Patents by Inventor Mark Liu

Mark Liu 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: 20220124285
    Abstract: Methods and systems described herein facilitate virtual interactions between users that more closely resemble their in-person counterparts. In particular, the methods and systems simulate in-person interactions in virtual environments through the use of complex spatial algorithms. For example, in some embodiments, the methods and systems provide avatar-based video conferencing systems in which avatars are connected by video/voice chat to any avatar based on one or more criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Sophya Inc.
    Inventors: Vishal Vijay PUNWANI, Emma Kathryn GILES, Morgan Bruce DeWitt TALBOT, Mark LIU, Ayse BAYBARS, Vinay PUNWANI, Edwin WALDA
  • Publication number: 20220077302
    Abstract: Dual self-aligned gate endcap (SAGE) architectures, and methods of fabricating dual self-aligned gate endcap (SAGE) architectures, are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a first semiconductor fin having a cut along a length of the first semiconductor fin. A second semiconductor fin is parallel with the first semiconductor fin. A first gate endcap isolation structure is between the first semiconductor fin and the second semiconductor fin. A second gate endcap isolation structure is in a location of the cut along the length of the first semiconductor fin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Sairam SUBRAMANIAN, Walid M. HAFEZ, Sridhar GOVINDARAJU, Mark LIU, Szuya S. LIAO, Chia-Hong JAN, Nick LINDERT, Christopher KENYON
  • Publication number: 20220077145
    Abstract: Unidirectional self-aligned gate endcap (SAGE) architectures with gate-orthogonal walls, and methods of fabricating unidirectional self-aligned gate endcap (SAGE) architectures with gate-orthogonal walls, are described. In an example, integrated circuit structure includes a first semiconductor fin having a cut along a length of the first semiconductor fin. A second semiconductor fin has a cut along a length of the second semiconductor fin. A gate endcap isolation structure is between the first semiconductor fin and the second semiconductor fin. The gate endcap isolation structure has a substantially uniform width along the lengths of the first and second semiconductor fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Walid M. HAFEZ, Sridhar GOVINDARAJU, Mark LIU, Szuya S. LIAO, Chia-Hong JAN, Nick LINDERT, Christopher KENYON, Sairam SUBRAMANIAN
  • Patent number: 11217582
    Abstract: Unidirectional self-aligned gate endcap (SAGE) architectures with gate-orthogonal walls, and methods of fabricating unidirectional self-aligned gate endcap (SAGE) architectures with gate-orthogonal walls, are described. In an example, integrated circuit structure includes a first semiconductor fin having a cut along a length of the first semiconductor fin. A second semiconductor fin has a cut along a length of the second semiconductor fin. A gate endcap isolation structure is between the first semiconductor fin and the second semiconductor fin. The gate endcap isolation structure has a substantially uniform width along the lengths of the first and second semiconductor fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Walid M. Hafez, Sridhar Govindaraju, Mark Liu, Szuya S. Liao, Chia-Hong Jan, Nick Lindert, Christopher Kenyon, Sairam Subramanian
  • Patent number: 11205708
    Abstract: Dual self-aligned gate endcap (SAGE) architectures, and methods of fabricating dual self-aligned gate endcap (SAGE) architectures, are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a first semiconductor fin having a cut along a length of the first semiconductor fin. A second semiconductor fin is parallel with the first semiconductor fin. A first gate endcap isolation structure is between the first semiconductor fin and the second semiconductor fin. A second gate endcap isolation structure is in a location of the cut along the length of the first semiconductor fin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sairam Subramanian, Walid M. Hafez, Sridhar Govindaraju, Mark Liu, Szuya S. Liao, Chia-Hong Jan, Nick Lindert, Christopher Kenyon
  • Patent number: 11036999
    Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is described herein. The autonomous vehicle includes several different types of sensor systems, such as image, lidar, and radar. The autonomous vehicle additionally includes a computing system that executes several different object classifier modules, wherein the object classifier modules are configured to identify types of objects that are in proximity to the autonomous vehicle based upon outputs of the sensor systems. The computing system additionally executes a Bayesian object classifier system that is configured to receive outputs of the object classifier modules and assign labels to objects captured in sensor signals based upon the outputs of the object classifier modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Gabriel Warshauer-Baker, Elliot Branson, Siddhartho Bhattacharya, Haggai Megged Nuchi, Mark Liu
