Patents by Inventor Steven Liu

Steven Liu 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: 20250113841
    Abstract: The use of Black Solider Fly Larvae as Palatant/Palatability Enhancer for use in edible pet products This invention disclosed a palatability enhancer for edible pet products using black solider fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae, wherein the black solider fly larvae are collected following the commercial farming, the greater part of the materials being processed for safety and size reduced as necessary, at 10.0%-80.0%. The palatability enhancer may also include at least one of the following: Cysteine, Arginine, Alanine, Glutamine, Aspartic acid, Glycine, Phenylalanine, Isoleucine, Histidine, Vitamin B1, and a reducing sugar, at 0.1%-10.0% by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Lingxiang Sun, Steven Ho, Xiaoming Liu, Ricardo Martinez, Yin-Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 12272162
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and techniques for utilizing image processing systems to measure damage to vehicles include utilizing an image processing system to generate a heat map of an image of a damaged vehicle, where the heat map is indicative of a damaged area of the vehicle, and determining at least one measurement of the damaged area based on the heat map and a depth of field indicator corresponding to the image. In some embodiments, the image processing system also determines one or more types of damage of the damaged area, and/or also generates a segmentation map of the depicted vehicle and utilizes the segmentation map in conjunction with the heat map to measure damaged areas and locations thereof on the vehicle depicted within the image. In some embodiments, the techniques include determining the depth of field indicator of the image or portions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: CCC INTELLIGENT SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Steven Penny, Mohan Liu, Bahar Radfar, Neda Hantehzadeh, Bhadresh Dhanani, Sagar Bachwani, Ranjini Vaidyanathan, Masatoshi Kato, Srinivasan Krishnaswamy, Mina Haratiannezhadi
  • Publication number: 20250113311
    Abstract: The technology described herein is directed towards runtime dynamic downlink power configuration between a distributed unit and radio unit. In one O-RAN-compliant implementation, control-plane messages are used to update the downlink power without any service interruption, based on initialization information provided by management-plane messages to the distributed unit, including a radio unit's indication of support for the power change and the time (gap) needed by the radio unit to implement a power change. Based on this data, the distributed unit and radio unit (which are synchronized) change the downlink power at the same specific time (same symbol) such that the power configuration can be done during runtime without any service interruption. This is advantageous with power changes needed for Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) systems and/or for energy saving purposes, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Jia Liu, Weihong Zhang, Steven Ou
  • Publication number: 20250112226
    Abstract: Alkaline electrochemical cells are provided, wherein dissolved zinc oxide or zinc hydroxide is included at least in the free electrolyte solution, and/or solid zinc oxide or zinc hydroxide is included in the anode, so as to slow formation of a zinc oxide passivation layer on a zinc electrode. Methods for preparing such cells are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Robert P. Johnson, Robert E. Ray, JR., Weiwei Huang, Zhufang Liu, Steven J. Limmer
  • Publication number: 20250112560
    Abstract: Systems and methods for operating an asymmetric power converter for improved efficiency, service life, and operation are provided herein. In some embodiments, the system includes a power electronics module (PEM) configured to convert between alternating current (AC) power and direct current (DC) power. The power electronics module includes a power converter having a nominal power rating, and an overrated power converter having an overrated power rating with respect to the nominal power rating, wherein the power converter is one of an AC to DC power converter and a DC to DC power converter and the overrated power converter is the other of the AC to DC power converter and the DC to DC power converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Lixiang Wei, Yang Liu, Steven Schulz, Silva Hiti
  • Publication number: 20250105921
    Abstract: Described herein are wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) transceivers configured to support fast, bidirectional communication over optical channels. An optical transceiver comprises a transmitter, a receiver, an input/output (I/O) port and an optical interleaver. The transmitter comprises a first bus waveguide and a plurality of optical modulators coupled to the first bus waveguide, each of the optical modulators being resonant at a respective wavelengths in a first wavelength set. The receiver comprises a second bus waveguide and a plurality of optical filters coupled to the second bus waveguide, each of the optical filters being resonant at a respective wavelength in a second wavelength set. The (I/O) port is coupled to an optical channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Lightmatter, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuang Liu, Binoy Shah, Sandeep Sane, Jessie Rosenberg, Nikhil Kumar, Anthony Kopa, Carlos Dorta-Quinones, Steven Klinger, Darius Bunandar, Nicholas C. Harris, Srinivasan Ashwyn Srinivasan, Elliot Greenwald
