Patents by Inventor William Li

William Li 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: 20250137942
    Abstract: Several new techniques for designing nanophotonic scintillators which lead to optimal performance and novel functionalities. Important design concepts include the use of absorbing structures inspired by solar cells, angularly-selective structures, and metasurfaces. Scintillators based on conventionally overlooked materials (such as GaAs or GaN) are also disclosed, which are designed to reach efficiencies comparable or superior to state-of-the-art conventional scintillators (such as YAG:Ce and LYSO). Such scintillators provide important enhancement of scintillation yield arising from incorporation of nanophotonic patterns. Additionally, nanophotonic scintillators designed in conjunction with image post processing algorithms (such as deconvolution algorithms, tomographic reconstruction, etc.) are disclosed. These scintillators are designed in order to increase robustness, minimize the required dose/scan time or even the number of scans required in scintillation imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Marin Soljacic, Charles Roques-Carmes, Nicholas Rivera, Zin Lin, William Li
  • Publication number: 20250025813
    Abstract: A filtration system and method of using the same. The method comprises the steps of guiding, by alignment rail and mating boss, a filter cartridge into a manifold housing; aligning a filter magnet with a corresponding manifold magnet; rotating, by attractive magnetic forces, the manifold magnet upon rotation of the filter cartridge into an installed position; and actuating, by attractive magnetic forces, a manifold valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Robert Astle, William Li, Bruno Chima
  • Publication number: 20250010229
    Abstract: A single sheet water filter media for gravity filtration applications that improves flow performance over the product life while maintaining sufficient metal reduction, wherein at least two distinct density gradients of the single sheet form a physical barrier for capturing colloidal and insoluble contaminants, retaining the colloidal and insoluble contaminants until the contaminants become soluble in the fluid, and being removed by the single sheet filter media. The single sheet filter overcomes the difficulties of dual- and multi-layer filters attributable to slower flow rate realized well before the rated lifetime of the product. The two distinct density gradients of the single sheet filter media are created by exerting a force on a liquid slurry, such force resulting in the separation of higher powder loading and fibers that compose the top and bottom density gradients, respectfully.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: William Li, Frank A. Brigano, Blake E. Savoy, Christopher Thibeault
  • Patent number: 12138567
    Abstract: A filtration system and method of using the same. The method comprises the steps of guiding, by alignment rail and mating boss, a filter cartridge into a manifold housing; aligning a filter magnet with a corresponding manifold magnet; rotating, by attractive magnetic forces, the manifold magnet upon rotation of the filter cartridge into an installed position; and actuating, by attractive magnetic forces, a manifold valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: KX TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Robert Astle, William Li, Bruno Chima
  • Publication number: 20240328313
    Abstract: Methods for identify zones within a carbonate reservoir with (a) high porosity and high resistivity or (b) low porosity and high resistivity as potential gas-producing zones may use both resistivity data and effective porosity data where the resistivity data is conditioned before integration with the effective porosity data. For example, a method may include conditioning deep resistivity data for a plurality of zones of a subterranean formation, thereby producing conditioned deep resistivity data; integrating the conditioned deep resistivity data with effective porosity data for the plurality of zones, thereby producing a flow index curve for each of the plurality of zones; and identifying one or more potential gas-producing zones from the plurality of zones based on the flow index curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Weihua WANG, Ibrahim A. MAKRAMI, Kausik SAIKIA, Saidi Ali HASSANI, Syed S. ALAM, Yunsheng William LI
  • Publication number: 20240301785
    Abstract: In some examples, a system includes an image processing module, implemented by at least one processor, to generate one or more photo images using dipmeter logging data; and a dip data module, implemented by the at least one processor, to determine dip data using at least one of the dipmeter logging data or a borehole image log generated based on the one or more photo images. The system may be configured to perform a method for converting dipmeter logs to borehole image logs, where the method includes generating one or more image arrays using dipmeter logging data, converting the one or more image arrays into one or more photo images, decomposing the one or more photo images to one or more color components of a color matrix, and generating one or more borehole image logs using a first color component of the color matrix, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Yunsheng William LI, Weihua WANG
  • Publication number: 20240140941
