Patents by Inventor Hu Yang

Hu Yang 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).

  • Publication number: 20240140241
    Abstract: The present application discloses a method and a model for controlling an energy storage system for rail transit, a device, and a storage medium. The method includes: determining an offline charging-discharging action according to a state of an energy storage system based on an offline algorithm; determining an online charging-discharging action according to the state of the energy storage system based on a deep reinforcement learning algorithm; acquiring a fusion ratio of the offline charging-discharging action to the online charging-discharging action according to a communication delay amount and a delay degree; and fusing the offline charging-discharging action and the online charging-discharging action according to the fusion ratio and outputting a fusion result to the energy storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Zhihong ZHONG, Zhongping YANG, Fei LIN, Hu SUN, Xiaochun FANG
  • Patent number: 11973858
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a method for use on a blockchain network that includes an accounting node subnetwork having accounting nodes configured to record a data block onto a blockchain and a service node having service nodes configured to verify data blocks recorded by the accounting nodes onto the blockchain. The method can include generating a signature based on transaction information to be included in a data block to be added onto the blockchain by using a key specific to the accounting node. The method can further include adding the transaction information and the generated signature to the data block and adding the data block onto the blockchain, and transmitting the signature to the service nodes in the service node subnetwork, so that the service nodes perform signature verification on the signature based on the key specific to the accounting node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Maocai Li, Hu Lan, Zongyou Wang, Kaiban Zhou, Haitao Tu, Jinsong Zhang, Yifang Shi, Changqing Yang, Li Kong, Gengliang Zhu, Yong Ding, Qucheng Liu, Qiuping Chen, Peng Wang
  • Patent number: 11968294
    Abstract: This application provide a data management method for a blockchain system, a medium, and an electronic device. The system includes an accounting node sub-network and a service node sub-network. The method includes: adding, after an accounting node generates a first data block, first key information used for verifying a block header of a second data block generated after the first data block to a block header of the first data block; generating a signature corresponding to the first data block, and adding the signature corresponding to the first data block to the block header of the first data block; and releasing the block header of the first data block to the service node sub-network, to cause a service node to verify the signature included in the block header of the first data block, and obtaining the first key information after a successful verification to verify the block header of the second data block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Maocai Li, Zongyou Wang, Li Kong, Kaiban Zhou, Hu Lan, Yifang Shi, Changqing Yang, Jinsong Zhang, Yong Ding, Gengliang Zhu, Qucheng Liu, Qiuping Chen
  • Publication number: 20240109888
    Abstract: Compounds having formula (I), and enantiomers, and diastereomers, stereoisomers, pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, are useful as kinase modulators, including RIPK1 modulation. All the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Guanglin Luo, Jie Chen, Carolyn Diane Dzierba, David B. Frennesson, Junqing Guo, Amy C. Hart, Xirui Hu, Michael E. Mertzman, Matthew Reiser Patton, Jianliang Shi, Steven H. Spergel, Brian Lee Venables, Yong-Jin Wu, Zili Xiao, Michael G. Yang
  • Publication number: 20240106261
    Abstract: A control method, device, apparatus and storage medium for a supercapacitor energy storage device is provided, where the method includes: collecting life characterization parameters of the supercapacitor energy storage device and performing life evaluation to obtain a life evaluation result, inputting the life evaluation result into a constructed fuzzy rule base, and outputting a constraint condition adjustment parameter; obtaining a constraint condition according to the constraint condition adjustment parameter, and optimizing control parameters using a genetic algorithm in conjunction with an optimized objective function to obtain first control parameters; and controlling charging and discharging currents of the supercapacitor energy storage device using a droop control method according to the first control parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Yajie ZHAO, Zhongping YANG, Fei LIN, Zhihong ZHONG, Hu SUN, Xiaochun FANG
  • Publication number: 20240097325
    Abstract: An antenna array architecture is provided for beamforming applications. The antenna array architecture facilitates a compact and wideband dual-polarized beam-switching antenna array architecture, which may be implemented in a cost-effective multi-layer PCB or package. The antenna array architecture is implemented as part of a package substrate having a number of layers. Each of the layers comprises various conductive elements such as conductive segments and/or traces that are disposed thereon in accordance with the respective antenna components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Kexin Hu, Tae Young Yang, Seong-Youp John Suh, Harry Skinner, Ashoke Ravi, Ofir Degani, Ronen Kronfeld
  • Publication number: 20240083777
