Patents by Inventor Cheng Zhang

Cheng 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).

  • SELF-ADHESIVE WATERPROOF COILED MATERIAL OF SUPER-STRONG CROSS LAMINATED FILM AND PREPARATION PROCESS
    Publication number: 20230234336
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-adhesive waterproof coiled material of a super-strong cross laminated film, comprising sequentially from top to bottom: an isolation protection layer, a non-asphalt-based self-adhesive layer, a strong cross laminated film, an asphalt self-adhesive layer and a PE isolation film. One side of the upper surface of the coiled material is provided with an overlap edge, and the other side of the lower surface of the coiled material is also provided with an overlap edge. The waterproof coiled material provided in the present invention has better adhesive property with post-cast concrete than an asphalt-based coiled material, and can be better bonded to a main body structure (i.e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Dongqi ZHAO, Jingfeng SONG, Qingyu LI, Cheng ZHANG, Xian CAO, Tao LU
  • USER INTERFACE FOR DELIVERED VIRTUAL DESKTOP
    Publication number: 20230236854
    Abstract: A client device may receive, from a remote computing system via a first communications channel, first graphics content for a virtual desktop of a computing environment hosted on the remote computing system and delivered to the client device. The first graphics content may be sent from the client device to at least one external. The client device may receive, from the remote computing system via a second communications channel, data indicative of at least one characteristic of plurality of resources hosted in the computing environment and accessible via the virtual desktop. While the virtual desktop is presented on the at least one external monitor and based at least in part on the received data, second graphics content indicative of the at least one characteristic of the plurality of resources may be presented on a touchscreen of the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Jian Luo, Cheng Zhang, Hailong Li, Xiao Zhang
  • Gathering data in a communication system
    Patent number: 11710080
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprising: outputting questions to a user via one or more user devices, and receiving back responses to some of the questions from the user via one or more user devices; over time, controlling the outputting of the questions so as to output the questions under circumstances of different values for each of one or more items of metadata, wherein the one or more items of metadata comprise at least a time and/or a location at which a question was output to the user via the one or more user devices; monitoring whether or not the user responds when the question is output with the different metadata values; training the machine learning algorithm to learn a value of each of the items of metadata which optimizes a reward function, and based thereon selecting a time and/or location at which to output subsequent questions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Cheng Zhang, Reinhard Sebastian Bernhard Nowozin, Ameera Patel, Danielle Charlotte Mary Belgrave, Konstantina Palla, Anja Thieme, Iain Edward Buchan, Chao Ma, Sebastian Tschiatschek, Jose Miguel Hernandez Lobato
  • LOW-DROPOUT REGULATOR FOR LOW VOLTAGE APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20230229182
    Abstract: A low-dropout regulator for low voltage applications includes a buffer circuit being arranged between an output terminal of an error amplifier and a control node of a pass device. The buffer circuit includes a driver having a first transistor being embodied as an NMOS transistor. The output terminal of the error amplifier is coupled to the control node of the first transistor. The control node of the pass device is coupled to an internal node of a first current path including the first transistor. The low-dropout regulator has high load capability, even if an input supply voltage is very low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: ams-OSRAM AG
    Inventors: Cheng ZHANG, Emir SERDAREVIC
  • ESTIMATING THE EFFECT OF AN ACTION USING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL
    Publication number: 20230229906
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprising: accessing a machine learning, ML, model that is operable to sample a causal graph from a graph distribution describing different possible graphs, wherein nodes represent the different variables of said set and edges represent causation, and the graph distribution comprises a matrix of probabilities of existence and causal direction of potential edges between pairs of nodes, and wherein the ML model is trained to be able to generate a respective simulated value of a selected variable from among said set based on the sampled causal graph. The method further comprises using the ML model to estimate a treatment effect from one or more intervened-on variables on another, target variable from among the variables of said set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Cheng ZHANG, Javier ANTORAN, Adam Evan FOSTER, Maria DEFANTE, Steve THOMAS, Tomas GEFFNER, Miltiadis ALLAMANIS, Karen FASSIO, Daniel TRUAX
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20230222423
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an information management unit that registers boarding information on users regarding boarding and biometrics information on the users acquired by a check-in procedure of the users in association with each other; and a comparison unit that compares target biometrics information, which is biometrics information acquired in a procedure up to the boarding for one of the users, with registered biometrics information, which is the biometrics information registered by the information management unit, and the comparison unit selects the registered biometrics information to be compared with the target biometrics information based on status regarding the procedure up to the boarding of the user corresponding to the registered biometrics information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu SAKAGUCHI, Tomohiro HATAE, Cheng ZHANG
  • BENDING APPARATUS, DEVICE TO BE BENT AND MACHINING METHOD THEREFOR, BENT DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230225057
