Patents by Inventor Hong Tian

Hong Tian has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9230233
    Abstract: The systems described herein may provide mechanisms for recommending specialty packaging in a materials handling facility dependent on physical characteristics of items to be shipped and/or feedback received in response to previous shipments of the items. For example, if feedback indicates frequent low customer ratings for damage during shipping and/or for the suitability of the container in which a particular item was shipped, of if feedback indicates that concession costs were repeatedly incurred due to damage of the item during shipping, the item may be designated as needing special damage protection. This protection may be realized by shipping the item in sturdier containers, in containers of a more suitable size, and/or with improved or increased protective cushioning. For example, a stored indication that an item is designated for special damage protection may influence the selection of a container recommended for shipping the item, e.g., by excluding unsuitable containers from consideration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Subramanian Sundaresan, Abhay Murarka, Sebastian Lehmann, Rohit K. Gupta, Hong Tian
  • Publication number: 20150357884
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a motor housing with an open end and an end cover mounted to the open end. The rotor includes a rotor shaft that extends through the end cover. The end cover includes a bearing that supports the rotor shaft. The rotor shaft and motor housing are made of an electrically conductive material and are electrically connected with each other. The motor housing, end cover, bearing and rotor shaft cooperatively form an electromagnetic shield suppressing electromagnetic interference generated by the motor. Optionally, the rotor shaft drives a coaxial worm shaft of a gearbox by an insulating member, which further suppresses electromagnetic interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Qing Bin LUO, James Ching Sik LAU, Wen Ming WU, Gui Hong TIAN, Xin Peng WEI, Wing Cheung LAM, Qiang XU, Zhong Hai CHEN
  • Publication number: 20150318766
    Abstract: A motor includes motor terminals for connecting with an external power supply and an internal circuit connected to the motor terminals. The motor further includes a RF filter. The RF filter includes a conductive wire coiled in either a helical manner or a spiral manner. Terminals of the conductive wire at opposite axial ends of the coil are connected to a corresponding one of the motor terminals and the internal circuit, respectively. The intensity of the electromagnetic waves radiated from most parts of the conductive wire of the RF filter is attenuated by reflected electromagnetic waves from other parts of the conductive wire. Therefore, the intensity of the electromagnetic wave radiated from the motor is greatly reduced. A RF filter for the motor is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Qing Bin LUO, Chi Wai LAI, Xiao Lin REN, Gui Hong TIAN, Xin Peng WEI
  • Publication number: 20150303246
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an integrated circuit may include at least one region of shallow-trench isolation field oxide, at least one region of dummy diffusion, and a polycrystalline semiconductor resistor. The at least one region of shallow-trench isolation field oxide may be formed on a semiconductor substrate. The at least one region of dummy diffusion may be formed adjacent to the at least one region of shallow-trench isolation field oxide on the semiconductor substrate. The polycrystalline semiconductor resistor may comprise at least one resistor arm formed with a polycrystalline semiconductor material, wherein the at least one resistor arm is formed over each of the at least one region of shallow-trench isolation field oxide and the at least one region of dummy diffusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Zhonghai Shi, Vince Deems, Hong Tian
  • Patent number: 9166947
    Abstract: A request is received to change an association of a network interface record from a first resource instance to a second resource instance. The network interface record may include an IP address associated with the first resource instance. In response to the request, the first resource instance is prevented from receiving data packets addressed to the IP address of the network interface record through a first network interface object attached to the first resource instance. The network interface record is associated with the second resource instance so that the second resource instance is enabled to receive data packets addressed to the IP address of the network interface record through a second network interface object attached to the second resource instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Tian, Chengliang Zhang, Padmini Chandrasekhar Iyer, Ajith Jayamohan, Eric Wayne Schultze
  • Publication number: 20150222381
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an automatic gain adjustment and control method and device for eliminating the interference between the GSM and the LTE in the MSR receiver. The method comprises: in an MSP receiver, an upper threshold and a lower threshold which are used for starting up gain control function are set; the ADC power of an ADC of the MSP receiver is detected when LTE OFMD starts; the detected ADC power is compared with the upper threshold and the lower threshold respectively; and based on that the comparison result is that the ADC power is larger than the upper threshold or is smaller than the lower threshold, the gain control function of the MSP receiver is started up, and otherwise, the gain control function of the MSP receiver is not started up. The disclosure can control the LTE and GSM signal power within a certain range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Junping Cheng, Hong Tian, Zhifeng Zhang, Tianpeng Zhang, Bin Liu, Liqun Shao, SR., Gang Wang, Fei Yu, Liguo Li
  • Publication number: 20150180274
