Patents by Inventor Ming Zou

Ming Zou 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: 12378649
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for producing a hypereutectoid steel rail resistant to contact fatigue. The method includes performing molten iron desulphurization, converter smelting, LF refining, RH refining, continuous casting and billet heating, rolling and heat treatment after rolling to obtain a steel rail; the heat treatment after rolling includes performing accelerated cooling and air cooling on the center of a tread of a rail head, both sides of the rail head and the center of a rail bottom of the steel rail obtained after rolling, wherein the starting cooling temperature of the accelerated cooling is 650-900° C., the cooling rate is 1.0-5.0° C./s, and the final cooling temperature is 400-550° C.; and after reaching the final cooling temperature, the accelerated cooling is stopped and it is air-cooled to room temperature. The hypereutectoid steel rail has higher purity, better contact fatigue resistance and good wear resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: PANGANG GROUP PANZHIHUA IRON & STEEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Yuan, Ming Zou, Yong Deng, Dawei Yang
  • Publication number: 20250240165
    Abstract: A data processing method and apparatus are provided, and relate to the storage field. The method includes: receiving configuration information; and updating a first encryption attribute of a storage pool to a second encryption attribute based on the configuration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Inventors: Ming Zou, Haoxin Niu, Jian Zhang, Tao Chen
  • Patent number: 12310963
    Abstract: Provided is a novel PDGFR kinase inhibitor, comprising a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester, acid, metabolite or prodrug thereof. Further provided are use and a method of the compound of formula (I) for preventing or treating conditions associated with PDGFR kinase activity, particularly use and a method for preventing or treating conditions associated with PDGFR? and/or PDGFR? kinase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Tarapeutics Science Inc.
    Inventors: Qing Song Liu, Jing Liu, Xi Xiang Li, Ao Li Wang, Feng Ming Zou, Cheng Chen, Qing Wang Liu, Juan Liu, Jiang Yan Cao, Wen Liang Wang, Shuang Qi, Wen Chao Wang, Bei Lei Wang, Li Wang
  • Patent number: 12270904
    Abstract: Computing devices, systems, and methods described in various embodiments herein may relate to light detection and ranging (LIDAR or lidar) systems. An example computing device could include a controller having at least one processor and at least one memory. The at least one processor is configured to execute program instructions stored in the at least one memory so as to carry out operations. The operations include receiving information indicative of transmit light emitted from a lidar system along a light-emission axis. The operations also include determining, based on the received information, a maximum instrumented distance. The maximum instrumented distance includes a known unobstructed region defined by a ray segment extending between the lidar system and a point along the light-emission axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Mark Alexander Shand, Ming Zou
  • Patent number: 12115152
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel pan-RAF kinase inhibitor, comprising a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester, acid, metabolite or prodrug thereof. The present invention also provides a use or method of the compound of formula (I) in the treatment or prevention of a disorder related to the activity of RAF and/or RAS kinase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: TARAPEUTICS SCIENCE INC.
    Inventors: Qing Song Liu, Jing Liu, Xi Xiang Li, Ao Li Wang, Zi Ping Qi, Qing Wang Liu, Zong Ru Jiang, Feng Ming Zou, Wen Chao Wang, Chen Hu, Cheng Chen, Li Wang
  • Publication number: 20240279784
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for producing a hypereutectoid steel rail resistant to contact fatigue. The method includes performing molten iron desulphurization, converter smelting, LF refining, RH refining, continuous casting and billet heating, rolling and heat treatment after rolling to obtain a steel rail; the heat treatment after rolling includes performing accelerated cooling and air cooling on the center of a tread of a rail head, both sides of the rail head and the center of a rail bottom of the steel rail obtained after rolling, wherein the starting cooling temperature of the accelerated cooling is 650-900° C., the cooling rate is 1.0-5.0° C./s, and the final cooling temperature is 400-550° C.; and after reaching the final cooling temperature, the accelerated cooling is stopped and it is air-cooled to room temperature. The hypereutectoid steel rail has higher purity, better contact fatigue resistance and good wear resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: PANGANG GROUP PANZHIHUA IRON & STEEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun YUAN, Ming ZOU, Yong DENG, Dawei YANG
  • Patent number: 12061866
