Patents by Inventor Ming Ni

Ming Ni 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: 20220395799
    Abstract: The application provides a chemically modified recognizable biochip, method of preparation and use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Jian WANG, Xun XU, Jun WANG, Yue SHEN, Ming NI, Wenwei ZHANG, Yong WANG, Xianger JIANG, Xiaoluo HUANG
  • Patent number: 11480827
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a vertical alignment liquid crystal layer, and a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels includes a reflective region for performing display in a reflection mode. The first substrate includes a reflective electrode including a first region located within each of the plurality of pixels and a second region located between any two pixels, of the plurality of pixels, adjacent to each other, a transparent insulating layer provided to cover the reflective electrode, and a pixel electrode formed from a transparent conductive material and provided on the transparent insulating layer in each of the plurality of pixels. The second substrate includes a counter electrode provided to be opposite to the pixel electrode and the reflective electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro Sasaki, Takashi Satoh, Ming Ni, Shuji Nishi, Keiichi Ina
  • Patent number: 11428981
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes pixels including a reflective region for display in a reflection mode and a transmissive region for display in a transmission mode. The liquid crystal display panel includes a liquid crystal layer including a nematic liquid crystal material having negative dielectric anisotropy and a chiral agent, a pixel electrode including a reflective conductive layer and a transparent conductive layer, a counter electrode, a light diffusing structure provided in common to the reflective region and the transmissive region, and a first vertical alignment film provided between the pixel electrode and the liquid crystal layer, and a second vertical alignment film provided between the counter electrode and the liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro Sasaki, Hiroyuki Hakoi, Takashi Satoh, Junichi Hashimoto, Ming Ni
  • Publication number: 20220245564
    Abstract: Systems and methods including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory storage devices storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and perform: receiving a request to generate one or more schedules for one or more drivers; determining one or more respective day cab schedules for each respective day cab driver of the one or more drivers; assigning one or more permanent drivers of the one or more drivers to one or more permanent tractors; assigning at least one driver of one or more remaining drivers of the one or more drivers to at least one tractor using a first set of rules; generating the one or more schedules for the one or more drivers; and coordinating displaying the one or more schedules for the one or more drivers on an electronic device of a user. Other embodiments are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Kunlei Lian, Ming Ni, Mingang Fu
  • Patent number: 11402679
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a vertical alignment liquid crystal layer, and a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels includes a reflective region for performing display in a reflection mode. The first substrate includes a reflective electrode including a first region located within each of the plurality of pixels and a second region located between any two pixels, of the plurality of pixels, adjacent to each other, a transparent insulating layer provided to cover the reflective electrode, and a pixel electrode formed from a transparent conductive material and provided on the transparent insulating layer in each of the plurality of pixels. The second substrate includes a counter electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro Sasaki, Takashi Satoh, Ming Ni, Shuji Nishi, Keiichi Ina
  • Publication number: 20220137457
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a vertical alignment liquid crystal layer, and a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels includes a reflective region for performing display in a reflection mode. The first substrate includes a reflective electrode including a first region located within each of the plurality of pixels and a second region located between any two pixels, of the plurality of pixels, adjacent to each other, a transparent insulating layer provided to cover the reflective electrode, and a pixel electrode formed from a transparent conductive material and provided on the transparent insulating layer in each of the plurality of pixels. The second substrate includes a counter electrode provided to be opposite to the pixel electrode and the reflective electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: TAKAHIRO SASAKI, TAKASHI SATOH, MING NI, SHUJI NISHI, KEIICHI INA
  • Publication number: 20220137446
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a vertical alignment liquid crystal layer, and a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels includes a reflective region for performing display in a reflection mode. The first substrate includes a reflective electrode including a first region located within each of the plurality of pixels and a second region located between any two pixels, of the plurality of pixels, adjacent to each other, a transparent insulating layer provided to cover the reflective electrode, and a pixel electrode formed from a transparent conductive material and provided on the transparent insulating layer in each of the plurality of pixels. The second substrate includes a counter electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Takahiro SASAKI, Takashi SATOH, Ming NI, Shuji NISHI, Keiichi INA
  • Publication number: 20220126299
