Patents by Inventor Qing Zhou

Qing 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: 20220176587
    Abstract: A method of plugging a filter, comprising: positioning a mask layer over the filter comprising a plurality of intersecting walls, wherein the intersecting walls define at least one channel between the intersecting walls; perforating the mask layer proximate the channel to form a hole, wherein the hole extends around a portion of a perimeter of the channel such that the mask layer defines a flap extending over a center of the channel; passing a plugging mixture into the channel through the hole in the mask layer; and sintering the plugging mixture to form a plug within the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Raymond Victor Ayres, Keith Norman Bubb, Michael George Shultz, Patrick David Tepesch, Michael Brian Webb, Qing Zhou, Cheng-Gang Zhuang
  • Publication number: 20220061275
    Abstract: This invention discloses an ecological culture method for fish that contains marine barracuda, which places the marine barracuda fry in natural seawater, uses circulating water to dilute the natural sea water step by step, and domesticates the marine barracuda with fresh water; when the salinity of the water body is reduced to 3‰, transferring the fry to the fish culturing pond, and then the freshwater species are introduced, and the ecological culturing and ecological poly-culture model is carried out; during the culturing period, checking the growth of barracuda, adjusting the feeding and/or feeding times, and therefore barracuda reaches the required specifications within the expected time to be on the market.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Shiqun Han, Shaohua Yan, Qing Zhou
  • Publication number: 20220043476
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a time synchronous hybrid analog and digital sensor data acquisition system and method, comprising analog sensors, digital modules, digital sensors, hubs for networking a plurality of heterogeneous sensors, a local-area network device and a data processing terminal. The present disclosure solves the problem that data cannot be compared due to time difference in acquisition for the reason that the sampling time of different sensors cannot be synchronized precisely in the existing experiments and practical engineering, and also solves the problems of single function, low integration level and manpower consumption when different sensor instruments work separately. The data acquisition system of the present disclosure can be directly connected to various heterogeneous sensors to realize synchronous acquisition, synchronous transmission and simple and fast operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Dezhi NING, Yichao SUN, Chongwei ZHANG, Di WU, Qing ZHOU, Heyin LI
  • Patent number: 11182646
    Abstract: A process and a system for creating a visual guide for developing training data for a classification of image, where the training data includes images tagged with labels for the classification of the images. A processor may prompt a user to define a framework for the classification. For an initial set of images within the training data, qualified human classifiers are prompted to locate the images within the framework and to tag the images with labels. The processor determines whether the tagged images have consistent labels, and, if so, the processor adds images to the training data. The processor may add the images by providing a visual guide, the visual guide including tagged images arranged according to their locations within the framework their labels, and prompting human classifiers to tag the additional images with labels for the classification, according to the visual guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: LANDING AI
    Inventors: Dongyan Wang, Gopi Prashanth Gopal, Andrew Yan-Tak Ng, Karthikeyan Thiruppathisamy Nathillvar, Rustam Hashimov, Pingyang He, Dillon Anthony Laird, Yiwen Rong, Alejandro Betancourt, Sanjeev Satheesh, Yu Qing Zhou
  • 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: 20210238318
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composite functional resin, having the basic structure of Formula (I) and/or Formula (II), wherein AX is a quaternary ammonium group. In view of the problems that the existing resins have poor anti-interference ability, and poor ability to remove dissolved organic matter, disinfection by-product precursors, and anions such as nitrate, sulfate, phosphate and arsenate in water while sterilizing, the composite functional resin of the present invention has the ability to efficiently remove dissolved organic matter, disinfection by-product precursors, and anions such as nitrate, sulfate, phosphate, and arsenate in water, and has the advantages of efficient sterilization and high anti-interference ability. The composite functional resin can be applied in sterilization and water treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Peng SHI, Huaicheng ZHANG, Aimin LI, Fangyu CHANG, Qing ZHOU, Chendong SHUANG, Qimeng LI, Yang PAN
  • Publication number: 20210210922
    Abstract: An optical module includes an optical fiber component, a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) filter, at least one isolator, a mirror and an optical detecting component. The optical fiber component, the WDM filter, the at least one isolator, the mirror and the optical detecting component are configured to prevent a signal light which is before an EDF component and an amplified signal light after the EDF component from counter transmission with a simplified structure and compact size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Hai-Feng LV, Feng-Qing ZHOU, Gui-Jun JI, Zhong-Sheng WANG, Da-Xin CHEN
