Patents by Inventor William Liao

William Liao 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).

  • Patent number: 11944681
    Abstract: The invention is directed to HIV-1 neutralizing antibodies and methods for their uses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: Duke University, University of Maryland
    Inventors: Barton F. Haynes, Hua-Xin Liao, M. Anthony Moody, LaTonya Williams, Kevin J. Wiehe, Gilad Adi Ofek
  • Publication number: 20240080538
    Abstract: The various implementations described herein include a video camera assembly that includes: (1) a housing; (2) an image sensor encased in the housing and configured to capture activity of the smart home environment; (3) a wireless radio configured to transmit video frames captured by the image sensor to an electronic device via a remote server; (4) at least one infrared transmitter configured to selectively illuminate the smart home environment; (5) one or more circuit boards encased in the housing, the one or more circuit boards including at least one processor mounted thereon; and (6) a heating component coupled to the image sensor, the heating component configured to continuously maintain the image sensor at a temperature above a threshold temperature while the image sensor is capturing the activity of the smart home environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jason Rukes, Tyler Wilson, Amber Volmering, William Dong, Jeffrey Law, Jason Goulden, Guangxun Liao, Kevin Edward Booth, Dietrich Ho, Daniel Patrick Foran, Oliver Mueller, Mark Kraz
  • Publication number: 20220283049
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to be removably attached to a tire/hub assembly of a vehicle via lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly is used to determine imbalance forces of the tire/hub assembly during motion of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a disk and a plurality of cup-shaped objects fixed at one end to the disk and extending perpendicularly outward from the disk. The plurality of cup-shaped objects are arranged a fixed radial distance from a radial center of the disk in a pattern that matches the lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The apparatus is mounted to the vehicle's tire/hub assembly by fitting the plurality of cup-shaped objects over the lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The apparatus further includes one or more inertial measurement units (IMU's) mounted to the disk to measure parameters that are used for calculating the imbalance forces during motion of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Eric L. CANFIELD, David M. SCRIBNER, Scott J. SOMA, Robert P. ALSTON, David A. FENIMORE, Zoe KANE, Rachel FOSTER, Meer GUJRAL, Joseph H. COTTINGHAM, Saahas S. YECHURI, Aron SUN, Ethan REILAND, Anish SUDINI, Amish SAINI, William LIAO, Rohan EPUR, Ryan M. LARUE, Brandon T. FANTI
  • Patent number: 11287348
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to be removably attached to a tire/hub assembly of a vehicle via lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly is used to determine imbalance forces of the tire/hub assembly during motion of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a disk and a plurality of cup-shaped objects fixed at one end to the disk and extending perpendicularly outward from the disk. The plurality of cup-shaped objects are arranged a fixed radial distance from a radial center of the disk in a pattern that matches the lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The apparatus is mounted to the vehicle's tire/hub assembly by fitting the plurality of cup-shaped objects over the lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The apparatus further includes one or more inertial measurement units (IMU's) mounted to the disk to measure parameters that are used for calculating the imbalance forces during motion of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: BALANCED ENGINEERING SOLUTION, LLC
    Inventors: Eric L. Canfield, David M. Scribner, Scott J. Soma, Robert P. Alston, David Fenimore, Zoe Kane, Rachel Foster, Meer Gujral, Joseph H. Cottingham, Saahas S. Yechuri, Aron Sun, Ethan Reiland, Anish Sudini, Amish Saini, William Liao, Rohan Epur, Ryan M. Larue, Brandon T. Fanti
  • Publication number: 20210223131
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to be removably attached to a tire/hub assembly of a vehicle via lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly is used to determine imbalance forces of the tire/hub assembly during motion of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a disk and a plurality of cup-shaped objects fixed at one end to the disk and extending perpendicularly outward from the disk. The plurality of cup-shaped objects are arranged a fixed radial distance from a radial center of the disk in a pattern that matches the lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The apparatus is mounted to the vehicle's tire/hub assembly by fitting the plurality of cup-shaped objects over the lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The apparatus further includes one or more inertial measurement units (IMU's) mounted to the disk to measure parameters that are used for calculating the imbalance forces during motion of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Eric L. CANFIELD, David M. SCRIBNER, Scott J. SOMA, Robert P. ALSTON, David FENIMORE, Zoe KANE, Rachel FOSTER, Meer GUJRAL, Joseph H. COTTINGHAM, Saahas S. YECHURI, Aron SUN, Ethan REILAND, Anish SUDINI, Amish SAINI, William LIAO, Rohan EPUR, Ryan M. LARUE, Brandon T. FANTI
