Patents by Inventor Mengying Li

Mengying Li 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).

  • Patent number: 11970723
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a strain producing D-allulose 3-epimerase and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of bioengineering. The present disclosure provides a method for improving the expression of D-allulose 3-epimerase by screening promoters and optimizing RBS thereof. The recombinant Bacillus subtilis constructed using thevectors pP43NMK-hag and pP43NMK-hag-RBS4 provided by the present disclosure improves the enzyme activity of a target gene D-allulose 3-epimerase, and theenzyme activities in shake flasks upon transformation are 1.30 times and 1.69 times that of an original vector. The present disclosure further provides a non-antibiotic resistance vector and a non-antibiotic resistance recombinant B. subtilis strain. Using the non-antibiotic resistance strain B. subtilis 1A751-dal-/pP43NMK-hag-RBS4-dpe-dal provided by the present disclosure, the highest fermentation enzyme activity in a shake flask is 24.72 U/mL, and the enzyme activity in a fermenter is 714.8 U/mL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tao Zhang, Mengying Hu, Bo Jiang, Mengli Li
  • Publication number: 20240129575
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a live content presentation method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a readable storage medium. The method includes: receiving a trigger operation on a target entry; and in response to the trigger operation on the target entry, presenting a profile page of a target user, and in response to determining that the target user is on a live, presenting live preview content in a background image area comprised in the profile page, wherein the live preview content is generated in accordance with an image of a live room of the target user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Hui XUAN, Mengying FANG, Can YANG, Yijie LI
  • Patent number: 11392850
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that facilitates development of machine-learning techniques to perform prognostic-surveillance operations on time-series data from a monitored system, such as a power plant and associated power-distribution system. During operation, the system receives original time-series signals comprising sequences of observations obtained from sensors in the monitored system. Next, the system decomposes the original time-series signals into deterministic and stochastic components. The system then uses the deterministic and stochastic components to produce synthetic time-series signals, which are statistically indistinguishable from the original time-series signals. Finally, the system enables a developer to use the synthetic time-series signals to develop machine-learning (ML) techniques to perform prognostic-surveillance operations on subsequently received time-series signals from the monitored system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Kenny C. Gross, Mengying Li, Alan Paul Wood, Steven T. Jeffreys, Avishkar Misra, Lawrence L. Fumagalli, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10621141
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that caches time-series data in a time-series database system. During operation, the system receives the time-series data, wherein the time-series data comprises a series of observations obtained from sensor readings for each signal in a set of signals. Next, the system performs a multivariate memory vectorization (MMV) operation on the time-series data, which selects a subset of observations in the time-series data that represents an underlying structure of the time-series data for individual and multivariate signals that comprise the time-series data. The system then performs a geometric compression aging (GAC) operation on the selected subset of time-series data. While subsequently processing a query involving the time-series data, the system: caches the selected subset of the time-series data in an in-memory database cache in the time-series database system; and accesses the selected subset of the time-series data from the in-memory database cache.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Kenny C. Gross, Mengying Li, Dieter Gawlick, Zhen Hua Liu
  • Patent number: 10606919
    Abstract: We present a system that performs prognostic surveillance operations based on sensor signals from a power plant and critical assets in the transmission and distribution grid. The system obtains signals comprising time-series data obtained from sensors during operation of the power plant and associated transmission grid. The system uses an inferential model trained on previously received signals to generate estimated values for the signals. The system then performs a pairwise differencing operation between actual values and the estimated values for the signals to produce residuals. The system subsequently performs a sequential probability ratio test (SPRT) on the residuals to detect incipient anomalies that arise during operation of the power plant and associated transmission grid. While performing the SPRT, the system dynamically updates SPRT parameters to compensate for non-Gaussian artifacts that arise in the sensor data due to changing operating conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Kenny C. Gross, Mengying Li, Tahereh Masoumi