    Abstract: A gene sequencing reaction device, a gene sequencing system and a gene sequencing reaction method. The gene sequencing reaction device includes: a supporting platform; a dipping container disposed on the supporting platform, wherein the dipping container has a dipping reaction area, and the dipping reaction area is configured to hold a chemical reagent for gene sequencing reaction, so as to dip a sequencing chip having a DNA sample loading structure on the surface and having a DNA sample loaded thereon in the chemical reagent to perform a gene sequencing reaction; a temperature control apparatus, configured to control the temperature of the chemical reagent in the dipping reaction area; and a transfer apparatus, configured to insert the sequencing chip into the dipping reaction area or pull out the sequencing chip from the dipping reaction area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: MGI Tech Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Ma, Xun Xu, Jiabo Wu, Ming Ni, Dong Wei, Jiansheng Tang
  • Patent number: 11241692
    Abstract: A gene sequencing reaction device, a gene sequencing system and a gene sequencing reaction method. The gene sequencing reaction device includes: a supporting platform; a dipping container disposed on the supporting platform, wherein the dipping container has a dipping reaction area, and the dipping reaction area is configured to hold a chemical reagent for gene sequencing reaction, so as to dip a sequencing chip having a DNA sample loading structure on the surface and having a DNA sample loaded thereon in the chemical reagent to perform a gene sequencing reaction; a temperature control apparatus, configured to control the temperature of the chemical reagent in the dipping reaction area; and a transfer apparatus, configured to insert the sequencing chip into the dipping reaction area or pull out the sequencing chip from the dipping reaction area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: MGI Tech Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Ma, Xun Xu, Jiabo Wu, Ming Ni, Dong Wei, Jiansheng Tang
  • Publication number: 20210354297
    Abstract: An automatic depalletizing system comprises a robot including a gripper adapted to grip a logistics box and to unload logistics boxes stacked on a pallet. The system further includes a three-dimensional camera adapted to identify a position and an orientation of the logistics boxes so as to guide the robot to unload the logistics boxes from the pallet in a sequential manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Services GmbH
    Inventors: Yingcong Deng, Dandan Zhang, Qing Zhou, Fengchun Xie, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Lvhai Hu, Lei Yang, Ye Zhang, Ming Ni, Dong Xu
  • Publication number: 20210181576
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels has a reflection region for performing display in a reflective mode. The first substrate includes a pixel electrode provided in each of the pixels and a reflection layer positioned opposite to the liquid crystal layer with respect to the pixel electrode. The reflection layer has a first region positioned in each of the pixels and a second region positioned between any two pixels adjacent to each other. Voltages of an identical polarity are applied to the liquid crystal layer for any two pixels adjacent to each other in a row direction, for any two pixels adjacent to each other in a column direction, or for all the pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: TAKAHIRO SASAKI, MING NI, TAKASHI SATOH, KEIICHI INA, SHUJI NISHI
  • Publication number: 20210165274
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes pixels including a reflective region for display in a reflection mode and a transmissive region for display in a transmission mode. The liquid crystal display panel includes a liquid crystal layer including a nematic liquid crystal material having negative dielectric anisotropy and a chiral agent, a pixel electrode including a reflective conductive layer and a transparent conductive layer, a counter electrode, a light diffusing structure provided in common to the reflective region and the transmissive region, and a first vertical alignment film provided between the pixel electrode and the liquid crystal layer, and a second vertical alignment film provided between the counter electrode and the liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: TAKAHIRO SASAKI, HIROYUKI HAKOI, TAKASHI SATOH, JUNICHI HASHIMOTO, MING NI
  • Publication number: 20210147149
    Abstract: An article support device has a pair of support platforms arranged symmetrically and opposite to each other. Each of the support platforms includes a support frame, a support plate disposed on a top of the support frame and having a horizontal support top surface, and at least one positioning block installed on the horizontal support top surface. The horizontal support top surfaces of the support plates are located at a same height position. The article is supported on the horizontal support top surfaces and positioned between the positioning blocks on the support plates. An accommodation space is defined between the support plates and the support frames, and an automated guided vehicle moves into the accommodation space. An article carried on the article support device is loadable onto the automatic guided vehicle or the article carried on the automatic guided vehicle is unloadable onto the article support device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Services GmbH, Kunshan Sanxin Plastic Industry Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Yingcong Deng, Ming Ni, Lei Yang, Dong Xu, Dandan Zhang, Fengchun Xie, Huabin Du, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Yangming Wen, Ge Chen
  • Publication number: 20210138473
