Patents by Inventor Mei Zhang

Mei 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: 20240045878
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for building and using a sparse Time Series Database (TSDB). Time series records are received from a native TSDB, where each of the time series records includes a timestamp and one or more tags. Timeslots are determined for shards for the sparse TSDB based on the timestamp included in each of the time series records. The sparse TSDB is built by creating the shards for the determined timeslots and storing the time series records in the shards, while filling in empty ranges in the shards. A query that specifies at least one of the one or more tags is received. It is determined whether to execute the query against the sparse TSDB, and, in response to a determination to execute the query against the sparse TSDB, the query is executed against the sparse TSDB to generate results that are returned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Peng Hui JIANG, Jun SU, Sheng Yan SUN, Hong Mei ZHANG, Meng WAN
  • Patent number: 11893020
    Abstract: A system, program product, and method for enhancing automatic multidimensional query processing. The method includes executing a database query including semi-joining a plurality of dimension tables with a fact table. The method also includes identifying for extraction one or more data values from each dimension table of the plurality of dimension tables. The data values from each dimension table of the plurality of dimension tables are associated with a respective record identification (RID), thereby defining one or more RIDs. The method further includes generating a plurality of RID lists. Each RID list of the plurality of RID lists includes a collection of the one or more RIDs for the respective dimension table. The method also includes merging the plurality of RID lists, sorting, subject to the merging, the plurality of RIDs as a function of data location, and fetching the data values from the fact table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng Yan Sun, Xiaobo Wang, Hong Mei Zhang, Shuo Li
  • Publication number: 20240016721
    Abstract: A transparent anhydrous composition for caring for a keratin material comprises: a) at least one acetylated hyaluronic acid or its salt; and b) propylene glycol. And a non-therapeutic process for caring for a keratin material comprises applying the composition onto the keratin material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Mei ZHANG, Qingsheng TAO
  • Publication number: 20240018208
    Abstract: The present invention comprises compounds of Formula I. wherein: Z4, Z7, Z9, Z11, Z22, Z23, Z26, Z30, Z34, Z35, p, m, n, q, and BRIDGE are defined in the specification. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for use thereof. The novel compounds are useful for preventing, treating or ameliorating diseases and disorders, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, the metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Mark MACIELAG, Raymond J. PATCH, Rui ZHANG, Martin A. CASE, Mark J. WALL, Yue-Mei ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11874765
    Abstract: A processor may allocate a first buffer segment from a buffer pool. The first buffer segment may be configured with a first contiguous range of memory for a first data partition of a data table. The first data partition comprising a first plurality of data blocks. A processor may store the first plurality of data blocks in order into the first buffer segment. A processor may retrieve the target data block from the first buffer segment in response to a data access request for a target data block of the first plurality of data blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Shuo Li, Xiaobo Wang, Sheng Yan Sun, Hong Mei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11874946
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for providing data security through database map restructuring are provided. The method identifies related data tables within a set of data tables within a database. The method identifies a set of related data types within the related data tables. A set of similarities is determined among the set of related data types. The related data types are mapped based on the set of similarities. Based on the mapping, method restructures one or more data tables of the set of data tables to generate a restructured data table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: ShengYan Sun, Shuo Li, Xiaobo Wang, Hong Mei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11874830
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for improving performance of a database, a processor receives batch jobs for a relational database. The batch jobs may include a first member with a first buffer pool, and a second member with a second buffer pool. The processor may also identify a first actual object and an isolation level for the batch jobs, generate related queries based on the first actual object and the isolation level, calculate a cost for the first member and the second member to run the batch jobs based on the related queries, and assign the batch jobs to the first member based on a lower calculated cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng Yan Sun, Hong Mei Zhang, Meng Wan, Peng Hui Jiang
  • Publication number: 20230408752
    Abstract: A backlight module and a display device are disclosed. The backlight module includes a back plate, an assembled light plate composed of multiple light plates, and a pressure bar. The assembled light plate is fixed to the back plate by the pressure bar. The pressure bar includes a fixing portion and a connecting portion. One end of the connecting portion goes through the gap, and the other end is connected to the fixing portion. The fixing portion extends from the gap to the light plates on both sides to form a first abutting portion and a second abutting portion. The surfaces of the first and the second abutting portions adjacent to the light plates are level and flush with each other. The first and the second abutting portions respectively abut and firmly press the light-emitting surfaces of the light plates on both sides. The fixed portion covers the entire gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: MEI ZHANG, Haoxuan ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20230409593
    Abstract: An embodiment for analyzing and tracking data flow to determine proper schemas for unstructured data. The embodiment may automatically use a sidecar to collect schema discovery rules during conversion of raw data to unstructured data. The embodiment may automatically generate multiple schemas for different tenants using the collected schema discovery rules. The embodiment may automatically use ETL to export unstructured data to SQL databases with the generated multiple schemas for the different tenants. The embodiment may automatically monitor usage data of the SQL databases and collect the usage data. The embodiment may automatically optimize schema discovery using the collected usage data. The embodiment may automatically discover schemas with hot usage and apply the discovered schemas with hot usage to other tenants for consumption and further monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Peng Hui Jiang, Jun Su, Sheng Yan Sun, Hong Mei Zhang, Meng Wan