  • Patent number: 10565185
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that certifies provenance of time-series data in a time-series database. During operation, the system retrieves time-series data from the time-series database, wherein the time-series data comprises a sequence of observations comprising sensor readings for each signal in a set of signals. The system also retrieves multivariate state estimation technique (MSET) estimates, which were computed for the time-series data, from the time-series database. Next, the system performs a reverse MSET computation to produce reconstituted time-series data from the MSET estimates. The system then compares the reconstituted time-series data with the time-series data. If the reconstituted time-series data matches the original time-series data, the system certifies provenance for the time-series data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Kenny C. Gross, Dieter Gawlick, Zhen Hua Liu, Mengying Li
  • Patent number: 10496084
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that removes quantization effects from a set of time-series signals to produce highly accurate approximations of a set of original unquantized signals. During operation, for each time-series signal in the set of time-series signals, the system determines a number of quantization levels (NQL) in the time-series signal. Next, the system performs a fast Fourier transform (FFT) on the time-series signal to produce a set of Fourier modes for the time-series signal. The system then determines an optimal number of Fourier modes (Nmode) to reconstruct the time-series signal based on the determined NQL for the time-series signal. Next, the system selects Nmode largest-amplitude Fourier modes from the set of Fourier modes for the time-series signal. The system then performs an inverse FFT operation using the Nmode largest-amplitude Fourier modes to produce a dequantized time-series signal to be used in place of the time-series signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Mengying Li, Kenny C. Gross
  • Patent number: 10452510
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system for performing prognostic surveillance operations on sensor data. During operation, the system obtains a group of signals from sensors in a monitored system during operation of the monitored system. Next, if possible, the system performs a clustering operation, which divides the group of signals into groups of correlated signals. Then, for one or more groups of signals that exceed a specified size, the system randomly partitions the groups of signals into smaller groups of signals. Next, for each group of signals, the system trains an inferential model for a prognostic pattern-recognition system based on signals in the group of signals. Then, for each group of signals, the system uses a prognostic pattern-recognition system in a surveillance mode and the inferential model to detect incipient anomalies that arise during execution of the monitored system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Kenny C. Gross, Mengying Li, Alan Paul Wood
  • Publication number: 20190310617
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that removes quantization effects from a set of time-series signals to produce highly accurate approximations of a set of original unquantized signals. During operation, for each time-series signal in the set of time-series signals, the system determines a number of quantization levels (NQL) in the time-series signal. Next, the system performs a fast Fourier transform (FFT) on the time-series signal to produce a set of Fourier modes for the time-series signal. The system then determines an optimal number of Fourier modes (Nmode) to reconstruct the time-series signal based on the determined NQL for the time-series signal. Next, the system selects Nmode largest-amplitude Fourier modes from the set of Fourier modes for the time-series signal. The system then performs an inverse FFT operation using the Nmode largest-amplitude Fourier modes to produce a dequantized time-series signal to be used in place of the time-series signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Mengying Li, Kenny C. Gross
  • Publication number: 20190243799
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that facilitates development of machine-learning techniques to perform prognostic-surveillance operations on time-series data from a monitored system, such as a power plant and associated power-distribution system. During operation, the system receives original time-series signals comprising sequences of observations obtained from sensors in the monitored system. Next, the system decomposes the original time-series signals into deterministic and stochastic components. The system then uses the deterministic and stochastic components to produce synthetic time-series signals, which are statistically indistinguishable from the original time-series signals. Finally, the system enables a developer to use the synthetic time-series signals to develop machine-learning (ML) techniques to perform prognostic-surveillance operations on subsequently received time-series signals from the monitored system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Kenny C. Gross, Mengying Li, Alan Paul Wood, Steven T. Jeffreys, Avishkar Misra, Lawrence L. Fumagalli, JR.
