Patents by Inventor Gang Yang

Gang Yang 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REGISTERING MULTI-MODALITY IMAGES
    Publication number: 20200410698
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system for registering multi-modality images. The method may include: acquiring a first image relating to one or more reference objects; acquiring a second image relating to the one or more reference objects; determining a set of reference points based on the one or more reference objects; determining a set of mapping data corresponding to the set of reference points in the first image and the second image; and determining one or more registration parameters by comparing a plurality of back-projection errors generated in a plurality of iterations that are performed based on the set of mapping data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gang YANG, Miaoyan DU
  • INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200411369
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device that includes forming a mask stack over a semiconductor structure. The mask stack has a first mask layer and a second mask layer, where the second mask layer is arranged between the first mask layer and the semiconductor structure. The method further includes patterning a first pattern in the mask stack. The first pattern includes a first opening having first sidewalls formed in the first mask layer, a second opening having second sidewalls formed in the second mask layer, and a third opening having third sidewalls formed in the semiconductor structure. The first, second, and third sidewalls of the respective openings of the first pattern are formed around a central axis, where the second sidewalls of the second opening are located further away from the central axis than both the first and third sidewalls of the first and third openings, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gang Yang
  • ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER HAVING A CONTROLLED DISTRIBUTION OF LEAKAGE INDUCTANCE
    Publication number: 20200411234
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical transformer comprising a magnetic core and a primary coil, forming a primary circuit, and a secondary coil, forming a secondary circuit, electrical transformer configured such that: a first inductance value L1so measured on the primary circuit with the secondary circuit open, a second inductance value L1ss measured on the primary circuit with the secondary circuit short-circuited, and a third inductance value L2po measured on the secondary circuit with the primary circuit open, are such that: L 2 ? P ? O - 1 n 2 ? L M < A · ( L 1 ? SO - L M ) with LM=?{square root over ((L1SO?L1SS)×L1SO·N2)} where A is a real number greater than 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Farshid Sarrafin-Ardebili, Gang Yang
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION
    Publication number: 20200393579
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to systems and methods for reconstructing a positron emission tomography (PET) image. The method includes obtaining PET data of a subject. The PET data may correspond to a plurality of voxels in a reconstructed image domain. The method includes obtaining a motion signal of the subject. The method includes obtaining motion amplitude data. The motion amplitude data may indicate a motion range for each voxel of the plurality of voxels. The method includes determining gating data based at least in part on the motion amplitude data. The gating data may include useful percentage counts each of which corresponds to at least one voxel of the plurality of voxels. The method includes gating the PET data based on the gating data and the motion signal. The method includes reconstructing a PET image of the subject based on the gated PET data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: UIH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Tao FENG, Gang YANG, Hao LIU, Yang LYU
  • Method And System For Predicting Content Of Multiple Components In Rare Earth Extraction Process
    Publication number: 20200394494
    Abstract: Described is a method for predicting multiple components' content in a case that rare earth ions with and without color feature coexist, and relates to component content prediction in rare earth extraction process. It is difficult to quickly accurately detect component's content in rare earth extraction process. Because of relatively large difference between images' color features of CePr/Nd mixed solution with colorless Ce ions and Pr/Nd solution, detecting content method of single rare earth element based on color feature is no longer applicable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: East China Jiaotong University
    Inventors: Rongxiu Lu, Quanheng He, Hui Yang, Jianyong Zhu, Gang Yang, Fangping Xu
  • CONTENT TYPE AUTO DETECTION FOR ONLINE COLLABORATION SCREEN SHARING
    Publication number: 20200366721
    Abstract: Content determination, in an online collaboration environment, moved from each client to a server, where the server reviews signal characteristics to determine the content in the data stream, may be provided. First, an online collaboration server receives a data stream associated with an online collaboration session. A traffic analyzer at the frontend of the server analyzes the data stream to determine a signal characteristic. Based on the signal characteristic, the traffic analyzer generates a classification of a type of content in the data stream. This classification is sent to an online collaboration application at the client. The client can then adjust the encoding of the data based on the type of content in the data stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Bo Pang, Jianjun Hu, Gang Yang, Yong Yang
  • Electrical system and method for protecting a DC/DC converter
    Patent number: 10811868
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is an electrical system allowing conversion of a direct voltage into another direct voltage, including: a resonant DC-DC converter including an LLC converter circuit, a control unit including: a first module for determining the rms resonance current value from a measurement of the output current, a second module for determining a maximum value of the voltage at the terminals of each resonance capacitor and a minimum value of the voltage at the terminals of each resonance capacitor using rms resonance current value, a comparison module, a disconnection element configured to stop operation of the resonant DC-DC converter in the event of an overload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Valeo Siemens eAutomotive France SAS
