Patents by Inventor An Zhang

An 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).

  • Publication number: 20250136593
    Abstract: A compound having a BCL-XL protein degradation function as shown in Formula I and a use thereof in preparation of a drug for diseases associated with BCL-XL activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Chuan LIU, Jinming LIU, Dengfeng DOU, Zhengfu TAI, Jin LI, Junyou GE, Wei ZHANG, Shuai XIA, Sichuan XIANG, Linfu LUO, Jianbo SHEN, Longying CAI, Qiuxia CHEN, Qian LIU, Hui HUANG, Xiaojiao YANG, Qiang TIAN, Hongmei SONG
  • Publication number: 20250136959
    Abstract: A transcription regulation system based on CRISPRi and CRISPRa, and an establishment method therefor and the use thereof. The system is a new transcription regulation system which has high expression intensity, a low leakage level and is flexible and programmable. Provided is a method for achieving high-intensity and low-leakage expression of a gene by means of the transcription regulation system, wherein a high-intensity transcription level is achieved while suppressing background expression by means of synergistic regulation on downstream signaling effect devices by means of CRISPRi and CRISPRa dev ices. The new transcription regulation system can obtain, by means of loading different input promoters, a new expression system for responding to a specific signal, and has application value in the development and establishment of an efficient heterologous protein expression platform and a microbial cell factory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Menghao CAI, Qi LIU, Yuanxing ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20250139846
    Abstract: There are provided methods, devices, and computer program products for image generation, particularly to debiasing text-to-image diffusion models. In a method, a plurality of images are obtained by an image generating model based on a prompt. The plurality of images comprises a plurality of instances of an object, respectively and the object is specified by the prompt. A plurality of attributes of the plurality of instances of the object are determined respectively. The image generating model is updated based on the plurality of attributes and a predetermined distribution of a plurality of predetermined attributes related to the object. With the above method, the images generated by the updated image generating model may follow the predetermined distribution, and the updated image generating model may output debiased results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2025
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Song Bai, Ruifei He, Chuhui Xue, Wenqing Zhang, Yingchen Yu
  • Publication number: 20250141389
    Abstract: A motor drive apparatus includes a three-phase inverter and a three-phase motor. A first terminal of the three-phase inverter is connected to a positive electrode of a power battery. A second terminal of the three-phase inverter is connected to a negative electrode of the power battery Three phase coils of the three-phase motor are respectively connected to midpoints of three phase legs of the three-phase inverter. The motor drive apparatus is configured to simultaneously control (i) a process of charging the power battery by a power supply module, (ii) a torque of the three-phase motor at a zero output, and (iii) the three-phase inverter and the three-phase motor to heat a heat exchange medium flowing through at least one of the three-phase inverter or the three-phase motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2025
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Yubo LIAN, Heping LING, Hua PAN, Feiyue XIE, Lijun ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20250142056
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a solution for video processing. A method for video processing is proposed. The method comprises: determining, for a conversion between a current video block of a video and a bitstream of the video, whether a candidate frame associated with the current video block is a co-located frame based on a frame type of the candidate frame, the co-located frame being co-located with a frame comprising the current video block; and performing the conversion based on the determining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2025
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Kai ZHANG, Li Zhang
  • Publication number: 20250140437
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to silver paste, and a preparation method and a use thereof, which belong to the field of device packaging technology. The silver paste of the present disclosure is prepared by a silver-ammonia complex and an aldehyde-containing organic solvent, wherein a molar ratio of the silver-ammonia complex to the aldehyde-containing organic solvent is in a range of from 1:1 to 1:5; the silver-ammonia complex is prepared by a silver ?-ketocarboxylate and an amino-containing organic solvent; and a molar ratio of the silver ?-ketocarboxylate to the amino-containing organic solvent is in a range of from 1:1 to 1:5. The silver paste of the present disclosure can achieve large-area (?30×30 cm2) packaging and interconnection of a wide-bandgap semiconductor device within 300° C. under a low pressure (?1 MPa) or without pressures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2025
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Yunhui Mei, Bowen Zhang, Zhihao Li, Kun Du, Xinyan Lu, Shaoqiong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20250134603
    Abstract: A robotic catheter system and methods for implementing corrective actions during use thereof. A method comprises: providing a catheter that has one or more bendable segments and a catheter tip, inserting the catheter into a bodily lumen and navigating the catheter through the lumen along an insertion trajectory while an actuation unit applies an actuation force to the one or more bendable segments; recording a navigation parameter in relation to the insertion trajectory while the catheter is moved through the lumen, displaying, on a display, a graphical representation of the navigation parameter relative to a threshold value indicative of a location along the insertion trajectory where a navigation error of the catheter can occur or has occurred; and outputting to the display an interactive user-guide showing one or more than one corrective actions that can be taken to correct and/or prevent the navigation error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Brian Ninni, Charles George Hwang, HuaLei Shelley Zhang, Fumitaro Masaki
  • Publication number: 20250142667
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to performing data communication while in an inactive state in a cellular communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Dawei Zhang, Longda Xing, Murtaza A. Shikari, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Sree Ram Kodali, Srinivasan Nimmala, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Xu Ou, Yuqin Chen
  • Publication number: 20250137460
