Patents by Inventor Robert Hung
Robert Hung 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).
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Publication number: 20240187342Abstract: This application relates to a distributed software-defined network (“DSDN”) for dynamically configuring and managing a wireless communication network. A plurality of DSDN nodes are connected to each other via a plurality of communication paths. Each communication path directly connects two DSDN nodes. Each DSDN node can provide DSDN configurations across diverse and disparate networks by normalizing its data plane network traffic through translation and packet encapsulation. Furthermore, the DSDN node can provide an architecture tolerant of network interruptions and network system fluctuations. For example, in the case of any one of the DSDN node's network interruptions from other DSDN nodes, the DSDN can provide network reconfiguration using network configuration rules stored in a control plane of each DSDN node.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2024Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Robert Kunc, Andrew Hung, David Wang, Michael Mavraganis
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Patent number: 11994916Abstract: This is directed to connecting two or more elements using an intermediate element constructed from a material that changes between states. An electronic device can include one or more components constructed by connecting several elements. To provide a connection having a reduced or small size or cross-section and construct a component having high tolerances, a material can be provided in a first state in which it flows between the elements before changing to a second state in which it adheres to the elements and provides a structurally sound connection. For example, a plastic can be molded between the elements. As another example, a composite material can be brazed between the elements. In some cases, internal surfaces of the elements can include one or more features for enhancing a bond between the elements and the material providing the interface between the elements.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Scott A. Myers, Mattia Pascolini, Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Trent Weber, Robert Schlub, Josh Nickel, Robert Hill, Nanbo Jin, Tang Yew Tan
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Patent number: 11992661Abstract: An apparatus for a firing mechanism 102 for use in an injection device 100 and comprising: a rear cap 104 having an elongate member 110 extending axially forwards when installed within the injection device; a plunger 106 releasably connected, directly or indirectly, to the elongate member and, upon release of the connection to the elongate member, axially displaceable in a forward direction; and a plunger driver 112 to drive the plunger axially forwards upon release of the connection to the elongate member, wherein the plunger and the rear cap define an axial length of the assembly, which in turn determines a start position of a forward end of the plunger before release of the connection to the elongate member, and wherein, during construction of the assembly, the plunger is releasably connectable, directly or indirectly, to the elongate member at one of a plurality of positions for controlling the axial length of the assembly.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Owen Mumford LimitedInventors: Daniel Garson, Andreas Artelsmair, Matthew John Dobson, Andrew Hung, Abiodun Falodi, Robert Dutton, Marco Caglio
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Patent number: 11987617Abstract: Antibodies that bind to HIV gp120 and neutralize HIV are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of using such antibodies alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents to treat or prevent HIV infection.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.Inventors: Mini Balakrishnan, Brian A. Carr, Magdeleine S. Hung, Manu Kanwar, Doug Rehder, Matthew Robert Schenauer, Loredana Serafini, Nathan D. Thomsen
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Publication number: 20240153781Abstract: Embodiments of methods are provided for thermal dry etching of a ruthenium (Ru) metal layer. In the disclosed embodiments, a substrate containing a Ru metal layer formed thereon is exposed to a gas pulse sequence, while the substrate is held at a relatively high substrate temperature (e.g., a temperature greater than or equal to about 160° C.), to provide thermal etching of the Ru metal layer. As described further herein, the gas pulse sequence may generally include a plurality of gas pulses, which are supplied to the substrate sequentially with substantially no overlap between gas pulses. The gas pulses supplied to the substrate form: (i) volatile reaction products that are vaporized from the Ru surface, and (ii) non-volatile oxide surface layers that are removed from the Ru surface by the next gas pulse, resulting in atomic layer etching (ALE) of the Ru metal layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Hisashi Higuchi, Kai-Hung Yu, Cory Wajda, Gyanaranjan Pattanaik, Kandabara Tapily, Gerrit Leusink, Robert Clark
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Patent number: 11950868Abstract: A method is provided for a robotic endoscope system. The method comprises: generating a 3D depth map of an environment surrounding the robotic endoscope system; autonomously actuating a self-propelled base of a robotic support system to a desired location relative to a patient bed based on the 3D depth map, wherein the robotic support system comprises a robotic arm coupled to the self-propelled base at a proximal end and coupled to a flexible endoscope apparatus via an instrument driving mechanism (IDM) at a distal end; and actuating the robotic arm to align the IDM to a component coupled to or part of the patient bed.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Noah Medical CorporationInventors: Carol Kayee Hung, Piotr Robert Slawinski, Hendrik Thompson, Maziyar Keshtgar