    Abstract: A bending apparatus includes a fixing structure, a first driving mechanism, a first pressing head connected to the first driving mechanism, a second driving mechanism and a second pressing head connected to the second driving mechanism. The first driving mechanism is configured to drive the first pressing head to move onto a first surface of a first portion, and to drive the first pressing head to push the first portion to rotate to a first side of a body portion, so that the first portion is parallel or substantially parallel to the body portion. The second driving mechanism is configured to drive the second pressing head to move onto a second surface of a second portion, and is further configured to drive the second pressing head to pull the second portion to rotate to the first side of the body portion while the first pressing head pushes the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicants: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tianjun DENG, Xiaolong TANG, Shaopeng LI, Weiben ZHANG, Rongkun FAN, Wenze LI, Xinfeng ZHOU, Junhao AI, Cheng ZHANG
  • CAR BODY STRUCTURE AND DRIVING UNIT INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230202565
    Abstract: A car body structure includes a bottom plate, a side plate assembly, and a support rod assembly. The side plate assembly includes a first side plate and a second side plate opposite to the first side plate. The first side plate and the second plate are connected to the bottom plate and located on a same side of the bottom plate. An edge of the first side plate facing away from the bottom plate defines at least two first slots, and an edge of the second side plate facing away from the bottom plate defines at least two second slots. The support rod assembly includes at least two support rods, each support rod is snap-engaged with one first slot and one second slot. A surface of the support rod assembly facing away from the bottom plate is a bearing surface. A driving unit is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: CHEN-TING KAO, CHIH-CHENG LEE, CHIUNG-HSIANG WU, SHENG-LI YEN, YU-CHENG ZHANG, CHEN CHAO, CHANG-JU HSIEH
  • ROCKING ARM STRUCTURE PROVIDING ADDITIONAL WHEEL SUPPORT AND DEVICE HAVING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230202254
    Abstract: A rocking arm structure includes an arm body, a first wheel assembly connected to the arm body, a second wheel assembly connected to the arm body, and a shaft assembly disposed between the first wheel assembly and the second wheel assembly. The arm body can rotate relative to the main body around the shaft assembly, and drive the first wheel assembly and the second wheel assembly to revolve in a same direction around the shaft assembly. The first wheel assembly and the second wheel assembly are both steering wheel assemblies or both directional wheel assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: SHENG-LI YEN, CHIH-CHENG LEE, CHEN-TING KAO, YU-CHENG ZHANG, CHIUNG-HSIANG WU, CHANG-JU HSIEH, CHEN CHAO, YU-SHENG CHANG, CHI-CHENG WEN
  • Engaging users by personalized composing-content recommendation
    Patent number: 11688159
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an indication of a trigger action by a first user at a client system, wherein the trigger action is associated with a priming content object, identifying related content objects associated with the priming content object, selecting recommended content objects based on the priming content object, the related content objects, and profile information of the first user, wherein each of the selected recommended content objects comprises entity information of entities associated with the priming content object, and presenting content suggestions at the client system, wherein each content suggestion comprises one of the selected recommended content objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Fuchun Peng, Kun Han, Wenhai Yang, Cheng Zhang, Vivek Narayanan, Emmanouil Koukoumidis
  • BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBE ALUMINUM COMPOSITES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230191479
    Abstract: Methods for large-scale additive manufacturing of high-strength boron nitride nanotubes (BNNT) / aluminum (Al) (e.g., reinforced Al alloy) metal matrix composites (MMCs) (BNNT/A1 MMCs), as well as the BNNT/A1 MMCs produced by the large-scale additive manufacturing methods, are provided. A combination of ultrasonication and spray drying techniques can produce good BNNT/Al alloy feedstock powders, which can be used in a cold spraying process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Arvind Agarwal, Cheng Zhang, Tanaji Paul, Sohail Mazher Ali Khan Mohammed, Denny John
  • ROCKING ARM STRUCTURE PROVIDING ADDITIONAL-WHEEL SUPPORT AND DEVICE HAVING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230191863
    Abstract: A rocking arm structure includes an arm body, a motive wheel assembly connected to the arm body, a caster wheel assembly connected to the arm body, and a shaft assembly connected to the arm body and disposed between the motive wheel assembly and the caster wheel assembly. The two wheel assemblies are configured to revolve in a same direction around the shaft assembly and for example allow a 4-wheeled vehicle/robot to become a 6-wheeled vehicle for stability as required during changes of terrain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: CHEN-TING KAO, CHIH-CHENG LEE, CHIUNG-HSIANG WU, SHENG-LI YEN, YU-CHENG ZHANG, CHEN CHAO, CHANG-JU HSIEH
  • Provision of logical network data from global manager to local managers
    Patent number: 11683233
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for a global manager that manages a logical network spanning multiple physical sites. The method receives a set of data describing a modification to a definition of the logical network. From multiple queues that each correspond to a different one of the physical sites spanned by the logical network, the method identifying a set of queues to which to store the received set of data. The method stores the received set of data in the identified set of queues. From each respective queue in the identified set of queues, the method sends the set of data through a respective channel between the global manager and a respective local manager at the respective physical site corresponding to the respective queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Alexander Rogozinsky, Dwarika Lal, Artem Korneev, Cheng Zhang, Srinivas Neginhal, Medhavi Dhawan
