Patents by Inventor Jun Hou

Jun Hou 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: 20260129360
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to vehicle sensor modules with external audio receivers. An example sensor module may include sensors and can be coupled to a vehicle's roof with a first microphone positioned proximate to the front of the sensor module. The sensor module can also include a second microphone extending into a first side of the sensor module such that the second microphone is configured to detect audio originating from an environment located relative to a first side of the vehicle and a third microphone extending into a second side of the sensor module such that the third microphone is configured to detect audio originating from the environment located relative to a second side of the vehicle, wherein the second side is opposite of the first side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2025
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Inventors: Cheng-Han Wu, Choon Ping Chng, Jun Hou, Miklos Szentkiralyi, Rutvik Acharya
  • Patent number: 12608071
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for allocating and distributing power management budgets for subsystems of a computer system. For each of a plurality of subsystems, a power management system may generate a long-term power budget and a closed-loop power budget, and then determine a final power budget to provide to the subsystem, e.g., by applying a min function, a weighted sum, or some other function to the long-term power budget and the closed-loop power budget. The closed-loop power budget is determined based on observations of power draw over a past period of time, and therefore cannot respond immediately to large changes in power. The long-term power budget is generated based on a prediction of battery capability over an upcoming window of time, and may therefore provide a power cap before the system is under duress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chee Lim Nge, Peter Hyungrok Sung, Douglas A MacKay, Diwakar N Tundlam, Jun Hou, Tu Le, Vishal Gupta, Ning Tian, Daniele Perretta, Bo Zhou, Michael Eng
  • Publication number: 20260092976
    Abstract: User equipment (UE) may be configured to determine a predictive shutdown point associated with a battery of the UE. The predictive shutdown point may indicate a predicted percent of the total amount of charge of the battery at which the UE may initiate a sleep mode and/or a shutdown operation. The UE may determine the predictive shutdown point based on an ambient temperature associated with a predicted location of the UE. The UE may receive a predicted location of the UE, determine the ambient temperature is lower than a threshold temperature, and determine the predicted shutdown point based on the ambient temperature. Furthermore, the UE may be configured to display the predictive shutdown point relative to a current state of charge associated with the battery of the UE to notify a user of potential initiation of a sleep mode and/or a shutdown operation associated with the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2025
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Inventors: Rui Wang, Guangyu Liu, Wei He, Chiyun Xia, Jun Hou
  • Publication number: 20260092977
    Abstract: User equipment (UE) may be configured to determine a predictive shutdown point associated with a battery of the UE. The predictive shutdown point may indicate a predicted percent of the total amount of charge of the battery at which the UE may initiate a sleep mode and/or a shutdown operation. The UE may determine the predictive shutdown point based on an ambient temperature associated with a predicted location of the UE. The UE may receive a predicted location of the UE, determine the ambient temperature is lower than a threshold temperature, and determine the predicted shutdown point based on the ambient temperature. Furthermore, the UE may be configured to display the predictive shutdown point relative to a current state of charge associated with the battery of the UE to notify a user of potential initiation of a sleep mode and/or a shutdown operation associated with the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2025
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Inventors: Rui Wang, Guangyu Liu, Wei He, Chiyun Xia, Jun Hou
  • Patent number: 12573870
    Abstract: Based on changes in a battery (e.g., age, temperature) of an electronic device, battery power prediction and correction logic of the electronic device may correct a power capability and/or regulate power associated with the battery. For example, the battery power prediction and correction logic may operate the battery to supply up to a maximum of a power capability with an applied correction factor based on a voltage measurement and a cutoff voltage associated with the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wei He, Jun Hou, Junyi Shen, Yiming Lou, Nalin Chaturvedi
  • Patent number: 12540077
    Abstract: A method of preparing ferric phosphate from iron-containing waste, including: step a) providing a ferric chloride-containing mixture solution obtained from acidolysis of iron-containing waste; step b) adjusting pH of the ferric chloride-containing mixture solution to satisfy 0<pH?2 and Fe3+ concentration to 10-80 g/L with an alkaline compound and water, to obtain an iron source solution; step c) mixing and reacting the iron source solution obtained from the step b) with a solution of calcium dihydrogen phosphate in a molar ratio of P to Fe of 1:1-1.8, to obtain a slurry with a pH of 0.2-2; and step d) performing aging and crystal transformation on the slurry, to obtain ferric phosphate. A battery-grade ferric phosphate with high purity and good product quality can be obtained without the need for deep purification of raw materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: GUIZHOU CHANHEN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Li, Jiacai Wang, Shengping Wu, Maogang Li, Shunfang Li, Luming Jian, Jun Hou
  • Patent number: 12532110
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to vehicle sensor modules with external audio receivers. An example sensor module may include sensors and can be coupled to a vehicle's roof with a first microphone positioned proximate to the front of the sensor module. The sensor module can also include a second microphone extending into a first side of the sensor module such that the second microphone is configured to detect audio originating from an environment located relative to a first side of the vehicle and a third microphone extending into a second side of the sensor module such that the third microphone is configured to detect audio originating from the environment located relative to a second side of the vehicle, wherein the second side is opposite of the first side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Cheng-Han Wu, Choon Ping Chng, Jun Hou, Miklos Szentkiralyi, Rutvik Acharya
  • Publication number: 20250390984
    Abstract: In some aspects, a method for displaying a picture is provided. A first panoramic picture is acquired, and a to-be-displayed picture region and a target picture region are determined in the first panoramic picture. The target picture region can be mapped to a target planar sub-window. Target recognition may be performed on the target planar sub-window. In response to determining that a target object is recognized, the target object can be placed at a preset position in the target planar sub-window. The to-be-displayed picture region and the target planar sub-window can be displayed on a target display interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2025
    Publication date: December 25, 2025
    Applicant: ARASHI VISION INC.