    Abstract: Disclosed is an energy-saving and environment-friendly device for a communication system equipment, the device includes: a thermoelectric conversion module, arranged on a surface of or in proximity to a high-power module of the communication system equipment, configured to convert thermal energy of the high-power module into electric energy; and an electric power storage device, connected directly to the thermoelectric conversion module or connected thereto via a switch, configured to be charged using electric energy supplied by the thermoelectric conversion module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Liqun Shao, Hong Tian, Tianpeng Zhang, Zhifeng Zhang, Bin Liu, Junping Cheng, Gang Wang, Fei Yu, Liguo Li
  • Publication number: 20140230374
    Abstract: Various systems, methods, and programs embodied in computer-readable mediums are provided for determining sizes of packaging in a packaging suite employed in a materials handling environment. The packaging may be used, for example, in the shipping of items from the materials handling environment to various destinations. The sizes of the packaging in the packaging suite are determined based at least in part upon the three-dimensional bounding boxes associated with packages or shipments shipped or planned to be shipped from the materials handling environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Tian, Mackenzie Smith, Devesh Mishra
  • Patent number: 8802824
    Abstract: Provided is a kind of modified recombinant human endostatin that has the structure of CH3O—(CH2CH2O)m—CH2CH2CH2—N?H-Endostar, wherein the average molecular weight of CH3O—(CH2CH2O)m—CH2CH2CH2— is 20-40 kD. The modified recombinant human endostatin enhances the stability in vivo, improves blood drug concentration, prolongs half-life, markedly increases the activity of inhibiting the endothelial cells proliferation, thus reduces drug dosage and decreases administration frequency. Its application for preparing anti-tumor pharmaceutical compositions is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignees: Jiangsu Simcere Pharmaceutical R&D Co., Ltd., Shandong Xiansheng Maidejin Biological Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wenbing Yao, Hong Tian, Xiangyang Xu, Hairui Li, Yue Dong, Xiangdong Gao
  • Patent number: 8712579
    Abstract: Various systems, methods, and programs embodied in computer-readable mediums are provided for determining optimum sizes of packaging in a packaging suite employed in a materials handling facility. The packaging may be used, for example, in the shipping of items from the materials handling facility to various destinations. The sizes of the packaging in the packaging suite are determined based upon the shipping volumes associated with packages or shipments shipped from the materials handling facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Tian, Mackenzie Smith, Devesh Mishra
  • Patent number: 8560461
    Abstract: A system and computer-implemented method for automatically splitting a group of items into two or more shipment sets are disclosed. A shipment splitting analyzer may be configured to determine if and how the items should be split into shipment sets dependent on the number of unique or total items, item parameters, container parameters, facility configurations, transportation constraints, and/or business policies. Items may be dequeued from the group into proposed shipment sets directed to a target container. The shipment splitting analyzer may determine which items may be shipped together dependent on a cumulative volume and/or weight of the items, a size and/or weight capacity of the target container, and/or affinity information associated with the items. Over-sized items, over-weight items, and/or large quantities of single items may be removed for exception processing prior to splitting the items into shipment sets. Shipment splitting data may be analyzed for current performance and/or operational trends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Tian, Ritesh R. Garodia, Eric C. Young, Devesh Mishra
  • Patent number: 8401975
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for analyzing package performance in a materials handling facility may include calculating an expected shipping cost for an item package and an actual shipping cost for the item package to determine excess shipping costs due to shipping item packages in the wrong container. The expected shipping cost may be the sum of the transportation cost and shipping materials cost when the item package is shipped in a recommended container. The actual shipping cost may be the sum of the transportation cost and shipping materials cost when the item is shipped in another container. The shipping materials costs may include the costs of the containers themselves and any non-item contents in the containers. A package performance analyzer may be configured to calculate excess shipping costs, generate various package performance reports according to received report parameters, and recommend corrective actions, including changing the available container types or providing training.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Tian, Devesh Mishra, Mackenzie Smith, James E. Bacus
  • Patent number: 8340812
    Abstract: Various systems, methods, and programs embodied in computer-readable mediums are provided for determining optimum sizes of packaging in a packaging suite employed in a materials handling facility. The packaging may be used, for example, in the shipping of items from the materials handling facility to various destinations. The sizes of the packaging in the packaging suite are determined based upon the shipping volumes associated with packages or shipments shipped from the materials handling facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Tian, Mackenzie Smith, Devesh Mishra
  • Patent number: 8087867
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include quayside cranes and yard cranes related by a low elevated transfer system and a ground transportation carrier system. The low elevated transfer system includes low elevated transfer subsystems having low elevated rails, the low elevates rails include low elevated crane rails and low elevated flat carrier rails, low elevated cranes are disposed on the low elevated crane rails and low elevated flat carriers are disposed on the low elevated flat carrier rail. The ground transportation carrier system includes ground transportation carrier rails and transportation carriers moving along the ground transportation carrier rails. Embodiments of the present invention transport the containers by rails and use municipal electric as the power supply. A three-dimensional low elevated transfer system and a ground transportation carrier system are provided to implement three-dimensional transportation of containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Shanhai Zhenhua Port Machinery Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Hong Tian
