Patents by Inventor Jie Chang

Jie Chang 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: 20180308261
    Abstract: Methods, devices and apparatus for reconstructing an image are provided. In an aspect, a method includes: obtaining coincidence events detected by crystal pairs in a detector of a PET device by scanning a phantom, reconstructing a phantom image according to the coincidence events, and obtaining a time calibration amount of each of crystals in the detector by determining a crystal based source position deviation and a crystal based source time difference of a crystal pair including the crystal according to the phantom image, determining a time difference of the crystal pair according to respective time differences for the crystal pair detecting a plurality of coincidence events, pre-calibrating the time difference of the crystal pair with the crystal based source time difference, and obtaining the time calibration amount of the crystal according to the pre-calibrated time difference of the crystal pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Shaolian LIU, Jie CHANG, Ming LI
  • Publication number: 20180203141
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for correcting a count loss in a PET system are provided. In one aspect, a method includes: constructing a virtual system including a plurality of virtual crystals, determining, for each of virtual Lines of Response (LORs) in the virtual system, a plurality of real LORs corresponding to the virtual LOR in the PET system, each of the real LORs corresponding to a scanning state of the PET system with a continuous incremental scanning mode, determining a count loss correction factor of the corresponding real LOR in each of the scanning states, determining a count loss correction factor of the virtual LOR according to the determined count loss correction factors of the plurality of real LORs corresponding to the virtual LOR, and performing count loss correction for the virtual LOR according to the determined count loss correction factor of the virtual LOR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Jie CHANG, Shaolian LIU, Ming LI
  • Publication number: 20180114346
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and machine-readable storage mediums for reconstructing a PET image are provided. In one aspect, a method includes: determining a plurality of LORs associated with multiple-coincidence data in coincidence data detected by a PET device through scanning, obtaining a respective line integral value along each of the LORs according to a time difference between two single events corresponding to the LOR, allocating the multiple-coincidence data to the LORs according to the respective line integral values of the LORs to obtain respective multiple allocation data on the LORs, correcting respective double-coincidence data in the coincidence data corresponding to each of the LORs based on the respective multiple allocation data on the LOR to obtain data of the LOR, and reconstructing an image according to the data of each of the LORs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Zhipeng SUN, Jie CHANG
  • Publication number: 20180114345
    Abstract: Methods for correcting a count loss and PET systems are provided according to examples of the present disclosure. In one aspect, the PET system obtain scanning data of a subject to be detected for which random correction has been performed, obtain a first correction factor corresponding to the true coincidence count according to the single-photon count rates of the two Blocks corresponding to the true coincidence count, obtain a second correction factor corresponding to the true coincidence count according to the system single-photon count rate, and correct the true coincidence count according to the first correction factor and the second correction factor corresponding to the true coincidence count.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Shaolian LIU, Jie CHANG, Ming LI
  • Patent number: 9916331
    Abstract: A method and device for automatically processing static test data of a rail transit vehicle are provided. A target operation step is determined in accordance with a commissioning template. Information about a commissioning task step is sent to a terminal device, for prompting that the target operation step needs to be executed. After the information about a commissioning result corresponding to the target operation step is received, it is judged whether test data in the information is correct. If it is judged that the test data is correct, the information is sent to the terminal device, the judgement result is filled into the commissioning template, and a step of determining the target operation step is executed. If it is judged that the test data is incorrect, the information is sent to the terminal device, and the judgement result is filled into the commissioning template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: CRRC QINGDAO SIFANG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huabo Shen, Shun Xu, Jianbo Zhao, Jie Chang, Qiliang Zheng, Chenyang Bing, Haogang Wu, Yao Wang, Qunjiang Zhu, Peiyuan Song
  • Patent number: 9908104
    Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst, comprising a catalytic element disposed on a substrate, wherein said substrate has formula Ce1-xMxO2, wherein x is between about 0 and about 0.3, optionally between about 0.01 and about 0.3, and wherein M, if present, is a metallic element other than Ce, when used for catalysing a methanation reaction. There is also described use of the catalyst for catalysing a methanation reaction and a method for methanation of a feedstock including carbon monoxide and hydrogen, said method comprising contacting the feedstock with the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignees: AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH, IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kamata, Luwei Chen, Armando Borgna, Yoshinori Izumi, Jie Chang, Catherine Kai Shin Choong
