Patents by Inventor Michael Wang

Michael Wang 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).

  • System and method for flexibly pairing devices using adaptive variable thresholding
    Patent number: 9654904
    Abstract: A method and system for pairing devices comprises transmitting a plurality of communication signals from each of a plurality of devices and setting an initial threshold vector of signal strengths as a current threshold vector of signal strengths for at least one target device selected from among the plurality of devices. The embodiment includes pairing at least one client device with the at least one target device when a measured vector of signal strengths exceeds the current threshold vector of signal strengths and adjusting the current threshold vector of signal strengths according to the pairing between the client device and the target device, thereby adaptively adjusting the current threshold vector of signal strengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Gavan Tredoux, Premkumar Rajendran, Peter Zehler, Michael Wang, Francis Tse
  • Multi-Shield Spinal Access System
    Publication number: 20170065269
    Abstract: An access device for accessing an intervertebral disc having an outer shield comprising an access shield with a larger diameter (˜16-30 mm) that reaches from the skin down to the facet line, with an inner shield having a second smaller diameter (˜5-12 mm) extending past the access shield and reaches down to the disc level. This combines the benefits of the direct visual microsurgical/mini open approaches and the percutaneous, “ultra-MIS” techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: DANIEL THOMMEN, JOERN RICHTER, MICHAEL WANG, RICHARD ASSAKER, RICHARD FESSLER, CHRISTOPHER MEHREN, TAN SEANG BENG, WILLIAM TAYLOR, ERIC BUEHLMANN, MICHAEL WHITE
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING COMPUTER MASS STORAGE DATA
    Publication number: 20160357973
    Abstract: In general, embodiments of the invention include methods and apparatuses for securely storing computer system data. Embodiments of the invention encrypt and decrypt SATA data transparently to software layers. That makes it unnecessary to make any software modifications to the file system, device drivers, operating system, or application. Encryption key management is performed either remotely on a centralized Remote Management System or locally. Embodiments of the invention implement background disk backups using snapshots. Additional security features that are included in embodiments of the invention include virus scanning, a virtual/network drive, a RAM drive and a port selector that provides prioritized and/or background access to SATA mass storage to a secure subsystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Michael WANG, Joshua PORTEN, Sofin RASKIN, Mikhail BORISOV
  • Fluidic Test Cassette
    Publication number: 20160310948
    Abstract: A disposable cassette for detecting nucleic acids or performing other assays. The cassette can be inserted into a base station during use. The cassette has numerous features to ensure correct operation of the device under gravity, such as vent pockets for enabling the flow of sample fluid from one chamber to the next when the vent pocket is unsealed. The vent pockets have protrusions to help prevent accidental resealing. The cassette also can have a gasket to ensure free air movement between open vent pockets. A flexible circuit with patterned metallic electrical components disposed on a heat stable material can be in direct contact with fluid in the chambers and has resistive heating elements aligned with the vent pockets and the chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Mark Nowakowski, Michael Wang, Robert B. Cary, Hong Cai, Conrad Lindberg, Martin Bouliane, Donald J. Thomas
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING TRANSPARENT MASS STORAGE BACKUPS AND SNAPSHOTS
    Publication number: 20160306576
    Abstract: The present invention relates to providing security functionality over computer system mass storage data, and more particularly relates to a system and method of transparent data backup on either local or remote storage devices such as SATA storage devices. According to aspects of the invention, the system is transparent to operating system and application software layers. That makes it unnecessary to make any software modifications to the file system, device drivers, operating system, or applications, or installing specialized applications or hardware. In embodiments, the snapshot functionality of the invention is implemented entirely in hardware, and is not designed to slow down performance of the rest of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Sofin RASKIN, Michael WANG, Joshua PORTEN, Alexander REZINSKY
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIFIED POWERTRAIN SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20160250927
    Abstract: An electrified powertrain system for a vehicle includes an electric machine coupled to a driveline. An inverter controller communicates directly with an auxiliary power module. An ignition module indicates either a key-on state or a key-off state. When the ignition module is in a key-off state, a low-power DC/DC converter generates an output voltage originating on the high-voltage DC bus having a magnitude sufficient to activate the inverter controller. The inverter controller detects a key-off uncontrolled generator (UCG) mode. The inverter controller directly communicates detection of the key-off UCG mode to the auxiliary power module. The inverter controller controls the inverter. The auxiliary power module supplies electric power to operate low-voltage electrically-powered powertrain actuators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Konking (Michael) Wang, Aniket Kothari, William T. Ivan, Steven V. Wybo, Ying Tan, Michael M. Gandham
