Patents by Inventor Zhou Jin
Zhou Jin 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: 20240153257Abstract: A monitoring system based on a digital converter station includes a first monitoring terminal deployed at a first-level monitoring side, a second monitoring terminal deployed at a second-level monitoring side, and a third monitoring terminal deployed at a third-level monitoring side; the monitoring terminal at each level includes a communication module, a human-machine interaction module, a device status monitoring module, a device alarm management module, a video fusion processing module, and a data transmission adjustment and control module.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicants: STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA, STATE GRID ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD, NR ELECTRIC CO., LTD., XJ GROUP CORPORATION, NARI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BEIJING SGITG ACCENTURE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER CO., LTD., HUAWEI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDInventors: Wei JIN, Qing WANG, Xianshan GUO, Jun LYU, Siyuan LIU, Xiang ZHANG, Yanguo WANG, Zhanguo ZHANG, Haifeng WANG, Chong TONG, Ming LI, Wei CHENG, Ning ZHAO, Zhou CHEN, Xiaojun HOU, Hanqing ZHAO
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Patent number: 11853672Abstract: Aspects of the invention include configuring an initial tile with a plurality of portions, placing the initial tile at a location of the integrated circuit, and overlaying a clock mesh placement at the location. One or more of the plurality of portions of the initial tile that overlap with the clock mesh placement are determined, and the initial tile is modified, based on the determining the one or more of the plurality of portions, to generate a final tile. A design of the integrated circuit is finalized for fabrication based on using the final tile at the location, the final tile representing a plate of a metal insulator metal capacitor (MIMCAP).Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ryan Michael Kruse, Zhou Jin Dong
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Patent number: 11697630Abstract: The present disclosure provides high-grade ethanol production systems and methods that increase energy efficiency as compared to typical systems and methods by minimizing undesired acetal formation. The provided ethanol production method may include a low boilers removal distillation column and/or a stripper column constructed to simultaneously remove at least a portion of the acetaldehyde and at least a portion of the acetal from a feed stream in the presence of water. In some aspects, a low boilers removal process may be followed by a water removal process, which may be followed by a high boilers removal process. Acidity (e.g., carbon dioxide) may also be removed from a feed stream prior to or during the low boilers removal process. By minimizing acetal production, the provided method minimizes the amount of energy that is required to remove acetal when producing high-grade ethanol.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: WHITEFOX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: Virginia Andrade, Stephan Blum, Thiago Righi, Zhou Jin Ming
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Publication number: 20230031704Abstract: Aspects of the invention include configuring an initial tile with a plurality of portions, placing the initial tile at a location of the integrated circuit, and overlaying a clock mesh placement at the location. One or more of the plurality of portions of the initial tile that overlap with the clock mesh placement are determined, and the initial tile is modified, based on the determining the one or more of the plurality of portions, to generate a final tile. A design of the integrated circuit is finalized for fabrication based on using the final tile at the location, the final tile representing a plate of a metal insulator metal capacitor (MIMCAP).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Ryan Michael Kruse, Zhou Jin Dong
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Patent number: 11463461Abstract: Techniques for performing unequal sampling are provided. In one technique, multiple scores generated by a prediction model are identified, each score corresponding to a different entity of multiple entities. Multiple buckets are determined, each bucket corresponding to a different range of scores. Each entity is assigned to a bucket based on the score corresponding to the entity. A probability distribution function is generated based on the scores and a number of scores belonging to each bucket. For each entity, a probability of sampling the entity is determined based on the probability distribution function and a score corresponding to the entity. A subset of the entities are sampled based on the probability determined for each entity.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Wenqian Li, Zhou Jin, Rui Zhao, Xiaosu Huang, Chi-Yi Kuan
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Patent number: 11362327Abstract: This invention relates to a double layer composite-coated nano-silicon negative electrode material, and its preparation methods and use, the negative electrode material comprising: a silicon-based nanoparticle, a copper layer coated on the surface of the silicon-based nanoparticle, and a conductive protective layer coated on the surface of the copper layer. Nano-copper has superplastic ductility and conductivity, and the prior art has proved that lithium ions can penetrate nano-copper; therefore, the copper coating layer has effects of inhibiting the volume expansion of the silicon-based nanoparticle and keeping the silicon-based nanoparticle from cracking so that direct contact between the silicon-based nanoparticle and an electrolyte is effectively avoided and a stable SEI is formed, and increasing the conductivity of the electrode.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2017Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCESInventors: Zhou Jin, Hailong Yu, Xuejie Huang
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Patent number: 11362328Abstract: The invention provides a composite-coated nano-tin negative electrode material, which comprises a tin-based nanomaterial, a nano-copper layer coated on the surface of the tin-based nanomaterial and a conductive protective layer coated on the surface of the nano-copper layer. The nano-copper layer can inhibit the volume expansion of nano-tin, keep the nano-tin material from cracking, avoid direct contact between nano-tin and electrolyte to form stable SEI and increase the conductivity of the electrode. Coating a conductive layer on the surface of the nano-copper layer can effectively inhibit the oxidation of nano-copper, thus improving its electrochemical performance. The composite-coated nano-tin negative electrode material according to the invention is used as a negative electrode material of a lithium-ion battery, has excellent electrochemical performance, and has potential application prospects in portable mobile devices and electric vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCESInventors: Zhou Jin, Hailong Yu, Xuejie Huang