    Abstract: A preparation method and an application of a clay/tannic acid/metal ion composite material for efficient adsorption of antibiotics are provided, which relate to the field of water environment treatments. A clay/tannic acid/metal ion composite adsorbent is prepared, preparation method and operation process are simple, synthesis time is short, and yield is large. A raw material used is tannic acid, which has a wide range of sources, is non-toxic, biodegradable, and has no risk of secondary pollution, due to abundant phenolic hydroxyl groups in tannic acid, the tannic acid can not only chelate with the metal ions, but also adsorb pollutants from water, when combined with the clay and the metal ions, a composite body is formed, which has a rougher surface, and adsorption active sites are increased, thereby effectively increasing adsorption, and improving an adsorption performance for pollutants. The clay/tannic acid/metal ion composite adsorbent has good adsorption effect for antibiotics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Hu Yang, Qianqian Chang
  • Patent number: 11925705
    Abstract: Nanogels and methods of synthesizing and using these nanogels are provided. The nanogels are formed by mixing a building block (e.g., polymer), crosslinker, preferably a target (e.g., biomedical compound or molecule), and a solvent in a multi-inlet vortex mixer, so as to cause the polymer and crosslinker to react and form a chemically crosslinked polymer network. In embodiments including a target, the target will be interspersed in and among that network and can be physically embedded and/or chemically bound therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: Hu Yang, Da Huang
  • Patent number: 11918958
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a Fe—Al-based metal porous membrane and a preparation method thereof, which relate to the technical field of industrial gas-solid and liquid-solid separation and purification, and mainly address problems in the prior art, such as cracking-prone and peeling of a membrane layer of an existing Fe—Al-based metal porous membrane during its preparation and use. The preparation method of the present invention comprises the steps of: adding a Fe—Al-based metal powder and a metal fiber powder into an organic-additive-added water-based solvent, and mixing them into a slurry; casting the slurry, through a casting machine, to form a membrane green body on a metal substrate layer, and letting it dry; and placing the dried membrane green body in a sintering furnace, to remove organic substances and perform high-temperature sintering and predetermined-temperature reaction synthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: AT&M ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hu Gu, Junjun Yang, Fan Wang, Guanying Liu, Yu Zhang, Ying Dai, Xuan Yang, Kun Wang, Shiyu Lin
  • Publication number: 20240069104
    Abstract: An effective capacity estimation method and system for super capacitor energy storage systems are provided. The method includes: establishing a nonlinear electrical model of supercapacitor cell and an equivalent electrical model of a supercapacitor system; obtaining the first test data by charging the supercapacitor cell; based on the first test data, setting the initial value of parameters of the nonlinear electrical model of the supercapacitor cell by a preset algorithm; using a least-square method to identify the parameters of the nonlinear electrical model of the supercapacitor cell; obtaining electrical parameters of the equivalent electrical model of the supercapacitor system except the connection resistance parameters, carrying out a charging test of the supercapacitor system to obtain the connection resistance parameters, and estimating an effective capacity of the supercapacitor energy storage system based on the equivalent electrical model of the supercapacitor system after parameter identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Beijing Jiaotong University
    Inventors: Hailiang ZHANG, Haocheng GUO, Zhongping YANG, Fei LIN, Zhihong ZHONG, Jiayu MI, Hu SUN, Xiaochun FANG
  • Patent number: 11845741
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides pilocarpine ionic liquid analogs useful in the treatment of ophthalmological disorders such as glaucoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Juan Wang, Hu Yang
  • Patent number: 11801309
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to carbohydrate-functionalized nanoparticles and methods of treating cardiovascular disease (for example, atherosclerosis).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University Intellectual Property Foundation
    Inventors: Hu Yang, Shobha Ghosh, Hongliang He, Michael Lancina
  • Patent number: 11692233
    Abstract: A vacuum solid solution method for nickel-free high manganese and nitrogen is provided and relates to the technical field of metal material heat treatment. By vacuumizing, heat homogenizing, keeping the temperature in the final temperature range, deoxidation, and rapid cooling treatment, the present method forms a single austenitic structure from the raw materials, and promotes full and uniform dispersion of nitrogen carbide, providing a nickel-free high nitrogen stainless steel with more stable comprehensive performance and wider range of application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Shenzhen Pacific Union Precision Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xinfang Zhang, Yuancheng Zhou, Hu Yang, Chunwei Hou
  • Patent number: 11661361
    Abstract: An enhanced coagulation method for removing microplastics in water is provided. First, a certain amount of inorganic suspended particles are added to microplastic wastewater to increase the number of particles and thereby improve a collision probability among the particles; and then a natural polymer flocculant and a polysilicic acid are added. The polysilicic acid is used as coagulant aid, so that the three materials can comprehensively achieve the purpose of removing the microplastics in the wastewater. The enhanced coagulation method can combine respective characteristics and advantages of the three materials, so that the three materials can mutually complement each other and give full play to the role of charge neutralization and bridging and net capturing, strengthen the sedimentation performance and enhance the actual microplastic removal effect. Therefore, it is a green and environmentally-friendly enhanced coagulation technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hu Yang, Yunong Tang, Pan Hu
