Patents by Inventor Peter Lais

Peter Lais 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: 20240144482
    Abstract: Technologies are provided for alignment of spatial transcriptome slides of biological tissue. The alignment of images and the coordinates of spots within transcriptome profiles of the biological tissue can utilize an alignment model that can be machine-learned and can receive both a displaced image to be aligned and a reference image as inputs. The alignment model may learn a diffeomorphic transformation between those images. Such a transformation can be readily applied to the alignment of the displaced image and to the alignment of the displaced coordinates of spots within the transcriptome profiles of transcriptome. In some cases, transcriptome data can be analyzed and cast in an image-like format, and can then be utilized as supplementary input to the alignment model. The alignment model can be trained in a tissue agnostic manner, such as by using synthetic images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Lais, Shawn Mishra, Yu Bai, Gurinder S. Atwal
  • Patent number: 11912615
    Abstract: Glass-based articles comprise stress profiles providing improved fracture resistance. The glass-based articles herein provide high fracture resistance after multiple drops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Timothy Michael Gross, Xiaoju Guo, Jason Thomas Harris, Peter Joseph Lezzi, Alexandra Lai Ching Kao Andrews Mitchell, Pascale Oram, Kevin Barry Reiman, Rostislav Vatchev Roussev, Ljerka Ukrainczyk
  • Publication number: 20210113179
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of enhancing the accuracy and/or sensitivity of ultrasound imaging in detecting a tumor in a subject. The method comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of a nanoparticle prior to the application of ultrasound to the subject. According to certain embodiments of the present disclosure, the nanoparticle is a magnetic nanoparticle, for example, a gold, silver, or iron oxide nanoparticle. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating a tumor in a subject by detecting the tumor via ultrasound with the aid of a nanoparticle, and then administering to the subject an anti-cancer treatment based on the location of the tumor revealed by the ultrasound image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicants: Academia Sinica, National Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Chung-Hsuan CHEN, Shok-Li NG, Yung-Chieh CHAN, Peter LAI, Michael HSIAO, Olga K KOSHELEVA, Nelson G. CHEN
  • Patent number: 10130262
    Abstract: A camera head of a dental camera for detecting caries in an interdental space has an illuminating device for illuminating a tooth adjacent to the interdental space, which includes an infrared light source. The camera head further includes optics which have an image plane and an object plane, wherein an image sensor is located in the image plane, and the object plane divides the space into two half spaces, wherein a first half space contains the optics and is located in front of the object plane, and a second half space is located behind the object plane, both as seen from the optics. The illuminating device and the optics are designed and arranged with respect to one another in such a way that the illuminating device is arranged in the first half space and infrared light exiting the illuminating device is aimed in the direction of the second half space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Dürr Dental AG
    Inventors: Herbert Gebhardt, Peter Lais, Raimund Maier
  • Patent number: 9995643
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for dynamically determining a static tip resistance of a dynamically-loaded component having a tip. One example method comprises receiving gauge data from one or more gauges associated with the component proximate the tip. The gauge data may represent measurements related to one or more impacts on the component. The example method may further comprise determining measured data and estimated data corresponding to the one or more impacts on the component based at least in part on the gauge data. Furthermore, the method may comprise performing an inversion to select the estimated data having the least amount of difference in comparison to the measured data. The method may also comprise determining the static tip resistance based at least in part on the selected estimated data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignees: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Florida Department of Transportation
    Inventors: Michael McVay, Khiem Tat Tran, Rodrigo Herrera, Peter Lai
  • Patent number: 9576386
    Abstract: Architecture that enhances the visual experience of a slide presentation by animating slide content as “actors” in the same background “scene”. This is provided by multi-layered transitions between slides, where a slide is first separated into “layers” (e.g., with a level of transparency). Each layer can then be transitioned independently. All layers are composited together to accomplish the end effect. The layers can comprise one or more content layers, and a background layer. The background layer can further be separated into a background graphics layer and a background fill layer. The transition phase can include a transition effect such as a fade, a wipe, a dissolve effect, and other desired effects. To provide the continuity and uniformity of presentation the content on the same background scene, a transition effect is not applied to the background layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Zhao, Mark Pearson, Peter Lai