  • Patent number: 10969292
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to be removably attached to a tire/hub assembly of a vehicle via lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly is used to determine imbalance forces of the tire/hub assembly during motion of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a disk and a plurality of cup-shaped objects fixed at one end to the disk and extending perpendicularly outward from the disk. The plurality of cup-shaped objects are arranged a fixed radial distance from a radial center of the disk in a pattern that matches the lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The apparatus is mounted to the vehicle's tire/hub assembly by fitting the plurality of cup-shaped objects over the lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The apparatus further includes one or more inertial measurement units (IMU's) mounted to the disk to measure parameters that are used for calculating the imbalance forces during motion of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: BALANCED ENGINEERING SOLUTION, LLC
    Inventors: Eric L. Canfield, David M. Scribner, Scott J. Soma, Robert P. Alston, David Fenimore, Zoe Kane, Rachel Foster, Meer Gujral, Joseph H. Cottingham, Saahas S. Yechuri, Aron Sun, Ethan Reiland, Anish Sudini, Amish Saini, William Liao, Rohan Epur, Ryan M. Larue, Brandon T. Fanti
  • Publication number: 20210063267
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to be removably attached to a tire/hub assembly of a vehicle via lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly is used to determine imbalance forces of the tire/hub assembly during motion of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a disk and a plurality of cup-shaped objects fixed at one end to the disk and extending perpendicularly outward from the disk. The plurality of cup-shaped objects are arranged a fixed radial distance from a radial center of the disk in a pattern that matches the lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The apparatus is mounted to the vehicle's tire/hub assembly by fitting the plurality of cup-shaped objects over the lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The apparatus further includes one or more inertial measurement units (IMU's) mounted to the disk to measure parameters that are used for calculating the imbalance forces during motion of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Eric L. CANFIELD, David M. SCRIBNER, Scott J. SOMA, Robert P. ALSTON, David FENIMORE, Zoe KANE, Rachel FOSTER, Meer GUJRAL, Joseph H. COTTINGHAM, Saahas S. YECHURI, Aron SUN, Ethan REILAND, Anish SUDINI, Amish SAINI, William LIAO, Rohan EPUR, Ryan M. LARUE, Brandon T. FANTI
  • Patent number: 9411760
    Abstract: In a system and method for a thin-client terminal system having a local screen buffer using a serial bus, a serial bus interface device receives encoded data from a thin-client server system. The serial bus interface device decodes the encoded data according to a serial bus data format and provides the decoded data to a thin-client control system. The thin-client control system distributes the decoded data for processing to a video processing system, an audio processing system, and an input/output control system. The thin-client control system also receives input data from input devices connected to the thin-client terminal system. The input data is processed and encoded according to the serial bus data format for transmission to the thin-client server system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: nComputing Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriele Sartori, Subir Ghosh, William Liao
  • Publication number: 20120219070
    Abstract: In a system and method for a thin-client terminal system having a local screen buffer using a serial bus, a serial bus interface device receives encoded data from a thin-client server system. The serial bus interface device decodes the encoded data according to a serial bus data format and provides the decoded data to a thin-client control system. The thin-client control system distributes the decoded data for processing to a video processing system, an audio processing system, and an input/output control system. The thin-client control system also receives input data from input devices connected to the thin-client terminal system. The input data is processed and encoded according to the serial bus data format for transmission to the thin-client server system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: nComputing Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriele Sartori, Subir Ghosh, William Liao
  • Publication number: 20050110756
