Patents by Inventor Tiantian Zha
Tiantian Zha 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).
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Publication number: 20240065251Abstract: The disclosure relates to systems and methods for dynamic release planning for insect release. One example method includes receiving information indicating a population of wild insects within a geographic region; determining a number of wild insects per unit area within the geographic region; placing, based on the number of wild insects per unit area, one or more insect release points based on the number of wild insects per unit area, each insect release point indicating a release of a predefined quantity of insects; and generating an insect release route through the geographic region, the insect release route passing through each insect release point.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Tiantian Zha, Peter Massaro, Erika Lee
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Publication number: 20230354771Abstract: Insect storage and dispensing system are described. An example system may include a dispensing container including at least one wall defining an interior volume for retaining a plurality of adult insects. The system may also include a piston that extends through a first opening of the dispensing container so as to expose a top face of the piston to the interior volume. Longitudinal movement of the piston toward a second opening of the dispensing container may dispense a portion of the plurality of insects from the dispensing container when the plurality of insects is retained in the dispensing container.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Peter Massaro, Nigel Snoad, Tiantian Zha, Craig Eldershaw, Martin Sheridan
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Patent number: 11793172Abstract: An insect separating apparatus may include a sensor positioned to detect one or more insects when present within a test chamber. For example, the sensor may emit signals into the test chamber and receive reflected signals indicative of Doppler shifts caused by movement of the one or more insects. Based on information from the sensor, a computing device may determine a characteristic of the one or more insects in the chamber, such as a wing beat frequency, sex, or other characteristic. The computing device may instruct different responses based on the characteristic determined, such as activating an air mover to divert detected mosquitos out of the test chamber in response to the determined characteristics matching those of female mosquitos, or deactivating or maintaining the air mover in an inactive condition in response to the determined characteristics matching those of male mosquitos, for example, to allow passage through the chamber into a collection receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Eric Peeters, Peter Massaro, Tiantian Zha, Victor Criswell, Nigel Snoad, Peter Smith, Benjamin Krasnow
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Patent number: 11700843Abstract: One example method includes receiving information indicating a population of wild insects within a geographic region; determining a number of wild insects per unit area within the geographic region; placing, based on the number of wild insects per unit area, one or more insect release points based on the number of wild insects per unit area, each insect release point indicating a release of a predefined quantity of insects; and generating an insect release route through the geographic region, the insect release route passing through each insect release point.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLCInventors: Tiantian Zha, Peter Massaro, Erika Lee
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Publication number: 20230210097Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure can provide an automated mass rearing system for insect larvae. The automated mass rearing system can facilitate hatching, feeding, monitoring the growth and emergence of insect larvae and pupae. In some embodiments, the automated mass rearing system can include a production unit, a transportation unit, a storage unit, a dispensing unit, and a monitoring unit. In some embodiments, this automated mass rearing system can facilitate mass mosquito growth from egg hatching all the way through to full adults or certain stages in between such as the larvae rearing process (i.e., from larvae to pupae) with little or no human intervention. By automating the rearing and transportation of insect eggs, larvae, and pupae, deaths or developmental issues can be minimized. Various techniques and apparatuses are used in this automation that causes minimal disturbance to the insects during development, and thereby maximizing survival rate and fitness of the insects.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Peter Massaro, Robert Sobecki, Charles Behling, Victor Criswell, Tiantian Zha, Roman Devengenzo
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Patent number: 11602124Abstract: Insect storage and dispensing system are described. An example system may include a dispensing container including at least one wall defining an interior volume for retaining a plurality of adult insects. The system may also include a piston that extends through a first opening of the dispensing container so as to expose a top face of the piston to the interior volume. Longitudinal movement of the piston toward a second opening of the dispensing container may dispense a portion of the plurality of insects from the dispensing container when the plurality of insects is retained in the dispensing container.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLCInventors: Peter Massaro, Nigel Snoad, Tiantian Zha, Craig Eldershaw, Martin Sheridan
