Patents by Inventor Wenchao Zhang
Wenchao 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).
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Patent number: 11982060Abstract: A barrier structure for bearing a high-energy impact and construction method thereof are provided. The barrier structure includes a supporting pile array arranged between two opposite mountain slope surfaces. The supporting pile array is arranged in a straight line and includes two or more supporting piles. The two or more supporting piles are fixed at a lower part of a mountain. A barrier net is connected to the two or more supporting piles. The barrier net passes through the supporting pile array and extends to the two opposite mountain slope surfaces. The barrier net is fixed on the two opposite mountain slope surfaces. Pull plates are disposed on the two opposite mountain slope surfaces, and one side of each of the pull plates is fixed to a corresponding slope surface of the two opposite mountain slope surfaces through reverse prestressed anchor cables.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2023Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignees: Railway Construction Research Institute, China Academy of Railway Science Group Co., Ltd., China Academy of Railway Sciences Group Co. , Ltd.Inventors: Yufang Zhang, Yong Yao, Kun Yuan, Junli Wan, Wenchao Zhang, Jian Li, Mengjia Liu, Zhongmin Yang, Zhenhua Yin, Guozhuang Song, Yafei Xuan, Peng Zhang, Gongming Chen, Changheng Chen
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Publication number: 20240153423Abstract: There is provided a detection circuit, a display panel and a detection method. The detection circuit includes: a conversion circuit configured to acquire a photoelectric sensing signal in real time and convert the acquired photoelectric sensing signal into a luminance value; a storage circuit configured to store N luminance values from the conversion circuit on a first input first output basis; a discrimination circuit connected to the storage circuit and configured to determine whether at least two of the N luminance values meet a preset condition; and an output circuit connected to the discrimination circuit and the storage circuit, and configured to output a preset default luminance value in response to the at least two luminance values meeting the preset condition and output at least one of the N luminance values in response to the at least two luminance values not meeting the preset condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2021Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicants: Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lianghao Zhang, Xinle Wang, Yifan Song, Wenchao Han, Zhaohui Meng, Wanzhi Chen, Jing Liu
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Patent number: 11979737Abstract: A display device and an operation method of the display device are provided in the present disclosure. The display device includes a display screen a sound-generation driving module, and further includes an acoustic scanning module, arranged on a non-display side of the display screen and configured to determine a spatial contour of a space where the display device is located through acoustic scanning; a viewer position detection module, configured to detect viewer coordinates in the space where the display device is located; and a control module, configured to control the sound-generation driving module to generate sound in accordance with the spatial contour and the viewer coordinates.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yue Gou, Yingming Liu, Yaqian Ji, Xiufeng Li, Yanling Han, Chenyang Zhang, Peixiao Li, Yuzhen Guo, Wenchao Han, Lianghao Zhang
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Publication number: 20240132747Abstract: A coated substrate comprising a coating extending over at least a part of the substrate. The coating is obtainable from a coating composition comprising (a) a polymeric binder; and (b) a feathering reducing agent comprising a carboxylic acid reactive functional group. The coated portion of the substrate comprises a pretreatment layer. The pretreatment layer is obtainable from a pretreatment composition that comprises a trivalent chromium compound. The invention extends to a method of coating a pre-treated substrate and a coated package, such as a metal can.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Adam Bradley Powell, Jr., Elzen Kurpejovic, Fengshuo Hu, Carl A. Seneker, Wenchao Zhang, Hongying Zhou, Edward R. Millero, Jr., Dennis A. Simpson, Michael G. Olah, Rudolf Baumgarten, Kareem Kaleem, Nigel F Masters, William H. Retsch, Jr.
