Patents by Inventor Ming DUAN

Ming DUAN 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: 20250137160
    Abstract: An enclosure for an electronic device includes a metal substrate, a porous anodic oxide layer overlaying the metal substrate, and a hydrothermal sealant disposed on the anodic oxide layer, the hydrothermal sealant including a molten salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Bin Ma, Christoph Werner, Tsung-Han Li, Chynna R. Lopes, Wenyan Xue, Ming-Hua Ding, Jinwei Wang, Bo Li, Qikai Duan, Judy Runge-Nussbaum, Masashige Tatebe
  • Publication number: 20250125161
    Abstract: Some implementations described herein provide an etch tool having a nozzle component. The nozzle component (e.g., a gas injector component) includes a spinel-based composite material that has an increased resistivity to damage and/or debris generation within the etch tool during a plasma-based etch operation that etches material from a semiconductor substrate. The increased resistivity may decrease contamination within the etch tool to increase a yield of integrated circuit devices on the semiconductor substrate relative to another semiconductor substrate that is etched using another etch tool having another nozzle component of another material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Yen-Ming LIU, Li-Chun WANG, Chin-Hau MENG, Ren-Guan DUAN
  • Publication number: 20250122585
    Abstract: A gene SiFAD2-1 controlling the oleic acid content trait in sesame and its SNP marker SiSNPFAD2-1 are provided. This gene is located on chromosome 4 of sesame and belongs to an incomplete dominant control gene; compared with a wild-type allele Sifad2-1. The high oleic acid mutant gene SiFAD2-1 has a 100% explanation value for a mutant trait of sesame high oleic acid mutant HO995 (i.e., this gene controls a high oleic acid phenotype). The present application can provide a certain theoretical basis for studying the regulation mechanism of high oil acid in sesame and other crops, and also provide a material basis and genetic resources for developing molecular assisted breeding technology for sesame, breeding new varieties with high oleic acid in sesame and even other crops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: HONGMEI MIAO, HAIYANG ZHANG, QIN MA, HENGCHUN CAO, MING JU, SHUO WANG, CHUN LI, YINGHUI DUAN, ZHANYOU ZHANG
  • Patent number: 12275832
    Abstract: A fluorine-containing elastomer composition includes a curable fluorine-containing polymer comprising at least one fluorinated cure site monomer having a cure site; an group IIIB element-containing reinforcing additive in an amount of 8 to 15 weight parts with respect to 100 weight parts of the curable fluorine-containing polymer; and a curative configured for curing the at least one fluorinated cure site monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Chung-Ming Huang, Ren-Guan Duan, Chen-Hsiang Lu, Tien-Chih Cheng
  • Patent number: 12270058
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a feruloyl esterase and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of microorganisms. The disclosure provides a feruloyl esterase with an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 and specific enzyme activity as high as 519 U/g. The disclosure provides a recombinant Bacillus subtilis which uses Bacillus subtilis as a host, expresses a gene encoding the feruloyl esterase with an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2, and can be used for producing the feruloyl esterase with a high yield. The process specifically includes inoculating a fermentation culture medium with the recombinant Bacillus subtilis for fermentation for 14 hours, and the enzyme activity of the feruloyl esterase in a cell disruption supernatant can be as high as 82.53 U/mL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Jiangnan University
    Inventors: Tao Zhang, Bo Jiang, Xiaoli Duan, Ming Miao
  • Publication number: 20250111173
    Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a method, apparatus and computer program product for sentence representation generation for cross-lingual retrieval. A target sentence may be obtained. An initial target sentence representation of the target sentence may be generated through an encoder, the encoder pretrained through a contrastive context prediction mechanism. A target sentence representation of the target sentence for cross-lingual retrieval may be generated based on the initial target sentence representation through cross-lingual calibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Ning WU, Yaobo LIANG, Baoquan FAN, Linjun SHOU, Ming GONG, Daxin JIANG, Nan DUAN
  • Publication number: 20250109448
    Abstract: A gene SiPT1 regulating a sesame plant architecture trait and a detection primer pair thereof are provided. This gene is located on 10th chromosome of sesame, belongs to a dominant control gene, has 100% explanation ratio for a branching trait; the gene has a length of 1318 bp, contains 4 exons and 3 introns, and its base sequence is shown in SEQ ID No. 1. Based on analysis and research of this gene, a good technical foundation can be laid for an early identification and rapid screening of sesame plant architecture in new varieties breeding; it has important technical significance for accelerating to breed new sesame varieties suitable for mechanized operations; can also provide a certain genetic foundation for the development of molecular assisted breeding technology and screening and breeding of new sesame varieties with different plant architectures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: HONGMEI MIAO, HAIYANG ZHANG, MING JU, CONG MU, YINGHUI DUAN, CHUN LI, HENGCHUN CAO, QIN MA, GUITING LI
  • Publication number: 20250101449