  • SYSTEM AND ARCHITECTURE FOR SECURE COMPUTER DEVICES
    Publication number: 20160246977
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and architecture for securing otherwise unsecured computer subsystems. According to one aspect, the invention provides an independent hardware platform for running software in a secure manner. According to another aspect, the invention provides the means to control and secure all disk, network and other I/O transactions. According to still further aspects, the invention provides a means to monitor and prevent unauthorized user and malicious software activity Additional aspects include providing a secure platform for device and user authentication as well as encryption key management, providing a means to perform background backup snapshots, and providing the means for enabling full management over computer operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Sofin Raskin, Michael Wang, Joshua Porten, Shaoan Chin
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEXIBLY PAIRING DEVICES USING ADAPTIVE VARIABLE THRESHOLDING
    Publication number: 20160249158
    Abstract: A method and system for pairing devices comprises transmitting a plurality of communication signals from each of a plurality of devices and setting an initial threshold vector of signal strengths as a current threshold vector of signal strengths for at least one target device selected from among the plurality of devices. The embodiment includes pairing at least one client device with the at least one target device when a measured vector of signal strengths exceeds the current threshold vector of signal strengths and adjusting the current threshold vector of signal strengths according to the pairing between the client device and the target device, thereby adaptively adjusting the current threshold vector of signal strengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Gavan Tredoux, Premkumar Rajendran, Peter Zehler, Michael Wang, Francis Tse
  • Method and apparatus for securing computer mass storage data
    Patent number: 9424443
    Abstract: In general, embodiments of the invention include methods and apparatuses for securely storing computer system data. Embodiments of the invention encrypt and decrypt SATA data transparently to software layers. That makes it unnecessary to make any software modifications to the file system, device drivers, operating system, or application. Encryption key management is performed either remotely on a centralized Remote Management System or locally. Embodiments of the invention implement background disk backups using snapshots. Additional security features that are included in embodiments of the invention include virus scanning, a virtual/network drive, a RAM drive and a port selector that provides prioritized and/or background access to SATA mass storage to a secure subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Janus Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Wang, Joshua Porten, Sofin Raskin, Mikhail Borisov
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE OR VIDEO ON A RETRO-REFLECTIVE SCREEN
    Publication number: 20160199729
    Abstract: A display system comprises a projector combined with a retro reflective screen and a viewer distance from the projector such that the observation angle is less than approximately 2-3 degrees. The brightness of the image on the screen for the proposed display system is increased by a factor of ˜100-500× as compared to traditional display systems with for an equivalent power/intensity light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Michael WANG
  • MESH SPACER HYBRID
    Publication number: 20160199197
    Abstract: A modular implant for performing an intervertebral fusion on adjacent vertebral bodies in a patient including a first spacer portion, a second spacer and a container having a first end and a second end, the first end of the container constructed to operably engage a first spacer and the second end of the container constructed to operably engage the second spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Steve Wolfe, Bryan Becker, Tim Walnofer, Clint Boylan, Dan McPhillips, Michael Wang, Craig Kuhns, Garrett Ganske
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE OR VIDEO ON A RETRO-REFLECTIVE SCREEN
    Publication number: 20160205388
    Abstract: A display system comprises a projector combined with a retro reflective screen and a viewer distance from the projector such that the observation angle is less than approximately 2-3 degrees. The brightness of the image on the screen for the proposed display system is increased by a factor of ˜100-500× as compared to traditional display systems with for an equivalent power/intensity light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Michael Wang
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE OR VIDEO ON A RETRO-REFLECTIVE SCREEN
    Publication number: 20160205392
    Abstract: A display system comprises a projector combined with a retro reflective screen and a viewer distance from the projector such that the observation angle is less than approximately 2-3 degrees. The brightness of the image on the screen for the proposed display system is increased by a factor of ˜100-500× as compared to traditional display systems with for an equivalent power/intensity light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Michael WANG
  • Method and apparatus for performing transparent mass storage backups and snapshots
    Patent number: 9384150
