Patents by Inventor Hui Zhou

Hui Zhou 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: 11704487
    Abstract: A system and a method for training an inference model using a computing device. The method includes: providing a text-to-vector converter; providing the inference model and pre-training the inference model using labeled fashion entries; providing non-labeled fashion entries; separating each of the non-labeled fashion entries into a target image and target text; converting the target text into a category vector and an attribute vector using the text-to-vector converter; processing the target image using the inference model to obtain processed target image and target image label; comparing the category vector to the target image label; when the category vector matches the target image label, updating the target image label based on the category vector and the attribute vector to obtain updated label; and retraining the inference model using the processed target image and the updated label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignees: BEIJING JINGDONG SHANGKE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., JD.COM AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shanglin Yang, Hui Zhou
  • Publication number: 20230204296
    Abstract: A sinusoidal corrugated tube-type spiral wounded heat exchanger suitable for FLNG, wherein a top of an outer cylinder has a shell-side refrigerant inlet and a bottom thereof has a shell-side refrigerant outlet; a sinusoidal corrugated tube-type liquid distributor is below the shell-side refrigerant inlet, a first sinusoidal corrugated winding tube bundle and a second sinusoidal corrugated winding tube bundle, which are heat exchanger tubes with a sinusoidal wave shape, are inside the outer cylinder, and peaks and troughs of the first sinusoidal corrugated winding tube bundle and the second sinusoidal corrugated winding tube bundle are in staggered correspondence one by one from top to bottom; a sinusoidal corrugated tube-type liquid distributor includes a one-into-two-type tube, a two-into-four-type tube, two sinusoidal corrugated tube-type liquid distribution tubes from top to bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM (EAST CHINA)
    Inventors: Hui HAN, Yuxing LI, Jianlu ZHU, Chongzheng SUN, Cuiwei LIU, Qihui HU, Wuchang WANG, Xinran YU, Liang LIU, Guocong WANG, Hui ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20230206399
    Abstract: Systems and techniques provide for low-latency, full-frequency noise filtering of images through the use of an image-scaling-based filtering technique, or “multiscale filtering technique”, that can provide filtering for low, medium, and/or high frequencies for one or more components of an image, such that the different resolution scales at each level of the multiscale filtering technique provides a larger receptive field for a denoising process employed at each level than a conventional denoising framework. This multiscale filtering includes receiving an input image to be filtered and then performing a multiscale filtering process in which an input image is, at different resolution scales, denoised, downscaled, upscaled, and fused with a result of a lower resolution scale, to generate a filtered image. This may include temporarily buffering intermediate image data for some of the resolution scales at a memory using direct memory access (DMA) operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: YongMei Dong, Hui Zhou, ZhongFei Dong, Tsung-Han Chiang
  • Publication number: 20230186427
    Abstract: A method and processing device for image demosaicing is provided. The processing device comprises memory and a processor. The processor is configured to, for a pixel of a Bayer image which filters an acquired image using three color components, determine directional color difference weightings in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction, determine a color difference between the first color component and the second color component and a color difference between the second color component and the third color component based on the directional color difference weightings, interpolate a color value of the pixel from the one color component and the color differences and provide a color image for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Linwei Yu, Jiangli Ye, Yang Ling, Hui Zhou
  • Publication number: 20230167715
    Abstract: A method including precipitating a precipitate including one or more divalent cation carbonates from a solution including the divalent cation of each of the one or more divalent cation carbonates, and storing at least a portion of the precipitate downhole by placing the at least the portion of the precipitate downhole via a well. Precipitating can include contacting the solution with a gas, such as atmospheric air, including carbon dioxide (CO2). The method can further include separating the precipitate from the solution, and forming a slurry including the at least a portion of the precipitate. Placing the at least the portion of the precipitate downhole via the well can include pumping the slurry downhole via the well. A system is also provided. Via the system and method, CO2 can be sequestered downhole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Hui ZHOU, William Walter SHUMWAY
  • Patent number: 11655595
    Abstract: An adjustable device for railway to cross active faults is provided to fix a rail and a sleeper, including: a fastener mounting base, disposed between the rail and sleeper; clamping pipes, disposed between the fastener mounting base and the sleeper, the sleeper is provided with a through groove, and the clamping pipes are detachably fixed inside the through groove; control parts, disposed on an inner wall of the clamping pipes, each of the control parts is configured to detect lateral pressures between the fastener mounting base and corresponding one of the clamping pipes, thereby to separate the corresponding one of the clamping pipes from the through groove, the device ensures that the rail will not produce bending deformations after the lateral dislocation of the bottom layer during earthquake events, and ensure that a train or rail repair vehicle can pass at a low speed after earthquake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Songfeng Guo, Shengwen Qi, Manchao He, Hui Zhou, Yu Zou, Zhiqing Li, Lihui Li, Bowen Zheng, Jinxuan Li, Guangming Luo, Fengjiao Tang, Weiluan Wen
