Patents by Inventor Jian an Wang

Jian an Wang 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).

  • Forming iron nitride hard magnetic materials using chemical vapor deposition or liquid phase epitaxy
    Patent number: 10358716
    Abstract: A hard magnetic material includes ?? Fe16N2. In some examples, the hard magnetic material may be formed by a technique utilizing chemical vapor deposition or liquid phase epitaxy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Yanfeng Jiang
  • BARRAGE MESSAGE PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20190222792
    Abstract: Approaches presented herein enable displaying a barrage message. Specifically, one or more objects and location information for each object in a frame of a video are identified. A barrage message to be displayed in the frame of the video is obtained. The barrage message is displayed without covering any object in the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Xiao Cao Cao, Yu Huang, Yuan Jin, Chengyu Peng, Yin Qian, Xiao Rui Shao, Jian Jun Wang
  • Composite free magnetic layers
    Patent number: 10354709
    Abstract: A magnetic device may include a composite free layer that includes a first sub-layer comprising at least one of a Co-based alloy, a Fe-based alloy, or a Heusler alloy; a second sub-layer comprising at least one of a Co-based alloy, a Fe-based alloy, or a Heusler alloy; and an intermediate sub-layer between the first sub-layer and the second sub-layer. The composite free layer exhibits a magnetic easy axis oriented out of a plane of the composite free layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Junyang Chen, Mo Li
  • ACCELERATING AND MAINTAINING LARGE-SCALE CLOUD DEPLOYMENT
    Publication number: 20190213044
    Abstract: A deployment specification for implementing a requested cloud service is received by a server. A resource pool is queried by the server for available resources required by the deployment specifications. The resource pool includes a plurality of pre-configured resources for implementing one or more cloud services. A first resource required by the deployment specification is determined to be available within the resource pool. First resource metadata associated with the first resource is requested from a database. The resource metadata includes a resource identifier and a resource type of the first resource. The resource metadata associated with the first resource is received from the database. The first resource is deployed from the resource pool according to the deployment specification to implement the requested cloud service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Xue Xiang Cui, Bin Gu, Jian Qiu Wang, Gong Zhang, WuMi Zhong
  • REAL-TIME STREAMING SYSTEM FOR MACHINE
    Publication number: 20190213843
    Abstract: A real-time streaming system for a machine is provided, including at least one camera, being adapted for shooting a real-time image of the machine, the machine being adapted for being remote controlled by an player; a cloud processing unit, being communicated with the at least one camera and adapted for communicable with the machine through an internet, the cloud processing unit including an image server, the image server being adapted for being communicable with a plurality of viewer ends through the internet so that the plurality of viewer ends receive the real-time image; wherein the machine provides a peer-to-peer network (P2P) connection, the player receives the real-time image from the at least one camera in the peer-to-peer network (P2P) connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Jian-Hong Wang
  • Embedded mask patterning process for fabricating magnetic media and other structures
    Patent number: 10347467
    Abstract: In some examples, a method including depositing a functional layer over a substrate; depositing a granular layer over the functional layer, the granular layer including a first material defining a plurality of grains separated by a second material defining grain boundaries of the plurality of grains; removing the second material from the granular layer such that the plurality of grains of the granular layer define a hard mask layer on the functional layer; and removing, via reactive ion etching with a carrier gas, portions of the functional layer not masked by the hard mask layer, wherein the carrier gas comprises a gas with an atomic number less than an atomic number of argon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Patrick Quarterman, Jianxin Zhu
  • System and method for audio dubbing and translation of a video
    Patent number: 10339973
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for converting a first language of a soundtrack of a person speaking in a video to a second language. The method defines an outline of a shape of a mouth opening of the person speaking a syllable of a word of the first language in the video at a given start time by selecting a predetermined number of points along a border of the mouth opening defined by the lips. A length of the spoken syllable is also measured and one or more adjacent syllables are combined to create a word. The word is translated into synonym words in the second language, the best fit synonym word is selected that most closely matches the mouth shape of the first language word, and a mouth shape adjustment script is applied to fine tune the mouth shape of the best fit synonym word.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan Jin, Cheng Yu Peng, Yin Qian, Xiao Rui Shao, Jian Jun Wang
  • BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION
    Publication number: 20190188364
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for biometric authentication. Texture data of an object associated with a user is acquired. The texture data comprises one or more texture images of the object and one or more corresponding pressure indicators indicating pressures under which the respective texture images are collected. The acquired texture data is then verified to authenticate the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jian Jun WANG, Chao Xing ZHOU, Shuai CAO, Yiping QU, Yue WANG
  • Control Valve
    Publication number: 20190186775
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a control valve comprising a first valve assembly between an inlet and an outlet. The first valve assembly comprises: a valve seat fixed relative to the valve body with an opening in a sidewall; a slider rotating inside the valve seat to block the opening, but stationary in an axial direction; a regulating valve plug with an opening at one end, surrounding the valve seat and movable in the axial direction to block the opening in the sidewall of the valve seat; and a first valve stem connected to the slider and to the regulating valve plug, the first valve stem having one end extending out of the valve body. A first overlap between the slider and the opening and a second overlap of the plug and the opening are changed by movement of the first valve stem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Siemens Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Lei Wang, Zuo Hui Ren, Jian Hui Wang, Fu Lai Zhong, Fang Zhao, Ping Zhang, Xiao Xiang Zhang, Ning Zhan
  • ANTI-CONTAMINATION CONTACT LENS PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20190177063
