition of adjusting a rotational speed of an engine, controlling the hybrid vehicle to enter a mode of adjusting the rotational speed of the engine, and determining a target rotational speed of the engine according to a rotational speed of a drive motor as well as transmission ratios of the engine and the drive motor to a drive wheel end and drive relationships of the engine and the drive motor with the drive wheel end; and when a difference value between the rotational speed of the engine and the target rotational speed of the engine is constantly smaller than a threshold value within a set time, controlling a clutch of the hybrid vehicle to be engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tao Liu, Jinhang Wang, Kai Xiao, Changhong Wei, Dan Wei
  • Display device
    Patent number: 10916181
    Abstract: A display device comprising an active area and a surrounding area is provided. The active area includes a common electrode for receiving a common voltage. The surrounding area is located at a side of the active area, and the surrounding area includes a shielding metal layer and a surrounding circuit. The shielding metal layer is electrically isolated from the common electrode and receives a shielding voltage. The surrounding circuit and a first shielding metal are overlapped in a vertical projection direction, and the common voltage is power-isolated from the shielding voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rong-Fu Lin, Kai-Wei Hong, Jie-Chuan Huang, Peng-Bo Xi, Sung-Yu Su
  • Package structure and manufacturing method thereof
    Patent number: 10916685
    Abstract: An package structure includes a substrate, a pair of electrodes and a solder pad layer both electrically connected to each other and respectively disposed on two opposite surfaces of the substrate, a lighting diode arranged above the substrate and electrically connected to the pair of electrodes, a wall disposed on the substrate and arranged around the lighting diode, and a package compound disposed inside of the wall and covering the lighting diode. The package compound includes an attaching portion disposed on a top surface of the lighting diode, and a surrounding portion arranged around the attaching portion. The surrounding portion has an annular slot arranged on a top surface thereof. A bottom end of the annular slot is located at a position aligning with 25%˜90% of a thickness of the lighting diode along a height direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignees: LITE-ON OPTO TECHNOLOGY (CHANGZHOU) CO., LTD., LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Te Cheng, Kuo-Ming Chiu, Meng-Sung Chou, Kai-Chieh Liang
  • Motor vehicle control apparatus and method for operating a control apparatus for autonomously driving a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10915110
    Abstract: A method for operating a control device for the autonomous guidance of a motor vehicle, wherein a nominal speed is predetermined as a driving speed to be set by the control device and another vehicle driving in front more slowly than the nominal speed is detected by a detection device of the control device, wherein a speed difference of a driving speed of the other vehicle with respect to the nominal speed is greater than zero but smaller than a predetermined maximum value. In this case, an accumulator value is set to a starting value and a current speed value of the speed difference is detected and depending on the speed value, an advantage value is formed and the advantage value is added to the accumulator value. If the accumulator value meets a predetermined overtaking criterion, an overtaking signal is generated for allowing an overtaking maneuver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Inventors: Simon Ulbrich, Simon Großjohann, Christian Appelt, Kai Homeier
  • Pivoting mechanism and electronic device
    Patent number: 10914104
    Abstract: A pivoting mechanism includes a first hollow tube and a second hollow tube. The second hollow tube is rotatably sleeved on the first hollow tube to generate a torsion force with the first hollow tube. An electronic device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chao-Di Shen, Kai-Lin Chang, Yan-Lin Kuo
  • Domain intercommunication in shared computing environments
    Patent number: 10917379
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for enabling communication between different overlay solutions. The method includes one or more processor obtaining an address resolution request from a first resource in a first domain for a second resource in a second domain. Both domains are in a shared computing environment and the second domain includes a control plane engine. The one or more processor obtains source information from the request, registers the information to the engine, and utilizes the request to query the engine to locate the second resource in the domain. The second resource matches the request. The processor receives a response from the engine identifying a first host and the first host is in the second domain and is the host of the second resource. The processor sends a notification request to the first host requesting that the first host reply to the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kai Hong Du, Zi Jin Tao, Lu Zhang
  • Method for preparing a p-type semiconductor layer, enhanced device and method for manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 10916445
