Patents by Inventor Qirong Shen

Qirong Shen 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: 20240105211
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a weakly-supervised sound event detection method and system based on adaptive hierarchical pooling. The system includes an acoustic model and an adaptive hierarchical pooling algorithm module (AHPA-model), where the acoustic model inputs a pre-processed and feature-extracted audio signal, and predicts a frame-level prediction probability aggregated by the AHPA-module to obtain a sentence-level prediction probability. The acoustic model and a relaxation parameter are jointly optimized to obtain an optimal model weight and an optimal relaxation parameter based for formulating each category of sound event. A pre-processed and feature-extracted unknown audio signal is input to obtain frame-level prediction probabilities of all target sound events (TSEs), and sentence-level prediction probabilities of all categories of TSEs are obtained based on an optimal pooling strategy of each category of TSE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Jiangsu University
    Inventors: Qirong MAO, Lijian GAO, Yaxin SHEN, Qinghua REN, Yongzhao ZHAN, Keyang CHENG
  • Publication number: 20190176197
    Abstract: Disclosed is a soil conditioner, comprising the following components in parts by weight: 10-20 parts of distiller's grains; 1-10 parts of cow dung; 1-10 parts of vermicompost; 1-10 parts of oil cake; 10-20 parts of dregs of decoction; 20-40 parts of fallow soil; and 20-40 parts of river sand. Also disclosed is a method for preparing a soil conditioner, comprising: first, separately fermenting distiller's grains, cow dung, vermicompost, oil cake, and dregs of decoction, and then mixing them with river sand and fallow soil for secondary solid fermentation to obtain the soil conditioner. The present invention has a remarkable restoration effect on obstructive soil, the microbial diversity index of the restored soil is increased, the microbial ecological structure of the soil is improved, and the quality of crops is enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicants: Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Nanjing Agricultural University
    Inventors: Junxiong SHI, Xingming YANG, Yanxia LIU, Xiang LI, Qirong SHEN, Biao SHEN, Zhiwen CHEN
  • Patent number: 10287216
    Abstract: A method for preparing a fertilizer using straws and prepared straw organic fertilizer; the method includes: composting straws, spraying a compositing microbial solution containing amino acids to start decomposition of straws, and adjusting humidity of a straw compost, times of spraying a solution of product nutrients, component of the solution to obtain an up-to-standard commercial straw organic fertilizer; and keeping the composting temperature about 70° C. for long time by adjusting the turning time of the straw compost and collocation time of spraying the solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Qirong Shen, Qiwei Huang, Rong Li
  • Publication number: 20170267599
    Abstract: A method for preparing a solid Trichoderma seed from direct fermentation of crop straws with Trichoderma, and a product prepared by using the same. The method includes adding a liquid amino acid to the crop straws, adjusting the initial pH to 3.0-4.0, and inoculating a liquid Trichoderma seed for solid fermentation. An acidity that allows Trichoderma to grow and multiply rapidly and inhibits the growth of other non-target fungi is established in the material by adjusting its pH value, an optimum nutritional formula for Trichoderma is screened out, and an inexpensive proprietary process for preparing a solid Trichoderma seed through fermentation is established. 1% of the solid Trichoderma seed is added to a matured compost, which allows the density of Trichoderma spores in the Trichoderma amended bioorganic fertilizer to reach above 5×107 spores/g, and the production increasing effect is considerable after the Trichoderma amended bioorganic fertilizer is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Qirong SHEN, Qiwei HUANG, Dongyang LIU, Rong LI
  • Publication number: 20170260109
    Abstract: A method for preparing a fertilizer using straws and prepared straw organic fertilizer; the method includes: composting straws, spraying a compositing microbial solution containing amino acids to start decomposition of straws, and adjusting humidity of a straw compost, times of spraying a solution of product nutrients, component of the solution to obtain an up-to-standard commercial straw organic fertilizer; and keeping the composting temperature about 70° C. for long time by adjusting the turning time of the straw compost and collocation time of spraying the solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Qirong SHEN, Qiwei HUANG, Rong LI
