Patents by Inventor Tian Liu
Tian 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).
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Publication number: 20210205160Abstract: An airbag cushion assembly includes an airbag cushion and an inflation-deflation apparatus that communicates with the airbag cushion. The airbag cushion includes a plurality of sub-airbags, and an airbag gap is formed between adjacent sub-airbags. The inflation-deflation apparatus is provided with an exhaust port, the exhaust port is provided in the airbag gap, and the inflation-deflation apparatus is configured to inflate and deflate the airbag cushion. For the airbag cushion assembly, the exhaust port is provided in the airbag gap, air exhausted by the airbag cushion takes away damp air accumulated between a patient and the airbag cushion, to reduce humidity of the contact area between the patient and the airbag cushion, thereby achieving a pressure sore prevention effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: SHANGHAI CHUANGSHI INDUSTRY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Ruzhan LU, Jue WANG, Tian LIU, Honghong SU, Mingsong LU, Fangfang ZHU, Litao FAN, Yong YOU, Yunguang PAN, Yajian WU, Qihang YOU
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Patent number: 11034702Abstract: The present disclosure relates to fused N-arylsulfonamidyl-thienoisoquinoline compounds, derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods and uses in inhibiting cancer cell growth, along with a supplemental anti-cancer agent. Centrosome targeting and microtubule depolymerisation are attractive in designing the present chemotherapeutic compounds. The various diseases and conditions treated include various types of cell cancers, and in vitro inhibition.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: VALORBEC, SOCIÉTÉ EN COMMANDITEInventors: Pasquale Forgione, Alisa Julienne Piekny, Dilan Boodhai Jaunky, Fei Chen, Jiang Tian Liu
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Patent number: 10945709Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media relate to generate an integrated image based on strain data and elastic model. The method may include determining, by a processor, a range of probe positions for placement of an ultrasound probe with respect to a patient based on strain data, the range of positions including a first position, a second position, and one or more positions there between. The method may also include acquiring 3D TRUS images of the patient at each of the one or more positions of the range and generating a patient specific biomechanical model based on the 3D TRUS images. The method may further include integrating the patient specific biomechanical model, the 3D TRUS images and MR images to generate an integrated image of the prostate. The methods, systems, and computer readable media can improve efficiency and accuracy of 3D TRUS and MR image registration, e.g., for image-guided interventions.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Emory UniversityInventors: Xiaofeng Yang, Tian Liu
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Publication number: 20200276181Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds, methods and uses thereof for targeting tubulin, ch-TOG, Aurora A kinase, TPX2, Cdk5rap2 and/or ASPM and for the treatment of cancer in a subject. For example, the compounds can comprise compounds of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or prodrug thereof. A, Z, RA, RB, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 can have different values.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: VALORBEC, SECInventors: Pasquale FORGIONE, Alisa Julienne PIEKNY, Kevin LAROCQUE, Dilan Boodhai JAUNKY, Fei CHEN, Jiang Tian LIU
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Patent number: 10679400Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for obtaining a minimum visible change value for a particular animation comprising multiple frames, the minimum visible change value corresponding to a condition at which change to the particular animation is not visible; determining, based on the minimum visible change value, a termination threshold distance from an animation endpoint and a termination threshold velocity for the particular animation; for each frame of the particular animation, determining whether a current distance from the animation endpoint satisfies the termination threshold distance from the animation endpoint and a current velocity satisfies the termination threshold velocity; and in response to determining that the current distance from the animation endpoint satisfies the termination threshold distance from the animation endpoint and the current velocity satisfies the termination threshold velocity, initiating termination of the animatioType: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Tian Liu, George Mount
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Patent number: 10630018Abstract: A waterproof connector includes an insulating housing integrally molded, a plurality of terminals, a fastening element and an outer shell. The insulating housing has a connecting end, and an assembling end connected with the connecting end. The insulating housing opens a penetrating groove penetrating through the connecting end and the assembling end. An insertion groove is opened in a rear end of the assembling end. The plurality of terminals are assembled in the penetrating groove. Each terminal has a main portion, a lying U-shaped soldering portion connected with one end of the main portion, and a lying U-shaped contact portion connected with the other end of the main portion. The fastening element includes an isolation part inserted into the insertion groove. The soldering portion of each terminal clamps a top surface and a bottom surface of the isolation part. The outer shell surrounds the insulating housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yu Lin Yang, Feng Tian Liu
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Publication number: 20200024284Abstract: The present disclosure relates to fused N-arylsulfonamidyl-thienoisoquinoline compounds, derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods and uses in inhibiting cancer cell growth, along with a supplemental anti-cancer agent. Centrosome targeting and microtubule depolymerisation are attractive in designing the present chemotherapeutic compounds. The various diseases and conditions treated include various types of cell cancers, and in vitro inhibition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Pasquale FORGIONE, Alisa Julienne PIEKNY, Dilan Boodhai JAUNKY, Fei CHEN, Jiang Tian LIU
