Benjamin K Wu

US Patent:

7447699, Nov 4, 2008

Filed:

Jul 8, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/888908

Inventors:

Jonathan E. Alexander - San Mateo CA, US
Phillip M. Fernandez - Palo Alto CA, US
David L. Morandi - Palo Alto CA, US
Mehran Sahami - Redwood City CA, US
Benjamin W. Wu - San Carlos CA, US
Salim S. Yusufali - Hayward CA, US

Assignee:

Epiphany, Inc. - San Mateo CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30
G06F 3/00
G06F 9/44

US Classification:

707102, 707100, 707101, 715700, 715712, 717113

Abstract:

A method of displaying heterogeneous information includes executing an application program to process one or more activities. Each activity has information nuggets and next step links, and each information nugget is extracted from one or more heterogeneous information sources. Also, each next step link is associated with one or more information nuggets. One of the activities is selected, and an information nugget of the selected activity is displayed in a first region of the graphical user interface. A next step link associated with the displayed information nugget is displayed in a second region of the graphical user interface.

US Patent:

7553157, Jun 30, 2009

Filed:

Sep 24, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/949717

Inventors:

Amir Abolfathi - Woodside CA, US
Jennifer C. Chen - Alhambra CA, US
Chunhua Li - Cupertino CA, US
Robert E. Tricca - Danville CA, US
Benjamin M. Wu - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

Align Technology, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

A61C 3/00

US Classification:

433 6

Abstract:

An apparatus for monitoring orthodontic treatment compliance includes an appliance adapted to be worn over one or more teeth; and a compliance indicator mounted on the appliance to indicate compliance.

US Patent:

7660820, Feb 9, 2010

Filed:

Nov 12, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/292777

Inventors:

Jonathan E. Alexander - San Mateo CA, US
Phillip M. Fernandez - Palo Alto CA, US
David L. Morandi - Palo Alto CA, US
Mehran Sahami - Redwood City CA, US
Benjamin W. Wu - San Carlos CA, US
Salim S. Yusufali - Hayward CA, US

Assignee:

E.Piphany, Inc. - San Mateo CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/00
G06F 3/00
G06F 9/46
G06F 3/048
G06F 15/02
G06N 7/00
G06N 7/08

US Classification:

7071041, 707103 Y, 715700, 715809, 715837, 705 9, 706 55, 718100

Abstract:

A system and method are provided that overcome the previously described limitations of prior art systems. The computer system, in fact, uses a set of information objects to interface with heterogeneous information sources. Information objects can be combined to form tasks that can be added, deleted and modified without requiring any modifications to the underlying program. In addition, the computer system allows users to navigate through a task and automatically generates links to related tasks based on the contextual information in which each step in the task is performed. As a result, links to related tasks do not have to be defined ahead of time, but rather can be dynamically generated at run time. This is accomplished by associating a semantic type or multiple semantic types with the information generated during each step. This allows the system to present links to tasks that utilize the same semantic types generated during the previous step.

US Patent:

7766658, Aug 3, 2010

Filed:

Nov 30, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/000433

Inventors:

Robert E. Tricca - Danville CA, US
Benjamin M. Wu - Los Angeles CA, US
Chunhua Li - Cupertino CA, US
Eric Kuo - Foster City CA, US

Assignee:

Align Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

A61B 5/117
A61C 3/00
A61C 17/00
A61C 17/02
A61G 17/02
A61N 1/30
A61M 37/00
A61M 31/00

US Classification:

433229, 433 6, 433 24, 433 80, 604 19, 604 28, 604 30, 604 66, 604 67

Abstract:

Systems and methods are disclosed for detecting or diagnosing diseases by sampling and testing intra-oral fluids.

US Patent:

7824180, Nov 2, 2010

Filed:

Aug 21, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/229291

Inventors:

Amir Abolfathi - Woodside CA, US
Jennifer C. Chen - Alhambra CA, US
Chunhua Li - Cupertino CA, US
Robert E. Tricca - Danville CA, US
Benjamin M. Wu - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

Align Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

A61C 3/00

US Classification:

433 6

Abstract:

An apparatus for monitoring orthodontic treatment compliance includes an appliance adapted to be worn over one or more teeth; and a compliance indicator mounted on the appliance to indicate compliance.

US Patent:

7878801, Feb 1, 2011

Filed:

Oct 14, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/250879

Inventors:

Amir Abolfathi - Woodside CA, US
Jennifer C. Chen - San Francisco CA, US
Chunhua Li - Cupertino CA, US
Robert E. Tricca - Danville CA, US
Benjamin M. Wu - San Marino CA, US
Eric E. Kuo - Foster City CA, US
Loc X. Phan - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Align Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

A61C 3/00

US Classification:

433 6

Abstract:

An apparatus for monitoring orthodontic treatment compliance includes an appliance adapted to be worn over one or more teeth; and a compliance indicator mounted on the appliance to indicate compliance.

US Patent:

7947508, May 24, 2011

Filed:

Oct 31, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/982311

Inventors:

Robert E. Tricca - Danville CA, US
Benjamin M. Wu - Los Angeles CA, US
Chunhua Li - Cupertino CA, US
Eric E. Kuo - Foster City CA, US

Assignee:

Align Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

A61B 5/00

US Classification:

436163, 600309, 600300, 433 80, 433229, 433215, 433 6, 433 24

Abstract:

Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for intra-orally diagnosing a body condition.

US Patent:

20040221507, Nov 11, 2004

Filed:

May 7, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/431153

Inventors:

Benjamin Wu - San Ramon CA, US
Karl Wally - Lafayette CA, US
Steven Rice - Oakland CA, US
Robert Crocker - Fremont CA, US

International Classification:

C01B003/02

US Classification:

048/198300, 048/198200, 048/198700, 048/215000, 048/127900, 048/21400A, 048/21400R

Abstract:

Experiments were conducted to investigate the reforming of organic compounds (primarily methanol) in supercritical water at 550 C.-700 C. and 27.6 MPa in a tubular Inconel 625 reactor. The results show that methanol can be completely converted to a product stream that is low in methane and near the equilibrium composition of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide. The effect of reactor temperature, feed concentration of methanol, and residence time on both conversion and product gas composition are presented.