  • Publication number: 20230151139
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a curing agent comprising a polyetheramine, a tertiary amine substantially free of an aromatic tertiary amine and glycerin. The curing agent may be combined with an epoxy resin to form a curable composition which is capable of being applied to a substrate and cured to form a cured article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Wei-Yang Su, Hui Zhou
  • Patent number: 11650355
    Abstract: A planar lens (100) and a manufacturing method for a planar lens (100) relate to the technical field of lenses, the planar lens (100) being a focusing lens and comprising an acoustic soft material tangible structure (110) and a cover layer (120), the acoustic soft material tangible structure (110) comprises a plurality of combination lenses (130) located in the same plane, each combination lens (130) comprises a circular part (131) and a plurality of concentric annular parts (132) which are continuously arranged around the circular part (131), the thicknesses of each two adjacent annular parts (132) in each combination lens (130) are different, and the thickness of each annular part (132) is related to the focal length of the respective combination lens (130); and the cover layer (120) covers the outer surface of the acoustic soft material tangible structure (110) to form the planar lens (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN INSTITUTES OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hairong Zheng, Xiangxiang Xia, Feiyan Cai, Manzhu Ke, Hui Zhou, Fei Li, Di Xu, Yongchuan Li
  • Patent number: 11649391
    Abstract: Provided are compositions and methods that use a true crystallization temperature reduction additive in the aqueous internal phase. An example method may comprise providing an oil-based treatment fluid in the form of an invert emulsion comprising an aqueous internal phase and an oil external phase. The aqueous internal phase may include a bromide brine and a true crystallization temperature reduction additive, wherein the bromide brine has a density of about 14.2 lbs/gal or greater. The method may further include placing the oil-based treatment fluid into a wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Paul Deville, Hui Zhou, Chesnee Lae Davis, Catherine Martin Santos
  • Patent number: 11649399
    Abstract: A method includes providing a treatment fluid including a strong acid precursor defined by the structure: where X is independently selected from fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine; where each of R1, R2, and R3 is independently selected from a hydrogen, X, and a C1 to C10 hydrocarbon chain; and where the electron withdrawing group (EWG) is independently selected from a carboxylic acid, carboxylate salt, or carboxylate ester, an orthoester, a sulfonic acid, sulfonate salt, or ester, a phosphonic acid, phosphonate salt, or phosphonate ester, a nitrate, or a cyanide; where Y is hydrogen, a cation, or a C1 to C10 hydrocarbon chain; and wherein each R? is independently is independently selected from a hydrogen, X, and a C1 to C10 hydrocarbon chain. The method also includes introducing the treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Hui Zhou, William Cecil Pearl, Jr., William Walter Shumway
  • Publication number: 20230146972
    Abstract: The application provides a battery management method and a power supply system. The battery management method includes: providing the power supply system comprising a power supply device and a plurality of battery systems connected in parallel, the power supply device electrically configured to control the charging or discharging of each of the plurality of battery systems connected to each of the plurality of battery systems; detecting an actual voltage of each battery system; controlling the start of battery systems with a low actual voltage for charging or discharging; and controlling the start of battery systems with a high actual voltage after the actual voltage of each battery system is balanced. The battery systems are directly controlled by the power supply device when connected in parallel to the power supply system, such that unlimited capacity expansion may be realized without redesigning the battery systems or adding a BMS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Weiguo SHEN, Zucheng LIU, Hui ZHOU, Zhiqiang GAO, Yinhui YANG
  • Publication number: 20230142443
    Abstract: A method includes providing a treatment fluid including a strong acid precursor defined by the structure: where X is independently selected from fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine; where each of R1, R2, and R3 is independently selected from a hydrogen, X, and a C1 to C10 hydrocarbon chain; and where the electron withdrawing group (EWG) is independently selected from a carboxylic acid, carboxylate salt, or carboxylate ester, an orthoester, a sulfonic acid, sulfonate salt, or ester, a phosphonic acid, phosphonate salt, or phosphonate ester, a nitrate, or a cyanide; where Y is hydrogen, a cation, or a C1 to C10 hydrocarbon chain; and wherein each R? is independently is independently selected from a hydrogen, X, and a C1 to C10 hydrocarbon chain. The method also includes introducing the treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Hui ZHOU, William Cecil PEARL, JR., William Walter SHUMWAY
  • Publication number: 20230136280
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of earphone and provides to an active noise reduction earphone. The active noise reduction earphone includes an earphone shell, a speaker, a sound outlet mouth, a first feedback digital microphone, a second feedback digital microphone and a sound collecting channel. Herein, the speaker divides the earphone shell into the front speaker cavity and the back speaker cavity; the sound outlet mouth is arranged to be faced to the speaker to output the sound emitted by the speaker; the first feedback digital microphone is arranged at the first noise reduction sound collecting hole preset in the back speaker cavity to collect external ambient noise; the sound in the ear canal is collected through the sound collecting channel, and the second feedback digital microphone isolates the sound collecting channel from the front speaker cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Newline Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junxin Deng, Hui Zhou