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a gene sequencing reaction device, a gene sequencing system and a gene sequencing reaction method. The gene sequencing reaction device includes: a supporting platform (8); a dipping container disposed on the supporting platform (8), wherein the dipping container has a dipping reaction area, and the dipping reaction area is configured to hold a chemical reagent for gene sequencing reaction, so as to dip a sequencing chip (2) having a DNA sample loading structure on the surface and having a DNA sample loaded thereon in the chemical reagent to perform a gene sequencing reaction; a temperature control apparatus, configured to control the temperature of the chemical reagent in the dipping reaction area; and a transfer apparatus, configured to insert the sequencing chip (2) into the dipping reaction area or pull out the sequencing chip from the dipping reaction area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: MGI Tech Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Ma, Xun Xu, Jiabo Wu, Ming Ni, Dong Wei, Jiansheng Tang
  • Publication number: 20210106417
    Abstract: A ligament fixator which includes a fixing plate and a plurality of fastening nails, wherein, the fastening nails are respectively located on the edge of the same side face of the fixing plate; when the fixator is used for fixing the collateral ligaments of the knee, the fastening nails are knocked in and fixed in the femoral condyle so that the collateral ligaments are tightly pressed between the fixing plate and the femoral condyle, and the fixing plate completely touches the attachment points of the collateral ligament to form large compaction area, uniform compaction force and excellent compaction effect, thereby guaranteeing operative effect and recovery effect of a patient; when being used for preventing the injury of the patellar tendon at the tibial tubercle, the fastening nails are knocked in and fixed in the tibia so that the fixing plate is located outside the patellar tendon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventor: Ming Ni
  • Publication number: 20200318177
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for sequencing a nucleic acid using an immersion reaction protocol. The immersion reaction protocol comprises sequentially immersing a solid support having nucleic acid molecules immobilized thereon in different reaction containers to realize nucleic acid sequencing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Jin YANG, Xun XU, Hui WANG, Bin XIE, Zhuokun LI, Shengming ZHAO, Ao CHEN, Chongjun XU, Wenwei ZHANG, Ming NI
  • Publication number: 20200070419
    Abstract: A 3D printing method is provided. A stereolithography 3D printer (2) selects one of multiple layers of print data sequentially, makes a modeling plane be a default thickness (h) away from a material tank (23), irradiates heading to the modeling plane according to the selected layer of the print data for printing one layer of slice physical model (421-422, 431-433), makes the modeling plane detach from light-curable materials (41) in the material tank (23), rotates the material tank (23) for making an angle difference between angles before and after rotation be within a default angle interval, and performs above steps repeatedly until completion of a 3D physical model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Chih-Ming NI, Kuan-Yi LU, Chun-Jui CHEN, Chen-Fu HUANG, An-Hsiu LEE, Tsai-Yi LIN
  • Publication number: 20190381730
    Abstract: A 3D printing device including a base, a gantry, a forming platform, a tank, an adjustable platform, a driving module and a control module is provided. The gantry and the tank are respectively disposed on the base. The forming platform is movably assembled to the gantry. The adjusting platform is disposed between the gantry and the forming platform or between the tank and the base. The driving module is connected to the forming platform and the gantry. The control module is electrically connected to the driving module to drive the forming platform to reciprocate along the gantry, so that the forming platform is moved into or out of the tank. Before 3D printing is performed, the control module moves the forming platform to lean against the tank through the driving module, so as to drive the adjustable platform to deform, and confirm consistency of contact surfaces of the forming platform and the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuan-Yi Lu, Chun-Jui Chen, Chih-Ming Ni, Chen-Fu Huang, An-Hsiu Lee, Tsai-Yi Lin
  • Publication number: 20190375155
    Abstract: A formation tank includes a tank body and a release film. The tank body includes a bottom plate and a tank wall. One face of the bottom plate is an inner bottom surface, and at least one engagement structure is formed on the inner bottom surface. The tank wall protrudes from the inner bottom surface and surrounds a periphery of the bottom plate. The release film is attached on the inner bottom surface and the release film is mortise-and-tenon connected to the engagement structure. An engagement structure is arranged on the bottom plate to improve an engagement force between the bottom plate and the release film. Accordingly, the release film is prevented from being detached, and therefore durability of the release film is also improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Kuan-Yi LU, Chun-Jui CHEN, Chih-Ming NI, Chen-Fu HUANG, An-Hsiu LEE, Tsai-Yi LIN
  • Patent number: 10379558
    Abstract: Embodiments are described for dynamically responding to demand for server computing resources. The embodiments can monitor performance of each of multiple computing systems in a data center, identify a particular computing system of the multiple computing systems for allocation of additional computing power, determine availability of an additional power supply to allocate to the identified computing system, determine availability of a capacity on a power distribution line connected to the particular computing system to provide the additional power supply to the particular computing system, and allocate the additional computing power to the identified computing system as a function of the determined availability of the additional power supply and the determined availability of the capacity on the power distribution line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaojun Liang, Yusuf Abdulghani, Ming Ni, Hongzhong Jia, Jason Taylor