Patents by Inventor Yongbin Lin

Yongbin Lin 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).

  • Comment ranking by search engine
    Patent number: 10242105
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides example methods and apparatuses for implementing comment ranking by a search engine. One or more terms describing a target object are extracted from a comment in connection with the target object. One or more useful attributes included in the comment are obtained according to the terms describing the target object. An scoring index the comment is determined according to a number of the useful attributes. The comment is scored according to the index. The comment is ranked according to the score. The present techniques enable a user to quickly and efficiently view helpful comments and help the user make an informed decision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventors: Ranran Du, Yongbin Lin
  • COMMENT RANKING BY SEARCH ENGINE
    Publication number: 20140379682
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides example methods and apparatuses for implementing comment ranking by a search engine. One or more terms describing a target object are extracted from a comment in connection with the target object. One or more useful attributes included in the comment are obtained according to the terms describing the target object. An scoring index the comment is determined according to a number of the useful attributes. The comment is scored according to the index. The comment is ranked according to the score. The present techniques enable a user to quickly and efficiently view helpful comments and help the user make an informed decision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Ranran Du, Yongbin Lin
  • Systems and methods for localized surface plasmon resonance sensing
    Patent number: 8879065
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally pertain to systems and methods for localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) sensing. A system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure comprises an optical fiber having a metallic dot array on a tip of the optical fiber, a light source coupled to the optical fiber via a light coupler, and a spectrometer coupled to the optical fiber via the coupler. The light source is configured to transmit light within a range of wavelengths along the optical fiber. When the light reaches the dot array, the light excites surface plasmons of the dot array and causes the surface plasmons of the dots to resonate. The dots are chemically functionalized to have a specific affinity for a particular substance, and the resonance frequency of the dots changes when the substance is present thereby changing an absorption peak of the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama for and on behalf of the University of Alabama in Huntsville
    Inventors: Yongbin Lin, Robert Lindquist, Yang Zou
  • Shared slab AWG circuits and systems
    Patent number: 7876986
    Abstract: Planar AWG circuits and systems are disclosed that use air trench bends and shared MMI slabs to increase planar circuit compactness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Inventors: Yongbin Lin, Gregory P. Nordin, Seunghyun Kim
  • SHARED SLAB AWG CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20090123113
    Abstract: Planar AWG circuits and systems are disclosed that use air trench bends and shared MMI slabs to increase planar circuit compactness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Yongbin Lin, Gregory P. Nordin, Seunghyun Kim
  • Ultra-compact planar AWG circuits and systems
    Patent number: 7492988
    Abstract: Planar AWG circuits and systems are disclosed that use air trench bends to increase planar circuit compactness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Inventors: Gregory P. Nordin, Yongbin Lin, Seunghyun Kim