Patents by Inventor Mei Liang
Mei Liang 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: 20240136463Abstract: This disclosure discloses an optical sensing device. The device includes a carrier body; a first light-emitting device disposed on the carrier body; and a light-receiving device including a group III-V semiconductor material disposed on the carrier body, including a light-receiving surface having an area, wherein the light-receiving device is capable of receiving a first received wavelength having a largest external quantum efficiency so the ratio of the largest external quantum efficiency to the area is ?13.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: EPISTAR CORPORATIONInventors: Yi-Chieh LIN, Shiuan-Leh LIN, Yung-Fu CHANG, Shih-Chang LEE, Chia-Liang HSU, Yi HSIAO, Wen-Luh LIAO, Hong-Chi SHIH, Mei-Chun LIU
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Publication number: 20240085717Abstract: Disclosed are a super-resolution imaging system (1, 41, 51), a super-resolution imaging method, a biological sample identification system (4, 61) and method, a nucleic acid sequencing imaging system (5) and method, and a nucleic acid identification system (6) and method. The super-resolution imaging system (1, 41, 51) includes an illumination system (A) and an imaging system (B). The illumination system (A) outputs excitation light to irradiate a biological sample to generate excited light, and the imaging system (B) collects and records the excited light to generate an excited light image. The illumination system (A) includes an excitation light source (10, 10a) and a structured light generation and modulation device (11, 11a). The excitation light source (10, 10a) outputs the excitation light, and the structured light generation and modulation device (11, 11a) modulates the excitation light into structured light to irradiate the biological sample to generate the excited light.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2020Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: JIELEI NI, MING NI, FAN ZHOU, ZEYU SU, KE JI, DONG WEI, MENGZHE SHEN, YUANQING LIANG, MEI LI, XUN XU
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Patent number: 11923779Abstract: A method of regulating an output voltage of a switched mode power supply having a variable input voltage and at least one power switch is provided. The method includes generating a control signal for the at least one power switch of the switched mode power supply based at least in part on a control voltage, the control signal having a duty cycle. The method also includes generating a reference voltage based at least in part on the duty cycle of the control signal and a maximum duty cycle, and generating the control voltage based at least in part on the reference voltage and the output voltage.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Astec International LimitedInventors: Bing Zhang, Lian Liang, Mei Qin, Xiaodong Fan, Guozhen Wang
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Patent number: 11886531Abstract: A computing device can present, within a display, first network-associated content and a tab strip, the first network-associated content being associated with a first content locator, the tab strip including a first content indicator associated with the first content locator and a second content indicator associated with a second content locator, receive a directional input associated with the tab strip, in response to receiving the directional input, modify the presentation of the tab strip, the modification ending presentation of the first content indicator and initiating presentation of a third content indicator, the third content indicator being associated with a third content locator, receive a selection of the third content indicator, and in response to receiving the selection of the third content indicator, present second network-associated content at a location where the first network-associated content was previously presented, the second network-associated content being associated with the third conType: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Samuel L. Birch, Yusuf Ozuysal, Christopher Lee, Mei Liang, Wei-Yin Chen, Yue Zhang, Ayman Almadhoun
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Patent number: 11872608Abstract: A method of removing sludge from a drain pipe used for cleaning a drain pipe comprises a piling step, a platform setting step, a drilling path planning step, a coil deploying step, a conveying bracket lifting step, a guiding step, a drilling step, and a cleaning step. In the piling step, a plurality of supporting columns are provided around the opening of the drain pipe. In the platform setting step, a work platform is provided on the plurality of supporting columns. In the drilling path planning step, a drilling path is planned. In the coil deploying step, an induction coil group is placed above the drain pipe. In the conveying bracket lifting step, a conveying bracket is hung by lifting equipment so that the conveying bracket is aligned with the opening of the drain pipe. In the guiding step, the drill bit is guided to the opening of the drain pipe using the conveying bracket. In the drilling step, the drill bit is controlled to drill into the clogged bulk in the drain pipe.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2020Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Inventors: Kuo-Chung Cheng, Mei-Liang Cheng
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Publication number: 20230348566Abstract: Re-folded human serum albumin (rfHSA) and use thereof for anti-tumor are disclosed. The rfHSA comprises the primary amino acid sequence of naive human serum albumin, in which the rfHSA in a solution is oval shape, not fibrillar, and the naive HSA is globular. The rfHSA is used for treating cancer or a tumor in a subject in need thereof The rfHSA may also be used as a reagent for detecting the presence of a cancer cell associated with integrin ?1 or serine/threonine protein kinase Akt and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) in a tumor sample or as a reagent for inhibiting phosphorylation of Akt and ERK 1/2 in a cancer cell sample. A cell lysate of a cancer cell treated with rfHSA, a vaccine composition comprising the cancer cell lysate, and use thereof are also disclosed. Also disclosed is a method tor preparing rfHSA.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2021Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Chi-Ming LIANG, Jeng-Jer SHIEH, Chung-Hsuan CHEN, Shu-Mei LIANG
