Patents by Inventor Ning Lu
Ning Lu 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).
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Publication number: 20260073091Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for modeling a circuit having a resistive element, an inductive element, and element pairs connected in series. The operations include determining values of the resistive element, the resistive elements, the inductive element, and the inductive elements with respect to a target DC resistance value, a target low-frequency inductance value, and a set of N target resistance values and N target inductance values at a set of N frequency values. The operations include establishing a first set of 2N equations including a first set of 2N unknowns respectively corresponding to the N target resistance values and the N target inductance values. The operations include introducing a coordinate transformation which includes replacing the first set of 2N unknowns with a second set of 2N unknowns in a transformed coordinate system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2024Publication date: March 12, 2026Inventors: Ning Lu, Richard Andre Wachnik
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Publication number: 20250390540Abstract: According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a method, an apparatus, a device, and a storage medium for providing content in an application are provided. In a method, a first-type interaction event between a user of an application and content provided in the application is received. Based on the first-type interaction event and an event model, a prediction of whether the user performs a second-type interaction event associated with the content is determined, the event model describing an association relationship between the first-type interaction event performed by the user and the second-type interaction event performed by the user. A provision action of providing the content in the application is adjusted based on the prediction. In this way, the prediction of the second-type interaction event may be determined in a more real-time and accurate manner, and the provision action may be adjusted based on the prediction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2023Publication date: December 25, 2025Inventors: Jiawang LIANG, Wang HUANG, Ning LU, Zhe WANG, Haiqian HE
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Publication number: 20250384108Abstract: A computer-implemented method that includes identifying statistical parameters in a model set that affects a given figure of merit for a circuit. The method further includes selecting a set of distribution enlargement ratio values. The method further includes, for each of the set of distribution enlargement ratio values: for each identified statistical parameter, maintain a nominal value and increase a standard deviation; generating sets of random samples using standard deviation enlarged statistical distributions and performing a Monte Carlo simulation with N runs; and among N figure-of-merit values, count the number of figure-of-merit values that fall into a failure region, and calculate a failure probability value of the Monte Carlo run with N events. The method further includes fitting a logarithm of failure probability values for the failure region to a curve defined by a probability scaling relation and extrapolating the curve to predict a rare failure probability for the circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2024Publication date: December 18, 2025Inventor: Ning Lu
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Publication number: 20250194647Abstract: A soft gel product of surimi and a preparation method thereof are provided in the present disclosure, belonging to the technical field of aquatic products, and including surimi, alkaline protease, fish oil Pickering emulsion and auxiliary materials. The preparation method includes the following steps: thawing the surimi, then adding protease for pounding for 2 to 4 minutes, then adding salt for pounding for another 2 to 4 minutes, and then adding Pickering emulsion and remaining auxiliary materials to continue pounding for 3 to 5 minutes, and finally, molding the surimi, gelatinizing the surimi by two-stage heating, and cooling to obtain the soft gel product of surimi.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2024Publication date: June 19, 2025Applicant: BOHAI UNIVERSITYInventors: Xuepeng LI, Qingxin LI, Yanwei LIU, Jinxiang WANG, Jianrong LI, Zhen LI, Ning LU, Guangren JI, Xiaomin ZHOU, Qing YANG, Zhengpeng WEI
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Patent number: 12313740Abstract: An ultrasound activation signal is received from ultrasound driving logic. A phase delay module of an ultrasound module generates phase-differentiated drive signals. The phase-differentiated drive signals are driven onto an array of ultrasound transducers to generate a steered ultrasound beam.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2022Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Francesco Larocca, Anton Andreevich Shkel, Sachin Talathi, Ning Lu
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Publication number: 20240355134Abstract: In a data processing method, a processing device obtains a to-be-processed table image, and determines a table recognition result based on the table image and a generative table recognition policy. The generative table recognition policy indicates that the table recognition result of the table image is to determine using a markup language and a non-overlapping attribute of a bounding box. The bounding box indicates a position of a text included in a cell in a table associated with the table image, and the table recognition result indicates a global structure and content that are included in the table. The processing device then outputs the table recognition result.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Yongshuai Huang, Ning Lu, Lin Du
