Patents by Inventor Min Ren

Min Ren 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: 20100035759
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for easy and quick in silico generation of a very large asparagine-linked glycan structure (N-glycan) database and the use of the database and mass spectrometric data for the determination of N-glycan structures. A two dimensional array of single characters is used to represent all distinct outer branch structures of N-glycan structures. We use a computer program and the array to generate a very large number of unique N-glycan structures. For the determination of N-glycan structures based on mass spectrometric data, a search engine is used to search the N-glycan structure database to find N-glycan structure candidates and correlate a predicted mass spectrum of each of the N-glycan structure candidates with an experimental mass spectrum. With the present invention, intact N-glycan structures and their fragments can be displayed graphically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventor: Jian Min Ren
  • Publication number: 20090271034
    Abstract: A system for picking and packing applications is provided. The system includes a plurality of robots and a plurality of robot controllers. Each robot controller includes a load re-balance subsystem, a load balance subsystem, a robot state change detector subsystem, a communicator subsystem, and a motion control subsystem. Each of the robot controllers is interconnected and in communication with one another via the communicator subsystems. Each of the robots has a workload that may be selectively balanced. A method for balancing the workloads of the robots using built-in processors which run motion control is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Genesh Kalbavi, Gordon Geheb, Min-Ren Jean, Gerald A. Ross, Jason Tsai, Rick Wunderlich
  • Publication number: 20080118350
    Abstract: The application may further describe a seal guard in a turbine where the turbine include a plurality of circumferentially spaced nozzles, a plurality of circumferentially spaced turbine blades that each include a blade cover, and an opening defined by a trailing edge of the nozzles and a leading edge of the blade covers. The seal guard may include an upstream axial fin positioned at the trailing edge of the nozzles that extends in a downstream direction across at least part of the opening or a downstream axial fin positioned at a leading edge of a blade cover that extends in an upstream direction across at least part of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Sean Feeny, Michael Montgomery, Mark Bowen, Stephen Swan, David Caruso, Wei-Min Ren, Michael Hamlin, Jeffrey Simkins
  • Publication number: 20080072022
    Abstract: The invention discloses an overlapping command committing method of dynamic cycle pipeline, for a chip having pipeline structure, the method comprising the following steps: reading the command from command buffer, decoding the command, judging whether operator is reasonable or not, if a illegal command, then deleting, otherwise preprocessing the operator of command, preparing the initial operator of each pipeline, and observing the status of pipeline, waiting for pipeline command exiting signal, and judging whether there is command relevance or not, if not, then committing a new command to pipeline when the command exiting a last cycle of pipeline. Overlapping command committing method of the invention can avoid appearing of bubble, improve parallelism of pipeline performing unit, and thus shorten the processing period of command in chip, let the chip process more command in unit time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Zong Zhao, Min Ren, Hu Chen
  • Patent number: 7057326
    Abstract: A rotor body assembly includes a rotor and a containment shell surrounding the rotor, the containment shell having an external peripheral surface provided with a plurality of surface deformations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Wei-Min Ren, Ralph James Carl
  • Patent number: 6845295
    Abstract: A method of controlling a robot (32) includes the steps of selecting an initial configuration from at least one of a first, second, and third sets to position a TCP at a starting point (44) along a path (33) and selecting a final configuration different than the initial configuration to position the TCP at an ending point (46). Next, the TCP moves from the starting point (44) while maintaining the initial configuration, approaches the singularity between a first point (48) and a second point (50), and selects one of the axes in response to reaching the first point (48). The angle for the selected axis is interpolated from the first point (48) to the second point (50). After the interpolation, the angles about the remaining axes are determined and positions the arms in the final configuration when the TCP reaches the second point (50) and moves to the ending point (46) while maintaining the final configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: FANUC Robotics America, Inc.
    Inventors: Sai-Kai Cheng, Di Xiao, Chi-Keng Tsai, H. Dean McGee, Min-Ren Jean
  • Publication number: 20040239208
    Abstract: A rotor body assembly includes a rotor and a containment shell surrounding the rotor, the containment shell having an external peripheral surface provided with a plurality of surface deformations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Wei-Min Ren, Ralph James Carl
  • Publication number: 20040175744
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the identification of the over expression of certain genes encoding certain secreted and membrane-bound proteins in breast, lung, colon and kidney cancers. Knowledge that these genes are over expressed in the cancers is useful for the detection, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of the specific cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Qianjin Hu, Alan Peng, Bin Liu, James Robert Love, Xiaofeng Hao, Min Ren, Zhumei Sheng
  • Patent number: 6776353
    Abstract: A fuel injector for use in a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine that includes a body, valve seat, closure member, orifice plate and metering device. The closure member and the valve seat define a sealing surface, located on a virtual circle defining a sealing diameter. The orifice plate includes a third surface, a fourth surface and at least one orifice, located on a virtual circle on the orifice plate defining a first radius and between the third and fourth surfaces. The metering device has first and second faces contiguous to a third face. At least one of the first and third faces are spaced from one of the first and second surfaces of the valve seat to define a plurality of passages. Each passage has an outlet located on a virtual circle defining a second diameter greater than at least one of the first and the sealing diameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation
    Inventors: Jayashree Moorthy, Wei-Min Ren
  • Patent number: 6727610
    Abstract: In an electromagnetic generator with a reverse-flow ventilation scheme, a baffle structure is provided to guide the outside space block cooling gas all the way to the stator core inner diameter. The baffle structure helps cool the first package by preventing hot air recirculations that conventionally occur at the tip of the flange and next to the first tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Wei-Min Ren, Mohamed Ezz Osama
  • Publication number: 20030222517
    Abstract: In an electromagnetic generator with a reverse-flow ventilation scheme, a baffle structure is provided to guide the outside space block cooling gas all the way to the stator core inner diameter. The baffle structure helps cool the first package by preventing hot air recirculations that conventionally occur at the tip of the flange and next to the first tooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Wei-Min Ren, Mohamed Ezz Osama
  • Publication number: 20030171847
    Abstract: A method of controlling a robot (32) includes the steps of selecting an initial configuration from at least one of a first, second, and third sets to position a TCP at a starting point (44) along a path (33) and selecting a final configuration different than the initial configuration to position the TCP at an ending point (46). Next, the TCP moves from the starting point (44) while maintaining the initial configuration, approaches the singularity between a first point (48) and a second point (50), and selects one of the axes in response to reaching the first point (48). The angle for the selected axis is interpolated from the first point (48) to the second point (50). After the interpolation, the angles about the remaining axes are determined and positions the arms in the final configuration when the TCP reaches the second point (50) and moves to the ending point (46) while maintaining the final configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: FANUC Robotics America, Inc.