    Abstract: The present invention relates to providing security functionality over computer system mass storage data, and more particularly relates to a system and method of transparent data backup on either local or remote storage devices such as SATA storage devices. According to aspects of the invention, the system is transparent to operating system and application software layers. That makes it unnecessary to make any software modifications to the file system, device drivers, operating system, or applications, or installing specialized applications or hardware. In embodiments, the snapshot functionality of the invention is implemented entirely in hardware, and is not designed to slow down performance of the rest of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Janus Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sofin Raskin, Michael Wang, Joshua Porten, Alexander Rezinsky
  • Systems and Methods for Displaying an Image or Video on a Retro-Reflective Screen
    Publication number: 20160178815
    Abstract: A display system comprises a projector combined with a retro reflective screen and a viewer distance from the projector such that the observation angle is less than approximately 2-3 degrees. The brightness of the image on the screen for the proposed display system is increased by a factor of ˜100-500× as compared to traditional display systems with for an equivalent power/intensity light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventor: Michael Wang
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR APPLYING RESPONSIVE DESIGN TO SUBFRAMES ON A WEB PAGE
    Publication number: 20160162448
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for rearranging the content within a sub-region of a web page in response to resizing the sub-region, the content including a plurality of columns each having a respective width parameter, the system including a processor configured to implement the steps of: detecting a resizing event associated with the sub-region; determining a span value associated with the resized sub-region; determining a subset of the plurality of columns that fit within the span value based on the width parameters; and displaying the subset of columns within the resized sub-region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Wang, Enzhen Huang, David Ly-Gagnon, Benjamin Snyder, Gautam Vasudev
  • Methods and apparatus for efficiently operating on a storage device
    Patent number: 9329789
    Abstract: Systems and methods for efficiently operating on a storage device are provided. In some embodiments, systems and methods for operating on a storage device having a data portion and a log portion with a plurality of regions are provided. A write command is received with a storage device controller. The write command may include an address portion and a data portion. A current position in the log is identified that corresponds to a first of the plurality of regions to which data has been written last. Data stored in a second of the plurality of regions is selectively transferred to the data portion of the storage device based on validity and frequency of use of the data. The data and address portions included in the write command are stored to the log portion based on the current position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Ying Chu, Michael Wang
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING COMPUTER VIDEO AND AUDIO SUBSYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20160117558
    Abstract: In general, embodiments of the invention include methods and apparatuses for securing otherwise unsecured computer audio and video subsystems. Embodiments of the invention perform watermarking of video and/or audio data streams output by a computer system. Additional security features that are included in embodiments of the invention include fingerprinting, snooping, capturing streams for local or remote analytics or archiving, and mixing of secure system content with local audio and video content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Joshua Porten, Sofin Raskin, Michael Wang, Shaoan Chin, Alexander Indenbaum
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY MANAGING SECURITY AND CONFIGURATION OF COMPUTE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20160099974
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system that manages security of one or more computer systems and/or one or more different types of I/O channels such as USB, Ethernet, SATA, and SAS. According to certain aspects, the management system is distributed. That is, a central management system and computer subsystems are physically distributed within one or more geographical areas, and communicate with each other by passing messages through a computer network. According to certain additional aspects, the configuration and/or security functions performed by methods and apparatuses according to the invention can be logically transparent to the upstream host and to the downstream device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Mikhail Borisov, Sofin Raskin, Michael Wang, Joshua Porten
  • System and Method for an Estimated Consumer Price
    Publication number: 20160071122
    Abstract: The systems and methods may be used to recommend an item to a consumer. The methods may comprise determining, based on a collaborative filtering algorithm, a consumer relevance value associated with an item, and transmitting, based on the consumer relevance value, information associated with the item to a consumer. A collaborative filtering algorithm may receive as an input a transaction history associated with the consumer, a demographic of the consumer, a consumer profile, a type of transaction account, a transaction account associated with the consumer, a period of time that the consumer has held a transaction account, a size of wallet, and/or a share of wallet. The method may further comprise generating a ranked list of items based upon consumer relevance values, transmitting a ranked list of items to a consumer, and/or re-ranking a ranked list of items based upon a merchant goal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Chau, Terrence Fischer, Anthony Mavromatis, Venkat Varadachary, Michael Wang