Patents by Inventor Scott Zhang

Scott Zhang 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: 20240169631
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that modify digital images via scene-based editing to remove a shadow for an object. For instance, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems receive a digital image depicting a scene. The disclosed systems access a shadow mask of the shadow in a first location. Further, the disclosed systems generate the modified digital image without the shadow by generating a fill for the first location that preserves a visible location of the first location. Moreover, the disclosed systems generate the digital image without the shadow for the object by combining the fill with the digital image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Soo Ye Kim, Zhe Lin, Scott Cohen, Jianming Zhang, Luis Figueroa, Zhihong Ding
  • Publication number: 20240169628
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that provides a graphical user interface experience to move objects and generate new shadows within a digital image scene. For instance, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems receive a digital image depicting a scene. The disclosed systems receive a selection to position an object in a first location within the scene. Further, the disclosed systems composite an image by placing the object at the first location within the scene of the digital image. Moreover, the disclosed systems generate a modified digital image having a shadow of the object where the shadow is consistent with the scene and provides the modified digital image to the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Soo Ye Kim, Zhe Lin, Scott Cohen, Jianming Zhang, Luis Figueroa, Zhihong Ding
  • Publication number: 20240169630
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that modify digital images via scene-based editing to synthesize shadows for object(s). For instance, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems receive a digital image depicting a scene. The disclosed systems access an object mask of the object depicting in the digital image. The disclosed systems further combine the object mask, the digital image, and a noise representation to generate a combined representation. Moreover, the disclosed systems generate a shadow for the object from the combined representation and further generates the modified digital image by combining the shadow with the digital image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Soo Ye Kim, Zhe Lin, Scott Cohen, Jianming Zhang, Luis Figueroa
  • Publication number: 20240168853
    Abstract: A data management system may deploy a virtual machine agent on a source data storage environment including a first set of computing resources managed by a user of a data management platform. In some examples, the virtual machine agent facilitates a connection between the source data storage environment and a target data storage environment including a second set of computing resources managed by the data management platform. The target data storage environment may be configured to automatically recover and restore data at the target data storage environment based on determining a failover event at the source data storage environment. The data management system may receive, from the user, a backup configuration configuring a schedule for backing up the data from the source data storage environment to the target data storage environment. The data management system may then perform a backup of the data in accordance with the backup configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Abhishek Kumar, Scott Wang, Junchao Zhang, Shaswat Chaubey
  • Publication number: 20240169624
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that modify digital images via scene-based editing using image understanding facilitated by artificial intelligence. For instance, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems generate utilizing a segmentation neural network, an object mask for each object of a plurality of objects of a digital image. The disclosed systems detect a first user interaction with an object in the digital image displayed via a graphical user interface. The disclosed systems surface, via the graphical user interface, the object mask for the object in response to the first user interaction. The disclosed systems perform an object-aware modification of the digital image in response to a second user interaction with the object mask for the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Jonathan Brandt, Scott Cohen, Zhe Lin, Zhihong Ding, Darshan Prasad, Matthew Joss, Celso Gomes, Jianming Zhang, Olena Soroka, Klaas Stoeckmann, Michael Zimmermann, Thomas Muehrke
  • Publication number: 20240165908
    Abstract: There is described a composite structure. The composite structure has an inner core comprising foam. The composite structure further includes an outer shell surrounding the inner core and comprising a mixture of fiber reinforcement, such as fiberglass, and a resin. The resin is resistant to ultraviolet radiation. The composite structure may be used in a crossarm or a brace of a utility pole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Shawn VAN HOEK-PATTERSON, Mingzong ZHANG, Joel TENNISON, Mark FORGET, Scott T. HOLMES
  • Publication number: 20240169500
    Abstract: Systems and methods for image processing are described. Embodiments of the present disclosure receive an image comprising a first region that includes content and a second region to be inpainted. Noise is then added to the image to obtain a noisy image, and a plurality of intermediate output images are generated based on the noisy image using a diffusion model trained using a perceptual loss. The intermediate output images predict a final output image based on a corresponding intermediate noise level of the diffusion model. The diffusion model then generates the final output image based on the intermediate output image. The final output image includes inpainted content in the second region that is consistent with the content in the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Haitian Zheng, Zhe Lin, Jianming Zhang, Connelly Stuart Barnes, Elya Shechtman, Jingwan Lu, Qing Liu, Sohrab Amirghodsi, Yuqian Zhou, Scott Cohen