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Publication number: 20240124406Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of Formula (I?), Formula (I?), Formula (I), Formula (II?), and Formula (II), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, polymorphs, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, and prodrugs thereof. Also provided are methods, uses, and kits involving the disclosed compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for treating and/or preventing diseases (e.g., proliferative diseases (e.g., cancers), inflammatory diseases (e.g., fibrosis), autoimmune diseases (e.g., sclerosis)) in a subject. Provided are methods of inhibiting the activity of a transcription factor (e.g., TEAD, such as TEAD1, TEAD2, TEAD3, TEAD4) and/or inhibiting the transcription of a gene (e.g., a gene controlled or regulated by a transcription factor (e.g., TEAD)) in a subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2021Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Nathanael S. Gray, Tinghu Zhang, Nicholas Paul Kwiatkowski, Mengyang Fan, Jianwei Che, Wenchao Lu
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Publication number: 20240101860Abstract: A coating composition comprising (a) a polyester binder material; and (b) a feathering reducing agent. The feathering reducing agent is selected from (i) an acrylic feathering reducing agent comprising a functional group selected from hydroxyl, epoxide, phosphatized epoxide and/or acid-functional; (ii) a hydroxy-functional polyester feathering reducing agent; (iii) a feathering reducing agent comprising a functional group selected from amine, amide, imine and/or nitrile; (iv) a phosphatized epoxy feathering reducing agent; (v) a phenolic resin feathering reducing agent; and/or (vi) a feathering reducing agent comprising an oxazolyl functional group. The invention extends to a substrate coated with the coating composition and use of the coating composition to reduce feathering.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Adam Bradley Powell, Jr., Elzen Kurpejovic, Fengshuo Hu, Carl A. Seneker, Wenchao Zhang, Hongying Zhou, Edward R. Millero, Jr., Dennis A. Simpson, Michael G. Olah, Rudolf Baumgarten, Kareem Kaleem, Nigel F Masters, William H. Retsch, Jr.
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Patent number: 11939528Abstract: A method for preparing biochar and hydrogen by utilizing anaerobic fermentation byproducts, the method including: (1) mixing a first straw, seeding sludge and distilled water, and then carrying out anaerobic fermentation to obtain a mixed product after fermentation; (2) performing separation on the mixed product to obtain a second straw and biogas slurry; and (3) carbonizing the second straw to obtain biochar, and collecting gas after a pressurized catalytic reaction on the biogas slurry to obtain hydrogen.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: TIANJIN UNIVERSITYInventors: Guanyi Chen, Xiang Guo, Yurou Mao, Beibei Yan, Yanbin Zhang, Junyu Tao, Wanqing Li, Zhanjun Cheng, Wenchao Ma
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Patent number: 11939768Abstract: Disclosed are a sleeve grouting device and method for prefabricated building, relating to the technical field of engineering construction. The grouting device includes a sleeve, a driver and an oscilloscope, sleeve openings at two ends of the sleeve each are configured to be penetrated by connection rebars of each of two different prefabricated components, a piezoelectric ceramic is provided horizontally at each of the sleeve openings at two ends of the sleeve, a corresponding one of the piezoelectric ceramics is electrically connected to the driver and another corresponding one of the piezoelectric ceramics is electrically connected to the oscilloscope; a bottom end of the sleeve is connected to an inlet pipe to be communicated with a g grout injection equipment, and a top end of the sleeve is connected to an outlet pipe.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: CCCC CONSTRUCTION GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Wenchao Liu, Kesheng Zhang, Baoshuang Ren, Shuwei Cheng
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Publication number: 20240093915Abstract: Disclosed are a prefabricated energy pile, a construction method and a heat pump heat exchange system. The energy pile includes a pile body and a heat exchange pipeline. The pile body includes a stainless steel pipe, a metal lining pipe extending within the stainless steel pipe and a concrete pipe between the metal lining pipe and the stainless steel pipe. A heat conductor between the stainless steel pipe and the metal lining pipe is in contact connection with the stainless steel pipe and the metal lining pipe. The heat exchange pipeline includes a first pipe section and a second pipe section in communication with each other, through which a heat exchange medium flows in turn. Tops of the first pipe section and the second pipe section protrude upward out of the energy pile. The second pipe section is in contact connection with the metal lining pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Kesheng ZHANG, Wenchao LIU, Yufeng LIU, Zhiwei YU, Zhuohua SONG
