Patents by Inventor Liming Zhang

Liming 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: 20250132381
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mixed-anion solid electrolyte, having the following chemical formula: LidAl1?cYcCl3?aXb, wherein Y is selected from at least one of Si4+, Ge4+, Sn4+, Sb5+, Nb5+, Ta5+, Mo6+, and W6+, and X is selected from at least one of O2?, S2?, F?, Br?, I?, and BH4?; and wherein 0<d?2, 0<b?2, 0<a?2, 0<c<0.75 and charge balance is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Xuyong Feng, Liming Zhang, Hongfa Xiang
  • Patent number: 12277931
    Abstract: First audio data associated with a first portion of a voice query (e.g., an incomplete voice query) may be received (e.g., by a device or a server). A first transcript may be determined by a speech recognition engine and based on the first audio data. A plurality of predicted queries may be determined by applying a prediction process to the first transcript. A response for each of the plurality of predicted queries may be determined by processing the plurality of the predicted queries. Second audio data associated with a second portion of the voice query (e.g., a complete voice query) may be received. A second transcript may be determined by the speech recognition engine and based on the second audio data. Based on comparing the second transcript to one of the plurality of predicted queries, a response for the voice query may be returned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Raphael Tang, Karun Kumar, Kendra Chalkley, Wenyan Li, Liming Zhang, Gefei Yang, Yajie Mao, Jun Ho Shin, Geoffrey Murray
  • Publication number: 20250014481
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of landslide hazard model tests, and in particular to a landslide model test method and device for realizing multi-variable synchronous monitoring. In the test device, a soil slope simulation unit is configured to pile up a soil slope and simulate different inclinations of the slope. A rainfall simulation unit is configured to simulate rainfall of different intensities and induce a landslide. A runoff-seepage separation unit is configured to realize separation of runoff from seepage of the slope under the effect of rainfall. A monitoring module is configured to monitor runoff and seepage flow rates of the slope, changes in water content and pore water pressure within the slope, and a morphological change of the slope under the effect of rainfall, to obtain a mechanism of rainfall-induced landslide deformation and damage based on changes in the flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Qing LYU, Peng LIU, Xinghua XU, Junyu WU, Xinfa GONG, Zihao DENG, Liming ZHANG, Zhenghua LIU
  • Patent number: 12183216
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of landslide hazard model tests, and in particular to a landslide model test method and device for realizing multi-variable synchronous monitoring. In the test device, a soil slope simulation unit is configured to pile up a soil slope and simulate different inclinations of the slope. A rainfall simulation unit is configured to simulate rainfall of different intensities and induce a landslide. A runoff-seepage separation unit is configured to realize separation of runoff from seepage of the slope under the effect of rainfall. A monitoring module is configured to monitor runoff and seepage flow rates of the slope, changes in water content and pore water pressure within the slope, and a morphological change of the slope under the effect of rainfall, to obtain a mechanism of rainfall-induced landslide deformation and damage based on changes in the flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Qing Lyu, Peng Liu, Xinghua Xu, Junyu Wu, Xinfa Gong, Zihao Deng, Liming Zhang, Zhenghua Liu
  • Publication number: 20240410870
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multi-factor coupling cooperative early warning method and system for fatigue crack propagation of a steel structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Liming Zhang, Tao Lan, Faxing Zhang, Zhongyuan Liu, Juan Lan
  • Patent number: 12158928
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present disclosure is a commutative encryption and watermarking method based on a chaotic system and a zero watermark for vector geospatial data. According to the method, firstly, the vector geospatial data are scrambled and encrypted by using chaotic sequences generated by a composite chaotic system. Then, vector geospatial elements are randomly combined in pairs. A feature matrix is constructed according to the number of vertex coordinates of the vector geospatial elements in combinations, and the parity of the number. Finally, an XOR operation is performed on the feature matrix and the watermark image to construct a zero watermark image, and the zero watermark is constructed through invariant features of the vector geospatial data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: LANZHOU JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Haowen Yan, Liming Zhang, Jingzhong Li, Shuwen Yang, Tao Tan, Zufeng Li, Xiaomin Lu, Weifang Yang
  • Patent number: 12123292
    Abstract: A differentiated real-time injection-production optimization adjustment method of an intelligent injection-production linkage device belongs to the field of oil reservoir injection-production technologies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignees: QINGDAO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM (EAST CHINA)
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Guojing Xin, Zhongzheng Wang, Piyang Liu, Liming Zhang, Xia Yan, Huaqing Zhang, Zifeng Sun, Feng Jia
  • Patent number: 12118767