    Inventors: Sai-Kai Cheng, Di Xiao, Chi-Keng Tsai, H. Dean McGee, Min-Ren Jean
  • Publication number: 20030111544
    Abstract: A fuel injector for use in a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine that includes a body, a valve seat, a closure member, an orifice plate and a metering device. The body has an inlet, an outlet and a longitudinal axis. The valve seat is proximate the outlet and has first and second surfaces and a valve seat orifice between the first and second surfaces. The closure member is movable along the longitudinal axis between a first position occluding flow and a second position permitting flow through the valve seat orifice. The closure member and the valve seat define a sealing surface, located on a virtual circle defining a sealing diameter, in the first position of the closure member. The orifice plate is proximate the outlet and includes a third surface, a fourth surface and at least one orifice, located on a virtual circle on the orifice plate defining a first radius and between the third and fourth surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Jayashree Moorthy, Wei-Min Ren
  • Patent number: 6499674
    Abstract: A fuel injector is provided. The fuel injector also includes a multi-layer orifice plate assembly located at the housing outlet. The orifice plate assembly includes a first orifice plate having a plurality of first openings extending therethrough and a second orifice plate disposed proximate to the first orifice plate. The second orifice plate includes a first face having a perimeter, and a plurality of channels extending radially therethrough to the longitudinal axis. The second orifice plate also includes a second face disposed opposite the first face and a plurality of second openings extending between the first face and the second face. The fuel injector also includes an air assist sleeve disposed about the housing proximate to the outlet. The air assist sleeve includes at least one air channel in communication with the plurality of channels. A method of providing a fuel/air mixture is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Inventors: Wei-Min Ren, Jingming J. Shen
  • Patent number: 6422481
    Abstract: A method of heating fuel includes providing a fuel injector having an internal heater and a reciprocable needle valve; providing fuel to the fuel injector; passing the fuel through at least one flow-disturbing element; and heating the fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Automotive Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Min Ren, Frank Zimmermann, John F. Nally, Jr., John Bright
  • Publication number: 20020074431
    Abstract: A fuel injector is provided. The fuel injector includes a housing having an inlet, an outlet a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, and a seat disposed proximate to the outlet. The seat includes a sealing surface and a passage extending therethrough. The fuel injector also includes a needle being reciprocally located within the housing along the longitudinal axis between a first position wherein the needle is displaced from the seat, allowing fuel flow past the needle, and a second position wherein the needle is biased against the seat, precluding fuel flow past the needle. The fuel injector also includes a multi-layer orifice plate assembly located at the housing outlet. The orifice plate assembly includes a first orifice plate having a plurality of first openings extending therethrough and a second orifice plate disposed proximate to the first orifice plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: Siemens Automotive Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Min Ren, Jingming J. Shen
  • Patent number: 6357677
    Abstract: A metering assembly for a fuel injector having multiple orifice plates is disclosed. The metering assembly includes a valve body, a seat, a needle and a multi-layer orifice plate assembly. The valve body has an inlet, an outlet and a longitudinal axis extending therethrough. The seat is disposed proximate the outlet and includes a passage having a sealing surface and an orifice. The needle is reciprocally located within the housing along the longitudinal axis between a first position wherein the needle is displaced from the seat, allowing fuel flow past the needle, and a second position wherein the needle is biased against the seat, precluding fuel flow past the needle. The multi-layer orifice plate assembly is located at the housing outlet and includes a first orifice plate having a plurality of first openings extending therethrough. The orifice plate assembly further includes a second orifice plate having a plurality of second openings extending therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Automotive Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Min Ren, David P. Wieczorek
  • Publication number: 20010040187
    Abstract: A method of heating fuel includes providing a fuel injector having an internal heater and a reciprocable needle valve; providing fuel to the fuel injector; passing the fuel through at least one flow-disturbing element; and heating the fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 1999
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventors: WEI-MIN REN, FRANK ZIMMERMANN, JOHN F. NALLY JR, JOHN BRIGHT
  • Patent number: D601985
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Ya-Min Ren, Chih-Chiang Chang, Tao Su
  • Patent number: D618645
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Ya-Min Ren, Tao Su, Zheng Shi, Chih-Chiang Chang