Patents by Inventor Chun Zhou
Chun Zhou 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: 20250129599Abstract: The present invention provides a flexible lightweight sound insulation panel composed of multiple layers aligned in a sequence of high-density sound insulation layer, sound damping layer, medium-density sound reflection layer, low-density sound absorption layer, medium-density sound reflection layer, sound damping layer, and high-density sound insulation layer. The sound damping layer is composed of polyurethane foam. The flexible lightweight multi-layer panel has Sound Transmission Class (STC) of at least 40 dB according to ASTM E90.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: April 24, 2025Inventors: Liang ZHANG, Bin XIAO, Pingjian ZHOU, Chun Kwong YEUNG, Jifan LI
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Publication number: 20250117145Abstract: This disclosure provides data processing methods, apparatuses, and systems. In an implementation, a method comprises receiving, by a first data processing unit (DPU), a memory allocation request from a first service process in a computing node that comprises the first DPU, wherein the first DPU stores memory address assignment information that indicates a virtual memory address corresponding to a physical memory allocated by a storage node to the computing node. Determining, by the first DPU based on the memory address assignment information and in the virtual memory address corresponding to the physical memory allocated by the storage node to the computing node, a virtual memory address range assigned to the first service process, and when the first DPU receives a data storage request from the first service process, sending, by the first DPU, a write data request to the second DPU over a communication link between the first DPU and the second DPU.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Xiaoming BAO, Hua XU, Chun LIU, Minjun ZHOU, Jiahuai CHEN
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Patent number: 12270665Abstract: Methods and systems for correcting errors in transportation routes are provided. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes receiving a transportation request that includes at least two locations. A first route prediction may be generated based on a first set of previously-completed routes associated with the at least two locations. A first predictive model may compare the first route prediction with route information associated with a second set of previously-completed routes identified based on the first route prediction. A second route prediction may be generated based on the comparison and may be sent to a mobile device for presentation to a user.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2023Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: Lyft, Inc.Inventors: Shashi Kant Sharma, Xianzhe Liang, Ricky Chachra, Xabier Azagirre Lekuona, Gerardo dela Rosa Michicol, Piyush Garg, Adriel Frederick, Chirag Chhagan Chheda, Jack Chun Zhou, Amarnath Pundalika Pai
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Publication number: 20250079270Abstract: A power management integrated circuit (PMIC) soldered onto a printed circuit board, includes: a first output stage circuit and a second output stage circuit. In a separate power supply configuration, first and second current inflow pins of the first and second output stage circuits are soldered to first and second current inflow printed lines, respectively, wherein the first and second current inflow printed lines are not directly electrically connected to each other; and, first and second current outflow pins of the first and second output stage circuits are soldered to first and second current outflow printed lines respectively, wherein the first and second current outflow printed lines are not directly electrically connected to each other. In a cooperation power supply configuration, the first and second current inflow pins are both soldered to a common current inflow printed line of the PCB, to be electrically connected with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Inventors: Cheng-Han Lin, Chan-Chuan Li, Bo-Zhou Ke, Chun-Yao Huang, Cheng-Hao Tseng
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Publication number: 20250070517Abstract: A contact assembly for an electrical connector, includes: a row of contacts having plural contacting portions; an insulator secured to the contacting portions; an upper ground plate and a lower ground plate surrounding the row of contacts, at least one of the upper and lower ground plates integrally having plural ground contacting portions aligned with the contacting portions of the row of contacts; and plural separate conductive rivets electrically connecting the upper and lower ground plates.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Inventors: PATRICK R. CASHER, TERRANCE F. LITTLE, CHUN-HSIUNG HSU, YI-MIN HSU, MING ZHOU
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Publication number: 20250053725Abstract: According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a method and apparatus for rewriting a narrative text, a device, and a medium are provided. The method includes determining a change to a sentence in a narrative text. An initial context of the sentence before the change is different from a target context of a changed sentence. The method further includes performing, based on inconsistency between a text part after the sentence in the narrative text and the target context, at least one edit operation on the text part to generate at least one edited version of the text part. The method further includes replacing the text part with an edited version in the at least one edited version to obtain a rewritten narrative text. In this way, the narrative text can be rewritten with a small number of edits while ensuring contextual coherence.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2022Publication date: February 13, 2025Inventors: Hao Zhou, Jiangjie Chen, Chun Gan, Sijie Cheng, Yanghua Xiao, Lei Li
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Patent number: 12224108Abstract: A coil module is provided, including a second coil mechanism. The second coil mechanism includes a third coil assembly and a second base corresponding to the third coil assembly. The second base has a positioning assembly corresponding to a first coil mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.Inventors: Feng-Lung Chien, Tsang-Feng Wu, Yuan Han, Tzu-Chieh Kao, Chien-Hung Lin, Kuang-Lun Lee, Hsiang-Hui Hsu, Shu-Yi Tsui, Kuo-Jui Lee, Kun-Ying Lee, Mao-Chun Chen, Tai-Hsien Yu, Wei-Yu Chen, Yi-Ju Li, Kuei-Yuan Chang, Wei-Chun Li, Ni-Ni Lai, Sheng-Hao Luo, Heng-Sheng Peng, Yueh-Hui Kuan, Hsiu-Chen Lin, Yan-Bing Zhou, Chris T. Burket