    Abstract: A sesame shattering resistance trait regulation gene Sihec3 and its application are provided. This gene is located on the third chromosome of sesame, is a recessive control gene, and fully explains the phenotypic variation of the shattering resistance trait. Genetic analysis of the shattering trait was conducted with F2 and F2:3 populations derived from a hybrid combination between a shattering resistance mutant M7 and normal shattering material. The research indicates that the seed shattering resistance trait in the tested population is a recessive trait controlled by a single gene. Based on the self-constructed sesame genome fine map and efficient gene mapping technology, the key gene Sihec3 and its allele SiHEC3 regulating the sesame shattering trait were cloned and compared. A corresponding gene marker named SSR1 for the sesame shattering resistance trait was dig. This invention provides a technical foundation for breeding new sesame varieties with shattering resistance trait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: HAIYANG ZHANG, HONGMEI MIAO, MING JU, QIN MA, HENGCHUN CAO, ZHANYOU ZHANG, GUITING LI, YINGHUI DUAN, CONG MU, QIUZHEN TIAN, HUILI WANG, LINGLING QIN, YINGYING HUANG
  • Patent number: 12260338
    Abstract: A transformer-based neural network includes at least one mask attention network (MAN). The MAN computes an original attention data structure that expresses influence between pairs of data items in a sequence of data items. The MAN then modifies the original data structure by mask values in a mask data structure, to produce a modified attention data structure. Compared to the original attention data structure, the modified attention data structure better accounts for the influence of neighboring data items in the sequence of data items, given a particular data item under consideration. The mask data structure used by the MAN can have static and/or machine-trained mask values. In one implementation, the transformer-based neural network includes at least one MAN in combination with at least one other attention network that does not use a mask data structure, and at least one feed-forward neural network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jian Jiao, Yeyun Gong, Nan Duan, Ruofei Zhang, Ming Zhou
  • Publication number: 20250086406
    Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure relate to text generation with a customizable style. In a method, a first natural language is received; the first natural language text is converted, via a text generation model, into a second natural language text that at least partly reflects the meaning of the first natural language text and has a style distinguishable from the first natural language text, the text generation model comprising a modifiable parameter; and in response to receiving a modification to the parameter, the first natural language text is converted, via the text generation model, into a third natural language text that at least partly reflects the meaning of the first natural language text and includes a style distinguishable from both the first natural language text and the second natural language text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Nan Duan, Ming Zhou, Yaobo Liang
  • Publication number: 20250075114
    Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the field of drilling fluid additives, and particularly relates to a phase-change heat storage microcapsule material suitable for cooling a drilling fluid and a preparation method therefor. The phase-change heat storage microcapsule material of the present disclosure consists of a high molecular wall material wrapped outside, a phase-change heat storage material as a core material and nano-graphite doped therein, and the microcapsules have an overall size within the range from 20 ?m to 80 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Junlin SU, Yi TAN, Xinran DONG, Ming DUAN, Tao HE, Huaizhi TAO, Yufeng LUO, Zhengguo ZHAO
  • Patent number: 12235898
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a technical solution of multi-modal chatting, which may provide response to user query by using multi-modal response in the interaction between chatbot and human beings, so that the expressing ways and the expressed content by the chatbot could be richer by using such response in a multi-modal way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Nan Duan, Lei Ji, Ming Zhou
  • Publication number: 20250040779
    Abstract: A base station is provided, which is configured for cleaning a cleaning member to be cleaned of a cleaning robot. The base station includes a base station body, a sewage cavity, a sewage input channel, and a sewage output channel. The base station body is provided with a cleaning system configured to clean the cleaning member to be cleaned and discharge sewage generated by the cleaning system. The sewage cavity is configured to hold the sewage. The sewage input channel is communicated with the cleaning system and the sewage cavity, and is configured to allow the sewage generated by the cleaning system to be transferred to the sewage cavity. The sewage output channel is communicated with the sewage cavity and an outside of the base station, and the sewage output channel has a closed state and an open state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: CHURUI XU, MING DUAN, ZHENKANG FANG, YAFEI DING, KUNHUAN SHE, WANLONG QIN
  • Patent number: 12137858
