Patents by Inventor Robert Sun

Robert Sun 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: 20240141772
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a geosteering system and methods for applying the geosteering system to a wellbore drilling operation. In one embodiment, a method comprises determining a geologic target for a wellbore; transmitting, via an application programming interface (API), the geologic target to a drilling application for controlling drilling equipment in the wellbore; receiving, via the API, drilling data from the drilling application; updating the geologic target based on the drilling data; and transmitting, via the API, the updated geologic target to the drilling application for controlling drilling equipment in the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Cili Sun, Min Wu, Robert Alan Friedrich, Aniket Sanyal, Vytautas Usaitis
  • Publication number: 20240140712
    Abstract: A method and system for obtaining an identifier from an item is disclosed. The method includes autonomously operating a robotic structure having a robotic arm to pick an item using an end effector of the robotic arm along a predetermined path from a source location to a destination location according to a plan. The picked item is moved according to the plan. An active measure is determined to be performed at least in part to obtain an identifier determined to be missing based on information received via the communication interface from one or more sensors. The robotic structure is autonomously operated to place the item at the destination location based at least in part on the plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Zhouwen Sun, Robert Holmberg, Shitij Kumar, Jeesu Baek, Joseph Li, Kishore Ranganath Ramakrishnan, Andrew Lovett, Cyril Nader, Farshid Farhat, David Leo Tondreau, III
  • Publication number: 20240140731
    Abstract: Data indicating a corresponding safety state information indicating an extent to which that operating zone currently is or is not available to the robotic system to perform tasks using one or more robotic instrumentalities associated with a robotic system is used, for each of a plurality of operating zones, to dynamically schedule and perform tasks associated with a higher level objective. The corresponding safety state information associated with the first operating zone indicating one of a plurality of safety states associated with a presence of a human worker in the first operating zone is received from one or more sensors associated with a first operating zone of the plurality of operating zones. Autonomous behavior of the one or more robotic instrumentalities is altered based on the one of the plurality of safety states associated with the presence of the human worker in the first operating zone indicated by the corresponding safety state information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Zhouwen Sun, Cuthbert Sun, Andrew Nguyen, Samuel Tay, Emilie Peck, Kevin Jose Chavez, Robert Holmberg
  • Publication number: 20240140986
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of Formula (I-A), wherein the vari-ables are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions thereof. In some aspects, the compounds and compositions provided herein may be used as antioxidant inflammation modulators. In some aspects, the present disclosure provides methods wherein the compounds and composition described herein are used for the treatment of diseases and disorders associated with inflammation and cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Xin JIANG, Ha DO, Haizhou SUN, Melean VISNICK, Robert M. KRAL, JR.
  • Patent number: 11973004
    Abstract: Described is a multi-chip module that may include a Redistribution Layer (RDL) substrate having Integrated Circuit (IC) dies mounted to a first surface of the RDL substrate. A second plurality of IC dies may be mounted to an opposite second surface. A plurality of sockets can be mounted upon the second plurality of IC dies and a cold plate then mounted to the first plurality of IC dies. The mounting structure may include socket frames coupled to the plurality of sockets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Yinan Cao, Mitchell Heschke, Mengzhi Pang, Shishuang Sun, Vijaykumar Krithivasan
  • Publication number: 20240128256
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a first die that may include a first set of die contacts. The electronic device may include a second die that may include a second set of die contacts. The electronic device may include a bridge interconnect that may include a first set of bridge contacts and may include a second set of bridge contacts. The first set of bridge contacts may be directly coupled to the first set of die contacts (e.g., with an interconnecting material, such as solder). The second set of bridge contacts may be directly coupled to the second set of die contacts (e.g., with solder). The bridge interconnect may help facilitate electrical communication between the first die and the second die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Robert L. SANKMAN, Sairam AGRAHARAM, Shengquan OU, Thomas J. DE BONIS, Todd SPENCER, Yang SUN, Guotao WANG
  • Publication number: 20240116078
    Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for a lubricant station for applying lubricant to storage disk platters. The lubricant station includes a tub for holding lubricant and a caddy disposed in the tub, with the storage disk platters placed in the caddy. The caddy includes a mandrel configured to raise and lower the storage disk platters into the tub. The caddy also includes rotatable shafts configured to hold the storage disk platter. The caddy also includes a drive mechanism for rotating the rotatable shafts. The lubricant station also includes control circuitry configured to lower the storage disk platters onto the rotatable shafts of the caddy, rotate the rotatable shafts and the storage disk platters, and remove the storage disk platters from the tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Qi Sun, David W. Oswald, Robert M. Tierney
  • Patent number: 11952597
