Patents by Inventor Wenjuan Zhou
Wenjuan Zhou 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: 20240176984Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a data processing apparatus, a method, and related products. The data processing apparatus is used as a computing apparatus and is included in a combined processing apparatus. The combined processing apparatus further includes an interface apparatus and other processing apparatus. The computing apparatus interacts with other processing apparatus to jointly complete a computing operation specified by a user. The combined processing apparatus further includes a storage apparatus. The storage apparatus is respectively connected to the computing apparatus and other processing apparatus and is configured to store data of the computing apparatus and other processing apparatus. The solution of the present disclosure reduces IO time at runtime and memory requirements by means of block local rearrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Xiaomeng LIU, Ming LI, Xiwen YU, Zhize CHEN, Wenjuan DAI, Qingwei HE, Le YIN, Jiangmin ZHOU
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Publication number: 20240084314Abstract: A polynucleotide having promoter activity of a malate dehydrogenase gene (mdh gene), a transcription expression cassette, recombinant expression vector and recombinant host cell containing the polynucleotide having the promoter activity, a method for constructing a promoter mutant, a method for regulating the transcription of a target gene, a method for preparing a protein, and method for producing a target compound. The polynucleotide having the promoter activity is a mutant of an mdh gene promoter, and compared with a promoter of a wild-type mdh gene, the promoter activity of the mutant is significantly improved. After operably linking the mutant to a target gene, the expression efficiency of the target gene can be significantly improved, thereby effectively improving the yield and transformation rate of a target compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Ping Zheng, Jiao Liu, Jibin Sun, Guannan Sun, Wenjuan Zhou, Xuan Guo
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Publication number: 20240067886Abstract: The present invention therefore pertains to a process for desulfurizing a sulfur compound-containing liquid fossil fuel. By continuously adding a solution comprising an oxidant to the sulfur compound-containing liquid fossil fuel, it is possible to improve oxidant utilization and achieve higher sulfur removal rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Solvay SAInventors: Wenjuan Zhou, Andrew Willson, Nuno Formiga, Francois Dabeux, Zhen Yan, Stephane Streiff
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Publication number: 20240052386Abstract: A protein having an L-proline efflux function and the use thereof are provided. A method for producing L-proline or hydroxyproline by means of using a protein ThrE is used for producing L-proline by means of enhancing the activity of a polypeptide, having an L-proline efflux function, in an L-proline-producing strain. Alternatively, the method is used for producing hydroxyproline by means of weakening the activity of a polypeptide, having an L-proline efflux function, in L-proline-producing host cells and enhancing the activity of a proline hydroxylase.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2022Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Jibin SUN, Jiao LIU, Ping ZHENG, Moshi LIU, Yu WANG, Wenjuan ZHOU, Guannan SUN
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Publication number: 20230399667Abstract: Provided are a polynucleotide having promoter activity and an application of the polynucleotide in producing an amino acid. Also disclosed are a transcription expression cassette, a recombinant expression vector, and a recombinant host cell which contain the polynucleotide, and a method for enhancing expression of a target gene, a method for preparing a protein, and a method for producing an amino acid. The polynucleotide having the promoter activity is a mutant of a polynucleotide having the sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 9. Compared with the polynucleotide having the sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 9, the promoter activity of the mutant is significantly enhanced, thereby promoting the stable and efficient expression of the target gene.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2021Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Ping Zheng, Jiao Liu, Jibin Sun, Wenjuan Zhou, Tuo Shi, Xuan Guo, Yanhe Ma
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Publication number: 20230332116Abstract: Provided are a polypeptide with aspartate kinase activity and the use thereof in the production of an amino acid. Specifically, provided are a novel polypeptide with aspartate kinase activity, a recombinant polypeptide, a polynucleotide, a nucleic acid construct, a recombinant expression vector, a recombinant host cell, and a method for producing an amino acid. The polypeptide with aspartate kinase activity is a mutant mutated at one or more positions corresponding to positions 293, 294 and 307 of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1. Compared with a polypeptide having the sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, the mutant polypeptide removes the feedback inhibition of lysine on aspartate kinase, has high aspartate kinase activity, and can be used for the stable and efficient production of lysine and derivatives thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2021Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Ping Zheng, Jiao Liu, Yu Wang, Wenjuan Zhou, Jibin Sun, Jiuzhou Chen, Yanhe Ma
