Patents by Inventor Leo Shih

Leo Shih 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).

  • Patent number: 7779050
    Abstract: A method and system to process a domain. A domain is modeled with one or more domain models. Support models are generated from domain models. An ontological system utilizes the support models to interact with and manipulate the domain models. Further, the support models are used to describe domain model states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dan Adamson, Leo Shih, Alain T. Rappaport
  • Patent number: 7716209
    Abstract: A method of searching for information includes receiving a query, providing the query to a first search engine that searches a set of data sources, the data sources having relationships to an ontology, receiving search results from the search engine, analyzing the search results to determine at least one statistic corresponding to the search results and the query, wherein the statistic is based upon a relevance score that is calculated based upon a first weighting function related to a concept, a second weighting function related to a data source item, a set of items related to the concept, and a set of items related to the search results, and providing at least one concept to a user, wherein said at least one concept correspond to said at least one statistic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alain T. Rappaport, Dan Adamson, Leo Shih
  • Patent number: 7657417
    Abstract: A method, system and machine readable medium are disclosed to process one or more documents in a domain. The method includes modeling the domain with a plurality of domain models using an ontological system; representing each document as a collection of one or more domain models; and populating the domain models that are used to represent the document with values corresponding to properties of the document being represented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dan Adamson, Leo Shih, Alain T. Rappaport
  • Patent number: 7542969
    Abstract: A method of searching for information includes receiving a query, providing the query to a first search engine that searches a set of data sources, the data sources having relationships to an ontology, receiving search results from the search engine, analyzing the search results to determine at least one statistic corresponding to the search results and the query, wherein the statistic is based upon a relevance score that is calculated based upon a first weighting function related to a concept, a second weighting function related to a data source item, a set of items related to the concept, and a set of items related to the search results, and providing at least one concept to a user, wherein said at least one concept correspond to said at least one statistic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Alain T. Rappaport, Dan Adamson, Leo Shih
  • Patent number: 7527311
    Abstract: An illuminable picker comprises a cylindrical member including cells provided therein, a control member disposed at the rear end of the cylindrical member and including a bolt for fitting a spring thereon, as the bolt is pressed to move, it may contact with the electrode output end of the cells, a sleeve mounted at the front end of the cylindrical member for confining the cells and including a spring fitted thereon and a string fixed at the front end thereof, the string including an expandable claw attached at the front end thereof, a tube secured at the front end of the sleeve for inserting the string and positioning the claw, a bulb affixed on the tube and including anode and cathode output wires, the anode output wire fixed on the tube, while the cathode output wire passing through the sleeve and contacting with the cathode output end of the cells, thereby simultaneously obtaining the picking and illumining purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Inventor: Leo Shih
  • Patent number: 7510295
    Abstract: A multi-function penlight structure comprises a body provided with a cell, a power button and an illuminative casing, in the outer front periphery of the illuminative casing being mounted a magnetic collar, and at the rear end of the body being formed a grip portion in which an extendable and retractable stem is received, and at the front end of the stem being attached a flexible member for connecting with the body, such that the penlight body can be extended, retracted and bent to any desired angle so as to attract a metal object by using the magnetic collar, and after retracting the stem and the flexible member back to the grip portion, the present invention can be simply used as a penlight, thereby achieving the multi-function purposes thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Inventor: Leo Shih
  • Publication number: 20080315605
    Abstract: An illuminable picker comprises a cylindrical member including cells provided therein, a control member disposed at the rear end of the cylindrical member and including a bolt for fitting a spring thereon, as the bolt is pressed to move, it may contact with the electrode output end of the cells, a sleeve mounted at the front end of the cylindrical member for confining the cells and including a spring fitted thereon and a string fixed at the front end thereof, the string including an expandable claw attached at the front end thereof, a tube secured at the front end of the sleeve for inserting the string and positioning the claw, a bulb affixed on the tube and including anode and cathode output wires, the anode output wire fixed on the tube, while the cathode output wire passing through the sleeve and contacting with the cathode output end of the cells, thereby simultaneously obtaining the picking and illumining purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventor: Leo Shih
  • Publication number: 20080180945
    Abstract: A multi-function penlight structure comprises a body provided with a cell, a power button and an illuminative casing, in the outer front periphery of the illuminative casing being mounted a magnetic collar, and at the rear end of the body being formed a grip portion in which an extendable and retractable stem is received, and at the front end of the stem being attached a flexible member for connecting with the body, such that the penlight body can be extended, retracted and bent to any desired angle so as to attract a metal object by using the magnetic collar, and after retracting the stem and the flexible member back to the grip portion, the present invention can be simply used as a penlight, thereby achieving the multi-function purposes thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventor: Leo Shih
  • Publication number: 20080091633