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. The mutant toxin may include a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to methods and compositions for use in culturing Clostridium difficile and in producing C. difficile toxins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Arnold Lotvin, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G. K. Donald, Michael James Flint, Narender Kumar Kalyan, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Maninder K. Sidhu, Justin Keith Moran, Mark Edward Ruppen, Weiqiang Sun
  • Publication number: 20240109205
    Abstract: An end effector is disclosed. The end effector includes a first set of one or more suction cups of a first size having a first diameter, and a second set of one or more suction cups of a second size having a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter. The end effector further includes a first actuation mechanism configured to apply suction to at least a subset of the first set of suction cups independently of actuation of the second set of suction cups and a second actuation mechanism configured to apply suction to at least a subset of the second set of suction cups independently of actuation of the first set of suction cups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Zhouwen Sun, Robert Holmberg, Shitij Kumar, Jeesu Baek, Joseph Li, Kishore Ranganath Ramakrishnan, Andrew Lovett
  • Publication number: 20240113109
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein may be related to apparatuses, processes, systems, and/or techniques for forming a plug between two gates within a transistor layer of a semiconductor device. In embodiments, the plug includes a cap at a top of the plug and a liner surrounding at least a portion of the cap, and a base below the cap and the liner. The cap may include a metal. A top of the cap may be even with, or substantially even with, the top of the two gates. The plug may provide a more even surface at a top of a transistor layer where the plug fills in for a gate cut. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Leonard P. GULER, Robert JOACHIM, Shengsi LIU, Hongqian SUN, Tahir GHANI
  • Patent number: 11945830
    Abstract: The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (HRSV) or Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) inhibitors. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HRSV or HMPV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HRSV or HMPV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Szymaniak, Jianming Yu, Kevin McGrath, Xiben Li, Tyler J. Mann, Robert Leon, In Jong Kim, Yat Sun Or, Long Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20240091952
    Abstract: A robotic system is disclosed. The robotic system includes (i) a robotic arm positioned in a known location adjacent to a work zone with respect to which the robotic arm is configured to manipulate one or more items, (ii) one or more sensors each positioned in a corresponding fixed location relative to the work zone, and (iii) one or more processors configured to configure the robotic system to use the robotic arm to manipulate the one or more items, the robotic system being configured based at least in part on sensor data, the sensor data comprising information indicative of a relative position of the robotic arm and one or more other objects in the work zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph Li, Robert Moreno, Cuthbert Sun, Salvador Perez, Neeraja Abhyankar, Arth Beladiya, Kunal Vikas Shinde
  • Publication number: 20240096291
    Abstract: Systems and methods for electronic displays to use reference voltages to control driving current of illuminators are provided. The reference voltages are used to reduce or eliminate cross talk in driving voltages among different illuminators and driving voltage variations from frame to frame. The transient performance of the driving current of the illuminator (e.g., the current rise/decline time, current overshoot issue, current settling time) may be improved by implementing the reference voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Ming Sun, Nicola Rasera, Robert D Zucker, Johan L Piper, Denis M Darmon, Fabio Ongaro, Xiaofeng Wang
  • Publication number: 20240075615
    Abstract: A robot having seven or more degrees of freedom is disclosed. In various embodiments, the robot includes a positioning robot having m degrees of freedom and a manipulator robot having n degrees of freedom coupled to the positioning robot. The robot is configured to be operated in a first mode of operation, in which the positioning robot is controlled to position move the manipulator robot into a position to perform a task and the manipulator robot is controlled independently of the positioning robot to perform the task; and in a second mode of operation, in which at least a subset of the m degrees of freedom of the positioning robot and at least a subset of the n degrees of freedom of the manipulator robot are controlled together, by a single controller, to perform the task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Avinash Verma, Robert Holmberg, Gil Matzliach, Luis Sentis, Salvador Perez, Samir Menon, Zhouwen Sun
  • Publication number: 20220387428
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Atwood Kim CHEUNG, Donovan Noel CHIN, Natalie DALES, Aleem FAZAL, Timothy Brian HURLEY, John KERRIGAN, Gary O'BRIEN, Lei SHU, Robert SUN, Moo Je SUNG
  • Patent number: 11229648
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Atwood Kim Cheung, Donovan Noel Chin, Natalie Dales, Aleem Fazal, Timothy Brian Hurley, John Kerrigan, Gary O'Brien, Lei Shu, Robert Sun, Moo Je Sung
  • Publication number: 20200345732
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Atwood Kim CHEUNG, Donovan Noel CHIN, Natalie DALES, Aleem FAZAL, Timothy Brian HURLEY, John KERRIGAN, Gary O'BRIEN, Lei SHU, Robert SUN, Moo Je SUNG
  • Patent number: 10758533
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Atwood Kim Cheung, Donovan Noel Chin, Natalie Dales, Aleem Fazal, Timothy Brian Hurley, John Kerrigan, Gary O'Brien, Lei Shu, Robert Sun, Moo Je Sung
  • Publication number: 20190358226
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Atwood Kim CHEUNG, Donovan Noel CHIN, Natalie DALES, Aleem FAZAL, Timothy Brian HURLEY, John KERRIGAN, Gary O'BRIEN, Lei SHU, Robert SUN, Moo Je SUNG
  • Patent number: 10195196
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Atwood Kim Cheung, Donovan Noel Chin, Natalie Dales, Aleem Fazal, Timothy Hurley, John Kerrigan, Gary O'Brien, Lei Shu, Robert Sun, Moo Je Sung