  • Patent number: 12256796
    Abstract: A helmet comprising first and second parts and a connector connecting the first and second parts of the helmet, the connector comprising: a first plate; a first anchor point on one side of the first plate, configured to be connected to the first part; a second plate located on an opposite side of the first plate from the first anchor point; a second anchor point on an opposite side of the second plate from the first plate, configured to be connected to the second part; a low friction interface provided between opposing surfaces of the first and second plates; and a cuff of deformable material provided around the first and second plates, and configured to at least partially cover the side of the first plate on which the first anchor point is located and to at least partially cover the side of the second plate on which the second anchor point is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: MIPS AB
    Inventors: Christopher Pietrzak, Jack Liu, Steven Wang, Saman Xie
  • Patent number: 12247105
    Abstract: A composition contains a mixture of silyl hydride, an alpha-beta unsaturated ester, a Lewis acid catalyst and an amine having the following formula: R1R2R3N; where the nitrogen is not a member of an N?C—N linkage and where each of R1, R2, and R3 is independently selected from a group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, and conjugated moieties; and wherein at least one of R1, R2 and R3 is a conjugated moiety connected to the nitrogen by a conjugated carbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Dow Silicones Corporation
    Inventors: Yanhu Wei, Steven Swier, Zhenbin Niu, Nanguo Liu
  • Publication number: 20250078939
    Abstract: An example memory sub-system includes a memory device and a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory device. The processing device is configured to initiate a scan operation on a plurality of block families of the memory device. Each of the plurality of block families is assigned to a voltage offset bin of a plurality of voltage offset bins. The processing device further determines that a number of scan operations to be performed in one scan interval is greater than a maximum number of scan operations to be performed in a scan interval. The processing device further determines based on the voltage offset bins of the plurality of block families and a time elapsed since execution of a previous scan operation of the plurality of block families, a scan priority of each of the plurality of block families, and schedules, based on the scan priority, a scan operation of one or more block families of the plurality of block families during one or more subsequent scan intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Yang Liu, Steven Michael Kientz, Tingjun Xie, Aaron Lee, Jiangli Zhu, Wei Wang
  • Patent number: 12244032
    Abstract: Battery systems according to embodiments of the present technology may include a battery including a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal accessible along a first surface of the battery. The battery may define a recessed portion of the battery along the first surface of the battery between the first electrode terminal and the second electrode terminal. The battery systems may include a module electrically coupled with the battery. The module may include a circuit board. The module may include a first conductive tab extending from a second surface of the circuit board opposite the first surface of the circuit board. The first conductive tab may be electrically coupling the module with the first electrode terminal. The module may include a second conductive tab extending from the second surface of the circuit board. The second conductive tab may be electrically coupling the module with the second electrode terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Oba, Brian K. Shiu, Michael P. Zhang, Xiao Liu, Christopher R. Pasma, Steven M. Labovitz, Katharine R. Chemelewski, Erik D. Gillow, Joshua Walter, Junhua Liu, Michael H. Tsai, Stephan P. Abdo
  • Patent number: 12227544
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Steven D Gruver, Lu Liu, Barbara Rosen, Ute Schellenberger, Jun-Zhi Wei, Weiping Xie, Genhai Zhu
  • Publication number: 20250055217
    Abstract: A Land Grid Array (LGA) interface assembly used to physically interface or connect a semiconductor package (e.g., a semiconductor, a microprocessor, etc.) and a PCB, motherboard, etc. The LGA interface assembly including an LGA socket including a plurality of socket pins arranged and configured to contact a plurality of contact pads on the semiconductor package to enable data transfer. The socket pins including a multi-bend and/or zig-zag configuration arranged and configured to minimize lateral displacement of the socket pin relative to the contact pad during insertion of the semiconductor package into the LGA socket. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Min Pei, Lejie Liu, Ralph Miele, Phil Geng, Steven Klein
  • Publication number: 20250053543