  • Publication number: 20240166622
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, compositions, and methods for treating diseases, disorders, or medical conditions that are affected by the modulation of DHODH. Such compounds are represented by Formula (I) as follows: wherein X, Y, R1a, R1b, Z1, Z2, Z3, R2, and R3, are defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Justin Cisar, Scott Kuduk, Aihua Wang, Zhuming Zhang, Chao-yuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20240158372
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the invention, a method for manufacturing compounds of the invention and therapeutic uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Luke ASHCRAFT, Alessandro BOEZIO, John BUTLER, Aroop CHANDRA, Chihyuan CHUANG, Scott E. COLLIBEE, Mikkel DEBENEDETTO, Vincent DIMASSA, Russell GRACEFFA, Justin MALINOWSKI, David MOEBIUS, Bradley P. MORGAN, Joshua PAYETTE, Antonio ROMERO, David ST. JEAN, JR., Richard VARGAS, John YEOMAN, Hanmo ZHANG, Alan CHENG, Felix GONZALEZ LOPEZ DE TURISO, Michael Garrett JOHNSON
  • Patent number: 11985098
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, intent prediction and dialogue generation may be facilitated. In some embodiments, a chat initiation request may be obtained from a user. The latest activity information associated with the user may be provided to a prediction model to obtain a first set of predicted intents of the user. For each intent of the first set of predicted intents, a candidate question may be selected from a question set based on the candidate question matching the intent. In some embodiments, the candidate questions may be simultaneously presented on the chat interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Victor Alvarez Miranda, Rui Zhang, Vinay Igure, Scott Karp, Erik Mueller, Tanushree Luke, Kunlaya Soiaporn
  • Patent number: 11975348
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing system for dispensing two or more liquids of different composition, viscosity, solubility and/or miscibility at high filling speeds into a container through a unitary dispensing nozzle to improve homogeneous mixing of such liquids, while said nozzle is an integral piece free of any movable parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Justin Thomas Cacciatore, Chong Gu, Scott William Capeci, Ilse Maria Cyrilla D'Haeseleer, Vincenzo Guida, Boon Ho Ng, Qi Zhang
  • Patent number: 11970479
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to cinnolinyl and quinolinyl pyrazol-4-yl-pyridine compounds which are allosteric modulators of the M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor. The present invention is also directed to uses of the compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors are involved. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these compositions in the potential prevention or treatment of such diseases in which M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors are involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, MSD R&D (China) Co. LTD.
    Inventors: John J. Acton, III, Melissa Egbertson, Xiaolei Gao, Scott T. Harrison, Timothy J. Henderson, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Robert D. Mazzola, Jr., Zhaoyang Meng, James Mulhearn, Vanessa L. Rada, Jeffrey W. Schubert, Oleg B. Selyutin, David M. Tellers, Ling Tong, Fengqi Zhang, Jianming Bao, Chunsing Li
  • Publication number: 20240131070
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter provides for antigen-recognizing receptors that specifically target uPAR and cells comprising such uPAR-targeted antigen-recognizing receptors. The presently disclosed subject matter further provides uses of the uPAR-targeted antigen-recognizing receptors for treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicants: MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER, SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH, MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR CANCER AND ALLIED DISEASES, TRI-INSTITUTIONAL THERAPEUTICS DISCOVERY INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Scott W. Lowe, Michel Sadelain, Corina Amor Vegas, Paul Balderes, Ivo C. Lorenz, Zeda Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240134760
    Abstract: A data management system (DMS) may facilitate an investigation procedure for a set of one or more virtual machines (VMs) hosted in a first environment. The DMS may receive an indication of a selection of one or more sets of VMs and corresponding snapshots for the investigation procedure. The corresponding snapshots may be stored in a second environment, and each snapshot may be associated with a version of a respective set of VMs. The DMS may mount the one or more sets of VMs to one or more testing environments different than the first and second environments. The mounting may use the snapshots stored in the second environment to provide the testing environments with query access to respective versions of the sets of VMs hosted in the first environment. The DMS may perform query operations between the first environment and the testing environments as part of the investigation procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Anita Thomas, Wenchun Cheng, Shaomin Chen, Junchao Zhang, Hongbo Zou, Scott Wang, Abhishek Kumar
  • Publication number: 20240135514