  • Patent number: 10733420
    Abstract: Systems and method are provided for identifying free space between objects. The method includes retrieving, by a processor, a voxel grid around the vehicle wherein the voxel grid has a plurality of columns. The method further includes tracing, by the processor, lidar beams from a lidar system on the vehicle through the voxel grid, identifying, by the processor, a max subarray for each column in the voxel grid, classifying, by the processor, each column with a free space level, and outputting, by the processor, the classified columns as an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Mark Liu
  • Patent number: 10604541
    Abstract: A compound, enantiomer, prodrug, diastereomer, or salt is provided which is an activator of the enzyme glucokinase and thus is believed to be useful in as treating diabetes and related diseases, which compound has the structure (I). A method for treating diabetes and related disease employing the compound, enantiomer, prodrug, diastereomer, or salt is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Peter Tai Wah Cheng, Wei Meng, Mark Liu, Bei Wang, Rulin Zhao
  • Publication number: 20200034634
    Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is described herein. The autonomous vehicle includes several different types of sensor systems, such as image, lidar, and radar. The autonomous vehicle additionally includes a computing system that executes several different object classifier modules, wherein the object classifier modules are configured to identify types of objects that are in proximity to the autonomous vehicle based upon outputs of the sensor systems. The computing system additionally executes a Bayesian object classifier system that is configured to receive outputs of the object classifier modules and assign labels to objects captured in sensor signals based upon the outputs of the object classifier modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Gabriel Warshauer-Baker, Elliot Branson, Siddhartho Bhattacharya, Haggai Megged Nuchi, Mark Liu
  • Publication number: 20190304971
    Abstract: Unidirectional self-aligned gate endcap (SAGE) architectures with gate-orthogonal walls, and methods of fabricating unidirectional self-aligned gate endcap (SAGE) architectures with gate-orthogonal walls, are described. In an example, integrated circuit structure includes a first semiconductor fin having a cut along a length of the first semiconductor fin. A second semiconductor fin has a cut along a length of the second semiconductor fin. A gate endcap isolation structure is between the first semiconductor fin and the second semiconductor fin. The gate endcap isolation structure has a substantially uniform width along the lengths of the first and second semiconductor fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Walid M. HAFEZ, Sridhar GOVINDARAJU, Mark LIU, Szuya S. LIAO, Chia-Hong JAN, Nick LINDERT, Christopher KENYON, Sairam SUBRAMANIAN
  • Publication number: 20190305112
    Abstract: Dual self-aligned gate endcap (SAGE) architectures, and methods of fabricating dual self-aligned gate endcap (SAGE) architectures, are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a first semiconductor fin having a cut along a length of the first semiconductor fin. A second semiconductor fin is parallel with the first semiconductor fin. A first gate endcap isolation structure is between the first semiconductor fin and the second semiconductor fin. A second gate endcap isolation structure is in a location of the cut along the length of the first semiconductor fin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Sairam SUBRAMANIAN, Walid M. HAFEZ, Sridhar GOVINDARAJU, Mark LIU, Szuya S. LIAO, Chia-Hong JAN, Nick LINDERT, Christopher KENYON
  • Publication number: 20190305111
    Abstract: Self-aligned gate endcap (SAGE) architectures having gate endcap plugs or contact endcap plugs, or both gate endcap plugs and contact endcap plugs, and methods of fabricating SAGE architectures having such endcap plugs, are described. In an example, a first gate structure is over a first of a plurality of semiconductor fins. A second gate structure is over a second of the plurality of semiconductor fins. A first gate endcap isolation structure is laterally between and in contact with the first gate structure and the second gate structure and has an uppermost surface co-planar with an uppermost surface of the first gate structure and the second gate structure. A second gate endcap isolation structure is laterally between and in contact with first and second lateral portions of the first gate structure and has an uppermost surface below an uppermost surface of the first gate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Sairam SUBRAMANIAN, Christopher KENYON, Sridhar GOVINDARAJU, Chia-Hong JAN, Mark LIU, Szuya S. LIAO, Walid M. HAFEZ
  • Publication number: 20190233449
