Patents by Inventor Weina Ge

Weina Ge 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).

  • Patent number: 11875284
    Abstract: An asset identification and tracking system includes one or more monitoring units configured to monitor at least one designated area. Each of the monitoring units includes an imaging device and one or more processors. The imaging device is configured to generate image data depicting one or more mobile assets that move through the at least one designated area. The one or more processors are operably coupled to the imaging device and configured to analyze the image data to detect and decipher one or more identifiers that are displayed on a particular mobile asset of the one or more mobile assets that move through the at least one designated area. The one or more processors are further configured to generate a detection message that includes the one or more identifiers for communication to an asset control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: James D. Brooks, Guangliang Zhao, Weina Ge, Peter Tu, Derek K. Woo, Daniel J. Rush, Adam Franco
  • Patent number: 11755965
    Abstract: An asset identification and tracking system includes one or more monitoring units configured to monitor at least one designated area. Each of the monitoring units includes an imaging device and one or more processors. The imaging device is configured to generate image data depicting one or more mobile assets that move through the at least one designated area. The one or more processors are operably coupled to the imaging device and configured to analyze the image data to detect and decipher one or more identifiers that are displayed on a particular mobile asset of the one or more mobile assets that move through the at least one designated area. The one or more processors are further configured to generate a detection message that includes the one or more identifiers for communication to an asset control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: James D. Brooks, Guangliang Zhao, Weina Ge, Peter Tu, Derek K. Woo, Daniel J. Rush, Adam Franco
  • Publication number: 20210142268
    Abstract: An asset identification and tracking system includes one or more monitoring units configured to monitor at least one designated area. Each of the monitoring units includes an imaging device and one or more processors. The imaging device is configured to generate image data depicting one or more mobile assets that move through the at least one designated area. The one or more processors are operably coupled to the imaging device and configured to analyze the image data to detect and decipher one or more identifiers that are displayed on a particular mobile asset of the one or more mobile assets that move through the at least one designated area. The one or more processors are further configured to generate a detection message that includes the one or more identifiers for communication to an asset control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: James D. Brooks, Guangliang Zhao, Weina Ge, Peter Tu, Derek K. Woo, Daniel J. Rush, Adam Franco
  • Patent number: 10937150
    Abstract: A method and system, the method including receiving semantic descriptions of features of an asset extracted from a first set of images; receiving a model of the asset, the model constructed based on a second set of a plurality images of the asset; receiving, based on an optical flow-based motion estimation, an indication of a motion for the features in the first set of images; determining a set of candidate regions of interest for the asset; determining a region of interest in the first set of images; iteratively determining a matching of features in the set of candidate regions of interest and the determined region of interest in the first set of images to generate a record of matches in features between two images in the first set of images; and displaying a visualization of the matches in features between two images in the first set of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Huan Tan, Arpit Jain, Gyeong Woo Cheon, Ghulam Ali Baloch, Jilin Tu, Weina Ge, Li Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200349498
    Abstract: An asset identification and tracking system includes one or more monitoring units configured to monitor at least one designated area. Each of the monitoring units includes an imaging device and one or more processors. The imaging device is configured to generate image data depicting one or more mobile assets that move through the at least one designated area. The one or more processors are operably coupled to the imaging device and configured to analyze the image data to detect and decipher one or more identifiers that are displayed on a particular mobile asset of the one or more mobile assets that move through the at least one designated area. The one or more processors are further configured to generate a detection message that includes the one or more identifiers for communication to an asset control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: James D. Brooks, Guangliang Zhao, Weina Ge, Peter Tu, Derek K. Woo, Daniel J. Rush, Adam Franco
  • Patent number: 10677948
    Abstract: A method of identifying bounded hydrocarbon formations of interest in a seismic data set includes obtaining a seismic data set, pre-processing the seismic data set, inputting the plurality of graphical model inputs and one or more rules to a graphical model, wherein the rules define a relationship between a plurality of attributes of a bounded hydrocarbon formation, running a graphical model on the graphical model inputs, post-processing the graphical model outputs, and displaying the ranked clusters in order of rank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY
    Inventors: Ali Can, Erhan Bas, Weina Ge, Shubao Liu, Xiaojie Huang, Mary Katherine Johns, Mark Wayne Dobin
  • Publication number: 20200005444
    Abstract: A method and system, the method including receiving semantic descriptions of features of an asset extracted from a first set of images; receiving a model of the asset, the model constructed based on a second set of a plurality images of the asset; receiving, based on an optical flow-based motion estimation, an indication of a motion for the features in the first set of images; determining a set of candidate regions of interest for the asset; determining a region of interest in the first set of images; iteratively determining a matching of features in the set of candidate regions of interest and the determined region of interest in the first set of images to generate a record of matches in features between two images in the first set of images; and displaying a visualization of the matches in features between two images in the first set of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Huan TAN, Arpit JAIN, Gyeong Woo CHEON, Ghulam Ali BALOCH, Jilin TU, Weina GE, Li ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20190311661