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Patent number: 11671030Abstract: Voltage converter circuits including a first and second branch. The first branch is coupled between a first DC terminal and a second DC terminal and includes a first and second winding around a magnetic core. The first and second winding are coupled to an AC terminal via a common node. The second branch is coupled in parallel to the first branch between the first and second DC terminals and includes a third winding around the magnetic core. The third winding is coupled to the AC terminal such that the first and second branches convert a first voltage into a second voltage. The first, second and third windings are configured to cause magnetic flux generated by a differential mode (DM) component of a first current in the first branch and magnetic flux generated by the DM component of a second current in the second branch to enhance with each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2019Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Kai Tian, Tinho Li, Kuenfaat Yuen, Mei Liang
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Publication number: 20220385173Abstract: Embodiments of present disclosure relates to a power factor correction circuit and an industrial robot. The power factor correction circuit has first and second AC terminals, first and second DC terminals, a first input inductor connected to the first AC terminal, a second input inductor connected to the second AC terminal, a first coupling inductor, configured to suppress a leakage current of the power factor correction circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Sheng Zong, Guoxing Fan, Mei Liang
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Patent number: 11418106Abstract: An apparatus for conversion between AC power and DC power. The apparatus includes: a first power conversion circuit having a first AC side and a DC side, at least one second power conversion circuit each having a second AC side and sharing the DC side with the first power conversion circuit, and at least one choke having a first terminal, a second terminal and at least one third terminal, wherein: the first terminal is arranged to be electrically coupled to a phase of the AC power, and the second terminal and the at least one third terminal are electrically coupled to respective same phases of the first AC side of the first power conversion circuit and the second AC side of the at least one second power conversion circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Kai Tian, Tinho Li, Kuenfaat Yuen, Mei Liang
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Patent number: 11303196Abstract: An objective of the present application is to provide an apparatus for conversion between AC power and DC power. The apparatus includes a first power conversion circuit having a first AC side and a first DC side, at least one second power conversion circuit each having a second AC side and a second DC side; and at least one choke having a first terminal, a second terminal and at least one third terminal, wherein the first terminal is arranged to be electrically coupled to a phase of the AC power, and the second terminal and the at least one third terminal are electrically coupled to respective same phases of the first AC side of the first power conversion circuit and the second AC side of the at least one second power conversion circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Kai Tian, Tinho Li, Kuenfaat Yuen, Mei Liang
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Publication number: 20220103085Abstract: Voltage converter circuits including a first and second branch. The first branch is coupled between a first DC terminal and a second DC terminal and includes a first and second winding around a magnetic core. The first and second winding are coupled to an AC terminal via a common node. The second branch is coupled in parallel to the first branch between the first and second DC terminals and includes a third winding around the magnetic core. The third winding is coupled to the AC terminal such that the first and second branches convert a first voltage into a second voltage. The first, second and third windings are configured to cause magnetic flux generated by a differential mode (DM) component of a first current in the first branch and magnetic flux generated by the DM component of a second current in the second branch to enhance with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2019Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Kai Tian, Tinho Li, Kuenfaat Yuen, Mei Liang
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Patent number: 11171557Abstract: A power converter includes a full-bridge conversion circuit. The full-bridge conversion circuit includes a first leg and a second leg. The first leg includes at least two switches coupled to each other at a first node, and the second leg includes at least two switches coupled to each other at a second node. The power converter further includes an AC filter. The AC filter includes a first inductor, a second inductor and a capacitor. The first inductor includes a first end coupled to the first node and a second end could be couple to a grid. The second inductor includes a first end coupled to the second node and a second end could be couple to the grid. The capacitor includes a first end coupled to the second end of the first inductor and a second end coupled to the second leg. The first end of the capacitor is electrically coupled to the second end of the first inductor during a cycle of an AC voltage of the grid.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Sheng Zong, Guoxing Fan, Kai Tian, Mei Liang
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Publication number: 20210273552Abstract: It is therefore an objective of the invention to provide an apparatus for conversion between AC power and DC power. The apparatus includes a first power conversion circuit having a first AC side and a first DC side, at least one second power conversion circuit each having a second AC side and a second DC side; and at least one choke having a first terminal, a second terminal and at least one third terminal, wherein the first terminal is arranged to be electrically coupled to a phase of the AC power, and the second terminal and the at least one third terminal are electrically coupled to respective same phases of the first AC side of the first power conversion circuit and the second AC side of the at least one second power conversion circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Kai Tian, Tinho Li, Kuenfaat Yuen, Mei Liang
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Publication number: 20210211037Abstract: An apparatus for conversion between AC power and DC power. The apparatus includes: a first power conversion circuit having a first AC side and a DC side, at least one second power conversion circuit each having a second AC side and sharing the DC side with the first power conversion circuit, and at least one choke having a first terminal, a second terminal and at least one third terminal, wherein: the first terminal is arranged to be electrically coupled to a phase of the AC power, and the second terminal and the at least one third terminal are electrically coupled to respective same phases of the first AC side of the first power conversion circuit and the second AC side of the at least one second power conversion circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Kai Tian, Tinho Li, Kuenfaat Yuen, Mei Liang