  • Patent number: 8086344
    Abstract: Systems and computer-implemented methods for predictive routing of item packages within a materials handling facility are disclosed. A predictive router may operate in conjunction with a container recommender, and both may be components of a facility management system. The predictive router may determine a routing destination for an item package dependent, at least in part, on the size and/or dimensions of a container that was recommended for handling the item package. The routing destination may be a shipping line customized for preparation of packed boxes of a particular size or in a particular size range for shipment. An optional scanner may attempt to determine the size of the actual container being used to ship the item package, and the predictive router may update the routing destination if the actual container does not match the recommended container. The predictive router may also consider special handling instructions when determining a routing destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Devesh Mishra, Eric Young, Irina M. Somin, Hong Tian, Riyadth F. Al-Kazily
  • Patent number: 8045295
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are presented for electrically coupling a slider to ground. In one embodiment, a bonding pad is provided on a side of the slider body separate from the bonding pad(s) used for read/write signals. This separate bonding pad is electrically coupled within the slider body to components that are to be coupled to ground. A separate conductor provided on the suspension (e.g., a trace, a flex circuit, etc.) may be electrically coupled to the separate bonding pad via gold ball bonding. The conductor is also coupled to ground in the hard-disk drive device (e.g., via the preamplifier). The use of the separated bonding pad and trace may negate the need to use a conductive adhesive to electrically ground the slider via its attachment to the tongue of a slider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: SAE Magnetics (HK) Ltd.
    Inventors: Yen Fu, Ellis T. Cha, Po-Kang Wang, Hong Tian, Manuel Hernandez, Yaw-Shing Tang, Ben Hu
  • Patent number: 7979359
    Abstract: Various embodiments may include a shipping consolidation analyzer configured to determine whether a sortation process is to be applied to at least a subset of an item group at a facility. Such item group may include multiple items to be shipped to a common destination. Each item of the item group may be associated with a default non-sortable status. Such sortation process may include a process for indicating at least two items of the subset as consolidated for shipment. The shipping consolidation analyzer may, in response to determining that the sortation process is to be applied to the subset, generate an instruction such that the sortation process is applied at the materials handling facility to the subset of the item group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Young, Arthur Valdez, Hong Tian
  • Patent number: 7873549
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for automatically correcting item dimension values may facilitate operations of a materials handling facility. Such a method may include recommending a container for handling one or more items dependent on currently stored item dimension values and determining if any of the item values are inaccurate dependent on an actual container used to handle the one or more items. In some embodiments, the method may include calculating a volumetric utilization of an actual and a recommended container and comparing the two utilizations to determine if the recommended container was too large or too small. If the recommended container was too large or too small, the method may include flagging one or more of the items for measurement and/or correcting item dimensions for one or more of the items. Items may be flagged for measurement in response to a single mismatch between recommended and actual containers or multiple mismatches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Devesh Mishra, Mackenzie Smith, Hong Tian, Felix F. Antony
  • Publication number: 20100314346
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a rear yard crane for an automatic terminal. The rear yard crane includes a support, a first carrier rail and a first carrier, a second carrier rail and a second carrier, a rotation mechanism and a hoisting mechanism. The support includes a beam positioned along a second orientation and posts supporting the beam. The beam extends to cover ground carrier rails and truck operation areas of the automatic terminal. The second carrier rail is positioned on the beam and the second carrier moves along the second carrier rail. The first carrier rail is positioned along a first orientation being perpendicular to the second orientation on the second carrier and the first carrier moves along the first carrier rail. The rotation mechanism is assembled on the first carrier and is able to rotate at least 90°. The hoisting mechanism is assembled on the rotation mechanism and rotates with the rotation mechanism. The hoisting mechanism includes a spreader for hoisting containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventor: Hong TIAN
  • Publication number: 20100210822
    Abstract: Provided is a kind of modified recombinant human endostatin that has the structure of CH3O—(CH2CH2O)m—CH2CH2CH2—N?H-Endostar, wherein the average molecular weight of CH3O—(CH2CH2O)m—CH2CH2CH2— is 20-40 kD. The modified recombinant human endostatin enhances the stability in vivo, improves blood drug concentration, prolongs half-life, markedly increases the activity of inhibiting the endothelial cells proliferation, thus reduces drug dosage and decreases administration frequency. Its application for preparing anti-tumor pharmaceutical compositions is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicants: JIANGSU SIMCERE PHARMACEUTICAL R&D CO., LTD., CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY, Shandong Xiansheng Maidejin Biologial Pharmaceutia l Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Wenbing Yao, Hong Tian, Xiangyang Xu, Hairui Li, Yue Dong, Xiangdong Gao