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Publication number: 20240084597Abstract: Disclosed are a sleeve grouting device and method for prefabricated building, relating to the technical field of engineering construction. The grouting device includes a sleeve, a driver and an oscilloscope, sleeve openings at two ends of the sleeve each are configured to be penetrated by connection rebars of each of two different prefabricated components, a piezoelectric ceramic is provided horizontally at each of the sleeve openings at two ends of the sleeve, a corresponding one of the piezoelectric ceramics is electrically connected to the driver and another corresponding one of the piezoelectric ceramics is electrically connected to the oscilloscope; a bottom end of the sleeve is connected to an inlet pipe to be communicated with a g grout injection equipment, and a top end of the sleeve is connected to an outlet pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Wenchao LIU, Kesheng ZHANG, Baoshuang REN, Shuwei CHENG
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Patent number: 11927368Abstract: Disclosed are a prefabricated energy pile, a construction method and a heat pump heat exchange system. The energy pile includes a pile body and a heat exchange pipeline. The pile body includes a stainless steel pipe, a metal lining pipe extending within the stainless steel pipe and a concrete pipe between the metal lining pipe and the stainless steel pipe. A heat conductor between the stainless steel pipe and the metal lining pipe is in contact connection with the stainless steel pipe and the metal lining pipe. The heat exchange pipeline includes a first pipe section and a second pipe section in communication with each other, through which a heat exchange medium flows in turn. Tops of the first pipe section and the second pipe section protrude upward out of the energy pile. The second pipe section is in contact connection with the metal lining pipe.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: CCCC CONSTRUCTION GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Kesheng Zhang, Wenchao Liu, Yufeng Liu, Zhiwei Yu, Zhuohua Song
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Publication number: 20240076360Abstract: This invention relates to inhibition of the complement signaling using an anti-C5 antibody or fusion protein thereof. Specifically, the invention relates to methods of treating a complement-mediated disease or complement-mediated disorder in an individual by contacting the individual with an anti-C5 antibody fusion protein thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2020Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Wenchao Song, Takashi Miwa, Sayaka Sato, Damodara Rao Gullipalli, Ping Tsui, Xihua Zhu, Jianjun Zhang, Yingying Xu
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Publication number: 20240046696Abstract: A method of detecting an object in an image includes (i) processing, with a machine-learned model, pixel intensities of a pixel pair in a first region of the image, to determine a first confidence score representing a likelihood of the object being present within the first region, and (ii) determining, based on the first confidence score, presence of the object in the first region.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2022Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Wenchao ZHANG, Guansong LIU
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Publication number: 20230368361Abstract: A screen defect detection method and apparatus and an electronic device are disclosed. The method comprises the following steps: identifying a number of suspected defective pixel points(S110) from a detection image of a target screen; determining a suspected defect region(S120) corresponding to a suspected defective pixel point in the detection image; dividing the suspected defect region into a general region and a core region(S130); and judging whether the target screen has a transparent defect(S140) according to a mean gray value of the suspected defect region, a mean gray value of the general region and a minimum gray value of the core region.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2021Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: GOERTEK OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDInventors: Xiufeng SONG, Yifan ZHANG, Jie LIU, Wenchao ZHANG
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Publication number: 20230036598Abstract: The invention relates to a coating composition, the coating composition comprising: a first polyester material; a second polyester material different from the first polyester material, wherein the second polyester material comprises the reaction product of a reaction mixture comprising: a polyacid; a polyol; and a phosphorous acid; and (c) an acid-functional acrylic material, wherein the coating composition comprises at least 5 wt % of the acid-functional acrylic material based on the total solid weight of the coating composition. The invention extends to a method of coating a beverage can for carbonated drinks to reduce or prevent insufficient venting of the beverage can, wherein the method comprises applying said coating composition to at least a portion of an internal surface of the can end over at least a portion of the score line.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Wenchao Zhang, Sarah Cunningham, Youssef Moussa