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Publication number: 20230279366Abstract: Provided are a mutant of a Corynebacterium glutamicum glutamate dehydrogenase gene promoter and applications thereof. The mutant has improved promoter activity compared to a wild-type promoter. Hence, it can be used to enhance the expression of a target gene, for example, operably ligating the mutant with a glutamate dehydrogenase gene, and the expression intensity of the glutamate dehydrogenase can be enhanced, thereby improving the amino acid production efficiency of a recombinant strain.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2021Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Jibin Sun, Jiao Liu, Ping Zheng, Wenjuan Zhou, Yanhe Ma
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Publication number: 20230272366Abstract: Disclosed are a mutant of a pyruvate carboxylase gene promoter of Corynebacterium glutamicum and applications thereof. The mutant has improved promoter activity compared with a wild-type promoter, and can be used for enhancing expression of a target gene, for example, operably ligating the mutant to a pyruvate carboxylase gene enhances the expression intensity of the pyruvate carboxylase, thereby improving the production efficiency of amino acids of the strain.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2021Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Jibin Sun, Jiao Liu, Ping Zheng, Tuo Shi, Wenjuan Zhou, Jiuzhou Chen, Xuan Guo, Yanhe Ma
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Publication number: 20230242952Abstract: Provided are Corynebacterium glutamicum that produces L-lysine, a method for constructing the L-lysine producing strain, and a method for producing L-lysine from the strain. The lysine yield and glucose conversion of the L-lysine producing strain are improved, thereby reducing the production cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2021Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Jibin Sun, Jiuzhou Chen, Ping Zheng, Wenjuan Zhou, Xuan Guo, Tuo Shi, Jiao Liu, Yanhe Ma
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Publication number: 20230071589Abstract: Described herein is a multi-layered composite including a substrate, an adhesive layer and a top coat layer, the top coat layer being formed by a silicone coating composition including: (A) at least one organopolysiloxane polymer having at least two alkene functions; (B) at least one cross-linking organohydrogensiloxane having at least two Si—H groups; and (C) a catalyst capable of promoting the reaction between component (A) and component (B); wherein the component (B) contains at least 25%, preferably at least 30%, more preferably at least 45% by weight of component (B) of a three-dimensional net-like organohydrogensiloxane resin (B?) containing at least two different units selected from a group including: units M of formula R?3SiO1/2; units D of formula R?2SiO2/2; units T of formula R?SiO3/2; and units Q of formula SiO4/2, wherein R? represents hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbonyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and with the proviso that at least one of these units is the unit T or Q, preferType: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2019Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Wenjuan ZHOU, Yongji ZHU, Zhiguang SUN
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Publication number: 20220119677Abstract: The invention relates to a curable silicone composition comprising (A) a polyorganosiloxane polymer, (B) a cross-linking organosilicon compound having at least 2 silicon-bonded reactive groups, (C) a catalyst capable of promoting the reaction between component (A) and component (B); and (D) from 0.001 to 20%, preferably from 0.01 to 16%, more preferably from 0.05 to 12% of a bentonite, based on the total weight of the other components in the composition; wherein the bentonite is treated with a treatment agent containing at least a quaternary ammonium salt. Furthermore, it is also related to a method of improving the flame resistance of a curable silicone composition as well as a product obtained therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Wenjuan ZHOU, Suwen YE, Zhiguang SUN
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Patent number: 11225613Abstract: A process for removing sulfur compounds from a liquid composition immiscible with water, comprising at least partially oxidizing the sulfur compounds by contacting a liquid composition comprising at least one sulfur compound with an aqueous oxidizing solution comprising at least one oxidant in the presence of at least one polyoxometalate and amphiphilic solid particles.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2017Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Solvay SAInventors: Wenjuan Zhou, Armin Liebens, Pierre Dournel, Andrew Willson
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Patent number: 11164579Abstract: A method and an apparatus for generating information are provided. The method includes: determining, in response to receiving a first user sentence, whether a keyword of a preset first category is included in the first user sentence, the first category including at least one subcategory; determining, in response to determining the first category keyword being included in the first user sentence, the first category keyword included in the first user sentence as a first keyword, and determining a subcategory to which the first keyword belongs, to generate a first keyword set and a subcategory set; and selecting, based on the first keyword set and the subcategory set, a song list from a pre-generated song list set as a to-be-played song list, to generate a to-be-played song list set, the song list including at least one piece of audio and song list category information.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignees: Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Xiaodu Technology Co. Ltd.Inventors: Xiajun Luo, Shiquan Ye, Wenjuan Zhou, Yajuan Feng, Chenxi Gao, Hao Yang
