Patents by Inventor Wei-Lung Lai
Wei-Lung Lai 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: 20240109769Abstract: A chip package includes a semiconductor substrate and a metal layer. The semiconductor substrate has an opening and a sidewall surrounding the opening, in which an upper portion of the sidewall is a concave surface. The semiconductor substrate is made of a material including silicon. The metal layer is located on the semiconductor substrate. The metal layer has plural through holes above the opening to define a MEMS (Microelectromechanical system) structure, in which the metal layer is made of a material including aluminum.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Wei-Luen SUEN, Jiun-Yen LAI, Hsing-Lung SHEN, Tsang-Yu LIU
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Publication number: 20240084148Abstract: The present application provides a method of preparing lithium-friendly colloid paint. The method comprises functionalizing a carbon nanotube material to obtain a plurality of carbon nanotubes with functional groups; dispersing the of carbon nanotube material with functional groups in a solution containing nitrogen molecules to from the dispersion liquid to obtain a carbon nanotube precursor; heat-treating the carbon nanotube precursors to obtain a plurality of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes; dispersing the plurality of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes in an organic solvent, and adding a dispersant obtain a nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube solution precursor; and providing a polymer material colloid and a lithium salt, and uniformly mixing the nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube solution precursor, the lithium salt and the polymer material colloid.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: WEI-CHAO CHEN, PIN-HAN WANG, HONG-ZHENG LAI, TSENG-LUNG CHANG
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Publication number: 20220226809Abstract: Methods of determining methylation of DNA are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: CepheidInventors: Edwin Wei-Lung Lai, Andrew Kohlway, Reuel Van Atta, Russell Higuchi, Alexander A. Gall, Kriszten Kocmond
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Patent number: 11299726Abstract: Methods and reagents are provided for the rapid extraction of nucleic acids from a fixed paraffin embedded sample (e.g., a FFPET sample). In some embodiments, the methods comprise incubating one or more sections of said tissue sample in a lysis solution comprising a buffer sufficient to maintain the pH of said solution at a pH ranging from about pH 4 to about pH 9; a chaotropic agent; a chelating agent; and a detergent; where the incubating is at a temperature ranging from about 50° C. to about 100° C.; and recovering the nucleic acid from said lysis solution.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: CEPHEIDInventors: Edwin Wei-Lung Lai, Reuel Van Atta, Kenneth E. Ho
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Patent number: 11260387Abstract: Methods of determining methylation of DNA are provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: CEPHEIDInventors: Edwin Wei-Lung Lai, Andrew Kohlway, Reuel Van Atta, Russell Higuchi, Alexander A. Gall, Kriszten Kocmond
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Patent number: 11082435Abstract: Exemplary systems and methods for malware attack detection and identification are provided. A malware detection and identification system a controller that features an analysis environment including a virtual machine. The analysis environment to (1) receive data by the virtual machine of the analysis environment and identify a portion of the data that have been received from one or more untrusted, (2) monitor state information associated with the identified portion of the data during execution by the virtual machine, (3) identify an outcome of the state information by tracking the state information during execution of the identified portion of the data by the virtual machine, and (4) determine whether the identified outcome comprises a redirection in control flow during execution by the virtual machine of the portion of the data, the redirection in the control flow constituting an unauthorized activity.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: FireEye, Inc.Inventors: Ashar Aziz, Wei-Lung Lai, Jayaraman Manni
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Patent number: 10871622Abstract: A suspension system of a single-axis optical actuator is provided, including an elastic suspension plate in the form of a frame having two opposite ends each extended, through a beveled edge and a bending section, to form a cantilever arm. The elastic suspension plate is provided with a magnetic device on one side thereof. The cantilever arms are supported on a reinforcement frame to carry an optical lens. When an electric current is supplied through a connector to the magnetic device of the actuator, a reciprocal attraction or repulsion force is generated and applied to one side of the elastic suspension plate so that the elastic suspension plate may function as an oscillation member with an imaginary axis line between the two bending sections of the frame body as an axis to carry the optical lens to generate fast and position-constrained oscillation at two sides.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2019Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: MIN AIK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: King-Sheng Chao, Shih-Po Yeh, Ching-Hsuan Chuang, Wei-Lung Lai