  • Patent number: 9745730
    Abstract: A toilet tank structure is formed by a primary-secondary water tank set, a tap water inlet control valve, a secondary water tank inlet control valve and a flush control module, and the tap water inlet control valve, the secondary water tank inlet control valve and the flush control module are provided for controlling the flushing and water supply to minimize the waste of water resources effectively, so as to achieve the effects of saving water and improving functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Inventor: Shun-Jie Chang
  • Publication number: 20170121954
    Abstract: A toilet tank structure is formed by a primary-secondary water tank set, a tap water inlet control valve, a secondary water tank inlet control valve and a flush control module, and the tap water inlet control valve, the secondary water tank inlet control valve and the flush control module are provided for controlling the flushing and water supply to minimize the waste of water resources effectively, so as to achieve the effects of saving water and improving functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventor: Shun-Jie CHANG
  • Publication number: 20170011070
    Abstract: A method and device for automatically processing static test data of a rail transit vehicle are provided. A target operation step is determined in accordance with a commissioning template. Information about a commissioning task step is sent to a terminal device, for prompting that the target operation step needs to be executed. After the information about a commissioning result corresponding to the target operation step is received, it is judged whether test data in the information is correct. If it is judged that the test data is correct, the information is sent to the terminal device, the judgement result is filled into the commissioning template, and a step of determining the target operation step is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: CRRC QINGDAO SIFANG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huabo SHEN, Shun XU, Jianbo ZHAO, Jie CHANG, Qiliang ZHENG, Chenyang BING, Haogang WU, Yao WANG, Qunjiang ZHU, Peiyuan SONG
  • Publication number: 20160335391
    Abstract: A method and a system for interacting rail transit vehicle commissioning task information are provided. The system includes a server and a commissioning terminal, wherein the server generates a commissioning template and sends to the commissioning terminal the commissioning process promoting information. The commissioning terminal obtains the commission template, and may obtain commissioning result data corresponding to a current operation step promoted in a current commissioning process promoting information and send the commissioning result data to the server. The server judges the commissioning result data, generates and sends the judgment result to the commissioning terminal. The commissioning terminal fills the judgment result into the interacting region corresponding to the current operation step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: CRRC QINGDAO SIFANG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chenyang BING, Huabo SHEN, Yao WANG, Jianbo ZHAO, Shun XU, Jie CHANG, Qunjiang ZHU, Xiaobao HOU
  • Patent number: 9398652
    Abstract: A control method for light color includes: turning on an external switch of a lighting device to send a color control signal to a light emitting unit that further emits a white light; turning off the external switch for a first interval and again turning it on; determining the first interval is shorter than a first predetermined period and sending multiple first color control signals to the light emitting unit to cause the light emitting unit to emit multiple different light colors Cn; when the light emitting unit emits a light color Ci, turning off the external switch for a second interval and again turning it on; determining the second interval is shorter than a second period, and sending a second color control signal to the light emitting unit to cause the light emitting unit to emit a color light corresponding to the light color Ci.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Inventor: Yu-Jie Chang Hu
  • Publication number: 20160151765
    Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst, comprising a catalytic element disposed on a substrate, wherein said substrate has formula Ce1-xMxO2, wherein x is between about 0 and about 0.3, optionally between about 0.01 and about 0.3, and wherein M, if present, is a metallic element other than Ce, when used for catalysing a methanation reaction. There is also described use of the catalyst for catalysing a methanation reaction and a method for methanation of a feedstock including carbon monoxide and hydrogen, said method comprising contacting the feedstock with the catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kamata, Luwei Chen, Armando Borgna, Yoshinori Izumi, Jie Chang, Catherine Kai Shin Choong
  • Publication number: 20160095176
    Abstract: A control method for light color includes: turning on an external switch of a lighting device to send a color control signal to a light emitting unit that further emits a white light; turning off the external switch for a first interval and again turning it on; determining the first interval is shorter than a first predetermined period and sending multiple first color control signals to the light emitting unit to cause the light emitting unit to emit multiple different light colors Cn; when the light emitting unit emits a light color Ci, turning off the external switch for a second interval and again turning it on; determining the second interval is shorter than a second period, and sending a second color control signal to the light emitting unit to cause the light emitting unit to emit a color light corresponding to the light color Ci.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventor: YU-JIE CHANG HU
