Patents by Inventor Wei Qi

Wei Qi 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: 20170127488
    Abstract: A lighting system and a method are provided with an adaptive power balancing scheme which reduces or eliminates flicker by sensing the operation of a lamp that is connected to an electronic transformer and adaptively controlling the drive circuit of the lamp to prevent unexpected reset of the electronic transformer. There is provided a lamp with a light source and a drive circuit for the light source; said drive circuit has a power stage for regulating a voltage supplied to the light source, an energy storage device, and control means arranged to selectively disable the power stage. Power is provided to the light source by the energy storage device when the power stage is disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Nailong Wang, Bin Hou, Zhenyu Song, Wei Qi, Guanglai Deng, Zhiqiu Ye
  • Publication number: 20170083406
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for incremental backup. The method comprises receiving a set of file paths to be backed up and parsing each file path in the set of file paths to construct a prefix tree. The method further comprises traversing the prefix tree to read an ordered set of file paths in the prefix tree and performing an incremental backup sequentially according to the ordered set of file paths. Embodiments of the present disclosure sort a set of file paths to be backed up using a prefix tree that shares common path prefixes. Thus, embodiments of the present disclosure can achieve fast sort of the set of file paths, and can effectively save storage space needed for sorting a considerable number of file paths in the memory, thereby reducing the times of comparing file names when sorting file paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Wei Qi, Xin Zhong, Friar Yangfeng Chen, Wenxuan Yin
  • Publication number: 20170083531
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for selecting an incremental backup approach by selecting a portion of a current snapshot of a file system; comparing the selected portion with a portion in a historical snapshot of the file system to determine a changed data rate of the file system, wherein the portion of the historical snapshot corresponds to the selected portion; and selecting an incremental backup approach based on the changed data rate for a backup of the file system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Friar Yangfeng Chen, Xin Zhong, Wei Qi, Wenxuan Yin
  • Patent number: 9580437
    Abstract: A compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is provided that has been shown to be useful for treating a PRC2-mediated disease or disorder: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and n are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Ho Man Chan, Xiang-Ju Justin Gu, Ying Huang, Ling Li, Yuan Mi, Wei Qi, Martin Sendzik, Yongfeng Sun, Long Wang, Zhengtian Yu, Hailong Zhang, Ji Yue (Jeff) Zhang, Man Zhang, Qiong Zhang, Kehao Zhao
  • Patent number: 9431317
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a printed circuit board, and a circuit package mounted to the printed circuit board. The circuit package has a thermal pad. A first heat sink structure of the module is associated with the printed circuit board and has a wall defining a contact surface that contacts and thermally couples with the thermal pad. The wall includes at least one aperture there-through. Solder paste is provided between the contact surface and the thermal pad to bond the contact surface to the thermal pad, with the at least one aperture being constructed and arranged to aid in outgassing of the solder paste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yongguo Chen, Hujiao Wang, David A. Holtzclaw, Wei Qi, Benjamin Lee Davis, John MacKay
  • Publication number: 20160242307
    Abstract: In one implementation, an apparatus includes a securing component configured to attach the line card ejector to a chassis of a network communication device, prevent removal of a line card from the chassis when the securing component is in a first configuration, and allow removal of the line card from the chassis when the securing component is in a second configuration. The apparatus also includes an ejection component configured to facilitate insertion and removal of the line card from the chassis of the network communication device. The apparatus further includes a sensor component configured to detect an imminent removal of the line card from the chassis of the network communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Wei QI, Jiayou MENG
  • Publication number: 20160176882
    Abstract: A compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is provided that has been shown to be useful for treating a PRC2-mediated disease or disorder: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and n are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Ho Man CHAN, Xiang-Ju Justin GU, Ying HUANG, Ling LI, Yuan MI, Wei QI, Martin SENDZIK, Yongfeng SUN, Long WANG, Zhengtian YU, Hailong ZHANG, Ji Yue (Jeff) ZHANG, Man ZHANG, Qiong ZHANG, Kehao ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20160091485
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of detecting an EZH2 mutation and associated epigenetic markers in a cancer cell, methods cancer diagnosis and methods of screening for EZH2 inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicants: THE BROAD INSTITUTE, INC., NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Ho Man CHAN, Veronica GIBAJA, Kristy HAAS, Jacob JAFFE, Mariela JASKELIOFF, Frank Peter STEGMEIER, Wei QI
  • Patent number: 9235089
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display screen includes a first substrate, a first alignment layer, a liquid crystal layer, a second alignment layer, and a second substrate opposite to the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer is sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first alignment layer and the second alignment layer are respectively disposed on the first substrate and the second substrate, and face the liquid crystal layer. The first alignment layer and the second alignment layer respectively include a plurality of parallel first grooves and second grooves perpendicular to the first grooves formed thereon facing the liquid crystal layer. Furthermore, at least one of the alignment layers includes a carbon nanotube layer and a fixing layer disposed thereon facing the liquid crystal layer. The carbon nanotube layer includes at least one carbon nanotube film pulled out from an array of carbon nanotubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Qi Fu, Liang Liu, Kai-Li Jiang, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 9204396
    Abstract: An apparatus operable in a communication system is described. The apparatus includes means for obtaining a wireless communication device thermal condition input. The apparatus also includes means for adapting a network search algorithm. Adapting a network search algorithm includes adapting a network search algorithm based on the wireless communication device thermal condition input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sudhendra Kumar Gupta, Wei Qi, Nam Soo Park
  • Patent number: 9045413
    Abstract: A process for producing vinyl acetate in which a secondary reactant stream is obtained from a predehydrating column and reacted in a sidecar reactor to further increase conversion of ethylene, acetic acid, and molecular oxygen and increase production of vinyl acetate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Celanese International Corporation
