Patents by Inventor Kang Zhang

Kang Zhang 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: 20220178101
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sludge three-dimensional electroosmosis drainage reinforcing method based on a novel electric geotextile complex, and belongs to the field of soft soil foundation reinforcement. A novel electric geotextile complex is adopted, and a designed multidirectional three-dimensional continuous electroosmosis drainage method is adopted to perform rapid drainage reinforcement treatment on sludge, wherein the electric geotextile complex is prepared by combining fibers and conductive materials with a flexible drainage plate and has the effects of electric conductive, drainage, corrosion resistance and reinforcement. The proposed drainage method can realize the electroosmotic drainage in vertical and horizontal directions. Through layer by layer electroosmosis from bottom to top, the consolidation drainage effect of sludge in the lower layer can be enhanced by the increasing loading pressure from the upper sludge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Xinyu XIE, Shangqi GE, Lingwei ZHENG, Xunli ZHANG, Huai NIE, Xuexin HUANG, Kang ZHANG, Puxiu DAI, Minyang SUN, Chunyang LIU
  • Publication number: 20220176428
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrokinetic-aeration-liquid injection combined remediation method for compound contaminated soil containing heavy metals and organic substances, and belongs to the field of contaminated soil remediation. According to the present application, in the combined remediation method, the electrokinetic remediation method enables water in soil to migrate from bottom to top to drive heavy metals and organic substances to be enriched towards the top; bubbles generated by the aeration method are diffused from the bottom to the top to drive volatile organic compounds to move towards the top soil. During liquid injection process, the electrolyte is driven to move from bottom to top under the action of electrokinetic remediation flow, which can keep the pH of the soil stable and remediate heavy metals and organic pollutants. The whole processes are simultaneously completed by adopting the dual-channel porous EKG electrode designed by the present application, which is efficient and convenient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Xinyu XIE, Shangqi GE, Lingwei ZHENG, Xunli ZHANG, Huai NIE, Chunyang LIU, Minyang SUN, Puxiu DAI, Kang ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20220165418
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, devices, and media for carrying out detection of ophthalmic and systemic diseases and disorders. Deep learning algorithms enable the automated analysis of ophthalmic images such as retinal scans to generate accurate detection of various diseases and disorders. Point-of-care implementations allow for rapid and efficient detection outside of the clinical setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Zhihuan LI, Lianghong ZHENG, Kang ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11328181
    Abstract: Generating a query result utilizing a knowledge graph in an artificial intelligence chatbot is provided. Characteristics of a query are identified. The characteristics of the query are mapped to base elements of the knowledge graph in the artificial intelligence chatbot. A set of query paths are generated in the knowledge graph based on the mapping of the characteristics of the query to the base elements of the knowledge graph. One or more query paths in the set of query paths in the knowledge graph are validated based on a respective score of each query path. A query result corresponding to the query is generated based on the validated one or more query paths in the knowledge graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Wen Wang, Jian Dong Yin, Zhuo Cai, Rong Fu, Hao Sheng, Kang Zhang
  • Patent number: 11314812
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide techniques for computerized technical support. A knowledge graph for a computer application is established. An input query from a user is processed to extract entities used as action identifiers. One or more nodes within the knowledge graph are identified, along with corresponding relationship edges leading to the nodes. When multiple candidate nodes are found that contain information relevant to the input query, a custom clarification statement is created based on the one or more identified relationship edges. The user provides answers to the clarification statement to narrow down which nodes contain the most relevant information. This process may continue, eliminating nodes based on user responses, until a single node remains, corresponding to an action identifier. The action identifier includes action description information that provides technical assistance to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Wen Wang, Guang Qing Zhong, Yi Ming Wang, Jian Dong Yin, Zhuo Cai, Rong Fu, Kang Zhang, Hao Sheng
  • Publication number: 20220118059
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are therapeutic agents capable of increasing the expression level of an epigenetic marker described herein. Also described herein are therapeutic agents that reduce or slow-down an aging phenotype.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Kang ZHANG, Xin LI, Gen LI
  • Patent number: 11306108
    Abstract: The present invention describes novel compounds, or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their medical uses. The compounds of the invention have activity as Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors and are useful in the in the treatment or control of inflammation, auto-immune diseases, cancer, and other disorders and indications where modulation of JAK would be desirable. Also described herein are methods of treating inflammation, auto-immune diseases, cancer, and other conditions susceptible to inhibition of JAK by administering a compound herein described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Borah, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasheen Zhou, Chunliang Liu, Yong-Kang Zhang, Marissa Aubrey, Chun Yu Liu
