Patents by Inventor Liang Zhang
Liang 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).
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Publication number: 20220350315Abstract: Various embodiments include a method for monitoring the status of a production order in a factory. The method may include: generating a production IoT model based on a production scheduling system document, the production IoT model comprising a first set process attributes of product processing; generating a product IoT model based on a product design specification document, the product IoT model comprising the first set of process attributes of product processing; associating the production IoT model with the product IoT model; learning data of a production device acquired by a data acquisition automation control system in the factory to obtain a data model representing processing steps of a product; and matching the processing steps against the process attributes of the product IoT model and determining the status of the production order in the factory based on the the matching result.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2019Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Ming Yu, Liang Zhang
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Patent number: 11485258Abstract: A child safety seat includes a support base, a seat shell positionable on the support base, a front end part rotatable relative to the seat shell between a retracted position and a deployed position, and a latching mechanism for locking the front end part in the deployed position. The seat shell has a front end provided with an opening, and two sidewalls respectively protruding at a left and a right side of a seat portion. The front end part has a transversal portion and two side portions, the transversal portion extending along a width direction of the seat shell, and the two side portions being respectively connected pivotally with the two sidewalls of the seat shell. The transversal portion of the front end part is stowed inside the opening of the seat shell in the retracted position, and extends outside the opening of the seat shell in the deployed position.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Bambino Prezioso Switzerland AGInventors: Ruyi Li, Da Liang Zhang
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Patent number: 11485263Abstract: A child safety seat includes a base, a seat body and a notifying system. The seat body is disposed on the base and movable relative to the base between a front facing position and a rear facing position. The notifying system includes an actuated device disposed on one of the base and the seat body, an actuating component and a notifying device. The actuating component is disposed on another one of the base and the seat body and configured to actuate the actuated device when the seat body reaches at least one of the front facing position and the rear facing position. The notifying device is electrically connected to the actuated device and configured to generate a notifying signal when the actuated device is actuated by the actuating component, so as to indicate information to facilitate a caregiver to determine whether the child safety seat is installed properly.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Bambino Prezioso Switzerland AGInventor: Da Liang Zhang
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Patent number: 11481880Abstract: A method of power Doppler imaging may include receiving a plurality of temporally sequential frames of wall-filtered power Doppler signals, wherein the plurality of temporally sequential frames includes at least one previously adjusted output frame. The method may further include adjusting at least one of the plurality of temporally sequential frames to produce an adjusted output frame and generating a power Doppler image based, at least in part, on the adjusted output frame. The adjusting may involve filtering the plurality of temporally sequential frames to suppress the high spatial frequency and high temporal frequency content to produce the adjusted output frame.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2018Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Liang Zhang, David Hope Simpson, Keith William Johnson
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Patent number: 11472926Abstract: The present invention provides new impact protection materials and the method of making the same. More specifically, the impact protection materials are polymer-based shear-thickening composite comprising a non-shear-thickening polymer matrix material and one or more shear-thickening materials. Preferably, the non-shear-thickening polymer matrix material is in an amount from approximately 5 weight percent to approximately 90 weight percent with the balance being one or more shear-thickening materials. The first type of the one or more shear-thickening materials is sol-gel based shear-thickening material in which small inorganic particles are connected in a gel network; the second type is polymer-based shear-thickening material in which polymer chains form network. Compared to the existing shear-thickening materials, the present shear-thickening materials have different molecular structure and formulation and possess properties of good impact protection and good stability.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Nano and Advanced Materials Institute LimitedInventors: Jianjun Song, Kwok Keung Paul Ho, Han Wang, Kang Zhang, Liang Zhang, Cheng Chen, Sze Kui Lam
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Patent number: 11475243Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a training method and device for an image enhancement model and a storage medium. The method can include inputting each training input image group into the image enhancement model to obtain a predicted image output by the image enhancement model, and training the image enhancement model until convergence through each loss function respectively corresponding to each training pair. Each loss function can include a plurality of gray scale loss components corresponding to a plurality of frequency intervals one to one, and each gray scale loss component is determined based on a difference between a gray scale frequency division image of each predicted image and a gray scale frequency division image of the corresponding target image in each frequency interval, and different gray scale loss components correspond to different frequency intervals.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Pinecone Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Liang Zhang
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Patent number: 11475928Abstract: Embodiments provide a read operation circuit, a semiconductor memory, and a read operation method. The read operation circuit includes: a DBI encoder configured to read read data from a memory bank, and determine whether to invert the read data according to the number of bits of high data in the read data to output global bus data for transmission through a global bus and DBI data for transmission through a DBI signal line, a DBI port being configured to receive the DBI data; a parallel-to-serial conversion circuit configured to perform parallel-to-serial conversion on the global bus data to generate output data of the DQ port; a data buffer module connected to the memory bank through the global bus; and a precharge module connected to a precharge signal line and configured to set an initial state of the global bus to Low.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Liang Zhang
