Patents by Inventor Jie Fang
Jie Fang 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).
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Publication number: 20200240935Abstract: A method of quantifying an antimicrobial coatings using a handheld XRF analyzer is disclosed. The method provides an estimate of the expected level of antimicrobial efficacy for a thin film comprising silicon and/or titanium by obtaining a 14Si or 22Ti peak intensity using XRF spectroscopy and converting the obtained 14Si or 22Ti peak intensity to the expected level of efficacy using a calibration curve. A properly calibrated handheld XRF analyzer allows a user to assess the viability of antimicrobial coatings in the field, such as in a hospital where various fomites may be coated with silane and/or titanium compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Parham Asgari, Jie Fang, Gavri Grossman, Maha El-Sayed
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Publication number: 20200211817Abstract: A method of processing a workpiece may include forming a first layer on a first side of a base layer. The base layer may be part of a substrate including a plurality of layers. The method may also include forming a second layer on the first layer. A material of the second layer may include metal. The method may also include forming an opening in the second layer, forming an opening in the first layer by etching, and removing the second layer. The method may include dry etching of the first layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Jie FANG, Yixiang WANG, Qirong ZHANG, Haojie ZHANG, Jinmei YANG, Fenghui ZHU
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Publication number: 20200179397Abstract: In one aspect, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a CDK2 inhibitor and one or more of at least one agent known to treat a hearing impairment and at least one agent known to prevent a hearing impairment, and methods of treating and/or preventing hearing impairments or disorders using the compositions are disclosed. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Jian Zuo, Tal Teitz, Jie Fang, Asli Goktug, Taosheng Chen, Jaeki Min, R. Kiplin Guy
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Patent number: 10630831Abstract: A method and an apparatus for outputting warning information, applicable to a mobile terminal, where the mobile terminal is provided with a system lock and an application lock set by a lock screen application, and the method includes: monitoring, via the lock screen application, whether the system lock is successfully unlocked when the mobile terminal is in a locked screen state; launching a camera of the mobile terminal to take a picture when the number of consecutive failed attempts to unlock the system lock reaches a preset threshold; outputting warning information based on the picture. With the solution provided by the embodiments of the present application, when the system lock and the application lock set by the lock screen application are simultaneously set in the mobile terminal, the lock screen application can monitor whether the system lock is successfully unlocked.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: BEIJING KINGSOFT INTERNET SECURITY SOFTWARE CO., LTD.Inventor: Jie Fang
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Publication number: 20200068897Abstract: Aqueous antimicrobial coating compositions are disclosed comprising at least one organosilane homopolymer, present as a distribution of polymer chain lengths, and optionally at least one amine. A method of preparing an antimicrobial coating comprises coating a surface with the aqueous antimicrobial coating composition and allowing the composition to dry into a film that exhibits residual antimicrobial efficacy against microorganisms even after mechanical abrasion of the coating. The organosilane homopolymer may comprise only 3-aminopropylsilanetriol homopolymer, mixtures of 3-aminopropylsilanetriol homopolymer, 3-chloropropylsilanetriol homopolymer and 3-(trihydroxysilyl)propyl dimethyloctadecyl ammonium chloride homopolymer, or any one of various unique organosilane homopolymers having multiple amine functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: ALLIED BIOSCIENCE, INC.Inventors: Gavri Grossman, Jie Fang, Parham Asgari, Maha El-Sayed, Craig Grossman
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Patent number: 10461376Abstract: The invention provides a bus-bar assembly, a power battery over-load protection system and method, as well as a power battery assembly, wherein the bus-bar assembly comprises a first connection arm having one or more connection ends so as to be connected to an upstream battery cell; a second connection arm having one or more connection ends so as to be connected to a downstream battery cell; and a PTC unit connected between the first connection arm and the second connection arm. The bus-bar assembly, the over-load protection system, the power battery assembly and the vehicle or the like according to the invention has better safety and stability.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: NIO NEXTEV LIMITEDInventors: Yaping Jiang, Hui Qi, Jie Fang, Chong He
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Publication number: 20190320062Abstract: A method and an apparatus for outputting warning information, applicable to a mobile terminal, where the mobile terminal is provided with a system lock and an application lock set by a lock screen application, and the method includes: monitoring, via the lock screen application, whether the system lock is successfully unlocked when the mobile terminal is in a locked screen state; launching a camera of the mobile terminal to take a picture when the number of consecutive failed attempts to unlock the system lock reaches a preset threshold; outputting warning information based on the picture. With the solution provided by the embodiments of the present application, when the system lock and the application lock set by the lock screen application are simultaneously set in the mobile terminal, the lock screen application can monitor whether the system lock is successfully unlocked.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2018Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventor: Jie FANG
