Patents by Inventor (Elton) ZhiYong Zheng

(Elton) ZhiYong Zheng 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: 20250249245
    Abstract: An in-canal wireless transmitting system (ICWTS) is provided that is configured to be placed within an ear canal of a user and the ear. The ICWTS is associated with an implanted unit that is configured to stimulate an organ in the head of a user, such as an auditory nerve, vestibular system, brain, or a combination thereof. The ICWTS comprises a transmitting antenna configured to transmit electrical energy and receiver antenna configured to receive the electrical energy, wherein the electrical energy comprises data in the form of electrical signals as well as power, that function as power source configured to power the implanted unit through the transmitting antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventor: HAREL ZILBERSHLAG
  • Publication number: 20250249253
    Abstract: Systems and methods for collecting evoked responses (ERs), and using the same to guide neuromodulation are disclosed. An exemplary system includes an electrostimulator to provide electrostimulation to a neural target, a sensing circuit to sense ERs, and a controller circuit to collect first ERs sensed from a group of sensing electrodes in response to electrostimulation through first one or more stimulating electrodes. The controller circuit performs a quality check of the first ERs, determine or update an ER sampling routine including timings or an order of performing multiple stimulation and ER collection tests, and sequentially execute the multiple stimulation and ER collection tests, and collect second ERs according to the determined or updated ER sampling routine. When the second ERs satisfy an acceptance criterion, a recommendation can be provided to a user to reposition the lead or to set or adjust a stimulation setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: G. Karl Steinke, Andrew James Haddock, Soroush Niketeghad
  • Publication number: 20250249254
    Abstract: Systems and methods for schedule neuromodulation therapy are disclosed. An exemplary system comprises an electrostimulator and a controller. The electrostimulator can be configured to provide electrostimulation to a neural target of a patient. The controller circuit can be operably connected to the electrostimulator. The controller circuit can be configured to determine an activity parameter based on a schedule parameter of the patient, wherein the schedule parameter is associated with a schedule of the patient; determine stimulation parameters based on the activity parameter; and deliver the electrostimulation to the neural target of the patient using the stimulation parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Jessica Block, Tianhe Zhang, Jianwen Gu, Satya Venkata Sandeep Avvaru
  • Publication number: 20250249259
    Abstract: In some variations provided herein, a system for, e.g., deep brain stimulation, includes an implantable device that acquire and store neural activity signal records and apply electrical stimulation. The system further includes a personal controller device that establishes a first wireless connection to the implantable device. The personal controller device transmits power to the implantable device, and the implantable device transmits neural activity signal records to the personal controller device over the first wireless connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Mattia ARLOTTI, Lorenzo ROSSI
  • Publication number: 20250249260
    Abstract: A system for delivering neurostimulation from a stimulation device to a targeted area on a patient may include a programming control circuit and a stimulation programming circuit. The programming control circuit may be configured to generate information for programming the stimulation device to control the delivery of the neurostimulation according to a stimulation program. The stimulation programming circuit may be configured to receive a stimulation field and a stimulation coverage and to determine the stimulation program by including at least one dynamic stimulation pattern configured to expand the stimulation coverage resulting from delivering the neurostimulation to the stimulation field. The stimulation coverage is a portion of the targeted area effectively stimulated by the neurostimulation delivered to the stimulation field. The dynamic stimulation pattern is defined by at least one time-varying stimulation waveform parameter of the stimulation waveform parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Satya Venkata Sandeep Avvaru, Tianhe Zhang, Rosana Esteller
  • Publication number: 20250249264
    Abstract: A headset for positioning an electronic device against a head of a patient includes a flexible frame configured to surround a portion of the head, the flexible frame defining an interior channel and an exterior slot, a curved structure configured to grasp an ear of the patient, the curved structure being movable within the interior channel of the flexible frame for accommodating a size of the head, and a mount including a support base to which the electronic device can be attached, the mount being slidable along the exterior slot of the flexible frame to position the electronic device along the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Laura Tyler Perryman, Chad David Andresen
  • Publication number: 20250249269
    Abstract: An RF ablation system includes an RF electrode, a split-electrode ground pad, and an RF generator. The split-electrode ground pad includes a first ground pad, a second ground pad, and a ground-pad cable coupled to the first and second ground pads. The RF generator is configured to deliver RF energy from the RF generator through the RF electrode to patient tissue of a patient to cause ablation using the split-electrode ground pad as a counter-electrode. The RF generator includes ports, a display, a memory, and a processor. The processor is configured to execute instructions including: a) prior to delivery of the RF energy, determining a value indicative of an impedance between the first ground pad and the second ground pad; b) displaying, on the display, a representation of the first value; and c) repeating steps a) and b) until a termination condition is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventor: Thomas Warren Stouffer
