Patents by Inventor Fan Xu
Fan Xu 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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Patent number: 12271126Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a photosensitive drum; a magnetic roller; a transfer belt; a drum cleaning roller for collecting toner on the photosensitive drum and discharging collected toner to the photosensitive drum; a belt cleaner; a waste toner accommodating unit; and a controller configured to perform a printing operation for forming an image on a sheet and a cleaning operation for cleaning the drum cleaning roller. The controller is configured to perform: when performing the printing operation, collecting toner on the photosensitive drum using the drum cleaning roller; and when performing the cleaning operation, discharging the toner on the drum cleaning roller collected in the collecting to the photosensitive drum; transferring the toner on the photosensitive drum onto the transfer belt; and collecting the toner on the transfer belt using the belt cleaner so that the collected toner is accommodated in the waste toner accommodating unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2023Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshio Furukawa, Koji Ogawa, Fan Xu, Kazuma Hinoue, Hotaka Kakutani, Shintaro Fukuoka, Soun Kanada, Masahiko Hayakawa, Marika Ozaki, Masaki Ueji, Ayaka Komori, Enao Yamada, Miho Ishida, Keigo Nakajima, Shota Iriyama, Kengo Yada, Yuwen Wang, Junichi Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20250053583Abstract: The present disclosure provides an information processing method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes: acquiring a target functional tool to be displayed and a distribution style of the target functional tool, in which different target functional tools are configured to answer questions in different vertical scenarios, and the distribution style is any one of: including a functional tool identifier and a question sample, and including a functional tool identifier and a multi-round conversation sample; and displaying the target functional tool in a target page according to the distribution style of the target functional tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Inventors: Shixing JIN, Leiqi YAO, Zhiwei ZHANG, Chen RAN, Mingxin HUANG, Fan XU
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Publication number: 20250053584Abstract: A method of pushing information, a computer device and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: acquiring a plurality of real-time multimedia contents corresponding to each broadcast subject of at least one broadcast subject, wherein the multimedia contents correspond to at least one of a plurality of genres; for each broadcast subject, generating text information corresponding to the each broadcast subject based on the multimedia contents corresponding to the each broadcast subject; inputting a constraint condition and the text information corresponding to the each broadcast subject into a content generation model to obtain a target broadcast content corresponding to the each broadcast subject; and in response to satisfying a push trigger condition of a target broadcast subject of the at least one broadcast subject, pushing a target broadcast content under the target broadcast subject to a target user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Inventors: Xinwei YU, Shixing JIN, Leiqi YAO, Zhengxing LI, Chen RAN, Fan XU, Mingxin HUANG, Aonan TAN
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Publication number: 20250053582Abstract: A method of information processing, an electronic device and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: receiving input information to be processed; acquiring a target answer result of the information to be processed, wherein the target answer result is generated based on a generative model and a target plugin, a cooperative mode in which the generative model and the target plugin generate the target answer result is related to an implementation requirement of a capability of the target plugin, and the target plugin is a plugin that matches with the information to be processed and is used to answer the information to be processed; and displaying the target answer result.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Inventors: Leiqi YAO, Shixing JIN, Ying ZHANG, Mingxin HUANG, Fan XU, Chen RAN, Zhiwei ZHANG, Zhengxing LI
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Publication number: 20250053834Abstract: A method for content generation, a computer device and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: acquiring input information to be answered; according to a target scenario category to which the information to be answered belongs, acquiring model assistant information that matches the target scenario category, wherein the model assistant information includes weight indicator information, and the weight indicator information is used for indicating corresponding generation weights under a plurality of generation angles when sequentially generating each character in answer content information; and using an artificial intelligence model to generate target answer content information according to the information to be answered and the model assistant information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Inventors: Shixing JIN, Fan XU, Mingxin HUANG, Tingting YUAN, Leiqi YAO
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Publication number: 20250055897Abstract: A method of pushing information, a computer device and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: acquiring a plurality of real-time multimedia contents corresponding to each broadcast subject of at least one broadcast subject, wherein the multimedia contents correspond to at least one of a plurality of genres; for each broadcast subject, generating text information corresponding to the each broadcast subject based on the multimedia contents corresponding to the each broadcast subject; inputting a constraint condition and the text information corresponding to the each broadcast subject into a content generation model to obtain a target broadcast content corresponding to the each broadcast subject; and in response to satisfying a push trigger condition of a target broadcast subject of the at least one broadcast subject, pushing a target broadcast content under the target broadcast subject to a target user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Inventors: Xinwei YU, Shixing JIN, Leiqi YAO, Zhengxing LI, Chen RAN, Fan XU, Mingxin HUANG, Aonan TAN