  • Patent number: 9738900
    Abstract: The invention relates to transgenic plants with improved growth and nitrogen use efficiency expressing nitrate transporter gene, methods of making such plants and methods for improving growth and nitrogen use efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignees: Plant Bioscience Limited, Nanjing Agricultural University
    Inventors: Guohua Xu, Xiaorong Fan, Qirong Shen, Anthony Miller
  • Publication number: 20170016014
    Abstract: The invention relates to transgenic plants with improved growth and nitrogen use efficiency expressing nitrate transporter gene, methods of making such plants and methods for improving growth and nitrogen use efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Guohua Xu, Xiaorong Fan, Qirong Shen, Anthony Miller
  • Publication number: 20150176023
    Abstract: The invention relates to transgenic plants with improved growth and nitrogen use efficiency expressing nitrate transporter gene, methods of making such plants and methods for improving growth and nitrogen use efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Guohua Xu, Xiaorong Fan, Qirong Shen, Anthony Miller
  • Patent number: 9012721
    Abstract: The invention relates to transgenic plants with improved growth and nitrogen use efficiency expressing nitrate transporter gene, methods of making such plants and methods for improving growth and nitrogen use efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignees: Plant Bioscience Limited, Nanjing Agricultural University
    Inventors: Guohua Xu, Xiaorong Fan, Qirong Shen, Anthony Miller
  • Publication number: 20140223603
    Abstract: The invention relates to transgenic plants with improved growth and nitrogen use efficiency expressing nitrate transporter gene, methods of making such plants and methods for improving growth and nitrogen use efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicants: Plant Bioscience Limited, Nanjing Agricultural University
    Inventors: Guohua Xu, Xiaorong Fan, Qirong Shen, Anthony Miller
  • Patent number: 8518428
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the antagonistic bacteria for controlling the Fusarium wilt of continuous cropping banana and their microbial organic fertilizer. It belongs to technology of intensive agricultural production. The present invention separates two antagonistic bacteria NJN-6 and NJN-11 and produces the microbial organic fertilizer through inoculating the two said strains into pig manure compost and rapeseed cake compost to conduct solid-state fermentation. The microbial organic fertilizer is characterized in that in the fertilizer, the content of each of the antagonistic bacteria NJN-6 and NJN-11 is above 1×108 cfu/g, total nitrogen is 4˜5% (weight percent), above 90% (weight percent) of the total nitrogen is organic nitrogen, total nitrogen-phosphorus-kalium nutrient is 6˜10% (weight percent) and organic matter is 30˜35% (weight percent).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignees: Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu New Ground Bio-Fertilizer Engineering Center Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Qirong Shen, Xin He, Qiwei Huang, Xingming Yang, Biao Shen
  • Patent number: 8476057
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the antagonistic bacteria that are used to prevent and eliminate tobacco bacterial wilt and their microbial organic fertilizer, which belong to the technology for agricultural intensive production. The present invention separates two antagonistic bacteria (Brevibacillus brevis NJL-25 and Bacillus cereus NJL-14) that have remarkable antagonistic action against the pathogens of tobacco bacterial wilt. Microbial organic fertilizer is produced from these antagonistic bacteria and organic compost. Wherein, the content of each of NJL-25 and NJL-14 is above 1×1010 cfu/g, the content of total nitrogen is 4˜5% (above 90% of the nitrogen is organic nitrogen), the content of total nitrogen-phosphorus-kalium nutrient is 6˜10% and the content of organic matter is 30˜35%. As indicated by experiments, after the microbial organic fertilizer is applied into soil, it will enable rapid multiplication of the antagonistic bacteria into a dominant microflora in the soil and achieve more than 97.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignees: Jiangsu New Ground Bio-Fertilizer Engineering Center Co., Ltd., Nanjing Agricultural University