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Patent number: 11490604Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure can provide an automated mass rearing system for insect larvae. The automated mass rearing system can facilitate hatching, feeding, monitoring the growth and emergence of insect larvae and pupae. In some embodiments, the automated mass rearing system can include a production unit, a transportation unit, a storage unit, a dispensing unit, and a monitoring unit. In some embodiments, this automated mass rearing system can facilitate mass mosquito growth from egg hatching all the way through to full adults or certain stages in between such as the larvae rearing process (i.e., from larvae to pupae) with little or no human intervention. By automating the rearing and transportation of insect eggs, larvae, and pupae, deaths or developmental issues can be minimized. Various techniques and apparatuses are used in this automation that causes minimal disturbance to the insects during development, and thereby maximizing survival rate and fitness of the insects.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLCInventors: Peter Massaro, Robert Sobecki, Charles Behling, Victor Criswell, Tiantian Zha, Roman Devengenzo
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Patent number: 11291190Abstract: An insect separating apparatus may include a sensor positioned to detect one or more insects when present within a test chamber. For example, the sensor may emit signals into the test chamber and receive reflected signals indicative of Doppler shifts caused by movement of the one or more insects. Based on information from the sensor, a computing device may determine a characteristic of the one or more insects in the chamber, such as a wing beat frequency, sex, or other characteristic. The computing device may instruct different responses based on the characteristic determined, such as activating an air mover to divert detected mosquitos out of the test chamber in response to the determined characteristics matching those of female mosquitos, or deactivating or maintaining the air mover in an inactive condition in response to the determined characteristics matching those of male mosquitos, for example, to allow passage through the chamber into a collection receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLCInventors: Eric Peeters, Peter Massaro, Tiantian Zha, Victor Criswell, Nigel Snoad, Peter Smith, Benjamin Krasnow
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Patent number: 11151423Abstract: Insects can be localized and classified using a predictive model. To begin, image data is obtained that corresponds to the insects. Using a predictive model, samples of the image data are evaluated to determine whether the image portions include an insect and, if so, into what category the insect should be classified (e.g., male/female, species A/species B, etc.).Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLCInventors: Tiantian Zha, Yaniv Ovadia, Daniel Newburger, Dilip Krishnan, Josh Livni, Mark Desnoyer
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Patent number: 10891106Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to systems and methods for processing voice input data. Voice input data is received from a computing. An intended task is determined based on the received voice input data. Contextual information related to the intended task is obtained. A plurality of services to be accessed at the computing device is determined based on the intended task and the obtained contextual information. Instructions associated with the plurality of services are provided for transmission to the computing device for execution at the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2015Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Alexander Friedrich Kuscher, Santhosh Balasubramanian, Tiantian Zha
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Publication number: 20200349668Abstract: Insects can be classified into a category (e.g., sex category, species category, size category, etc.) using a variety of different classification approaches including, for example, an industrial vision classifier and/or a machine learning classifier. At least some classification approaches may be used in real-time to make real-time decisions and others can be used to validate earlier-made real-time decisions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Mark Desnoyer, Victor Criswell, Josh Livni, Yaniv Ovadia, Peter Massaro, Nigel Snoad, Dilip Krishnan, Yi Han, Tiantian Zha
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Publication number: 20200345039Abstract: A reformatted insect food product comprising a measured amount of a mixture of at least one nutrient source suitable for an aquatic organism formed into a dispensable unit, and a method of manufacturing a reformatted insect food product comprising: creating a mixture comprising at least one nutrient source suitable for an aquatic organism; separating out a pre-measured amount of the mixture; and forming a dispensable food unit using the measured amount of the mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2019Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Tiantian Zha, Charles Behling, Martin Lozano, Peter Massaro
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Patent number: 10798924Abstract: An emergence apparatus may include a container, a sensor, and a shutter. The sensor may be positioned proximate to an opening in the container to detect an adult insect entering or exiting the container. The sensor may also determine a sex of the adult insect. The shutter may also be positioned proximate to the opening to the container and may include an open position and a closed position to control access to the container in response to determining the sex of the adult insect or in response to determining a total number of adult insects of a particular sex within the container.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLCInventors: Peter Massaro, Robert Sobecki, Tiantian Zha, Brian Wasson
