Patents by Inventor Daniel FANG
Daniel FANG 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: 20240169375Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that recommends activities. During operation, the system receives a piece of content obtained from text or converted to text from speech. The system then analyzes the received content to identify any activity type, indication of willingness to participate in any type of activities, and at least one piece of temporal information, which can be implicitly and/or explicitly stated in the content, and/or one piece of location information associated with the activity type. The system further recommends one or more activities, venues, and/or services that afford or support activities for a user based on the information extracted from the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2024Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATEDInventors: Ji Fang, Victoria M.E. Bellotti, Daniel G. Bobrow, Tracy Holloway King
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Publication number: 20240129404Abstract: A method of determining the location of a disconnection on a digital subscriber line, in particular a VDSL line, where the line has a number of nodes or connection points along it. A statistical model is generated from a population of lines that maps the loop (line) lengths of each of those lines obtained by line test measurements (such as single ended line test traces—SELT traces) against the corresponding loop lengths obtained from inventory data. The model is then used to determine a predicted loop length by mapping a measured loop length (taken from line test measurements) onto an inventory loop length using the model. Knowledge of the node positions on the line is then used to give a probability a line disconnect occurring at a given node by mapping the predicted loop length onto the node positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Feiyu FANG, Lykourgos KEKEMPANOS, Daniel GILKS
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Publication number: 20240114989Abstract: An upper for an article of footwear is configured to be connected to a sole structure and is configured to receive a foot. The upper includes a knitted component having a strobel portion that is configured to be disposed underneath the foot. The strobel portion defines an interior surface and an exterior surface of the knitted component. The strobel portion defines a strobel passage between the interior surface and the exterior surface. Also, the upper includes a tensile strand that extends through the strobel passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Daniel A. Podhajny, Chung-Ming Chang, Ya-Fang Chen, Pei-Ju Su
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Publication number: 20230098677Abstract: Example freight management systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a first sensor tower is located near a loading dock and includes multiple camera sensors that capture a first set of images of a freight item in the loading dock. A second sensor tower located near the loading dock captures a second set of images of the freight item. A computing device receives the first set of images and the second set of images. The computing device analyzes the first set of images and the second set of images to identify at least one object associated with the freight item.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Bingyan Liu, Rodrigo Barriuso de Juan, Nicholas Su, Charles Wood, Maxwell C. Goldberg, Daniel Fang, Jonathan Zwiebel, Samuel Lurye
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Publication number: 20230101794Abstract: Example freight management systems and methods are described. In one implementation, techniques receive at least one wide angle camera image from a sensor tower, where the sensor tower is located proximate a loading dock and the wide angle camera image is associated with at least a portion of the loading dock. The techniques also receive multiple high precision camera images from the sensor tower, where the plurality of high precision camera images are associated with at least a portion of the loading dock. The techniques process the wide angle image using a first convolutional neural network (CNN) and process the multiple high precision images using a second CNN. The techniques identify a freight item proximate the loading dock based on the processed high precision images.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Bingyan Liu, Rodrigo Barriuso de Juan, Nicholas Su, Charles Wood, Maxwell C. Goldberg, Daniel Fang, Jonathan Zwiebel, Samuel Lurye
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Patent number: 11394977Abstract: A method generates a compressed video that is consistent across different devices. The method comprises identifying an output bitrate. The method further comprises parsing parameters of an input video. The method further comprises generating a blank video with a fixed duration based on the parameters of the input video. The method further comprises generating a representative video based on providing the blank video as input to a decoder. The method further comprises determining a request bitrate for the representative video and the output bitrate. The method further comprises compressing the input video using the request bitrate to generate an actual video.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Daniel Fang, Krzysztof Kulewski