    Inventors: Qirong Shen, Yanxia Liu, Xingming Yang, Yangchun Xu, Biao Shen
  • Publication number: 20120045427
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the antagonistic bacteria that are used to prevent and eliminate tobacco bacterial wilt and their microbial organic fertilizer, which belong to the technology for agricultural intensive production. The present invention separates two antagonistic bacteria (Brevibacillus brevis NJL-25 and Bacillus cereus NJL-14) that have remarkable antagonistic action against the pathogens of tobacco bacterial wilt. Microbial organic fertilizer is produced from these antagonistic bacteria and organic compost. Wherein, the content of each of NJL-25 and NJL-14 is above 1×1010 cfu/g, the content of total nitrogen is 4˜5% (above 90% of the nitrogen is organic nitrogen), the content of total nitrogen-phosphorus-kalium nutrient is 6˜10% and the content of organic matter is 30˜35%. As indicated by experiments, after the microbial organic fertilizer is applied into soil, it will enable rapid multiplication of the antagonistic bacteria into a dominant microflora in the soil and achieve more than 97.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicants: Jiangsu New Ground Bio-Fertilizer Engineering Center Co., Ltd., Nanjing Agricultural University
    Inventors: Qirong Shen, Yanxia Liu, Xingming Yang, Yangchun Xu, Biao Shen
  • Publication number: 20110306569
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an isolated strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain NY3 and compounds produced by this strain having biosurfactant activity, for instance rhamnolipids Rha-C8-C8:1, Rha-C16, Rha-C16:1, Rha-C17:1, Rha-C24:1, Rha-Rha-C6-C6:1, Rha-Rha-C9:1, Rha-Rha-C10:1-C10:1, Rha-Rha-C24, and Rha-Rha-C24:1, as well as compositions of, derived from, comprising, or consisting of one or more of such compounds isolated from P. aeruginosa. Also provided are methods of treating environmental materials contaminated with hydrocarbons, heavy metals, or pesticides with such compositions and methods of inhibiting microbial growth with such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Xihou Yin, Maiqian Nie, Qirong Shen
  • Publication number: 20110214463
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the antagonistic bacteria for controlling the Fusarium wilt of continuous cropping banana and their microbial organic fertilizer. It belongs to technology of intensive agricultural production. The present invention separates two antagonistic bacteria NJN-6 and NJN-11 and produces the microbial organic fertilizer through inoculating the two said strains into pig manure compost and rapeseed cake compost to conduct solid-state fermentation. The microbial organic fertilizer is characterized in that in the fertilizer, the content of each of the antagonistic bacteria NJN-6 and NJN-11 is above 1×108 cfu/g, total nitrogen is 4˜5% (weight percent), above 90% (weight percent) of the total nitrogen is organic nitrogen, total nitrogen-phosphorus-kalium nutrient is 6˜10% (weight percent) and organic matter is 30˜35% (weight percent).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Qirong Shen, Xin He, Qiwei Huang, Xingming Yang, Biao Shen
  • Publication number: 20110214464
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a biocontrol strain against the wilt of continuous cropping cucumber and watermelon as well as its microbial organic fertilizer, which belongs to the technology for agricultural intensive production. The present invention separates Trichoderma harzianum SQR-T037, which has a remarkable biocontrol effect against wilt of cucumber and watermelon. Microbial organic fertilizer was produced from this biocontrol strain and organic compost. In this fertilizer, the content of the strain is above 1×108 cfu/g, the content of total nitrogen is 3˜5% (above 90% of the nitrogen is organic nitrogen), total nitrogen-phosphorus-kalium nutrient is 6˜10% and organic matter is 30˜35%. As indicated by the experiments, after this microbial organic fertilizer is applied to soil, it will enable rapid multiplication of biocontrol strain into a dominant microflora in the soil and achieve more than 85% of biocontrol rate of wilt in the soil suffering from serious cucumber and watermelon wilt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Qirong Shen, Lihua Chen, Xingming Yang, Yangchun Xu, Wei Ran, Qiwei Huang, Biao Shen