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Patent number: 10441885Abstract: A mobile computing device provides real-time streaming of multiple sources of audio and video. The mobile computing device receives audio and video streams from multiple sources, including a camera video stream, a microphone audio stream, a game audio stream, and a game video stream. The device adjusts microphone and/or the game input levels based on a user-selected audio mix setting to produce rebalanced microphone and game audio streams, multiplexes the rebalanced microphone and game audio streams to produce a multiplexed audio stream, and encodes the multiplexed audio stream to produce an encoded audio stream. The user-selected audio mix setting may be adjusted by a user of the mobile computing device. The mobile computing device packages the encoded audio stream with an encoded video stream of composited camera and game video streams into one or more streaming packets, and outputs the one or more streaming packets.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Daniel Diniz Niemeyer, Gerald Albert Pogue, Jr., Stefan Francis Slivinski, Nicholas Jie Fang
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Publication number: 20190120642Abstract: A system and method for monitoring the health of smart battery packs in an electric vehicle and determining when one or more of the smart battery packs needs to be replaced. In addition, the system and method locate optimal smart battery packs to exchange with the one or more battery packs that need to be replaced.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Chendong Huang, Jie Fang, Wenpeng Zhao, Yaping Jiang, Xiaojia Deng
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Patent number: 10258046Abstract: A method of preparing an antimicrobial coating comprises coating a surface with an aqueous mixture of 3-(trihydroxysilyl)propyl dimethyloctadecyl ammonium chloride, 3-chloropropyltrimethoxysilane, and triethanolamine and then coating the surface with an aqueous titanyl sol-gel solution comprising an aqueous mixture of peroxotitanium acid and peroxo-modified anatase sol overtop of the silane to form the antimicrobial coating. The antimicrobial coating exhibits residual antimicrobial efficacy against E. coli and S. epidermidis after water rinsing or after abrasion. The use of 3-chloropropyltrimethoxysilane was found to improve storage stability of the quaternary silane composition and the durability of the antimicrobial coating.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: ALLIED BIOSCIENCE, INC.Inventors: Craig Grossman, Gavri Grossman, Daniel Moros, Jie Fang
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Patent number: 10214113Abstract: A fully-automatic dust proof system for quick change connector of electric vehicle is provided. The fully-automatic dust proof system of the application comprises: a base provided at the quick change connector of the battery pack; a dust proof covering plate slidably installed onto the base; an electric motor fixed on the base; a power supply electrically connected with the electric motor; a control system for controlling the motor to drive the dust proof covering plate to slide; a distance sensor for monitoring relative distance between the battery pack and the electric vehicle; and a pressure sensor for monitoring whether the dust proof covering plate is in place or not.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2018Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: NIO CO., LTD.Inventors: Hui Qi, Bo Li, Yaping Jiang, Jie Fang, Xiaojia Deng
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Patent number: 10200768Abstract: A method for low-latency streaming of audio and video via a mobile computing device to facilitate a high-quality, real-time interactive streaming experience. The method includes receiving an application audio stream generated by execution of an application program, an application video stream generated by execution of the application program, a microphone audio stream, and a camera video stream. The application audio stream and the microphone audio stream are mixed to produce a mixed audio stream. The application video stream and the camera video stream are composited to produce a composited video stream. The mixed audio stream is encoded to produce an encoded audio stream, and the composited video stream is encoded to produce an encoded video stream. The encoded audio and video streams are packaged into one or more streaming packets, and output, to a remote computing device.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2017Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Daniel Diniz Niemeyer, Stefan Francis Slivinski, Quinn Damerell, Dylan Keith Garrett, Dharmanshu Kamra, Gerald Albert Pogue, Jr., Nicholas Jie Fang
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Publication number: 20180373405Abstract: Techniques for sharing content across groupings of users sharing a common topic of interest are provided. A subgroup of users from a plurality of users can be identified based on contextual information indicating the common topic of interest. The subgroup of users can access a common user interface generated with a media server that allows interaction between the subgroup of users. New media content can be automatically chosen in an intelligent manner based on user activity related to currently shared content, and other media content can also be chosen by, and confirmed by, individual users of the subgroup of users. New content can also be selected and displayed in response to threshold levels of user activity. The common user interface and automatic presentation of new content allows for an immersive experience across a plurality of platforms.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2017Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Ryder Puueo DONAHUE, Anthony GALLIANO, III, Justin Shane McROBERTS, Robert Earl GARLAND, Nicholas Jie FANG, William Alden MAYNES
