Patents by Inventor Lin Zhong

Lin Zhong 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: 20240134479
    Abstract: Touch sensor panel configurations for reducing wobble error for a stylus translating on a surface over and between electrodes of the touch sensor panel are disclosed. In some examples, electrodes with more linear signal profiles are correlated with lower wobble error. In some examples, diffusing elements formed of floating segments of conductive materials can diffuse signal from a stylus to a plurality of electrodes, thus, making the signal profiles associated with the electrodes more linear. In addition, diffusing elements can be configured to improve the optical uniformity of the touch sensor panel. In some examples, the diffusing elements can be formed on the same layer as floating dummy pixels and resemble a plurality of merged floating dummy pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Isaac CHAN, Prathit BUGNAIT, Albert LIN, Chun-Hao TUNG, Sunggu KANG, John Z. ZHONG
  • Publication number: 20240135389
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of monitoring, evaluating and early-warning pollution for key pollution sources in an industrial park. The method comprises: a multi-index on-line early-warning monitoring method for pollution from key pollution sources, a hierarchical pollution risk evaluating method, and a pollution early-warning grade evaluating method, which are in line with the environmental management solution that pollution prevention is the priority in an industrial park in China.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: BEIJING MUNICIPAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ECO-ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
    Inventors: Shijie WANG, Yuan Zhang, Tianxiang Xia, Lin Jiang, Maosheng Zhong
  • Patent number: 11907512
    Abstract: An electronic mail (email) system generates an email user interface display, with a timeslot actuator, for composing an email message. Actuation of the timeslot actuator is detected and the email system accesses available timeslots from a calendar system corresponding to the user. User selectable display elements, corresponding to each available timeslot, are displayed on the email user interface display, along with message content. When a user selectable display element corresponding to an available timeslot is selected, the email message content is populated with a selectable timeslot element, corresponding to the available timeslot, that can be sent to recipients in the email message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Lin Zhong, Shahil Soni
  • Patent number: 11878372
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a self-driven water collecting surface having a superhydrophilic-superhydrophobic structure, and a method for preparing the same, belonged to the technical field of water harvesting and superhydrophobic surfaces. The water collecting surface is a superhydrophobic surface with the distributed superhydrophilic region. The superhydrophilic region is a venation channel network structure consisting of hierarchical superhydrophilic channels. In the method, a pulsed laser is firstly adopted to form periodically distributed peak-pit microstructures and nanostructures, which is then modified with a low-surface-energy substance. Then, the low-surface-energy substance layer is removed by a pulsed laser again according to a venation channel network pattern. The laser scanned region is superhydrophilic, while the other regions are superhydrophobic. So that, the self-driven water collecting surface with the superhydrophobic-superhydrophilic structure is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Min-Lin Zhong, Hong-Jun Zhang, Wei-Jian Liu
  • Patent number: 11876335
    Abstract: A method and a system are provided to simultaneously generate blue-shifted and red-shifted femtosecond light sources with tunable spectral peak location and bandwidth, by controlling the input condition (chirp/spectrum) of a fiber-optic nonlinear propagation. The system comprises (A) a seed source, (B) a driving current controller to regulate the spectrum of the seed source, (C) a dispersion controller to control the chirp and pulse width of the seed source, (D) a fiber-optic spectral conversion module to shape and broaden the laser spectrum via fiber-optic nonlinear processes, and (E) a spectral selection module to filter out the required wave packets. With the simultaneous uses of the driving current controller and the dispersion controller, the light sources feature continuously tunable spectral peak with (1) a relatively constant output pulse energy or (2) a tunable spectral bandwidth at a specific peak location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: NATIONAL YANG MING CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shih-Hsuan Chia, Lu-Ting Chou, Dong-Lin Zhong
  • Patent number: 11868916
    Abstract: A social networking application provides for automated link and/or content recommendation to users of a social media platform by automated social graph refinement that augments a baseline social graph with predicted links and inferred labels by iteratively (a) propagating attribute labels through optimizing attribute label similarity between user nodes constrained by closeness of links between the users, and (b) predicting links between users through optimizing link closeness constrained by label similarity. Each label inference iteration is based on predicted labels generated in and immediately prior link prediction iteration, and each link prediction iteration is based on inferred labels generated in and immediately prior label inference iteration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Jia Li, Jie Luo, Ji Yang, Lin Zhong
  • Publication number: 20230358980
