Patents by Inventor Jian Zhao

Jian Zhao 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).

  • Publication number: 20210319703
    Abstract: A method for regulating flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes obtaining information related to the UAV in response to determining that the UAV is flying approaching or within a flight-restriction region; obtaining, automatically with aid of one or more processors, a permission level for the UAV to fly within the flight-restriction region based on the information related to the UAV; determining, by a flight controller on board the UAV, a flight response measure associated with the flight-restriction region based on the permission level, where the flight response measure includes one or more rules governing an operation of the UAV; and controlling, by the flight controller on board the UAV, the operation of the UAV based on the flight response measure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Brendan SCHULMAN, Bingzhen YANG, Xinan XU, Shunnian LI, Weiping HUANG, Jian ZHAO, Pingfa AI
  • Publication number: 20210318216
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a dynamic true triaxial electromagnetic Hopkinson bar system and testing method, the method including: firstly, before applying a static prestress and an impact load, recording and storing complete ultrasonic signals in the directions X, Y, and Z without application of the static prestress and the impact load; secondly, applying the static prestress; thirdly, recording and storing complete ultrasonic signals in the directions X, Y, and Z under the static prestress; fourthly, applying the impact load, and utilizing an triaxial and six-directional synchronous-coordinated-control electromagnetic loading system to apply a dynamic impact load to a test specimen; and fifthly, after completing the dynamic impact loading test, recording and storing once again complete ultrasonic signals in the directions X, Y, and Z without releasing the static prestress after application of the static prestress and the dynamic impact load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Jianbo ZHU, Heping XIE, Tao ZHOU, Jian ZHAO, Yulong LI, Tao SUO, Zhongbin TANG, Zhiyi LIAO
  • Patent number: 11117563
    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: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventors: Bing Zhu, Yihan Zhang, Jian Zhao, Zhicheng Chen, Lun Li, Xiaotong Guo, Xiaowen Tao, Zhiwei Wang, Zhipeng Bao, Gang Yang
  • Publication number: 20210279860
    Abstract: Disclosed is an adaptive feeding device for swimming fish based on photo-acoustic coupling technology. The device comprises a recirculating aquaculture pond, a recirculating water treatment system, a high-definition waterproof camera, a feeding machine having a feeding port, and a LED supplement light, a PLC, a digital signal processor, a display, and a hydrophone. The device mainly uses the combination of machine vision technology and acoustic technology to adaptively and accurately analyze and evaluate the fish's real-time feeding desire during the feeding process, so as to formulate feeding strategies. The device of the present invention has simple structure, precise and simple method. The self-adaptive feeding device and method of the present invention are suitable for recirculating aquaculture mode and can effectively solve the problem of feed feeding in the existing recirculating aquaculture system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Zhangying Ye, Dan Wei, Jian Zhao, Zhiying Han, Zequn Peng, Songming Zhu
  • Publication number: 20210279586
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses of clipping a neural network and calculating a convolution of a neural network are provided. A method of clipping a neural network includes selecting a kernel slice of an input channel of a convolution layer in the neural network based on a convolution parameter of the convolution layer, determining a kernel slice similar to the selected kernel slice, determining a substitute slice for the selected kernel slice, based on the similar kernel slice, and clipping the selected kernel slice and replacing the clipped kernel slice by the substitute slice. The convolution parameter may include a number of input channels of the convolution layer, a number of output channels, and a width and a height of a filter of a convolution kernel of the convolution layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: CongCong HE, Jian ZHAO, Min YANG, Peng LEI
  • Patent number: 11113638
    Abstract: Example implementations described herein are directed to an interface for a worker dispatch system configured to dispatch routes and schedules for workers on a manufacturing floor. Example implementations can involve a system configured to execute a lot ordering and route optimization for each of a plurality of workers; determine rack placement of the plurality of racks and total travel distance for each worker; generate a deployment plan for each worker from the lot ordering, the route optimization, the rack placement, and the total travel distance, the deployment plan involving a pick-up route and a schedule for each worker; provide the deployment plan to an interface configured to receive modifications to the deployment plan; and upon receiving instructions to deploy the deployment plan through the interface, provide the deployment plan to a device of each worker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Hideto Oda, Chidansh Amitkumar Bhatt, Jian Zhao