  • WATERBORNE ONE COMPONENT NON-ISOCYANATE POLYURETHANE EPOXY HYBRID COATINGS
    Publication number: 20230183523
    Abstract: A method of preparing a composition for a one-package (1 K) waterborne non isocyanate polyurethane epoxy hybrid coating includes providing a cyclic carbonate; combining the cyclic carbonate with an internal emulsifier and a diamine to thereby obtain a non-isocyanate polyurethane (NIPU) prepolymer; subjecting the NIPU prepolymer to chain extension by combining the NIPU prepolymer with an epoxy resin, to thereby obtain a chain extended NIPU polymer; subjecting the chain extended NIPU polymer to neutralization by combining the chain extended NIPU polymer with a neutralizing agent, to thereby obtain a neutralized NIPU polymer; and dispersing the neutralized NIPU polymer in water to thereby provide a waterborne NIPU liquid dispersion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Qixin Zhou, Cheng Zhang, Zichen Ling
  • ALUMINUM BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBE COMPOSITES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230182224
    Abstract: Methods for fabricating high-strength aluminum-boron nitride nanotube (Al—BNNT) wires or wire feedstock from Al—BNNT composite raw materials by mechanical deformation using wire drawing and extrusion are provided, as well as large-scale, high-strength Al—BNNT composite components (e.g., with a length on the order of meters (m) and/or a mass on the order of hundreds of kilograms (kg)). The large-scale, high-strength Al—BNNT composite components can be made via wire-based additive manufacturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Tanaji Paul, Arvind Agarwal, Cheng Zhang, Sohail Mazher Ali Khan Mohammed
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MODEL A SITE
    Publication number: 20230169731
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for generating and/or providing a model, such as may be utilized for designing and/or presenting a proposal for a project for a structure or site. The disclosed embodiments can include identifying installation surface faces, installation surface face benefit metrics, obstructions, obstacles affecting placement of elements of the project, and for providing an educational experience, comprising general information and at least one structure-specific installation proposal. A selected plan can be implemented from within a proposal platform of the disclosed systems and methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Dennis J. Strader, Ryan H. Nelson, Landon J. Anderton, Daniel S. Goodrick, Merrill E. McKee, Cheng Zhang, Matthew G. Van Orman, Orrin C. Naylor
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROPOSE A PROJECT
    Publication number: 20230169730
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for designing and proposing an installation of a project for a structure or site that can be based on identifying installation surface faces, installation surface face benefit metrics, obstructions, obstacles affecting placement of elements of the project, and for providing an educational experience for an interested party to the project, comprising general information and at least one structure-specific installation proposal. A selected plan can be implemented from within a proposal platform of the disclosed systems and methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Dennis J. Strader, Merrill E. McKee, Orrin C. Naylor, Cheng Zhang, Zachary K. Vollrath
  • ONLINE MEETING NON-PARTICIPANT DETECTION AND REMEDIATION
    Publication number: 20230153963
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method includes: receiving, by a computing device associated with a user, a video stream captured by a camera; detecting, by the computing device, persons appearing within a field of view of the camera based on analysis of the video stream; and in response to a determination that one or more persons other than the user appear within the field of view of the camera, providing, by the computing device, a modified video stream in which the one or more persons other than the user do not appear during display of the modified video stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Cheng Zhang, Yunxiang Wang, Bo Chen, Zhipan Liu
  • Disk hub for retaining magnetic recording media for film thickness measurement
    Patent number: 11651793
    Abstract: A disk hub is configured to retain a magnetic recording medium including an annulus shape and a layer configured for magnetic recording. The disk hub includes a base plate portion for supporting an inner diameter area of the magnetic recording medium and a stem portion on the base plate portion. The stem portion includes a frustoconical portion on the base plate portion and a top portion on the frustoconical portion. At least the top portion of the stem portion includes a material with a hardness less than that of stainless steel. The disk hub can reduce surface damages (e.g., scratches) on the media surface during media testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Lingyun Li, Ao Fan, Cheng Zhang
  • Engaging users by personalized composing-content recommendation
    Patent number: 11651586
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an indication of a trigger action by a first user at a client system, wherein the trigger action is associated with a priming content object, identifying related content objects associated with the priming content object, selecting recommended content objects based on the priming content object, the related content objects, and profile information of the first user, wherein each of the selected recommended content objects comprises entity information of entities associated with the priming content object, and presenting content suggestions at the client system, wherein each content suggestion comprises one of the selected recommended content objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Fuchun Peng, Kun Han, Wenhai Yang, Cheng Zhang, Vivek Narayanan, Emmanouil Koukoumidis