    Abstract: A fiber optic distribution box includes a box unit, a protective shield unit pivotally mounted on the box unit, and a plurality of mounting units detachably installed to the box unit for accommodating a plurality of adapters. The box unit includes a box body defining an interior space and a plurality of base brackets disposed on the box body and accommodated in the interior space. Each mounting unit includes a flanged seat and a tubular portion extending obliquely upwardly from the flanged seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Jinan ZHOU, Jie-Bing PAN, Qing-Quan WAN, Jun-Lin ZHONG, Yong CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230328079
    Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, instructions, and media are described for generating suggestions for connections between accounts in a social media system. One embodiment involves storing connection graph information for a plurality of user accounts, and identifying, by one or more processors of the device, a first set of connection suggestions based on a first set of suggestion metrics. A second set of connection suggestions is then identified based on a second set of suggestion metrics, wherein the second set of connection suggestions and the second set of suggestion metrics are configured to obscure the first set of connection suggestions, and a set of suggested connections is generated based on the first set of connection suggestions and the second set of connection suggestions. The set of connection suggestions is then communicated to a client device method associated with the first account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathan Brody, Donald Giovannini, Edward Koai, Jie Wu, Lin Zhong
  • Patent number: 11773653
    Abstract: A double-layer coiled tubing double-gradient drilling system, on the basis of conventional drilling equipment, includes a double-layer coiled tubing system, separating fluid, a downhole lifting pump system, throttling control systems and a data monitoring system. Power fluid enters an annular space of the tubing through an adapter, passes through a downhole lifting pump, enters an inner pipe through a bridge channel, and enters the bottom hole through the drill bit. Return fluid enters an annular channel of the tubing through a recovery hole, then enters the inner pipe through the bridge channel and enters the lifting pump, and then enters a solid control system through the adapter and the control systems in sequence. Gradient control of the bottom hole pressure is realized through monitoring of the separating fluid and control of the drilling pump unit and throttling control systems. The problem of narrow safe drilling density window is solved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Guorong Wang, Lin Zhong, Qingyou Liu, Shouwei Zhou, Xingyong Yu, Zhong Li, Yang Tang, Qiang Fu, Xin Huang, Yanjun Li, Hexing Liu
  • Patent number: 11746640
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a solid fluidization tubular separator for marine natural gas hydrate, which includes a first separator and a second separator, wherein the first separator includes the first separation sleeve, the power liquid pipe, the swirl baffle, the recovery mechanism and the sand discharge mechanism. After the hydrate is sucked into the first separation sleeve to generate a circumferential velocity, so that the mud and sand with high density are separated to the pipe wall of the first separation sleeve, and the mud and sand separated to the pipe wall are settled down from the gap between the swirl baffle and the pipe wall along the pipe wall. The hydrate swirl flows into the recovery mechanism, and then leaves the first separation sleeve and enters the second separator, so as to realize the separation of mud and sand and natural gas hydrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong, Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Yang Tang, Zeliang Li, Xushen Li, Jiang Lu, Xiaoyu Fang, Guorong Wang, Pu Yang, Jinhai Zhao, Xiaolong Ma, Dongqing Xia, Lin Zhong, Yufa He, Qingping Li, Yanjun Li, Hexing Liu, Peng Zhao
  • Patent number: 11677766
    Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, instructions, and media are described for generating suggestions for connections between accounts in a social media system. One embodiment involves storing connection graph information for a plurality of user accounts, and identifying, by one or more processors of the device, a first set of connection suggestions based on a first set of suggestion metrics. A second set of connection suggestions is then identified based on a second set of suggestion metrics, wherein the second set of connection suggestions and the second set of suggestion metrics are configured to obscure the first set of connection suggestions, and a set of suggested connections is generated based on the first set of connection suggestions and the second set of connection suggestions. The set of connection suggestions is then communicated to a client device method associated with the first account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Brody, Donald Giovannini, Edward Koai, Jie Wu, Lin Zhong
  • Patent number: 11669231
    Abstract: An electronic mail (email) system generates an email user interface display, with a timeslot actuator, for composing an email message. Actuation of the timeslot actuator is detected and the email system accesses available timeslots from a calendar system corresponding to the user. User selectable display elements, corresponding to each available timeslot, are displayed on the email user interface display, along with message content. When a user selectable display element corresponding to an available timeslot is selected, the email message content is populated with a selectable timeslot element, corresponding to the available timeslot, that can be sent to recipients in the email message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Lin Zhong, Shahil Soni
  • Publication number: 20230140440