  • Publication number: 20210161109
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for protecting the ecology of a coastal mudflat and a system used in the method. The method includes the following steps: plan and design a pond project according to the specific conditions of the target coastal mudflat to be protected; dig a trench and build a dike in the surface of the target coastal mudflat and enclose the dike to form at least one pond, wherein the trench in the pond is adjacent to the surface of the mudflat to form the pond with a large water surface, a shallow water layer and a seasonal open waterfront; and cultivate an aquatic product in the trench, with or without an emergent aquatic plant planted in the surface of the mudflat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Shiqun Han, Shaohua Yan, Qing Zhou, Wenjie Xu, Guofeng Li
  • Publication number: 20210158188
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a technique of recommending news in conversation. The technique may recommend news in a conversation with respect to the case that a user may be interested in some news event during a conversation, so that the user's interests in reading news may be found during the conversation, and provides the user with related new information on news in a form of chatting reply at appropriate time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Qing ZHOU, Jie ZHANG, Peng CHEN, Jianyong WANG, Wei WANG, Ting SUN
  • Publication number: 20210097337
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for creating a visual guide for developing training data for a classification of image, where the training data includes images tagged with labels for the classification of the images. A processor may prompt a user to define a framework for the classification. For an initial set of images within the training data, qualified human classifiers are prompted to locate the images within the framework and to tag the images with labels. The processor determines whether the tagged images have consistent labels, and, if so, the processor adds images to the training data. The processor may add the images by providing a visual guide, the visual guide including tagged images arranged according to their locations within the framework their labels, and prompting human classifiers to tag the additional images with labels for the classification, according to the visual guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Dongyan Wang, Gopi Prashanth Gopal, Andrew Yan-Tak Ng, Karthikeyan Thiruppathisamy Nathillvar, Rustam Hashimov, Pingyang He, Dillon Anthony Laird, Yiwen Rong, Alejandro Betancourt, Sanjeev Satheesh, Yu Qing Zhou
  • Publication number: 20210047233
    Abstract: A silicate-based glass composition includes: 50-70 wt. % SiO2, 0.01-10 wt. % P2O5, 10-30 wt. % Na2O, 0.01-10 wt. % CaO, 0.01-10 wt. % MO, and 15-30 wt. % R2O, such that MO is the sum of MgO, CaO, SrO, BeO, and BaO, and R2O is the sum of Na2O, K2O, Li2O, Rb2O, and Cs2O.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Qiang Fu, Qing Zhou
  • Patent number: 10919786
    Abstract: Implementations herein relate to a method for preparing organic-pollution-resistant ion exchange resins and application thereof. The method includes adding modified inorganic particles to prepare novel ion exchange resins containing inorganic particles modified by a parcel modifier. A weight ratio between the monomer of the ion exchange resins and the modified inorganic particles is about 0.1% to 30%. The method may increase moisture content of the resins 3 to 30% such as to improve the structures of the resins, and therefore increase the regeneration efficiency 0.4 to 70%, as compared to conventions resins. The method improves resistance of resins to organic pollution, increases regeneration efficiency, and extends service life of the resins. In the process of water treatment, the ion exchange resin of the implementations may be regenerated with long-term stability. In addition to securing the water treatment efficiency, the method may avoid frequent replacement operations and lower the costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Nanjing University
    Inventors: Aimin Li, Haibo Li, Chendong Shuang, Qing Zhou, Hu Yang, Mancheng Zhang, Yang Zhou
  • Publication number: 20200390380
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a testing method and a testing system for a human stress reaction, and a computer-readable storage medium. The testing method for the human stress reaction includes acquiring position information and visual field information of a testee in a virtual road traffic scene after the virtual road traffic scene is established; guiding the testee into a test zone when the testee is within a test-waiting zone and when a visual field direction of the testee faces the test zone, and simultaneously, starting acquiring stress reaction data of the testee; controlling a virtual reality environment module to create a virtual stress event in the test zone after it is determined that the testee is within the test zone, and applying a stimulation to the testee, such that the testee make a stress reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: BINGBING NIE, QUAN LI, QING ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20200316562