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Patent number: 10779521Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure can provide an automated mass rearing system for insect larvae. The automated mass rearing system can facilitate hatching, feeding, monitoring the growth and emergence of insect larvae and pupae. In some embodiments, the automated mass rearing system can include a production unit, a transportation unit, a storage unit, a dispensing unit, and a monitoring unit. In some embodiments, this automated mass rearing system can facilitate mass mosquito growth from egg hatching all the way through to full adults or certain stages in between such as the larvae rearing process (i.e., from larvae to pupae) with little or no human intervention. By automating the rearing and transportation of insect eggs, larvae, and pupae, deaths or developmental issues can be minimized. Various techniques and apparatuses are used in this automation that causes minimal disturbance to the insects during development, and thereby maximizing survival rate and fitness of the insects.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2017Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Peter Massaro, Robert Sobecki, Charles Behling, Victor Criswell, Tiantian Zha, Roman Devengenzo
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Publication number: 20200260699Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure can provide an automated mass rearing system for insect larvae. The automated mass rearing system can facilitate hatching, feeding, monitoring the growth and emergence of insect larvae and pupae. In some embodiments, the automated mass rearing system can include a production unit, a transportation unit, a storage unit, a dispensing unit, and a monitoring unit. In some embodiments, this automated mass rearing system can facilitate mass mosquito growth from egg hatching all the way through to full adults or certain stages in between such as the larvae rearing process (i.e., from larvae to pupae) with little or no human intervention. By automating the rearing and transportation of insect eggs, larvae, and pupae, deaths or developmental issues can be minimized. Various techniques and apparatuses are used in this automation that causes minimal disturbance to the insects during development, and thereby maximizing survival rate and fitness of the insects.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Peter Massaro, Robert Sobecki, Charles Behling, Victor Criswell, Tiantian Zha, Roman Devengenzo
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Publication number: 20200107520Abstract: Insect storage and dispensing system are described. An example system may include a dispensing container including at least one wall defining an interior volume for retaining a plurality of adult insects. The system may also include a piston that extends through a first opening of the dispensing container so as to expose a top face of the piston to the interior volume. Longitudinal movement of the piston toward a second opening of the dispensing container may dispense a portion of the plurality of insects from the dispensing container when the plurality of insects is retained in the dispensing container.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Applicant: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Peter Massaro, Nigel Snoad, Tiantian Zha, Craig Eldershaw, Martin Sheridan
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Patent number: 10561127Abstract: Systems and methods for a blood feeding system using nonwoven fabric materials are disclosed. In one embodiment, a feeding pouch includes: a first surface comprising an impermeable material; a second surface comprising a nonwoven fabric material, the first surface bonded to the second surface to form a pouch; and blood deposited within the pouch.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLCInventors: Peter Massaro, Charles Behling, Tiantian Zha
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Patent number: 10292375Abstract: An apparatus may include a vessel having an interior space to receive water and insect pupae. The apparatus may include a release container connected to the vessel and a sensor positioned proximate to the release container to detect an adult insect passing by the sensor and into the release container. A shutter may be positioned proximate to an entrance to the release container. The shutter may have an open position and a closed position to control access between the vessel and the release container.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2018Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLCInventors: Peter Massaro, Robert Sobecki, Tiantian Zha, Brian Wasson
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Publication number: 20190141947Abstract: The disclosure relates to systems and methods for dynamic release planning for insect release. One example method includes receiving information indicating a population of wild insects within a geographic region; determining a number of wild insects per unit area within the geographic region; placing, based on the number of wild insects per unit area, one or more insect release points based on the number of wild insects per unit area, each insect release point indicating a release of a predefined quantity of insects; and generating an insect release route through the geographic region, the insect release route passing through each insect release point.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Tiantian Zha, Peter Massaro, Erika Lee
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Patent number: 10278368Abstract: An insect separating apparatus may include a sensor positioned to detect one or more insects when present within a test chamber. For example, the sensor may emit signals into the test chamber and receive reflected signals indicative of Doppler shifts caused by movement of the one or more insects. Based on information from the sensor, a computing device may determine a characteristic of the one or more insects in the chamber, such as a wing beat frequency, sex, or other characteristic. The computing device may instruct different responses based on the characteristic determined, such as activating an air mover to divert detected mosquitoes out of the test chamber in response to the determined characteristics matching those of female mosquitoes, or deactivating or maintaining the air mover in an inactive condition in response to the determined characteristics matching those of male mosquitoes, for example, to allow passage through the chamber into a collection receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2016Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLCInventors: Eric Peeters, Peter Massaro, Tiantian Zha, Victor Criswell, Nigel Snoad, Peter Smith, Benjamin Krasnow