    Inventors: Naveed Aslam, Sayanti Basu, Wei Qi
  • Patent number: 9042889
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate avoiding one or more wireless communication systems based at least in part on determining a level of unreliability of a reverse link channel related to a system. This can be based at least in part on determining whether the system can be accessed over the reverse link channel. If not, the wireless communication system can be avoided to conserve power utilized to perform such access attempts. Where the unreliability is temporary, however, some access attempts can be performed for systems of higher priority than a current system during the period of avoidance of one or more higher priority systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Wei Qi, Arvind Swaminathan, Manasi D. Gandhi, James A. Hutchison, IV, Kishore Srirambhatla, Reza Shahidi, Alok Sharma
  • Publication number: 20150124410
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a printed circuit board, and a circuit package mounted to the printed circuit board. The circuit package has a thermal pad. A first heat sink structure of the module is associated with the printed circuit board and has a wall defining a contact surface that contacts and thermally couples with the thermal pad. The wall includes at least one aperture there-through. Solder paste is provided between the contact surface and the thermal pad to bond the contact surface to the thermal pad, with the at least one aperture being constructed and arranged to aid in outgassing of the solder paste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yongguo Chen, Hujiao Wang, David A. Holtzclaw, Wei Qi, Benjamin Lee Davis, John MacKay
  • Patent number: 9024089
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for alcohol production by reducing an esterification product, such as ethyl acetate. The processes comprise esterifying acetic acid and an alcohol such as ethanol to produce an esterification product. The esterification product may be recovered using an extractive separation. The esterification product is reduced with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a crude reaction mixture comprising the alcohol, in particular ethanol, which may be separated from the crude reaction mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Celanese International Corporation
    Inventors: R. Jay Warner, Wei Qi, Tatiana H. Sonnenberg
  • Patent number: 8975451
    Abstract: The process involves esterifying ethanol and acetic acid to produce an esterification product that is in a single phase that is directly reduced, by hydrogenolysis, to produce ethanol. The single phase is not capable of separating. Feeding a single phase feed stream reduces the separation of the esterification product. Hydrogen may be fed to the esterification reactor that operates at a high pressure that is substantially similar to or greater than the hydrogenolysis reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Celanese International Corporation
    Inventors: Tatiana H. Sonnenberg, Wei Qi, R. Jay Warner
  • Patent number: 8929873
    Abstract: The present disclosure presents methods and apparatuses for managing Multimode System Selection in one or more user equipment in a wireless system. According to some aspects of the present disclosure, such a method may include discovering whether a user equipment (UE) contains at least one 3GPP network subscription and at least one 3GPP2 network subscription, determining whether 3GPP2 network subscription information is stored on a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) or a nonvolatile memory (NV) associated with the UE where the UE contains at least one 3GPP network subscription and at least one 3GPP2 network subscription, and performing a read operation on one or both of the UICC and NV to obtain one or more Multimode System Selection (MMSS) base files based on the determining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Anisha E. Jonas, Wei Qi
  • Patent number: 8923916
    Abstract: Out-of-service (OOS) scanning in mobile equipment is disclosed in mobile equipment having two or more modems. The OOS scans are performed for one of the modems. A determination is made that a first status exists in response to detection that one of the OOS scans proved unsuccessful. Another determination is made that a second status exists in response to detecting that one other of the modems is not experiencing an OOS condition. In response to existence of the first status and the second status, information is utilized from the other of the modems to make a determination whether a third status exists. A determination is made, conditioned at least in part on existence of the third status, whether to perform another of the OOS scans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sudhendra K Gupta, Wei Qi, Nam Soo Park
  • Patent number: 8920817
    Abstract: The invention provides for a formulation for coating one or more microprojections which reduces or minimizes the loss of counterions from the coating in order to achieve a pH-stabilized formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Alza Corporation
    Inventors: Mahmoud Ameri, Wei-Qi Lin, Michel J. N. Cormier, Yuh-Fun Maa
  • Patent number: 8884652
    Abstract: The present invention provides a level translator circuit, a driving circuit for driving a high-voltage device and a corresponding method. The driving circuit for driving a high-voltage device comprises: a zener diode whose cathode is connected to a high-voltage power supply voltage and whose anode is connected to a ground potential of a low-voltage domain through a resistor; a high-voltage PMOS transistor whose gate is connected to an anode of the resistor, whose drain is connected to the ground potential of the low-voltage domain, and whose source is operable to supply a ground potential of a high-voltage domain; a level translator operable to convert a first signal in the low-voltage domain as received to a second signal in the high-voltage domain and output the second signal; and a low-voltage driving circuit operable to receive the second signal and adapt the second signal as a third signal which can drive the high-voltage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: iWatt Integrated Circuits Technology (Tianjin) Limited
    Inventor: Wei Qi
  • Patent number: 8880488
    Abstract: A technique manages access to a B-tree structure within a data storage apparatus. The B-tree structure maintains mappings of data blocks of a file system to data blocks of a snapshot storage area. The technique involves imposing a lock on the B-tree structure in response to a snapshot operation which copies a contiguous range of file system data blocks to a set of snapshot data blocks to save primary data of the file system as snapshot data. The technique further involves inserting multiple objects into the B-tree structure while the lock is imposed, each object including a key value which (i) identifies a respective file system data block of the contiguous range and (ii) operates as a search key to facilitate searching of nodes of the B-tree structure. The technique further involves releasing the lock imposed on the B-tree structure after the objects have been inserted into the B-tree structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Gang Xie, Junping Zhao, Kevin Xu, Jialin Yang, Wei Qi, Fenghua Hu