    Abstract: A water tank is provided for communicating with a cleaning system on a base station body of a base station and outside of the base station. The water tank includes a clean water cavity configured to hold clean water, a clean water input channel configured to be communicated with the clean water cavity and an external water source outside the base station, a clean water output channel configured to be communicated with the clean water cavity and the cleaning system on the base station body, a sewage cavity configured to hold sewage, a sewage input channel configured to be communicated with the cleaning system on the base station body and the sewage cavity, and a sewage output channel configured to be communicated with the sewage cavity and outside of the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignees: YUNJING INTELLIGENCE INNOVATION (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., YUNJING INTELLIGENCE (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Churui Xu, Ming Duan, Zhenkang Fang, Yafei Ding, Kunhuan She, Wanlong Qin
  • Patent number: 12098225
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a preparation method for an amphiphilic nanosheet. The preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing choline chloride and urea, and heating to prepare a choline chloride-urea based deep eutectic solvent; adding styrene, divinylbenzene and azobisisobutyronitrile into a higher alkane solvent, stirring and dissolving to obtain an oil phase solvent, wherein an addition amount of the divinylbenzene is greater than 5% by mass of a styrene monomer; and adding a hydrophilic monomer, cetyltrimethylammonium chloride and the oil phase solvent into the deep eutectic solvent, stirring and mixing, ventilating and deoxidizing, then heating to 70° C., reacting for at least 6 h, and then crushing and centrifuging to obtain the amphiphilic nanosheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Ming Duan, Yinan Xu, Jian Zhang, Shenwen Fang, Gang Wu, Xinliang Li, Yuhan Wu, Mengyuan Nie
  • Publication number: 20240270884
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a preparation method for an amphiphilic nanosheet. The preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing choline chloride and urea, and heating to prepare a choline chloride-urea based deep eutectic solvent; adding styrene, divinylbenzene and azobisisobutyronitrile into a higher alkane solvent, stirring and dissolving to obtain an oil phase solvent, wherein an addition amount of the divinylbenzene is greater than 5% by mass of a styrene monomer; and adding a hydrophilic monomer, cetyltrimethylammonium chloride and the oil phase solvent into the deep eutectic solvent, stirring and mixing, ventilating and deoxidizing, then heating to 70° C., reacting for at least 6 h, and then crushing and centrifuging to obtain the amphiphilic nanosheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Ming DUAN, Yinan XU, Jian ZHANG, Shenwen FANG, Gang WU, Xinliang LI, Yuhan WU, Mengyuan NIE
  • Publication number: 20240156321
    Abstract: A water tank is provided for communicating with a cleaning system on a base station body of a base station and outside of the base station. The water tank includes a clean water cavity configured to hold clean water, a clean water input channel configured to be communicated with the clean water cavity and an external water source outside the base station, a clean water output channel configured to be communicated with the clean water cavity and the cleaning system on the base station body, a sewage cavity configured to hold sewage, a sewage input channel configured to be communicated with the cleaning system on the base station body and the sewage cavity, and a sewage output channel configured to be communicated with the sewage cavity and outside of the base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: CHURUI XU, MING DUAN, ZHENKANG FANG, YAFEI DING, KUNHUAN SHE, WANLONG QIN
  • Publication number: 20230277030
    Abstract: A base station includes a base station body, a first water tank, and a second waterway system. The base station body is provided with a cleaning system. The first water tank is removably installed in the base station body, and is configured to be manually added with clean water and/or removed with sewage. The first water tank is defined with a first cavity communicated with the cleaning system. The second waterway system includes a waterway channel arranged on the base station, and the waterway channel is configured for receiving and transporting clean water from the outside of the base station to the cleaning system and/or configured to receive sewage from the cleaning system and discharge the sewage to the outside. Both or either one of the first cavity and the second waterway system may supply clean water to the cleaning system and/or receive sewage from the cleaning system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: CHURUI XU, MING DUAN, ZHENKANG FANG, YAFEI DING, KUNHUAN SHE, WANLONG QIN
  • Publication number: 20210368749
    Abstract: A test device for noninvasive testing of fish habitat selection and application thereof is described herein. The device includes a camera device, a water circulating system, a fish transporting barrel, and a test water tank. The fish transporting barrel is a water barrel with an openable bottom. The central area of the test water tank is arranged as a closed adaptation area, a water outlet is formed in the bottom of the adaptation area. Fish passages are formed in the adaptation area. Test areas with equal sizes are formed around the adaptation area through partition plates. A water inlet is formed in each test area. Water flow buffering plates are arranged corresponding to the water inlets. Fish passages are formed in the bottoms of the partition plates of the test areas. The water inlets of the test areas are connected to the water circulating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Ming DUAN, Weiwei LI, Jianghui BAO, Chaoshuo ZHANG, Xiangyuan MI, Dongxu ZHANG
  • Patent number: D1067965
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: SHENZHEN TELESIN DIGITAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming Zhong, Yao Duan