  • Publication number: 20250249299
    Abstract: A fire specifying unit is configured to specify a fire area in which a forest fire has occurred. An area determination unit is configured to determine a work area that is located outside a first range including the fire area and that has a predetermined width. A felling instruction unit is configured to instruct a forestry machine to fell a tree in the work area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoichi Togashi, Mitsuru Ueno
  • Publication number: 20250249302
    Abstract: A removable crossbar assembly and an exercise ladder arrangement including the removable crossbar assembly. The crossbar assembly is configured to be secured to an exercise ladder to provide an exercise crossbar disposed between two fixed exercise crossbars on the exercise ladder. The crossbar assembly includes first and second securement flaps that restrict vertical movement of the crossbar assembly during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas W. Geissler, Lindsey D. Hanahan
  • Publication number: 20250249303
    Abstract: A bar shaping training apparatus for enabling a gymnast to perform bar shaping exercises or drills. The training apparatus may include a base framework having opposed side rails and a plurality of support members extending therebetween. The base framework May include a pad and provides support for other components. The training apparatus may include a core block attached atop the base framework and includes a body member having an upper surface with an upwardly ascending angle. The training apparatus may include an outer cover concentrically larger than the core block and defining an open bottom for covering for receiving the core block therein. At least the core block is constructed of a foam material that provides both resilience and rebounding in use by a gymnast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: James Parent, Brett Wargo, Carrie Spender
  • Publication number: 20250249307
    Abstract: An exercise apparatus for leg exercises includes a frame, two first link rods, two second link rods, and two pedals. Each first link rod has a rotating portion and a first reciprocating portion respectively moving along a circular path and a first reciprocating path. Each second link rod has a second reciprocating portion moving along a second reciprocating path. Each first link rod has a first pivot portion connected to a second pivot portion of the corresponding second link rod. Each pedal is coupled to the corresponding second link rod, moving along an elongated closed path. The first reciprocating path, the second reciprocating path and the closed path are located below a lowermost position of the circular path, and height ranges of the first reciprocating path and the second reciprocating path at least partially overlap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: Johnson Health Tech. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Meng-Hung Tsai, Joe Chen
  • Publication number: 20250252426
    Abstract: A method and system for tying physical assets to digital assets and managing the same, wherein the method includes entering user and physical asset information into a mobile device or computer application, associating a near field communication or other device or identifier with the physical asset and uploading this information via an application to a blockchain ledger to mint a non-fungible token containing asset information surrounding the physical asset's ownership, condition, provenance, documents, records, content, resale rights and the like. The non-fungible token is tied in an asset register to the asset for management of the physical asset, enabling owning, controlling, authenticating, cataloguing, inventorying, promoting, and trading, as well as data aggregation regarding user preference in the assets they hold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: THE FINE ART LEDGER, LLC
    Inventor: Samuel MILLER
  • Publication number: 20250252437
    Abstract: A method for monitoring and verifying sustainability practices via blockchain includes: storing, in a blockchain, a smart contract; receiving a data message including a wallet identifier, one or more sustainability metrics, and authentication data; validating the data message using the authentication data; performing a generation process to generate and add a first new block to the blockchain that includes the wallet identifier and the sustainability metrics, wherein the smart contract self-executes upon detecting the wallet identifier and sustainability metrics added to the blockchain, and self-execution of the smart contract comprises the performing of the generation process by the smart contract to add a second new block to the blockchain that includes a verifiable attestation for an entity associated with the wallet identifier indicative that the entity has satisfied one or more sustainability guidelines based on the one or more sustainability metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: Mastercard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Jaipal Singh KUMAWAT, Avinash Upadhyay, Hemant Arora
  • Publication number: 20250252440
    Abstract: A method for managing channels including, by a computing device, receiving a join request from a user corresponding to a request to establish one or more channels with respective user nodes of a plurality of user nodes in a second-layer payment protocol network configured to process transactions between users associated with a cryptocurrency network, obtaining information about the second-layer payment protocol network that indicates channels established between the plurality of user nodes and at least one of balances associated with the plurality of user nodes in the second-layer payment protocol network or balances associated with channels between two or more of the plurality of user nodes, simulating, based on the information obtained about the second-layer payment protocol network, a plurality of transactions between selected user nodes of the plurality of user nodes to obtain transaction simulation results that include at least reliability scores associated with the plurality of user nodes, identifying o
