Patents by Inventor Ke Zhou

Ke 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).

  • Publication number: 20250051374
    Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing the L-glufosinate of formula (I) or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Lei ZHOU, Yongjiang LIU, Wei ZENG, Min XU, Xiang ZUO, Ke CHENG
  • Publication number: 20250046067
    Abstract: A wear state online monitoring method and system based on transfer learning and multi-source information fusion are provided. The method includes: separately collecting data of a friction pair to be monitored in a friction and wear testing state and in an on-ship state; performing feature extraction on the data of the friction pair to be monitored; based on the extracted features, performing feature transferring through transfer learning to obtain successfully transferred features; training a random forest model by using the successfully transferred features, and performing wear state monitoring by using the trained random forest model. The application achieves online monitoring of the wear states of the shafting, gearbox, and wear-prone components in marine and aerospace power plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
    Inventors: Zhinan Zhang, Zhen Li, Songkai Liu, Nian Yin, Ke He, Huihui Zhou
  • Publication number: 20250048903
    Abstract: A display panel includes a substrate, and a plurality of first pixel circuits, a plurality of first light-emitting devices and a plurality of first light-shielding portions that are located in a functional device setting region. The plurality of first light-emitting devices are disposed on a side of the plurality of first pixel circuits away from the substrate. A first light-emitting device includes a first electrode electrically connected to a first pixel circuit. The plurality of first light-shielding portions are arranged at intervals on a side of the plurality of first light-emitting devices away from the substrate. Each first light-shielding portion is provided with a first opening therein, and each first opening corresponds to a single first light-emitting device. An orthographic projection of a first portion of the first pixel circuit on the substrate is located within an orthographic projection of a first light-shielding portion on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Ke LIU, Puyu QI, Dan GUO, Qiaoqiao RU, Peng HOU, Qixiao WU, Rui ZHOU, Jingjing XU, Ling SHI
  • Publication number: 20250034290
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a functional cyclic olefin polymer obtained from hydrogenation of a cyclic olefin polymer, wherein the cyclic olefin polymer comprises at least a monomeric unit A? derived from a monomer A having a norbornene ring and a polar functional group, wherein the amount of the monomeric unit A? is in the range of from 20% to 100% by mole, 50% to 100% by mole, from 60% to 100% by mole, or from 70% to 100% by mole, based on the total amount of the monomeric units of the cyclic olefin polymer. The present invention further relates to a process for producing the functional cyclic olefin polymer, a composition comprising the functional cyclic olefin polymer, and the use of the functional cyclic olefin polymer. The functional cyclic olefin polymer of the present invention exhibits improved properties, especially in terms of mechanical properties and barrier properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Qingshuang Liu, Saifudin M. Abubakar, Yi Zhou, Ke Ran Chen, Yingcheng Pan, Tian Li, Yang Wang
  • Patent number: 12210673
    Abstract: Disclosed are a spatial positioning method of a separate virtual system, and a separate virtual system. The spatial positioning method of the separated virtual system provided by the present application, when the mobile terminal is attached to the virtual head-mounted display device and the mobile terminal performs the virtual mode, the 3DOF is determined from the first image captured by the camera, and the rotational freedom degree is obtained based on the first inertial sensor, so the spatial positioning of the virtual head-mounted display device is determined, and the spatial positioning accuracy of the mobile terminal. In addition, the man-machine interaction based on the spatial positioning enhances the game experience, thereby enhancing the performance of the head-mounted reality device separate from the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: PIMAX TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zhibin Weng, Ke Zhou, Lei Chen
  • Publication number: 20250026643
    Abstract: A method for the synthesis of anhydrous quaternary ammonium hydroxides having the formula (NR1R2R3R4) OH, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are the same as or different from one another and are each individually selected from H, C1-C10 alkyls including linear or cyclo alkyls, and C6-C12 aryls by reacting an alkylene oxide with a tertiary amine having the formula R1R2R3N wherein R1, R2, and R3 are the same or different and are each individually selected from C1-C10 alkyls including linear and cyclo alkyls, C1-C10 hydroxyalkyls, C6-C12 aryls, and formulations having anhydrous quaternary ammonium hydroxides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Hui ZHOU, Ke ZHANG
  • Patent number: 12167730
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to agricultural compositions comprising at least one agriculturally active ingredient and gellan gum. The present invention is further directed to tank mixes comprising a high electrolyte composition comprising at least one agriculturally active ingredient and a second composition comprising at least one agriculturally active ingredient, wherein gellan gum is present in the high electrolyte composition or the second composition or is added to the tank mix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: VALENT U.S.A., LLC
    Inventors: Tak Wai Cheung, Ke Zhou
  • Publication number: 20240405259
    Abstract: Disclosed is a coated sulfide-containing solid electrolyte material, as well as a solid electrolyte thereof, and a solid state battery containing a solid electrolyte thereof. According to aspects of the disclosure, the coating is formed on the surface of a sulfide-containing solid electrolyte material, and includes a compound having a thiol with a long hydrophobic tail, e.g., such as 1-undecanethiol. The coating may provide protection from air and moisture, for instance, under ambient conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicants: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Ping LIU, Junghwa HONG, Mengchen LIU, Jeong Woo OH, Ke ZHOU