    Abstract: An anti-contamination contact lens package includes a substrate and a photocatalyst film layer formed on the substrate. A method for manufacturing the anti-contamination contact lens package is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: HSIU-WEN CHIEN, JIAN-CHIAO WANG
  • GEL COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE GEL COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPHTHALMIC LENS USING THE GEL COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20190177493
    Abstract: A gel composition comprises hydrophilic monomers, a cross-linking agent, an initiator, and astaxanthin-modified cyclodextrin complexes. The astaxanthin-modified cyclodextrin complexes comprise astaxanthin and modified cyclodextrin. The modified cyclodextrin has a chemical structure of with a hollow cavity, wherein R represents a chemical group having carbon-carbon double bond. The astaxanthin is embedded in the hollow cavity. The disclosure also provides a method for manufacturing a gel composition, and a method for manufacturing an ophthalmic lens using the gel composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: HSIU-WEN CHIEN, JIAN-CHIAO WANG
  • NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION USING TAGGED ACCESS PORTS
    Publication number: 20190173783
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product, and computer system for handling virtual network traffic. The embodiment may include a computing device receiving a data packet by a virtual LAN (VLAN) located on a switch. The embodiment may include determining a virtual device, located on a physical device, associated with the data packet. The embodiment may include determining a tagged access port between the switch and the physical device, wherein the tagged access port handles all network traffic between the switch and the physical device. The embodiment may include determining a VLAN-ID based on the tagged access port and the virtual device. The embodiment may include routing the data packet to the virtual device based on the VLAN-ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Ji Luo, Jian Qun Wang
  • Rotary combination module for tablet computer
    Patent number: 10303212
    Abstract: A rotary combination module for a tablet computer, which includes a pad and a dock, to engage the pad with the dock, the rotary combination module comprising: a rotation part, disposed on the back of the pad, for rotating on the pad as a rotation plane; an extension part, connected with the rotation part, for shifting in the rotation part and positioning at a predetermined location; and a stand, connected to the extension part, for turning away from the extension part and positioning at a predetermined angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Yung-Chih Wang, Jian-Siang Wang, Cheng-Mao Chang, Wen-Neng Liao
  • Spin hall effect magnetic structures
    Patent number: 10302711
    Abstract: An article may include a substantially perpendicularly magnetized free layer having a first magnetic orientation in the absence of an applied magnetic field. The article may also include a spin Hall channel layer configured to conduct a spin current configured to subject the perpendicularly magnetized free layer to a magnetic switching torque and a substantially in-plane magnetized bias layer configured to bias the substantially perpendicularly magnetized free layer to a second magnetic orientation. The second magnetic orientation is different than the first magnetic orientation and is out of a plane of the substantially perpendicularly magnetized free layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Angeline Klemm Smith, Mahdi Jamali, Zhengyang Zhao
  • RISK AREA DETERMINATION IN COMMUNICATION NETWORK
    Publication number: 20190149566
    Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure relate to methods, systems, and computer program products for determining a risk area in a communication network. In one implementation, a computer-implemented method is disclosed. According to the method, a local network may be determined in response to an abnormal state of a first device in accessing a communication network. State information may be received from at least one second device via the determined local network, where the state information includes a position and a connection state of the at least one second device in accessing the communication network. A risk area within which a device is unable to access the communication network may be determined based on the received state information. According to other implementations, a corresponding system and a corresponding computer program product are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Shuai Cao, Yiping Qu, Jian Jun Wang, Yue Wang, Chao Xing Zhou
  • Two-terminal spintronic devices
    Patent number: 10283561
    Abstract: This disclosure describes an example device that includes a first contact line, a second contact line, a spin-orbital coupling channel, and a magnet. The spin-orbital coupling channel is coupled to, and is positioned between, the first contact line and second contact line. The magnet is coupled to the spin-orbital coupling channel and positioned between the first contact line and the second contact line. A resistance of the magnet and spin-orbital coupling channel is a unidirectional magnetoresistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Yang Lv, Mahdi Jamali
  • Barrage message processing
    Patent number: 10284806
    Abstract: Approaches presented herein enable displaying a barrage message. Specifically, one or more objects and location information for each object in a frame of a video are identified. A barrage message to be displayed in the frame of the video is obtained. The barrage message is displayed without covering any object in the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Xiao Cao Cao, Yu Huang, Yuan Jin, Chengyu Peng, Yin Qian, Xiao Rui Shao, Jian Jun Wang
  • METHOD FOR STERILIZING OPHTHALMIC LENS
    Publication number: 20190111174
    Abstract: A method for sterilizing an ophthalmic lens with long-term inhibition against regrowth of micro-organisms includes the step of placing the ophthalmic lens in a sealed container containing a care solution. A photocatalytic agent coated in an inner surface of the container is exposed to ultraviolet light, to cause the photocatalytic agent to undergo a photocatalytic reaction under the ultraviolet light, which causes destruction of micro-organisms on the ophthalmic lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: HSIU-WEN CHIEN, JIAN-CHIAO WANG
  • TECHNIQUE FOR INTER-PROCEDURAL MEMORY ADDRESS SPACE OPTIMIZATION IN GPU COMPUTING COMPILER
    Publication number: 20190087164
    Abstract: A device compiler and linker is configured to optimize program code of a co-processor enabled application by resolving generic memory access operations within that program code to target specific memory spaces. In situations where a generic memory access operation cannot be resolved and may target constant memory, constant variables associated with those generic memory access operations are transferred to reside in global memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Xiangyun KONG, Jian-Zhong WANG, Yuan LIN, Vinod GROVER
  • Tire
    Patent number: D842232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SAILUNJINYU GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiao Jing Wang, Kai Yu Yang, Jian Ye Wang