    Abstract: A magnetic polymer adsorption material, preparation method and use thereof, which relate to the field of magnetic polymer materials. The preparation method comprises: (1) preparing magnetic nanoparticles; (2) dissolving the magnetic nanoparticles in a pore-forming agent, adding N-vinylpyrrolidone, divinylbenzene and an initiator respectively, and mixing uniformly; (3) adding an emulsifier and a dispersant into an aqueous solution; adding a part of the oil phase solution prepared in step (2) at the temperature below 60° C., and adding the rest of the oil phase solution when the temperature rises to 60° C. or above, reacting with stirring, precipitating and filtering the reacted solution, washing and drying the precipitate, and finally obtaining the magnetic polymer adsorption material. The material has the particle size of 2-100 ?m, the magnetization of 5-19.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Qing ZHOU, Zhijian YAO, Aimin LI, Wei JIAO, Chendong SHUANG, Qimeng LI, Jie SUN
  • Publication number: 20200311166
    Abstract: A tracking integration method includes acquiring at least one generalized object, extracting position characteristics of the generalized object and establishing the extracted position characteristics as a standard position model, receiving and storing tracking information of the at least one generalized object to complete integration of the tracking information, and querying and displaying the tracking information of the generalized object. The generalized object includes one or more of a person, an item, a digital asset, and a virtual object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: SHANG-QING ZHOU
  • Patent number: 10745511
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing hydrophilic polymer foam. The method comprises a step of providing an isocyanate functionalized prepolymer (A) and a step of foaming and curing the prepolymer (A). The prepolymer (A) is prepared by reacting diisocyanate (A1) and polyether polyol (A2), wherein the diisocyanate (A1) is selected from any one and a combination of 1,4-butyl diisocyanate (BDI), lysine diisocyanate (LDI) and 1,5-pentyl diisocyanate (PDI); the polyether polyol (A2) is a copolymer of ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO) and/or butylene oxide (BO); the ethylene oxide has a weight percentage of about 50%-100% in the polyether polyol, and has an OH functionality degree of 3-6, a hydroxyl value of about 21 mg KOH/g-168 mg KOH/g and a number-average molecular weight of about 1000 g/mol to about 8000 g/mol; and NCO content in the prepolymer (A) is 1%-10%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Inventors: Jianli Zhang, Qing Zhou
  • Patent number: 10532525
    Abstract: A method for preparing a sapphire lens includes the following steps: sequentially forming an ink layer and a coating film layer on one surface of a large polymeric membrane; laser-cutting the obtained large polymeric membrane to form two or more small polymeric membranes that are as thick as the large polymeric membrane; laminating the surface of the small polymeric membrane that does not contain the ink layer and the coating film layer to one surface of a sapphire sheet, such that an adhesive layer is formed between the small polymeric membranes and the sapphire sheet, wherein the sapphire sheet has a thickness of 0.3 to 1.5 mm, and the polymeric membrane has a thickness of 0.02 to 0.2 mm; and pressing the obtained sheet material to remove bubbles, thereby obtaining a sapphire lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Lens Technology (Changsha) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwan Fei Chau, Qiaobing Rao, Xiaoqun Chen, Qing Zhou, Junhua Zhao
  • Patent number: 10380356
    Abstract: An operating system partition protecting method includes: creating a virtual memory space which is mounted on a first directory; mounting a physical storage space that actually stores a system file of an operating system on a second directory; creating a user-state file system on a mounting point of an operating system partition to be protected, and controlling the user-state file system to monitor a request event of an operation on the file system in the operating system partition; determining a target file corresponding to the request event, accessing the second directory to read a target file in the physical storage space or accessing the first directory to carry out a writing operation on the target file into the virtual memory space. The present disclosure also provides an operating system partition protecting device. The present disclosure can protect a system storage partition, and avoid tampering of system files by malicious programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: YULONG COMPUTER TELECOMMUNICATION SCIENTIFIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Qing-Zhou Yan
  • Patent number: 10345292
    Abstract: The following discloses mammalian cells lines that stably express functional nematode acetylcholine receptor subunits. The resulting expression of functional ion channels has been made possible by the stable co-expression of the chaperone protein, RIC3. These cell lines are extremely useful for the high throughput screening (HTS) of compounds, to identify new candidate parasiticidal, including nematocidal, active ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignees: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM ANIMAL HEALTH INC., SANOFI
    Inventors: Lance Hammerland, Brenda Bondesen, Jean-Marie Chambard, Thierry Vermat, Werner Dittrich, Michel Partiseti, Qing Zhou-Liu, Cathy Cojean, Rachid Boukaiba, Eric Tagat
  • Patent number: D953698
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Inventor: Qing Zhou