Patents by Inventor Steve (Aihua) Chen

Steve (Aihua) Chen 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).

  • Patent number: 12229676
    Abstract: A computer-readable medium for the identification, measurement, and combatting of the influence of large-scale creation and distribution of disinformation is herein disclosed. An embodiment of this invention is comprised of one or more repositories of data which involve online comments and articles and attributes derived from them, one or more technical targeting systems, a content analysis system, a cost and influence estimation system, a dialog system, a performance management system, a bot design and test system, a security system, a multimedia content generator, one or more machine learning components, a data collection mechanism, separate consumer and human operator applications, and a mechanism for the creation and management of bots across multiple channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Chenope, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth Charnock, Steve Roberts, Kathrin Haag
  • Patent number: 12227340
    Abstract: A container having a canister can be configured to retain a volume of liquid. The canister can be sealed by a lid structure, and the lid structure can have a spout opening. The spout opening may be sealed by a removably-coupled cap. Further, the cap may have a magnetic top surface configured to magnetically couple to a recess on the top surface of the lid for temporary storage of the cap when manually removed from the spout opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, John Alan Tolman, Steve Nichols
  • Patent number: 12230494
    Abstract: Various systems and methods are provided for a biased cathode assembly of an X-ray tube with improved thermal management and a method of manufacturing same. In one example, a cathode assembly of an X-ray tube comprises an emitter assembly including an emitter coupled to an emitter support structure, and an electrode assembly including an electrode stack and a plurality of bias electrodes. The emitter assembly including a plurality of independent components that are coupled together. The electrode assembly including a plurality of independent components that are coupled together, and the emitter assembly being coupled to the electrode assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Thomas Cross, Uwe Wiedmann, Marshall Gordon Jones, Carey Rogers, John Scott Price, Joseph Darryl Michael, Sergio Lemaitre, Fulton Jose Lopez, Vasile Bogdan Neculaes, Steve Buresh, David Wagner
  • Patent number: 12225993
    Abstract: A suitcase having a base and a lid where the lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching assemblies is disclosed. The lid may comprise an upper shell, and the base may comprise a lower shell. The upper shell and the lower shell may be seamlessly formed to create a water resistant and/or waterproof suitcase. The suitcase may have an extendable trolley handle assembly that is externally attached to the base of the suitcase using a plurality of mounting clips. The trolley handle assembly may comprise a pair of extrusion assemblies that are connected to the base of the suitcase and connected to each other by a grip. The suitcase may also have a removably secured interior liner. The interior liner may include a plurality of grommets and a plurality of fastener portions to releasably attach to the suitcase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Steve Charles Nichols, Andy Bondhus, Michael Christopher Cieszko, Nicholas James Lombardi, Dustin Bullock, John Warren Dow
  • Patent number: 12230491
    Abstract: A nebuliser outlet comprises an inlet end and an outlet end, a first channel and one or more second channels arranged between the inlet end and the outlet end. The first channel is configured to receive a capillary, and the one or more second channels are configured to pass gas to the outlet end. The nebuliser outlet is a single integrated component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Micromass UK Limited
    Inventors: Ian David Trivett, Anthony Hesse, Mark Walford, Daniel J. Kenny, David Gordon, Stanislaw Koziol, Steve D. Trudeau, Alastair M. Booth, Stephen Ayrton
  • Patent number: 12231438
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure allow user equipments (UEs) to independently determine and communicate their location within a designated coverage area. Each UE can be equipped with RF transmitters and a GPS module, allowing it to obtain signals from RF beacons deployed throughout the coverage area to determine its location. The UEs can transmit location data to a communications platform server (CPS) when a change in location is detected. User profiles associated with each UE can define geographical boundaries, including compliance zones and non-compliance zones. The CPS can identify non-compliance events based on the location data by determining if the UE is outside a compliance zone or within a non-compliance zone, and issue notifications accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Relay, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Hiller, Sam Quaile, Jennifer Gutsalyuk, Steve Ims, Caitlyn Wiley, Les James, Carl Nelson
  • Publication number: 20250050751