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Publication number: 20180353855Abstract: A mobile computing device provides real-time streaming of multiple sources of audio and video. The mobile computing device receives audio and video streams from multiple sources, including a camera video stream, a microphone audio stream, a game audio stream, and a game video stream. The device adjusts microphone and/or the game input levels based on a user-selected audio mix setting to produce rebalanced microphone and game audio streams, multiplexes the rebalanced microphone and game audio streams to produce a multiplexed audio stream, and encodes the multiplexed audio stream to produce an encoded audio stream. The user-selected audio mix setting may be adjusted by a user of the mobile computing device. The mobile computing device packages the encoded audio stream with an encoded video stream of composited camera and game video streams into one or more streaming packets, and outputs the one or more streaming packets.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2017Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Daniel Diniz NIEMEYER, Gerald Albert POGUE, JR., Stefan Francis SLIVINSKI, Nicholas Jie FANG
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Publication number: 20180288499Abstract: A method for low-latency streaming of audio and video via a mobile computing device to facilitate a high-quality, real-time interactive streaming experience. The method includes receiving an application audio stream generated by execution of an application program, an application video stream generated by execution of the application program, a microphone audio stream, and a camera video stream. The application audio stream and the microphone audio stream are mixed to produce a mixed audio stream. The application video stream and the camera video stream are composited to produce a composited video stream. The mixed audio stream is encoded to produce an encoded audio stream, and the composited video stream is encoded to produce an encoded video stream. The encoded audio and video streams are packaged into one or more streaming packets, and output, to a remote computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2017Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Daniel Diniz NIEMEYER, Stefan Francis SLIVINSKI, Quinn DAMERELL, Dylan Keith GARRETT, Dharmanshu KAMRA, Gerald Albert POGUE, JR., Nicholas Jie FANG
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Publication number: 20180280582Abstract: The present disclosure provides antimicrobial coating compositions that are used to form residual antimicrobial coatings on medical implements and medical devices including the components of medical equipment such as CPAP/BiPAP machines. Antimicrobial coating compositions comprise at least one of an organosilane (R1O)3Si—R2—Z, an organic amine R9R10R11N, a titanium (IV) species, a 1,2-diol, an ?-hydroxy acid, ?-hydroxy acid, and an organosilane grafted parylene polymer, wherein R1 is H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl or substituted aryl, R2 is a bivalent linker, Z is a nucleophile, leaving group, or quaternary nitrogen substituent, and R9, R10, and R11 are independently H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl or cyclic.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: Allied Bioscience, Inc.Inventors: Craig Grossman, Gavri Grossman, Daniel Moros, Misagh Alipour, Jie Fang
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Publication number: 20180280201Abstract: Antimicrobial coating compositions are used to form dried residual antimicrobial coatings on medical dressings including gauze, bandages, gowns and dry wipers. Antimicrobial coating compositions comprise at least one of an organosilane (R1O)3Si—R2—Z, an organic amine R9R10R11N a titanium (IV) species, a 1,2-diol, an ?-hydroxy acid, a ?-hydroxy acid, and an organosilane grafted parylene polymer, wherein R1 is H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl or substituted aryl, R2 is a bivalent linker, Z is a nucleophile, leaving group, or quaternary nitrogen substituent and R9, R10, and R11 are independently H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl or cyclic.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: Allied Bioscience, Inc.Inventors: Craig Grossman, Gavri Grossman, Daniel Moros, Misagh Alipour, Jie Fang
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Patent number: 10076971Abstract: A battery for a vehicle having a fixed battery pack and a replaceable battery pack. The replaceable battery pack has electronic or mechanical locks to semi-temporarily hold the replaceable battery pack in place. The fixed battery pack is held in place via permanent or semi-permanent fasteners such as bolts. A battery controller controls the replaceable battery pack to power motors of the vehicle before controlling the fixed battery pack to power motors of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2016Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: NIO NEXTEV LIMITEDInventors: Chendong Huang, Jie Fang, Wenpeng Zhao, Yaping Jiang, Xiaojia Deng
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Publication number: 20180243790Abstract: A wet wipe is disclosed that provides both contact sanitization of a surface and application of a residual antimicrobial coating on the surface through the same wiping. The wet wipe comprises a substrate such as an absorbent nonwoven fabric and a liquid composition impregnated therein, the liquid composition comprising an organosilane such as the antimicrobial dimethyloctadecyl[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl] ammonium chloride, a non-silane quaternary disinfectant, an organic amine, and a solvent. The non-silane quaternary actives comprise a mixture of actives, and the solvent comprises 60 wt. % isopropanol or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: ALLIED BIOSCIENCE, INC.Inventors: Craig Grossman, Gavri Grossman, Jie Fang, Misagh Alipour
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Publication number: 20180242585Abstract: A method of preparing an antimicrobial coating comprises coating a surface with an aqueous mixture of 3-(trihydroxysilyl)propyl dimethyloctadecyl ammonium chloride, 3-chloropropyltrimethoxysilane, and triethanolamine and then coating the surface with an aqueous titanyl sol-gel solution comprising an aqueous mixture of peroxotitanium acid and peroxo-modified anatase sol overtop of the silane to form the antimicrobial coating. The antimicrobial coating exhibits residual antimicrobial efficacy against E. coli and S. epidermidis after water rinsing or after abrasion. The use of 3-chloropropyltrimethoxysilane was found to improve storage stability of the quaternary silane composition and the durability of the antimicrobial coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: ALLIED BIOSCIENCE, INC.Inventors: Craig Grossman, Gavri Grossman, Daniel Moros, Jie Fang