Patents by Inventor Yujie HOU

Yujie HOU 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: 20250027930
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for expanding activated T cells to produce T cells with less differentiated status and enhanced in vivo persistence after adoptive transfer. Activated T cells suitable for the methods include, e.g., progenitor exhausted (Tim3?TCF-1+), stem memory, and central memory T cells. The invention also provides methods for identifying progenitor exhausted T cells specific to an antigen. Further, the invention provides progenitor exhausted T cells, pharmaceutical compositions, and kits as well as methods for the treatment of cancer or infection using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Peng Wu, Yujie Shi, Yingqin Hou
  • Patent number: 11262300
    Abstract: Dust accumulation monitors are provided to autonomously monitor dust accumulations. The dust accumulation monitors include a casing having a translucent portion, a light sensor configured to output a sensing signal based on sensed light penetrating through the translucent portion, a controller coupled to the light sensor to receive the sensing signal and configured to output a dust alert signal based on the received sensing signal, and a communication interface coupled to the controller and configured to output an alert based on the dust alert signal output by the controller. A dust accumulation monitoring system includes a plurality of dust accumulation monitors, and a central monitor communicatively connected to each of the plurality of dust accumulation monitors and configured to receive dust sensing signals from each of the plurality of dust accumulation monitors. The dust accumulation monitors may communicate through wired or wireless links with the central monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: BAKER ENGINEERING & RISK CONSULTANTS, INC.
    Inventors: Philip James Parsons, Benjamin Stover, Yujie Hou
  • Publication number: 20210181107
    Abstract: Dust accumulation monitors are provided to autonomously monitor dust accumulations. The dust accumulation monitors include a casing having a translucent portion, a light sensor configured to output a sensing signal based on sensed light penetrating through the translucent portion, a controller coupled to the light sensor to receive the sensing signal and configured to output a dust alert signal based on the received sensing signal, and a communication interface coupled to the controller and configured to output an alert based on the dust alert signal output by the controller. A dust accumulation monitoring system includes a plurality of dust accumulation monitors, and a central monitor communicatively connected to each of the plurality of dust accumulation monitors and configured to receive dust sensing signals from each of the plurality of dust accumulation monitors. The dust accumulation monitors may communicate through wired or wireless links with the central monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Philip James PARSONS, Benjamin STOVER, Yujie HOU
  • Patent number: 10921250
    Abstract: Dust accumulation monitors are provided to autonomously monitor dust accumulations. The dust accumulation monitors include a casing having a translucent portion, a light sensor configured to output a sensing signal based on sensed light penetrating through the translucent portion, a controller coupled to the light sensor to receive the sensing signal and configured to output a dust alert signal based on the received sensing signal, and a communication interface coupled to the controller and configured to output an alert based on the dust alert signal output by the controller. A dust accumulation monitoring system includes a plurality of dust accumulation monitors, and a central monitor communicatively connected to each of the plurality of dust accumulation monitors and configured to receive dust sensing signals from each of the plurality of dust accumulation monitors. The dust accumulation monitors may communicate through wired or wireless links with the central monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: BAKER ENGINEERING & RISK CONSULTANTS, INC.
    Inventors: Philip James Parsons, Benjamin Stover, Yujie Hou
  • Publication number: 20190072487
    Abstract: Dust accumulation monitors are provided to autonomously monitor dust accumulations. The dust accumulation monitors include a casing having a translucent portion, a light sensor configured to output a sensing signal based on sensed light penetrating through the translucent portion, a controller coupled to the light sensor to receive the sensing signal and configured to output a dust alert signal based on the received sensing signal, and a communication interface coupled to the controller and configured to output an alert based on the dust alert signal output by the controller. A dust accumulation monitoring system includes a plurality of dust accumulation monitors, and a central monitor communicatively connected to each of the plurality of dust accumulation monitors and configured to receive dust sensing signals from each of the plurality of dust accumulation monitors. The dust accumulation monitors may communicate through wired or wireless links with the central monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Philip James PARSONS, Benjamin STOVER, Yujie HOU