Patents by Inventor Hao Zhu

Hao Zhu 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).

  • Patent number: 10870854
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include compositions and methods related to certain siRNA compositions for the treatment of cancer. In specific embodiments, siRNAs are employed for treatment of cancer, including at least liver cancer. Therapeutic methods, compositions, and kits are encompassed in the disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Hao Zhu, Shuyuan Zhang
  • Patent number: 10866129
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vibration-type sensor for measuring the density and/or the mass flow rate of a medium, having at least one first oscillator, the sensor including: a curved first measuring tube; a curved second measuring tube; at least one first elastic vibration coupler that couples the first measuring tube and the second measuring tube to each; and at least one exciter for exciting oscillator vibrations in a bending vibration mode. The oscillator has a first oscillator resonant frequency for when the measuring tubes vibrate approximately in phase in the bending vibration mode and a greater second oscillator resonant frequency for when the measuring tubes vibrate approximately in counterphase in the bending vibration mode. The first and second measuring tubes have resonant frequencies differing from their arithmetic mean by no more than 8%, no more than 4%, no more than 2% or no more than 1%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Hao Zhu, Alfred Rieder, Ennio Bitto, Gerhard Eckert
  • Publication number: 20200367613
    Abstract: A wristband can comfortably secure an electronic device, such as a wristwatch or fitness/health tracking device, to a wrist of a user. The wristband can include a number of magnets that allow the wristband to be magnetically coupled to itself when folded over or when separate band portions are overlapping. The magnets can include a polymer mixed with a magnetic material to provide magnetic properties and flexibility. The magnets can be joined together by a continuous support structure that extends through opposing pairs of the magnets. The support structure can provide substantial and ability as well as tensile strength. The magnets and the support structure can be surrounded by a flexible cover to protect the components within.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Zaki MOUSTAFA, Qigen JI, Caitlin M. MCLAIN, Clayton J MCCOY, Hao ZHU, Hsiang Hung CHEN, Stephen E. DEY, Fernando F. CUNHA
  • Patent number: 10845227
    Abstract: A Coriolis mass flow measuring device and/or density measuring device, comprising: at least two measuring tubes which extend mirror symmetrically to a first mirror plane; at least one exciter mechanism and at least one sensor arrangement for exciting and registering measuring tube oscillations; two terminally located collectors for joining the measuring tubes; a support body for connecting the collectors; and a number of plate-shaped couplers for pairwise connecting of the measuring tubes for forming an oscillator. The measuring tube centerlines of the measuring tubes have two oppositely bent sections and an intermediately lying straight section. The second bent section is arranged on the side of the straight section away from the second mirror plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Hao Zhu, Alfred Rieder, Gerhard Eckert, Ennio Bitto
  • Patent number: 10814589
    Abstract: An item may be formed from layers of material such as leatherboard layers. A leatherboard layer may include fibrous natural material such as leather or paper embedded in polymer. Portions of the leatherboard layer can be locally modified by incorporation of filler material with desired properties. The filler material may include magnetic particles, conductive particles, or other material. By incorporating the filler material in localized portions of the leatherboard layer, integral electrodes or magnets may be formed. The leatherboard layer may also include embedded circuitry. Items such as enclosures and other items may be formed from the leatherboard layer. The leatherboard layer in an item may include locally modified regions such as magnet regions that are configured to form a closure or other structures that interact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy W. Scales, Whitney D. Mattson, Benjamin A. Stevenson, Linda D. Benavente-Notaro, Nicholas R. Trincia, William H. Chui, Hao Zhu
  • Publication number: 20200319007
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a Coriolis mass flow meter including two measuring tube pairs each having two measuring tubes mounted as to oscillate relative to one another and have a bending vibration excitation mode of different excitation mode natural frequencies, each pair having an electrodynamic exciter and a vibration sensor pair including a first inlet-side vibration sensor and a first outlet-side vibration sensor, and further includes a circuit configured to determine phase difference-dependent mass flow measurement values, wherein a difference deviation between a first relative signal amplitude difference of sensor signals having the first excitation mode natural frequency and a second relative signal amplitude difference of sensor signals having the second excitation mode natural frequency is not more than a tolerance value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventor: Hao Zhu