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Patent number: 12210167Abstract: A method of in situ point spread function (PSF) retrieval is disclosed which includes encoding 3D location of molecules into PSFs, receiving molecule-generated images containing PSFs, segmenting the images into sub-PSF, initializing template PSFs from a pupil function, determining a statistical measure of a predetermined function between the sub- and template PSFs, associating each of the sub-PSFs with a template PSF, aligning and averaging the sub-PSF, applying a phase retrieval algorithm to the averaged sub-PSFs to update the pupil function, regenerating the template PSFs, repeating until a difference between a new and a prior generation pupil function is below a predetermined threshold, generating in situ PSFs from the last pupil function, and applying a maximum likelihood estimation algorithm based on the in situ PSFs and the sub-PSF to thereby generate lateral and axial locations of molecules.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2024Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Purdue Research FoundationInventors: Fan Xu, Fang Huang, Donghan Ma
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Publication number: 20240419113Abstract: A memory of an image forming apparatus is configured to store drum cartridge information and toner cartridge information. The drum cartridge information includes at least a number of drum printed sheets or a number of drum rotations. The toner cartridge information includes at least a number of toner printed sheets, a number of development rotations, or a toner dot count. A controller updates the drum cartridge information and the toner cartridge information stored in the memory in association with execution of image formation. The controller performs a rotation continuation operation of continuing rotations of a photosensitive drum and a development roller until a rotation continuation time elapses after a last sheet in a print job passes the photosensitive drum. The rotation continuation time is determined based on the drum cartridge information and the toner cartridge information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Fan XU, Koji OGAWA
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Patent number: 12164554Abstract: A document classification method includes: obtaining a document; extracting document keywords and a document abstract from the document; determining, according to the document keywords and the document abstract, a first classification label of the document; receiving a second classification label of the document, the second classification label being determined according to the document keywords, the document abstract, and the first classification label; obtaining a classification efficiency value of the documents, the classification efficiency value indicating a confidence level of the second classification label; and determining the second classification label as a final classification label of the document if the classification efficiency value is greater than or equal to a first threshold. The document classification method described above may improve the speed of document classification by computer, thereby improving the efficiency of document classification.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignees: State Grid Corporation of China, Jiangxi Normal UniversityInventors: Jinfeng Fan, Yong Ma, Shiyun Shao, Yunni Xia, Mengxuan Dai, Fan Xu, Qi Huang, Hui Qian, Congjun Zhao
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Publication number: 20240272449Abstract: A method of in situ point spread function (PSF) retrieval is disclosed which includes encoding 3D location of molecules into PSFs, receiving molecule-generated images containing PSFs, segmenting the images into sub-PSF, initializing template PSFs from a pupil function, determining a statistical measure of a predetermined function between the sub- and template PSFs, associating each of the sub-PSFs with a template PSF, aligning and averaging the sub-PSF, applying a phase retrieval algorithm to the averaged sub-PSFs to update the pupil function, regenerating the template PSFs, repeating until a difference between a new and a prior generation pupil function is below a predetermined threshold, generating in situ PSFs from the last pupil function, and applying a maximum likelihood estimation algorithm based on the in situ PSFs and the sub-PSF to thereby generate lateral and axial locations of molecules.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2024Publication date: August 15, 2024Applicant: Purdue Research FoundationInventors: Fan Xu, Fang Huang, Donghan Ma
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Patent number: 12045554Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a circuit simulation method and a device. The method includes: determining a top-layer structure and a minimum circuit cell layer of a circuit schematics; determining, in a circuit layout, an area and a relative distribution location of each target circuit cell in the minimum circuit cell layer; generating a first circuit structure based on the top-layer structure, each target circuit cell, and the area and the relative distribution location of each target circuit cell in the circuit layout; and adding a parasitic effect circuit to the first circuit structure, generating a target circuit structure corresponding to the circuit schematics, and performing simulation based on the target circuit structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2021Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Fan Xu
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Publication number: 20240186524Abstract: A negative electrode plate of a lithium-ion battery, a lithium-ion battery, and an electronic device are provided. The negative electrode plate of the lithium-ion battery includes a negative electrode current collector and an additional layer. The additional layer is disposed on a surface of the negative electrode current collector. The additional layer includes a negative electrode active substance, a protective substance, and a bonding agent. The negative electrode active substance includes at least one of a carbon material, an alloyed material, and a silicon material, the protective substance includes a nanometal oxide and a conductive agent, and the protective substance further includes lithium titanate or carbon-coated lithium titanate. When the lithium-ion battery is damaged, the protective substance can reduce a risk of thermal runaway caused by a short circuit between a positive electrode current collector of a positive electrode plate and the negative electrode active substance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Zhixian Li, Fan Xu
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Publication number: 20240176174Abstract: A flexible dimming device and its fabrication method, a glass assembly, an automobile, and a glass curtain wall. The flexible dimming device includes: a first flexible substrate and a second flexible substrate opposite to each other; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate where the liquid crystal layer includes guest-host liquid crystals and dye molecules; a first electrode and a second electrode; and an anti-ultraviolet film on a side of the first flexible substrate away from the second flexible substrate. The first electrode is located on a side of the first flexible substrate close to the liquid crystal layer and the second electrode is located on a side of the second flexible substrate close to the liquid crystal layer. The anti-ultraviolet film and the first flexible substrate are bonded by a first adhesive film.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2023Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Zhen LIU, Qingsan ZHU, Xiaobing ZHAO, Dongzhen ZHANG, Fan XU, Danping WANG, Kerui XI, Feng QIN