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Patent number: 11477260Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for transmission of audio information are disclosed herein. In one example, a System on Chip (SoC) includes a wired transceiver module, a wireless module, a Frequency Modulation (FM) demodulation module, and an audio information codec module operatively coupled to the wired transceiver and the FM demodulation module. The wired transceiver module is configured to receive a data packet corresponding to first audio information. The wireless module is configured to receive an FM signal, corresponding to second audio information. The FM demodulation module is configured to output the second audio information based on demodulating the FM signal. The audio information codec module is configured to decode the first audio information and the second audio information based on the data packet and the demodulated FM signal, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: BESTECHNIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.Inventors: Weifeng Tong, Liang Zhang, Binbin Guo, Lu Chai, Hua Zeng, Zhichen Tu, Xinwei Li, Wenyu Xiao
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Publication number: 20220328079Abstract: Embodiment relates to a data transmission circuit. In the circuit, an encoding circuit is configured to generate check code data according to first data on a first data line; a comparison circuit is configured to compare the first data with second data on a second data line to output a comparison result indicating whether number of different bits between the first data and the second data exceeds a preset threshold; a buffer circuit is configured to transmit the first data or opposite data of the first data to the second data line according to the comparison result; the buffer circuit is also configured to transmit the check code data to the second data line; a first read-write conversion subcircuit is configured to transmit the first data or the opposite data of the first data transmitted to the second data line to a third data line according to the comparison result.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventor: Liang ZHANG
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Publication number: 20220328120Abstract: A data transmission circuit, a data transmission method, and a storage apparatus are provided. The data transmission circuit includes a check circuit, a comparison circuit, and a data conversion circuit. The check circuit is configured to generate check code data according to first data on a first data line, and combine the first data and the check code data into second data. The comparison circuit is configured to receive the second data and third data on the second data line, and compare the second data with the third data to output a comparison result indicating whether number of different bits between the second data and the third data exceeds a preset threshold. The data conversion circuit is configured to invert the second data and transmit the inverted second data to the second data line when the comparison result is indicative of exceeding the preset threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventor: Liang Zhang
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Publication number: 20220319560Abstract: A memory circuit includes a pre-charging circuit and a control circuit. The pre-charging circuit includes a first pre-charging unit, a second pre-charging unit, a first power supply terminal, a second power supply terminal, a first control terminal, a second control terminal and a data terminal; the first pre-charging unit is connected with the first power supply terminal, the first control terminal and the data terminal; the second pre-charging unit is connected with the second power supply terminal, the second control terminal and the data terminal. The control circuit is configured to in response to a memory being in a row active state and not performing a reading-writing operation, control, through the second pre-charging unit, the data terminal and the second power supply terminal to be disconnected, and control, through the first pre-charging unit, the data terminal and the first power supply terminal to be disconnected.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2021Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventor: Liang ZHANG
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Publication number: 20220321561Abstract: A communal computing device, such as an interactive digital whiteboard, can become unlocked if a user is near the device. The communal computing device may use a sensor such as a camera to capture images of a person and obtain an identifier from a personal device such as a smartphone. A cloud-based provider that is trusted by both the communal computing device and the personal device may associate both the image and the identifier of the personal device with the same user identity. Obtaining the user identity from multiple, different sources provides a secure technique for the communal computing device to recognize a user without the user directly interacting with the communal computing device. If the sensor no longer detects the user or the personal device is no longer detected, then the communal computing device may log off the user. The personal device may be used to confirm log off.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Raju JAIN, Dipesh BHATTARAI, Peter Gregory DAVIS, Jeffrey JOHNSON, Liang ZHANG, Kiran KUMAR
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Publication number: 20220319559Abstract: A memory circuit includes a precharge circuit and control circuit. The precharge circuit comprises a first precharge circuit, second precharge circuit, first power supply end, second power supply end, first control end, second control end and data end. The first precharge circuit is connected with the first power supply end, first control end and data end. The second precharge circuit is connected with the second power supply end, second control end and data end. A first precharge voltage is input into the first power supply end, and a second precharge voltage is input into the second power supply end. The control circuit is configured to control connection and disconnection between the data end and second power supply end and to control connection and disconnection between the data end and first power supply end.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2021Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Liang ZHANG