  • Patent number: 10798334
    Abstract: This application discloses an image processing system, an image display method, a display device, and a storage medium, which belongs to the field of display technology. The method includes: acquiring a first resolution supported by a display panel currently installed in the display device; identifying a second resolution of pending image data input by a video source to the image processing system; determining a target data processing module in at least two data processing modules; retrieving the target data processing module to process the pending image data to obtain target image data; and outputting the target image data to the display panel. Since at least two data processing modules are provided in the image processing system, the image processing system may be compatible with display panels having at least two resolutions, which effectively improves the compatibility of the image display system. This application is used in display devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Zhang, Jieqiong Wang, Ming Chen, Hao Zhu, Luqiang Guo
  • Patent number: 10789908
    Abstract: A refresh rate adjustment method and circuit, a display device, and a storage medium, which pertains to the field of display technologies. The method includes acquiring a current driving refresh rate of a driving apparatus; determining whether the driving refresh rate is less than a driving refresh rate threshold; in response to the driving refresh rate being less than the driving refresh rate threshold, adjusting a display refresh rate of a display device, so that an adjusted display refresh rate is P times the driving refresh rate, and the adjusted display refresh rate is greater than the driving refresh rate threshold, where P is an integer greater than one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hao Zhu, Xin Duan, Xibin Shao, Ming Chen, Jieqiong Wang, Yifang Chu, Chengqi Zhou
  • Patent number: 10768034
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a measurement sensor of the vibrational type for measuring the density and/or the mass flow of a medium, including: two oscillators; an exciter for stimulating oscillator vibrations; and two vibration sensors, wherein the first oscillator includes first and second measuring tubes and a first resilient vibration coupler for coupling the measuring tubes, wherein the second oscillator includes third and fourth measuring tubes and a second resilient vibration coupler for coupling the third and fourth measuring tubes, wherein perpendicularly to a measuring tube transverse plane a measurement sensor longitudinal plane extends between the third and the fourth measuring tube, wherein the first and third measuring tube relative to a measurement sensor longitudinal plane are in mirror symmetry relative to one another, and wherein the second and fourth measuring tube relative to the measurement sensor longitudinal plane are in mirror symmetry relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Hao Zhu, Alfred Rieder, Ennio Bitto, Gerhard Eckert
  • Publication number: 20200278230
    Abstract: The Coriolis flowmeter according to the present disclosure includes: a measuring sensor including a bent measuring tube mirror-symmetrical with respect to a transverse plane, wherein a measuring tube center line runs in a longitudinal plane oriented perpendicular to the transverse plane, wherein an equatorial surface runs perpendicular to the longitudinal plane along the measuring tube center line; an exciter for exciting measuring tube bending vibrations; a first pair of vibration sensors for capturing the bending vibrations of the measuring tube; and an operating and evaluation circuit for driving the exciter, for capturing signals from the vibration sensors, and for determining a mass flow measured value, wherein the measuring sensor has a second pair of vibration sensors, which are arranged in a mirror-symmetrical manner with respect to the transverse plane, wherein the first pair of vibration sensors is separated from the second pair of vibration sensors by the equatorial surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Hao Zhu, Alfred Rieder
  • Publication number: 20200278231