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Publication number: 20220402769Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing copper azide and cuprous azide encapsulated by conductive metal-organic framework. The method uses a conductive copper-containing metal-organic framework material as a precursor, and completes the azidation of the precursor by means of a liquid-solid electrochemical azidation reaction. Copper azide and cuprous azide nanocrystals are highly uniformly embedded within a conductive framework, which may effectively avoid the agglomeration of copper azide and cuprous azide, and reduce static charge generated by friction, displacement, and the like. Meanwhile, the conductive framework may promote the effective transfer of charge, avoid the accumulation of static charge, and improve the electrostatic safety.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Wenchao ZHANG, Chunpei YU, Junhong CHEN, Zilong ZHENG, Yajie CHEN, Jiaxin WANG, Bin HU, Jiahai YE, Zhichun QIN, Guirong TIAN
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Patent number: 11302947Abstract: The present invention provides a membrane electrode assembly of a fuel cell, comprising a gas diffusion layer, a microporous layer, a catalytic layer, and an electrolyte membrane that are sequentially stacked. In the direction of an air flow path, the thickness of the microporous layer decreases progressively, the thickness of the catalytic layer increases progressively, and the total thickness of the microporous layer and the catalytic layer keeps consistent. The present application also provides a preparation method for the membrane electrode assembly of a fuel cell. The membrane electrode assembly of a fuel cell provided in the present application can balance water content of a gas inlet area and a gas outlet area of the fuel cell, and finally improves the stability of the fuel cell at different temperatures and humidity levels, thereby implementing functions such as improving the durability and decreasing a catalyst load.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: CRRC QINGDAO SIFANG CO., LTD.Inventors: Nianfang Wan, Sansan Ding, Wenchao Zhang, Kelei Li, Yankun Li
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Patent number: 11295435Abstract: A product defect detection method, device and system are disclosed. The method comprises: constructing a defect detection framework including segmentation networks, a concatenating network and a classification network, and setting a quantity of the segmentation network according to product defect types, wherein each segmentation network corresponds to a defect type; concatenating the sample image with the mask image output by each segmentation network by using the concatenating network to obtain a concatenated image; training the classification network by using the concatenated images to obtain a classification network capable of correctly identifying a product defect and a defect type; and when performing product defect detection, inputting a product image acquired into the defect detection framework, and detecting a product defect and a defect type existing in the product by using the segmentation networks, the concatenating network and the classification network.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: GOERTEK INC.Inventors: Jie Liu, Jifeng Tian, Wenchao Zhang, Yifan Zhang
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Publication number: 20210374940Abstract: A product defect detection method, device and system are disclosed. The method comprises: constructing a defect detection framework including segmentation networks, a concatenating network and a classification network, and setting a quantity of the segmentation network according to product defect types, wherein each segmentation network corresponds to a defect type; concatenating the sample image with the mask image output by each segmentation network by using the concatenating network to obtain a concatenated image; training the classification network by using the concatenated images to obtain a classification network capable of correctly identifying a product defect and a defect type; and when performing product defect detection, inputting a product image acquired into the defect detection framework, and detecting a product defect and a defect type existing in the product by using the segmentation networks, the concatenating network and the classification network.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2020Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: GOERTEK INC.Inventors: Jie LIU, Jifeng TIAN, Wenchao ZHANG, Yifan ZHANG
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Patent number: 11052774Abstract: A rail transit braking energy recovery system. The rail transit braking energy recovery system comprises a braking motor, a fuel battery, an electrolytic bath, and a hydrogen tank. The braking motor is used for converting braking energy of the rail transit into electric energy. An output end of the braking motor is connected to a power input end of the electrolytic bath. The electrolytic bath comprises a hydrogen output end and an oxygen output end, the hydrogen output end is connected to the hydrogen tank, and the hydrogen tank is connected to the fuel battery and is used for supplying hydrogen to the fuel battery. In the system, only the electrolytic bath is structurally added, and the existing vehicle-mounted hydrogen tank is directly used for storing hydrogen, therefore the structure is simple, the self weight of the vehicle body is reduced, the energy conversion efficiency is high, and at the same time, the injection of hydrogen is reduced and the operation cost is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: CRRC QINGDAO SIFANG CO., LTD.Inventors: Xu Zhang, Jianying Liang, Xiaojun Deng, Kelei Li, Wenchao Zhang, Yankun Li