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Patent number: 12218322Abstract: A manganese-lithium separation process and a pre-extraction solution preparation process in comprehensive recovery of ternary battery wastes, and a method for comprehensive recovery of cobalt, nickel, manganese and lithium elements from the ternary battery wastes, relates to a method for recycling battery wastes. According to the present disclosure, cobalt and nickel ions are separated from an impurity-removed solution by a hydrolysis method; manganese, lithium and other ions in the impurity-removed solution are free from an extraction procedure, so that most manganese ions are separated and removed by a wet method before extraction, to prevent the manganese ions from entering the extraction system; nickel ions are free from an extraction procedure of full extraction and full back-extraction; and nickel hydroxide is directly precipitated after related impurities are removed by extraction.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: HUNAN JIN YUAN NEW MATERIALS JOINT STOCK COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Xunbing Liu, Jianjun Ouyang, Xijuan Liu, Shanmu Wu, Xiangping Zhao, Xiongwu Dong, Chaowen Zhang, Quncheng Zhou, Chun Luo, Sanxian Chen
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Publication number: 20250035816Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for dynamically assessing slope safety, and the method comprises the following steps: S1, carrying out geologic model generalization to the slope according to slope type, surface elevation, slope structure, stratum characteristics and a deformation failure mode to obtain a slope geologic model, creating a slope geometric model according to the said slope geologic model, carrying out the subdivision of computational grid, and selecting a reasonable numerical simulation method, mechanical constitutive and initial boundary value conditions to form a computational model; and S2, adjusting stratum parameters, structural plane parameters and activating factor strength based on the said computational model, carrying out a large amount of numerical simulation, summarizing results of the said numerical simulation, normalizing input quantities and output quantities to establish machine learning samples.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2024Publication date: January 30, 2025Applicant: INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCESInventors: Chun FENG, Xinguang ZHU, Pengda CHENG, Yu ZHOU, Lixiang WANG, Yongbo FAN, Li ZHANG
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Publication number: 20240377557Abstract: An optical element with a lanthanide compound layer in accordance with the present invention comprises: an optical substrate including a first surface; the lanthanide compound layer made of lanthanide compound and being disposed on the first surface, and the lanthanide compound layer including a second surface; and an optical film stack disposed on the second surface. With the design of the lanthanide compound layer, the optical element has a blocking effect. Therefore, during the cleaning process of the optical element, a large number of particles can be removed, while effectively suppressing the expansion and generation of pinhole defects, and maintaining the original performance of the optical element.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2023Publication date: November 14, 2024Inventors: Sen-Tsung HSIAO, Chih-Hung CHU, Wei-Li WAN, Shi-Chun ZHOU, Chia-Sheng TSAI
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Publication number: 20240336041Abstract: An manufacturing method of an electronic device includes: providing a first substrate and a second substrate; providing an adhesive member between the first substrate and the second substrate; providing a first curved element and a second curved element opposite to the first curved element; arranging the second substrate on a curved top surface of the second curved element; arranging the first substrate between the first curved element and the second substrate; and pressurizing the first curved element and the second curved element, so that the first substrate and the second substrate are attached to each other through the adhesive member, thereby forming a curved composite component; wherein the first substrate is flat before the step of pressurizing the first curved element and the second curved element, and the first substrate becomes curved after the step of pressurizing the first curved element and the second curved element.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2024Publication date: October 10, 2024Inventors: Cheng-Wei LIU, Fang-Cheng JHOU, Cheng-Chun ZHOU
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Patent number: 12043011Abstract: An manufacturing method of an electronic device includes: providing a first substrate and a second substrate; attaching an adhesive member onto the first substrate; and performing a curve attaching step, so that the first substrate and the second substrate are attached to each other through the adhesive member to form a curved composite component, wherein the curve attaching step is performed at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius to 160 degrees Celsius.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2021Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Cheng-Wei Liu, Fang-Cheng Jhou, Cheng-Chun Zhou
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Publication number: 20240197925Abstract: A functionalized diblock copolymer having the chemical structure shown in Formula III is provided. The functionalized diblock copolymer or polymer particles can be widely used in tumor imaging, tumor therapy and other fields. It not only has good safety, realizes faster and adjustable degradation and removal of polymers (by changing the structure and number of functional groups) under acidic conditions, but also has excellent specific and high-quality imaging effects at the target site, with high signal-to-noise ratio, clear boundaries, long half-life, etc., which solves the problem of fluorescence imaging technology in real-time intra-operative navigation, and thus has a good industrialization prospect.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: June 20, 2024Applicant: InnovatingBio (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd.Inventors: Chun ZHOU, Zhenxing YE, Chenhong LU