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mass flow meter according to the Coriolis principle, comprising two measuring tube pairs which have different usage mode natural frequencies, an exciter for exciting flexural vibrations and a vibration sensor pair for detecting flexural vibrations; and comprising a circuit for driving the exciters and for detecting signals of the vibration sensors, for determining flow-dependent phase differences between the signals of the inlet-side and outlet-side vibration sensors and for determining mass flow measurement values based on the flow-dependent phase differences, wherein the circuit is configured to perform, when determining the mass flow measurement values based on the flow-dependent phase differences, a zero-point correction for the first measuring tube pair and/or the second measuring tube pair using signal amplitude ratios of the measuring tube pairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventor: Hao Zhu
  • Publication number: 20200271494
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining a physical parameter of a liquid containing gas in the form of suspended bubbles by means of a measuring transducer with an excitable measuring tube serving for guiding the liquid in bending oscillation modes of various eigenfrequencies, includes steps as follows: ascertaining the eigenfrequencies of the f1-mode and the f3-mode; ascertaining preliminary density values for the gas-containing liquid guided in the measuring tube based on the eigenfrequencies of the f1-mode and the f3-mode; ascertaining a value for the velocity of sound of the gas-containing liquid guided in the measuring tube, and/or ascertaining, as a function of the velocity of sound and the eigenfrequency of a mode, at least one correction term and/or density error for the preliminary density value, which was ascertained based on the eigenfrequency of the mode, for determining a corrected density measured value; and/or a correction term for a preliminary mass flow value for determining a corrected mass flow measured
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Hao Zhu, Alfred Rieder
  • Patent number: 10746857
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for correcting measuring errors of a long-distance scanning laser radar, comprising: S1, establishing a measuring model and acquiring a positional relationship between a measured point and a coordinate origin; S2, acquiring an actual positional relationship between the measured point and a laser radar and establishing error models of three major error sources; S3, performing a sub-parameter measuring experiment on the laser radar to acquire major sample data of the three major error sources; S4, analyzing probability density distribution of the three major error sources with a statistical method to obtain error correction samples of the three major error sources in a three-dimensional coordinate system; S5, acquiring three-dimensional coordinate samples according to the error correction samples of the three major error sources and the measuring model; and S6, correcting a three-dimensional coordinate measuring point in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: Beijing Aerospace Institute for Metrology and Measurement Technology, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
    Inventors: Ke Liu, Yinxiao Miao, Jincheng Song, Zengyu Sun, Lizhen Guo, Hao Zhu
  • Publication number: 20200257399
    Abstract: A data transmission method, a chip, a controller, and a display device. The method is applied to a target driving chip in the display device. The display device includes a controller (01), a plurality of driving chips (02), and an in-cell touch display panel (03). The target driving chip is one of the plurality of driving chips (02). The target driving chip is respectively connected to the controller (01) and the in-cell touch display panel (03). The method includes: receiving state data acquired by the in-cell touch display panel, the state data being configured to reflect a working state of the in-cell touch display panel; and sending return data to the controller, the return data including the state data which includes control data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Zhijie Guo, Ming Chen, Jieqiong Wang, Xin Duan, Hsin-Chung Lo, Hao Zhu
  • Publication number: 20200241598
    Abstract: Electronic devices and accessory devices for electronic devices are described. In some instances, an accessory device includes a keyboard and a cover rotatable with respect to the keyboard. In some instances, an accessory device includes a back panel and a foldable cover rotatable with respect to the back panel. These accessory devices may include several magnetic elements designed to magnetically couple with, and retain, an electronic device without any additional mechanical or other interlocking devices. In this regard, the magnetic elements in the accessory devices provide an external magnetic field sufficiently strong enough to retain the electronic device, and can counter gravitational forces and/or the weight of the electronic device. However, some accessory devices include additional magnetic elements that provide an external magnetic field that repels magnetic elements in the electronic device. Also, the magnetic elements may also be used to hold different sections of the accessory device together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Hao ZHU, Yang ZHOU, Thomas R. MATZINGER, Guangtao ZHANG, Ming YU, Jaime G. CHAVEZ RUIZ GARZA, Florence W. OW, James A. STRYKER, Travis C. PEDLEY, Melody L. KUNA, Taylor Harrison GILBERT
