Bin Liu

US Patent:

6981197, Dec 27, 2005

Filed:

Jan 23, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/057831

Inventors:

Bin Liu - Newark CA, US
Edmun ChianSong Seng - Singapore, SG
UttHeng Kan - Singapore, SG

Assignee:

Seagate Technology LLC - Scotts Valley CA

International Classification:

G11C029/00

US Classification:

714765

Abstract:

An enhanced interleave type error correction method is provided in which decoding of an enhanced interleave block is done. Subsequently the decoding may be done by decoding the estimated codewords multiple times using a single error correction code. In addition, a decoder and a digital communication system for implementing the enhanced interleave type error correction method are provided.

US Patent:

7199956, Apr 3, 2007

Filed:

Sep 20, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/251270

Inventors:

Michael Anthony Moser - San Jose CA, US
Ara Patapoutian - Westborough MA, US
John McEwen, legal representative - Porter TX, US
Bin Liu - Newark CA, US
Bruce Buch - Westborough MA, US

Assignee:

Maxtor Corporation - Scotts Valley CA

International Classification:

G11B 5/00
G11B 5/09
G11B 20/10
G11B 5/02
G11B 21/02
G11B 5/596

US Classification:

360 46, 360 32, 360 39, 360 67, 360 75, 360 7705

Abstract:

Disk drive self-servo writing includes transferring a reference pattern by magnetic printing onto a reference disk, wherein the resulting printed reference pattern includes embedded servo information that provides servo timing and head position information, installing the reference disk and a head into the disk drive, reading the printed reference pattern using the head to generate a readback signal, sampling the readback signal at a sampling rate to generate a sampled signal, processing the sampled signal waveform spectrum to generate a recovered signal including the embedded servo information and fundamental and higher harmonics of the sampled signal, using the embedded servo information from the recovered signal to precisely position and maintain the head at concentric tracks of the reference disk, and self-writing servo patterns onto the tracks with the head.

US Patent:

7271753, Sep 18, 2007

Filed:

May 18, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/436824

Inventors:

Pradeep Padukone - San Jose CA, US
Bin Liu - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Maxtor Corporation - Longmont CO

International Classification:

H03M 1/62

US Classification:

341139, 341155

Abstract:

Methods of calibrating an analog front end (AFE) of a read/write channel include measuring a first magnitude of a test signal, measuring a second magnitude of an output signal of the AFE generated in response to the test signal, and comparing the first magnitude and the second magnitude to generate a measure of a gain of the AFE at a frequency of the test signal. A data storage device includes a read/write head configured to generate an analog input signal, an AFE coupled to the read/write head and configured to amplify and filter the analog input signal, a test signal generator configured to generate a test signal having a frequency substantially equal to a fundamental frequency of the analog input signal or any of its harmonics, and an attenuator coupled between the test signal generator and the AFE.

US Patent:

7601356, Oct 13, 2009

Filed:

Jul 20, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/780627

Inventors:

Hong Jin - Cupertino CA, US
Bin Liu - Los Altos CA, US

Assignee:

MedImmune, LLC - Gaithersburg MD

International Classification:

A61K 39/145
C12N 7/04
C12N 15/44

US Classification:

4242091, 435236

Abstract:

In certain aspects, the present invention provides methods for increasing the replication capacity of influenza viruses in hens' eggs and/or cell culture, recombinant and/or reassortant influenza viruses with increased replication capacity, and immunogenic and vaccine compositions comprising such recombinant and/or reassortant influenza viruses. In other aspects, the invention further provides nucleic acids encoding influenza genes associated with increased replication capacity, expression vectors comprising the nucleic acids of the invention, methods for making influenza viruses with increased replication capacity, and kits useful for practice of the methods.

US Patent:

7646556, Jan 12, 2010

Filed:

Jul 10, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/484893

Inventors:

K. Rickmer E. Kose - San Francisco CA, US
Bin Liu - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Seagate Technology LLC - Scotts Valley CA

International Classification:

G11B 5/40

US Classification:

360 31, 360 25

Abstract:

A flaw scan system for detecting a location of first and second types of location specific anomalies on a storage disk of a hard disk drive comprising a write system, a read system, and first and second anomaly location systems. The write system writes a first set of bits to the storage disk in first and second data patterns. The read system reads the first set of bits from the storage disk. The first anomaly location system determines locations of the first type of location specific anomaly based on the first data pattern. The second anomaly location system determines locations of the second type of location specific anomaly based on the second data pattern.

US Patent:

8296710, Oct 23, 2012

Filed:

Jul 28, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/845204

Inventors:

Bin Liu - Los Angeles CA, US
Zhiru Zhang - Los Angeles CA, US
Jason Cong - Pacific Palisades CA, US

Assignee:

Xilinx, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/50

US Classification:

716132, 716133, 716134, 716135

Abstract:

A method for implementing soft constraints in scheduling comprises receiving a description of circuit behavior. The description is un-timed. A scheduling solution is generated for use in scheduling the description. The scheduling solution includes scheduling variables and an objective function. The scheduling variables schedule the time of at least one operation. The objective function includes a penalty term and constraints comprising at least one hard constraint and at least one soft constraint. The constraints are created on the scheduling variables. The penalty term comprises a slack variable representing violations of the constraints. The penalty term measures the design cost of violating the soft constraint. Following generation of the scheduling solution, the description is scheduled by applying the scheduling solution to the description. Timing information of the description is provided as an output of the scheduling.

US Patent:

8417709, Apr 9, 2013

Filed:

May 27, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/788407

Inventors:

Laura Chiticariu - San Jose CA, US
Bin Liu - Ann Arbor MI, US
Frederick R. Reiss - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707743, 705 711

Abstract:

A method and system for automatically refining information extraction (IE) rules. A provenance graph for IE rules on a set of test documents is determined. The provenance graph indicates a sequence of evaluations of the IE rules that generates an output of each operator of the IE rules. Based on the provenance graph, high-level rule changes (HLCs) of the IE rules are determined. Low-level rule changes (LLCs) of the IE rules are determined to specify how to implement the HLCs. Each LLC specifies changing an operator's structure or inserting a new operator in between two operators. Based on how the LLCs affect the IE rules and previously received correct results of applying the rules on the test documents, a ranked list of the LLCs is determined. The IE rules are refined based on the ranked list.

US Patent:

20040175744, Sep 9, 2004

Filed:

Feb 10, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/775920

Inventors:

Qianjin Hu - Castro Valley CA, US
Alan Peng - Palo Alto CA, US
Bin Liu - Castro Valley CA, US
James Love - Millbrae CA, US
Xiaofeng Hao - Chengdu, CN
Min Ren - Chengdu, CN
Zhumei Sheng - Chengdu, CN

International Classification:

C12Q001/68
G01N033/53
G01N033/574

US Classification:

435/006000, 435/007230

Abstract:

The present invention relates to the identification of the over expression of certain genes encoding certain secreted and membrane-bound proteins in breast, lung, colon and kidney cancers. Knowledge that these genes are over expressed in the cancers is useful for the detection, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of the specific cancers.