    Abstract: Disclosed are various approaches for using drag-and-drop to open local files remotely. In one approach, a client device renders a user interface including a first indicium corresponding to a local file of the client device and a second indicium corresponding to a remotely executed application. A drag-and-drop action of the first indicium relative to the second indicium is detected. Responsive to the drag-and-drop action, the remotely executed application opens a copy of the local file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Steven Liu, Songli Li, Tong Zhao, Yanchao Zhang, Lin Lv, Mac Lu, Yue Zhao, Ken Song
  • Patent number: 12223260
    Abstract: Embodiments are described for editing a remote document residing on a server that is accessed by a mobile device over a remote desktop connection, by downloading portions of text to be locally edited from the remote document to the mobile device, performing edits on the downloaded text locally on the mobile device in an interface optimized for mobile device text editing, and conveying the edited portions back to the server to be inserted into a corresponding place in the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Omnissa, LLC
    Inventors: Lin Lv, Jian Ken Song, Bo Steven Liu
  • Publication number: 20250042917
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein, A, B, ring C, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 have the meaning as described herein, and compositions containing such compounds and methods for using such compounds and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven MCKERRALL, Brian Salvatore SAFINA, Aleksandr KOLESNIKOV, Birong ZHANG, Wenfeng LIU, Kwong Wah LAI
  • Patent number: 12202732
    Abstract: An aqueous hydrophobic silica dispersion includes a hydrophilic particulate silica, a hydrophobic particulate silica having a methanol number of at least 60, and a dispersant having at least one cationic or cationizable group and an HLB ratio of 2 to 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Cabot Corporation
    Inventors: Lang H. Nguyen, Kavita K. Pai, Steven Jacobs, Tianqi Liu, Melissa J. Monello, Angelica M. Sanchez Garcia, Zhangliang Gui, Takashi Umehara
  • Publication number: 20250021575
    Abstract: A method of persisting results of executing search queries across multiple data sources comprises obtaining a first data object as a result of executing a first search query against one or more data sources of a plurality of heterogeneous data sources; receiving a first request to store the first data object in a repository, a specific data source of the one or more data sources and the repository having different data models; determining that a repository data object with which the first data object resolves does not exist; generating a specific repository data object as a stub data object for the first data object, comprising: creating a unique identifier based on one or more data object properties that uniquely identify the first data object; and utilizing the unique identifier in the repository as a key or index value for the specific repository data object; storing the specific repository data object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: DANIELLE KRAMER, ANDREW ISRAEL, JEFFREY CHEN, DAVID COHEN, STEVEN FREIBERG, BRYAN OFFUTT, MATTHEW AVANT, PETER WILCZYNSKI, JASON HOCH, ROBERT LIU, WILLIAM WALDREP, KEVIN ZHANG, ALEXANDER LANDAU, DAVID TOBIN
  • Patent number: 12169474
    Abstract: Disclosed are various approaches for using drag-and-drop to open local files remotely. In one approach, a client device renders a user interface including a first indicium corresponding to a local file of the client device and a second indicium corresponding to a remotely executed application. A drag-and-drop action of the first indicium relative to the second indicium is detected. Responsive to the drag-and-drop action, the remotely executed application opens a copy of the local file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Omnissa, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Liu, Songli Li, Tong Zhao, Yanchao Zhang, Lin Lv, Mac Lu, Yue Zhao, Ken Song
  • Patent number: 11880679
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a system and method for supporting patching in a multi-tenant application server environment. The system can associate one or more partitions with a tenant, for use by that tenant, wherein a partition is a runtime and administrative subdivision or slice of a domain. A patching process can take advantage of high-availability features provided by an application server clustering environment, to apply patches in a controlled, rolling restart, which maintains a domain's ability to operate without interruption, or with zero downtime. The process can be used to automate complex or long running tasks, including preserving an unpatched or prior version of an application server, application, or other software component for possible rollback, or providing automatic reversion in the event of an unrecoverable error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nazrul Islam, Jacob Lindholm, Josh Dorr, Christopher Kasso, Yamini K Balasubramanyam, Steven Liu, Rajiv Mordani, Abhijit Kumar
  • Patent number: D1018931
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Guangzhou Forda Signal Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Steven Liu