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Publication number: 20220048841Abstract: The present disclosure provides high-grade ethanol production systems and methods that increase energy efficiency as compared to typical systems and methods by minimizing undesired acetal formation. The provided ethanol production method may include a low boilers removal distillation column and/or a stripper column constructed to simultaneously remove at least a portion of the acetaldehyde and at least a portion of the acetal from a feed stream in the presence of water. In some aspects, a low boilers removal process may be followed by a water removal process, which may be followed by a high boilers removal process. Acidity (e.g., carbon dioxide) may also be removed from a feed stream prior to or during the low boilers removal process. By minimizing acetal production, the provided method minimizes the amount of energy that is required to remove acetal when producing high-grade ethanol.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: WHITEFOX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: Virginia Andrade, Stephan Blum, Thiago Righi, Zhou Jin Ming
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Publication number: 20210405224Abstract: Disclosed are a charge sensitive amplifier capable of minimizing a variation in a signal voltage of an output signal by applying a bias direct current to a gate of a feedback transistor, and a radiation sensor including the same. According to the charge sensitive amplifier and the radiation sensor including the same, it is possible to minimize a variation in a signal voltage of a charge sensitive amplifier output signal by applying a current, which is formed by mirroring a current bias circuit designed to be insensitive to PVT variations, to a gate of a feedback transistor. Furthermore, it is possible to reduce a variation in charging time and enable high-speed sensing by charging the signal voltage to the level of a common voltage VCOM by using a constant current supplied through a bandgap reference (BGR) circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicants: CHANGWON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Industry Academy Cooperation Corps, Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Young Hee KIM, Hong Zhou JIN, Kyung Hwan PARK
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Publication number: 20210260850Abstract: A fire protection article is provided that includes a fire barrier comprising a plurality of non-combustible fibers, and a passive thermal insulator coupled to the fire barrier and comprising a plurality of non-meltable fibers. Optionally, the fire protection article displays a time to break in the 1100° C. Break Strength Test of at least 10 seconds or a minimum tensile strength at 150° C. of at least 5 kPa. Optionally, the fire barrier comprises substantially continuous fibers that are mutually entangled. The fire barrier and passive thermal insulator can be mutually secured using a suitable polymeric binder, such a thermoplastic fluoropolymer binder. The combination of a relatively thin fire barrier with a comparatively thicker passive thermal insulator can provide thermal runaway protection in lithium-ion battery applications, structural integrity and a high degree of thermal insulation in the event of fire exposure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2018Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Zhou JIN, Pingfan WU, Tatjana STECENKO, Shailendra Bhogilal RATHOD, Anne Nathalie DE ROVERE, Bhaskara Rao BODDAKAYALA
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Publication number: 20210102053Abstract: The present disclosure provides an elastomer composition, comprising, based on the total weight 100 wt. % of the elastomer composition: 1-50 wt. % of a modified ethylene propylene copolymer; 5-60 wt. % of a first silicone resin, the first silicone resin comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of the following: a hydroxyl-terminated silicone resin and an alkoxy-terminated silicone resin; 0.1-15 wt. % of a first crosslinking agent; 0.1-15 wt. % of a catalyst; and 10-85 wt. % of a filler. The elastomer composition provided by the present disclosure at least can be co-crosslinked in low temperature (approximately ?20° C. to 60° C.) conditions. An elastomer prepared from the elastomer composition provided by the present disclosure has good mechanical properties and electrical insulation properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2017Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Yaming Wang, Wei Zhou, Wenyan Li, Jingqiang Hou, Zhou Jin, Zheng Guan
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Publication number: 20200382530Abstract: Techniques for performing unequal sampling are provided. In one technique, multiple scores generated by a prediction model are identified, each score corresponding to a different entity of multiple entities. Multiple buckets are determined, each bucket corresponding to a different range of scores. Each entity is assigned to a bucket based on the score corresponding to the entity. A probability distribution function is generated based on the scores and a number of scores belonging to each bucket. For each entity, a probability of sampling the entity is determined based on the probability distribution function and a score corresponding to the entity. A subset of the entities are sampled based on the probability determined for each entity.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2019Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Wenqian Li, Zhou Jin, Rui Zhao, Xiaosu Huang, Chi-Yi Kuan
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Publication number: 20200348187Abstract: Disclosed is a temperature-indicating composite material product and a manufacturing method and application thereof, the temperature-indicating composite material product comprising: a porous film (1), opaque to at least a portion of visible light or opaque to at least a portion of visible light and at least a portion of ultraviolet light; and a colored composite material layer (2) located at the lower surface of the porous film (1), wherein the colored composite material layer (2) comprises a macro-molecular connecting material, a crystalline material and a colorant. Preferably, the macro-molecular connecting material is a crosslinked pressure-sensitive adhesive material, wherein the crystalline material and the colorant are dispersed in the macro-molecular connecting material, and the macro-molecular connecting material is an amorphous material or has a melting point higher than that of the crystalline material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2017Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Cheng Li, Guang Ming Gong, Ying Shi, Zhou Jin, Zheng Guan