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Publication number: 20200225437Abstract: A suspension system of a single-axis optical actuator is provided, including an elastic suspension plate in the form of a frame having two opposite ends each extended, through a beveled edge and a bending section, to form a cantilever arm. The elastic suspension plate is provided with a magnetic device on one side thereof. The cantilever arms are supported on a reinforcement frame to carry an optical lens. When an electric current is supplied through a connector to the magnetic device of the actuator, a reciprocal attraction or repulsion force is generated and applied to one side of the elastic suspension plate so that the elastic suspension plate may function as an oscillation member with an imaginary axis line between the two bending sections of the frame body as an axis to carry the optical lens to generate fast and position-constrained oscillation at two sides.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2019Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: King-Sheng Chao, Shih-Po Yeh, Ching-Hsuan Chuang, Wei-Lung Lai
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Patent number: 10670948Abstract: A suspension system of a biaxial optical actuator is provided, including a circuit-carrying base and an oscillation member, which is provided, in a center thereof, with an optical lens. An elastic suspension plate is coupled to the oscillation member and has four corners each forming an elastic unit that projects outside the oscillation member. The elastic units collaborate with support posts to support the elastic suspension plate and the oscillation member at a location above the base. The oscillation member is provided, on each of four sides thereof, with a magnetic device. The four magnetic devices is sequentially activated to apply a magnetic force such that the oscillation member together with the optical lens carried thereon to rotate about two imaginary axes of the elastic suspension plate respectively defined between each pair of two opposite magnetic devices to thereby serve as a rotation axes of the oscillation member.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: MIN AIK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: King-Sheng Chao, Shih-Po Yeh, Ching-Hsuan Chuang, Wei-Lung Lai
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Patent number: 10587636Abstract: Exemplary systems and methods for detecting a communication channel of a bot. In exemplary embodiments, presence of a communication channel between a first network device and a second network device is detected. Data from the communication channel is scanned and used to determine if a suspected bot communication exists. If a bot communication is detected, then a recovery process may be initiated.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: FireEye, Inc.Inventors: Ashar Aziz, Wei-Lung Lai, Jayaraman Manni
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Publication number: 20200033704Abstract: A suspension system of a biaxial optical actuator is provided, including a circuit-carrying base and an oscillation member, which is provided, in a center thereof, with an optical lens. An elastic suspension plate is coupled to the oscillation member and has four corners each forming an elastic unit that projects outside the oscillation member. The elastic units collaborate with support posts to support the elastic suspension plate and the oscillation member at a location above the base. The oscillation member is provided, on each of four sides thereof, with a magnetic device. The four magnetic devices is sequentially activated to apply a magnetic force such that the oscillation member together with the optical lens carried thereon to rotate about two imaginary axes of the elastic suspension plate respectively defined between each pair of two opposite magnetic devices to thereby serve as a rotation axes of the oscillation member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2018Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: King-Sheng Chao, Shih-Po Yeh, Ching-Hsuan Chuang, Wei-Lung Lai
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Publication number: 20190382847Abstract: Compositions and methods for detecting bladder cancer are provided. In some embodiments, methods of detecting low grade bladder cancer are provided. In some embodiments, methods of monitoring recurrence of bladder cancer are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise detecting androgen receptor (AR) and/or uroplakin 1B (UPK1B).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: CepheidInventors: Leena McCann, Stacey Ellen Wallace, Edwin Wei-Lung Lai, Russell Higuchi
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Publication number: 20190360050Abstract: Compositions and methods for detecting bladder cancer are provided. In some embodiments, methods of monitoring recurrence of bladder cancer are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise detecting a set of markers consisting of CRH, IGF2, KRT20, and ANXA10.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Russell Higuchi, Stacey Ellen Wallace, Edwin Wei-Lung Lai
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Publication number: 20190225959Abstract: Methods and reagents are provided for the rapid extraction of nucleic acids from a fixed paraffin embedded sample (e.g., a FFPET sample). In some embodiments, the methods comprise incubating one or more sections of said tissue sample in a lysis solution comprising a buffer sufficient to maintain the pH of said solution at a pH ranging from about pH 4 to about pH 9; a chaotropic agent; a chelating agent; and a detergent; where the incubating is at a temperature ranging from about 50° C. to about 100° C.; and recovering the nucleic acid from said lysis solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Edwin Wei-Lung Lai, Reuel Van Atta, Kenneth E. Ho