    Abstract: A modeling system enriched with information from a single source (or multiple sources) that allows for the intelligent extension, formulation or reformulation of a request into various processes including but not limited to transmission, discovery, notification, searching, filtering and storing processes is provided. The innovation builds a network of connected information in a specific domain (or group of domains). Additionally, the system enhances the quality and specificity of the results for queries made in various systems including, but not limited to, search engines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alain Rappaport, Daniel Adamson, Leo Shih, Timothy Choe
  • Publication number: 20070288439
    Abstract: A computer system that facilitates presentation of data to a user. A search engine component receives and executes queries on behalf of a user. Results of the query are received and analyzed by an analysis component that filters and organizes the results as a function of relevancy of the data to the user and associated context of the query. A user interface component presents the data to the user in a manner that facilitates easy consumption/processing of data by respective users. The user interface component can dynamically modify display settings as a function of content and type of information displayed, user state, user preferences, explicit or implicit learning, user intent, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alain Rappaport, Daniel Adamson, Leo Shih, Timothy Choe
  • Publication number: 20070073762
    Abstract: A method and system to process a domain. A domain is modeled with one or more domain models. Support models are generated from domain models. An ontological system utilizes the support models to interact with and manipulate the domain models. Further, the support models are used to describe domain model states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Dan Adamson, Leo Shih, Alain Rappaport
  • Publication number: 20060219647
    Abstract: Provided is a tool holder comprising a body comprising a lengthwise grooved rail; a plurality of equally spaced sliding seats on the rail, each seat being adapted to hold a tool in place and comprising a marking anchoring member on a side extension thereof, the marking anchoring member including a block having markings, the block being releasably secured to the marking anchoring member; and a plurality of magnetic members on a bottom of the body. Thus, the holder can magnetically adhere to an object of iron, steel, or the like. Also, changes of markings of the holder are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventor: Leo Shih
  • Patent number: 7108132
    Abstract: A tool holder comprises a holding portion and a specification marking member. The holding portion is used to secure a tool, whereas the specification marking member is used to mark thereon a specification corresponding to the specification of the tool. The specification marking member is formed of a retaining portion extending from the holding portion, and a marking portion on which a specification is marked. The marking portion is removably located in the retaining portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Inventor: Leo Shih
  • Patent number: 7028588
    Abstract: A tool comprises a surface area, the area being printed in one of two different first colors for identifying the tool as one labeled in either the British system or the metric system, and a numeral as a representation of a size of the tool disposed in the area, the numeral having a second color different from the first color of the area for providing a contrast of the numeral to other portions of both the area and the tool. The correct size of the tool thus can be quickly identified. Moreover, a number of embodiments are made possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Inventor: Leo Shih
  • Publication number: 20060048609
    Abstract: An improved ratchet wrench is provided. In one embodiment, the ratchet wrench comprises a pawl and a square drive tang both at one end, an enclosed square box portion at the other end, the box portion being adapted to connect to a drive tang at a ratcheting end of a second typical longer wrench. The drive tang of the ratchet wrench receives in a drive opening of a socket which has its driving end engaged with a nut or bolt head such that torquing is provided thereto by turning the second wrench. In another embodiment, the drive tang of the ratchet wrench is replaced by a cylindrical socket adapted to receive a nut or bolt head. The invention is particularly suitable to a narrow working circumstance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventor: Leo Shih
  • Publication number: 20060035331
    Abstract: The invention provides human G-protein coupled receptors (GCREC) and polynucleotides which identify and encode GCREC. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. The invention also provides methods for diagnosing, treating, or preventing disorders associated with aberrant expression of GCREC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Preeti Lal, Y. Tang, Chandra Arvizu, Monique Yao, Leo Shih, Catherine Tribouley, Dyung Aina Lu, Henry Yue, Farrah Khan, Jennifer Policky, Janice Au-Young, Junming Yang, Lee Harland, Roderick Walsh, Terence Lo, Mark Borowsky
  • Publication number: 20050202217
    Abstract: A tool comprises a handle having a first color pattern formed thereon, and a transparent first sheath formed of soft material and put on a rear end of the handle so as to completely exhibit a portion of the first color pattern enclosed therein. In another embodiment, a second sheath having a different color pattern formed thereon is put on the rear end of the handle prior to putting the first sheath on the second sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventor: Leo Shih
  • Publication number: 20050193874
    Abstract: A tool comprises a surface area, the area being printed in one of two different first colors for identifying the tool as one labeled in either the British system or the metric system, and a numeral as a representation of a size of the tool disposed in the area, the numeral having a second color different from the first color of the area for providing a contrast of the numeral to other portions of both the area and the tool. The correct size of the tool thus can be quickly identified. Moreover, a number of embodiments are made possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventor: Leo Shih
  • Patent number: D553938
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Inventor: Leo Shih
  • Patent number: D585261
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Inventor: Leo Shih