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Publication number: 20210274190Abstract: A method generates a compressed video that is consistent across different devices. The method comprises identifying an output bitrate. The method further comprises parsing parameters of an input video. The method further comprises generating a blank video with a fixed duration based on the parameters of the input video. The method further comprises generating a representative video based on providing the blank video as input to a decoder. The method further comprises determining a request bitrate for the representative video and the output bitrate. The method further comprises compressing the input video using the request bitrate to generate an actual video.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2019Publication date: September 2, 2021Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Daniel FANG, Krzysztof KULEWSKI
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Patent number: 9993884Abstract: A double-sided tangential cutting insert comprising a pair of cutting rake faces, a pair of major side surfaces and a pair of opposing minor side faces each having a twisted convex shape. Each of the cutting rake faces is defined between a pair of main cutting edges, a pair of full nose cutting edges, and a pair of opposing convex minor cutting edges. Each of the minor side faces is defined between one of the convex minor cutting edges at one of the rake faces and one of the convex minor cutting edges at the other one of the rake faces wherein, at each minor side face, a ridge line interconnects an apex of the convex minor edge at the one of the rake faces and an apex of the convex minor cutting edge at the other one of the rake faces. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.Inventors: Xiangdong Daniel Fang, Michael R. Cripps, Jean-Luc Daniel Dufour, David J. Wills
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Patent number: 9981323Abstract: A double-sided tangential cutting insert, as well as a tool holder system that carries a plurality of the double-sided tangential cutting inserts, that has a peripheral side shape, as viewed from one of said cutting rake faces, that includes a pair of generally identical opposing main cutting edges wherein each of the main cutting edge comprises a substantially straight main cutting edge portion and an adjoining convex main cutting edge portion. The convex main cutting edge portion is truncated by an adjacent convex minor side face so as to define a generally sharp edge and a point of truncation. The peripheral side shape further includes a pair of opposing full nose cutting edges with a nose cutting radius; and a pair of opposing convex minor cutting edges with a minor cutting edge radius. The minor cutting edge radius is at least about four times greater than the nose cutting radius.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.Inventors: Xiangdong Daniel Fang, Jean-Luc Dufour, Lance Brunetto, Kent Mizgalski, David Wills, David Cope
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Patent number: 9796028Abstract: A prismatic and cylindrical cutting insert for long edge rotary milling applications has multiple indexable cutting edges ranging from four to six or even more depending on the actual milling applications. Each cutting edge of a prismatic or cylindrical cutting insert provides a positive cutting geometry and is equivalent to an indexable cutting edge of a traditional single-sided parallelogram-shaped cutting insert having two indexable cutting edges (often referred as A-Style insert). The prismatic and cylindrical (including tapered or conical) cutting insert may be used for machining a wide range of materials including difficult-to-machine materials, cast-iron and alloys, aluminum and alloys, carbon steels, and fiber reinforced composites.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2016Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: KENNAMETAL INCInventor: X. Daniel Fang
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Publication number: 20170297120Abstract: A double-sided tangential cutting insert comprising a pair of cutting rake faces, a pair of major side surfaces and a pair of opposing minor side faces each having a twisted convex shape. Each of the cutting rake faces is defined between a pair of main cutting edges, a pair of full nose cutting edges, and a pair of opposing convex minor cutting edges. Each of the minor side faces is defined between one of the convex minor cutting edges at one of the rake faces and one of the convex minor cutting edges at the other one of the rake faces wherein, at each minor side face, a ridge line interconnects an apex of the convex minor edge at the one of the rake faces and an apex of the convex minor cutting edge at the other one of the rake faces. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Xiangdong Daniel Fang, Michael R. Cripps, Jean-Luc Daniel Dufour, David J. Wills
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Patent number: 9700969Abstract: A cutting tool system is designed to have a combined sinusoidal-shaped and helical-shaped cutting edge formed by an assembly of aligned common cutting inserts each having a sinusoidal and helical cutting edge.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.Inventors: X. Daniel Fang, Frederick John Palmer, Jean-Luc Dufour, David J. Wills