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Patent number: 12039618Abstract: A method, system, and device for controlling an energy storage device are provided. The method includes determining an operating schedule for the energy storage device based on at least an initial cost. The initial cost is a function of at least a load profile and a power production profile of at least one renewable energy source associated with the energy storage device. The operating schedule is for a predetermined period. The method further includes determining an updated cost based on at least the operating schedule, identifying an operating mode from a plurality of operating modes for a predetermined operating period based on the updated cost and the operating schedule; and operating using the operating mode for the predetermined operating period.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignees: TOTAL SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYInventors: Gonzague Henri, Ning Lu
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Patent number: 11919518Abstract: A method for controlling lane changing of a vehicle, including: receiving a lane changing instruction (step 101); acquiring a speed parameter of the vehicle (step 102); according to the speed parameter, determining a controlling coefficient of a predetermined controller (step 103); acquiring a position-deviation parameter and a heading-angle parameter of the vehicle; if the position-deviation parameter is greater than or equal to a first threshold, or, if the heading-angle parameter is greater than or equal to a second threshold, according to the controlling coefficient, the position-deviation parameter and the heading-angle parameter, determining a target steering-wheel steering angle of the vehicle; and according to the target steering-wheel steering angle, controlling the vehicle to perform a lane changing operation, till the position-deviation parameter is less than the first threshold, and the heading-angle parameter is less than the second threshold (step 105).Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: GREAT WALL MOTOR COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Ning Lu, Jian Gao, Lin He, Jianyong Ge, Tianpei Wang
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Patent number: 11923681Abstract: A method, system, and device for managing off-grid power supply are provided. The method includes acquiring data from one or more loads. The one or more loads are connected to the off-grid power supply. The method further includes modeling the one or more loads based on the acquired data, estimating a state of charge of an energy storage device (ESD) associated with the off-grid power supply, and determining an operational status of each of the one or more loads. The operational status is based on at least the state of charge of the ESD and a category of each of the one or more loads. Each load is controlled based on the operational status.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignees: TOTAL SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYInventors: Wente Zeng, Jiahong Yan, Ning Lu, Fuhong Xie
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Patent number: 11917338Abstract: Provided is a light source system, including: an excitation light source emitting excitation light; a wavelength conversion device having conversion and reflective regions located in different planes and time-sequentially located in optical path of the excitation light, the conversion region configured for converting at least part of the excitation light into excited light, and the reflective region configured for reflecting the excitation light; collection lens assembly configured to guide light from the conversion region to propagate along first direction to obtain first light, and guide the excitation light from the reflective region to propagate along second direction to obtain second light; first guide device configured to guide the excited light in the first light to exit along first path; and second guide device configured to guide the second light to propagate along second path. The first guide device combines the excited light and the second light to obtain source light.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Zuqiang Guo, Ning Lu, Yi Li
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Patent number: 11870255Abstract: A method, system, and device for managing off-grid power supply are provided. The method includes acquiring data from one or more loads. The one or more loads are connected to the off-grid power supply. The method further includes modeling the one or more loads based on the acquired data, estimating a state of charge of an energy storage device (ESD) associated with the off-grid power supply, and determining an operational status of each of the one or more loads. The operational status is based on at least the state of charge of the ESD and a category of each of the one or more loads. Each load is controlled based on the operational status.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignees: TOTAL SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYInventors: Wente Zeng, Jiahong Yan, Ning Lu, Fuhong Xie
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Patent number: 11822221Abstract: Provided is a light source system, including: an excitation light source for emitting excitation light; a wavelength conversion device provided with a conversion layer which is used to perform wavelength conversion on at least a portion of the excitation light to obtain stimulated light, and to exit the stimulated light and the unconverted excitation light; and a dichroic assembly which is used to guide the stimulated light exited from the conversion layer to propagate along the second optical path, and finally to exit from the light source system along the exit optical path, and to guide at least a portion of the unconverted excitation light exited from the conversion layer to transmit on a path, which is not the exit optical path. Further provided is a projection device comprising the above light source system.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Zuqiang Guo, Ning Lu, Yi Li
