Patents by Inventor Robert Hou

Robert Hou 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).

  • EDITED NAC GENES IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20250092099
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for editing an endogenous NAC genes in plants are provided, for the improvement of traits of agronomic or commercial importance. Modifications of expression and activity of NAC genes are described, including editing endogenous NAC gene functional motifs and knocking out NAC gene function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: ZHENGLIN HOU, MARY A RUPE, BO SHEN, ROBERT W WILLIAMS, WEIQING ZENG, JUN ZHANG
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS TO INCREASE YIELD THROUGH MODIFICATIONS OF FEA3 GENOMIC LOCUS AND ASSOCIATED LIGANDS
    Publication number: 20250057098
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for modulating plant meristems. Methods are provided for modulating fea3 and/or Fcp1 genomic locus in a host plant or plant cell to improve agronomic characteristics such as kernel number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: HUIRONG GAO, ZHENGLIN HOU, ROBERT B MEELEY
  • ELECTRIC CONCRETE VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20250058672
    Abstract: An electrified vehicle includes a chassis, a front axle, a rear axle, a vehicle component including at least one of a pump, a compressor, or an alternator, an energy storage device including a plurality of batteries, and an electromagnetic device coupled to both (a) at least one of the front axle or the rear axle and (b) the vehicle component. The electromagnetic device is powered by the energy storage device and configured to selectively provide a mechanical output to (i) the at least one of the front axle or the rear axle and (ii) the vehicle component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Robert S. Messina, Chris K. Yakes, Nader Nasr, Chad K. Smith, Mike Bolton, Loren DeVries, Neil Dekarske, Jon J. Morrow, David J. Steinberger, Yanming Hou
  • Indexing Constituent Data
    Publication number: 20250045261
    Abstract: Updating a constituent-data index includes determining whether sampling is currently contraindicated for the column, in response to determining that sampling is currently contraindicated for the column, omitting sampling the column, in response to determining that sampling is currently other than contraindicated for the column, sampling the column, determining whether updating the constituent-data index is currently contraindicated for the column, in response to determining that updating the constituent-data index is currently contraindicated for the column, omitting updating the constituent-data index with respect to the column, and in response to determining that updating is currently other than contraindicated for the column, updating the constituent-data index with respect to the column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Ashok Anand, Yellamelli Bharath Mourya, Sujay Alur Narayana, Dhwani Kotecha, Vibhav Sarraf, Robert Hou, Manish Agarwal
  • Indexing constituent data
    Patent number: 12153556
    Abstract: Updating a constituent-data index includes determining whether sampling is currently contraindicated for the column, in response to determining that sampling is currently contraindicated for the column, omitting sampling the column, in response to determining that sampling is currently other than contraindicated for the column, sampling the column, determining whether updating the constituent-data index is currently contraindicated for the column, in response to determining that updating the constituent-data index is currently contraindicated for the column, omitting updating the constituent-data index with respect to the column, and in response to determining that updating is currently other than contraindicated for the column, updating the constituent-data index with respect to the column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: ThoughtSpot, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashok Anand, Yellamelli Bharath Mourya, Sujay Alur Narayana, Dhwani Kotecha, Vibhav Sarraf, Robert Hou, Manish Agarwal
  • Methods and systems for hardware acceleration of database operations and queries for a versioned database based on multiple hardware accelerators
    Patent number: 10803066
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a hardware accelerator that assists a host database system in processing its queries. The hardware accelerator comprises special purpose processing elements that are capable of receiving database query/operation tasks in the form of machine code database instructions, execute them in hardware without software, and return the query/operation result back to the host system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Teradata US, Inc.
    Inventors: James Shau, Jeremy L. Branscome, Krishnan Meiyyappan, Hung Viet Tran, Alan Lee Beck, Robert Hou, Michael Paul Corwin, Joseph Irawan Chamdani
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HARDWARE ACCELERATION OF DATABASE OPERATIONS AND QUERIES FOR A VERSIONED DATABASE BASED ON MULTIPLE HARDWARE ACCELERATORS
    Publication number: 20120117027
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a hardware accelerator that assists a host database system in processing its queries. The hardware accelerator comprises special purpose processing elements that are capable of receiving database query/operation tasks in the form of machine code database instructions, execute them in hardware without software, and return the query/operation result back to the host system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: TERADATA US, INC.
    Inventors: James Shau, Jeremy L. Branscome, Krishnan Meiyappan, Hung Viet Tran, Alan Lee Beck, Robert Hou, Michael Paul Corwin, Joseph Irawan Chamdani