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Publication number: 20190366088Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a deep brain stimulation system having k focuses, which comprises: a first electrode and a second electrode, used for connecting one side of a brain scalp; a third electrode and a fourth electrode, used for connecting the other side of the brain scalp; and a first signal generation unit, a second signal generation unit, . . . , a (2k?1)th signal generation unit and a 2kth signal generation unit, wherein the k is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2; and each of the signal generation units is used for providing the following currents for the first electrode to the fourth electrode: a first current and a second current, which are interfered at a deep portion of a brain to form a first focus; and a (2k?1)th current and a 2kth current, which are interfered at the deep portion of the brain to form a kth focus; for the first current, the second current, . . .Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Jue WANG, Xiaoqi ZHU, Zi-Gang HUANG, Youjun LI, Liang ZHENG, Tian LIU, Bixin SHAO, Chenxi LI, Xun LIU, Ziwei Xu, Boya Xu
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Publication number: 20190355162Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for obtaining a minimum visible change value for a particular animation comprising multiple frames, the minimum visible change value corresponding to a condition at which change to the particular animation is not visible; determining, based on the minimum visible change value, a termination threshold distance from an animation endpoint and a termination threshold velocity for the particular animation; for each frame of the particular animation, determining whether a current distance from the animation endpoint satisfies the termination threshold distance from the animation endpoint and a current velocity satisfies the termination threshold velocity; and in response to determining that the current distance from the animation endpoint satisfies the termination threshold distance from the animation endpoint and the current velocity satisfies the termination threshold velocity, initiating termination of the animatioType: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Tian Liu, George Mount
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Patent number: 10373364Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for obtaining a minimum visible change value for a particular animation comprising multiple frames, the minimum visible change value corresponding to a condition at which change to the particular animation is not visible; determining, based on the minimum visible change value, a termination threshold distance from an animation endpoint and a termination threshold velocity for the particular animation; for each frame of the particular animation, determining whether a current distance from the animation endpoint satisfies the termination threshold distance from the animation endpoint and a current velocity satisfies the termination threshold velocity; and in response to determining that the current distance from the animation endpoint satisfies the termination threshold distance from the animation endpoint and the current velocity satisfies the termination threshold velocity, initiating termination of the animatioType: GrantFiled: May 11, 2018Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Tian Liu, George Mount
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Publication number: 20190099674Abstract: A method is provided for updating a virtual application attribute. The method includes, in a running process of a virtual application client, obtaining, by a computing device, a first event resource that is in a temporary state and that is generated by executing a first event by a first account of the virtual application client; converting, by the computing device, a second event resource that is in the temporary state and that is obtained before the first event resource into the second event resource in a normal state; adding, by the computing device, the second event resource to event resources that are in the normal state and that have been obtained previously; and, when a predetermined operation performed on the event resources in the normal state is detected, updating, by the computing device, a virtual application attribute of the first account in the virtual application client.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Jin YU, Tian LIU, Chunhe WANG, Tao ZHANG
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Patent number: 10145928Abstract: An example method for mapping tissue magnetic susceptibility includes acquiring magnetic resonance (MR) data, where the MR data correspond to a subject, determining a magnetic field based on the MR data, determining a relationship between the magnetic field at a given location to the magnetic susceptibility at that location, and performing a convolution operation on the relationship between the magnetic field at the given location to the magnetic susceptibility at that location to obtain a noise property. The method also includes estimating a magnetic susceptibility distribution of the subject based, at least in part, on the noise property, and generating one or more images of the subject based on the estimated susceptibility distribution of the subject.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2014Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: MedImageMetric LLCInventor: Tian Liu
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Publication number: 20180336717Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for obtaining a minimum visible change value for a particular animation comprising multiple frames, the minimum visible change value corresponding to a condition at which change to the particular animation is not visible; determining, based on the minimum visible change value, a termination threshold distance from an animation endpoint and a termination threshold velocity for the particular animation; for each frame of the particular animation, determining whether a current distance from the animation endpoint satisfies the termination threshold distance from the animation endpoint and a current velocity satisfies the termination threshold velocity; and in response to determining that the current distance from the animation endpoint satisfies the termination threshold distance from the animation endpoint and the current velocity satisfies the termination threshold velocity, initiating termination of the animatioType: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventors: Tian Liu, George Mount