    Inventors: Huan Zhou, Gang Yang
  • Non-noble element catalysts and methods for making
    Patent number: 10780419
    Abstract: Disclosed are non-noble element compositions of matter, structures, and methods for producing the catalysts that can catalyze oxygen reduction reactions (ORR). The disclosed composition of matter can be comprised of graphitic carbon doped with nitrogen and associated with one or two kinds of transition metals. The disclosed structure is a three dimensional, porous structure comprised of a plurality of the disclosed compositions of matter. The disclosed structure can be fashioned into an electrode of an electrochemical cell to serve as a diffusion layer and also to catalyze an ORR. Two methods are disclosed for producing the disclosed composition of matter and structure. The first method is comprised of two steps, and the second method is comprised of a single step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Woongchul Choi, Gang Yang, Choongho Yu
  • LARGE ENERGY DENSITY BATTERIES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20200274186
    Abstract: Embodiments of the claimed invention are directed to a device, comprising: an anode that includes a lithiated silicon-based or lithiated carbon-based material or pure lithium metal or metal oxides and a sandwich-type sulfur-based cathode, wherein the anode and the cathode are designed to have porous structures. An additional embodiment of the invention is directed to a scalable method of manufacturing sandwich-type Li—S batteries at a significantly reduced cost compared to traditional methods. An additional embodiment is directed to the use of exfolidated CNT sponges for enlarging the percentage of sulfur in the cathode to have large energy density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Choongho Yu, Gang Yang
  • System and method for registering multi-modality images
    Patent number: 10733746
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system for registering multi-modality images. The method may include: acquiring a first image relating to a registration model, wherein the registration model includes a plurality of reference objects; acquiring a second image relating to the registration model; determining a set of reference points based on the plurality of reference objects; determining a set of mapping data corresponding to the set of reference points in the first image and the second image; and determining one or more registration parameters based on the set of mapping data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gang Yang, Miaoyan Du
  • METHODS FOR FORMING HOLE STRUCTURE IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200243373
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for forming a hole structure in a semiconductor device. The method includes forming a first etch mask over a stack structure, and removing a portion of the stack structure exposed by the first etch mask. The first etch mask may have a first mask opening with a first lateral dimension. The method may also include forming a second etch mask from the first etch mask. The second etch mask may have a second mask opening with a second lateral dimension that is greater than the first lateral dimension. The method may further include removing another portion of the stack structure exposed by the second etch mask to form the hole structure having a first hole portion and a second hole portion connected to and over the first hole portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Gang Yang, Xiang Hui Zhao, Biao Zheng, Zui Xin Zeng, Lianjuan Ren, Jian Dai
  • Prediction Control Method And System For Component Contents In Rare Earth Extraction Process
    Publication number: 20200239982
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a prediction control method and system for component contents in a rare earth extraction process. The prediction control method includes: establishing an Elman neural network model of a rare earth extraction process; obtaining a predicted output value of the rare earth extraction process through the Elman neural network model of the rare earth extraction process; calculating an optimal set value through steady-state optimization; dynamically predicting an extractant flow increment and a detergent flow increment based on the predicted output value and the optimal set value; and controlling component contents in the rare earth extraction process according to the extractant flow increment and the detergent flow increment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: East China Jiaotong University
    Inventors: Hui Yang, Ying Wang, Rongxiu Lu, Jianyong Zhu, Gang Yang
  • Rare earth solution image capture device and method
    Patent number: 10712262
    Abstract: A method and device relate to rare earth solution image capturing, and further relate to the field of rare earth hydrometallurgical process detection technologies. According to an embodiment, a rare earth solution image capture device includes a mixer-settler, a support platform, a camera obscura, a solution collection vessel, a color camera, a light source, a computer, a programmable logic controller, a motor driver, a peristaltic pump, and a conduit pipe. According to another embodiment, the rare earth solution image capture device performs automatic sampling by using the programmable logic controller and may perform detection at any time. An image captured by the color camera may be transmitted to the computer in real time without manual intervention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: EAST CHINA JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Rongxiu Lu, Yunchun Rao, Hui Yang, Jianyong Zhu, Gang Yang
  • ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY CELL HAVING COATED LI-ION BATTERY ANODE AND PROCESS OF COATING SAME
    Publication number: 20200212432
    Abstract: Described is a method to form an anode for a battery pack to power an electric vehicle. The method can include forming a powder mix of a carbonaceous material and a conductive additive. The powder mix can be divided into portions and iteratively added to a carboxymethyl cellulose solution to generate a slurry. The slurry can be dispensed onto a face of a conductive film. Also described is a battery cell for a battery pack to power an electric vehicle. The battery cell can have a housing and at least one anode coupled with the housing. Each anode can have a conductive film forming the anode surface. Each anode can have a coating disposed on the conductive film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Gang Yang, Ying Liu, Yifan Tang