    Abstract: Disclosed are a derivative of a 2,5-diketopiperazine compound, and a preparation method therefor, a pharmaceutical composition thereof and the use thereof. Specifically, disclosed are a compound as represented by formula (I), a stereoisomer thereof, a tautomer thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate of any one of the aforementioned. The compound is new in terms of structure, and has good anti-tumor activity and water solubility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Wenbao William LI, Zhongpeng DING, Feifei LI, Lianghui XIE, Yun XU, Xinwen WANG
  • Publication number: 20240042353
    Abstract: A filtration system interconnection structure having a filter manifold including a sump and a coded polymagnet located on or connected to a portion of the manifold, and a filter cartridge including a filter media, first and second end caps sealed to the filter media, and a paired coded polymagnet magnet located on or connected to the filter cartridge. The polarity profiles of the paired coded polymagnets are aligned such that a magnetic attraction force, magnetic repulsion force, or combination thereof, is generated therebetween when the filter cartridge is inserted within the manifold sump housing and moved to the alignment position, thereby causing the coded polymagnet located on or connected to the manifold to translate with respect to a longitudinal axis of the sump to allowing for direct or indirect actuation of downstream system functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Robert Astle, William Li, Jason Morgan, Garett Strandemo, Matthew W. Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20230415076
    Abstract: A filtration system and method of using the same. The method comprises the steps of guiding, by alignment rail and mating boss, a filter cartridge into a manifold housing; aligning a filter magnet with a corresponding manifold magnet; rotating, by attractive magnetic forces, the manifold magnet upon rotation of the filter cartridge into an installed position; and actuating, by attractive magnetic forces, a manifold valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Astle, William Li, Bruno Chima
  • Patent number: 11845021
    Abstract: A filtration system interconnection structure having a filter manifold including a sump housing and a first correlated magnet located on or connected to a portion of the manifold, and a filter cartridge including a filter media, first and second end caps sealed to the filter media, and a second, paired correlated magnet located on or connected to the filter cartridge housing body. The first and second correlated magnets are interconnected via magnetic communication upon insertion of the filter cartridge into the sump housing, and upon movement of the filter cartridge into an alignment position, the correlated magnet located on or connected to the manifold is permitted to translate as a result of the magnetic communication. The polarity profiles of the paired correlated magnets are aligned such that a repulsion force is created when the filter cartridge is inserted within the manifold sump housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: KX TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Astle, William Li, Jason Morgan, Garett Strandemo, Matthew W. Hartmann
  • Patent number: 11820297
    Abstract: The application proposes a bracket, a bracket assembly, a device arranged on vehicle roof and a vehicle, which are applied in the field of automobile technology. The bracket comprises: a first bracket body mounted to the top of the vehicle; and a connecting body comprising: a first connecting piece arranged on the left side of the first bracket body and mounted with a first image sensor, and a second connecting piece arranged on the right side of the first bracket body and mounted with a second image sensor, wherein the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece are arranged above A pillars of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD
    Inventors: William Li, Samir Agrawal, Jianyong Zhang, Waylon Chen, John Hu, Yunyue Cai, Xiaoning Gong, Shaoqing Ren, Ted Li, Gordon Cao, Jiong Chen, Matt Samson, Devin Zhang, Yunfeng Dong, Taylor Cheng, Nicole Guo
  • Patent number: 11794136
    Abstract: A filtration system interconnection structure having manifold with a rotatable manifold magnet of correlated magnets, a shroud with alignment tracks, an actuating valve for water ingress, and a filter cartridge having a rotatable filter magnet of correlated magnets, where the manifold magnet and the filter magnet are in magnetic communication with one another when the filter cartridge is inserted with the shroud, and are at least partially rotatably compatible, where the manifold magnet rotates with the filter magnet until the manifold magnet experiences a rotational stop beyond a predetermined rotation of the filter magnet, thus allowing the filter magnet to shift polarity with respect to the manifold magnet and present a repulsion force for removal of the filter cartridge from the shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: KX Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Robert Astle, William Li, Bruno Chima
  • Patent number: 11724216