  • Patent number: 10724883
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for ascertaining a physical parameter of a gas using a measuring transducer having a measuring tube for conveying the gas, wherein the measuring tube is excitable to execute bending oscillations of different modes and eigenfrequencies, the method includes: ascertaining the eigenfrequency of the f1-mode and f3-mode; ascertaining preliminary density values for the gas based on the eigenfrequencies of the f1-mode and f3-mode; ascertaining a value for the velocity of sound of the gas, and/or, dependent on the velocity of sound and the eigenfrequency of a mode, at least one correcting term and/or density error for the preliminary density value; and/or a correcting term for a preliminary mass flow value for determining a corrected mass flow measured value based on the first preliminary density value, the second preliminary density value, the eigenfrequencies of the f1-mode and f3-mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Hao Zhu, Alfred Rieder, Gerhard Eckert
  • Patent number: 10725515
    Abstract: Embodiments describe a receiving element that includes a ferromagnetic structure axially symmetrical around a central axis disposed along a length of the ferromagnetic structure. The ferromagnetic structure includes a groove region defining two end regions on opposing sides of the groove region, where the groove region has a smaller length than the two end regions. The receiving element also includes an inductor coil wound about the groove region of the ferromagnetic structure and in between the two end regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Blake R. Marshall, Florence W. Ow, Joel N. Ruscher, Liquan Tan, Aidan N. Zimmerman, Reza Nasiri Mahalati, Hao Zhu, Qigen Ji, Madhusudanan Keezhveedi Sampath, Nan Liu, Robert Scritzky, Gianpaolo Lisi
  • Patent number: 10718648
    Abstract: A method for determining density and/or mass flow of a compressible medium with a measuring transducer of vibration-type having at least two oscillators, each including a pair of measuring tubes, wherein the pairs of measuring tubes are arranged for parallel flow, wherein the two oscillators have mutually independent oscillator oscillations with mutually differing eigenfrequencies for corresponding oscillation modes. The method includes steps of determining the values of the eigenfrequencies of at least two different oscillator oscillations, determining at least two preliminary density measured values based on the values of the eigenfrequencies, and determining a correction term for one of the preliminary density measured values and/or for a preliminary measured value of flow based on the preliminary density measured values and the values of the eigenfrequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Hao Zhu, Alfred Rieder
  • Patent number: 10718067
    Abstract: Items such as fabric-based items may include magnetic strands. Magnetic strands may be formed using extrusion equipment. To form single component magnetic strands, first and second feed hoppers may respectively feed a base polymer and a magnet masterbatch to an extruder. The magnet masterbatch may include particles of a rare-earth alloy or other magnetic materials in a polymer blend. The extruder may push the base polymer and magnet masterbatch through a spinneret. To form bicomponent magnetic strands, a first extruder may push a base polymer and magnet masterbatch through a first set of openings in a spinneret, while a second extruder may push an additional polymer through a second set of openings in the spinneret. Bicomponent magnetic strands may have a magnetic core and non-magnetic sheath, may have a non-magnetic core and magnetic sheath, or may have other suitable configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Liming Wang, Hao Zhu, Rimple Bhatia
  • Publication number: 20200227006
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a compensation method, compensation device, and a display device. The compensation method includes: adjusting charging time for multiple areas of the display screen so that the charging time for each area is positively related to a distance from the area to a data voltage input terminal; comparing a first grayscale value before compensation of a sub-pixel in an i-th row and j-th column with a second grayscale value input to a sub-pixel in an (i?1)-th row and j-th column; searching a corresponding grayscale compensation parameter from a grayscale compensation parameter table according to the first grayscale value and the second grayscale value; compensating the first grayscale value by the grayscale compensation parameter to obtain a third grayscale value; and inputting the third grayscale value to the sub-pixel in the i-th row and j-th column for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Xing YAO, Mingfu HAN, Guangliang SHANG, Hao ZHU, Yifang CHU, Yunsik IM