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present disclosure is a classification method based on skeleton lines for building shapes. The method includes: (1) expanding a template library of buildings by combining building shape classification in architecture and building shape features in real life on the basis of inheriting advantages of a traditional template matching method; (2) avoiding influence of small depressions and protrusions of the buildings on overall shapes by constructing a least-squares template; (3) extracting the skeleton lines of the buildings and calculating feature vectors of the buildings; and (4) calculating similarity between feature vectors of skeleton lines of the buildings and skeleton lines of templates by using cosine similarity, and selecting the template with the highest similarity as a classification result of the building shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: LANZHOU JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Haowen Yan, Xiaomin Lu, Jingzhong Li, Liming Zhang, Ben Ma, Pengbo Li, Wende Li
  • Publication number: 20240290318
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for generating simulated synthetic voice samples for use in training voice recognition models. The simulated synthetic voice samples may be diversified and in large quantities, in order to train the voice recognition models to handle a large variety of possible voice types and commands. These voice samples may be generated based on simulated user profiles indicating different types of speaker characteristics and words. The generated synthetic voice samples mimic realist human inputs and voice traffic, and may be used to test these voice recognition models for their performance in various situations. Based on the testing, these models may be efficiently retrained to improve their performance in a wide variety of conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Liming Zhang, Frederick Baldwin, Geoffrey Murray, Ferhan Ture, Taylor Cassidy, Kishorekumar Sundararajan, Lauren Michelle Reese, Pramod Kadagattor, Yidnekachew Endale
  • Patent number: 12073486
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a reversible watermarking method for the oblique photography three-dimensional models with controllable accuracy. According to the disclosure: firstly, by using the global stability of the average included angle of vertex normal vector, the feature points of the oblique photography three-dimensional model are extracted; secondly, the mapping relationship is established by the ratio of the distance between feature points and non-feature points, and the vertexes are grouped, and each group consists of a feature point corresponding to several non-feature points; finally, the spherical coordinate system is constructed by taking the feature points as the coordinate origin in grouping, and the watermark is embedded by modifying the radius of the coordinate system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: LANZHOU JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Haowen Yan, Liming Zhang, Jingzhong Li, Xiaomin Lu, Weifang Yang, Pengbin Wang, Ziyi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240274774
    Abstract: A light emitting device and a light emitting diode structure are provided. The light emitting diode structure includes a light emitting diode, a protection diode, an insulating layer, two pads, and a conductive structure. The protection diode is connected in antiparallel to the light emitting diode. Each diode includes an epitaxial structure and electrodes located on the epitaxial structure. The insulating layer covers the epitaxial structure of each diode. A first pad is located on the insulating layer and electrically connected to a first electrode and a fourth electrode. A second pad is located on the insulating layer and electrically connected to a second electrode. The conductive structure is connected to the second pad and electrically connected to the N-type semiconductor layer of the protection diode. A material of the conductive structure and a material of the first electrode are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: Xiamen San'an Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jenlung YANG, Feng ZUO, Liming ZHANG, Weipeng LIN, Chung-Ying CHANG
  • Publication number: 20240229244
    Abstract: Methods of forming a coating system on a surface of a cobalt-based superalloy component are provided. The method includes forming a nickel-based primer layer on the surface of the cobalt-based superalloy component; forming an intermediate nickel-containing layer on the nickel-based primer layer; and heat treating the cobalt-based superalloy component to form a diffusion coating on the surface of the cobalt-based superalloy component. The intermediate nickel-containing layer includes nickel, chromium, and aluminum. Coated cobalt-based superalloy components formed from such a method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Bangalore Aswatha Nagaraj, Liming Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240203397
    Abstract: Selection of training utterances may be carried out in a sample-efficient manner, and the selected training utterances may be annotated to provide improved training information to an ASR system. A computing device may receive, from an ASR system, one or more transcript-score pairs, wherein a transcript-score pair comprises a transcription associated with a voice query and at least one score associated with the transcription. The computing device may determine a likelihood of a word error associated with each transcription of the one or more transcript-score pairs. The computing device may determine, based on the likelihood of the word error, an effect on a word-error rate of the ASR system. The computing device may send at least one of the one or more transcript-score pairs with a threshold effect on the word-error rate of the ASR system to be annotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Raphael TANG, Karun KUMAR, Kendra CHALKLEY, Liming ZHANG, Wenyan LI, Pamela SHAPIRO, Yajie MAO, Gefei YANG, Jun Ho SHIN, Geoffrey Craig MURRAY
