Wei Chen

6687847, Feb 3, 2004

Apr 19, 2000

09/552136

Marcos K. Aguilera - Bures-sur-Yvette, FR
Wei Chen - Nashua NH
Sam Toueg - Ithaca NY

Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. - Ithaca NY

H02H 305

714 4, 714 47, 714 23, 714 15

New failure detector mechanisms particularly suitable for use in asynchronous distributed computing systems in which processes may crash and recover, and two crash-recovery consensus mechanisms, one requiring stable storage and the other not requiring it. Both consensus mechanisms tolerate link failures and are particularly efficient in the common runs with no failures or failure detector mistakes. Consensus is achieved in such runs within 3 time and with 4n messages, where is the maximum message delay and n is the number of processes in the system.

6890717, May 10, 2005

Nov 28, 2000

09/724304

Yi-Ping Li - Brookline MA, US
Wei Chen - Brookline MA, US

Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children - Boston MA

C12Q001/68

435 6, 435 681, 435 691, 435440, 536 231, 536 241

The invention provides nucleic acid molecules derived from human osteoblasts. The nucleic acid molecules are used in applications such as diagnostic methods, screening assays and as hybridization probes and primers.

7462325, Dec 9, 2008

Nov 30, 2001

09/997999

Lawrence F. Hancock - North Andover MA, US
Robert Deans - Grafton MA, US
Wei Chen - Stillwater OK, US

Nomadics, Inc. - Stillwater OK

B32B 5/02

422 8205, 526285, 25230135, 422 8208

This invention involves a series of articles, dispersions, compositions, methods, and kits. Several aspects of the invention involve dispersed particles made from polymers having a delocalized π-orbital backbone structure, as well as methods for making and using such particles. The delocalized π-orbital backbone allows the polymer to have a high degree of luminosity, useful in many embodiments of the invention. The polymers of this invention can also have bulky substituents to prevent intermolecular π-π interactions that can decrease luminosity. The polymer may also have charged side chains immobilized relative to the backbone, which can allow the polymer to be made into stably suspended micro- or nanoparticles dispersed in solution, sometimes with very narrow size distributions. In some embodiments, depending on the conditions used to synthesize and prepare the particles, the particles each consist of a single polymer molecule. Side groups, including biological, biochemical, or chemical molecules, can be attached to the polymer to provide additional functions, such as altering the luminosity of the polymer, or allowing the polymer to bind to certain molecules, such as in a chemical sensor or in a biological assay.

20020170678, Nov 21, 2002

May 15, 2002

10/146366

Toshio Hayashi - Chigasaki-shi, JP
Wei Chen - Andover MA, US
Kippei Sugita - Cambridge MA, US
Kouji Kaga - Tsushima-shi, JP

C23F001/00
C23C016/00
B05C011/00

156/345480, 118/72300I, 156/345280, 118/712000

The present invention is to provide a plasma processing apparatus, whose structure can be simplified, and further, which is capable of forming highly effective plasma and obtaining a satisfactory vertical etching property without involving a problem concerning interference. In the plasma processing apparatus according to the invention, a ground electrode provided at a position opposite to a substrate mounting electrode is configured to be a counter electrode, whose potential is in a floating state, and radio frequency power is branched at an arbitrary position of the radio frequency antenna coil, which generates inductive discharge, into the counter electrode through a capacitor so as to share a part of the radio frequency power used for inductive discharge, thereby generating a self-bias in the counter electrode. In the system, there is provided a mechanism for controlling the radio frequency voltage to be applied to the floating electrode uniformly.