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Patent number: 11774843Abstract: Disclosed are a light source system and a display device, including: a first light source configured to emit first light; a second light source configured to emit second light; a wavelength conversion device configured to perform a wavelength conversion on the first light to obtain third light; a first optical splitter having a first area and a second area; and a first light combining device. The first optical splitter moves in timing sequence to make the first area and the second area be sequentially located on a preset light path. A side surface of the first optical splitter is configured to homogenize the first light and the second light that are emitted to the first light combining device; and the first light combining device is configured to guide the first light, the second light, and the third light to exit along a same light path to form illumination light.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Fei Hu, Zuqiang Guo, Ning Lu, Yi Li
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Patent number: 11727307Abstract: A method, system, and device for controlling energy storage devices are provided, the method including receiving a trained machine learning model from a centralized machine learning system, recording temporal data for a respective energy storage device, periodically transmitting the temporal data to the machine learning system, performing a mode prediction for controlling the energy storage device using the trained machine learning model and the temporal data, and sending a control signal to the energy storage device to operate in the predicted mode. The machine learning system aggregates the temporal data transmitted by each agent and uses the aggregated temporal data to update the machine learning model. By using aggregated temporal data, less data is needed from an individual energy storage device so that when a new energy storage device joins the machine learning system, the new energy storage device can benefit from increased performance with less computation.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignees: TOTAL SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYInventors: Gonzague Henri, Carlos Carrejo, Ning Lu
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Publication number: 20230235412Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for detecting Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis by detecting the presence of the IS481 and IS1001 genomic insertion sequences, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Michelle M. Tabb, Ming-Chou Lee, Lilly I. Kong, Ning Lu, Michael Aye, Fan Chen, Jules Chen
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Patent number: 11637175Abstract: A vertical transistor comprises a top source/drain region, a bottom source/drain region, a channel region vertically between the top and bottom source/drain regions, and a gate operatively laterally-adjacent the channel region. The top source/drain region and the channel region have a top interface and the bottom source/drain region and the channel region have a bottom interface. The channel region is crystalline and has an average crystal grain size of its crystal grains that is less than 20 nanometers. The channel region at the top interface or at the bottom interface has greater horizontal texture than volume of the crystal grains in the channel region that is vertically between the crystal grains that are at the top and bottom interfaces. Other embodiments and aspects are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Yi Fang Lee, Hung-Wei Liu, Ning Lu, Anish A. Khandekar, Jeffery B. Hull, Silvia Borsari
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Publication number: 20230079912Abstract: A surface treating composition is shown and described herein. The surface treating composition is an aqueous composition comprising a polymer resin and an aminosilicone material. The polymer resin and the aminosilicone material may be provided as emulsions. The present compositions employing the aminosilicone may exhibit enhanced slip, hydrophobicity, and/or oleophobicity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Anne Dussaud, Ning Lu
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Patent number: 11514537Abstract: A decoupled ETP model processor is configured to store power consumption data retrieved from power systems; convert the power consumption data into power activated time cycles and power non-activated time cycles; derive a thermal resistance (R) parameter and a capacitance (C) parameter for a predetermined heat flow (Q) parameter at each of the outdoor temperatures; compare the converted power activated time cycles to the actual power activated time cycles; compare the converted power non-activated time cycles to the actual power non-activated time cycles; calculate a first improved resistance-capacitance-heat flow (RCQ) parameter set and a respective first outdoor temperature for the compared and converted power activated time cycles to the actual power activated time cycles; calculate the Q parameter at each outdoor temperature during the power activated time cycles; and calculate the R parameter and the C parameter at each outdoor temperature during the power non-activated time cycles.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2017Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignees: TOTAL SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYInventors: Jian Lu, Jiyu Wang, Ning Lu, Wente Zeng
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Patent number: 11499199Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for detecting Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis by detecting the presence of the IS481 and IS1001 genomic insertion sequences, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Quest Diagnostics Investments LLCInventors: Michelle M. Tabb, Ming-Chou Lee, Lilly I. Kong, Ning Lu, Michael Aye, Fan Chen, Jules Chen
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Patent number: D1001274Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Hangzhou New Horizon Health Technology Co. Ltd.Inventors: Yanhui Li, Yang Wu, Gang Liu, Ning Lu, Yiyou Chen