Patents by Inventor Zhi Yang

Zhi Yang 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: 20230208536
    Abstract: A passive intermodulation (PIM) fault point detection method includes sending, by an antenna feeder system of a network device, a plurality of downlink signals of different corresponding frequencies, and receiving a first signal, wherein the first signal is an uplink PIM signal generated by excitation by at least two downlink signals of the plurality of downlink signals. The PIM method further includes determining, by the network device, second signals corresponding to a plurality of detection points, wherein a second signal of the second signals corresponds to a detection point of the plurality of detection points, and is a pre-estimated signal for a PIM signal of the detection point. The PIM method further includes determining, by the network device, a PIM fault point from the plurality of detection points based on the first signal and the second signals corresponding to the plurality of detection points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Qiang HUO, Zhi YANG, Zhiqiang ZOU
  • Publication number: 20230209496
    Abstract: This application provides a passive inter-modulation source positioning method and an apparatus, and relates to the field of wireless communications technologies. The method includes: A network device sequentially performs a scanning process on each of a plurality of scanning spots by using the following steps: sending a plurality of downlink signals with different frequencies for a first scanning spot by using a transmit antenna, and receiving an uplink PIM signal for the first scanning spot by using a receive antenna, where the first scanning spot is any one of the plurality of scanning spots, and the uplink PIM signal is generated by excitation by any at least two of the plurality of downlink signals; and the network device determines a PIM source from the plurality of scanning spots based on uplink PIM signals respectively corresponding to the plurality of scanning spots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Zhi YANG, Qiang HUO, Jinglun WANG, Xi CHEN, Zhiqiang ZOU
  • Publication number: 20230154898
    Abstract: A structure and a method of forming are provided. The structure includes a first dielectric layer overlying a first substrate. A first connection pad is disposed in a top surface of the first dielectric layer and contacts a first redistribution line. A first dummy pad is disposed in the top surface of the first dielectric layer, the first dummy pad contacting the first redistribution line. A second dielectric layer overlies a second substrate. A second connection pad and a second dummy pad are disposed in the top surface of the second dielectric layer, the second connection pad bonded to the first connection pad, and the first dummy pad positioned in a manner that is offset from the second dummy pad so that the first dummy pad and the second dummy pad do not contact each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Kuo-Ming Wu, Yung-Lung Lin, Zhi-Yang Wang, Sheng-Chau Chen, Cheng-Hsien Chou
  • Publication number: 20230095682
    Abstract: Disclosed are an indoor navigating system and an indoor navigating method based on vision. The indoor navigating method comprises capturing a material channel image; segmenting the material channel image to obtain a material pushing machine and a walkable area from the material channel image, and determining boundaries of the material pushing machine and boundaries of the walkable area; obtaining a distance between a left boundary of the material pushing machine and a left rail of a material channel and/or a distance between a right boundary of the material pushing machine and a right rail of the material channel; obtaining a lateral deviation distance of the material pushing machine, and determining a course angle; and adjust an actual moving direction of the material pushing machine according to the course angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Di Wu, WEN-QUAN ZHAO, LIANG CHEN, QI-CHANG ZHANG, WEN-FANG XIAO, ZHI YANG, Yuan Yao
  • Publication number: 20230086004
    Abstract: A prosthetic limb in amputation rehabilitation, having a forearm and a hand with four fingers and a thumb, with the wrist and the fingers & thumb thereof being fully independently controlled by nerve signals originating in the amputee's brain and not being controlled by the actions of nearby muscles in the amputee's upper arm or shoulder. Control of the prosthesis is achieved by a fully contained electronic unit in the forearm of the prosthesis that receives neural signals from the brain, converts the analog neural signals to digital signals that are fed into an artificial intelligence engine circuit that utilizes a library of algorithms to learn from the brain what the signals are that will produce a desired hand and finger movement, then convert its computed digital output to analog electrical signals that are fed to the prosthetic hand and finger to produce actual motion as instructed by the brain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Zhi Yang, Anh Tuan Nguyen, Diu Khue Luu
  • Patent number: 11600548
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the disclosure, an example microelectronic device assembly includes a substrate, a microelectronic element electrically connected to the substrate, a stiffener element overlying the substrate, and a heat distribution device overlying the rear surface of the microelectronic element. The stiffener element may extend around the microelectronic element. The stiffener element may include a first material that has a first coefficient of thermal expansion (“CTE”). A surface of the stiffener element may face toward the heat distribution device. The heat distribution device may include a second material that has a second CTE. The first material may be different than the second material. The first CTE of the first material of the stiffener element may be greater than the second CTE of the second material of the heat distribution device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Woon-Seong Kwon, Yuan Li, Zhi Yang
  • Patent number: 11587908
