Michael K Lin

US Patent:

7003134, Feb 21, 2006

Filed:

Mar 8, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/520964

Inventors:

Michele M. Covell - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Michael Hongmai Lin - Stanford CA, US
Ali Rahimi - Belmont CA, US
Michael Harville - Palo Alto CA, US
Trevor J. Darrell - San Francisco CA, US
John I. Woodfill - Palo Alto CA, US
Harlyn Baker - Los Altos CA, US
Gaile G. Gordon - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Vulcan Patents LLC - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G06K 9/00

US Classification:

382103, 382106, 382107

Abstract:

Dense range data obtained at real-time rates is employed to estimate the pose of an articulated figure. In one approach, the range data is used in combination with a model of connected patches. Each patch is the planar convex hull of two circles, and a recursive procedure is carried out to determine an estimate of pose which most closely correlates to the range data. In another aspect of the invention, the dense range data is used in conjunction with image intensity information to improve pose tracking performance. The range information is used to determine the shape of an object, rather than assume a generic model or estimate structure from motion. In this aspect of the invention, a depth constraint equation, which is a counterpart to the classic brightness change constraint equation, is employed. Both constraints are used to jointly solve for motion estimates.

US Patent:

7158656, Jan 2, 2007

Filed:

Aug 1, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/195039

Inventors:

Michele M. Covell - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Michael Hongmai Lin - Stanford CA, US
Ali Rahimi - Belmont CA, US
Michael Harville - Palo Alto CA, US
Trevor J. Darrell - San Francisco CA, US
John I. Woodfill - Palo Alto CA, US
Harlyn Baker - Los Altos CA, US
Gaile G. Gordon - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Vulcan Patents LLC - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G06K 9/00

US Classification:

382106, 382103, 382107, 348139

Abstract:

Dense range data obtained at real-time rates is employed to estimate the pose of an articulated figure. In one approach, the range data is used in combination with a model of connected patches. Each patch is the planar convex hull of two circles, and a recursive procedure is carried out to determine an estimate of pose which most closely correlates to the range data. In another aspect of the invention, the dense range data is used in conjunction with image intensity information to improve pose tracking performance. The range information is used to determine the shape of an object, rather than assume a generic model or estimate structure from motion. In this aspect of the invention, a depth constraint equation, which is a counterpart to the classic brightness change constraint equation, is employed. Both constraints are used to jointly solve for motion estimates.

US Patent:

8230532, Jul 31, 2012

Filed:

Mar 31, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/414767

Inventors:

Win Htay - Temple City CA, US
Michael Lin - Playa Del Rey CA, US

International Classification:

E03D 1/35

US Classification:

4392, 4393

Abstract:

The device of the present invention comprises a limiting face configured to limit a movement of a stop arm of a toilet flush system actuator unit, that may be mounted to a toilet flush valve body by at least one retention piece. A fulcrum piece may also be provided, the fulcrum piece including a fulcrum hole adaptably sized to receive a fulcrum pin of a toilet flush system actuator unit, such that when the device is installed on a broken toilet flush valve the device will substitute, or provide support, for the support arms with fulcrum holes and stop tab for the toilet tilt valve.

US Patent:

8361906, Jan 29, 2013

Filed:

May 20, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/784341

Inventors:

Kwangduk Douglas Lee - Redwood City CA, US
Martin Jay Seamons - San Jose CA, US
Sudha Rathi - San Jose CA, US
Chiu Chan - Foster City CA, US
Michael H. Lin - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Applied Materials, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H01L 21/302

US Classification:

438725, 438714, 438717, 430313

Abstract:

A method of forming an amorphous carbon layer on a substrate in a substrate processing chamber, includes introducing a hydrocarbon source into the processing chamber, introducing argon, alone or in combination with helium, hydrogen, nitrogen, and combinations thereof, into the processing chamber, wherein the argon has a volumetric flow rate to hydrocarbon source volumetric flow rate ratio of about 10:1 to about 20:1, generating a plasma in the processing chamber at a substantially lower pressure of about 2 Torr to 10 Torr, and forming a conformal amorphous carbon layer on the substrate.

US Patent:

D696000, Dec 24, 2013

Filed:

Jun 21, 2013

Appl. No.:

29/458677

Inventors:

Michael Lin - Arcadia CA, US

Assignee:

Cherokee Inc. - Sherman Oaks CA

International Classification:

0202

US Classification:

D 2857

US Patent:

20050045511, Mar 3, 2005

Filed:

Sep 2, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/653384

Inventors:

Michael Lin - Arcadia CA, US

International Classification:

B65D085/00

US Classification:

206388000

Abstract:

A cable holder comprises a substantially hollow transparent plastic upper member, a substantially hollow plastic lower member and a retaining member forming a pair of grooves. Each groove holds a protruding cable terminal and section of cable when each end of cable is mounted in each groove. The retaining member fits with the substantially hollow upper or lower member in a recessed position when a user depresses the retaining member into the substantially hollow member.

US Patent:

20080150378, Jun 26, 2008

Filed:

Nov 7, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/983418

Inventors:

Mitch Heinrich - Oakland CA, US
Michael Lin - San Francisco CA, US
Benji Rappoport - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

H02K 7/10

US Classification:

310 78, 310 75 B

Abstract:

An electric power generation system is disclosed. The electric power generation system includes: a string; a bobbin configured to rotate when the string is unwound from the bobbin as the string is pulled; and an electric power generator having a rotor wherein the rotor is mechanically coupled to the bobbin. The string is anchored at one end to a case and passes around a rotating wheel. The rotating wheel is configured to be pulled.

US Patent:

20090203035, Aug 13, 2009

Filed:

Oct 27, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/259089

Inventors:

Nathan C. Shaner - Seaside CA, US
Michael Z. Lin - San Diego CA, US
Michael McKeown - La Jolla CA, US
Roger Y. Tsien - La Jolla CA, US

Assignee:

The Regents of the University of California - Oakland CA

International Classification:

G01N 33/53
C07K 14/00
C07H 21/00
C12N 15/74
C12N 5/06
C12Q 1/02

US Classification:

435 71, 530350, 530402, 536 231, 4353201, 435325, 435 29

Abstract:

The present invention relates to novel fluorescent protein variants of DsRed and eqFP578. Fluorescent protein variants having increased photostability and/or having reversible photoswitching behavior, as well as polynucleotides encoding such variants are provided herein. Methods of using these novel fluorescent protein variants and methods for constructing other fluorescent protein variants having increased photostability are also provided by the present invention.