  • Patent number: 11624019
    Abstract: Compositions with modified tannins can be used in wellbore operations. A composition can include an oil, a modified tannin, a dimer fatty acid, an aqueous liquid, and an emulsifier, where the material is injectable into a wellbore. The modified tannin may be treated with a primary amine, secondary amine, tertiary amine, or quaternary amine. The compositions may be used as drilling fluids having enhanced yield point and fluid loss control properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: William Walter Shumway, Hui Zhou
  • Publication number: 20230099008
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tunnel protection structure suitable for active fault areas and high ground stress areas, and relates to the technical field of tunnel engineering construction. The tunnel protection structure comprises at least one protection unit, wherein a plurality of protection units are sequentially connected and distributed along the axial direction of a tunnel, and the protection units comprise a radial protection ring and two axial protection rings which are fixedly arranged between a lining structure and surrounding rock and are distributed along the axial direction of the tunnel; the radial protection ring comprises a plurality of radial buffer energy consumption layers which are sequentially sleeved along the radial direction of the tunnel; and the axial protection ring comprises a plurality of axial buffer energy consumption layers which are sequentially and fixedly connected along the axial direction of the tunnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Bowen ZHENG, Shengwen QI, Yongshuang ZHANG, Songfeng GUO, Manchao HE, Hui ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20230093933
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that provide low latency augmented reality architecture for camera enabled devices. Systems and methods of communication between system components are presented that use a hybrid communication protocol. Techniques include communications between system components that involve one-way transactions. A hardware message controller is disclosed that controls out-buffers and in-buffers to facilitate the hybrid communication protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Hui Zhou, Guhan Krishnan, Dong ZhongFei
  • Publication number: 20230078038
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for servicing a wellbore and, in certain embodiments, to the use of compositions in a wellbore to mitigate lost circulation. In some embodiments, the methods include providing a treatment fluid that includes an aqueous base fluid, a lost circulation material, and a rheology modifier that includes a nanocellulose material; introducing the treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation including a loss zone; and allowing the treatment fluid to rapidly defluidize in the loss zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Paul Deville, Hui Zhou
  • Publication number: 20230078413
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a curing agent comprising a polyetheramine, a tertiary amine and an alkanolamine. The curing agent may be combined with an epoxy resin to form a curable composition which is capable of being applied to a substrate and cured to form a cured article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Wei-Yang SU, Hui ZHOU
  • Patent number: 11598210
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tunnel protection structure suitable for active fault areas and high ground stress areas, and relates to the technical field of tunnel engineering construction. The tunnel protection structure comprises at least one protection unit, wherein a plurality of protection units are sequentially connected and distributed along the axial direction of a tunnel, and the protection units comprise a radial protection ring and two axial protection rings which are fixedly arranged between a lining structure and surrounding rock and are distributed along the axial direction of the tunnel; the radial protection ring comprises a plurality of radial buffer energy consumption layers which are sequentially sleeved along the radial direction of the tunnel; and the axial protection ring comprises a plurality of axial buffer energy consumption layers which are sequentially and fixedly connected along the axial direction of the tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Bowen Zheng, Shengwen Qi, Yongshuang Zhang, Songfeng Guo, Manchao He, Hui Zhou
  • Publication number: 20230069246
    Abstract: A clove essential oil Pickering emulsion-based coating preservative, and a preparation method and use thereof. Preparing a 20 mg/ml zein solution with ethanol and a zein powder, preparing a 0.4 mg/ml to 6 mg/ml sodium caseinate solution with ultrapure water and sodium caseinate, and conducting magnetic stirring overnight; adding the zein solution dropwise into the sodium caseinate solution, and conducting magnetic stirring; conducting evaporation on the ethanol in the zein solution, and replacing evaporated ethanol with the ultrapure water; adding a clove essential oil, and conducting high-speed homogenization for 3 min to obtain a clove essential oil Pickering emulsion; and preparing a 1.5% w/v to 2% w/v chitosan solution with 1% v/v acetic acid and chitosan, adding the clove essential oil Pickering emulsion to the chitosan solution, conducting high-speed homogenization for 3 min, and conducting ultrasonic defoaming for 30 min to obtain the clove essential oil Pickering emulsion-based coating preservative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Baocai Xu, Zhaoming Wang, Lu Hua, Jieying Deng, Hui Zhou