Patents by Inventor Kai Zhou

Kai Zhou 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: 20240078647
    Abstract: Method and system for geometric correction based on image tracking, the method including: obtaining a plurality of projection images of a geometric model, each of the projection images including a projection marker corresponding to an original marker in the geometric model; obtaining an initial correspondence between the original markers in the geometric model and the projection markers in one of the projection images; determining a target correspondence between the original markers in the geometric model and the projection markers in the tracked projection image by tracking, based on a correlation of the projection images and the initial correspondence, the projection markers in the projection images; performing, based on the target correspondence, a geometric correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haihua ZHOU, Kai CUI, Jing YAN, Jian ZHONG
  • Publication number: 20240080141
    Abstract: A base station may transmit, to a wireless device, one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising configuration parameters of a multicast and broadcast service (MBS). The configuration parameters may comprise parameters of a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) and at least one indicator, for the SPS, indicating a feedback type from a plurality of feedback types. The plurality of feedback types may comprise acknowledgement-negative acknowledgement (ACK-NACK) feedback, negative acknowledgement only (NACK-only) feedback, and disabled feedback. The base station may transmit, to the wireless device, a downlink control information (DCI) indicating an activation of the SPS. The base station may transmit, to the wireless device via downlink assignments of the SPS, one or more transport blocks (TBs) of the MBS. The base station may receive, from the wireless device based on the feedback type indicated by the at least one indicator, feedback information for the one or more TBs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Ofinno, LLC
    Inventors: Hua Zhou, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Yunjung Yi, Ali Cagatay Cirik, Jonghyun Park, Hyoungsuk Jeon, Hyukjin Chae, Kai Xu
  • Patent number: 11919918
    Abstract: A P2X3 and/or P2X2/3 receptor antagonist of formula (I), a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same, and a use thereof in preparing a drug for preventing or treating a disease mediated by the P2X3 and/or P2X2/3 receptor antagonist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING TIDE PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanping Zhao, Hongjun Wang, Gong Li, Xiang Li, Yuanyuan Jiang, Kai Liu, Yeming Wang, Liying Zhou, Yanan Liu, Ning Shao, Fengping Xiao
  • Patent number: 11921088
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a thermal-stress-pore pressure coupled electromagnetic loading triaxial Hopkinson bar system and test method, the system mainly consists of an electromagnetic pulse generation system, a servo-controlled axial pressure loading system, a servo-controlled confining pressure loading system, a thermal control system, a pore pressure loading system, a bar system, and a data monitoring and acquisition system. Based on the conventional Hopkinson bar, the present disclosure creatively introduces a real-time loading and control system for confining pressure, thermal, and pore pressure, aiming to solve the technical problem that the existing test apparatus cannot be used to study dynamic response of deep rock mass under the coupling effect of thermal-stress-pore pressure and dynamic disturbance during dynamic impact loading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tao Zhou, Heping Xie, Jianbo Zhu, Jian Zhao, Tianqi Zhai, Mingzhong Gao, Cunbao Li, Zhiyi Liao, Kai Zhang
  • Patent number: 11924791
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user equipment, a centralized unit device, a wireless communication method and a storage medium. The user equipment of the present disclosure comprises a processing circuit, wherein the processing circuit is configured to receive, from a centralized unit (CU) device, selection information related to a selection made by a distributed unit (DU) device; and determine, according to the selection information, a DU device for providing a service for the user equipment. By using the user equipment, the centralized unit device, the wireless communication method and the storage medium of the present disclosure, the user equipment can quickly and accurately find the most suitable DU device with the help of the CU device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kai Li, Mingtuo Zhou, Min Liu
  • Patent number: 11924881
    Abstract: Wireless communications for selecting an uplink carrier for a random access procedure are described. A base station may configure a wireless device with one or more uplink carriers associated with a downlink carrier of a cell. The one or more uplink carriers may comprise at least a normal uplink (NUL) carrier and a supplemental uplink (SUL) carrier. The wireless device may measure one or more downlink reference signals and channel occupancy level(s) of an NUL and/or an SUL. The wireless device may select one of an NUL or an SUL for a random access procedure, for example, based on a signal strength of the one or more downlink reference signals and/or the channel occupancy level(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Hyoungsuk Jeon, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Alireza Babaei, Hua Zhou, Kai Xu, Kyungmin Park
  • Publication number: 20240071804
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and assemblies suitable for gas-phase processes are disclosed. An exemplary assembly includes a susceptor ring and at least one injector tube. The injector tube can be disposed within the susceptor ring to provide a gas to a peripheral region of a substrate. Methods, systems, and assemblies can be used to obtain desired (e.g. composition and/or thickness) profiles of material on a substrate surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Peipei Gao, Wentao Wang, Han Ye, Kai Zhou, Fan Gao, Xing Lin
  • Publication number: 20240073915
