Christopher Chen

US Patent:

20020032656, Mar 14, 2002

Filed:

Mar 27, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/818824

Inventors:

Christopher Chen - Los Angeles CA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/043000

Abstract:

A method and a system for providing automatic teller machine (“ATM”) services to the customers of multiple financial institutions where the financial institutions contract with an ATM services provider. The ATM services provider providing multiple ATM's which are connected to an electronic funds transfer network. In an exemplary embodiment, the contracting financial institutions pay fees to the services provider in return for the services provider providing the financial institutions' customers with reduced or no cost ATM access. By contracting out the same set of ATMs to multiple financial institutions, the ATM services provider reduces duplicate ATM costs incurred when each financial institution maintains its own ATM network. Preferably, each of the ATMs of the ATM services provider has similar distinguishing characteristics or “trade dress” so as to make the ATM services provider's ATMs readily distinguishable from other ATMs. The ATM services provider may maintain a database of information about the customers and financial institutions including, but not limited to, the account numbers, the financial institution identification numbers, the transaction histories, and the contractual arrangements for determining the amount of reduced fees to be charged to the financial institutions and their customers. The service provider's ATMs may provide all conventional ATM transactions including, but not limited to, withdrawals of cash, inquiries of account balances, transfers of balances, and deposits of monies and checks.

US Patent:

20120058174, Mar 8, 2012

Filed:

Aug 17, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/211478

Inventors:

Jennifer L. West - Houston TX, US
Christopher S. Chen - Princeton NJ, US
Jordan S. Miller - Philadelphia PA, US
Michael T. Yang - Philadelphia PA, US

International Classification:

A61K 9/70
A61K 35/00
A61K 38/00
B29C 47/00
A61K 35/12
B29D 7/01
C03C 25/68
B05D 5/00
A61K 9/00
A61K 31/7088

US Classification:

424443, 424400, 424 931, 514 11, 514 44 R, 424 937, 264 458, 216 7, 427243, 264465

Abstract:

Methods of fabricating a substantially interconnected model vasculature, as well as compositions formed from such methods are provided. In some embodiments, the methods may comprise forming a non-woven fiber network comprising a plurality of fibers and a void space; backfilling the void space of the fiber network; and removing the fibers to form a substantially interconnected vascular network.

US Patent:

20150038598, Feb 5, 2015

Filed:

Jul 31, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/955897

Inventors:

Lixin You - Sugar Land TX, US
Shabbir Husain - Emeryville CA, US
Christopher M. Chen - Sugar Land TX, US

Assignee:

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. - San Ramon CA

International Classification:

C07C 1/04

US Classification:

518702, 518705, 422187

Abstract:

A synthesis gas conversion process and system are disclosed. Fresh syngas from a methane reformer is used as a sweep zone gas feed which is caused to flow across a water permselective membrane in a membrane reactor. The water permselective membrane is adjacent a synthesis gas conversion reaction zone in which synthesis gas is contacted with a catalyst and converted to effluent including water. Water is removed from the reaction zone through the membrane and passes out of the reactor with the sweep zone gas. The water is then removed from the sweep zone gas forming a modified gas feed which is fed to the reaction zone. The modified gas feed has a preferred H/CO ratio to feed into the reaction zone.