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Publication number: 20220310141Abstract: Embodiments relate to a transmission circuit, a transmission method, a storage apparatus, and a storage medium. The transmission circuit includes a comparison module and a data conversion module. The comparison module is configured to receive first data on a first data line and second data on a second data line, and compare the first data with the second data to output a comparison result indicating whether number of different bits between the first data and the second data exceeds a preset threshold, wherein the first data and the second data have the same preset bit width. The data conversion module is electrically connected to the first data line, the comparison module and the second data line, and is configured to invert the first data and transmit the inverted first data to the second data line when the comparison result is indicative of exceeding the preset threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2021Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventor: Liang ZHANG
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Publication number: 20220310139Abstract: A data transmission circuit includes: a comparison circuit, configured to compare received first data on a data bus with received second data on a global data line and output a comparison result of whether a number of different bits between the first data and the second data exceeds a preset threshold; a data conversion circuit, configured to: if the comparison result indicates that the number of different bits exceeds the preset threshold, invert the first data and transmit the inverted first data to the global data line, and otherwise, transmit the first data to the global data line; and a read-write conversion circuit, configured to: if the comparison result indicates that the number of different bits exceeds the preset threshold, transmit data on the global data line to a complementary local data line, and otherwise, transmit data on the global data line to a local data line.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Liang ZHANG
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Publication number: 20220310136Abstract: A data transmission circuit and method, and a storage device are provided. The data transmission circuit includes a serial-parallel conversion module, a comparison module, a data conversion module and a write circuit module. The serial-parallel conversion module receives a plurality of pieces of external data in batches and outputs initial parallel data according to the external data. The comparison module compares the received initial parallel data with global data to output a comparison result. The data conversion module, responsive to that the comparison result indicates that the preset threshold is exceeded, inverts the initial parallel data and transmits the inverted data to a data bus, and responsive to that the comparison result indicates that the preset threshold is not exceeded, transmits the initial parallel data to the data bus. The write circuit module transmits data on the data bus to a global data bus.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventor: Liang Zhang
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Patent number: 11456667Abstract: A system includes an input voltage node configured to provide an input voltage. The system also includes a load and a switching converter coupled between the input voltage node and the load. The switching converter is configured to provide an output voltage to the load based on the input voltage. The switching converter includes gate driver circuitry and a comparator coupled to the gate driver circuitry. The switching converter also includes a constant ripple injection circuit coupled to the comparator. The constant ripple injection circuit is configured to provide a positive current sense signal and a negative current sense signal to the comparator based on the input voltage and the output voltage.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Liang Zhang, Weibing Jing, Dan Li, Qi Yang
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Patent number: 11454575Abstract: A method and a machine for drying blood smears and an automatic smearing device are provided. In the method, a dry gas is used as a drying medium to dry a blood film on a blood smear in drying the blood smear, thus reducing drying time and the number of blood smears which are dried together. The dry gas is obtained by: first, removing a liquid from a pressurized gas, second, filtering a vapor, and finally, decompressing the dried pressurized gas to be a non-pressurized gas having lower humidity. In addition, the dry gas is further heated for further reducing the humidity of the dry gas. In order to prevent cell distortion from occurring, the heated dry gas is caused to gently flow over the blood smear in a direction which the blood film is spread.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Liang Zhang, Xuerong Li, Yuan Xiang
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Publication number: 20220300388Abstract: A method for repairing a memory device includes: performing error detection on memory units of the memory device; temporarily storing each of unit addresses of detected error units in registers until the number of the detected error units reaches a first preset number, where the detected error units are damaged memory units, and each of the detected error unit occupies a respective one of the registers, and each of the unit addresses comprises a row address; successively selecting one of the registers as a target register; determining whether a row addresses in the target register exists in a reference storage module, where a repaired row address or an unrepaired row address is stored in the reference storage module; and repairing error units that are not repaired through the row addresses according to a result of the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2021Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventor: Liang ZHANG
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Patent number: 11451906Abstract: Embodiments of wireless audio systems and methods for operation mode switch of wireless headphones are disclosed herein. In one example, a wireless audio system includes a first wireless headphone and a second wireless headphone. The first wireless headphone is configured to establish a first short-range wireless link with an audio source; transmit, to a second wireless headphone, link information associated with the first short-range wireless link; and remove the first short-range wireless link with the audio source in response to the second wireless headphone successfully establishing a second short-range wireless link with the audio source based on the link information. The second wireless headphone is configured to receive, from the first wireless headphone, the link information associated with the first short-range wireless link; and establish the second short-range wireless link with the audio source based on the link information.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: BESTECHNIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.Inventors: Weifeng Tong, Liang Zhang, Qianli Ma, Junhong Liu, Tianxu Wu, Fei Luo