  • Publication number: 20190236162
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that caches time-series data in a time-series database system. During operation, the system receives the time-series data, wherein the time-series data comprises a series of observations obtained from sensor readings for each signal in a set of signals. Next, the system performs a multivariate memory vectorization (MMV) operation on the time-series data, which selects a subset of observations in the time-series data that represents an underlying structure of the time-series data for individual and multivariate signals that comprise the time-series data. The system then performs a geometric compression aging (GAC) operation on the selected subset of time-series data. While subsequently processing a query involving the time-series data, the system: caches the selected subset of the time-series data in an in-memory database cache in the time-series database system; and accesses the selected subset of the time-series data from the in-memory database cache.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Kenny C. Gross, Mengying Li, Dieter Gawlick, Zhen Hua Liu
  • Publication number: 20190197145
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that certifies provenance of time-series data in a time-series database. During operation, the system retrieves time-series data from the time-series database, wherein the time-series data comprises a sequence of observations comprising sensor readings for each signal in a set of signals. The system also retrieves multivariate state estimation technique (MSET) estimates, which were computed for the time-series data, from the time-series database. Next, the system performs a reverse MSET computation to produce reconstituted time-series data from the MSET estimates. The system then compares the reconstituted time-series data with the time-series data. If the reconstituted time-series data matches the original time-series data, the system certifies provenance for the time-series data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Kenny C. Gross, Dieter Gawlick, Zhen Hua Liu, Mengying Li
  • Patent number: 10310459
    Abstract: During operation, the system receives a set of input signals containing electrical usage data from a set of smart meters, wherein each smart meter gathers electrical usage data from a customer of the utility system. Next, the system uses the set of input signals to train an inferential model, which learns correlations among the set of input signals, and uses the inferential model to produce a set of inferential signals, wherein an inferential signal is produced for each input signal in the set of input signals. The system then uses a Fourier-based technique to decompose each inferential signal into deterministic and stochastic components, and uses the deterministic and stochastic components to generate a set of synthesized signals, which are statistically indistinguishable from the inferential signals. Finally, the system projects the set of synthesized signals into the future to produce a forecast for the electricity demand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Kenny C. Gross, Mengying Li, Benjamin P. Franklin, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20190163719
    Abstract: We present a system that performs prognostic surveillance operations based on sensor signals from a power plant and critical assets in the transmission and distribution grid. The system obtains signals comprising time-series data obtained from sensors during operation of the power plant and associated transmission grid. The system uses an inferential model trained on previously received signals to generate estimated values for the signals. The system then performs a pairwise differencing operation between actual values and the estimated values for the signals to produce residuals. The system subsequently performs a sequential probability ratio test (SPRT) on the residuals to detect incipient anomalies that arise during operation of the power plant and associated transmission grid. While performing the SPRT, the system dynamically updates SPRT parameters to compensate for non-Gaussian artifacts that arise in the sensor data due to changing operating conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Kenny C. Gross, Mengying Li, Tahereh Masoumi
  • Publication number: 20190154494
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that detects degradation in one or more rotating components in a monitored system. During operation, the system receives one or more telemetry signals comprising vibration sensor readings from one or more vibration sensors in the monitored system. The system then performs a fast Fourier transform (FFT) on the vibration sensor readings to produce a power spectral density (PSD) distribution. Next, the system identifies a peak in the PSD distribution, wherein the peak is associated with a target rotating component in the monitored system. After identifying the peak, the system computes a full width half maximum (FWHM) value for a curve associated with the peak. Finally, if the FWHM value exceeds a pre-specified threshold, the system generates a notification about degradation of the target rotating component in the monitored system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Kenny C. Gross, Mengying Li, Aleksey M. Urmanov
  • Publication number: 20190121714
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system for performing prognostic surveillance operations on sensor data. During operation, the system obtains a group of signals from sensors in a monitored system during operation of the monitored system. Next, if possible, the system performs a clustering operation, which divides the group of signals into groups of correlated signals. Then, for one or more groups of signals that exceed a specified size, the system randomly partitions the groups of signals into smaller groups of signals. Next, for each group of signals, the system trains an inferential model for a prognostic pattern-recognition system based on signals in the group of signals. Then, for each group of signals, the system uses a prognostic pattern-recognition system in a surveillance mode and the inferential model to detect incipient anomalies that arise during execution of the monitored system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Kenny C. Gross, Mengying Li, Alan Paul Wood
  • Publication number: 20190094822
    Abstract: During operation, the system receives a set of input signals containing electrical usage data from a set of smart meters, wherein each smart meter gathers electrical usage data from a customer of the utility system. Next, the system uses the set of input signals to train an inferential model, which learns correlations among the set of input signals, and uses the inferential model to produce a set of inferential signals, wherein an inferential signal is produced for each input signal in the set of input signals. The system then uses a Fourier-based technique to decompose each inferential signal into deterministic and stochastic components, and uses the deterministic and stochastic components to generate a set of synthesized signals, which are statistically indistinguishable from the inferential signals. Finally, the system projects the set of synthesized signals into the future to produce a forecast for the electricity demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Kenny C. Gross, Mengying Li, Benjamin P. Franklin, JR.
  • Patent number: D971920
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN VELOCITY TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS CO., LT
    Inventors: Runjiao Zhou, Mengying Li, Haoliang Zhou
  • Patent number: D976732
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN LINDO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mengying Li, Jun Zhou, Haoliang Zhou, Runjiao Zhou
  • Patent number: D976733
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN LINDO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mengying Li, Jun Zhou, Haoliang Zhou, Runjiao Zhou