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).

  • Publication number: 20240104988
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Robert Jude AXTOLIS, Oddy KHAMHARN, Edward James LUKAS, Cavin Robert MCKINLEY, Jay Edward PETERSON, Adelaide ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240101860
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: 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.
  • Publication number: 20240083769
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Yu-Hua Kao, Fangfu Zhang, Wesley Luc, Edward Matios, Gurudayal Singhal, Alan Nelson
  • Publication number: 20240078553
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Kelly Jo BROWN, Jesse EMERY, Jonathan BLOCKSOM, Swapna MANDALA, Todd SAFFORD, Victoria YANG, Brian GLOWNIAK, Edward HUSA, Calvin SUN, Audrey ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240079117
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Dingchao Zhang, Jeffrey S. Myers, Michael Bernico, Marigona Bokshi-Drotar, Edward W. Breitweiser, Peter Laube, Utku Pamuksuz
  • Publication number: 20240078560
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Kelly Jo BROWN, Jesse EMERY, Jonathan BLOCKSOM, Swapna MANDALA, Todd SAFFORD, Victoria YANG, Brian GLOWNIAK, Edward HUSA, Calvin SUN, Audrey ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240042481
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Paul Beard, Edward Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230346755
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Edward ZHANG, Paul BEARD, Nam Trung HUYNH
  • Patent number: 11706169
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Betim Deva, Catarina Peres Coelho Borges, Szu-Wen Huang, Mufaddal Y. Khumri, Edward Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230060331
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Theresa Kraus, Trevor Grandle, William Schroeder, Tara Carroll, Mary Angel Trammell, Edward Zhang, Amy Walter, Jay Neidermeyer, Pat Monnig, Carl Frazee
  • Publication number: 20220395858
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Paul Beard, Edward Zhang, James Guggenheim
  • Patent number: 11506643
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Rosemount Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Zhang, Willis Watkins, Steven S. Black
  • Patent number: 11465653
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Harald Staab, William Eakins, Daniel Lasko, Thomas Fuhlbrigge, Edward Zhang, Harshang Shah, Stefan Rakuff, Gregory Cole, Gregory Rossano, Andrew Salm, Sang Choi, Remus Boca
  • Publication number: 20220247703
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Betim DEVA, Catarina PERES COELHO BORGES, Szu-Wen HUANG, Mufaddal Y. KHUMRI, Edward ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20220095927
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Edward Zhang, Paul Beard, Rehman Ansari, Nam Trung Hunynh
  • Publication number: 20220092058
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Vanitha Vijayan, Kristen Scatola, Edward Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210364484
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Edward Zhang, Willis Watkins, Steven S. Black
  • Publication number: 20210113090
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Edward ZHANG, Paul BEARD, Nam Trung HUYNH
  • Patent number: 10970114
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: ATLASSIAN PTY LTD.
    Inventors: Brad Baker, Michael Ruflin, Joshua Hansen, Adam Hynes, Clément Capiaux, Edward Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190322292
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Harald Staab, William Eakins, Daniel Lasko, Thomas Fuhlbrigge, Edward Zhang, Harshang Shah, Stefan Rakuff, Gregory Cole, Gregory Rossano, Andrew Salm, Sang Choi, Remus Boca