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Publication number: 20240078639Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and techniques directed to producing an all-in-focus image with a camera of a mobile device, in particular, cameras with shallow depth-of-field. User equipment includes a sensor for determining distance to an object in a camera's field-of-view. Based on a depth map of the field-of-view, a plurality of segments is inferred, each segment defining a unique focus area within the camera's field-of-view. An autofocus lens of the camera sweeps to a respective focal distance associated with each of the plurality of segments. The camera captures sample images at each focal distance swept by the autofocus lens. The user equipment produces an all-in-focus image by combining or merging portions of the captured sample images.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Szepo Robert Hung, Ying Chen Lou
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Patent number: 11924104Abstract: This application relates to a distributed software-defined network (“DSDN”) for dynamically configuring and managing a wireless communication network. A plurality of DSDN nodes are connected to each other via a plurality of communication paths. Each communication path directly connects two DSDN nodes. Each DSDN node can provide DSDN configurations across diverse and disparate networks by normalizing its data plane network traffic through translation and packet encapsulation. Furthermore, the DSDN node can provide an architecture tolerant of network interruptions and network system fluctuations. For example, in the case of any one of the DSDN node's network interruptions from other DSDN nodes, the DSDN can provide network reconfiguration using network configuration rules stored in a control plane of each DSDN node.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: MIMYR, LLCInventors: Robert Kunc, Andrew Hung, David Wang, Michael Mavraganis
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Patent number: 11916273Abstract: A rotary joint includes a shaft having a first end, a second end, and a cavity. The rotary joint includes a first waveguide section having a first proximal end and a first distal end. The first proximal end of the first waveguide section is positioned within the cavity and secured to the inner surface of the shaft. The rotary joint includes a second waveguide section that includes a second proximal end and a second distal end. The second proximal end of the second waveguide section is positioned within the cavity of the shaft and unsecured to the inner surface of the shaft to form a radial gap between an outer surface of the second proximal end and a laterally adjacent portion of the inner surface of the shaft. The shaft and the first waveguide section are configured to rotate about the rotational axis and relative to the second waveguide section.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Zhe Li, Samuel Lenius, Chia-Hung Lin, Craig Moriwaki, William Martin Peters, Jr., Kelvin Kwong, Robert J. Lockwood, Peng Ye
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Patent number: 11847601Abstract: A strategic decision support system is disclosed. The system can filter content received from a remote database coupled to a network to provide a graphical user interface to enable strategic decision making to expand utilization of a product. The system can include a local client computer to generate access to content stored in the remote database, at least one filtering scheme, a set of selectable filters configured to filter the content stored in the remote database according to the at least one filtering scheme, and a remote server coupled to the local client computer via the network to analyze access restrictions to the product based on a selected filter and the at least one filtering scheme to generate a graphical user interface displayed on the local client computer.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: THE DEDHAM GROUP LLCInventors: Darin T. Rubin, Robert Hung, Bedrick Gadea
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Patent number: 11847770Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and techniques directed to producing an all-in-focus image with a camera of a mobile device, in particular, cameras with shallow depth-of-field. User equipment includes a sensor for determining distance to an object in a camera's field-of-view. Based on a depth map of the field-of-view, a plurality of segments is inferred, each segment defining a unique focus area within the camera's field-of-view. An autofocus lens of the camera sweeps to a respective focal distance associated with each of the plurality of segments. The camera captures sample images at each focal distance swept by the autofocus lens. The user equipment produces an all-in-focus image by combining or merging portions of the captured sample images.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Szepo Robert Hung, Ying Chen Lou
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Patent number: 11816619Abstract: A strategic decision support system is disclosed. The system can filter content received from a remote database coupled to a network to provide a graphical user interface to enable strategic decision making to expand utilization of a product. The system can include a local client computer to generate access to content stored in the remote database, at least one filtering scheme, a set of selectable filters configured to filter the content stored in the remote database according to the at least one filtering scheme, and a remote server coupled to the local client computer via the network to analyze access restrictions to the product based on a selected filter and the at least one filtering scheme to generate a graphical user interface displayed on the local client computer.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: THE DEDHAM GROUP LLCInventors: Darin T. Rubin, Robert Hung, Bedrick Gadea