  • Publication number: 20240133040
    Abstract: Methods of forming a coating system on a surface of a cobalt-based superalloy component are provided. The method includes forming a nickel-based primer layer on the surface of the cobalt-based superalloy component; forming an intermediate nickel-containing layer on the nickel-based primer layer; and heat treating the cobalt-based superalloy component to form a diffusion coating on the surface of the cobalt-based superalloy component. The intermediate nickel-containing layer includes nickel, chromium, and aluminum. Coated cobalt-based superalloy components formed from such a method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Bangalore Aswatha Nagaraj, Liming Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240132530
    Abstract: Broadly applicable and stereoselective formation of glycosidic linkage remains challenging yet of critical importance in giycoscience. By developing an SN2 glycosylation, this work advances a general solution to this challenge via stereoinversion at the anomeric position of glycosyl ester donors. This SN2 process is enabled by a basic directing-group in the leaving-group, which is activated by a cationic gold catalyst or any other electrophilic reagent. Unlike all the reported directing group approaches, this strategy is applicable to any glycosyl donors—a long sought-after yet unmet goal in carbohydrate chemistry; moreover, the basic directing-group upon glycosylation is lost as part of the leaving-group and hence traceless in the glycoside products, therefore avoiding potential complications in downstream transformations. Highly selective construction of glycosidic bonds including challenging 1,2-cis glycosidic bonds is achieved in excellent yields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Liming Zhang, Xu Ma, Zhitong Zheng
  • Publication number: 20240113258
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) includes a semiconductor structure, a transparent conducting layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The semiconductor structure has a lower surface and an upper surface, and includes a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer that are sequentially stacked in a laminating direction from the lower surface to the upper surface. The transparent conducting layer is located on the second semiconductor layer. The first electrode is located on the first semiconductor layer. The second electrode is located on the transparent conducting layer. When viewing the semiconductor structure and the transparent conducting layer from above the LED. The semiconductor structure has a shortest side with a length of X ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Quanzhou San'an Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liming ZHANG, Renlong YANG, Heying TANG, Quanyang MA, Xingrong CHEN, Chung-Ying CHANG
  • Publication number: 20240045399
    Abstract: A method includes receiving time trace sensor data associated with a substrate processing procedure. The substrate processing procedure includes two or more sets of processing conditions. At least a first set of processing conditions and a second set of processing conditions each include one or more operations performed repeatedly. The method further includes separating a first and second portion of the time trace sensor data corresponding to the first and second sets of processing conditions into a first and second plurality of cycle data. The method further includes processing the first plurality of cycle data and the second plurality of cycle data to generate summary data. The method further includes providing an alert to a user. The alert is based on the summary data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Qinglin Chai, Yue Ma, Liming Zhang, Xinhai Han, Chuan Ying Wang
  • Publication number: 20230410012
    Abstract: A project disaster warning method and system based on collaborative fusion of multi-physical field monitoring data is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Liming Zhang, Zhongyuan Liu, Yu Cong, Xiaoshan Wang, Zaiquan Wang, Fanxiu Chen, Jinfeng Cao
  • Publication number: 20230334481
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for performing online and offline financial transactions universally between any two users through a third party’s authentication mechanism to verify users’ identities, provided that they have at least a social media account. One user can make any payment to anyone. The SMUP system accesses the third-party’s website for credentials authentication. SMUP can be used for a purchase or money transfers with a live internet connection. The user needs to remember only one account credentials instead of many. One user can be a merchant or organization; wherein one of the users may not previously be a SMUP user, the user may passively become a SMUP user during the transaction. The above financial transactions may also happen online or offline at a physical store where a POS machine is used; the store is a SMUP user or partner, and the POS is connected with the SMUP transaction server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventor: Liming Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230293537
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an acetamide derivative in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yunfeng Li, Liming Zhang, Rumeng Yao, Rifang Yang, Wei Dai