Patents by Inventor Stephen (Hsiao Yi) Li

Stephen (Hsiao Yi) Li 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).

  • Limit stop assembly for an architectural-structure covering
    Patent number: 12281521
    Abstract: A limit stop assembly for setting a travel limit position of a covering of an architectural-structure covering is disclosed. The limit stop assembly including a first state of operation and a second state of operation. The limit stop assembly being transitioned from the first state of operation to the second state of operation by moving the covering from a first position towards a second position. Transitioning the limit stop assembly from the first state of operation to the second state of operation automatically sets the travel limit of the covering for the second position. In one example of an embodiment, the limit stop assembly includes a screw shaft, a limit nut threadably received on the screw shaft, a hub, and a collar selectively movable between first and second collar positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen P. Smith, Nicholas E. Vanderkolk
  • Locking assembly apparatus for pump systems, and related methods
    Patent number: 12281647
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to locking assembly apparatus for piston apparatus and pony rod apparatus of pump systems (such as mud or frac pump systems), and related methods. In one aspect, the locking assembly is a mechanical locking assembly used to quickly and simply lock and unlock (e.g., release) a piston apparatus to and from a pony rod apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: FORUM US, INC.
    Inventors: Heinrich Bartels, Stephen Patterson, Sohaib Anwer
  • TAG72 targeted chimeric antigen receptor modified T cells for treatment of TAG72-positive tumors
    Patent number: 12281152
    Abstract: Chimeric antigen receptors targeted to TAG72 and the use thereof to treat ovarian cancer and other cancers are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: City of Hope
    Inventors: Saul J. Priceman, John P. Murad, Stephen J. Forman, John (Jack) E. Shively, Paul Yazaki, David Colcher, Anna Kozlowska, Hee Jun Lee
  • Spool valve actuator
    Patent number: 12281720
    Abstract: A spool valve actuator may include a stop fixed to the case with a cylindrical body member having a first set of slots of a first length at regular circumferential distances and a second set of slots of a second length at regular circumferential distances offset from the first set of slots, both set of slots configured to slidably receive a proximal portion of a positioner, a ratchet member may comprise, a cylindrical body slidably attached to the spool valve shaft and keyed to the stop to prevent relative rotation, a distal edge comprising a plurality of distally facing teeth configured to engage the proximal portion of the positioner when the ratchet is moved away from the stop, the positioner may comprise a plurality of proximally extending positioning members configured to engage with both the distally facing teeth and the slots in the stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Huntington Ingalls Incorporated
    Inventors: Charles Smith, Stephen Hollowood
  • Device for centering a sensor assembly in a bore
    Patent number: 12281525
    Abstract: A device for centering a sensor assembly in a bore comprises a first support and a second support axially spaced apart along a central longitudinal axis of the device, one or both of the first and second supports configured to slide axially along the central longitudinal axis, and a plurality of arm assemblies, each arm assembly pivotally connected to the first and second supports by a respective pivot joint. One or both supports comprise an adjustment mechanism configured to set a maximum outer diameter of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: PETROMAC IP LIMITED
    Inventor: Stephen Peter McCormick
  • Swirl ring and contact element for a plasma arc torch cartridge
    Patent number: 12280441
    Abstract: A consumable cartridge for a plasma arc torch includes a cartridge frame having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first and second ends defining a longitudinal axis, the second end including a plurality of discrete retaining features. The consumable cartridge includes an electrically conductive contact element secured to the cartridge frame by the plurality of discrete retaining features and translatable up to a predetermined distance within the cartridge frame along the longitudinal axis at the second end, the contact element having a core, a proximal surface, and a distal surface. The proximal surface is shaped to contact a torch plunger of the plasma arc torch upon installation into the plasma arc torch and the distal surface is shaped to contact an electrode of the plasma arc torch during an operation of the plasma arc torch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Hypertherm, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Zhang, Jesse A. Roberts, Zheng Duan, Michael Scheller, David Agan, Steven Moody, Stephen T. Eickhoff, Garrett K. Quillia