  • Patent number: 11307837
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to runtime type identification (RTTI) of an object. In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method is disclosed. A class inheritance relationship between a plurality of classes in at least one source code section is generated. Respective type identifications are assigned to identify the classes in the class inheritance relationship. In accordance with presence of a first operation related to accessing a target pointer to an object of a target class of the classes, a type identification for the target class is caused to be recorded with at least one bit of a memory address of the target pointer that can be omitted in addressing the target pointer. RTTI is caused to be performed based on the class inheritance relationship and the at least one bit of the memory address of the target pointer. In other embodiments, a system and a computer program product are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Zixuan Wu, Ke Wen Lin, Qing Shan Zhang, Kang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220103028
    Abstract: A motor rotor plate includes a rotating shaft, a connecting portion coupled to the rotating shaft to drive the rotating shaft to rotate, and a plurality of electrode portions used to wind a coil. The electrode portions are spaced around the connecting portion at a same interval. One end of each electrode portion is coupled to the connecting portion. Another end of each electrode portion extends outward in a radial direction of the connecting portion. A width of each electrode portion gradually increases along the radial direction of the connecting portion to increase an area of the electrode portion, thereby increasing a magnetic flux, so that an electric current of the coil is reduced while maintaining a certain rotation speed to reduce heat generation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: YOU-ZHI LU, YONG-KANG ZHANG, YUNG-PING LIN
  • Patent number: 11279978
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of increasing the expression rate of epigenetic markers such as ELOVL2, KLF14, and PENK with administration of a therapeutic agent (e.g., vitamin C or its derivatives, analogs, metabolites, prodrugs, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof). Also described herein are methods of modulating the methylation pattern of epigenetic markers such as ELOVL2, KLF14, and PENK with administration of a therapeutic agent (e.g., vitamin C or its derivatives, analogs, metabolites, prodrugs, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignees: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, YouHealth Biotech, Limited
    Inventors: Kang Zhang, Rui Hou, Lianghong Zheng
  • Publication number: 20220054939
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying a virtual scene, a terminal, and a storage medium. The method includes displaying a virtual scene image on a terminal screen, the virtual scene image including a controlled virtual object in a virtual scene, controlling, in response to the controlled virtual object being located in a first region in the virtual scene, the controlled virtual object to be displayed at a first position on the terminal screen, and controlling, in response to the controlled virtual object entering a second region in the virtual scene, the controlled virtual object to be displayed at a second position on the terminal screen, the second position being offset relative to the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jia Cheng Wei, Xun Hu, Qingchun Lu, Kang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220058006
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to runtime type identification (RTTI) of an object. In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method is disclosed. A class inheritance relationship between a plurality of classes in at least one source code section is generated. Respective type identifications are assigned to identify the classes in the class inheritance relationship. In accordance with presence of a first operation related to accessing a target pointer to an object of a target class of the classes, a type identification for the target class is caused to be recorded with at least one bit of a memory address of the target pointer that can be omitted in addressing the target pointer. RTTI is caused to be performed based on the class inheritance relationship and the at least one bit of the memory address of the target pointer. In other embodiments, a system and a computer program product are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Zixuan Wu, Ke Wen Lin, Qing Shan Zhang, Kang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220047945
    Abstract: This application discloses a method for displaying a virtual environment picture performed by a computer device. The method includes: displaying a first virtual environment picture obtained by observing a virtual environment by using a first observation position; displaying, in response to receiving a first directional instruction generated by a first directional operation, a directional skill indicator pointing to a first direction; and in accordance with a determination that a length of the directional skill indicator is greater than a distance threshold in the first virtual environment picture, displaying a second virtual environment picture obtained by observing the virtual environment by using a second observation position, the second virtual environment picture including the directional skill indicator, and the second observation position being in the first direction of the first observation position or in a surrounding region in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Jiacheng WEI, Xun HU, Shandong SU, Xiangyu ZHANG, Yong ZHANG, Kang ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20220051470
