Patents by Inventor Jianzhong Huang
Jianzhong Huang 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).
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Patent number: 6287810Abstract: The invention provides ups polypedes and polynucleotides encoding ups polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are methods for utilizing ups polypeptides to screen for antibacterial compounds.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 1999Date of Patent: September 11, 2001Assignee: SmithKline Beecham CorporationInventors: Jianzhong Huang, Xinhe Jiang, Damien McDevitt, Stephanie Van Horn
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Patent number: 6261802Abstract: The invention provides ups (ugc) polypeptides and polynucleotides encoding ups (ugc) polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are methods for utilizing ups (ugc) polypeptides to screen for antibacterial compounds.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 1998Date of Patent: July 17, 2001Assignee: SmithKline Beecham CorporationInventors: Jianzhong Huang, Xinhe Jiang, Damien McDevitt, Christopher M. Traini
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Patent number: 6255075Abstract: The invention provides birA polypeptides and polynucleotides encoding birA polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are methods for utilizing birA polypeptides to screen for antibacterial compounds.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 1998Date of Patent: July 3, 2001Assignee: SmithKline Beecham CorporationInventors: Jianzhong Huang, Damien McDevitt
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Patent number: 6236736Abstract: A system and method for detecting hand and item movement patterns comprising a video camera positioned to view a scene which includes therein a scanner for scanning items, wherein the video camera generates a sequence of video frames representing activity in the scene, processing means coupled to the video camera, the processing means performing steps of identifying regions of a video frame representing a hand; and tracking hand movement with respect to the scanner over a plurality of video frames. Event information descriptive of user activity at the self-service checkout terminal is generated based on the tracking information.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 1998Date of Patent: May 22, 2001Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Ralph N. Crabtree, Jianzhong Huang, Junhoy Kim
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Patent number: 6221631Abstract: The invention provides tktA polypeptides and polynucleotides encoding tktA polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are methods for utilizing tktA polypeptides to screen for antibacterial compounds.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 1999Date of Patent: April 24, 2001Assignee: SmithKline Beecham CorporationInventors: Jianzhong Huang, Xinhe Jiang, Damien McDevitt, Stephanie Van Horn
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Patent number: 6195121Abstract: A system and method are provided for detecting, collecting information about, and analyzing a queue. A video camera is positioned to view the queue, and a sequence of video images from the camera may be processed in order to perform the functionality of the present invention. The present invention may be implemented at checkout lanes in a retail establishment, in a bank, at customer service desks, at self-service kiosks, at banks, or any other location where a queue (line) of people or other objects may form. After detecting the queue, the present invention, may collect multi-dimensional information regarding the queue, including the number of people, etc., in the queue, the average service time for each person in the queue, as well as various other types of information regarding the queue. The present invention may thereafter analyze the collected information in various ways, based upon various criteria.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 1999Date of Patent: February 27, 2001Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Jianzhong Huang, Dinei A. F. Florencio
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Patent number: 6110704Abstract: The invention provides fabG polypeptides and polynucleotides encoding fabG polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are methods for utilizing fabG polypeptides to screen for antibacterial compounds.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 1999Date of Patent: August 29, 2000Assignee: SmithKline Beecham CorporationInventors: Jianzhong Huang, Damien McDevitt
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Patent number: 5989858Abstract: The invention provides dbpB polypeptides and DNA (RNA) encoding dbpB polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are methods for utilizing dbpB polypeptides to screen for antibacterial compounds.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 1997Date of Patent: November 23, 1999Assignee: SmithKline Beecham CorporationInventors: Jianzhong Huang, Damien McDevitt, Christopher M Traini, Min Wang
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Patent number: 5969317Abstract: An item recognition system and method which is particularly suited for automating entry of items too small to carry readable bar code labels. The system includes a camera which digitizes the image to produce a digitized image and a gray-scale digitized image. A binary image of the gray-scale image is then produced from which the computer records an image of the item, and a computer coupled to the camera which digitizes the image to produce a digitized image and a gray-scale digitized image. A binary image of the gray-scale image is then produced from which the computer identifies the item from the binary image and obtains the price from a price-lookup file.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 1996Date of Patent: October 19, 1999Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Calvin L. Espy, Jianzhong Huang, John C. Ming, Antai Peng, Barry D. Briggs
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Patent number: 5953055Abstract: A system and method are provided for detecting, collecting information about, and analyzing a queue. A video camera is positioned to view the queue, and a sequence of video images from the camera may be processed in order to perform the functionality of the present invention. The present invention may be implemented at checkout lanes in a retail establishment, in a bank, at customer service desks, at self-service kiosks, at banks, or any other location where a queue (line) of people or other objects may form. After detecting the queue, the present invention may collect multi-dimensional information regarding the queue, including the number of people, etc., in the queue, the average service time for each person in the queue, as well as various other types of information regarding the queue. The present invention may thereafter analyze the collected information in various ways, based upon various criteria.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 1997Date of Patent: September 14, 1999Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Jianzhong Huang, Dinei A. F. Florencio
