Patents by Inventor Edward Zhang
Edward 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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Publication number: 20240104988Abstract: In one aspect, a method is provided of effecting secure communications for a movable barrier operator and a trainable transmitter. The method includes, at the movable barrier operator, transmitting to a remote control a first radio frequency communication via a first communication protocol wherein the first radio frequency communication includes an access code. The method further includes receiving from the trainable transmitter a second radio frequency communication via a second communication protocol. The second radio frequency communication includes a derived access code based at least in part upon the access code. The method further includes learning the trainable transmitter in response to the derived access code corresponding to the access code.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Robert Jude AXTOLIS, Oddy KHAMHARN, Edward James LUKAS, Cavin Robert MCKINLEY, Jay Edward PETERSON, Adelaide ZHANG
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Publication number: 20240101860Abstract: A coating composition comprising (a) a polyester binder material; and (b) a feathering reducing agent. The feathering reducing agent is selected from (i) an acrylic feathering reducing agent comprising a functional group selected from hydroxyl, epoxide, phosphatized epoxide and/or acid-functional; (ii) a hydroxy-functional polyester feathering reducing agent; (iii) a feathering reducing agent comprising a functional group selected from amine, amide, imine and/or nitrile; (iv) a phosphatized epoxy feathering reducing agent; (v) a phenolic resin feathering reducing agent; and/or (vi) a feathering reducing agent comprising an oxazolyl functional group. The invention extends to a substrate coated with the coating composition and use of the coating composition to reduce feathering.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Adam Bradley Powell, Jr., Elzen Kurpejovic, Fengshuo Hu, Carl A. Seneker, Wenchao Zhang, Hongying Zhou, Edward R. Millero, Jr., Dennis A. Simpson, Michael G. Olah, Rudolf Baumgarten, Kareem Kaleem, Nigel F Masters, William H. Retsch, Jr.
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Publication number: 20240083769Abstract: A method comprises: providing a metal salt solution including nickel, cobalt, manganese, aluminum, or a combination thereof; combining the metal salt solution with a basic solution wherein the combination of the metal salt solution and the basic solution is maintained at a pH of no greater than 10 to form a metal hydroxide precursor. To form cathode active material the method further includes adding a lithium compound to the metal hydroxide precursor to form a metal hydroxide precursor mixture; and heat-treating the metal hydroxide precursor mixture to form the single-crystal cathode active material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Yu-Hua Kao, Fangfu Zhang, Wesley Luc, Edward Matios, Gurudayal Singhal, Alan Nelson
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Publication number: 20240078553Abstract: Systems and methods include registering use of a virtual certification number (VCN) at a secure entity by receiving, at an external gateway, a registration request comprising an external request code and a primary account number (PAN), wherein the external request code is unique to the secure entity, determining that the external request code is an unregistered external request code, receiving a tokenized PAN based on the PAN, receiving an account identifier by applying the tokenized PAN to a certification mechanism tool application programing interface (API), generating a certification mechanism reference identifier by encrypting a certification mechanism associated with the account identifier and the tokenized PAN, updating a database to associate the certification mechanism reference identifier with the external request code, and transmitting, via the external gateway, a registration authentication to an external entity, the registration authentication comprising the external request code.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Kelly Jo BROWN, Jesse EMERY, Jonathan BLOCKSOM, Swapna MANDALA, Todd SAFFORD, Victoria YANG, Brian GLOWNIAK, Edward HUSA, Calvin SUN, Audrey ZHANG
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Publication number: 20240079117Abstract: A method and system may use computer vision techniques and machine learning analysis to automatically identify a user's biometric characteristics. A user's client computing device may capture a video of the user. Feature data and movement data may be extracted from the video and applied to statistical models for determining several biometric characteristics. The determined biometric characteristic values may be used to identify individual health scores and the individual health scores may be combined to generate an overall health score and longevity metric. An indication of the user's biometric characteristics which may include the overall health score and longevity metric may be displayed on the user's client computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Dingchao Zhang, Jeffrey S. Myers, Michael Bernico, Marigona Bokshi-Drotar, Edward W. Breitweiser, Peter Laube, Utku Pamuksuz
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Publication number: 20240078560Abstract: Systems and methods for triggering a virtual certification number (VCN) generation for use at a source include receiving a VCN generation request from an external entity, the VCN generation request comprising an external request code, external risk signals, and one or more source data for the source, verifying a registration authentication of an account associated with the external request code by comparing the external request code to a database entry, identifying a certification mechanism reference identifier associated with the external request code based on verifying the registration authentication, generating a risk authentication based on a risk analysis conducted using the external risk signals and the external request code, identifying a source identifier based on the one or more source data, and generating the VCN based on the certification mechanism reference identifier and the source identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Kelly Jo BROWN, Jesse EMERY, Jonathan BLOCKSOM, Swapna MANDALA, Todd SAFFORD, Victoria YANG, Brian GLOWNIAK, Edward HUSA, Calvin SUN, Audrey ZHANG