    Abstract: A device for controlling keyboard keys displayed on a display. A three dimensional position sensing device is used to locate a pointing object such as a finger tip hovering over a display screen. A processor moves the displayed keys in corresponding x and y directions responsive to the two dimensional location of the finger tip. The processor also increases or decreases the size of a portion of the displayed keys depending on whether the finger tip is moving toward or away from the display in the z-direction in order to assist the user in navigating a full keyboard in a small display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Bernard Hall, William Liao
  • Patent number: 6724683
    Abstract: A data synchronizer (210) transfers data from a data sending circuit (120) to a data receiving circuit (130). The data sending circuit is synchronous with a first clock (SCLK), and a data receiving circuit is synchronous with a second clock (RCLK). The two clocks have equal frequencies but may be out of phase. The synchronizer includes a circular FIFO. The FIFO entries (FF0-FF3) are written synchronously with the first clock (SCLK). The entries' outputs are connected to a multiplexer (230) whose select signals (RSEL0-RSEL3) are generated synchronously with the second clock (RCLK). Multiple entries make their data items available to the multiplexer at the same time. The sender (120) writes a data item and a data valid flag to the FIFO in each cycle of the first clock. The receiver (130) reads the FIFO in each cycle of the second clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Applied Micro Circuits Corporation
    Inventor: William Liao
  • Publication number: 20030169644
    Abstract: A data synchronizer (210) transfers data from a data sending circuit (120) to a data receiving circuit (130). The data sending circuit is synchronous with a first clock (SCLK), and a data receiving circuit is synchronous with a second clock (RCLK). The two clocks have equal frequencies but may be out of phase. The synchronizer includes a circular FIFO. The FIFO entries (FF0-FF3) are written synchronously with the first clock (SCLK). The entries' outputs are connected to a multiplexer (230) whose select signals (RSEL0-RSEL3) are generated synchronously with the second clock (RCLK). Multiple entries make their data items available to the multiplexer at the same time. The sender (120) writes a data item and a data valid flag to the FIFO in each cycle of the first clock. The receiver (130) reads the FIFO in each cycle of the second clock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventor: William Liao
  • Patent number: 6560821
    Abstract: A glass door hinge is provided which is self-centering and clamps a glass door between two opposed clamps. The hinge includes a mount, a pair of clamps, a hinge block, a spindle, and a biasing member for engaging the spindle to return the clamps and the door to a centered position. Each of the clamps is preferably provided with a lipped gasket which isolates the door from the metal hinge components. One of the clamps has a pair of set screws for holding the spindle in position relative to the clamps, and a pair of locking screws for inhibiting movement of the set screws. The set screws and locking screws are concealed from view by being received entirely within the clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: The Group Legacy L.C.
    Inventors: Craig Miller, William Liao
  • Publication number: 20020116787
    Abstract: A glass door hinge is provided which is self-centering and clamps a glass door between two opposed clamps. The hinge includes a mount, a pair of clamps, a hinge block, a spindle, and a biasing member for engaging the spindle to return the clamps and the door to a centered position. Each of the clamps is preferably provided with a lipped gasket which isolates the door from the metal hinge components. One of the clamps has a pair of set screws for holding the spindle in position relative to the clamps, and a pair of locking screws for inhibiting movement of the set screws. The set screws and locking screws are concealed from view by being received entirely within the clamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Craig Miller, William Liao
  • Patent number: 6115444
    Abstract: Structure and method for counting a predetermined number of counts is provided. A count end value is identified which is greater than or equal to (not less than) the predetermined number of counts. The count end value is chosen such that it is representable by n symbols (designated n-1, n-2, . . . , m, m-1, . . . , 1, 0) where the most significant n-1 through m symbols are a first binary symbol and the least significant m-1 through 0 symbols are a different second binary symbol, for example "1"0 and "0". An n-symbol current count value (also representable by n-1, n-2, . . . , m, m-1, . . . , 1, 0 symbols) is initialized to a count start value which is equal to the count end value minus the predetermined number of counts, then as the counter counts, the current count value is incremented by one (or some other count increment) for each count or cycle of the counter. After each iteration (or before the next iteration of the counter cycle) each of the n-1, . . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Amphus, Inc.
    Inventor: William Liao