    Abstract: Provided is a dual-mode compressor. The dual-mode compressor includes a first scroll plate (31), a second scroll plate (32), and an impeller (33). The first scroll plate (31) and the second scroll plate (32) define a scroll compression working cavity (3a), and the impeller (33) defines a centrifugal compression flow channel (33d). The impeller (33) and the second scroll plate (32) are fixed relative to each other and are arranged coaxially, and the inlet of the centrifugal compression flow channels (33d) is communicated with the outlet of the scroll compression working cavity (3a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Weilin ZHUGE, Panpan SONG, Zimu YANG, Hongsheng JIANG, Yuping QIAN, Yangjun ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20250134417
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method includes receiving sensor measurement data from a glucose sensor; selecting, based on the sensor measurement data, a first regional sensor glucose (SG) model from a first plurality of regional SG models for respective regions of a first plurality of regions of an input parameter space associated with the sensor measurement data, and a second regional SG model from a second plurality of regional SG models for respective regions of a second plurality of regions of the input parameter space; estimating a first SG value and a second SG value using the first regional SG model and the second regional SG model, respectively; and determining a predicted SG value based on a combination of the first SG value and the second SG value. The input parameter space is partitioned into the first plurality of regions and the second plurality of regions using different partition schemes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Jake G. Basilico, Leonardo Nava-Guerra, Bahram B. Notghi, Molly E. Emig, Jing Liu, Adam A. Willats, Georgios Mallas, Yi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20250139972
    Abstract: A detection method for detecting fault of insulator discharge based on image recognition includes the following steps: building an ultraviolet image dataset for an electrical equipment, building a neural network model for insulator discharge detection based on YOLOV5-T, the neural network model includes a CBS module, a CST module, a Concat module, a 1D-attention module, an Upsample module and a Detect module, training the neural network model by utilizing the ultraviolet image dataset for the electrical equipment, to obtain a trained neural network model, and inputting images to be recognized into the trained neural network model, to obtain fault detection results. A detection device is configured to implement the detection method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Jun WU, Shenli WANG, Xiangdong WU, Xiangkui HE, Quan FANG, Huaqiao XIANG, Xun ZHANG, Xiaohui WEI
  • Publication number: 20250137529
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a gearbox assembly that includes a gearbox and a gutter for collecting a gearbox lubricant scavenge flow from the gearbox. The gutter is characterized by a lubricant extraction volume ratio between 0.01 and 0.3. The lubricant extraction volume ratio defined by: V G V GB . V G is a gutter volume of the gutter and VGB is a gearbox volume. The gas turbine engine includes a lubrication system that includes a lubricant tank that stores lubricant, one or more primary gearbox lubricant supply lines, one or more secondary gearbox lubricant supply lines, and a lubricant pump for supplying the lubricant to the gearbox assembly through the primary gearbox lubricant supply lines and the secondary gearbox lubricant supply lines. The lubrication system modulates a mass flow rate of the lubricant to the gearbox assembly through the primary gearbox lubricant supply lines or the secondary gearbox lubricant supply lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Bugra H. Ertas, Xiaohua Zhang, Miriam Manzoni, Flavia Turi, Andrea Piazza, Arthur W. Sibbach
  • Publication number: 20250142671
    Abstract: A method and device used for discontinuous reception(DRX) for wireless communications. A first node receives first information, the first information indicates a first identity (ID); determines a start time of a first timer according to the first ID; at the start time of the first timer, starts the first timer; when the first timer is running, monitors a first radio signal in each candidate slot; herein, the first ID belongs to a link-layer ID; the start time of the first timer is a start time of a first time interval. The start time of a first timer is determined according to a first ID, which can randomize start times of a user's DRX, avoiding possible system congestion and increasing transmission accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2025
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventor: Xiaobo ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20250141240
    Abstract: A method can include modeling a state of each battery cell within a battery pack and contemporaneously with discharging a first subset of battery cells of the battery pack either providing a differential drain on the first subset of battery cells such that battery cells of the first subset of battery cells are discharged faster than a second subset of battery cells or charging the second subset of battery cells (e.g., using the first subset of battery cells) where battery cells are identified as in the first subset or the second subset based on the states of the battery cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: Zitara Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Foran, Daniel Vickery, Emily Zhang, Derek Gutheil, Mark Tobenkin, Yumeng Gao, Evan Murphy
  • Publication number: 20250134018
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for inducing Iris domestica seed buds to generate polyploid, including the following steps: seed bud induction: inducing Iris domestica seeds at a low temperature, then soaking, sterilizing and germinating the same to obtain Iris domestica seed buds; and polyploid induction: soaking the obtained Iris domestica seed buds in oryzalin solution for polyploid induction to obtain mutagenized buds. In the present disclosure, the Iris domestica seed buds are treated by soaking with oryzalin to induce polyploid, and a total of 737 new germplasms of polyploid Iris domestica are obtained. The breeding has a short experimental period, simple operations, and high polyploid induction efficiency. At the same time, polyploids with large flowers, bright colors and strong plants are obtained. The method lays the foundations for the polyploid breeding of Iris domestica and the cultivation of new varieties of Iris domestica with large flower type and strong resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Wenji Xu, Yuhan Fang, Gangjun Luo, Yihong Xiang, Xuemei Zhang, Jie Luo, Guochao Hu, Yongyao Fu
  • Publication number: 20250140986
    Abstract: A battery system includes multiple battery cells each having a cell vent configured to vent flames originating from the battery cell in the event of a thermal runaway condition of the battery cell, and an insulator disposed adjacent a first battery cell, wherein the insulator comprises a hinged element configured to align with the cell vent of the first battery cell. In a closed position, the hinged element provides insulation for the first battery cell, and in an open position, the hinged element provides a vent to enable flames venting from the cell vent of the first battery cell to escape from between the insulator and the first battery cell to thereby inhibit the flames venting from the cell vent of the first battery cell from reaching a second battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: Terex South Dakota, Inc.