  • LITHIUM-METAL FREE ANODE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE SOLID STATE BATTERIES
    Publication number: 20200161655
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods of storing electrical energy for electric vehicles are provided. A battery pack can be disposed in an electric vehicle to power the electric vehicle. A battery cell can be arranged in the battery pack. The battery cell can have a housing. The housing can define a cavity within the housing. The battery cell can have a solid electrolyte arranged within the cavity. The battery cell can have a cathode disposed within the cavity along a first side of the solid electrolyte. The battery cell can have an anode. The anode can have a carbon nanotube structure. The anode can be disposed within the cavity along the second side of the solid electrolyte and separated from the cathode by the solid electrolyte. The carbon nanotube structure can have pores. The pores can be deposited with electrolyte material to retain lithium material received via the solid electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Gang Yang, Ying Liu, Yifan Tang
  • LITHIUM-METAL FREE ANODE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE SOLID STATE BATTERIES
    Publication number: 20200161656
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods of storing electrical energy for electric vehicles are provided. A battery pack can be disposed in an electric vehicle to power the electric vehicle. A battery cell can be arranged in the battery pack. The battery cell can have a housing. The housing can define a cavity within the housing. The battery cell can have a solid electrolyte arranged within the cavity. The battery cell can have a cathode disposed within the cavity along a first side of the solid electrolyte. The battery cell can have an anode. The anode can have a carbon nanotube structure. The anode can be disposed within the cavity along the second side of the solid electrolyte and separated from the cathode by the solid electrolyte. The carbon nanotube structure can have pores. The pores can be deposited with electrolyte material to retain lithium material received via the solid electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Gang Yang, Ying Liu, Yifan Tang
  • Integrated Electric Booster braking system with Pedal Force Compensation Function
    Publication number: 20200148186
    Abstract: An integrated electric booster braking system with a pedal force compensation function, comprising a booster motor, a first gear, a second gear, a lead screw, a brake master cylinder, a pedal push rod, a master cylinder push rod, a fluid storage tank, a hydraulic control unit and an electric control unit, wherein first gear and second gear are assembled in a housing, first gear is engaged with the second gear, the booster motor is connected with the first gear and drives the first gear to rotate, the first gear drives the second gear to rotate during rotation, the second gear is in threaded connection with the lead screw, the second gear drives the lead screw to move during rotation, the lead screw is of a hollow structure, and the rear end of the lead screw is abutted with the front end of a first piston in the brake master cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Bing Zhu, Yihan Zhang, Jian Zhao, Zhicheng Chen, Lun Li, Xiaotong Guo, Xiaowen Tao, Zhiwei Wang, Zhipeng Bao, Gang Yang
  • MIST REMOVING DEVICE, CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF, MIST REMOVING SYSTEM AND CONTROL ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20200154527
    Abstract: A mist removing device, a controlling method thereof a mist removing system and a control element are provided, which relate to the field of mist removing technology. The mist removing device includes power supply module, electrode array and insulating layer. Electrode array and insulating layer are arranged on substrate in stacked manner in direction away from substrate. Orthographic projection of insulating layer onto substrate covers orthographic projection of electrode array onto substrate. Power supply module is connected with electrode array. Power supply module is configured to supply power to electrode array such that electrode array forms electric field to cause droplets in mist to converge under action of electric field, where mist is formed on side of insulating layer away from substrate. Mist on surface of substrate can be effectively removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicants: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chuanhui MA, Yong SONG, Jun LONG, Gang YANG, Tianyu XU, Weipeng HAN
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING A DC/DC CONVERTER
    Publication number: 20200144810
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is an electrical system allowing conversion of a direct voltage into another direct voltage, including: a resonant DC-DC converter including an LLC converter circuit, a control unit including: a first module for determining the rms resonance current value from a measurement of the output current, a second module for determining a maximum value of the voltage at the terminals of each resonance capacitor and a minimum value of the voltage at the terminals of each resonance capacitor using rms resonance current value, a comparison module, a disconnection element configured to stop operation of the resonant DC-DC converter in the event of an overload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Huan Zhou, Gang Yang
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ATTENUATION CORRECTION
    Publication number: 20200126231
    Abstract: A method include obtaining at least one first PET image of a subject acquired by a PET scanner and at least one first MR image of the subject acquired by an MR scanner. The method may also include obtaining a target neural network model. The target neural network model may provide a mapping relationship between PET images, MR images, and corresponding attenuation correction data, and output attenuation correction data associated with a specific PET image of the PET images. The method may further include generating first attenuation correction data corresponding to the subject using the target neural network model based on the at least one first PET image and the at least one first MR image of the subject, and determining a target PET image of the subject based on the first attenuation correction data corresponding to the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Lingzhi HU, Tuoyu CAO, Gang YANG, Yang LYU