    Abstract: A structure and a method of forming are provided. The structure includes a first dielectric layer overlying a first substrate. A first connection pad is disposed in a top surface of the first dielectric layer and contacts a first redistribution line. A first dummy pad is disposed in the top surface of the first dielectric layer, the first dummy pad contacting the first redistribution line. A second dielectric layer overlies a second substrate. A second connection pad and a second dummy pad are disposed in the top surface of the second dielectric layer, the second connection pad bonded to the first connection pad, and the first dummy pad positioned in a manner that is offset from the second dummy pad so that the first dummy pad and the second dummy pad do not contact each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kuo-Ming Wu, Yung-Lung Lin, Zhi-Yang Wang, Sheng-Chau Chen, Cheng-Hsien Chou
  • Publication number: 20230021267
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a semiconductor structure and fabrication method. The method include: forming sacrificial layers on a sidewall of the first pattern mask layer and a sidewall of the second pattern mask layer, and forming a first filling layer filling a first spacing between the sacrificial layers; removing the first filling layer, the first pattern mask layer and the second pattern mask layer, retaining the sacrificial layers and the first spacing, and replacing a second spacing between the first pattern mask layer and the second pattern mask layer; forming a second filling layer filling the first spacing and the second spacing; etching the sacrificial layers based on the second filling layer to form etched patterns, and etching the pattern transfer layer and the target layer based on the etched patterns to form a first pattern target layer in the array region and a second pattern target layer in the peripheral region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Wentao XU, Qiao LI, Zhi YANG, Yue ZHUO
  • Publication number: 20220409404
    Abstract: A neurostimulator incorporating a novel chip design that uses the principle of redundant signal crossfiring to overcome electronic component mismatch error in general and transistor mismatch error in particular, to yield superior quality neurostimulation signal generation, useful in enhancing the bidirectional human-machine interface in prosthesis operation for the restoration of somatosensation for an amputee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Zhi Yang, Anh Tuan Nguyen, Diu Khue Luu
  • Publication number: 20220405244
    Abstract: A batch deletion method, apparatus, and device for cached content and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The method may include: adding keywords to content identifiers which correspond to cached resources (S101); saving the content identifiers separately (S102); finding, through a keyword-based query, content identifiers meeting at least one condition (S103); locating storage paths of cached resources by using the content identifiers meeting the at least one condition (S104); and deleting the located cached resources one by one (S105).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Hong DONG, Zhi YANG
  • Patent number: 11516208
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically merging accounts based on matching email addresses and passwords, is provided. The assumption made is that two or more accounts that have the same user identifier or ID (e.g. email address) and the same password belong to the same user. Generally, in order to log into an account, the user requires is a user ID or username (e.g. an email address), password and store ID, for example URL. Typically, plaintext passwords are not stored centrally for security reasons, but instead hashed passwords are stored. When a user logs in with a plaintext password and username, the plaintext password is processed as it would be for other accounts with the same user ID, to see if the password works for those accounts. If it does work, then the same plaintext password applies, and the accounts are automatically merged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SHOPIFY INC.
    Inventors: Lalith Rallabhandi, Zhi Yang Chen
  • Publication number: 20220311343
    Abstract: A flyback converter includes a synchronous rectifier switch transistor controlled by a controller. The controller cycles the synchronous rectifier switch transistor to lower an output voltage by transferring energy from a secondary-side output capacitor to a primary-side input capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Pengju KONG, Tao LI, Jiaji QI, Zhi YANG, Jianming YAO
  • Patent number: 11438061
    Abstract: A method and corresponding apparatus for reducing a backlight crosstalk impact of an optical assembly. The method comprises: sequentially presetting two drive currents of a laser corresponding to a target wavelength channel as a first and second drive currents, respectively collecting backlight crosstalk data of the target wavelength channel to other wavelength channels, and generating a first and second crosstalk data matrix; carrying out fitting on the first and second crosstalk data matrix to acquire a crosstalk data calibration matrix; and calculating target backlight data of the target wavelength channel according to the crosstalk data calibration matrix, to calculate front light transmitting power of the target wavelength channel according to the target backlight data, thereby monitoring the optical assembly according to the front light transmitting power. The crosstalk impact can be reduced without an additional optical element, thereby improving accuracy of backlight detection and saving costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventors: Zhi Yang, Shouqi Liu, Jun Liu
  • Patent number: 11424755
    Abstract: A digital-to-analog converter device including a set of components, each component included in the set of components including a number of unit cells, each unit cell being associated with a unit cell size indicating manufacturing specifications of the unit cell is provided by the present disclosure. The digital-to-analog converter device further includes a plurality of switches, each switch included in the plurality of switches being coupled to a component included in the set of components, and an output electrode coupled to the plurality of switches. The digital-to-analog converter device is configured to output an output signal at the output electrode. A first unit cell size associated with a first unit cell included in the set of components is different than a second unit cell size associated with a second unit cell included in the set of components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