20090294063, Dec 3, 2009

Aug 7, 2009

12/538025

Toshio HAYASHI - Kanagawa, JP
Wei CHEN - Andover MA, US
Kippei SUGITA - Cambridge MA, US
Kouji KAGA - Aichi, JP

ULVAC INC. - Kanagawa

C23F 1/08
H05H 1/46

15634528

The present invention is to provide a plasma processing apparatus, whose structure can be simplified, and further, which is capable of forming highly effective plasma and obtaining a satisfactory vertical etching property without involving a problem concerning interference. In the plasma processing apparatus according to the invention, a ground electrode provided at a position opposite to a substrate mounting electrode is configured to be a counter electrode, whose potential is in a floating state, and radio frequency power is branched at an arbitrary position of the radio frequency antenna coil, which generates inductive discharge, into the counter electrode through a capacitor so as to share a part of the radio frequency power used for inductive discharge, thereby generating a self-bias in the counter electrode. In the system, there is provided a mechanism for controlling the radio frequency voltage to be applied to the floating electrode uniformly.

20110298579, Dec 8, 2011

Jun 8, 2010

12/795878

Martin Hardegger - Sargans, CH
Reto Berner - Aarau, CH
Richard Galera - Nashua NH, US
Suresh Nair - Amherst NH, US
Wei Jie Chen - Westford MA, US
Carl Meinherz - Malans, CH
Craig Martin Brockman - Windham NH, US
Elik I. Fooks - Lexington MA, US
Manfred Stein - Graubuenden, CH
Robert M. Black - Bolton MA, US
Roger Merz - Richterswil, CH
Steven A. Eisenbrown - South Russell OH, US

Cedes Safety & Automation AG - Landquart
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Mayfield Heights OH

G05B 23/02

340 31

Systems and methods are provided for defining a safety zone in an industrial automation environment. The method includes monitoring an object that approaches an operating zone where equipment is controlled within the operating zone. This includes determining the speed or direction that the object approaches the operating zone. The method includes dynamically adjusting a safety region in view of the determined speed or direction of the object and enabling or disabling the equipment within the operating zone based in part on the object entering the safety region.

20120092485, Apr 19, 2012

Oct 18, 2010

12/906622

Carl Meinherz - Malans, CH
Craig Martin Brockman - Windham NH, US
Elik I. Fooks - Lexington MA, US
Manfred Norbert Stein - Graubuenden, CH
Martin Hardegger - Sargans, CH
Wei Jie Chen - Westford MA, US
Reto Berner - Aarau, CH
Richard Galera - Nashua NH, US
Robert M. Black - Bolton MA, US
Roger Merz - Richterswil, CH
Suresh Nair - Amherst NH, US
Steven A. Eisenbrown - South Russell OH, US

CEDES SAFETY & AUTOMATION AG - Landquart
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Mayfield Heights OH

H04N 7/18

348 91, 348E07085

Systems and methods are provided for utilizing time of flight sensors in an industrial automation environment. The method includes employing a multi pixel camera associated with a time of flight sensor to detect an object located within a defined or bounded target area, comparing pixels with adjacent pixels associated with an image of the object captured by the multi pixel camera, identifying the object as being a colored, texture, or highly reflective object, and controlling industrial machinery based on the identification of the object entering the target area.

20120095575, Apr 19, 2012

Oct 14, 2010

12/904471

Carl Meinherz - Malans, CH
Craig Martin Brockman - Windham NH, US
Elik I. Fooks - Lexington MA, US
Manfred Norbert Stein - Graubuenden, CH
Martin Hardegger - Sargans, CH
Wei Jie Chen - Westford MA, US
Reto Berner - Aarau, CH
Richard Galera - Nashua NH, US
Robert M. Black - Bolton MA, US
Roger Merz - Richterswil, CH
Suresh Nair - Amherst NH, US
Steven A. Eisenbrown - South Russell OH, US

Cedes Safety & Automation AG - Landquart
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. - Mayfield Heights OH

G05B 9/02
G05B 15/02

700 79, 700 83

Systems and methods are provided for controlling industrial equipment in the performance of various industrial activities based on the detected body movement of a user in an industrial automation environment. The method includes employing a time-of-flight sensor to detect movement of a body part of the user, ascertaining whether or not the movement of the body part conforms to a recognized movement of the body part, interpreting the recognized movement of the body part as a performable action, and thereafter actuating industrial machinery to perform the performable action.