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Publication number: 20210205862Abstract: A method of removing sludge from a drain pipe used for cleaning a drain pipe comprises a piling step, a platform setting step, a drilling path planning step, a coil deploying step, a conveying bracket lifting step, a guiding step, a drilling step, and a cleaning step. In the piling step, a plurality of supporting columns are provided around the opening of the drain pipe. In the platform setting step, a work platform is provided on the plurality of supporting columns. In the drilling path planning step, a drilling path is planned. In the coil deploying step, an induction coil group is placed above the drain pipe. In the conveying bracket lifting step, a conveying bracket is hung by lifting equipment so that the conveying bracket is aligned with the opening of the drain pipe. In the guiding step, the drill bit is guided to the opening of the drain pipe using the conveying bracket. In the drilling step, the drill bit is controlled to drill into the clogged bulk in the drain pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Kuo-Chung CHENG, Mei-Liang CHENG
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Publication number: 20210200832Abstract: A computing device can present, within a display, first network-associated content and a tab strip, the first network-associated content being associated with a first content locator, the tab strip including a first content indicator associated with the first content locator and a second content indicator associated with a second content locator, receive a directional input associated with the tab strip, in response to receiving the directional input, modify the presentation of the tab strip, the modification ending presentation of the first content indicator and initiating presentation of a third content indicator, the third content indicator being associated with a third content locator, receive a selection of the third content indicator, and in response to receiving the selection of the third content indicator, present second network-associated content at a location where the first network-associated content was previously presented, the second network-associated content being associated with the third conType: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Samuel L. Birch, Yusuf Ozuysal, Christopher Lee, Mei Liang, Wei-Yin Chen, Yue Zhang, Ayman Almadhoun
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Publication number: 20210006149Abstract: A power converter includes a full-bridge conversion circuit. The full-bridge conversion circuit includes a first leg and a second leg. The first leg includes at least two switches coupled to each other at a first node, and the second leg includes at least two switches coupled to each other at a second node. The power converter further includes an AC filter. The AC filter includes a first inductor, a second inductor and a capacitor. The first inductor includes a first end coupled to the first node and a second end could be couple to a grid. The second inductor includes a first end coupled to the second node and a second end could be couple to the grid. The capacitor includes a first end coupled to the second end of the first inductor and a second end coupled to the second leg. The first end of the capacitor is electrically coupled to the second end of the first inductor during a cycle of an AC voltage of the grid.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Sheng Zong, Guoxing Fan, Kai Tian, Mei Liang
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Patent number: 10519500Abstract: A method of preparing a crystalline copper-based coordination polymer comprises preparing a mixture of copper ions and a first quaternized carboxylate pyridyl ligand; adding a second polypyridyl ligand; and forming crystals of a copper-based coordination polymer therefrom. The crystalline copper-based coordination polymer is suitable for providing a sensing platform for detecting the presence of one or more target nucleic acid sequences such as viral RNA, in particular Dengue virus and/or Zika virus RNA with high selectivity and high specificity. A method of detecting at least a first target nucleic acid sequence, in particular from a viral RNA, in particular it is Flavivirus RNA, in a sample is also provided. Further provided is a kit including the crystalline copper-based coordination polymer and an oligonucleotide probe.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignees: MACAU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Jin-Xiang Chen, Bao-Ping Xie, Gui-Hua Qiu, Pei-Pei Hu, Zhen Liang, Ye-Mei Liang, Bin Sun, Li-Ping Bai, Zhi-Hong Jiang
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Patent number: 10391163Abstract: A vaccine composition is disclosed. The vaccine composition comprises: (a) a therapeutically effective amount of an influenza virus-like particle (VLP) comprising: (i) influenza M1, influenza M2, influenza hemagglutinin (HA), and influenza neuraminidase (NA) proteins; (b) Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) capsid protein VP3, recombinant FMDV VP3 (rVP3), VP3 peptide, or SUMO VP3; and (c) alum. Also disclosed is use of a vaccine composition according to the invention in the manufacture of a medicament for inducing an immunogenic response in a subject in need thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Academia SinicaInventors: Shu-Mei Liang, Pei-Wen Hsiao, Ming-Chu Cheng, Yu-Chih Yang
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Patent number: 10354009Abstract: A computing device can receive at least one document including text segments. The computing device can determine a characteristic pattern associated with a first text segment of the text segments and determine an association between the first text segment and a first individual class of a model based at least in part on the characteristic pattern. The computing device can determine a collection of classes of the model associated with the at least one document based at least in part on the association, and determine an actionable item associated with the at least one document based at least in part on the collection and at least one grammar pattern. The computing device can present or transmit an indication of the actionable item. In some examples, the computing device can arrange actionable items in an order based at least in part on occurrences of the actionable items from multiple documents.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2016Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Mei Liang, Wei Luo, Lingzhi Sun, Navendu Jain