Patents by Inventor Linan An

Linan 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).

  • Publication number: 20150363075
    Abstract: Disclosed are a user interface display method and device. The method comprises: setting information which is set by a user for a user interface of an application and generated in advance is acquired; and in accordance with the setting information, the user interface of the application is displayed. The disclosure solves the technical problem of display inflexibility of the user interface of the application because the user cannot customize the user interface in the prior art, thereby achieving the technical effect of improving the flexibility of the user interface in the aspect of customization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Weiwei WANG, Linan SHI, Wei TANG
  • Publication number: 20150353997
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for detecting DNA or RNA using single molecules array or other techniques. DNA or RNA from the sample may be fragmented and exposed to a first type of binding ligand and a second type of binding ligand that comprise nucleic acid sequences complimentary at least a portion of a sequence contained in the target DNA or RNA. At least a portion of the fragmented DNA or RNA associates with at least one of the first type of binding ligand and/or the second type of binding ligand, wherein the first type of binding ligand and second type of binding ligand comprises nucleic acid sequences complimentary to a different portions of a sequence contained in the DNA or RNA. A portion of the sample exposed to the binding ligands is analyzed to determine the number of fragmented DNA or RNA sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: Quanterix Corporation
    Inventors: David C. Duffy, Linan Song, Dandan Shan, Mingwei Zhao
  • Publication number: 20150322515
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions, and uses thereof, for simultaneously detecting one target SNP locus or multiple target SNP loci in a sample. In exemplary embodiments, the present invention also provides a multiplex SNP assay technique, which can simultaneously detect up to 20 SNP loci (40 alleles) with high level of specificity (e.g., >99.9%), sensitivity (e.g. 100%) and accuracy, high throughput, cost-effective and time-saving, reduced or no false-negative results. The present invention further provides certain isolated polynucleotides that can be used as primers or primer pairs in the present methods and composition for simultaneously detecting one target SNP locus or multiple target SNP loci in a sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Linan WU, Jin YAN, Qingqing WANG, Yong WU
  • Publication number: 20150291256
    Abstract: A hub comprises a cylindrical, hollow hub member which is mounted to rotate about its axis and accommodated in whose interior is a continuously variable ratio transmission system having an input, which is mounted to rotate about the axis, and an output mounted to rotate with the hub member. The transmission system comprises a single epicyclic gearset including a sun gear in mesh with a plurality of planet gears mounted to rotate about respective planet shafts carried by a common carrier, which is mounted to rotate with the input about the axis. The planet gears are in mesh with an annulus gear, which is connected to rotate with the rotors of first and second electric motor/generators, respectively. The electrical connections of the stators of the two motor/generators are connected by a controller arranged to control the transmission of power from one motor/generator to the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: NEXXTDRIVE LIMITED
    Inventors: David Taitt, Linan Gong
  • Publication number: 20150281627
    Abstract: A method for implementing split-screen viewing of television, a set-top box and a television system are provided, wherein the method includes: a set-top box receiving a play control signal sent by a remote control terminal, generating a split-screen control signal according to the play control signal, and sending the split-screen control signal to a television terminal; the television terminal implementing split-screen playing of two or more than two programs according to the split-screen control signal. The abovementioned technical scheme can solve the problem in the prior art that, the television terminal can play a single program at a time, resulting in a poor user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Weiwei Wang, Linan Shi, Wei Tang
  • Patent number: 9108616
    Abstract: A motor (21) includes a stator (30) and a rotor (40). The stator includes a housing (31) accommodating magnet(s) (32) and including multiple sidewalls (33) and connecting portions (34) adjoining neighboring sidewalls. A sidewall includes zero or more flat segment (35, 38) and zero or more curved segments (38, 36) having one or more radii. A connecting portion includes a substantially flat segment or a curved segment having one or more radii and adjoins two neighboring sidewalls. A torque transmitting device (15) includes the motor and a clutch (22) actuated by the motor to transmit or cease transmitting engine (11) output to driven mechanism(s) (17, 18, 12, 13, 14). A powertrain includes the torque transmitting device to switch between drive modes with the torque transmitting device to engage or disengage engine output with axles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC S.A.