    Abstract: A wireless device may be configured to perform a method. The method may include receiving, by the wireless device, configuration parameters indicating duration values for skipping physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring on a bandwidth part (BWP). The duration values can be from first values in response to the BWP having a first subcarrier spacing (SCS) and second values in response to the BWP having a second SCS, wherein each value of the second values is equal to multiplication of a respective value, of the first values, and a same granularity value. The method may further include receiving a downlink control information (DCI) indicating skipping PDCCH monitoring on the BWP for a time duration based on a duration value of the duration values. The method may additionally include skipping monitoring the PDCCH on the BWP for the time duration based on the DCI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Ofinno, LLC
    Inventors: Hua Zhou, Yunjung Yi, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Ali Cagatay Cirik, Hyoungsuk Jeon, Kai Xu
  • Publication number: 20240073879
    Abstract: A wireless device receives, from a base station, at least one radio resource control (RRC) message comprising first configuration parameters for a first bandwidth part (BWP) of a first cell, of the base station, that is configured as a serving cell, second configuration parameters of resources of a second cell that is configured as resources of the first BWP of the first cell, and a first time value of a first inactivity timer for the first BWP of the first cell. The wireless device restarts the first inactivity timer for the first BWP of the first cell, in response to communicating a transport block via a configured grant resource of the second cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Ofinno, LLC
    Inventors: Kyungmin Park, Hyoungsuk Jeon, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Ali Cagatay Cirik, Kai Xu, Jonghyun Park, Hua Zhou, Taehun Kim
  • Publication number: 20240073917
    Abstract: Wireless communication techniques are described. An access node/device may transmit, to another access node/device, data corresponding to a wireless device. The access node/device may transmit the data along with downlink resource information indicating a radio resource. The other access node/device may use the radio resource to transmit the data to the wireless device. The access node/device may transmit one or more preemption indications to one or more other communication devices to preempt any other transmissions in the radio resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Kyungmin Park, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Hua Zhou, Alireza Babaei, Hyoungsuk Jeon, Ali Cagatay Cirik, Kai Xu
  • Patent number: 11911896
    Abstract: A nanoscale positioning apparatus with a large stroke and multiple degrees of freedom and a control method thereof are provided. The nanoscale positioning apparatus includes a base, a plurality of parallel branch chain mechanisms and a working table. Each of the parallel branch chain mechanisms includes an electric cylinder, a micro-motion drive mechanism, a laser interferometer, a grating measuring device, a self-locking upper hinge and a self-locking lower hinge. The top of the base is connected to one end of the electric cylinder through the self-locking lower hinge. The other end of the electric cylinder is connected to one end of the micro-motion drive mechanism. The other end of the micro-motion drive mechanism is connected to the bottom of the working table through the self-locking upper hinge. The positioning apparatus has multiple degrees of freedom, and realizes multi-degree-of-freedom arbitrary position adjustment of the working table through parallel branch chain mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: WUXI FRIEDRICH MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Fengwei Zhou, Xiaoming Qian, Kai Meng
  • Patent number: 11915354
    Abstract: A system and a method for generating an automated GIF file generation system is described. In one aspect, the method includes accessing an animated GIF file, identifying a plurality of elements displayed in the animated GIF file, applying a variation of one or more elements to the animated GIF file, and generating a variant animated GIF file by applying the variation of the one or more elements to the animated GIF file. The system measures a trending metric of the variant animated GIF file based on a number of times the variant animated GIF file is shared on the communication platform and uses the trending metric as a feedback to generating the variant animated GIF file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Kai Zhou, Kenneth Au
  • Patent number: 11913915
    Abstract: A uniaxial bidirectional synchronous control electromagnetic loaded dynamic shear test system and method, a test apparatus thereof including a support platform, a loading bar system, an electromagnetic pulse generation system, a servo-controlled normal pressure loading system, and a data monitoring and acquisition system. The test apparatus can be used to conduct a dynamic shear test research on a rock-like material under a constant normal pressure close to an actual operating condition, and can also be applied to carry out dynamic shear tests on intact rock-like test specimens in various sizes or jointed rock-like test specimens containing a single structural surface to study dynamic shear mechanical property and shear failure behavior under strain rate of 101?103 s?1, thereby providing an important theoretical and technical support for the design, construction, protection, and safety and stability evaluation of geotechnical engineering, structural engineering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Heping Xie, Jianbo Zhu, Tao Zhou, Mingzhong Gao, Cunbao Li, Zhiyi Liao, Kai Zhang, Jun Wang
  • Publication number: 20240064422
