Patents by Inventor Miaomiao Xu

Miaomiao Xu 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: 20240161004
    Abstract: A spectral clustering method and system based on unified anchor and subspace learning is provided. The spectral clustering method based on unified anchor and subspace learning includes: S1: acquiring a clustering task and a target data sample; S2: performing unified anchor learning on multi-view data corresponding to the acquired clustering task and the acquired target data sample, and adaptively constructing an objective function corresponding to an anchor graph according to a learned unified anchor; S3: optimizing the constructed objective function by using an alternating optimization method to obtain an optimized unified anchor graph; and S4: performing spectral clustering on the obtained optimized unified anchor graph to obtain a final clustering result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xinzhong ZHU, Huiying XU, Miaomiao LI, Wenxuan TU, Mengjing SUN, Hongbo LI, Jianping YIN, Jianmin ZHAO
  • Patent number: 11960088
    Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) for improved field of view (FOV) is provided. The head-mounted display (HMD) may include a display element to provide display light. The head-mounted display (HMD) may also include a lens element to provide display light to a user of the head-mounted display (HMD). The head-mounted display (HMD) may further include an optical element comprising at least one waveguide to provide improved central or peripheral field of view (FOV) for the user of head-mounted display (HMD). In some examples, the waveguide may be part of central optics and/or peripheral optics. The waveguide may have a planar waveguide profile or a curved waveguide profile. In some examples, the waveguide may be stacked or may include a graded index (GRIN) layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Miaomiao Xu, Brian Wheelwright, Ying Geng
  • Publication number: 20240111829
    Abstract: A multi-view clustering method and system based on matrix decomposition and multi-partition alignment are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xinzhong ZHU, Huiying XU, Miaomiao LI, Wenxuan TU, Chen ZHANG, Hongbo LI, Jianping YIN, Jianmin ZHAO
  • Patent number: 11949128
    Abstract: This application provides a current collecting member, a secondary battery, and a fabrication method. The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, a housing, a top cover assembly and current collecting members. The electrode assembly includes a main body portion and a first tab extending from an end of the main body portion along a transverse direction. The top cover assembly includes a top cover plate and a first electrode terminal disposed on the top cover plate connected to the housing. The current collecting member is connected to the first tab and the first electrode terminal. The current collecting member includes a substrate and a support plate, the substrate being provided at a side of the main body portion along a transverse direction, the support plate extending from an end part of the substrate in a longitudinal direction, and the first tab being connected to the support plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Hu Xu, Miaomiao Ren, Yuanbao Chen, Long Xu, Donglai Zheng, Lingbo Zhu, Yongshou Lin
  • Publication number: 20240104376
    Abstract: A citation network graph representation learning system and method based on multi-view contrastive learning is provided. The citation network graph representation learning system involved in the present application comprises: a sample construction module, which is configured to construct a corresponding negative sample based on an original graph; a graph enhancement module, which is configured to obtain a positive sample graph and a negative sample graph; a fusion module, which is configured to obtain a consensus representation of the positive sample graph and the negative sample graph by means of a cross view concentration fusion layer; a mutual information estimation module, which is configured to compare learning representations of positive sample pairs and negative sample pairs by means of a discriminator; and a hard sample mining module, which is configured to represent the consistency between the negative sample pairs according to a pre-calculated affinity vector, and select and reserve nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xinzhong ZHU, Huiying XU, Miaomiao LI, Wenxuan TU, Hongbo LI, Changwang ZHANG, Jianping YIN
  • Publication number: 20240104170
    Abstract: A late fusion multi-view clustering method and system based on local maximum alignment are provided. The late fusion multi-view clustering method based on local maximum alignment includes the following steps: S1: acquiring a clustering task and a target data sample; S2: initializing a permutation matrix of each view and a combination coefficient of each view, and performing average partition of kernel k-means clustering on an average kernel to obtain a neighbor matrix of each view; S3: calculating basic partition of each view, and establishing a late fusion multi-view clustering objective function based on maximum alignment; S4: acquiring basic partition having local information, and establishing a late fusion multi-view clustering objective function based on local maximum alignment; S5: solving the established late fusion multi-view clustering objective function based on local maximum alignment in a cyclic manner to obtain optimal partition; and S6: performing k-means clustering on the optimal partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xinzhong ZHU, Huiying XU, Miaomiao LI, Weixuan LIANG, Hongbo LI, Jianping YIN, Jianmin ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20240094552