    Abstract: A method for preparing a p-type semiconductor layer, an enhanced device and a method for manufacturing the same disclosed relate to the technical field of microelectronics. The method for preparing a p-type semiconductor layer includes: preparing a p-type semiconductor layer; preparing a protective layer on the p-type semiconductor layer, in which the protective layer is made of AlN or AlGaN; and annealing the p-type semiconductor layer under protection of the protective layer. In this way, the protective layer can protect the p-type semiconductor layer from volatilization and to form high-quality surface morphology in the subsequent high-temperature annealing treatment of the p-type semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: ENKRIS SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventor: Kai Cheng
  • Multi-unit rotary system and method for storage, intelligent sorting and picking of express parcels
    Patent number: 10913094
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-unit rotary system and method for storage, intelligent sorting and picking of express parcels. Through adoption of layered design of a rotary storage unit, different sizes of parcels are stored in a sorting manner, thereby effectively increasing the utilization rate of the storage space; besides, due to the storage design of the subunits, arrangement of storage units of the system is more flexible, and the number of rotary storage unit subunits can be set freely according to the requirements for site space and the storage capacity for express parcels; through adoption of overall unit combination design of the present invention, the mounting, the layout and the maintenance of the system are more convenient, and during the operation of the system, automatic sorting and storage of the express parcels are achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hui Li, Bangchun Wen, Zhao hui Ren, Jun an Chen, He Li, Wei Sun, Qing kai Han
  • Methods for detecting protein binding sequences and tagging nucleic acids
    Patent number: 10914729
    Abstract: The present application provides a method of analyzing protein binding sequence, a method of making sequencing library, and compositions for performing such methods, which employs a transposome complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kai Chen, Michael Levine
  • Work machine
    Patent number: 10914053
    Abstract: Provided is a work machine which makes it possible, in a hydraulic closed-circuit system, to prevent occurrence of cavitation when reverse lever operation which is an instruction for a swing in a direction opposite to a swing direction is performed during swing deceleration. A controller is configured to perform control such that a rate of a flow supplied from a bidirectionally tiltable hydraulic pump to a swing motor becomes lower than a pump flow rate according to an operation amount of the swing operation lever when a swing direction corresponding to a swing velocity sensed at a velocity sensor is different from a swing direction corresponding to operation of a swing operation lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takamasa Kai, Teppei Saitou, Kenji Hiraku, Juri Shimizu
  • Sound adjustment method for hearing protection and sound adjustment device performing the same
    Patent number: 10915294
    Abstract: A sound adjustment method includes the following steps: obtaining a sound signal including frequency bands with a corresponding original sound pressure level value; converting the original sound pressure level value of each frequency band into a corresponding loudness level value; adjusting each loudness level value by a preset loudness level value to obtain an adjusted loudness level value of each frequency band; converting each adjusted loudness level value into a corresponding adjusted sound pressure level value; calculating a target sound pressure level value of each frequency band according to the original sound pressure level of each frequency band and each adjusted sound pressure level value; adjusting the original sound pressure level value of each frequency band by each target sound pressure level value to obtain an adjusted sound signal; outputting the adjusted sound signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventors: Po-Jui Wu, Kuo-Ping Yang, Kuan-Li Chao, Jian-Ying Li, Wei-Lin Chang, Kai-Yuan Hsiao
  • Method and apparatus for guiding service flow
    Patent number: 10915925
    Abstract: In an implementation, guiding a service flow is described. Historical behavior data of one or more users who use a target service is obtained for the target service. The historical behavior data is analyzed to obtain one or more user features. One or more target users are selected from one or more users who do not use the target service based on the one or more user features. Each target user has at least one of the one or more user features. Service flow guiding information is sent to each target user. The service flow guiding information guides each target user to use the target service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventors: Weiwei Ding, Chen Tao, Feng Jin, Zhenyu Lu, Jiajun Wen, Yonggang Du, Wenming He, Zhaolin Feng, Zhirong Yang, Kai Yang
  • Display device
    Patent number: D910013
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Natalia Amijo, Motokimi Yono, Stuart Kyle, Benjamin Kai Norman Robertson
  • Display device
    Patent number: D910014
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Natalia Amijo, Motokimi Yono, Stuart Kyle, Benjamin Kai Norman Robertson
  • Display device
    Patent number: D910015
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Natalia Amijo, Motokimi Yono, Stuart Kyle, Benjamin Kai Norman Robertson