Patents by Inventor Ben Zhang
Ben 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: 11928738Abstract: Systems and methods relating to improving the experience of gig-economy workers are disclosed, with particular reference to gig-economy work involving vehicle use. During or after performance of gig-economy work, data automatically collected may be used to generate and present recommendations or education points to gig-economy workers. Such recommendations may include targeted alerts to notify gig-economy workers of high-demand situations or to coordinate between gig-economy workers and gig-economy customers. Alerts may be generated based upon current excess demand for gig-economy services, as well as gig-economy worker availability and preferences. For example, alerts may be generated in response to detecting emergency conditions in an area in order to mobilize a large number of gig-economy transportation service providers.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: Hannah Estes, Audrey Schwartz, Michael DiBenedetto, James P. Rodriguez, Anna Zarkoob, Ben Tucker, Dar Beachy, Elijah Abella, Diana Sherwood, Emily Bryant, Kristin Sellers, Brian M. Fields, Hanpei Zhang
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Patent number: 11453746Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of co-polymers having hydrophilic and biodegradable hydrophobic units or blocks, resulting in improved properties and functionalities suitable for biomedical applications as self-fitting tissue scaffolds or minimally invasive surgical implants.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: University of MassachusettsInventors: Jie Song, Ben Zhang
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Publication number: 20210017330Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of co-polymers having hydrophilic and biodegradable hydrophobic units or blocks, resulting in improved properties and functionalities suitable for biomedical applications as self-fitting tissue scaffolds or minimally invasive surgical implants.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Jie Song, Ben Zhang
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Patent number: 10822454Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of co-polymers having hydrophilic and biodegradable hydrophobic units or blocks, resulting in improved properties and functionalities suitable for biomedical applications as self-fitting tissue scaffolds or minimally invasive surgical implants.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: University of MassachusettsInventors: Jie Song, Ben Zhang
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Publication number: 20190330419Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of co-polymers having hydrophilic and biodegradable hydrophobic units or blocks, resulting in improved properties and functionalities suitable for biomedical applications as self-fitting tissue scaffolds or minimally invasive surgical implants.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2017Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Jie Song, Ben Zhang
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Patent number: 10343749Abstract: A self-balancing pressure hull device, belonging to the field of pressure structure technology of deep-sea submersibles, being assembled by nesting, from inside to outside, a spherical inner housing, a spherical intermediate housing and a spherical outer housing around the sphere center, pairs of symmetric coaxial connecting shaft components being connected between the spherical inner housing and the spherical intermediate housing and between the spherical intermediate housing and the spherical outer housing, respectively; axes of the two pairs of connecting shaft components are perpendicular to each other so as to enable the spherical inner housing and the spherical intermediate housing to rotate relative to each other, and the spherical intermediate housing and the spherical outer housing to rotate relative to each other, and each of the connecting shaft components in the two pairs being provided with a spring damper for resisting the axial impact between each two adjacent housings.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: JIANGSU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Jian Zhang, Tong Zhou, Wenxian Tang, Weiguang Zhang, Mige Dai, Bing Zhang, Saisai Feng, Shijie Su, Ben Zhang
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Patent number: 10156497Abstract: The invention discloses an automobile brake assembly fatigue test stand, which includes a base and a thermotank, wherein a mandrel is mounted inside the thermotank, two ends of the mandrel are respectively inserted into a first taper sleeve and a second taper sleeve, the first taper sleeve is mounted inside a hollow brake tooling, one end of the brake tooling is connected with a first bearing pedestal casing, the other end of the brake tooling is connected with a brake, the first bearing pedestal casing is sequentially connected with a brake shaft, a static torque sensor and a support; the second taper sleeve is mounted inside a brake drum tooling through a bearing, one end of the brake drum tooling is connected with a brake drum sleeved on the mandrel while the other end is connected with a brake drum shaft, and the brake drum shaft is sequentially connected with a second bearing pedestal casing, a coupling, a reducer and a first servo motor.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: JIANGSU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Jian Zhang, Wenxian Tang, Yongmei Zhu, Xuelong Tan, Yawei Liu, Ben Zhang, Rui Zhou, Qizhao Xu
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Patent number: 10148509Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for session based software defined networking (SDN) management are disclosed. According to one method, the method occurs at a policy engine. The method includes determining, using a session identifier, Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) session information associated with a user device. The method also includes generating, using the 3GPP session information, SDN policy information for SDN related traffic associated with the 3GPP session, wherein the SDN policy information is for providing a quality of service (QoS) for the SDN related traffic corresponding to a QoS associated with the 3GPP session information, wherein the SDN related traffic is correlated with the 3GPP session using a source address associated with the user device.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2015Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Oracle International CorporationInventors: Sundaram Rajagopalan, Apirux Bantukul, Xunyi Fan, Haijie Wang, Ben Zhang
