Patents by Inventor Kim T. Nguyen

Kim T. Nguyen 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: 20240392298
    Abstract: Efforts to use RNA-cleaving DIMA enzymes (DNAzymes) as gene silencing agents in therapeutic applications have stalled due to their low efficacy in clinical trials. Here the present invention reports a xeno-nucleic acid (XNA) modified version of the classic DNAzyme 10-23 that achieves multiple turnover activity under cellular conditions and resists nuclease digestion. The new reagent overcomes the problem of product inhibition limiting previous 10-23 designs using molecular chemotypes with DNA. FANA, and TNA backbone architectures that balance the effects of enhanced biological stability with RNA hybridization and divalent metal ion coordination. In cultured mammalian cells. X 10-23 facilitates persistent gene silencing by efficiently degrading exogenous and endogenous mRNA transcripts. Together, these results demonstrate that new molecular chemotypes can improve the activity and stability of DNAzymes, and may provide a new route for nucleic acid enzymes to reach the clinic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: John C. Chaput, Yajun Wang, Robert Spitale, Kim T. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11670555
    Abstract: Method and devices to reduce integrated circuit fabrication process yield loss due to undesired interactions between PCMs and the wafer test probes during wafer sorting tests are disclosed. The described methods entail the use of a properly patterned metal layer on the PCM dies adjacent to the product dies under test. Such patterned metal layers shield traces of the wafer probes from the circuits of the PCM dies. Various exemplary metal layer patterns are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: PSEMI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jacob Hamilton, Tran Kononova, Jay Kothari, Matt Allison, Kim T. Nguyen, Eric S. Shapiro
  • Publication number: 20220199475
    Abstract: Method and devices to reduce integrated circuit fabrication process yield loss due to undesired interactions between PCMs and the wafer test probes during wafer sorting tests are disclosed. The described methods entail the use of a properly patterned metal layer on the PCM dies adjacent to the product dies under test. Such patterned metal layers shield traces of the wafer probes from the circuits of the PCM dies. Various exemplary metal layer patterns are also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Jacob HAMILTON, Tran KONONOVA, Jay KOTHARI, Matt ALLISON, Kim T. NGUYEN, Eric S. SHAPIRO
  • Patent number: 10187696
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for automatically overriding an auto-skip command embedded in a media asset annotation when a user profile indicates a preference for content that is to be auto-skipped. To this end, a media guidance application may play back a media asset to a user, and detect therein a skip annotation that corresponds to a portion of the media asset that is to be played back. The media guidance application may, in response to detecting the skip annotation, access metadata indicating content of the portion, compare the metadata to entries of a profile of the user, and determine whether the user prefers the content based on the comparing. if the user prefers the content, the media guidance application may refrain from executing a skip command indicated by the skip annotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Arevik Chimayan, China Arai, Marine Chimayan, Kim T. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20180234735
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for automatically overriding an auto-skip command embedded in a media asset annotation when a user profile indicates a preference for content that is to be auto-skipped. To this end, a media guidance application may play back a media asset to a user, and detect therein a skip annotation that corresponds to a portion of the media asset that is to be played back. The media guidance application may, in response to detecting the skip annotation, access metadata indicating content of the portion, compare the metadata to entries of a profile of the user, and determine whether the user prefers the content based on the comparing. if the user prefers the content, the media guidance application may refrain from executing a skip command indicated by the skip annotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Arevik Chimayan, China Arai, Marine Chimayan, Kim T. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 9942610
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for automatically overriding an auto-skip command embedded in a media asset annotation when a user profile indicates a preference for content that is to be auto-skipped. To this end, a media guidance application may play back a media asset to a user, and detect therein a skip annotation that corresponds to a portion of the media asset that is to be played back. The media guidance application may, in response to detecting the skip annotation, access metadata indicating content of the portion, compare the metadata to entries of a profile of the user, and determine whether the user prefers the content based on the comparing. If the user prefers the content, the media guidance application may refrain from executing a skip command indicated by the skip annotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Arevik Chimayan, China Arai, Marine Chimayan, Kim T. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20170366859
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for automatically overriding an auto-skip command embedded in a media asset annotation when a user profile indicates a preference for content that is to be auto-skipped. To this end, a media guidance application may play back a media asset to a user, and detect therein a skip annotation that corresponds to a portion of the media asset that is to be played back. The media guidance application may, in response to detecting the skip annotation, access metadata indicating content of the portion, compare the metadata to entries of a profile of the user, and determine whether the user prefers the content based on the comparing. If the user prefers the content, the media guidance application may refrain from executing a skip command indicated by the skip annotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Arevik Chimayan, China Arai, Marine Chimayan, Kim T. Nguyen