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Patent number: 9700947Abstract: A ballnose cutting insert has a top face, a bottom face, a plurality of side clearance faces, a first nose corner, a second nose corner, and a first elongate cutting edge at the top face, a second elongate cutting edge at the top face, and a fastener bore with a center. There is a first open-end notch below the first nose corner, and a second open-end notch below the second nose corner. The first open-end notch is defined at least in part by a first generally planar engaging surface, and the second open-end notch is defined at least in part by a second generally planar engaging surface. The first generally planar engaging surface is disposed at a disposition angle relative to the second engaging surface, and the disposition angle is not equal to zero degrees. The first generally planar engaging surface is disposed from the center of the fastener bore a first abutment distance as measured along a line perpendicular to the first generally planar engaging surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.Inventors: Jean-Luc Dufour, X. Daniel Fang, David J. Wills, Kelvin G. L. Hobbs
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Publication number: 20170120351Abstract: A double-sided cutting insert that has a positive clearance face and includes a top portion, a bottom portion substantially identical to the top portion, and a middle portion. The inscribed diameter at the middle portion is larger than the inscribed diameter at each of the top portion and the bottom portion. The double-sided cutting insert having positive clearance face provides a simplified grinding method in order to achieve the dimensional precision required as well as reduced tooling cost allowing both positive and negative double-sided cutting inserts seat in the same insert-receiving pocket on the same tool holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2015Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Xiangdong Daniel Fang, Jean-Luc D. Dufour, Michael R. Cripps, Kent P. Mizgalski
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Patent number: 9586264Abstract: A double-sided cutting insert for a drilling tool includes a top side, a bottom side, and at least one side surface interconnecting the top side and the bottom side and forming at least one cutting edge. The top side and the bottom side comprise a different external profile and chip groove geometry and an identical inscribed circle, and each of the top side and the bottom side comprises four indexable cutting edges.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2009Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.Inventors: Jean-Luc Dufour, X. Daniel Fang, David J. Wills, Thomas B. Hartman
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Publication number: 20170014920Abstract: A double-sided tangential cutting insert, as well as a tool holder system that carries a plurality of the double-sided tangential cutting inserts, that has a peripheral side shape, as viewed from one of said cutting rake faces, that includes a pair of generally identical opposing main cutting edges wherein each of the main cutting edge comprises a substantially straight main cutting edge portion and an adjoining convex main cutting edge portion. The convex main cutting edge portion is truncated by an adjacent convex minor side face so as to define a generally sharp edge and a point of truncation. The peripheral side shape further includes a pair of opposing full nose cutting edges with a nose cutting radius; and a pair of opposing convex minor cutting edges with a minor cutting edge radius. The minor cutting edge radius is at least about four times greater than the nose cutting radius.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: Kennametal Inc.Inventors: Xiangdong Daniel Fang, Jean-Luc Dufour, Lance Brunetto, Kent Mizgalski, David Wills, David Cope
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Publication number: 20160279719Abstract: A prismatic and cylindrical cutting insert for long edge rotary milling applications has multiple indexable cutting edges ranging from four to six or even more depending on the actual milling applications. Each cutting edge of a prismatic or cylindrical cutting insert provides a positive cutting geometry and is equivalent to an indexable cutting edge of a traditional single-sided parallelogram-shaped cutting insert having two indexable cutting edges (often referred as A-Style insert). The prismatic and cylindrical (including tapered or conical) cutting insert may be used for machining a wide range of materials including difficult-to-machine materials, cast-iron and alloys, aluminum and alloys, carbon steels, and fiber reinforced composites.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Applicant: Kennametal Inc.Inventor: X. Daniel Fang
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Publication number: 20160271706Abstract: An endmill having a longitudinal cutting axis includes a cutting edge portion having: a nose corner adjacent to a cutting periphery of the endmill; a convex cutting edge having an end adjacent to the nose corner and an opposing end closer to the longitudinal cutting axis; a straight cutting edge having a first end adjacent to the opposing end of the convex cutting edge and a second end closer to the longitudinal cutting axis; and a convex ramping edge adjacent to the second end of the straight cutting edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2015Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Frederick John Palmer, X. Daniel Fang, Jean-Luc Dufour, David J. Wills
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Patent number: D777230Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: KENNAMETAL INCInventors: Xiangdong Daniel Fang, Jean-Luc Dufour, Lance Brunetto, Kent Mizgalski, David Wills, David Cope
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Patent number: D778330Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2015Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.Inventors: Xiangdong Daniel Fang, Jean-Luc Dufour, Lance Brunetto, Kent Mizgalski, David Wills, David Cope