    Inventors: Ruifeng Qin, Chengshun Du, Linan Li, Fayun Qi
  • Publication number: 20150229864
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method, a device and a system for controlling a cable television system. The method includes that: an intelligent mobile terminal detects whether the intelligent mobile terminal is connected to a home wireless network, and when it is detected that the intelligent mobile terminal is connected to the home wireless network, transmits a set-top box turn-on signal to a set-top box through the home wireless network; the set-top box executes a turn-on operation according to the received set-top box turn-on signal and transmits a television turn-on signal to a television. According to the disclosure, after a user of the intelligent mobile terminal gets home, the intelligent mobile terminal carried by the user automatically turns on the set-top box and the television, and the user does not need to use a remote controller of the set-top box and a remote controller of the television.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Weiwei Wang, Linan Shi, Zhanyue Yu
  • Patent number: 9072309
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the finding that stearin fats, obtainable by dry or solvent fractionation of sunflower high-stearic and high-oleic oils, optionally with seeding with tempered stearin crystals, have a high solid fat content at temperatures higher than 30° C., even higher than cocoa butter or other high saturated tropical fats with a similar disaturated triacylglycerol content due to the presence of disaturated triacylgiycerols rich in stearic acid, and improved melting point due to the presence of arachidic and behenic acids in these disaturated triacylgiycerols, being at the same time healthier that actual fats made from palm, palm kernel and coconut oils, or hydrogenated and trasesterified vegetable oils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC)
    Inventors: Joaquín Jesús Salas Linan, Enrique Martinez Force, Miguel Angel Bootello García, Mónica Venegas Calerón, Rafael Garcés
  • Publication number: 20150151323
    Abstract: The invention disclosed a plastic tubular product coating machine head and a plastic tubular product coating apparatus including the same, plastic tubular product coating machine head includes a machine head body, a tubular product guiding sleeve and a fluid guiding plate, wherein, fluid guiding plate is in the shape of a circular plate with a central circular aperture, an annular channel is formed in circumferential direction on the outer periphery of the fluid guiding plate, a plurality of sub-channels extending from the outer periphery of the fluid guiding plate to the inner aperture wall of the fluid guiding plate are formed on both end faces of the fluid guiding plate, the sub-channels are tangent to the circumference of the central circular aperture, the main fluid passage is communicated to the sub-channels through the annular channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Dongming Yu, Linan Chen
  • Publication number: 20150140547
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for assessing copy number of a target polynucleotide in a sample, methods and compositions for establishing a standard curve for a target polynucleotide, and the uses of the methods and compositions for detecting a pathogen, e.g., human papillomavirus (HPV).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: NINGBO HEALTH GENE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Wu, Tingting Sun, Linan Wu, Yingbin Huang, Jin Yan, Ding Yu, Xiangzhen Zan
  • Publication number: 20150135549
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a supercritical drying method for a semiconductor substrate comprises introducing a semiconductor substrate, a surface of the semiconductor substrate being wet with a water-soluble organic solvent, to the inside of a chamber, hermetically sealing the chamber and increasing a temperature inside the chamber to not lower than a critical temperature of the water-soluble organic solvent, thereby bringing the water-soluble organic solvent into a supercritical state, decreasing a pressure inside the chamber and changing the water-soluble organic solvent in the supercritical state to a gas, thereby discharging the water-soluble organic solvent from the chamber, starting a supply of an inert gas into the chamber as the pressure inside the chamber decreases to atmospheric pressure, and cooling the semiconductor substrate in a state where the inert gas exists inside the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Yohei Sato, Hisashi Okuchi, Hiroshi Tomita, Hidekazu Hayashi, Linan Ji
  • Patent number: 8961696
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for cleaning a semiconductor substrate comprises supplying water vapor to a surface of a semiconductor substrate on which a concave-convex pattern is formed while heating the semiconductor substrate at a predetermined temperature, cooling the semiconductor substrate after stopping the heating and the supply of the water vapor and freezing water on the semiconductor substrate, after freezing the water, supplying pure water onto the semiconductor substrate and melting a frozen film, and after melting the frozen film, drying the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tomita, Minako Inukai, Hiaashi Okuchi, Linan Ji
  • Patent number: 8950082
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a supercritical drying method for a semiconductor substrate comprises introducing a semiconductor substrate, a surface of the semiconductor substrate being wet with a water-soluble organic solvent, to the inside of a chamber, hermetically sealing the chamber and increasing a temperature inside the chamber to not lower than a critical temperature of the water-soluble organic solvent, thereby bringing the water-soluble organic solvent into a supercritical state, decreasing a pressure inside the chamber and changing the water-soluble organic solvent in the supercritical state to a gas, thereby discharging the water-soluble organic solvent from the chamber, starting a supply of an inert gas into the chamber as the pressure inside the chamber decreases to atmospheric pressure, and cooling the semiconductor substrate in a state where the inert gas exists inside the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yohei Sato, Hisashi Okuchi, Hiroshi Tomita, Hidekazu Hayashi, Linan Ji
  • Publication number: 20150028889