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Publication number: 20180264474Abstract: Described herein are multi-material, multi-functional microfluidic devices comprising a folded architecture that mimics the layered arrangement of cells in certain tissues. The devices are suitable for tissue engineering (for example, for drug screening or implants), biological sensing, or diagnostics. The complex, three-dimensional devices may be fabricated without the use of alignment tooling.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Carol Livermore, Tian Liu, Robert Lang, Xin Xie, Roger Alperin
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Publication number: 20180161000Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media relate to generate an integrated image based on one or more applicators inserted into a target of a patient. The method may include receiving ultrasound image data and planning image data of the target. The ultrasound image data including a pre-operative and post-operative image data and the planning image data may include post-operative image data (e.g., CT and/or MRI image data). The method may include processing the ultrasound image data and the planning image data to determine a location of each channel and/or needle. The method may include generating an integrated image including the ultrasound image data and the planning image data based on the location of each channel and/or needle of the applicator. The methods, systems, and computer readable media according to embodiments can improve target (e.g., prostate) delineation, enable accurate dose planning and delivery, and potentially enhance HDR treatment outcome.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2018Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: Xiaofeng Yang, Tian Liu, Peter Rossi
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Patent number: 9991647Abstract: A plug connector includes a dielectric body having a docking surface, a circuit board mounted to a rear of the dielectric body, a plurality of first terminals and a second terminal. The plurality of the first terminals are fastened to the dielectric body. Top surfaces of front ends of the plurality of the first terminals are exposed to the docking surface of the dielectric body. Rear ends of the plurality of the first terminals project beyond a rear surface of the dielectric body and are soldered to the circuit board. The second terminal is fastened to the dielectric body. A front end of the second terminal elastically projects beyond the docking surface of the dielectric body, and a rear end of the second terminal projects beyond the rear surface of the dielectric body and is soldered to the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2017Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yu-Lin Yang, Feng-Tian Liu
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Patent number: 9877697Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media relate to generate an integrated image based on one or more applicators inserted into a target of a patient. The method may include receiving ultrasound image data and planning image data of the target. The ultrasound image data including a pre-operative and post-operative image data and the planning image data may include post-operative image data (e.g., CT and/or MRI image data). The method may include processing the ultrasound image data and the planning image data to determine a location of each channel and/or needle. The method may include generating an integrated image including the ultrasound image data and the planning image data based on the location of each channel and/or needle of the applicator. The methods, systems, and computer readable media according to embodiments can improve target (e.g., prostate) delineation, enable accurate dose planning and delivery, and potentially enhance HDR treatment outcome.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2015Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Emory UniversityInventors: Xiaofeng Yang, Tian Liu, Peter J. Rossi
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Patent number: 9743905Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media relate to generate an integrated image based on one or more applicators inserted into a target of a patient. The method may include receiving ultrasound image data and planning image data of the target. The ultrasound image data including a pre-operative and post-operative image data and the planning image data may include post-operative image data (e.g., CT and/or MRI image data). The method may include processing the ultrasound image data and the planning image data to determine a location of each channel and/or needle. The method may include generating an integrated image including the ultrasound image data and the planning image data based on the location of each channel and/or needle of the applicator. The methods, systems, and computer readable media according to embodiments can improve target (e.g., prostate) delineation, enable accurate dose planning and delivery, and potentially enhance HDR treatment outcome.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Emory UniversityInventors: Xiaofeng Yang, Tian Liu, Peter J. Rossi
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Patent number: 9705309Abstract: A terminal protection method that is applied to a terminal is provided. In the method, an air pressure change value collected by an air pressure sensor is obtained; the air pressure change value is compared with a preset air pressure change threshold; and when the air pressure change value exceeds the preset air pressure change threshold, a break instruction is generated, where the break instruction is used to break a power supply circuit of a mainboard circuit of the terminal. According to the terminal protection method provided in the present invention, the power supply circuit of the mainboard circuit of the terminal can be timely broken when the terminal falls into water, thereby solving a problem of a short circuit that occurs on the mainboard circuit of the terminal after the terminal falls into water.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Huawei Device Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xu Peng, Jianglin Gu, Feikuo Chiang, Tian Liu
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Patent number: 9702957Abstract: A method for correcting an orientation of a magnetometer includes obtaining current position information through a global positioning system. A geomagnetic inclination angle list is queried according to the current position information to acquire a geomagnetic inclination angle ? corresponding to a current position. A deviation ?? of an orientation is calculated according to the geomagnetic inclination angle ? and the orientation is corrected based on the deviation ?? of the orientation.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2013Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xu Peng, Tian Liu