    Abstract: The invention relates to a battery-to-battery charging device, method of charging and use of the charging device. The method comprises steps of discharging a battery to a power connector using a charging engine, wherein a receiver battery is separably connectable to the power connector, sending data on the condition of the battery to a controller, and adjusting the discharge rate of the battery to increase the discharge rate, wherein the discharge rate is increased to a rate of 3C or more. The device can be used for providing fast battery-to-battery charging, in particular from a portable battery to a larger receiver battery (for example an electric vehicle or uninterrupted power supply battery).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Sai Shivareddy, Steve Hutchins, Mahesh De Silva, Iain Mosely
  • Publication number: 20250054012
    Abstract: A system and method for using enhanced QR codes in a call to action, that provides enhanced functionality for generating a call to action element or providing personalized content when scanned, and that combine additional data dimensions with existing QR code technologies to expand the QR code capability beyond what is enabled by standard QR code specifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Steve Doumar, David Teodosio
  • Publication number: 20250052219
    Abstract: A fuel injector including a flow balanced injector needle seal is provided. The fuel injector includes a needle in a fuel passage of the fuel injector body. The needle moves longitudinally in the fuel passage to selectively stop and start fuel injection from the fuel passage. The fuel injector includes a check valve assembly that maintains pressurized fuel in the fuel passage and permits fuel flow out of the fuel passage in response to a fuel injection event. The needle seal is provided between the check valve assembly and a sleeve that extends around the proximal end of the needle. The needle seal includes multiple inlet orifices for receiving a fuel flow into the needle seal that are positioned relative to one another so that net lateral forces on the needle are effectively offset from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Romaine O. Edwards, Jason R. Garcia, Steve W. Gillespie
  • Publication number: 20250049449
    Abstract: A variety of surgical procedures may be performed on the bones of the foot, such as on one or more lesser metatarsals of the foot positioned laterally of the first metatarsal. For example, a surgical procedure may involve cutting an end of one or both of a second metatarsal and an intermediate cuneiform and/or cutting an end of one or both of a third metatarsal and a lateral cuneiform. The tarsometatarsal joints defined be one or both sets of bones may be cut to treat an arthritic joint, metatarsus adductus, and/or other clinical condition. In any case, various surgical instruments can be utilized during a procedure to help increase the accuracy and repeatability of the procedure patient-to-patient, improving overall patient outcomes and making it less invasive. For example, one or more cut guides having tissue control features may be utilized during procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Caitlin DiGeorgio, Sean F. Scanlan, Jason May, Jody McAleer, Jonathan M. Dewey, Adam Hausman, Steve Norton
  • Publication number: 20250056168
    Abstract: A hearing aid system comprising a hearing aid and a programming connector. The hearing aid includes an in-ear component adapted to fit in an ear canal and a housing, which includes a microphone, memory, one or more processors, a receiver, a battery, and a programming interface. The programming interface includes a primary receiving portion including one or more conductive elements and a secondary receiving portion. The programming connector comprises a primary mating component with one or more conductive pads configured to be received by the primary receiving portion and a secondary mating component configured to be received by the secondary receiving portion. The one or more conductive elements place one or more lateral forces on the one or more conductive pads and the primary mating component and deform the one or more conductive pads and the primary mating component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventor: Steve Iseberg
  • Publication number: 20250050819
    Abstract: A portable video and imaging system includes a camera for capturing video of an event, and a video recording device for recording the captured video of the event. The camera is housed in a first housing, the recording device is housed in a second housing, and the first and second housings are physically separate. Various embodiments provide for the system to be mounted to a user's body, an article of clothing, such as a shirt or a hat, to a vehicle, or to an ancillary component carried by the user, such as a firearm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Steve Phillips, Jason R. Troxel
  • Publication number: 20250053900
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for creating moab assemblies and applying moab assemblies to build project data. Moab assemblies can logically link materials and tasks for components used in a build project. When a model of a build project is created, an application service can retrieve the moab assemblies of components included in the build project. Using the moab assemblies, the application service can determine what materials are needed at what location and when, and also determine what tasks must be performed and when. The application service can display the tasks for the build project, and the materials needed for the tasks, in a user-friendly format. In one example, the application service can display tasks and materials by work phase of the build project.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Steve King, Adam Heon, Alex Norris, Clay Freeman