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Publication number: 20200299553Abstract: UV curable adhesive compositions are provided that include 1) a UV curable poly(meth)acrylate copolymer containing monomeric units having an epoxy group wherein the poly(meth)acrylate copolymer has a glass transition temperature between ?30° C. and ?10° C., 2) a silsesquioxane polymer having epoxy-containing groups, and 3) a photocatalyst. UV cured adhesive compositions and adhesive tapes containing the cured adhesive compositions are also provided. The cured adhesive compositions are pressure sensitive adhesives.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2015Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Wei Cui, Hongbo Liu, Weigang Lin, Long Yin, Qing Wu, Zhou Jin
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Patent number: 10733252Abstract: In one technique, one or more search criteria associated with a first user are determined. Based on the one or more search criteria, a search of a first set of users is performed. As a result of the search, a subset of the first set of users is identified. A second set of users that have responded to messages from users in the subset is identified. Instances of attribute values of an attribute of the second set of users are aggregated to generate aggregated values, each of which corresponds to a different attribute value of the attribute values. Based on one or more of the aggregated values, content that is related to one or more attribute values that correspond to the one or more aggregated values is determined and presented to the first user.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Shen Huang, Hu Wang, Zhou Jin, Yongzheng Zhang
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Publication number: 20200194782Abstract: This invention relates to a double layer composite-coated nano-silicon negative electrode material, and its preparation methods and use, the negative electrode material comprising: a silicon-based nanoparticle, a copper layer coated on the surface of the silicon-based nanoparticle, and a conductive protective layer coated on the surface of the copper layer. Nano-copper has superplastic ductility and conductivity, and the prior art has proved that lithium ions can penetrate nano-copper; therefore, the copper coating layer has effects of inhibiting the volume expansion of the silicon-based nanoparticle and keeping the silicon-based nanoparticle from cracking so that direct contact between the silicon-based nanoparticle and an electrolyte is effectively avoided and a stable SEI is formed, and increasing the conductivity of the electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2017Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCESInventors: Zhou JIN, Hailong YU, Xuejie HUANG
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Publication number: 20200185711Abstract: The invention provides a composite-coated nano-tin negative electrode material, which comprises a tin-based nanomaterial, a nano-copper layer coated on the surface of the tin-based nanomaterial and a conductive protective layer coated on the surface of the nano-copper layer. The nano-copper layer can inhibit the volume expansion of nano-tin, keep the nano-tin material from cracking, avoid direct contact between nano-tin and electrolyte to form stable SRI and increase the conductivity of the electrode. Coating a conductive layer on the surface of the nano-copper layer can effectively inhibit the oxidation of nano-copper, thus improving its electrochemical performance. The composite-coated nano-tin negative electrode material according to the invention is used as a negative electrode material of a lithium-ion battery, has excellent electrochemical performance, and has potential application prospects in portable mobile devices and electric vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCESInventors: Zhou Jin, Hailong Yu, Xuejie Huang
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Publication number: 20200004887Abstract: Techniques for expanding activity channels in an online network are provided. In one technique, one or more search criteria associated with a first user are determined. Based on the one or more search criteria, a search of a first set of users is performed. As a result of the search, a subset of the first set of users is identified. A second set of users that have responded to messages from users in the subset is identified. Instances of attribute values of an attribute of the second set of users are aggregated to generate aggregated values, each of which corresponds to a different attribute value of the attribute values. Based on one or more of the aggregated values, content that is related to one or more attribute values that correspond to the one or more aggregated values is determined and presented to the first user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Shen Huang, Hu Wang, Zhou Jin, Yongzheng Zhang
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Publication number: 20190362003Abstract: Techniques in a search system for improving the precision and recall of search results returned for search queries including long tail queries submitted against a vertical search corpus are disclosed. The techniques include mapping a user query submitted to the system to a more representative query and executing the more representative query against the vertical search corpus. Documents identified as matching the more representative query may be returned in a search result as an answer to the user query in addition to or instead of documents identified as matching the user query. By including the documents identified as matching the more representative query in the search result, the search result may be relevant to the user than a search result that includes just documents matching the user query.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2018Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Yongzheng Zhang, Rui Zhao, Zhou Jin, Chi-Yi Kuan
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Patent number: D1018997Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Zheng Gu, Peng Zhou, Wenbo Wang, Xiaojuan Zhu, Ling Lin, Zhao Xia Jin, Tiecheng Qu, Weiming Zhou, Yolanda Wang, Anncy Zhou