Patents by Inventor Michael J. Lu

Michael J. Lu 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: 20240124913
    Abstract: Disclosed herein include methods, compositions, and kits suitable for use in signal amplification. There are provided, in some embodiments, protease-based signal amplification modules. Disclosed herein include amplifier proteins comprising a first part of a first protease domain, a first dimerization domain, a first cut site a protease in a protease active state is capable of cutting, a second dimerization domain, a second cut site a protease in a protease active state is capable of cutting, and a first caging domain. Disclosed herein include companion amplifier proteins comprising a second part of a first protease domain, a third dimerization domain, a third cut site a protease in a protease active state is capable of cutting, a fourth dimerization domain, a fourth cut site a protease in a protease active state is capable of cutting, and a second caging domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Andrew C. Lu, Michael J. Flynn, Lucy S. Chong, Ronghui Zhu, Michael B. Elowitz
  • Patent number: 8661342
    Abstract: Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for integrating a customer relationship management application with a mail merge operation on a client-side word processor. Mail merge settings are received from a user, including a record set to use in a mail merge operation. A new mail merge document is created. The record set is added to the mail merge document. A link is added to a template that will control the mail merge operation on a client-side word processor. The linked template gets attached to the new mail merge document when opened on the client-side word processor. Techniques for beginning a mail merge operation on a client-side word processor are described. A downloaded mail merge document is validated. The record set contained in the downloaded mail merge document is separated into one or more separate files. A mail merge wizard is started and advanced to a proper stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Lu, Edward A. Martinez, Shashi Ranjan
  • Publication number: 20090313209
    Abstract: Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for integrating a customer relationship management application with a mail merge operation on a client-side word processor. Mail merge settings are received from a user, including a record set to use in a mail merge operation. A new mail merge document is created. The record set is added to the mail merge document. A link is added to a template that will control the mail merge operation on a client-side word processor. The linked template gets attached to the new mail merge document when opened on the client-side word processor. Techniques for beginning a mail merge operation on a client-side word processor are described. A downloaded mail merge document is validated. The record set contained in the downloaded mail merge document is separated into one or more separate files. A mail merge wizard is started and advanced to a proper stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael J. Lu, Edward A. Martinez, Shashi Ranjan
  • Patent number: D1019023
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Edward James Paterson, Chia-Wei Chan, Mei Hsuan Chen, Benjamin Wild, Matthew J. England, Wen-Yo Lu, James Siminoff, Mark Siminoff, Yen-Chi Tsai