  • Patent number: 9542482
    Abstract: A source-matching service may gather information from one or more interest resources, then process the information to generate a set of keywords corresponding to an item or type of item in which users of a network-based service may be interested. Optionally, the source-matching service may identify a source to provide an item described by the interest keywords through the network-based service, and offer the source the opportunity to provide the item described by the interest keywords through the network-based service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Mayank Sachan, Peter Lai, David Glick
  • Patent number: 9511884
    Abstract: A discharge method discharges an at least partially flexible container without contamination. The container (1) is discharged into a base body (10). A liner (20) encloses a filling opening (11) of the base body (10) and is secured to the base body (10). A filling end (21) of the liner (20) is folded inwards such that a receiving region forms for the container (1). The receiving region is sealed such that a discharge opening formed by a knife (15) allows the container (1) to be discharged while being completely sealed off to the exterior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: FLECOTEC AG
    Inventors: Günter Untch, Peter Lais, Martin Koch
  • Patent number: 9427466
    Abstract: Methods for reducing the growth of breast cancer cells in a subject by exposing the cells to nanoparticles, and irradiating with a focused, low to medium power ultrasound. The nanoparticles can be gold or magnetic nanoparticles. The nanoparticles can have a cancer drug attached, such as an antibody-based cancer drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Academia Sinica
    Inventors: Olga K. Kosheleva, Peter Lai, Nelson G. Chen, Michael Hsiao, Chung-Hsuan Chen
  • Patent number: 9345974
    Abstract: A method of customizing offers for sales of combinations of virtual items at discounted prices is disclosed. A combination of virtual items of a computer-implemented game is selected such that the sum of the values of each of the combination of virtual items has a proportion to an amount of currency in an account of a user of the computer-implemented game, the selecting being performed by a processor. An offer for a sale of the combination of the virtual items at a discounted price is generated for the user of the computer-implemented game. The offer for the sale of the combination of virtual items at the discounted price is presented to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Zynga Inc.
    Inventors: Fabio Santini, Peter Lai
  • Patent number: 9296523
    Abstract: A lock system includes a first lock and a second lock each with two profile strips operable for engagement with an at least partially flexible bundle and effective to enable a connection of a first bundle with a second bundle in a closed docking position and for guidance of a flow in a flow direction through lock members from the first bundle into the second bundle in an open docking position. The second bundle provides the lock members facing toward the first bundle, which lock members in the open docking position engage the lock members of the first bundle and jointly with the lock members of the first bundle form a flow channel for flow in the flow direction. Additionally, a slider for connecting and separating such locks is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Flecotec AG
    Inventors: Guenter Untch, Peter Lais, Martin Koch
  • Patent number: 9220414
    Abstract: A dental camera system for creating an image of an object has a dental camera, which comprises a housing and optics arranged therein together with an image sensor. The dental camera system further comprises an evaluation unit which cooperates with the image sensor to capture the object. To achieve a dental camera system whereof the dental camera performs using optics without movable or controllable optical elements, it is provided for the optics to be plenoptic optics which are designed to determine a 4D light field when capturing the object and for the evaluation unit to be designed to calculate at least one representation of the captured object from the 4D light field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Duerr Dental AG
    Inventors: Alexander Hack, Peter Lais, Raimund Maier, Axel Schramm
  • Patent number: 9213684