  • Publication number: 20230409602
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, system, and computer program product for data management. According to the method, one or more processors divide data into a plurality of partitions. The one or more processors store the plurality of partitions in a plurality of nodes of a mixed distributed database system, wherein a first node of the mixed distributed database system comprises a plurality of databases, and wherein at least a part of the plurality of partitions are shared by the plurality of databases of the first node and being not shared by other of the plurality of nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Hong Mei Zhang, Sheng Yan Sun, Meng Wan, Peng Hui Jiang
  • Patent number: 11847063
    Abstract: Systems and methods for high availability distributed data storage are provided. In embodiments, a method includes: receiving, by a remote direct memory access (RDMA) switch operatively coupled to a computing device, a request to access a page of a database; determining, by the RDMA switch, a validation state of the page; determining, by the RDMA switch, a status of the page; updating, by the RDMA switch, the status of the page based on the validation state and the request; and reporting, by the RDMA switch, the validation state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuo Li, Xiaobo Wang, Sheng Yan Sun, Hong Mei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11846405
    Abstract: A backlight module and a display device are disclosed. The backlight module includes a light board, and multiple light-emitting elements arranged at intervals on the light board. The backlight module further includes a diffusion plate arranged corresponding to the position of the light board and on the side of a light emitting surface of the light board. The diffusion plate includes: multiple blocking walls arranged at intervals on the side of the planar portion adjacent to the light board; and a planar portion arranged parallel to the light board. The blocking walls are perpendicular to the planar portion, and each blocking wall is arranged corresponding to the gap between two adjacent light-emitting elements. The height of the blocking wall is equal to the distance between the diffusion plate and the light board, and the lower part of the blocking wall adjacent to the light board is opaque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Mei Zhang, Haoxuan Zheng
  • Publication number: 20230365721
    Abstract: A composition comprising an oat derived, salt precipitated ?-(1,3)-(1,4) glucan having a molecular weight from about 150 kDa to about 250 kDa, a Mw/Mn ratio of about 1.0 to about 1.25, and a D3/D4 ratio of about 1.5 to less than about 2.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventor: Mei ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20230365644
    Abstract: The present invention comprises conjugates comprising a monoclonal antibody conjugated to a cyclic PYY peptide. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for use thereof. The novel conjugates are useful for preventing, treating or ameliorating diseases and disorders disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Mark MACIELAG, Raymond J. PATCH, Rui ZHANG, Martin A. CASE, Shamina M. RANGWALA, James N. LEONARD, Raul C. CAMACHO, Michael J. HUNTER, Katharine E. D'AQUINO, Wilson EDWARDS, Ronald V. SWANSON, Wenying JIAN, Yue-Mei ZHANG, Mark WALL, Ellen CHI
  • Publication number: 20230357320
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides stapled peptides and compositions thereof. In some embodiments, provided peptides can bind to and modulate functions of estrogen receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Gregory L. Verdine, John Hanney McGee, Santosh Kumar Choudary, Yue-Mei Zhang, Martin Robert Tremblay
  • Patent number: 11798668
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for a numeric waiting bin for prescription fulfillment. A computing system may be used to receive bin configuration values corresponding to a plurality of physical bins for prescription storage. The bin configuration values may be used to assign serial identifiers to the plurality of bins. Prescriptions may be selectively assigned a bin serial identifier using a plurality of rules and the bin serial number may be used to locate the prescription when the prescription is requested, such as during pickup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel D. Gilman, Christopher J. Goody, Kyle J. McGrath, Jeffrey Swindling, Jared P. Tancrelle, Li Mei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230325471
    Abstract: A supervised similarity measure machine learning method, system, and computer program product that includes generating embeddings by training a supervised deep neural network (DNN) on a feature data to determine which nodes correspond to which clustered learning group of clustered learning groups, performing half-distributed learning by distributing data in a time-series database to the clustered learning groups, and evaluating, based on the embeddings, new tenant data in the clustered learning groups with an upward bow pose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Meng Wan, Sheng Yan Sun, Peng Hui Jiang, Hong Mei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230325256
    Abstract: A processor receives an optimization target for a first cluster in a distributed computing environment. A processor trains a neural network based on the optimization target. A processor generates a decision tree based on the neural network. A processor selects a workload executing in the first cluster of the distributed computing environment. A processor identifies a second cluster to relocate the workload. A processor determines a current optimization of the distributed computing environment based on the workload being retained in the first cluster. A processor determines a migration optimization of the distributed computing environment based on the workload being migrated to the second cluster. A processor, in response to the migration optimization improving the current optimization of the distributed computing environment, migrates the workload to the second cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Sheng Yan Sun, Meng Wan, Peng Hui Jiang, Hong Mei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11782918
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method selects an access path for high cost and/or complex queries. The method includes building a classification model configured to identify a lowest cost access path. The method further includes receiving a query, where the query is configured to retrieve a set of data from a database. The method also includes generating an access map for the query, where the access map includes one or more potential access paths to execute the query. The method includes collecting, for the query, a set of data for each potential access path. The method further includes classifying, by the classification model, the query. The method also includes selecting a first access path of the one or more potential access paths and executing the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng Yan Sun, Shuo Li, Xiaobo Wang, Hong Mei Zhang
  • Patent number: D1001333
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Inventor: Mei Zhang