    Abstract: A waveguide may include a substrate and an array of beam splitters embedded within the substrate, where each beam splitter within the array of beam splitters does not fully transect the substrate. Various other devices, systems, and methods of manufacture are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Miaomiao Xu, Wanli Chi, Alexander Sohn
  • Publication number: 20230367073
    Abstract: A waveguide for conveying image light in a display device is disclosed. The waveguide comprises a waveguide body, an input coupler configured to couple the image light into the waveguide body for propagating the image light within the waveguide body along a zigzag light path, and a plurality of slanted bulk mirrors disposed along the zigzag light path within the waveguide body and having a tunable reflectivity parameter for controlling a spatial distribution of image light portions out-coupled from the waveguide body by the plurality of slanted bulk mirrors. The waveguide may include a plurality of slanted polarization-selective bulk mirrors, and a liquid crystal layer configured to alter the polarization of the image light, the liquid crystal layer being disposed between a backplane electrode and a pixelated electrode configured to control the liquid crystal layer by application of a spatially-varying voltage profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Renate Eva Klementine Landig, Sihui He, Miaomiao Xu
  • Publication number: 20230359041
    Abstract: A device is provided. The device includes a light guide coupled with an in-coupling element at an input portion of the light guide and an out-coupling element at an output portion of the light guide. The device also includes a volume grating disposed at a portion of the light guide and configured to diffract a light via Bragg diffraction. The volume grating is configured with at least one of a predetermined spectral Bragg selectivity variation or a predetermined angular Bragg selectivity variation along one or more dimensions in a film plane of the volume grating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Changwon JANG, Miaomiao XU, JR.
  • Patent number: 11768330
    Abstract: A device includes an array of light emitters configured to generate multiple light beams to form an image, the image having a field of view and a planar waveguide having an edge configured to receive multiple light beams from the array of light emitters, each light beam associated with a portion of the field of view. The device also includes a lens array comprising multiple lenses linearly extended to overlap an edge portion of the planar waveguide, the lenses optically coupling the light beams into the planar waveguide, and one or more output couplers in the planar waveguide configured to direct the light beams into an eyebox, wherein the eyebox forms an area that includes a pupil of a viewer of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Miaomiao Xu, Brian Wheelwright, Ying Geng
  • Publication number: 20230221557
    Abstract: A head-mounted lightfield display including a lightfield rendering unit, a numerical aperture (NA) expander for receiving an optical output from the lightfield rendering unit and for creating an expanded lightfield, and a substrate-guided optical combiner optically coupled to the NA expander for receiving the expanded lightfield and transmitting the expanded light field to an eyebox for viewing by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Hong Hua, Miaomiao XU
  • Publication number: 20230185091
    Abstract: A waveguide is provided. The waveguide includes a substrate having two outer surfaces for propagating a beam of light in the substrate by reflecting the beam from the two outer surfaces. The waveguide includes at least one polarization volume hologram (PVH) grating to couple light in and/or out of the waveguide. The PVH grating may be a multi-layer PVH grating with graded birefringence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Sihui He, Maxwell Parsons, Fenglin Peng, Miaomiao Xu, Yang Yang, Yu Shi, Dianmin Lin
  • Publication number: 20230107434
    Abstract: An illuminator for illuminating a display panel includes a lightguide with an array of buried slanted bulk reflectors that out-couple portions of the light beam propagating in the lightguide through one of the lightguide surfaces. Polarization beam-splitting slanted surfaces may be used to provide polarized output. Such an illuminator may be used with a reflective display panel operating by polarization. The beam-splitting slanted surfaces operate as a polarizer, providing polarized illuminating light. The light reflected by the reflective panel may propagate back through the illuminator, and the polarization beam-splitting slanted surfaces may operate also as analyzer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Miaomiao Xu, Brian Wheelwright, Fenglin Peng, Ying Geng, Changwon Jang, Maxwell Parsons, Sihui He, Jacques Gollier
  • Publication number: 20230098034
    Abstract: A device includes an array of light emitters configured to generate multiple light beams to form an image, the image having a field of view and a planar waveguide having an edge configured to receive multiple light beams from the array of light emitters, each light beam associated with a portion of the field of view. The device also includes a lens array comprising multiple lenses linearly extended to overlap an edge portion of the planar waveguide, the lenses optically coupling the light beams into the planar waveguide, and one or more output couplers in the planar waveguide configured to direct the light beams into an eyebox, wherein the eyebox forms an area that includes a pupil of a viewer of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Miaomiao Xu, Brian Wheelwright, Ying Geng