    Abstract: This application discloses a method for operating virtual characters within a virtual environment performed by a computer device. The method includes: displaying a first virtual environment picture of a virtual environment, the first virtual environment picture including a first region obtained by using a first observation position and a master virtual character located in the virtual environment; displaying, in response to receiving an aiming operation, a regional skill indicator configured to select a target region in the virtual environment where the master virtual character releases a skill; and displaying a second virtual environment picture including a second region obtained by observing the virtual environment by using a second observation position, the second observation position being a position that is offset relative to the first observation position, and the second region including the target region, thereby improving the accuracy of aiming at a target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Jiacheng WEI, Xun HU, Kang ZHANG, Xiangyu ZHANG, Shandong SU, Yong ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20220032191
    Abstract: A virtual object control method is provided. In the method, skill casting is controlled by using a map control, and a corresponding second virtual scene can be displayed when a first trigger operation is performed on the map control, and in response to a casting operation on a target skill, a skill casting target can be determined according to an operation position corresponding to the casting operation. In this case, the selection range of the skill casting target may not be limited to the virtual scene with a virtual object as a center, the casting operation has a higher degree of freedom, and the selection can be accurately performed according to the actual case of a desired casting position when the skill is cast, rather than a rough estimation in the currently displayed virtual scene. Apparatus and non-transitory computer readable storage medium counterpart embodiments are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Jiacheng WEI, Xun HU, Shandong SU, Jiang YAN, Kang ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20220033792
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration and other retinal conditions by interfering with expression of genes, such as those encoding photoreceptor cell-specific nuclear receptor and neural retina-specific leucine zipper protein, in cells of the eye. These methods and compositions employ nucleic acid based therapies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kang ZHANG, Rui HOU, Gen LI
  • Patent number: 11236115
    Abstract: The present invention relates to solid forms of a substituted benzoxaborole compound, specifically crystalline forms of a compound of formula I, compositions comprising crystalline forms of the compound of formula (I), and methods of their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: 5Metis, Inc.
    Inventors: Chun Yu Liu, Marissa Caroline Aubrey, Yong-Kang Zhang, Michael Samuels
  • Publication number: 20220013125
    Abstract: A video is received. One or more subtitles are determined for the video. Whether a word found in a background of the video is similar to a word found in the one or more subtitles is determined. Responsive to determining the word found in the background of the video is similar to the word found in the one or more subtitles, one or more updated subtitles are generated. The one or more updated subtitles include the word found in the background of the video and remove the word found in the one or more subtitles that is similar. A metric for the one or more updated subtitles is calculated. Whether the metric is larger than a threshold is determined. Responsive to determining the metric is larger than the threshold, the video is updated to include the one or more updated subtitles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: ZHUO CAI, WEN WANG, JIAN DONG YIN, RONG FU, HAO SHENG, KANG ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11175652
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for predictive maintenance is provided. The present invention may include recording, using an autonomous robot moving along a surface through a plurality of positions in a room, a plurality of data associated with an under-floor appliance provided beneath the surface of the room. The present invention may also include calculating, based on the recorded plurality of data associated with the under-floor appliance provided beneath the surface of the room, a material composition associated with the plurality of positions in the room. The present invention may further include generating, based on the calculated material composition associated with the plurality of positions in the room, a layout diagram for visualizing a layout of the under-floor appliance provided beneath the surface of the room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hao Sheng, Rong Fu, Kang Zhang, Jian Dong Yin, Zhuo Cai, Wen Wang
  • Publication number: 20210348621
    Abstract: An oil bearing structure of a fan includes a shaft seat, a rotating shaft, and an oil bearing. The shaft seat includes a boss. A middle portion of the boss defines a slot. One end of the rotating shaft is inserted into the slot. Another end of the rotating shaft is a free end. The oil bearing is sleeved on an outer periphery of the rotating shaft. An axis of the rotating shaft and an axis of the oil bearing are perpendicular to the shaft seat. An effective length of the oil bearing and the rotating shaft is 50%-70% of a length of the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: YONG-KANG ZHANG, YUNG-PING LIN, JIAN-WEI YANG