  • Publication number: 20250049054
    Abstract: A system and method for refrigerated smoking items is described herein. For example, a refrigerated smoker may contain a smoke generator configured to generate smoke at a first temperature. In some examples, a first end of the smoke generator may be coupled to a first end of a heat exchanger configured to receive the smoke from the smoke generator. In some examples, the refrigerated smoker may further comprise a refrigerated smoking chamber coupled to a second end of the heat exchanger, such that the refrigerated smoking chamber may receive, from the heat exchanger, the smoke at the second temperature. The refrigerated smoking chamber may be capable of receiving one or more products, such as food items, such that when products are placed in the refrigerated smoking chamber, they may be exposed to the smoke at the second temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventor: Steve DeLorean
  • Publication number: 20250052927
    Abstract: Described herein is a UV/HEVL-filtering SiHy contact lens that not only has a relatively high UV/HEVL filtering capability but also has an aesthetic appealing color. The bulk silicone hydrogel of the UV/HEVL-filtering SiHy contact lens comprises repeating units of (1) at least one hydrophilic vinylic monomer, (2) at least one siloxane-containing vinylic monomer and/or at least one polysiloxane vinylic crosslinker, (3) at least one UV-absorbing vinylic monomer, and (4) a least one polymerizable HEVL-absorbing compound capable of absorbing HEVL between 380 nm and 450 nm and also comprises at least one blue-tinting agent and at least one optical brightener distributed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Ya-Wen Chang, Steve Yun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20250053904
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for creating moab assemblies and applying moab assemblies to build project data. Moab assemblies can logically link materials and tasks for components used in a build project. When a model of a build project is created, an application service can retrieve the moab assemblies of components included in the build project. Using the moab assemblies, the application service can determine what materials are needed at what location and when, and also determine what tasks must be performed and when. The application service can display the tasks for the build project, and the materials needed for the tasks, in a user-friendly format. In one example, the application service can display tasks and materials by work phase of the build project.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Steve King, Adam Heon, Alex Norris, Clay Freeman
  • Publication number: 20250051042
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for robotic capture of an object are provided. A system for robotic-based capture of a free flyer object includes a grapple fixture for mounting to the free flyer object and an end effector for capturing the free flyer object by interfacing with the grapple fixture. The grapple fixture includes a base and a deflectable probe. The end effector includes a probe guiding surface for deflecting and guiding a probe tip of the probe through an opening in the probe guiding surface and into a grappling position. The end effector includes a probe sensing element for sensing when the probe tip is in the grappling position and triggering a capture mechanism. The capture mechanism grapples the probe tip and an actuator retracts the capture mechanism to a predetermined position to establish a load-bearing interface between the free flyer object and the end effector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Tej Singh Sachdev, Philip Raymond Apperly, Steve Fisher, Charles Cass
  • Publication number: 20250050947
    Abstract: A vehicle control system for a vehicle with steer-by-wire steering may include a road wheel actuator operably coupled to a road wheel of the vehicle to position the road wheel based to a road wheel angle based on a target angle, a feedback actuator operably coupled to a steering wheel of the vehicle to generate the target angle based on a steering wheel angle and to generate feedback to an operator of the vehicle, a sensor network comprising sensors to detect the steering wheel angle and the road wheel angle, a display disposed in the vehicle to be visible to the operator of the vehicle during vehicle operation, and a controller for determining when a misalignment exists between the road wheel angle and the steering wheel angle and providing a visual indication of the misalignment on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventor: Steve Hwang
  • Patent number: D1062386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Matthew Joseph Petrillo
  • Patent number: D1062457
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: DIAGEO IRELAND
    Inventors: Christopher Murphy, Gerald Gillen, James Ryan, Haris Velagic, Alan Johnston, Steve Gilsenan, Paul Smith, Stephen Hendron