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Publication number: 20240191038Abstract: A functionalized diblock copolymer having the chemical structure shown in Formula I. The functionalized diblock copolymer or polymer particles can be widely used in tumor imaging, tumor therapy and other fields. It not only has good safety, realizes faster and adjustable degradation and removal of polymers (by changing the structure and number of functional groups) under acidic conditions, but also has excellent specific and high-quality imaging effects at the target site, with high signal-to-noise ratio, clear boundaries, long half-life, etc., which solves the problem of fluorescence imaging technology in real-time intraoperative navigation, and thus has a good industrialization prospect.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: June 13, 2024Applicant: InnovatingBio (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd.Inventors: Chun ZHOU, Zhenxing YE, Chenhong LU
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Publication number: 20240027206Abstract: Methods and systems for correcting errors in transportation routes are provided. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes receiving a transportation request that includes at least two locations. A first route prediction may be generated based on a first set of previously-completed routes associated with the at least two locations. A first predictive model may compare the first route prediction with route information associated with a second set of previously-completed routes identified based on the first route prediction. A second route prediction may be generated based on the comparison and may be sent to a mobile device for presentation to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Shashi Kant Sharma, Xianzhe Liang, Ricky Chachra, Xabier Azagirre Lekuona, Gerardo dela Rosa Michicol, Piyush Garg, Adriel Frederick, Chirag Chhagan Chheda, Jack Chun Zhou, Amarnath Pundalika Pai
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Patent number: 11781874Abstract: Methods and systems for correcting errors in transportation routes are provided. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes receiving a transportation request that includes at least two locations. A first route prediction may be generated based on a first set of previously-completed routes associated with the at least two locations. A first predictive model may compare the first route prediction with route information associated with a second set of previously-completed routes identified based on the first route prediction. A second route prediction may be generated based on the comparison and may be sent to a mobile device for presentation to a user.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Lyft, Inc.Inventors: Shashi Kant Sharma, Xianzhe Liang, Ricky Chachra, Xabier Azagirre Lekuona, Gerardo dela Rosa Michicol, Piyush Garg, Adriel Frederick, Chirag Chhagan Chheda, Jack Chun Zhou, Amarnath Pundalika Pai
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Publication number: 20230295515Abstract: Some reservoirs have tight oil formations, such as the Changqing reservoir. The surfactant polymer flooding and low-tension gas flooding are two potential chemical flooding methods for use in tight oil formations. In these methods, an oil displacement agent, or surfactant, is added. Derivatives of nonionic surfactants with extended chains (by propylene oxide and ethylene oxide) from di-alkyl alcohols were developed and tested. A synergistic blend of surfactants was developed between the di-alkyl chain surfactants and a commercially available anionic surfactants that lowers interfacial tension and improves surfactant solubility in high salinity water and oil.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicants: CNPC USA Corporation, Beijing Huamei, Inc., China National Petroleum CorporationInventors: Nancy Chun Zhou, Fuchen Liu, Meng Lu, Steven Vaughan
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Patent number: 11649395Abstract: Some reservoirs have tight oil formations, such as the Changqing reservoir. The surfactant polymer flooding and low tension gas flooding are two potential chemical flooding methods for use in tight oil formations. In these methods, an oil displacement agent, or surfactant, is added. Nonionic surfactants with extended chains (by propylene oxide and ethylene oxide) from dialkyl alcohols or dialkyl amines were tested. A synergistic blend of surfactants was developed between the nonionic surfactants and anionic surfactants that lowers interfacial tension and improves surfactant solubility in water and oil.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignees: CNPC USA CORPORATION, BEIJING HUAMEI, INC., CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONInventors: Nancy Chun Zhou, Fuchen Liu
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Publication number: 20230046909Abstract: Some reservoirs have tight oil formations, such as the Changqing reservoir. The surfactant polymer flooding and low tension gas flooding are two potential chemical flooding methods for use in tight oil formations. In these methods, an oil displacement agent, or surfactant, is added. Nonionic surfactants with extended chains (by propylene oxide and ethylene oxide) from dialkyl alcohols or dialkyl amines were tested. A synergistic blend of surfactants was developed between the nonionic surfactants and anionic surfactants that lowers interfacial tension and improves surfactant solubility in water and oil.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicants: CNPC USA Corporation, Beijing Huamei, Inc.Inventors: Nancy Chun Zhou, Fuchen Liu
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Patent number: 11409795Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of identifying a caller blockchain node and one or more callee blockchain nodes within a blockchain network and issuing, by the caller blockchain node, application programming interface calls to application programming interfaces corresponding to each of the one or more callee nodes, in response to a first application programming interface call being issued successfully, directing a smart contract associated with the caller blockchain node to initiate a distributed transaction involving the one or more callee nodes to perform the application program interface calls, the caller node issues application programming interface calls and the one or more callee nodes each performing application programming interface requests.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2018Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Bei Chun Zhou, Adrian Kyte, Joe Winchester, Jenny J. He, Guan Jun Liu