    Abstract: An advertising system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes an advertising station including a display and configured to provide advertising content to potential customers via the display and one or more cameras configured to capture images of the potential customers when proximate to the advertising station. The system may also include a data processing system to analyze the captured images to determine gaze directions and body pose directions for the potential customers, and to determine interest levels of the potential customers in the advertising content based on the determined gaze directions and body pose directions. Various other systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Nils Oliver Krahnstoever, Peter Henry Tu, Ming-Ching Chang, Weina Ge
  • Patent number: 10190380
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method for monitoring an annular packer are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for monitoring a sealing element of a blowout preventer may include providing a fluid to a chamber disposed within a blowout preventer to actuate a piston disposed within the chamber, wherein the actuation of the piston causes a reduction of an inner diameter of a sealing element; measuring one or more parameters of the fluid via a sensor; receiving data relating to the one or more parameters from the sensor; determining a stiffness of the sealing element utilizing the data relating to the one or more parameters; and determining an amount of degradation of the sealing element by comparing the determined stiffness of the sealing element to a known data profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Deepak Trivedi, William Lyle Carbaugh, Gregory Ronald Gillette, Joseph Alan Incavo, Weina Ge
  • Patent number: 10114135
    Abstract: A method includes accessing a seismic image comprising a plurality of features of interest. The method also includes defining a plurality of configuration files for a plurality of graphical models. The method further includes applying the plurality of graphical models to the seismic image. The method also includes generating a plurality of scores for each feature of interest, wherein each graphical model generates a score for each feature of interest. The method further includes combining the plurality of scores for each feature of interest into a plurality of combined scores, wherein each feature of interest has a combined score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Xiaojie Huang, Ali Can, Erhan Bas, Weina Ge, Shubao Liu, Mark W. Dobin, Mary Johns
  • Patent number: 9952340
    Abstract: A workflow is presented that facilitates defining geocontextual information as a set of rules for multiple seismic attributes. Modeling algorithms may be employed that facilitate analysis of multiple seismic attributes to find candidate regions that are most likely to satisfy the set of rules. These candidates may then be sorted based on how well they represent the geocontextual information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH UPSTREAM
    Inventors: Erhan Bas, Gianni Matteucci, Ali Can, Jens Rittscher, Weina Ge, Kelly E. Wrobel, Matthias G. Imhof, Leslie A. Wahrmund, Antonio Rafael da Costa Paiva
  • Publication number: 20170254911
    Abstract: A method of identifying bounded hydrocarbon formations of interest in a seismic data set includes obtaining a seismic data set, pre-processing the seismic data set, inputting the plurality of graphical model inputs and one or more rules to a graphical model, wherein the rules define a relationship between a plurality of attributes of a bounded hydrocarbon formation, running a graphical model on the graphical model inputs, post-processing the graphical model outputs, and displaying the ranked clusters in order of rank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Ali Can, Erhan Bas, Weina Ge, Shubao Liu, Xiaojie Huang, Mary Katherine Johns, Mark Wayne Dobin
  • Publication number: 20170192114
    Abstract: A method includes accessing a seismic image comprising a plurality of features of interest. The method also includes defining a plurality of configuration files for a plurality of graphical models. The method further includes applying the plurality of graphical models to the seismic image. The method also includes generating a plurality of scores for each feature of interest, wherein each graphical model generates a score for each feature of interest. The method further includes combining the plurality of scores for each feature of interest into a plurality of combined scores, wherein each feature of interest has a combined score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Xiaojie Huang, Ali Can, Erhan Bas, Weina Ge, Shubao Liu, Mark W. Dobin, Mary Johns
  • Publication number: 20150330173
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method for monitoring an annular packer are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for monitoring a sealing element of a blowout preventer may include providing a fluid to a chamber disposed within a blowout preventer to actuate a piston disposed within the chamber, wherein the actuation of the piston causes a reduction of an inner diameter of a sealing element; measuring one or more parameters of the fluid via a sensor; receiving data relating to the one or more parameters from the sensor; determining a stiffness of the sealing element utilizing the data relating to the one or more parameters; and determining an amount of degradation of the sealing element by comparing the determined stiffness of the sealing element to a known data profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Deepak Trivedi, William Lyle Carbaugh, Gregory Ronald Gillette, Joseph Alan Invaco, Weina Ge
  • Publication number: 20140278115
    Abstract: A workflow is presented that facilitates defining geocontextual information as a set of rules for multiple seismic attributes. Modeling algorithms may be employed that facilitate analysis of multiple seismic attributes to find candidate regions that are most likely to satisfy the set of rules. These candidates may then be sorted based on how well they represent the geocontextual information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicants: EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Erhan Bas, Gianni Matteucci, Ali Can, Jens Rittscher, Weina Ge, Kelly E. Wrobel, Matthias G. Imhof, Leslie A. Wahrmund, Antonio Rafael da Costa Paiva
  • Publication number: 20130054377
    Abstract: An advertising system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes an advertising station including a display and configured to provide advertising content to potential customers via the display and one or more cameras configured to capture images of the potential customers when proximate to the advertising station. The system may also include a data processing system to analyze the captured images to determine gaze directions and body pose directions for the potential customers, and to determine interest levels of the potential customers in the advertising content based on the determined gaze directions and body pose directions. Various other systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Nils Oliver Krahnstoever, Peter Henry Tu, Ming-Ching Chang, Weina Ge