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that modify digital images via multi-layered scene completion techniques facilitated by artificial intelligence. For instance, in some embodiments, the disclosed systems receive a digital image portraying a first object and a second object against a background, where the first object occludes a portion of the second object. Additionally, the disclosed systems pre-process the digital image to generate a first content fill for the portion of the second object occluded by the first object and a second content fill for a portion of the background occluded by the second object. After pre-processing, the disclosed systems detect one or more user interactions to move or delete the first object from the digital image. The disclosed systems further modify the digital image by moving or deleting the first object and exposing the first content fill for the portion of the second object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Daniil Pakhomov, Qing Liu, Zhihong Ding, Scott Cohen, Zhe Lin, Jianming Zhang, Zhifei Zhang, Ohiremen Dibua, Mariette Souppe, Krishna Kumar Singh, Jonathan Brandt
  • Publication number: 20240135510
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that modify digital images via scene-based editing using image understanding facilitated by artificial intelligence. For example, in one or more embodiments the disclosed systems utilize generative machine learning models to create modified digital images portraying human subjects. In particular, the disclosed systems generate modified digital images by performing infill modifications to complete a digital image or human inpainting for portions of a digital image that portrays a human. Moreover, in some embodiments, the disclosed systems perform reposing of subjects portrayed within a digital image to generate modified digital images. In addition, the disclosed systems in some embodiments perform facial expression transfer and facial expression animations to generate modified digital images or animations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Qing Liu, Jianming Zhang, Krishna Kumar Singh, Scott Cohen, Zhe Lin
  • Publication number: 20240135509
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that modify digital images via scene-based editing using image understanding facilitated by artificial intelligence. For example, in one or more embodiments the disclosed systems utilize generative machine learning models to create modified digital images portraying human subjects. In particular, the disclosed systems generate modified digital images by performing infill modifications to complete a digital image or human inpainting for portions of a digital image that portrays a human. Moreover, in some embodiments, the disclosed systems perform reposing of subjects portrayed within a digital image to generate modified digital images. In addition, the disclosed systems in some embodiments perform facial expression transfer and facial expression animations to generate modified digital images or animations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Qing Liu, Jianming Zhang, Krishna Kumar Singh, Scott Cohen, Zhe Lin
  • Publication number: 20240135561
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that implement depth-aware object move operations for digital image editing. For instance, in some embodiments, the disclosed systems determine a first object depth for a first object portrayed within a digital image and a second object depth for a second object portrayed within the digital image. Additionally, the disclosed systems move the first object to create an overlap area between the first object and the second object within the digital image. Based on the first object depth and the second object depth, the disclosed systems modify the digital image to occlude the first object or the second object within the overlap area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Zhihong Ding, Scott Cohen, Matthew Joss, Jianming Zhang, Darshan Prasad, Celso Gomes, Jonathan Brandt
  • Publication number: 20240135613
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that implement perspective-aware object move operations for digital image editing. For instance, in some embodiments, the disclosed systems determine a vanishing point associated with a digital image portraying an object. Additionally, the disclosed systems detect one or more user interactions for moving the object within the digital image. Based on moving the object with respect to the vanishing point, the disclosed systems perform a perspective-based resizing of the object within the digital image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Zhihong Ding, Scott Cohen, Matthew Joss, Jianming Zhang, Darshan Prasad, Celso Gomes, Jonathan Brandt
  • Publication number: 20240127412
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for panoptically guiding digital image inpainting utilizing a panoptic inpainting neural network. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems utilize a panoptic inpainting neural network to generate an inpainted digital image according to panoptic segmentation map that defines pixel regions corresponding to different panoptic labels. In some cases, the disclosed systems train a neural network utilizing a semantic discriminator that facilitates generation of digital images that are realistic while also conforming to a semantic segmentation. The disclosed systems generate and provide a panoptic inpainting interface to facilitate user interaction for inpainting digital images. In certain embodiments, the disclosed systems iteratively update an inpainted digital image based on changes to a panoptic segmentation map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Zhe Lin, Haitian Zheng, Elya Shechtman, Jianming Zhang, Jingwan Lu, Ning Xu, Qing Liu, Scott Cohen, Sohrab Amirghodsi