    Inventors: Zhi Yang, Anh Tuan Nguyen, Diu Khue Luu, Jian Xu
  • Publication number: 20220239309
    Abstract: A digital-to-analog converter device including a set of components, each component included in the set of components including a number of unit cells, each unit cell being associated with a unit cell size indicating manufacturing specifications of the unit cell is provided by the present disclosure. The digital-to-analog converter device further includes a plurality of switches, each switch included in the plurality of switches being coupled to a component included in the set of components, and an output electrode coupled to the plurality of switches. The digital-to-analog converter device is configured to output an output signal at the output electrode. A first unit cell size associated with a first unit cell included in the set of components is different than a second unit cell size associated with a second unit cell included in the set of components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Zhi Yang, Anh Tuan Nguyen, Diu Khue Luu, Jian Xu
  • Publication number: 20220190839
    Abstract: A digital-to-analog converter device including a set of components, each component included in the set of components including a number of unit cells, each unit cell being associated with a unit cell size indicating manufacturing specifications of the unit cell is provided by the present disclosure. The digital-to-analog converter device further includes a plurality of switches, each switch included in the plurality of switches being coupled to a component included in the set of components, and an output electrode coupled to the plurality of switches. The digital-to-analog converter device is configured to output an output signal at the output electrode. A first unit cell size associated with a first unit cell included in the set of components is different than a second unit cell size associated with a second unit cell included in the set of components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Zhi Yang, Anh Tuan Nguyen, Diu Khue Luu, Jian Xu
  • Publication number: 20220143802
    Abstract: The utility model discloses a long-rod-type electric tool, comprising: a handle assembly, the handle assembly comprising a power supply unit; a machine head assembly, the machine head assembly comprising a driving unit and an operating unit connected to the driving unit; a long rod assembly, the long rod assembly being arranged between the handle assembly and the machine head assembly; and at least one interface. The long-rod-type electric tool is configured to make an orientation of the operating unit relative to the long rod assembly adjustable in at least one degree of freedom by means of the at least one interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Yan Jia Wang, Wai Chung Lee, Zheng Jun Wang, Jin Cheng Li, Dong Wei Li, Zhi Yang Li, Koon For Chung
  • Publication number: 20220100319
    Abstract: Provided are a touch control substrate, a display substrate a display device. The touch control substrate has a touch control area and a bonding area and includes: a base; first signal lines; second signal lines; touch control units in the touch control area, each row of touch control units are coupled to one first signal line, each column of touch control units are coupled to one second signal line, first signal lead-in terminals, coupled to first first fan-out lines in the bonding area, of some first signal lines are on a first side of the touch control area, second signal lead-in terminals, coupled to second first fan-out lines in the boding area, of the remaining first signal lines are on a second side of the touch control area, third signal lead-in terminals of the second signal lines are coupled to second fan-out lines in the bonding area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Mingqiang WANG, Yufeng CHEN, Zhi YANG, Xin BI, Bin ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20210375715
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the disclosure, an example microelectronic device assembly includes a substrate, a microelectronic element electrically connected to the substrate, a stiffener element overlying the substrate, and a heat distribution device overlying the rear surface of the microelectronic element. The stiffener element may extend around the microelectronic element. The stiffener element may include a first material that has a first coefficient of thermal expansion (“CTE”). A surface of the stiffener element may face toward the heat distribution device. The heat distribution device may include a second material that has a second CTE. The first material may be different than the second material. The first CTE of the first material of the stiffener element may be greater than the second CTE of the second material of the heat distribution device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Woon-Seong Kwon, Yuan Li, Zhi Yang
  • Publication number: 20210345877
    Abstract: A self-tonometry device for measuring intra-ocular pressure in an eye of a subject, may include a plurality of sensors and a processor for executing a machine learning module. The plurality of sensors may be arranged in an array for measuring a plurality of pressures at respective positions on an eye of a subject, when the plurality of sensors in the array apply a force to the eye at the respective positions through an eyelid of the subject. The processor may be configured to receive the plurality of pressures at the respective location from the plurality of sensors, and to compute using the machine learning module, an intra-ocular pressure in the eye based on the plurality of pressures measured at the respective positions through the eyelid of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Victor Teck Chang KOH, Clement Woon Teck TAN, Wing-Kin TAM, Zhi YANG, Baitong WANG