    Abstract: A noise filtering device, method, and chip for a dynamic vision sensor (DVS), and an event-driven vision device, and an electronic device are provided. In order to meet multi-dimensional requirements of a denoising solution such as power consumption, delay, storage resources, calculation resources, denoising effect, applicable range of noise types, and hardware implementation difficulty, in this disclosure, global space-domain and time-domain informations are simultaneously aggregated in a shift register, or latest time-domain informations are collected through a space domain, and finally, whether an event generated by a DVS is a noise event is judged on the basis of clustering of space-domain informations and the time-domain informations. While achieving excellent denoising performance, this disclosure has outstanding advantages in the aforementioned multiple dimensions because of advantages of parallel and simple calculation and no dependence on a DVS resolution, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: LingYun KE, Ning QIAO, Weitao ZENG, Min WANG, Zheng KE, Kai ZHOU, Yudi REN, Lin ZHANG, Jianjun FAN, Junjun YU, Jun WANG, Xiwen GONG
  • Publication number: 20240054110
    Abstract: Provided is a method for creating a quantum vehicle model parts basic database. The method includes: obtaining all parts codes of each vehicle identification number by using a data loading engine, and sorting all parts codes of said each vehicle identification number as a parts code set corresponding to said each vehicle identification number; merging a plurality of the vehicle identification numbers satisfying a predetermined condition; determining, by using a preset verification model, whether merging results are qualified; and encoding the merging results when it is determined that the merging results are qualified, so as to obtain the quantum vehicle model parts basic database taking the merging results as a dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Kai ZHOU, Wei LI, Enjun CHANG, Jian KANG, Wen ZHANG, Xinglong WANG, Qi SUN
  • Publication number: 20240047629
    Abstract: A display panel and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The display panel includes an array substrate, light emitting chips, and a light reflecting layer. The light emitting chips are disposed on the array substrate; and the light reflecting layer is disposed on the array substrate and surrounds the light emitting chips. The light reflecting layer gathers light emitted from side surfaces of the light emitting chips and emits the light from top surfaces of the light emitting chips, thereby improving the light emission efficiency of the light emitting chips and increasing the front display brightness of the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventor: Kai Zhou
  • Patent number: 11887246
    Abstract: Systems and methods of generating ground truth datasets for producing virtual reality (VR) experiences, for testing simulated sensor configurations, and for training machine-learning algorithms. In one example, a recording device with one or more cameras and one or more inertial measurement units captures images and motion data along a real path through a physical environment. A SLAM application uses the captured data to calculate the trajectory of the recording device. A polynomial interpolation module uses Chebyshev polynomials to generate a continuous time trajectory (CTT) function. The method includes identifying a virtual environment and assembling a simulated sensor configuration, such as a VR headset. Using the CTT function, the method includes generating a ground truth output dataset that represents the simulated sensor configuration in motion along a virtual path through the virtual environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Kai Zhou, Qi Qi, Jeroen Hol
  • Patent number: 11859493
    Abstract: A device includes a pressure measuring segment, a connecting rod, a hydraulic pump, a pressure gauge, a high-pressure oil pipe, a pressure control valve, a tray, a push rod and a connection casing. The pressure measuring segment is on the connecting rod, a front end of the push rod is connected with the connecting rod, the tray is at a rear end of the push rod, the connection casing is connected with the tray. The pressure measuring segment includes a main pipe, a hydraulic bladder, a fixing ring, a barrier sheet, an outer pillow housing and a connection sleeve. Both ends of the hydraulic bladder are sleeved on the main pipe, an oil inlet is in communication with the hydraulic bladder, the outer pillow housing is sleeved on the main pipe, the connection sleeve is wrapped around the outer pillow housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: SHANDONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Fenghai Yu, Kai Zhou, Yunliang Tan, Xuepeng Gao, Wei Zhao
  • Publication number: 20230421717
    Abstract: A method for generating a virtual selfie stick image is described. In one aspect, the method includes generating, at a device, an original self-portrait image with an optical sensor of the device, the optical sensor directed at a face of a user of the device, the device being held at an arm length from the face of the user, displaying, on a display of the device, an instruction guiding the user to move the device at the arm length about the face of the user within a limited range at a plurality of poses, accessing, at the device, image data generated by the optical sensor at the plurality of poses, and generating a virtual selfie stick self-portrait image based on the original self-portrait image and the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Kai Zhou, Branislav Micusik
  • Publication number: 20230420421
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) lighting strip includes conductive lines and LED modules. The LED module includes LED lighting beads electrically connected with the conductive lines and arranged orderly on the conductive lines to form a strip. One of the conductive lines is a communication conductive line, and the remaining three are power-supplying conductive lines. On the communication conductive line, the LED lighting beads are connected in series. On the power-supplying conductive lines, the LED modules are connected in parallel, and the LED lighting beads of each LED module are connected in series. The LED lighting strip adopts an arrangement of serial-parallel connection for power and serial connection for signal to achieve various application solutions for different power supply voltages, and as a consequence, a serial communication protocol is adopted to control each of the LED lighting beads of the LED lighting strip, in order to realize diversification of lighting effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: DONGGUAN OPSCO OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingjian LIU, Gengsheng ZHU, Zhenlei WU, Kai ZHOU