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Patent number: 10329622Abstract: Compositions and methods for detecting bladder cancer are provided. In some embodiments, methods of detecting low grade bladder cancer are provided. In some embodiments, methods of monitoring recurrence of bladder cancer are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise detecting androgen receptor (AR) and/or uroplakin 1B (UPK1B).Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2014Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: CepheidInventors: Leena McCann, Stacey Ellen Wallace, Edwin Wei-Lung Lai, Russell Higuchi
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Patent number: 10284574Abstract: Exemplary systems and methods for malware attack detection and identification are provided. A malware detection and identification system a controller that features an analysis environment including a virtual machine. The analysis environment to (1) receive data by the virtual machine of the analysis environment and identify a portion of the data that have been received from one or more untrusted, (2) monitor state information associated with the identified portion of the data during execution by the virtual machine, (3) identify an outcome of the state information by tracking the state information during execution of the identified portion of the data by the virtual machine, and (4) determine whether the identified outcome comprises a redirection in control flow during execution by the virtual machine of the portion of the data, the redirection in the control flow constituting an unauthorized activity.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2014Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: FireEye, Inc.Inventors: Ashar Aziz, Wei-Lung Lai, Jayaraman Manni
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Patent number: 10233440Abstract: Methods and reagents are provided for the rapid extraction of nucleic acids from a fixed paraffin embedded sample (e.g., a FFPET sample). In some embodiments, the methods comprise incubating one or more sections of said tissue sample in a lysis solution comprising a buffer sufficient to maintain the pH of said solution at a pH ranging from about pH 4 to about pH 9; a chaotropic agent; a chelating agent; and a detergent; where the incubating is at a temperature ranging from about 50 C to about 100 C; and recovering the nucleic acid from said lysis solution.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2013Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: CEPHEIDInventors: Edwin Wei-Lung Lai, Reuel Van Atta, Kenneth E. Ho
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Patent number: 10202653Abstract: Compositions and methods for detecting bladder cancer are provided. In some embodiments, methods of monitoring recurrence of bladder cancer are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise detecting a set of markers consisting of CRH, IGF2, KRT20, and ANXA10.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2013Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: CepheidInventors: Russell Higuchi, Stacey Ellen Wallace, Edwin Wei-Lung Lai
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Patent number: 10165000Abstract: Systems and methods for malware attack prevention are provided. The malware attack prevention system features a heuristic module, an analysis environment and an interception module. The heuristic module is configured to (i) receive incoming data from a particular source over a first communication path and (ii) analyze the incoming data to determine whether the incoming data is suspicious, where the suspicious incoming data represents a prescribed likelihood that the incoming data is associated with a malware attack. The analysis environment is configured to analyze the suspicious incoming data to identify whether the suspicious incoming data is associated with a malware attack. Lastly, the interception module is configured to redirect a subsequent flow of data from the particular source to the malware attack prevention system in response to determining, by at least the heuristic module, that the incoming data is suspicious.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2014Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: FireEye, Inc.Inventors: Ashar Aziz, Wei-Lung Lai, Jayaraman Manni
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Patent number: 10068091Abstract: Systems and methods for malware containment on connection is provided. In exemplary embodiments, a malware containment method is described that performs a number of operations. The method involves redirecting network data received over a communication network to a virtual machine. The virtual machine is configured to simulate functionality of a digital device. Furthermore, the method involves analyzing of the redirected network data that including analyzing a response of the virtual machine to processing of the network data within the virtual machine to identify a malware attack. Thereafter, the method involves continuing to redirect the network data for processing by the virtual machine until expiration of a predetermined period of time without detection of malware, or continuing to redirect the network data for processing by the virtual machine beyond the predetermined period of time when malware is detected.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: FireEye, Inc.Inventors: Ashar Aziz, Wei-Lung Lai, Jayaraman Manni