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for render documents that are in proprietary formats in a browser or mobile device. In one embodiment, a method comprises converting a plurality of resources in a document file into a plurality of files that are native to a browser. The method further comprises creating a style sheet based on the document file, wherein an aggregate of the plurality of files together with the style sheet are configured to cause the browser to render an appearance of the document file. The method further comprises generating, based on the document file, an invisible layer to be laid on the appearance, wherein the invisible layer enables actions to be performed on the document file. Among other advantages, embodiments disclosed herein provide the convenience of viewing and accessing documents regardless of whether a software or plug-in therefor is installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Box, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Lai, Anurag Pandit, Ryan Damico, Nick Rolph, Sean Rose, Joseph Chung, Jonathan Matthew Long, Bennett Lee Rogers
  • Publication number: 20150328485
    Abstract: Methods for reducing the growth of breast cancer cells in a subject by exposing the cells to nanoparticles, and irradiating with a focused, low to medium power ultrasound. The nanoparticles can be gold or magnetic nanoparticles. The nanoparticles can have a cancer drug attached, such as an antibody-based cancer drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Olga K. Kosheleva, Peter Lai, Nelson G. Chen, Michael Hsiao, Chung-Hsuan Chen
  • Patent number: 9138476
    Abstract: Methods for killing cancer cells and treating cancer in a subject by exposing the cells to nanoparticles, and irradiating with a focused, low to medium power ultrasound. The nanoparticles can be gold, iron oxide, copper, silver, polystyrene, PEG, or liposome nanoparticles. The nanoparticles can have a cancer drug attached, such as an antibody-based cancer drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Academia Sinica
    Inventors: Olga K. Kosheleva, Peter Lai, Nelson G. Chen, Michael Hsiao, Chung-Hsuan Chen
  • Publication number: 20150082148
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for render documents that are in proprietary formats in a browser or mobile device. In one embodiment, a method comprises converting a plurality of resources in a document file into a plurality of files that are native to a browser. The method further comprises creating a style sheet based on the document file, wherein an aggregate of the plurality of files together with the style sheet are configured to cause the browser to render an appearance of the document file. The method further comprises generating, based on the document file, an invisible layer to be laid on the appearance, wherein the invisible layer enables actions to be performed on the document file. Among other advantages, embodiments disclosed herein provide the convenience of viewing and accessing documents regardless of whether a software or plug-in therefor is installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Peter Lai, Anurag Pandit, Ryan Damico, Nick Rolph, Sean Rose, Joseph Chung
  • Patent number: 8925973
    Abstract: A system and method for connecting two flexible containers is provided, in particular for the environmentally sealed connecting of two open ends of tubular films. The method has at least the following method steps of: everting a first open end of a first flexible container over a first ring; everting a second open end of a second flexible container over a second ring, subsequently inserting the first ring through the second ring into the inside of the second flexible container; subsequently aligning, in a parallel and coaxial relationship, the rings in relation to one another; and abutting the rings with the ends clamped in between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Flecotec AG
    Inventors: Guenter Untch, Peter Lais, Martin Koch
  • Publication number: 20140335156
    Abstract: Methods for killing cancer cells and treating cancer in a subject by exposing the cells to nanoparticles, and irradiating with a focused, low to medium power ultrasound. The nanoparticles can be gold, iron oxide, copper, silver, polystyrene, PEG, or liposome nanoparticles. The nanoparticles can have a cancer drug attached, such as an antibody-based cancer drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Academia Sinica
    Inventors: Olga K. Kosheleva, Peter Lai, Nelson G. Chen, Michael Hsiao, Chung-Hsuan Chen
  • Publication number: 20140314527
    Abstract: The invention relates to a discharge method for discharging an at least partially flexible container without contamination, in which method the container (1) is discharged into a base body (10), a liner (20) that encloses a filling opening (11) of the base body (10) being secured to the base body (10). According to the invention, a filling end (21) of the liner (20) is folded inwards such that a receiving region forms for the container (1). The receiving region is sealed in such a manner that a discharge opening formed by means of a knife (15) allows the container (1) to be discharged whilst being completely sealed off to the exterior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Günter Untch, Peter Lais, Martin Koch
  • Patent number: D1017465
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Max Wolff, Maurizio Tocco, David Dewitt, Andrew Wolton, Nonthawat Kongsari, Siddhartha Kazami, Rohan Satyamurthy, Emily Lai, Luana Teixeira, Peter Jones