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Publication number: 20180237108Abstract: A self-balanced pressure hull device, belonging to the field of pressure structure technology of deep-sea submersibles, being assembled by nesting, from inside to outside, a spherical inner housing, a spherical intermediate housing and a spherical outer housing around the sphere centre, pairs of symmetric coaxial connecting shaft components being connected between the spherical inner housing and the spherical intermediate housing and between the spherical intermediate housing and the spherical outer housing, respectively; axes of the two pairs of connecting shaft components are perpendicular to each other so as to enable the spherical inner housing and the spherical intermediate housing to rotate relative to each other, and the spherical intermediate housing and the spherical outer housing to rotate relative to each other; and each of the connecting shaft components in the two pairs being provided with a spring damper for resisting the axial impact between each two adjacent housings.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2016Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: JIANGSU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Jian ZHANG, Tong ZHOU, Wenxian TANG, Weiguang ZHANG, Mige DAI, Bing ZHANG, Saisai FENG, Shijie SU, Ben ZHANG
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Publication number: 20170328812Abstract: The invention discloses an automobile brake assembly fatigue test stand, which includes a base and a thermotank, wherein a mandrel is mounted inside the thermotank, two ends of the mandrel are respectively inserted into a first taper sleeve and a second taper sleeve, the first taper sleeve is mounted inside a hollow brake tooling, one end of the brake tooling is connected with a first bearing pedestal casing, the other end of the brake tooling is connected with a brake, the first bearing pedestal casing is sequentially connected with a brake shaft, a static torque sensor and a support; the second taper sleeve is mounted inside a brake drum tooling through a bearing, one end of the brake drum tooling is connected with a brake drum sleeved on the mandrel while the other end is connected with a brake drum shaft, and the brake drum shaft is sequentially connected with a second bearing pedestal casing, a coupling, a reducer and a first servo motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2016Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Jian Zhang, Wenxian Tang, Yongmei Zhu, Xuelong Tan, Yawei Liu, Ben Zhang, Rui Zhou, Qizhao Xu
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Patent number: 9566351Abstract: Acyclic CB[n]-type compounds, methods of making such compounds, and uses of the compounds. For example, these compounds can be used as nanocontainers to solubilize pharmaceutical agents. Also provided are compositions and methods of using them for therapy or prophylaxis of a wide variety of conditions for which therapy or prophylaxis is desirable.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2015Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: University of Maryland, College ParkInventors: Volker Briken, Lyle David Isaacs, Gaya Hettiarachchi, Ben Zhang
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Publication number: 20160337896Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for session based software defined networking (SDN) managment are disclosed. According to one method, the method occurs at a policy engine. The method includes determining, using a session identifier, Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) session information associated with a user device. The method also includes generating, using the 3GPP session information, SDN policy information for SDN related traffic associated with the 3GPP session, wherein the SDN policy information is for providing a quality of service (QoS) for the SDN related traffic corresponding to a QoS associated with the 3GPP session information, wherein the SDN related traffic is correlated with the 3GPP session using a source address associated with the user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Sundaram Rajagopalan, Apirux Bantukul, Xunyi Fan, Haijie Wang, Ben Zhang
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Publication number: 20150328334Abstract: Acyclic CB[n]-type compounds, methods of making such compounds, and uses of the compounds. For example, these compounds can be used as nanocontainers to solubilize pharmaceutical agents. Also provided are compositions and methods of using them for therapy or prophylaxis of a wide variety of conditions for which therapy or prophylaxis is desirable.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Volker Briken, Lyle David Isaacs, Gaya Hettiarachchi, Ben Zhang
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Publication number: 20020187276Abstract: A towel dispensing machine for dispensing wet towels, including a cutting mechanism to cut the towels to the desired length and a liquid dispensing device for wetting the towels to produce individual cut, wet towels. Preferably, the towels are also rolled by a rolling mechanism before being dispensed. Additionally, the liquid can be heated to dispense hot wet towels. A method for producing wet towels is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2002Publication date: December 12, 2002Applicant: Shenzhen Bens Towel Dispenser Co., Ltd. HotTowels LLC.Inventor: Ben Zhang
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Patent number: 6431111Abstract: A towel dispensing machine for dispensing wet towels, including a cutting mechanism to cut the towels to the desired length and a liquid dispensing device for wetting the towels to produce individual cut, wet towels. Preferably, the towels are also rolled by a rolling mechanism before being dispensed. Additionally, the liquid can be heated to dispense hot wet towels. A method for producing wet towels is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2000Date of Patent: August 13, 2002Assignees: HotTowels LLC, Shenzhens Bens Towel DispenserInventor: Ben Zhang
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Patent number: D740018Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventors: Ben Zhang, James Zhang, Michael J. Bozymski, Samuel Tip Wood