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Publication number: 20240042481Abstract: A method of forming a Chemically Vapour Deposited polymeric conformal coating on a surface of a part (23). The method comprises placing the part (23) and a deposition regulator (28) in a deposition chamber (22); dispersing a gas into the chamber (22) from which the polymeric coating is deposited on the surface. The deposition regulator (28) is configured to control a localised flow of the gas in the deposition chamber (22) to promote a more uniform layer thickness of the polymeric coating on the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2020Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Paul Beard, Edward Zhang
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Publication number: 20230346755Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for performing ultrasound optical imaging with respect to a sample in which an acoustic field is generated in response to a stimulus. The apparatus comprises a sensor head having an acoustically sensitive surface arranged as a reflective surface of a Fabry Perot interferometric cavity, wherein, when the acoustically sensitive surface is placed against the sample, in use, the acoustic field generated in response to said stimulus is incident upon said acoustically sensitive surface to modulate the optical path length in the cavity with a signal indicative of the acoustic field. Interrogation of the sensor head is performed based on regions having common bias phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Edward ZHANG, Paul BEARD, Nam Trung HUYNH
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Patent number: 11706169Abstract: In some embodiments, a first electronic device shares a portion of a content item corresponding to a respective portion of lyrics for the content item with a second electronic device. In some embodiments, a system facilitates securely sharing a portion of a content item between two devices. In some embodiments, an electronic device generates a server address for accessing a portion of a content item. In some embodiments, a uniform resource locator includes an identification of content, an indication of a first subset of the content, and authentication data.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Betim Deva, Catarina Peres Coelho Borges, Szu-Wen Huang, Mufaddal Y. Khumri, Edward Zhang
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Publication number: 20230060331Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a continuously and automatically updated authentication mechanism for authentication, in real-time, the processing of transactions at point of sales devices based on corresponding target-specific identifiers. In one aspect, a processing server includes one or more memories having computer-readable instructions stored therein, and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to receive a request for processing a transaction; identify a merchant-specific identifier for a merchant associated with the transaction; determine, in real-time and using a machine trained model, whether the merchant-specific identifier is a valid merchant-specific identifier or not; and process the transaction based on whether the machine trained model indicates that the merchant-specific identifier is valid or not.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Theresa Kraus, Trevor Grandle, William Schroeder, Tara Carroll, Mary Angel Trammell, Edward Zhang, Amy Walter, Jay Neidermeyer, Pat Monnig, Carl Frazee
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Publication number: 20220395858Abstract: A method of forming a vapour deposited polymeric conformal coating on a surface of a part (23). The method comprises placing the part (23) and a flow control screen in a deposition chamber (22); dispersing a gas into the chamber (22) from which the polymeric coating is deposited on the surface. The flow control screen is spaced apart from the surface and is configured to control a localised flow of the gas in the chamber so as to impose a structure on the deposited coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2020Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Paul Beard, Edward Zhang, James Guggenheim
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Patent number: 11506643Abstract: A flame photometric detector for a process gas chromatograph is provided. The flame photometric detector includes a combustion chamber body defining a combustion chamber therein. A sample inlet tube is configured to introduce a process gas sample into the combustion chamber. An ignitor is configured to initiate combustion within the combustion chamber. A thermocouple assembly is configured to provide an indication of temperature within the combustion chamber. The sample tube has an end that is adjustable relative to the combustion chamber.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Rosemount Inc.Inventors: Edward Zhang, Willis Watkins, Steven S. Black
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Patent number: 11465653Abstract: An unmanned rail vehicle for surveillance, inspection, and/or maintenance of an industrial site is provided. The rail vehicle includes at least two carry rollers adapted for engaging on an upper rail side of a rail, wherein the center of gravity of the rail vehicle is vertically below the upper rail side; and at least one support roller connected to the chassis and adapted for rolling against a lateral rail side of the rail to laterally displace the center of gravity of the rail vehicle with respect to the upper rail side.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2017Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Harald Staab, William Eakins, Daniel Lasko, Thomas Fuhlbrigge, Edward Zhang, Harshang Shah, Stefan Rakuff, Gregory Cole, Gregory Rossano, Andrew Salm, Sang Choi, Remus Boca