    Abstract: A filtration system interconnection structure having manifold with a rotatable manifold magnet of correlated magnets, a shroud with alignment tracks, an actuating valve for water ingress, and a filter cartridge having a rotatable filter magnet of correlated magnets, where the manifold magnet and the filter magnet are in magnetic communication with one another when the filter cartridge is inserted with the shroud, and are at least partially rotatably compatible, where the manifold magnet rotates with the filter magnet until the manifold magnet experiences a rotational stop beyond a predetermined rotation of the filter magnet, thus allowing the filter magnet to shift polarity with respect to the manifold magnet and present a repulsion force for removal of the filter cartridge from the shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: KX Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Robert Astle, William Li, Bruno Chima
  • Patent number: 11712645
    Abstract: A filtration system interconnection structure having a filter manifold including a sump housing and a first correlated magnet located on or connected to a portion of the manifold, and a filter cartridge including a filter media, first and second end caps sealed to the filter media, and a second, paired correlated magnet located on or connected to the filter cartridge housing body. The first and second correlated magnets are interconnected via magnetic communication upon insertion of the filter cartridge into the sump housing, and upon movement of the filter cartridge into an alignment position, the correlated magnet located on or connected to the manifold is permitted to translate as a result of the magnetic communication. The polarity profiles of the paired correlated magnets are aligned such that a repulsion force is created when the filter cartridge is inserted within the manifold sump housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: KX Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Robert Astle, William Li, Garett Strandemo, Matthew W. Hartmann
  • Patent number: 11715143
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for selling and servicing cars using a network of existing owners of the car and a network of existing independent car service centers and a distributed linked computer communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: NIO Technology (Anhui) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: William Li, Chris Ricci
  • Patent number: 11522993
    Abstract: A call analytics system and associated methods that can be used to rapidly analyze call data and provide conversational insights. The call analytics system receives audio call data of a phone call between a customer and an agent of a business, and converts the call data into one or more messages for handling by a distributed stream-processing platform. In some embodiments, the stream-processing platform is the Apache Kafka platform. The distributed platform processes the messages and communicates with various software modules to generate a variety of conversational insights. When processed by a stream-processing platform, certain analyses can occur in parallel which allows conversational insights to be provided to the businesses shortly (e.g., within seconds) after the call data is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Marchex, Inc.
    Inventors: William Li, Michael Kunugiyama
  • Publication number: 20220249993
    Abstract: A single sheet water filter media for gravity filtration applications that improves flow performance over the product life while maintaining sufficient metal reduction, wherein at least two distinct density gradients of the single sheet form a physical barrier for capturing colloidal and insoluble contaminants, retaining the colloidal and insoluble contaminants until the contaminants become soluble in the fluid, and being removed by the single sheet filter media. The single sheet filter overcomes the difficulties of dual- and multi-layer filters attributable to slower flow rate realized well before the rated lifetime of the product. The two distinct density gradients of the single sheet filter media are created by exerting a force on a liquid slurry, such force resulting in the separation of higher powder loading and fibers that compose the top and bottom density gradients, respectfully.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: William Li, Frank A. Brigano, Blake E. Savoy, Christopher Thibeault
  • Publication number: 20220249994
    Abstract: A single sheet water filter media for gravity filtration applications that improves flow performance over the product life while maintaining sufficient metal reduction, wherein at least two distinct density gradients of the single sheet form a physical barrier for capturing colloidal and insoluble contaminants, retaining the colloidal and insoluble contaminants until the contaminants become soluble in the fluid, and being removed by the single sheet filter media. The single sheet filter overcomes the difficulties of dual- and multi-layer filters attributable to slower flow rate realized well before the rated lifetime of the product. The two distinct density gradients of the single sheet filter media are created by exerting a force on a liquid slurry, such force resulting in the separation of higher powder loading and fibers that compose the top and bottom density gradients, respectfully.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: William Li, Frank A. Brigano, Blake E. Savoy, Christopher Thibeault
  • Patent number: D986777
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Inventor: William Li
  • Patent number: D998508
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Inventor: William Li