  • Publication number: 20230109056
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a pet toy. A surface of a main body has a plurality of holes, and the holes are not all formed in the same horizontal plane; a guide rail layer is arranged in the main body; the guide rail layer is provided with a multi-section rod, and the multi-section rod is connected with a power unit; the multi-section rod is driven by the power unit to cooperate with the guide rail layer; when moving under the drive of the power unit with the cooperation of the guide rail layer, the multi-section rod will be guided along the guide rail layer to achieve extension; the holes in the surface of the main body of the pet toy are not all in the same horizontal plane, making the pet toy have an entertainment mode full of fun.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: NANJING DM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hu YANG
  • Publication number: 20230080475
    Abstract: Nanogels and methods of synthesizing and using these nanogels are provided. The nanogels are formed by mixing a building block (e.g., polymer), crosslinker, preferably a target (e.g., biomedical compound or molecule), and a solvent in a multi-inlet vortex mixer, so as to cause the polymer and crosslinker to react and form a chemically crosslinked polymer network. In embodiments including a target, the target will be interspersed in and among that network and can be physically embedded and/or chemically bound therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Hu Yang, Da Huang
  • Patent number: 11590241
    Abstract: Provided herein are nanoparticle conjugated synthetic opioid prodrugs that target the peripheral mu opioid receptor (MOR). The prodrugs exhibit long-lived bioavailability, do not compromise the analgesic effects of opioids administered for pain relief (and in some cases can be used for pain relief), and do not induce opioid withdrawal symptoms, when their use is discontinued. Certain of the prodrugs are especially useful for the prevention and/or treatment of unwanted opioid-induced side effects such as opioid-induced constipation (OIC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University
    Inventors: Yan Zhang, Hu Yang, Dana Selley, William Dewey, Hamid Akbarali
  • Patent number: 11584671
    Abstract: A preparation method and use of a modified hydroxyethyl cellulose scale inhibitor for inhibiting silica scale are provided. The scale inhibitor is prepared by grafting reaction with hydroxyethyl cellulose as a raw material, ammonium persulfate as an initiator and N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) methyl acrylamide as a graft monomer. The grafting reaction can introduce grafting chains containing amide group and tertiary amine group into a cellulose molecular chain, so that it can effectively disperse scale forming substances and obtain the efficient environment-friendly scale inhibitor. The scale inhibitor can effectively inhibit the generation of silica scale and prevent the increase of scale particle size, the scale inhibitor is used in a reverse osmosis system, which can effectively alleviate the decline of the membrane flux. The scale inhibitor has a good application prospect in controlling the silica scale on the surface of the reverse osmosis membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hu Yang, Wei Chen, Pan Hu
  • Patent number: 11557120
    Abstract: Technical solutions for video event recognition relate to the fields of knowledge graphs, deep learning and computer vision. A video event graph is constructed, and each event in the video event graph includes: M argument roles of the event and respective arguments of the argument roles, with M being a positive integer greater than one. For a to-be-recognized video, respective arguments of the M argument roles of a to-be-recognized event corresponding to the video are acquired. According to the arguments acquired, an event is selected from the video event graph as a recognized event corresponding to the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qi Wang, Zhifan Feng, Hu Yang, Feng He, Chunguang Chai, Yong Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230010160
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for processing multimodal data using a neural network, a device, and a medium, and relates to the field of artificial intelligence and, in particular to multimodal data processing, video classification, and deep learning. The neural network includes: an input subnetwork configured to receive the multimodal data to output respective first features of a plurality of modalities; a plurality of cross-modal feature subnetworks, each of which is configured to receive respective first features of two corresponding modalities to output a cross-modal feature corresponding to the two modalities; a plurality of cross-modal fusion subnetworks, each of which is configured to receive at least one cross-modal feature corresponding to a corresponding target modality and other modalities to output a second feature of the target modality; and an output subnetwork configured to receive respective second features of the plurality of modalities to output a processing result of the multimodal data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Shuai CHEN, Qi WANG, Hu YANG, Feng HE, Zhifan FENG, Chunguang CHAI, Yong ZHU