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventor: Vikash R. Singh
  • Publication number: 20250252445
    Abstract: Systems and techniques may generally be used for chatbot-based fraud assistance. An example method may include initiating a chatbot session with a user and receiving a prompt from the user related to suspected suspicious activity in an account. The method may include retrieving, using a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) component, contextual information from at least one of transaction data and a knowledge base. The method may include evaluating the prompt using a large language fraud model and the retrieved contextual information to determine a response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventor: Ajit Gaddam
  • Publication number: 20250252446
    Abstract: Techniques for video processing using artificial intelligence are disclosed. An interactive video interface (IVF) located in a physical store is accessed. The IVF includes a video camera, interactive screen, and one or more microphones. The IVF includes a synthetic human that interacts with customers. A customer initiates an interaction with the IVF by standing within a minimum distance of the IVF, speaking to the IVF, interacting with the IVF screen, or scanning an identification card. The IVF collects input from the customer regarding products in the store. The IVF creates responses to the customer inquiries based on a large language model (LLM), including skills such as checking product inventory, recommending related products, completing ecommerce purchases, and coordinating product deliveries. The IVF produces a video segment featuring the response performed by the synthetic human. The IVF presents the video segment to the customer, including performing the selected skills.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: Loop Now Technologies, Inc.,
    Inventors: Jeremiah Kevin Tu, Jing Xian Chen, Edwin Chiu, Wu-Hsi Li, Jerry Ting Kwan Luk
  • Publication number: 20250252452
    Abstract: The embodiments presented herein include systems and methods for machine learning based life cycle assessment (LCA). For example, a method includes receiving a first set of inputs from one or more industry standard organizations, wherein the first set of inputs comprise data relating to LCA of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; using a first large language model (LLM) to generate a canonical mapping structure based on the first set of inputs; receiving a second set of inputs from one or more industrial organizations, wherein the second set of inputs comprise activity data relating to one or more industrial activities performed by the one or more industrial organizations; using a second LLM to output a dynamic mapping classifier based on the second set of inputs relative to the canonical mapping structure generated by the first LLM; and generating and presenting a visualization dashboard of outputs from the dynamic mapping classifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Sunil Manikani, Yuelian Gong, Xu Zhang, David Seabrook, Marina Nikolaevna Bulova, InĂªs da Mata Cecilio
  • Publication number: 20250252453
    Abstract: A system, method and process for product authentication and verification using Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, blockchain technology (Hyperledger), and cryptography. A unique product identifier is generated for a unique individual product, incorporated into a data structure, and the data structure is recorded to a blockchain initiating an immutable record for the unique product identifier. An NFC tag is encoded with a tap-unique URL comprising the unique product identifier and a cryptographic output and affixed to the product. Each time the tag is tapped by a proximity coupling device, a web client operating on the proximity coupling device opens the URL whereupon the tag is verified using a cryptographic verification process and generating a verification result. The verification result is recorded on the blockchain ledger for the unique product identifier, thereby creating an immutable record of each tap interaction result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: SecureTap LLC
    Inventors: Richard Hudec, Davin Young
  • Publication number: 20250252458
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a communication system that includes communication circuitry and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to collect a piece of user information of a user via the communication circuitry, analyze the collected piece of user information to obtain a user preference of the user, and identify a piece of advertisement as targeting the user according to the user preference. The processing circuitry is further configured to generate a guidance message based on reason of promotion information stored in association with the piece of advertisement, transmit the guidance message to a client terminal of the user, and transmit the piece of advertisement to the client terminal. The guidance message and the piece of advertisement are to be output as vocalized speeches of a voice agent of the client terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hideyuki ONO
  • Publication number: 20250252471
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises: receiving, at a computer collaboration computer, first customized product data from a first plugin executing on a first user device accessing a plurality of capabilities of a third party platform; wherein the first customized product data are associated with product description data for an interactive digital design; wherein the first customized product data have been created using the plurality of capabilities of the third party platform accessed from the first user device; generating, by the computer collaboration computer, first product description data for the interactive digital design by updating the product description data for the interactive digital design using the first customized product data; publishing, at the computer collaboration computer, the first product description data
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Robert I. BEAVER, III, Jeffrey J. BEAVER, Leslie Young HARVILL, Sean NARVASA