  • Patent number: 12148880
    Abstract: Solid electrolyte compositions and solid-state batteries are disclosed, which comprise a solid electrolyte layer including a sulfide-containing solid-state electrolyte material and a compound of Chemical Formula 1. The sulfide-containing solid-state electrolyte material includes but is not limited to Li6PS5Cl (“LPSC”), an LPS-based glass or glass ceramic of formula xLi2S·yP2S5, wherein x+y=1, or an argyrodite-based sulfide-based solid electrolyte or formula Li6PS5X, wherein X=Cl, Br, or I) or Li6?yPS5?yCl1+y, where y is <1. In some aspects, the compound of Chemical Formula 1 is sodium 3-mercapto-1-propanesulfonate (3M1P).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignees: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Ping Liu, Ke Zhou, Mengchen Liu, Jeong Woo Oh, Min-Sang Song
  • Patent number: 12125974
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sulfide-containing solid electrolyte material with an organic coating, as well as densified pellets containing this solid electrolyte material, a solid electrolyte thereof, and a solid state battery containing the solid electrolyte. According to aspects of the disclosure, the coating comprising a compound of Chemical Formula (1) or Chemical Formula (2) is formed on the surface of a sulfide-containing solid electrolyte material, e.g., the organic coating may comprise a compound having a thiol with a long hydrophobic tail, such as 1-undecanethiol. The coating provides densification of sulfide-containing solid electrolyte materials, and facilitates the ionic and lithium atomic diffusion coefficient at sulfide grain boundaries during pressing, thus achieving the densification of sulfide solid state electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignees: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Ping Liu, Junghwa Hong, Mengchen Liu, Ke Zhou, Jeong Woo Oh, Min-Sang Song
  • Publication number: 20240323615
    Abstract: An ear-worn electronic device comprises a microphone configured to sense sound in an acoustic environment, an acoustic transducer, and a non-volatile memory configured to store a plurality of parameter value sets, each of the parameter value sets associated with a different acoustic environment. A control input is configured to receive a control input signal produced by at least one of a user-actuatable control of the ear-worn electronic device and an external electronic device communicatively coupled to the ear-worn electronic device in response to a user action. A processor is configured to classify the acoustic environment using the sensed sound and determine a listening intent preference of the user. The processor is configured to apply, in response to the control input signal, one of the parameter value sets appropriate for the classification and the listening intent preference of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Martin McKinney, David Fabry, Jumana Harianawala, Ke Zhou, Jaymin Baroda, Brantly Sturgeon, Christopher Larry Howes
  • Patent number: 12087042
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for training a neural network model performed at an electronic device. The method includes: performing initial training by using a first training sample set to obtain an initial neural network model; performing a prediction on a second training sample set by using the initial neural network model to obtain a prediction result of each of training samples in the second training sample set; determining a plurality of preferred samples from the second training sample set based on the prediction results; adding the plurality of preferred samples that are annotated to the first training sample set to obtain an expanded first training sample set; updating training of the initial neural network model by using the expanded first training sample set to obtain an updated neural network model until a training ending condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Rongbo Shen, Kezhou Yan, Kuan Tian, Cheng Jiang, Ke Zhou
  • Patent number: 12069436
    Abstract: An ear-worn electronic device comprises a microphone arrangement configured to sense sound in an acoustic environment, an acoustic transducer, and a non-volatile memory configured to store parameter value sets each associated with a different acoustic environment, at least one of which is associated with an acoustic environment with muffled speech. A control input of the device is configured to receive a control input signal produced by a user-actuatable control, a sensor or an external electronic device. A processor is configured to classify the acoustic environment as one with muffled speech using the sensed sound and, in response to a signal received from the control input, apply one or more of the parameter value sets appropriate for the classification to enhance intelligibility of muffled speech.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Martin McKinney, David Fabry, Jumana Harianawala, Ke Zhou, Jaymin Baroda
  • Patent number: 12035107
    Abstract: An ear-worn electronic device comprises a microphone configured to sense sound in an acoustic environment, an acoustic transducer, and a non-volatile memory configured to store a plurality of parameter value sets, each of the parameter value sets associated with a different acoustic environment. A control input is configured to receive a control input signal produced by at least one of a user-actuatable control of the ear-worn electronic device and an external electronic device communicatively coupled to the ear-worn electronic device in response to a user action. A processor is configured to classify the acoustic environment using the sensed sound and determine a listening intent preference of the user. The processor is configured to apply, in response to the control input signal, one of the parameter value sets appropriate for the classification and the listening intent preference of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Martin McKinney, David Fabry, Jumana Harianawala, Ke Zhou, Jaymin Baroda, Brantly Sturgeon, Christopher Larry Howes
  • Patent number: 11980189