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Patent number: 11007968Abstract: An article is described that includes at least one fibrous support surface coated by at least two successive layers including: an inner layer, in contact with the fibrous support, which is a coating including a silicone elastomer, polyurethane or silicone-polyurethane; and a topcoat outer layer, in contact with the inner layer, which is a coating obtained by crosslinking a composition described herein. The first layer, that is in contact with the fibrous support, is a layer based on a silicone elastomer, polyurethane or silicone-polyurethane composition that was crosslinked. The second layer, that is in contact with the first layer, is a layer obtained by crosslinking as described herein.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2013Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: ELKEM SILICONES SHANGHAI CO., LTD.Inventors: Wenjuan Zhou, Yin Zhang
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Publication number: 20200361180Abstract: The disclosure relates to a low TVOC release silicone composite sheet, comprising: 1) a substrate layer selected from a fabric or a polymeric film. 2) a silicone adhesive layer coated onto the substrate layer and containing volatile organic compound (VOC) releasing additives, and 3) a reinforcing layer adjacent to the silicone adhesive layer; wherein the coating amount of the silicone adhesive layer is less than 45 wt %, preferably less than 35 wt %, more preferably less than 20 wt %, based on the total coating amount of the silicone adhesive layer and the reinforcing layer. and wherein both silicone adhesive layer and reinforcing layer contain or consist essentially of liquid silicone rubber (LSR) or room temperature vulcanized silicone rubber (RTV), and said reinforcing layer contains one or more coatings comprising A). organopolysiloxane having one or more silicon atom-bonded alkenyl groups on average in one molecule; B). an organohydrogenpolysiloxane; and C).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2018Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Wenjuan ZHOU, Yin ZHANG
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Publication number: 20200349190Abstract: An interactive music on-demand method, device, and terminal are provided. The method includes: acquiring on-demand requirement information; determining that the on-demand requirement information meets an inquiry requirement condition; and generating an on-demand inquiry voice according to the on-demand requirement information and an on-demand option set corresponding to the on-demand requirement information, in response to the on-demand requirement information meeting the inquiry requirement condition; acquiring on-demand selection information in response to the on-demand inquiry voice; and playing music according to the on-demand selection information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2019Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jianlong Li, Xiangtao Jiang, Shiquan Ye, Di Peng, Xiangjie Yin, Wenjuan Zhou, Zhendong Ma
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Patent number: 10626075Abstract: The present invention concerns a process of oxidizing an alcohol for the production of its corresponding carbonyl compounds wherein the oxidation is performed with oxygen or gases containing oxygen in the presence of a catalyst comprising at least a gold compound and a copper compound. Said alcohol oxidation by gaseous oxidant can achieve a high yield and selectivity with minimized degradation products or waste organic solvents.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: RHODIA OPERATIONSInventors: Wenjuan Zhou, Wenhao Fang, Armin T. Liebens
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Publication number: 20200056103Abstract: A process for removing sulfur compounds from a liquid composition immiscible with water, comprising at least partially oxidizing the sulfur compounds by contacting a liquid composition comprising at least one sulfur compound with an aqueous oxidizing solution comprising at least one oxidant in the presence of at least one polyoxometalate and amphiphilic solid particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2017Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Wenjuan ZHOU, Armin LIEBENS, Pierre DOURNEL, Andrew WILLSON
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Publication number: 20200013399Abstract: A method and an apparatus for generating information are provided. The method includes: determining, in response to receiving a first user sentence, whether a keyword of a preset first category is included in the first user sentence, the first category including at least one subcategory; determining, in response to determining the first category keyword being included in the first user sentence, the first category keyword included in the first user sentence as a first keyword, and determining a subcategory to which the first keyword belongs, to generate a first keyword set and a subcategory set; and selecting, based on the first keyword set and the subcategory set, a song list from a pre-generated song list set as a to-be-played song list, to generate a to-be-played song list set, the song list including at least one piece of audio and song list category information.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Inventors: Xiajun Luo, Shiquan Ye, Wenjuan Zhou, Yajuan Feng, Chenxi Gao, Hao Yang
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Publication number: 20190100482Abstract: The present invention concerns a process of oxidizing an alcohol for the production of its corresponding carbonyl compounds wherein the oxidation is performed with oxygen or gases containing oxygen in the presence of a catalyst comprising at least a gold compound and a copper compound. Said alcohol oxidation by gaseous oxidant can achieve a high yield and selectivity with minimized degradation products or waste organic solvents.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Wenjuan ZHOU, Wenhao FANG, Armin T. LIEBENS