    Abstract: A method and a system are provided to simultaneously generate blue-shifted and red-shifted femtosecond light sources with tunable spectral peak location and bandwidth, by controlling the input condition (chirp/spectrum) of a fiber-optic nonlinear propagation. The system comprises (A) a seed source, (B) a driving current controller to regulate the spectrum of the seed source, (C) a dispersion controller to control the chirp and pulse width of the seed source, (D) a fiber-optic spectral conversion module to shape and broaden the laser spectrum via fiber-optic nonlinear processes, and (E) a spectral selection module to filter out the required wave packets. With the simultaneous uses of the driving current controller and the dispersion controller, the light sources feature continuously tunable spectral peak with (1) a relatively constant output pulse energy or (2) a tunable spectral bandwidth at a specific peak location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Shih-Hsuan CHIA, Lu-Ting CHOU, Dong-Lin ZHONG
  • Publication number: 20230100604
    Abstract: A textured surface of oil and gas equipment includes a first substrate, an antiwear coating, and a second substrate, and further includes a texture, where the texture includes a first texture and/or a second texture; the first substrate and the second substrate are capable of moving relative to each other when operating, the first texture is arranged on a surface of the first substrate that is in contact with the antiwear coating, the second texture is arranged on a surface of the antiwear coating that is in contact with the second substrate. A method for machining the textured surface of oil and gas equipment is provided, which improves various performances of the oil and gas equipment such as antifriction, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance by combining a coating with a texture, so as to prolong the service life of the oil and gas equipment, increase oil and gas production efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Lin Zhong, Guorong Wang, Qingyou Liu, Gang Wei, Xia He, Linyan Chen, Gang Hu, Chuan Wang, Zheng Zhang, Zhichao Li, Zixuan Wang, Xiaolong Wu
  • Publication number: 20230085283
    Abstract: A double-layer coiled tubing double-gradient drilling system, on the basis of conventional drilling equipment, includes a double-layer coiled tubing system, spacer fluid, a downhole lifting pump system, throttling control systems and a data monitoring system. Power fluid enters an annular space of the tubing through an adapter, passes through a downhole lifting pump, enters an inner pipe through a bridge channel, and enters the bottom hole through the drill bit. Return fluid enters an annular channel of the tubing through a recovery hole, then enters the inner pipe through the bridge channel and enters the lifting pump, and then enters a solid control system through the adapter and the control systems in sequence. Gradient control of the bottom hole pressure is realized through monitoring of the spacer fluid and control of the drilling pump unit and throttling control systems. The problem of narrow safe drilling density window is solved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Guorong WANG, Lin ZHONG, Qingyou LIU, Shouwei ZHOU, Xingyong YU, Zhong LI, Yang TANG, Qiang FU, Xin HUANG, Yanjun LI, Hexing LIU
  • Patent number: 11598180
    Abstract: The invention discloses an experimental device for natural gas hydrate solid-state fluidized mining and crushing, the experimental device comprising a power liquid supply module, a hydrate suction module, a pipeline conveying module, a hydrate fluidized crushing module, a secondary processing module and an experimental data information collection and processing module. An experimental method for the experimental device comprises: turning on the power liquid supply module, the hydrate suction module, the pipeline conveying module, the hydrate fluidized crushing module and the secondary processing module, and collecting pressure and flow data at a plurality of locations by the experimental data information collection and processing module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Guorong Wang, Shouwei Zhou, Qingyou Liu, Qingping Li, Qiang Fu, Yufa He, Pu Yang, Lin Zhong
  • Patent number: 11558318
    Abstract: An electronic mail (e-mail) system detects when a user is replying to a particular portion of content in a received message. The reply is automatically formatted to visually distinguish it over replies from other recipients to the same portion of content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Lin Zhong, Shahil Soni
  • Publication number: 20220349292
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a solid fluidization tubular separator for marine natural gas hydrate, which includes a first separator and a second separator, wherein the first separator includes the first separation sleeve, the power liquid pipe, the swirl baffle, the recovery mechanism and the sand discharge mechanism. After the hydrate is sucked into the first separation sleeve to generate a circumferential velocity, so that the mud and sand with high density are separated to the pipe wall of the first separation sleeve, and the mud and sand separated to the pipe wall are settled down from the gap between the swirl baffle and the pipe wall along the pipe wall. The hydrate swirl flows into the recovery mechanism, and then leaves the first separation sleeve and enters the second separator, so as to realize the separation of mud and sand and natural gas hydrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yang TANG, Zeliang LI, Guorong WANG, Xushen LI, Jiang LU, Xiaoyu FANG, Pengfei JING, Hairong ZHNAG, Lin ZHONG, Yufa HE, Qingping LI, Yanjun LI, Hexing LIU, Peng ZHAO
  • Patent number: D997038
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Shenzhen DYU Intelligent Mobility Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Wei Li, Jinliang Tian, Qingsong Liu, Lin Zhong
  • Patent number: D997039
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Zhengzhou DYU Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Li, Jinliang Tian, Qingsong Liu, Lin Zhong