    Abstract: A resonator for sensing a physical or an environmental parameter includes a support having a top surface that provides a ground plane, and a polymer-derived ceramic (PDC) element positioned on the top surface including a PDC layer, and a metal patch on the PDC layer. The metal patch is electrically isolated from all surrounding structure, and the resonator has a resonant frequency that changes as a function of the physical or environmental parameter. A system for wirelessly sensing a physical or environmental parameter includes at least one resonator and a wireless RF reader located remotely from the resonator for transmitting a wide-band RF interrogation signal that excites the resonator. The wireless RF reader detects a sensing signal retransmitted by the resonator and includes a processor for determining the physical or environmental parameter at the location of the resonator from the sensing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: XUN GONG, LINAN AN
  • Publication number: 20140250714
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a supercritical drying method for a semiconductor substrate, comprises introducing the semiconductor substrate into a chamber in a state, a surface of the semiconductor substrate being wet with alcohol, substituting the alcohol on the semiconductor substrate with a supercritical fluid of carbon dioxide by impregnating the semiconductor substrate to the supercritical fluid in the chamber, and discharging the supercritical fluid and the alcohol from the chamber and reducing a pressure inside the chamber. The method further comprises performing a baking treatment by supplying an oxygen gas or an ozone gas to the chamber after the reduction of the pressure inside the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Linan JI, Hidekazu Hayashi, Hiroshi Tomita, Hisashi Okuchi, Yohei Sato, Takayuki Toshima, Mitsuaki Iwashita, Kazayuki Mitsuoka, Gen You, Hiroki Ohno, Takehiko Orii
  • Patent number: 8771429
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a supercritical drying method for a semiconductor substrate, comprises introducing the semiconductor substrate into a chamber in a state, a surface of the semiconductor substrate being wet with alcohol, substituting the alcohol on the semiconductor substrate with a supercritical fluid of carbon dioxide by impregnating the semiconductor substrate to the supercritical fluid in the chamber, and discharging the supercritical fluid and the alcohol from the chamber and reducing a pressure inside the chamber. The method further comprises performing a baking treatment by supplying an oxygen gas or an ozone gas to the chamber after the reduction of the pressure inside the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Linan Ji, Hidekazu Hayashi, Hiroshi Tomita, Hisashi Okuchi, Yohei Sato, Takayuki Toshima, Mitsuaki Iwashita, Kazuyuki Mitsuoka, Gen You, Hiroki Ohno, Takehiko Orii
  • Publication number: 20140186841
    Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus for analysis of a biological sample includes receiving the sample, wherein the sample includes deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), lysing the sample to obtain access to the DNA included in the sample, purifying the DNA in the sample to isolate the DNA from other components in the sample, amplifying the DNA, separating fragments of the amplified DNA, detecting the separated fragments using laser induced fluorescence, based on the detecting, generating a profile of the DNA in the received sample, comparing the generated profile with profiles of DNA stored in a database, and upon determining that the generated profile matches one of the stored profiles, identifying the source from which the stored profile was obtained, wherein the receiving, lysing, purifying, amplifying, and detecting are performed on corresponding portions of a microfluidic device, and wherein transporting the sample and the DNA to the portions of the microfluidic device and enabling the lysing, purifying, amplifying,
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Frederic ZENHAUSERN, Ralf LENIGK, Jianing YANG, Zhi CAI, Alan NORDQUIST, Stanley D. SMITH, David MAGGIANO, Glen MCCARTY, Mrinalini PRASAD, Karem LINAN, Baiju THOMAS, Edward OLAYA, Cedric HURTH, Darryl COX, Mark RICHARD
  • Publication number: 20140128216
    Abstract: A motor (21) includes a stator (30) and a rotor (40). The stator includes a housing (31) accommodating magnet(s) (32) and including multiple sidewalls (33) and connecting portions (34) adjoining neighboring sidewalls. A sidewall includes zero or more flat segment (35, 38) and zero or more curved segments (38, 36) having one or more radii. A connecting portion includes a substantially flat segment or a curved segment having one or more radii and adjoins two neighboring sidewalls. A torque transmitting device (15) includes the motor and a clutch (22) actuated by the motor to transmit or cease transmitting engine (11) output to driven mechanism(s) (17, 18, 12, 13, 14). A powertrain includes the torque transmitting device to switch between drive modes with the torque transmitting device to engage or disengage engine output with axles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Ruifeng QIN, Chengshun DU, Linan LI, Fayun QI
  • Publication number: 20140094386
    Abstract: The present invention, in some embodiments, generally relates to methods of determining a treatment protocol for and/or a prognosis of a patient's recovery from a brain injury resulting from a hypoxic event. In some embodiments, methods are provided for determining a measure of the concentration of beta-amyloid peptide in a patient sample containing or suspected of containing beta-amyloid peptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: David Wilson, Linan Song
  • Publication number: 20130337683
    Abstract: Axially compressible, F-connectors for conventional installation tools for interconnection with coaxial cable include biasing fingers for promoting electrical continuity despite inadequate nut tightening. Each connector has a rigid nut, a post penetrating the nut, a tubular body, and an end cap. The conductive post coaxially extends through the connector, linking the nut and body. A post end penetrates the coaxial cable. Each connector body comprises a plurality of radially, spaced apart biasing fingers for pressuring the nut to insure mechanical and electrical contact with the post. In one form of the invention the fingers border spaced apart notches in the body, and extend parallel with the axis of the connector. In an alternative embodiment, fingers are defined between radially spaced-apart slots on a flange associated with the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Robert J. Chastain, Glen David Shaw, David A. Kelly, Linan Gao