  • Patent number: 11086916
    Abstract: A method of analyzing conversational messages may be provided. The method including receiving a query defining a timespan of messages, retrieving at least two conversational messages associated with the defined timespan from a plurality of interleaved messages, de-threading the at least two conversational messages to identify at least one conversational thread, and generating a visualization of conversational threads based on the defined timespan, the at least one conversational thread, the visualization organized into time intervals based on the defined timespan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
    Inventors: Jian Zhao, Siwei Fu
  • Publication number: 20210238164
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds that are melanocortin subtype-2 receptor (MC2R) modulators, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of conditions, diseases, or disorders that would benefit from modulation of MC2R activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Sangdon HAN, Yunfei ZHU, Sun Hee KIM, Jian ZHAO, Shimiao WANG
  • Patent number: 11081078
    Abstract: A common voltage compensation circuit unit including a trigger signal terminal, a common voltage output terminal, a design common voltage signal terminal, a power signal terminal, a compensation common voltage signal terminal, a reset signal terminal, a clock signal terminal, a trigger signal input sub-circuit, a first output sub-circuit, a control sub-circuit, a second output sub-circuit, and a reset sub-circuit. The present disclosure further provides a display panel, a display device, and a common voltage compensation method for a display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Zhao, Huanyu Li, Mo Chen, Jilei Gao, Yang Zhang
  • Patent number: 11080348
    Abstract: A method and device for displaying a plurality of content items may be shown. The method may include detecting at least one topic associated with each of the plurality of content items, generating a set of topics based on the at least one topic associated with each of the plurality of content items, the set of topics comprising a number of topics associated with the plurality of content items, reducing the number of topics in the set of topics, by combining one of the number of topic in response to a determination that at least one topic in the set of topics is redundant, and generating a visualization, the visualization including at least one content item from the plurality of content items; and the set of topics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
    Inventors: Francine Chen, Jian Zhao, Yin-Ying Chen
  • Publication number: 20210233607
    Abstract: A method and system for analyzing a target network relative to a background network of data using machine learning. The method includes extracting a first feature matrix from an adjacency matrix representative of the target network, extracting a second feature matrix from an adjacency matrix representative of the background network, generating a projection matrix based on the first and second feature matrices using a contrastive learning algorithm, generating a first contrastive matrix representation of the target network based on the projection matrix and the first feature matrix, generating a second contrastive matrix representation of the background network based on the projection matrix and the second feature matrix, and displaying a visualization of unique features of the target network relative to the background network based on the first contrastive matrix and the second contrastive matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Takanori Fujiwara, Jian Zhao, Francine Chen
  • Publication number: 20210224095
    Abstract: One example method to support Internet small computer system interface (iSCSI) services in a distributed storage system of a virtualization system may include receiving a notification of a change event associated with a global virtual Internet Protocol (VIP) object, wherein the global VIP object is associated with a virtual IP address for the iSCSI services. The method may also include in response to a first determination that the first host machine does not own the global VIP object and in response to a second determination that the first host machine gains ownership of the global VIP object based on the notification, locking the global VIP object and binding the virtual IP address to the first host machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Haitao ZHOU, Yang YANG, Zhaohui GUO, Jian ZHAO, Zhou HUANG, Jin FENG
  • Publication number: 20210224096
    Abstract: One example method to perform object-based load balancing in a distributed storage system of a virtualization system supported by a cluster of host machines may include determining, by a first host machine in the cluster, whether any host machine in the cluster has affinity to a site. The method may also include determining, by the first host machine, whether to distribute affinity Internet small computer system interface (iSCSI) targets owned by the first host machine to at least the second machine based on a first balance objective associated with the site, and after having considered the first balance objective, determining, by the first host machine, whether to distribute iSCSI targets without affinity owned by the first host machine to other host machines in the cluster based on a second balance objective associated with the cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Haitao ZHOU, Yang YANG, Zhaohui GUO, Jian ZHAO, Zhou HUANG, Jin FENG