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Publication number: 20230113137Abstract: A method includes detecting, based on sensor data from a sensor on a mobile device, an environmental brightness measurement, where the mobile device comprises a display screen configured to adjust display brightness based on environmental brightness. The method further includes determining, based on image data from a camera on the mobile device, an extent to which the detected environmental brightness measurement is caused by reflected light from the display screen. The method additionally includes setting a rate of exposure change for the camera based on the determined extent to which the detected environmental brightness measurement is caused by reflected light from the display screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Jinglun Gao, Lin Lu, Gang Sun, Szepo Robert Hung, Ruben Manuel Velarde
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Publication number: 20230100795Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described for reducing a flicker effect of multiple light sources in an image captured with an imaging device. A lighting frequency associated with each of the multiple light sources is detected and prioritized relative to a flicker effect upon the image to identify at least a first-prioritized lighting frequency and a second-prioritized lighting frequency. A first exposure-time factorization set is determined for the first-prioritized lighting frequency, and a second exposure-time factorization set is determined for the second-prioritized lighting frequency. An exposure time of the imaging device is adjusted to an exposure time identified in the first exposure-time factorization set that matches, or aligns near-to-matching, an exposure time identified in the second exposure-time factorization set.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Gang Sun, Jinglun Gao, Ruben Manuel Velarde, Szepo Robert Hung
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Patent number: 11546524Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described for reducing a flicker effect of multiple light sources in an image captured with an imaging device. A lighting frequency associated with each of the multiple light sources is detected and prioritized relative to a flicker effect upon the image to identify at least a first-prioritized lighting frequency and a second-prioritized lighting frequency. A first exposure-time factorization set is determined for the first-prioritized lighting frequency, and a second exposure-time factorization set is determined for the second-prioritized lighting frequency. An exposure time of the imaging device is adjusted to an exposure time identified in the first exposure-time factorization set that matches, or aligns near-to-matching, an exposure time identified in the second exposure-time factorization set.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Gang Sun, Jinglun Gao, Ruben Manuel Velarde, Szepo Robert Hung
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Publication number: 20220294964Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a low-light autofocus technique. One example embodiment includes a method. The method includes receiving an indication of a low-light condition for a camera system. The method also includes determining an extended exposure time for a low-light autofocus procedure of the camera system. Further, the method includes capturing, by the camera system, an extended frame for the low-light autofocus procedure. The extended frame is captured by die camera system using the determined extended exposure time. In addition, the method includes determining, based on the captured extended frame, an in-focus lens setting for a lens of the camera system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2019Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Ying Chen Lou, Leung Chun Chan, Kiran Murthy, Qiurui He, Szepo Robert Hung, Sushil Nath
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Publication number: 20220180492Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and techniques directed to producing an all-in-focus image with a camera of a mobile device, in particular, cameras with shallow depth-of-field. User equipment includes a sensor for determining distance to an object in a camera's field-of-view. Based on a depth map of the field-of-view, a plurality of segments is inferred, each segment defining a unique focus area within the camera's field-of-view. An autofocus lens of the camera sweeps to a respective focal distance associated with each of the plurality of segments. The camera captures sample images at each focal distance swept by the autofocus lens. The user equipment produces an all-in-focus image by combining or merging portions of the captured sample images.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Szepo Robert Hung, Ying Chen Lou
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Patent number: D947239Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: THE DEDHAM GROUP LLCInventors: Darin T. Rubin, Robert Hung, Bedrick Gadea
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Patent number: D947240Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: THE DEDHAM GROUP LLCInventors: Darin T. Rubin, Robert Hung, Bedrick Gadea
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Patent number: D1027734Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: MOBILITY HOLDINGS, LIMITEDInventors: Joakim Uimonen, Pasi Robert Paivio, Eric Yi-Hung Lin, Tzai-Tian Lin, Joshua Hon