  • Patent number: 11536966
    Abstract: A display device includes a relay waveguide and a scanner. The scanner is configured to angularly scan image light for coupling into the waveguide, and includes a scanning reflector and a second reflector disposed between the scanning reflector and an input coupler of the waveguide. The scanning reflector has an aperture for the image light to propagate therethrough toward the second reflector. The second reflector is configured to reflect at least a portion of the image light received through the aperture back toward the scanning reflector and to transmit at least a portion of the image light reflected from the scanning reflector toward the input coupler. The arrangement enables a compact design of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Babak Amirsolaimani, Brian Wheelwright, Daniel Guenther Greif, Weichuan Gao, Miaomiao Xu, Jacques Gollier
  • Publication number: 20220350149
    Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) for improved field of view (FOV) is provided. The head-mounted display (HMD) may include a display element to provide display light. The head-mounted display (HMD) may also include a lens element to provide display light to a user of the head-mounted display (HMD). The head-mounted display (HMD) may further include an optical element comprising at least one waveguide to provide improved central or peripheral field of view (FOV) for the user of head-mounted display (HMD). In some examples, the waveguide may be part of central optics and/or peripheral optics. The waveguide may have a planar waveguide profile or a curved waveguide profile. In some examples, the waveguide may be stacked or may include a graded index (GRIN) layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Miaomiao XU, Brian WHEELWRIGHT, Ying GENG
  • Patent number: 11333624
    Abstract: A three-electrode array local electrochemical information testing system and a testing method, the testing system comprising: a concentric ring three-electrode array, a high-speed switch and an electrochemical workstation, which are electrically connected in sequence; the concentric ring three-electrode array comprises a plurality of concentric ring three-electrode units, adjacent concentric ring three-electrode units being separated by an insulating material; a concentric ring three-electrode unit comprises a ring-shaped auxiliary electrode, a solid-state reference electrode and a wire-shaped working electrode; the ring-shaped auxiliary electrode and the solid-state reference electrode are both formed in an ring-shaped shape; the wire-shaped working electrode is located within the solid-state reference electrode, the wire-shaped working electrode being separated from the solid-state reference electrode by means of the insulating material; the solid-state reference electrode is located within the ring-shaped
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventors: Xiao Tang, Yan Li, Chaoran Ma, Miaomiao Xu, Xiaolei Lv
  • Publication number: 20220050292
    Abstract: A display device includes a relay waveguide and a scanner. The scanner is configured to angularly scan image light for coupling into the waveguide, and includes a scanning reflector and a second reflector disposed between the scanning reflector and an input coupler of the waveguide. The scanning reflector has an aperture for the image light to propagate therethrough toward the second reflector. The second reflector is configured to reflect at least a portion of the image light received through the aperture back toward the scanning reflector and to transmit at least a portion of the image light reflected from the scanning reflector toward the input coupler. The arrangement enables a compact design of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Babak Amirsolaimani, Brian Wheelwright, Daniel Guenther Greif, Weichuan Gao, Miaomiao Xu, Jacques Gollier
  • Publication number: 20200169725
    Abstract: Multilayer high-dynamic-range head-mounted display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Hong Hua, Miaomiao Xu
  • Publication number: 20200072781
    Abstract: A three-electrode array local electrochemical information testing system and a testing method, the testing system comprising: a concentric ring three-electrode array, a high-speed switch and an electrochemical workstation, which are electrically connected in sequence; the concentric ring three-electrode array comprises a plurality of concentric ring three-electrode units, adjacent concentric ring three-electrode units being separated by an insulating material; a concentric ring three-electrode unit comprises a ring-shaped auxiliary electrode, a solid-state reference electrode and a wire-shaped working electrode; the ring-shaped auxiliary electrode and the solid-state reference electrode are both formed in an ring-shaped shape; the wire-shaped working electrode is located within the solid-state reference electrode, the wire-shaped working electrode being separated from the solid-state reference electrode by means of the insulating material; the solid-state reference electrode is located within the ring-shaped
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Xiao Tang, Yan Li, Chaoran Ma, Miaomiao Xu, Xiaolei Lv