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Publication number: 20240170589Abstract: Provided are a photoelectric sensor and an electronic device. The photoelectric sensor includes a substrate, a plurality of photoelectric sensing elements, and a wall structure between two adjacent photoelectric sensing elements. The wall structure includes a first layer and a second layer stacked with the first layer. The first layer is arranged at a side of the second layer away from the substrate and includes a light-blocking material. At least one of the first layer or the second layer of the wall structure is arranged in a same layer as at least one layer of the photoelectric sensing element.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2024Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fan XU, Bin ZHOU, Haotian LU, Kaidi ZHANG, Linzhi WANG, Zhen LIU, Baiquan LIN, Kerui XI
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Publication number: 20240128283Abstract: A detection substrate including a substrate and a plurality of detection units disposed on a side of the substrate, each detection unit including at least an inorganic transistor, an organic transistor, and a photoelectric sensor element, the organic transistor including an organic semiconductor part, in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the substrate, a film layer where the organic semiconductor part is located being located on the side of the film layer where the inorganic transistor is located away from the substrate, the film layer where the organic semiconductor part is located being located on the side of a film layer where the photoelectric sensor element is located away from the substrate, the organic transistor of the detection unit being connected to a sensing electrode, the sensing electrode being located on the side of the film layer where the inorganic transistor is located away from the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Haotian LU, Linzhi WANG, Baiquan LIN, Kerui XI, Shun GONG, Yukun HUANG, Fan XU, Kaidi ZHANG
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Patent number: 11960102Abstract: A method of in situ point spread function (PSF) retrieval is disclosed which includes encoding 3D location of molecules into PSFs, receiving molecule-generated images containing PSFs, segmenting the images into sub-PSFs, initializing template PSFs from a pupil function, determining a maximum normalized cross correlation (NCC) coefficient (NCCmax) between the sub- and template PSFs, associating each of the sub-PSFs with a template PSF based on the NCCmax and storing the sub-PSFs in associated bins, aligning and averaging the binned sub-PSFs, applying a phase retrieval algorithm to the averaged sub-PSFs to update the pupil function, regenerating the template PSFs, repeating until a difference between a new and a prior generation pupil function is below a predetermined threshold, generating in situ PSFs from the last pupil function, and applying a maximum likelihood estimation algorithm based on the in situ PSFs and the sub-PSFs to thereby generate lateral and axial locations of molecules.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Purdue Research FoundationInventors: Fan Xu, Fang Huang, Donghan Ma
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Publication number: 20240109908Abstract: A method for the reaction of an isatin and cyclopropenone compound at low catalytic amount. In the presence of an amine compound and phosphite, the isatin and cyclopropenone are reacted in an organic solvent using a silicon amino rare earth compound as a catalyst to synthesize pyrano[2,3-b]indol-2-one compounds. In the reaction above, the amount of catalyst is few, and noble metal is not needed for catalysis. The present method can achieve preparation of the pyrano[2,3]indol-2-one compound efficiently and simply.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2021Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Fan XU, Qifa CHEN, Yue TENG, Zhigang YAO
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Publication number: 20240088430Abstract: A hybrid solid-state electrolyte layer for use in an electrochemical cell is provided. The hybrid solid-state electrolyte layer includes a polymeric material, a ceramic material, and an interfacial material adhering the polymeric material and the ceramic material. The interfacial material includes a branched copolymer that includes dopamine and a second monomer. The second monomer forms a polymeric moiety in the copolymer that is the same or similar to the polymeric material. In certain variations, the polymeric material defines a polymeric layer, the ceramic material defines a ceramic layer, and the interfacial material defines an interfacial layer that is disposed between the polymeric layer and the ceramic layer. In other variations, the polymeric material defines a polymeric matrix, the ceramic material defines a plurality of ceramic particles dispersed in the polymeric matrix, and the plurality of ceramic particles are coated with the interfacial material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicants: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITYInventors: Fan XU, Robert D. SCHMIDT, Mei CAI, Manuela Ferreira BORRAS, Yingxi Elaine ZHU
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Publication number: 20240063478Abstract: A battery packaging film includes a metal layer, a first bonding enhancement layer, a first bonding layer, a second bonding layer, a first protective layer, and a second protective layer. The first bonding enhancement layer is located on a first surface of the metal layer. The first bonding layer is located on a surface of the first bonding enhancement layer away from the metal layer. Because the first bonding enhancement layer is added to an upper surface of the metal layer, roughness of the upper surface of the metal layer is increased to enhance strength of bonding between the first protective layer and the metal layer and minimize occurrence of unintended separation of the first protective layer from the metal layer, thereby enhancing safety of the battery packaging.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2021Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhixian Li, Fan Xu
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Patent number: D1051395Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2022Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Inventor: Fan Xu