  • Surgical stapler having shaft recognition mechanism
    Patent number: 12279767
    Abstract: A handle assembly for a surgical stapler can comprise a rotatable actuation shaft. The actuation shaft can have a first rotational orientation in which it can actuate a jaw assembly in a staple firing mode, and a second rotational orientation in which it can actuate a jaw assembly in a reversing mode. The handle assembly can include an articulation mechanism including a ball screw to selectively articulate the jaw assembly relative to an elongate shaft. The handle assembly can include a mechanism to lock out selection of the staple firing mode and actuation of the articulation mechanism if a reload shaft is not securely coupled to the handle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Eldridge, Timothy M. Hopkins, Eric J. Weiss, Bruno Vu, Jonathan R. Nash, Andrew Krasts, Isabella Hidalgo, Anay Pandit
  • Wireless network service transaction protocol
    Patent number: 12284599
    Abstract: A mobile device may retrieve service information about a network prior to associating with the network. Utilizing an advertisement protocol to transmit service query messages, a mobile device may receive service query responses from a network that identify the services available prior to establishing network capability. In other words, the messaging is prior to the exchange of any authentication parameters between the device and the network as well prior to the establishment of a recognized session between the device and the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited
    Inventors: Stephen McCann, Michael Peter Montemurro
  • Efficient hydroponic cultivation system and method
    Patent number: 12279566
    Abstract: A hydroponic system and method for growing plants. The system comprises one or more plant support structures, one or more housing membranes, and one or more frames. The one or more plant support structures hold plant matter and have one or more holes. The one or more housing membranes are air-permeable and water-resistant, house a solution and at least a portion of the one or more plant support structures, and have one or more openings in which at least a portion of the one or more plant support structures fit into. The one or more frames support the one or more housing membranes. Methods for growing plants are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: DUPONT SAFETY & CONSTRUCTION, INC.
    Inventors: Noel Stephen Brabbs, Srinivas Cherukupalli, Narayan Pandurang Gaikwad, Virendra Gangaram Manjaramkar
  • Augmented reality system
    Patent number: 12283009
    Abstract: An example augmented reality system includes: obtaining information about an instance of a device; recognizing the instance of the device based on the information; selecting a digital twin for the instance of the device, with the digital twin being unique to the instance of the device; and generating augmented reality content based on the digital twin and an actual graphic of the instance of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: PTC Inc.
    Inventors: Vladimir Parfenov, Kevin Elliott Jordan, Steven Thomas Dertien, Moshe Jacob Baum, Andre Gosselin, Stephen Prideaux-Ghee, James E. Heppelman
  • Anatomical surface assessment methods, devices and systems
    Patent number: 12279883
    Abstract: Methods for assessing a skin surface of a patient and associated systems and devices are described herein. A method configured in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, receiving a three-dimensional data set representative of the patient's skin surface and determining a boundary of a feature of the patient's skin in the three-dimensional data set. The method can further include determining, with a processor, a three-dimensional surface area of the feature within the boundary. In some embodiments, the method can also include identifying a plurality of sub-regions within the boundary and identifying one or more tissue types in each sub-region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Aranz Medical Limited
    Inventors: Philip John Barclay, Bruce Leslie Keith Davey, Brent Stephen Robinson, Russell William Watson, Oliver John Dickie
  • Wearable device for facilitating enhanced interaction
    Patent number: 12282698
    Abstract: Wearable head-mounted displays, such as virtual reality systems, present immersive experiences and environments to a wearer. However, the head-mounted displays, as well as the immersive environments that they produce, limit the wearer's ability to interact with outside observers. For example, a wearer may not be able to see outside observers, and outside observers may not have any insight to what the wearer is experiencing or where the wearer's attention is directed. Accordingly, a wearable electronic device may include an outward-facing display configured to display information to outside observers, such as images of the wearer's face or images that represent or indicate the state of the wearer and/or the head mounted display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Ive, Julian Hoenig, Julian Jaede, Seung Wook Kim, Chris Wilson, William A. Sorrentino, III, Alan C. Dye, Stephen O Lemay