    Inventors: Longxiang MA, Weijun ZHANG, Jun HOU
  • Publication number: 20250370062
    Abstract: A battery system includes a battery configured to power a load, and a processing system comprising one or more processors. The processing system is configured to determine an electrical characteristic of the battery at a start of a prediction interval, predict a first predicted electrical characteristic of the battery in a first subsection of the prediction interval based at least in part on the electrical characteristic, predict a second predicted electrical characteristic of the battery in a second subsection of the prediction interval based at least in part on the electrical characteristic, the first predicted electrical characteristic, or both, and predict a spike power capability that the battery can support after an end of the prediction interval based at least in part on the second predicted electrical characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Inventors: Jun Hou, Ning Tian, Yangsheng Hu, Niankai Yang, Wei He, Nalin Chaturvedi
  • Publication number: 20250341614
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a sensor unit with rotating housing and spoiler for enhanced airflow. An example device includes one or more sensors configured to sense one or more aspects of an environment surrounding the device. The device also includes a housing that at least partially surrounds the one or more sensors. The housing and the one or more sensors are configured to rotate about a shared axis. The housing includes an inlet configured to act as an air intake for an airflow through the housing. The airflow is configured to cool the one or more sensors while the one or more sensors are operating. Further, the device includes a spoiler positioned on or near the inlet. The spoiler is configured to increase an air pressure near the inlet or promote laminar flow near the inlet in order to promote the airflow through the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2025
    Publication date: November 6, 2025
    Inventors: Rutvik Acharya, Simon Ellgas, Justin Andrade, Jun Hou, Andreas Bauer, Zhaokun Wang
  • Patent number: 12449421
    Abstract: An anti-CD79B protein monoclonal antibody and related products and uses thereof are disclosed. The anti-CD79B protein monoclonal antibody comprises a heavy chain and a light chain, wherein the heavy chain includes a heavy chain variable region, and the light chain includes a light chain variable region. The heavy chain variable region includes complementary-determining regions CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 with amino acid sequences as shown in SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, and SEQ ID NO:3, respectively. The light chain variable region comprises complementary-determining regions CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 with amino acid sequences as shown in SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, and SEQ ID NO:11, respectively. The anti-CD79B protein monoclonal antibody exhibits high specificity and sensitivity, enabling specific recognition of cells expressing CD79B protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2025
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: Sichuan Cancer Hospital
    Inventors: Tongyu Lin, Yang Liu, Zongyao Huang, Huangming Hong, Junxuan Zhu, Jun Hou, Dan Luo, Jingcheng Luo
  • Patent number: 12413887
    Abstract: A sensor module comprising a housing defining an internal cavity having a proximal opening and a distal opening, a first barrier that covers the proximal opening of the internal cavity, a second barrier that is positioned between the first barrier and the proximal opening of the internal cavity, at least one microphone acoustically coupled to the distal opening of the internal cavity, and a porous plastic material that fills a particular portion of the internal cavity located between the proximal opening and the distal opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2025
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Michael Asfaw, Randall Adams, Cheng-Han Wu, Jun Hou
  • Patent number: 12379470
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a sensor unit with rotating housing and spoiler for enhanced airflow. An example device includes one or more sensors configured to sense one or more aspects of an environment surrounding the device. The device also includes a housing that at least partially surrounds the one or more sensors. The housing and the one or more sensors are configured to rotate about a shared axis. The housing includes an inlet configured to act as an air intake for an airflow through the housing. The airflow is configured to cool the one or more sensors while the one or more sensors are operating. Further, the device includes a spoiler positioned on or near the inlet. The spoiler is configured to increase an air pressure near the inlet or promote laminar flow near the inlet in order to promote the airflow through the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Rutvik Acharya, Simon Ellgas, Justin Andrade, Jun Hou, Andreas Bauer, Zhaokun Wang
  • Patent number: 12332377
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, system and apparatus for correcting satellite observation data. By acquiring microwave radiometer (MWR) movement observation data of a radiosonde observation limited sounding area, correcting the MWR movement observation data based on corresponding radiosonde observation data, and correcting satellite observation data based on the radiosonde observation data and corrected MWR movement observation data, the present disclosure corrects the satellite observation data of the radiosonde observation limited detection area, reduces an error of the satellite observation data, and makes the satellite observation data more accurate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: CHINESE ACADEMY OF METEOROLOGICAL SCIENCES
    Inventors: Xiangde Xu, Yi Wang, Le Wang, Ruixia Liu, Runze Zhao, Weihao Gu, Duanyang Liu, Shengjun Zhang, Wenyue Cai, Haiduo Sun, Kai Zhang, Jun Hou
  • Patent number: D1095516
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Han Cheng, Stephane Graziani, Shunchang He, Zhaoyang Cheng, Miri Sivan-Zimet, Naomi Sato, Jun Hou
  • Patent number: D1106462
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Wei Zhang, Jun Hou
  • Patent number: D1115766
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Long Zhang, Lei Xia, Jun Hou, Yuan Gao, Kai Shen
  • Patent number: D1120331
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Wei Zhang, Jun Hou
  • Patent number: D1123165
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Wei Zhang, Ryan Walter Rindy, Hui Fang, Jun Hou, Eero Tapio Hyytiainen, Jiancheng Zhang, Donald L. Beduhn, Duncan Lovel Trevor-Wilson, Wenyoung Wu
  • Patent number: D1124352
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Xiaoren Wang, Lei Xia, Qingqiang Li, Jun Hou