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Publication number: 20220247703Abstract: In some embodiments, a first electronic device shares a portion of a content item corresponding to a respective portion of lyrics for the content item with a second electronic device. In some embodiments, a system facilitates securely sharing a portion of a content item between two devices. In some embodiments, an electronic device generates a server address for accessing a portion of a content item. In some embodiments, a uniform resource locator includes an identification of content, an indication of a first subset of the content, and authentication data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Betim DEVA, Catarina PERES COELHO BORGES, Szu-Wen HUANG, Mufaddal Y. KHUMRI, Edward ZHANG
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Publication number: 20220095927Abstract: A photoacoustic probe head (200a, 200b) is disclosed. The probe head (200a, 200b) comprises: a Fabry Perot acoustic sensor (202), an interrogation interface (A), an excitation input (B) and a two-axis mirror (204). The Fabry Perot acoustic sensor (200a, 200b) is operable to reflect an optical interrogation beam to create a reflected interrogation beam and to modulate the reflected interrogation beam in response to an acoustic signal at the acoustic sensor (202). The interrogation interface (A) is configured to receive an interrogation beam, and to receive the reflected interrogation beam from the acoustic sensor (202). The excitation input (B) is configured to receive an excitation beam for generating an acoustic field in a sample adjacent to the acoustic sensor (202). The two axis mirror (240) is configured to scan the interrogation beam between different locations of the acoustic sensor (202).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Edward Zhang, Paul Beard, Rehman Ansari, Nam Trung Hunynh
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Publication number: 20220092058Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system of software robots executed on a plurality of network clients for a secure and automated processing of time sensitive data. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a data set for processing, processing the data set being subject to a time limit; splitting the data set into a plurality of data subsets; assigning each of the plurality of data subsets to one a plurality of network clients each of which is configured to execute at least one software bot to process one or more data subsets of the plurality of data subsets assigned thereto; configuring the plurality of network clients to simultaneously process the one or more data subsets assigned thereto such that the data set is processed within the time limit; configuring each of the plurality of network clients to provide an update on processing status of each of the one or more data subsets assigned thereto; and generating a summary report indicative of a summary of the data set processed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Vanitha Vijayan, Kristen Scatola, Edward Zhang
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Publication number: 20210364484Abstract: A flame photometric detector for a process gas chromatograph is provided. The flame photometric detector includes a combustion chamber body defining a combustion chamber therein. A sample inlet tube is configured to introduce a process gas sample into the combustion chamber. An ignitor is configured to initiate combustion within the combustion chamber. A thermocouple assembly is configured to provide an indication of temperature within the combustion chamber. The sample tube has an end that is adjustable relative to the combustion chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2020Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Edward Zhang, Willis Watkins, Steven S. Black
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Publication number: 20210113090Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for performing ultrasound optical imaging with respect to a sample in which an acoustic field is generated in response to a stimulus. The apparatus comprises a sensor head having an acoustically sensitive surface arranged as a reflective surface of a Fabry Perot interferometric cavity, wherein, when the acoustically sensitive surface is placed against the sample, in use, the acoustic field generated in response to said stimulus is incident upon said acoustically sensitive surface to modulate the optical path length in the cavity with a signal indicative of the acoustic field. Interrogation of the sensor head is performed based on regions having common bias phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2019Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Edward ZHANG, Paul BEARD, Nam Trung HUYNH
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Patent number: 10970114Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a notification from a job scheduler that an execution time for a job registered with the job scheduler is at or before a first time being a current time. The method also comprises identifying, in response to receiving the notification, at least one task from a task data structure with a target runtime that is at or before the first time. The task data structure stores task data for one or more tasks received from one or more client computers, and the task data associates each of the one or more tasks with a target runtime. The method further comprises initiating execution for each of the at least one task and determining whether there is a specific task from the task data structure with a specific target runtime after the first time.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: ATLASSIAN PTY LTD.Inventors: Brad Baker, Michael Ruflin, Joshua Hansen, Adam Hynes, Clément Capiaux, Edward Zhang
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Publication number: 20190322292Abstract: An unmanned rail vehicle for surveillance, inspection, and/or maintenance of an industrial site is provided. The rail vehicle includes at least two carry rollers adapted for engaging on an upper rail side of a rail, wherein the center of gravity of the rail vehicle is vertically below the upper rail side; and at least one support roller connected to the chassis and adapted for rolling against a lateral rail side of the rail to laterally displace the center of gravity of the rail vehicle with respect to the upper rail side.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2017Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Harald Staab, William Eakins, Daniel Lasko, Thomas Fuhlbrigge, Edward Zhang, Harshang Shah, Stefan Rakuff, Gregory Cole, Gregory Rossano, Andrew Salm, Sang Choi, Remus Boca