  • Cover member with orientation indicia
    Patent number: 12282146
    Abstract: A cover member for use in the treatment of a sample on a substrate is disclosed. The cover member has fluid flow features and is adapted for use in an instrument, such as a laboratory instrument. The cover member comprises at least one orientation feature detectable by the instrument for ascertaining an orientation of the cover member. An automated method for detecting orientation of a cover member in a sample treatment assembly is also disclosed, in which a processor compares data corresponding to one or more images collected from the sample treatment assembly, with data representing a reference image to determine if a cover member is in the sample treatment assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: LEICA BIOSYSTEMS MELBOURNE PTY LTD
    Inventors: Adam Michael Gray, Michael Stephen Glynn
  • Autonomous waste collection assembly and medical waste collection system and methods
    Patent number: 12280198
    Abstract: An autonomous medical waste collection assembly. A base supports a waste canister in fluid communication with a manifold receiver, and a suction pump. A controller is in electronic communication with a powered wheel and configured to transmit a movement signal for a motor to power the powered wheel to move the assembly along a floor surface. The assembly may be operable in an autonomous mode in which the powered wheel automatically moves the assembly along the floor surface, and a manual mode in which resistance from the powered wheel is negated to provide for manual movement of the assembly. The controller may be further configured to steer the assembly based on a current location input signal, and a disposal location input signal from a locator network within the medical facility that is indicative of a location of a disposal station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen J. Reasoner, Andy Staats, Brian MacLachlan, Tamitha M. Dollman
  • Carboxamides as modulators of sodium channels
    Patent number: 12281057
    Abstract: Compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful as inhibitors of sodium channels are provided. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts and methods of using the compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Nadia M. Ahmad, Corey Anderson, Vijayalaksmi Arumugam, Iuliana Luci Asgian, Joanne Louise Camp, Lev Tyler Dewey Fanning, Sara Sabina Hadida Ruah, Dennis Hurley, Yvonne Schmidt, David Shaw, Urvi Patel, Stephen Andrew Thomson, Lidio Marx Carvalho Meireles
  • Transcatheter heart valve prosthesis assembled inside heart chambers or blood vessels
    Patent number: 12279951
    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein include a heart valve replacement system that may be delivered to the targeted heart valve site via a delivery catheter. In some embodiments, the heart valve replacement system can assemble a valve device after the valve device is delivered to the heart. In some embodiments, heart valve replacement system includes two anterior flaps that are separate but overlap each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Laplace Interventional Inc.
    Inventors: Ramji Iyer, Stephen Anderson, Samuel Thomas Johnson
  • Identification of location-tracked audiences
    Patent number: 12284568
    Abstract: Disclosed herein identifies audiences of mobile devices that behave a like a seed group of devices. That is, the behave alike group are those devices that move in similar patterns and visit the similar locations with a similar frequency as the devices of the seed group. Similarity is based on correlative similarity in having visited matching categories of location styles identified via mapping data (e.g., devices that visit national parks at a similar frequency). Correlative similarity is performed using a machine learning model trained via a follow the regularized leader proximal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: MOBILE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephen Skory, Michael Perri, Dale Hartzell, Nicholas Connor
  • Drywall lifting apparatus
    Patent number: 12280989
    Abstract: The invention is an apparatus that can handle a bulky and/or heavy object such as construction materials including lifting, transporting, and setting down the object. The apparatus includes a weighed base platform with a mast erected at the front. A cable-based hoisting mechanism is built over the platform such that the cable travels over the top of the mast to the front for securing and hoisting the object. The apparatus includes further stability features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Inventor: Stephen M. Kopp
  • Wire terminal
    Patent number: D1071865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Inventor: Stephen J. Anderson
  • Squeegee tool having a fixed blade
    Patent number: D1072405
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Unger Marketing International, LLC
    Inventors: Brandon Temple, Stephen Huda, William Harrington, James Buckley