    Inventors: Kai WANG, Wei YANG, Ling ZHANG, Zachary FUNG
  • Publication number: 20250142817
    Abstract: Implementations of three-dimensional (3D) memory devices and fabricating methods thereof are disclosed. In some implementations, the disclosed 3D memory device comprises: a stack structure including a plurality of dielectric layers and conductive layers alternatively stacked in a vertical direction; an array of channel structures each vertically penetrating the stack structure, each channel structure including a functional layer and a channel layer; and a plurality of isolation structures extending in parallel along a first lateral direction and vertically in an upper portion of the stack structure, each isolation structure being in contact with the channel layers of two adjacent rows of channel structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Kuan Dong, Gang Zhang, Meng Xiao, Longdong Liu, Zhou He, Pan Wang, Jin Dong, Meng Xiao, Liheng Liu
  • Publication number: 20250134430
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a system for mental state perception and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: acquiring image sequences with timestamps and millimeter-wave radar raw data with timestamps; preprocessing the image sequences and the millimeter-wave radar raw data; analyzing the head region image sequences to obtain head vibration signal features; calculating face region image sequences obtained from preprocessing by using a remote photovolumetric pulse wave recording method to obtain a first heart rate; analyzing the original millimeter-wave radar data sequence to obtain a second heart rate and a breathing rate; fusing the first heart rate, the second heart rate and the breathing rate to obtain a fused heart rate and breathing rate; performing feature extraction on facial change information by a Transformer-like network; establishing a non-contact multi-modal mental perception model for prediction to obtain a predicted result of the mental state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2025
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Zhenan SUN, Yiwei RU, Kunbo ZHANG, Yunlong WANG
  • Publication number: 20250142886
    Abstract: A thin film transistor includes a substrate; and a semiconductor layer a gate, a source electrode and a drain electrode; which are arranged on the substrate. The semiconductor layer includes a first material layer and a second material layer which are stacked, wherein a material of the first material layer is selected from one of or a combination of first n-type metal oxide semiconductor materials, and a material of the second material layer is selected from one of or a combination of second n-type metal oxide semiconductor materials. A carrier mobility of a first n-type metal oxide semiconductor material is greater than or equal to 40 cm2/Vs, and a second n-type metal oxide semiconductor material is doped with Y, Y being selected from one of or a combination of rare earth elements. The first material layer is closer to the gate than the second material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Guangcai Yuan, Lingyan Liang, Hongtao Cao, Fengjuan Liu, Ce Ning, Fei Wang, Hehe Hu, Hengbo Zhang
  • Publication number: 20250143022
    Abstract: An ultraviolet LED device and a manufacturing method therefor is provided according to an embodiment of the disclosure. The ultraviolet LED device includes: a substrate (1), an AlN buffer layer (2), an n-AlGaN layer (3), a quantum well region (4), an electron blocking layer (5), a p-type GaN layer (6), and an etched trench region (7). The AlN buffer layer (2) is disposed on the substrate (1). The n-AlGaN layer (3) is disposed on the AlN buffer layer (2). The quantum well region (4) is disposed on the n-AlGaN layer (3). The electron blocking layer (5) is disposed on the quantum well region (4). The p-type GaN layer (6) is disposed on the electron blocking layer (5). The etched trench region (7) is etched downwards from the p-type GaN layer (6). The etched trench region (7) is obtained by etching from the p-type GaN layer (6) along a direction pointing toward the substrate (1). An etching angle of the etched trench region (7) is greater than 0 degree and less than or equal to 90 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2025
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: SUZHOU UVCANTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuang ZHANG, Hongbo LUO, Hongxia LI