  • Patent number: 11068121
    Abstract: A method of visualizing relationship data in a network connecting an entity of a first type with an entity of a second type is provided. The method includes detecting, within the network, a subnetwork pattern representing at least one relationship satisfying a condition, generating a visualization based on the detected subnetwork pattern. The visualization includes a first region representative of the first type of entity, a second region representative of the second type of entity, and a linking region connecting the first region to the second region and providing information about the at least one relationship satisfying the condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
    Inventors: Jian Zhao, Francine Chen, Patrick Chiu
  • Publication number: 20210209993
    Abstract: The present application provides shift register, gate driver-on-array circuit and driving method thereof, display device. The shift register includes input sub-circuit, output sub-circuit and step-down sub-circuit. The input sub-circuit is configured to, in input stage, charge pull-up node to first voltage level based on signal input from signal input terminal. The output sub-circuit is configured to, in output stage, pull up voltage level at pull-up node to second voltage level. The step-down sub-circuit is configured to, in output stage, pull down voltage level at pull-up node from second voltage level to third voltage level after voltage level at pull-up node is pulled up to second voltage level. The output sub-circuit is further configured to, in output stage, output first clock signal input from first clock signal input terminal through signal output terminal under control of pull-up node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Jing SUN, Jinliang LIU, Jian ZHAO, Miao ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11048713
    Abstract: A method of visualizing search results is provided. The method includes receiving a content feature, detecting, within a network, a subnetwork pattern representing a relationship satisfying a condition and associated with an entity of a first or a second type, the entity being associated with the content feature, and generating a visualization based on the detected subnetwork pattern. The visualization includes a first region representative of the first type of entity, a second region representative of the second type of entity, and a linking region connecting the first region to the second region and providing information about the represented relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Zhao, Francine Chen, Patrick Chiu
  • Publication number: 20210183329
    Abstract: A common voltage compensation circuit unit including a trigger signal terminal, a common voltage output terminal, a design common voltage signal terminal, a power signal terminal, a compensation common voltage signal terminal, a reset signal terminal, a clock signal terminal, a trigger signal input sub-circuit, a first output sub-circuit, a control sub-circuit, a second output sub-circuit, and a reset sub-circuit. The present disclosure further provides a display panel, a display device, and a common voltage compensation method for a display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Jian ZHAO, Huanyu LI, Mo CHEN, Jilei GAO, Yang ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20210171492
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds that are somatostatin modulators, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of conditions, diseases, or disorders that would benefit from modulation of somatostatin activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Jian ZHAO, Sangdon HAN, Sun Hee KIM, Shimiao WANG, Yunfei ZHU
  • Patent number: 11028068
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds that are somatostatin modulators, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of conditions, diseases, or disorders that would benefit from modulation of somatostatin activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: CRINETICS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Jian Zhao, Yunfei Zhu, Shimiao Wang, Sangdon Han, Sun Hee Kim
  • Publication number: 20210166647
    Abstract: A shift register circuitry and a method for driving the same, a GOA circuitry and a display device are provided. The shift register circuitry includes a GOA sub-circuit, where a gate drive signal output end of the GOA sub-circuit is configured to output a gate drive signal, and the GOA sub-circuit includes a pull-up node. The shift register circuitry further includes a shutdown control circuit coupled to the gate drive signal output end and the pull-up node of the GOA sub-circuit, a turn-on voltage output line and a turn-off voltage output line of the shift register circuitry and configured to, in response to a shutdown control signal, control the turn-on voltage output line to apply a turn-on voltage to the gate drive signal output end, and control the pull-up node to be coupled to the turn-off voltage output line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicants: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian ZHAO, Hui WANG