    Abstract: A compound, enantiomer, prodrug, diastereomer, or salt is provided which is an activator of the enzyme glucokinase and thus is believed to be useful in as treating diabetes and related diseases, which compound has the structure (I). A method for treating diabetes and related disease employing the compound, enantiomer, prodrug, diastereomer, or salt is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
    Inventors: Peter T.W. CHENG, Wei Meng, Mark Liu, Bei Wang, Rulin Zhao
  • Publication number: 20180101720
    Abstract: Systems and method are provided for identifying free space between objects. The method includes retrieving, by a processor, a voxel grid around the vehicle wherein the voxel grid has a plurality of columns. The method further includes tracing, by the processor, lidar beams from a lidar system on the vehicle through the voxel grid, identifying, by the processor, a max subarray for each column in the voxel grid, classifying, by the processor, each column with a free space level, and outputting, by the processor, the classified columns as an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: MARK LIU
  • Publication number: 20180074200
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method in a vehicle for detecting the motion of lidar points includes: constructing a sequence of voxel grids surrounding the vehicle at each of a plurality of successive time increments wherein the sequence of voxel grids includes a voxel grid for the current time and a voxel grid for each of a plurality of past time instances, tracing in each voxel grid in the sequence, lidar beams from a lidar system on the vehicle through the voxel grid, analyzing differences across the sequence of voxel grids to produce a motion score for a plurality of regions in the voxel grid for the current time that characterizes the degree of motion in the region over the successive time increments, summing the motion scores of the regions across columns to produce a summed motion score for each column of regions, and producing a 2D image from the summed motion scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: MARK LIU, SEAN HARRIS, ELLIOT BRANSON
  • Patent number: 9076814
    Abstract: A device is provided. The device includes a transistor formed on a semiconductor substrate, the transistor having a conduction channel. The device includes at least one edge dislocation formed adjacent to the conduction channel on the semiconductor substrate. The device also includes at least one free surface introduced above the conduction channel and the at least one edge dislocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Cory Weber, Mark Liu, Anand Murthy, Hemant Deshpande, Daniel B. Aubertine
  • Publication number: 20140284626
    Abstract: A device is provided. The device includes a transistor formed on a semiconductor substrate, the transistor having a conduction channel. The device includes at least one edge dislocation formed adjacent to the conduction channel on the semiconductor substrate. The device also includes at least one free surface introduced above the conduction channel and the at least one edge dislocation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Cory Weber, Mark Liu, Anand Murthy, Hemant Deshpande, Daniel B. Aubertine
  • Patent number: 8779477
    Abstract: A device is provided. The device includes a transistor formed on a semiconductor substrate, the transistor having a conduction channel. The device includes at least one edge dislocation formed adjacent to the conduction channel on the semiconductor substrate. The device also includes at least one free surface introduced above the conduction channel and the at least one edge dislocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Cory Weber, Mark Liu, Anand Murthy, Hemant Deshpande, Daniel B. Aubertine
  • Patent number: 8428484
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for providing external accounting functions for a peripheral device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Boguslaw Ludwik Plewnia, Shinichi Yamamura, Hanzhong Zhang, David J. Lovat, Amarender Reddy Kethl Reddy, Roy K. Chrisop, Tanna Richardson, Uoc Nguyen, Joey Lum, Mark Liu Stevens
  • Publication number: 20120278616
    Abstract: A method is provided for securely decrypting files that are wirelessly sent to a mobile device. A mobile device typically has a wireless interface, such as a cellular telephone or WiFi interface that can be used to accept an encrypted file from a first remote device. A decryption key representation is accepted from a second remote device via a personal proximity interface which can be a camera, microphone, or near-field radio frequency (RF) detector. In one aspect, the first device can, for example, be a multi-functional peripheral (MFP), a network server, or a computer. In another aspect, the first and second devices can be the same device, such as an MFP or a computer. A mobile device conversional application converts the decryption key representation to a digital decryption key, and the digital decryption key is then used to decrypt the encrypted file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventor: Mark Liu Stevens