    Abstract: A method and system for producing an Electronic Report Presentation (“ERP”) of result values derived from pre-collected data is provided. The method includes providing a set of calls directed to predefined functions that derive the result values and couple the result values to the location pointers. The method further includes automatically storing the coupled result values and location pointers in one or more technical interface datasets and automatically retrieving the coupled result values and location pointers and feeding the result values into the ERP in accordance with an ERP template dataset using the location pointers. The location pointer may include at least two parts, wherein each part refers to a structure of an ERP, wherein the location pointer is automatically calculable. The method is implementable in single or multiple computers that with or without server configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Inventor: Ming Zou
  • Publication number: 20240183959
    Abstract: One example method involves obtaining a plurality of scans of a field-of-view (FOV) of a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device disposed inside a housing. Obtaining each scan of the plurality of scans comprises: transmitting, through a plurality of sections of the housing, a plurality of light pulses emitted from the LIDAR device in different directions toward the housing; and detecting a plurality of returning light pulses comprising reflected portions of the transmitted plurality of light pulses that are reflected back toward the LIDAR device. The method also involves detecting an obstruction that at least partially occludes the LIDAR device from scanning the FOV through the housing based on the plurality of scans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Gil SHOTAN, Luke WACHTER, Colin BRALEY, Christian LAUTERBACH, Xiaoxiang HU, Ming ZOU
  • Patent number: 11933920
    Abstract: One example method involves obtaining a plurality of scans of a field-of-view (FOV) of a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device disposed inside a housing. Obtaining each scan of the plurality of scans comprises: transmitting, through a plurality of sections of the housing, a plurality of light pulses emitted from the LIDAR device in different directions toward the housing; and detecting a plurality of returning light pulses comprising reflected portions of the transmitted plurality of light pulses that are reflected back toward the LIDAR device. The method also involves detecting an obstruction that at least partially occludes the LIDAR device from scanning the FOV through the housing based on the plurality of scans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Gil Shotan, Luke Wachter, Colin Braley, Christian Lauterbach, Xiaoxiang Hu, Ming Zou
  • Patent number: 11655514
    Abstract: The invention relates to a turnout rail production technology, in particular to a deeply-hardened-surface turnout rail with high degree of undercooling and the preparation method thereof. The invention aims to solve the technical problem by providing a deeply-hardened-surface turnout rail with high degree of undercooling featured in even hardness distribution and a deeply hardened surface layer and the preparation method thereof. The method is described as follows: feeding molten iron for converter smelting?furnace rear argon blowing station?LF refining?RH vacuumization?casting steel blanks?slow cooling in the slow cooling pit?austenitic homogenization?rail rolling?heat treatment; in the converter smelting process, adding 0.2-0.3% Cr, 0.04-0.06 V and 0.75-0.80% C; the heat treatment process is divided into two cooling stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: PANGANG GROUP PANZHIHUA IRON & STEEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Yuan, Ming Zou, Yong Deng, Ruoxi Li
  • Publication number: 20220288064
    Abstract: Provided is a novel PDGFR kinase inhibitor, comprising a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester, acid, metabolite or prodrug thereof. Further provided are use and a method of the compound of formula (I) for preventing or treating conditions associated with PDGFR kinase activity, particularly use and a method for preventing or treating conditions associated with PDGFR? and/or PDGFR? kinase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: HEFEI INSTITUTES OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Qing Song LIU, Jing LIU, Xi Xiang LI, Ao Li WANG, Feng Ming ZOU, Cheng CHEN, Qing Wang LIU, Juan LIU, Jiang Yan CAO, Wen Liang WANG, Shuang QI, Wen Chao WANG, Bei Lei WANG, Li WANG
  • Publication number: 20220179057
    Abstract: One example method involves obtaining a plurality of scans of a field-of-view (FOV) of a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device disposed inside a housing. Obtaining each scan of the plurality of scans comprises: transmitting, through a plurality of sections of the housing, a plurality of light pulses emitted from the LIDAR device in different directions toward the housing; and detecting a plurality of returning light pulses comprising reflected portions of the transmitted plurality of light pulses that are reflected back toward the LIDAR device. The method also involves detecting an obstruction that at least partially occludes the LIDAR device from scanning the FOV through the housing based on the plurality of scans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Gil SHOTAN, Luke WACHTER, Colin BRALEY, Christian LAUTERBACH, Xiaoxiang HU, Ming ZOU
  • Publication number: 20220143001
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel pan-RAF kinase inhibitor, comprising a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester, acid, metabolite or prodrug thereof. The present invention also provides a use or method of the compound of formula (I) in the treatment or prevention of a disorder related to the activity of RAF and/or RAS kinase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: TARAPEUTICS SCIENCE INC.