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Patent number: 5948196Abstract: The present invention includes one or more fibers (12) made of a ceramic, such as glass, which are each suitable for being used as a reinforcing fiber (12) in a composite product or article. Each ceramic reinforcing fiber (12) has a ceramic core (24) and one or more ceramic layers (22) disposed around the core (24). The layered structure of the present ceramic reinforcing fiber (12) improves the overall strength and fracture toughness of the fiber (12). Before a crack propagating through the outermost layer (22) can propagate through the remainder of the fiber (12), a new crack must be initiated at the pristine surface (i.e., interface) of the underlying ceramic material. When there are multiple layers (22), a new crack must be initiated and propagate through each successive layer (22) of ceramic. A ceramic fiber composite article is made by disposing a plurality of the ceramic reinforcing fibers (12) into a suitable matrix.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 1995Date of Patent: September 7, 1999Assignee: Owens Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc.Inventor: Jianzhong Huang
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Patent number: 5895715Abstract: In a method of making a shaped fiber, a stream of fiberizable material is provided with an original shape and a void fraction from 20% to 80%. The void fraction can be provided by forming a hollow stream, a porous stream or a significantly shaped stream. The stream of fiberizable material has a soft portion at which the shape of the stream can be changed. Preferably the stream is provided by discharging molten fiberizable material through a first tube located in an orifice in a wall of a container, and introducing gas through a second tube into the interior of the molten material. The fiber stream is contacted to change the shape of the stream at the soft portion, preferably by applying torsion downstream from the soft portion. Torsion can be applied by contacting the fiber stream with a first surface moving in a direction generally transverse to the longitudinal axis of the stream.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1997Date of Patent: April 20, 1999Assignee: Owens Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc.Inventor: Jianzhong Huang
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Patent number: 5814122Abstract: A hollow high temperature ceramic superconducting fiber (10, 100), a process for making the hollow fibers and an apparatus for carrying out the process are provided. The apparatus functions to simultaneously draw a molten superconducting material (16) and a molten glass material (18) into a hollow preform (25) which is heat treated to form a hollow superconducting fiber (10, 100) which is flexible and has a high electrical current carrying capacity. The glass cladding layer (14, 14') surrounds the hollow superconducting core (12).Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 1995Date of Patent: September 29, 1998Assignee: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc.Inventor: Jianzhong Huang
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Patent number: 5811376Abstract: A process for making a superconducting fiber or wire (10) is provided. The superconducting fiber or wire (10) has a superconducting core (12) and a glass cladding outer layer (14). The process comprises melting a superconducting composition (16) and a glass composition (18) and simultaneously drawing the compositions from a bushing (26) with the glass cladding layer (14) surrounding the superconducting core (12). The wire (10) is then annealed to create a superconducting crystalline phase.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 1995Date of Patent: September 22, 1998Assignee: Owens Corning Fiberglas Technology Inc.Inventor: Jianzhong Huang
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Patent number: 5776223Abstract: In a method of making a shaped fiber, a stream of fiberizable material is provided with an original shape and a void fraction from 20% to 80%. The void fraction can be provided by forming a hollow stream, a porous stream or a significantly shaped stream. The stream of fiberizable material has a soft portion at which the shape of the stream can be changed. Preferably the stream is provided by discharging molten fiberizable material through a first tube located in an orifice in a wall of a container, and introducing gas through a second tube into the interior of the molten material. The fiber stream is contacted to change the shape of the stream at the soft portion, preferably by applying torsion downstream from the soft portion. Torsion can be applied by contacting the fiber stream with a first surface moving in a direction generally transverse to the longitudinal axis of the stream.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 1996Date of Patent: July 7, 1998Assignee: Owens Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc.Inventor: Jianzhong Huang
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Patent number: 5702498Abstract: This invention is a strand of silicate glass fibers with a carbon skin or sheath around each glass fiber of the strand. The invention uses hydrocarbon pyrolysis with silicate fiber glass manufacturing to produce fibers using conventional melt-bushing technology. The formation of a carbon skin or sheath on the silicate glass fibers offers numerous advantages. For example, pyrolyzing hydrocarbons is endothermic. Heat is removed in the process and fibers are cooled faster. This helps to achieve higher throughput.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 1995Date of Patent: December 30, 1997Assignee: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc.Inventor: Jianzhong Huang
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Patent number: 5665137Abstract: A method for controlling secondary foam in a glass melting process is provided in which an oxidizing agent is added to a second melt region (32) of a glass furnace (14) where secondary foam (52) is formed. The oxidizing agent may be supplied directly to the second melt region (32) or may be added to the molten glass composition (46) with the batch raw materials (44) in a first melt region (30). When added directly, the oxidizing agent is preferably an oxidizing gas. When added with the batch materials (44), the oxidizing agent is a high temperature oxidizing agent which is inactive in the first melt region (30) yet active in the second melt region (32).Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 1995Date of Patent: September 9, 1997Assignee: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc.Inventor: Jianzhong Huang