    Abstract: The present invention is generally related to an agricultural formulation comprising 3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-[(3R)-1,1,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydroinden-4-yl]pyrazole-4-carboxamide and sodium salt of naphthalene sulfonate condensate and polyoxyethylene tristyrylphenol phosphate, potassium salt. The present invention is further related to an agricultural formulation comprising 3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-[(3R)-1,1,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydroinden-4-yl]pyrazole-4-carboxamide, ethaboxam, metalaxyl, mandestrobin, methyloxirane polymer, sodium salt of naphthalene sulfonate condensate, a mixture of sodium salt of alkyl vinyl ether/maleic acid half-ester copolymer and polyvinyl pyrrolidone and polyoxyethylene tristyrylphenol phosphate, potassium salt. The present invention is further directed to a process for preparing the agricultural formulations and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: VALENT U.S.A., LLC
    Inventors: Toshiya Ogawa, Ke Zhou, Jessica Tanuwidjaja, Jane Liu
  • Publication number: 20240152891
    Abstract: A convertor computing device operable to reduce cross-border traffic over a network is provided. The convertor computing device is configured to store institution profile data associated with an institution and user profile data for a plurality of users associated with the institution. The convertor computing device is also configured to generate, based on the user profile data, sets of transfer data, each set identifying a recipient, associated recipient country, and transfer amount from a user. The convertor computing device is also configured to aggregate individual transfer amounts into a batch transfer amount based on matching recipient country, transfer the batch transfer amount in a single cross-border transaction from an institution account to a batch receiver in the matching country, and generate an instruction data file that instructs the batch receiver to distribute the individual transfer amounts to the associated recipients within the matching country.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Zhenni Hu, Ke Zhou, Saritha Tirunagari, Gregory Marifian
  • Patent number: 11976429
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a shed tunnel structure for preventing a falling rock, including a shed tunnel body and a buffer plate for bearing impact of the falling rock, where the shed tunnel body includes a first supporting structure, and the first supporting structure is arranged on a side away from a ramp; one end of the buffer plate is connected to the ramp; a side face of the buffer plate close to the shed tunnel body is in movable contact with the first supporting structure, and the contact position is close to the other end of the buffer plate. The objective of resisting continuous impact of the falling rock can be achieved through the structural design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Sichuan Communication Surveying & Design Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Song Yuan, Xibao Wang, Liangpu Li, Peiyuan Liao, Sheng Zhang, Zhengzheng Wang, Zhixiang Yu, Tingbiao Zhang, Guoqiang Zheng, Junbing Li, Yafeng Jin, Weijin Zhou, Lisong Gan, Ke Zhou, Jicheng Wei, Daquan Zhao
  • Patent number: 11947829
    Abstract: This application discloses a data writing method, device, a storage server and a computer readable storage medium, including: writing, when a write request is received, write data corresponding to the write request to a write buffer; acquiring historical access data of a data block corresponding to to-be-flushed data in the write buffer when a data flushing operation is triggered for the write buffer; determining whether the to-be-flushed data is write-only data based on the historical access data by using a pre-trained classifier; if yes, writing the to-be-flushed data to a hard disk drive; and if no, writing the to-be-flushed data to a cache. The data writing method provided by this application can effectively reduce the traffic of writing dirty data to the cache while reserving more space in the cache for the ordinary data, thereby improving the utilization of the cache space and the read hit rate of the cache.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yu Zhang, Ke Zhou, Hua Wang, Jianying Hu, Yongguang Ji
  • Publication number: 20240036637
    Abstract: Disclosed are a spatial positioning method of a separate virtual system, and a separate virtual system. The spatial positioning method of the separated virtual system provided by the present application, when the mobile terminal is attached to the virtual head-mounted display device and the mobile terminal performs the virtual mode, the 3DOF is determined from the first image captured by the camera, and the rotational freedom degree is obtained based on the first inertial sensor, so the spatial positioning of the virtual head-mounted display device is determined, and the spatial positioning accuracy of the mobile terminal. In addition, the man-machine interaction based on the spatial positioning enhances the game experience, thereby enhancing the performance of the head-mounted reality device separate from the mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: PIMAX TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zhibin WENG, Ke ZHOU, Lei CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240033614
    Abstract: Disclosed are a positioning method and a locator of a combined controller, a combined controller and a virtual system. The positioning method of a combined controller includes: acquiring initial positioning information of the control handle and initial positioning information of the handle housing after the control handle is in communication connection with a head-mounted display device; acquiring a calibrated positioning of the control handle and a calibrated positioning of the handle housing; and calibrating the initial positioning information of the control handle and the initial positioning information of the handle housing according to the calibrated positioning of the control handle and the calibrated positioning of the handle housing to obtain spatial positioning information of the combined controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: PIMAX TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zhibin WENG, Ke ZHOU, Lei CHEN