Patents by Inventor Jim Zhou

Jim 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).

  • Holographic projection system and method for a vehicle
    Patent number: 11518299
    Abstract: A holographic projection system and method are implemented by a projection device provided on the vehicle; a water mist generating device for generating water mist provided on the vehicle; and a controller in communication with the projection device and the water mist generating device. The controller is configured to detect a signal of user proximity to the vehicle, and activate the water mist generating device and the projection device respectively based on the detected signal, so that the projection device projects an image onto the water mist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Heidi Hu, Amy Zheng, Ted Wei, Jim Zhou, Rocky Lu
  • HOLOGRAPHIC PROJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210268959
    Abstract: A holographic projection system and method are implemented by a projection device provided on the vehicle; a water mist generating device for generating water mist provided on the vehicle; and a controller in communication with the projection device and the water mist generating device. The controller is configured to detect a signal of user proximity to the vehicle, and activate the water mist generating device and the projection device respectively based on the detected signal, so that the projection device projects an image onto the water mist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Heidi Hu, Amy Zheng, Ted Wei, Jim Zhou, Rocky Lu
  • System and method of video coding using adaptive macroblock processing
    Patent number: 8948267
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention includes a multi-core processor that processes video data. The control core controls a first processing core to process a first set of data blocks of an image frame according to a stairstep pattern. The control core detects, while the first processing core is processing the first set, that a triggering data block has been processed in the first set. The control core controls, while the first processing core is processing the first set, a second processing core to process a second set of data blocks using information from the triggering data block. By processing data blocks in the stairstep pattern, cache hit rate is improved, resulting in improved video decoder performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Moinul H. Khan, Jim Zhou, Jia Bao, Chun Zhu
  • Process for recovering sulfur hexafluoride
    Patent number: 5843208
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for recovering sulfur hexafluoride ("SF.sub.6 ") from a gas stream using membrane separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc.
    Inventors: Amar Anumakonda, Romulus Gaita, Stephen Yates, Jim Zhou