    Inventors: Qing Song LIU, Jing LIU, Xi Xiang LI, Ao Li WANG, Zi Ping QI, Qing Wang LIU, Zong Ru JIANG, Feng Ming ZOU, Wen Chao WANG, Chen HU, Cheng CHEN, Li WANG
  • Publication number: 20220138413
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for producing a dedicated Electronic Report Presentation (“ERP”) of result values derived from data pre-collected in at least one computing platform, comprising: (i) providing a set of calls directed to predefined functions accessible in the at least one computing platform, wherein each call of the set of calls comprises a function identifier associated to one of the predefined functions, one or more pre-collected data parameters and one specific technical location pointer, wherein the specific technical location pointer is a computer recognizable functional parameter comprising at least two parts to localize where at least one of the result values is to be depicted in the dedicated ERP; (ii) the predefined functions deriving the result values from the pre-collected data and coupling the result values to the specific technical location pointers; (iii) automatically generating one or more technical interface dataset being a specific technical data structure including a number of o
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventor: Ming ZOU
  • Patent number: 11321410
    Abstract: This application discloses an information recommendation method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium, and belongs to the field of information recommendation. The method includes starting an application program according to a start operation, a first account being logged in in the application program; obtaining a recommended information flow for the first account, recommended information in the recommended information flow including at least one piece of interactive recommended information, the interactive recommended information being information for which a second account generates an interactive message, the first account and the second account having a social relationship; and displaying an information presentation interface, the information presentation interface comprising the recommended information displayed in an information flow form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhe Feng, Zhiping Wang, Leyu Lin, Ge Wang, Yang Cui, Jiayi Ding, Shuo Wang, Qihao Zhu, Chenglin Zhong, Shanpeng Sun, Xiumin Lin, Yang Zuo, Junhong Yan, Ming Zou, Xulin Liao, Feng Xia, Xu Zhang, Su Yan, Wei Wang, Zhiwei Guo, Jianxiong Feng
  • Publication number: 20220127689
    Abstract: The invention relates to a turnout rail production technology, in particular to a deeply-hardened-surface turnout rail with high degree of undercooling and the preparation method thereof. The invention aims to solve the technical problem by providing a deeply-hardened-surface turnout rail with high degree of undercooling featured in even hardness distribution and a deeply hardened surface layer and the preparation method thereof. The method is described as follows: feeding molten iron for converter smelting?furnace rear argon blowing station?LF refining?RH vacuumization?casting steel blanks?slow cooling in the slow cooling pit?austenitic homogenization?rail rolling?heat treatment; in the converter smelting process, adding 0.2-0.3% Cr, 0.04-0.06 V and 0.75-0.80% C; the heat treatment process is divided into two cooling stages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Jun YUAN, Ming ZOU, Yong DENG, Ruoxi LI
  • Publication number: 20210397645
    Abstract: An image search method is provided. In the method, an image selection page of a messaging application is displayed. An input image for a search is determined based on an operation performed by a user on the image selection page. A search is performed for at least one output image similar to the input image based on a plurality of types of image characteristics that indicate levels of similarity between images. Each of the ay least one output image is determined to be similar to the input image based on at least one of the types of image characteristics. A search result list is generated according to the at least one output image. Further, the search result list is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiangmin WANG, Zefeng LIANG, Qiang YAN, Qingyang ZHANG, Chuangmu YAO, Ge WANG, Jiayi DING, Zhenhong CHEN, Meng ZHAO, Qian BAI, Hang ZHAO, Wenfeng ZHU, Keliang SUN, Qiaoying LIN, Dandan CHEN, Xiumin LIN, Ming ZOU, Jiamin CHEN, Huawei ZHANG, Zhihao CHEN, Yurun MO, Jiawen ZHONG, Mu YUAN, Fu ZOU
  • Publication number: 20210270967
    Abstract: Computing devices, systems, and methods described in various embodiments herein may relate to light detection and ranging (LIDAR or lidar) systems. An example computing device could include a controller having at least one processor and at least one memory. The at least one processor is configured to execute program instructions stored in the at least one memory so as to carry out operations. The operations include receiving information indicative of transmit light emitted from a lidar system along a light-emission axis. The operations also include determining, based on the received information, a maximum instrumented distance. The maximum instrumented distance includes a known unobstructed region defined by a ray segment extending between the lidar system and a point along the light-emission axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Alexander Shand, Ming Zou
  • Publication number: 20210240792
    Abstract: This application discloses an information recommendation method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium, and belongs to the field of information recommendation. The method includes starting an application program according to a start operation, a first account being logged in in the application program; obtaining a recommended information flow for the first account, recommended information in the recommended information flow including at least one piece of interactive recommended information, the interactive recommended information being information for which a second account generates an interactive message, the first account and the second account having a social relationship; and displaying an information presentation interface, the information presentation interface comprising the recommended information displayed in an information flow form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Zhe FENG, Zhiping WANG, Leyu LIN, Ge WANG, Yang CUI, Jiayi DING, Shuo WANG, Qihao ZHU, Chenglin ZHONG, Shanpeng SUN, Xiumin LIN, Yang ZUO, Junhong YAN, Ming ZOU, Xulin LIAO, Feng XIA, Xu ZHANG, Su YAN, Wei WANG, Zhiwei GUO, Jianxiong FENG
  • Publication number: 20210109523
    Abstract: The technology relates to operation of a vehicle in a self-driving mode by determining the presence of occlusions in the environment around the vehicle. Raw sensor data for one or more sensors is received and a range image for each sensor based is computed based on the received data. The range image data may be corrected in view of obtained perception information from other sensors, heuristic analysis and/or a learning-based approach to fill gaps in the data or to filter out noise. The corrected data may be compressed prior to packaging into a format for consumption by onboard and offboard systems. These systems can obtain and evaluate the corrected data for use in real time and non-real time situations, such as performing driving operations, planning an upcoming route, testing driving scenarios, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Ming Zou, Christian Lauterbach, Peter Morton