  • Publication number: 20140069229
    Abstract: A bike extendable crank includes an extendable crank unit. The extendable crank unit includes an immovable crank and a movable crank. The immovable crank has a slide trough therein, a limit groove at one side thereof and a main axle hole above the limit groove. One end of the movable crank has a first pivot hole for connection of a pedal and another end of the movable crank has a second pivot hole for connection a guide axle. The movable crank is slidably received in the slide trough of the immovable crank. The guide axle inserting through the second pivot hole of the movable crank slides in the limit groove of the immovable crank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventor: Shun-Jie CHANG
  • Patent number: 8543846
    Abstract: A temperature control method and an electronic device thereof are disclosed. A temperature control method applicable to an electronic device comprises the following steps. A power-consumption vs. temperature lookup table is provided, which records a plurality of thermal zones and a plurality of power consumption budgets corresponding thereto. An initial power consumption budget is obtained from the power-consumption vs. temperature lookup table based on an initial thermal zone value. The power consumption modes of the plural processing units are dynamically regulated according to each detected duty basis of the processing units, and the initial power consumption budget. The power consumption budget is dynamically changed according to a detected temperature of the electronic device and the power-consumption vs. temperature lookup table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Rung-Lung Lin, Chuan-Wei Lee, Shih-Jie Chang
  • Patent number: 8486475
    Abstract: Rice flour compositions having a Peak Viscosity of from about 4 RVU to about 130 RVU. In one embodiment, the rice flour compositions have a Final Viscosity of from about 4 RVU to about 220 RVU. Preferably, the compositions have a WAI of from about 2.6 to about 9. In a preferred embodiment, the Peak Viscosity of the rice flour compositions is ?about 55(WAI)-145. The compositions can be used to produce food products such as fabricated sheeted snacks, extruded products, sauces, coatings for fried foods, dog foods, dog biscuits, baby foods and breads. The preferred doughs formed from the inventive rice flour composition are sheetable and elastic, and fabricated snacks made from the doughs have the desired taste and texture characteristics. A dry blend for a preferred fabricated snack comprises from about 2% to about 100%, preferably from about 3% to about 33%, most preferably from about 4% to about 17%, of the rice flour composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Inventors: Maria Dolores-Martinez-Serna Villagran, Marko Stojanovic, David Cammiade Gruber, David Shang-Jie Chang
  • Publication number: 20130005077
    Abstract: A chemical mechanical polishing method is provided. The chemical mechanical polishing method includes steps of providing a plurality of semiconductor elements to be polished, obtaining a respective dimension of the each semiconductor element to be polished, and polishing the each semiconductor element according to the respective dimension thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: NATION CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hsin-Fei Meng, Hsiao-Wen Zan, Sheng-Fu Horng, Hsiu-Yuan Yang, Kuo-Jui Huang, Hao-Wen Chang, Chun-Yu Chen, Yu-Chiang Chao, Yu-Fan Chang, Bo-Jie Chang
  • Patent number: 8117467
    Abstract: A power management device and method thereof for managing power consumption of an electronic device are disclosed. The electronic device has at least one adjustable unit and each adjustable unit has a plurality of power statuses. The method includes the following steps: generating a collection table having a plurality of power status collections according to the plurality of power statuses; selecting a power status collection from the collection table; measuring the power consumption corresponding to the selected power status collection; and providing the measured power consumption to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Shih-Jie Chang, Ling-Fan Tsao, Yin-Hsong Hsu, Shu-Chun Liao
  • Publication number: 20120032913
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a method for manufacturing a parallax barrier touch board are disclosed. The display apparatus comprises a display panel and the parallax barrier touch board. The method for manufacturing the parallax barrier touch board comprises the following steps: forming a barrier layer on a substrate, wherein the barrier layer includes a plurality of parallax barriers; and forming a touch sensing circuit layer on the parallax barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-tong Shih, Chih-hung Tsai, Di-jie Chang, Wen-chi Lin
  • Publication number: 20110161685
    Abstract: A temperature control method and an electronic device thereof are disclosed. A temperature control method applicable to an electronic device comprises the following steps. A power-consumption vs. temperature lookup table is provided, which records a plurality of thermal zones and a plurality of power consumption budgets corresponding thereto. An initial power consumption budget is obtained from the power-consumption vs. temperature lookup table based on an initial thermal zone value. The power consumption modes of the plural processing units are dynamically regulated according to each detected duty basis of the processing units, and the initial power consumption budget. The power consumption budget is dynamically changed according to a detected temperature of the electronic device and the power-consumption vs. temperature lookup table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Rung-Lung LIN, Chuan-Wei LEE, Shih-Jie CHANG