Patents by Inventor Qi Liu
Qi Liu 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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Patent number: 12042699Abstract: Provided are a manned pole-climbing work platform and a pole-gripping mechanism thereof. The pole-gripping mechanism includes an arm and a distal pole-gripping mechanical hand. The distal pole-gripping mechanical hand includes a front jaw, a rear jaw, a forward-threaded rod, a reverse-threaded rod and a preloader. The front jaw and the rear jaw are articulated with the arm through pivots. The preloader is configured to drive the forward-threaded rod and the reverse-threaded rod to rotate synchronously. The forward-threaded rod and the front jaw are articulated with each other through a front thrust-nut composite pivot. The reverse-threaded rod and the rear jaw are articulated with each other through a rear thrust-nut composite pivot. The front jaw and the rear jaw are openable or closeable relative to each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignees: State Grid Anhui Electric Power Co., Ltd. Huainan Power Supply Company, Electric Power Research Institute, Anhui Electric Power Company of State Grid, Huainan Ruixue Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., State Grid Corporation of ChinaInventors: Shaolei Wu, Qi Wang, Xuming Tang, Xiaofeng Shan, Shan Gao, Xianguo Han, Mengdi Shi, Yu Feng, Yang Liu, Xiang Guo, Wudong Zhen, Wancheng Wang, Mingshuai Zhang, Qiangqiang Hou
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Patent number: 12042271Abstract: The invention discloses a parametric system for testing a capability of auditory spatial positioning and a method of providing a parametric minimum audible angle. The system includes: an host computer system calculating spatial movement data and communicating with a slave computer; a spatial movement system realizing control of any spatial position through circumferential movement, radial movement and vertical movement; a real-time three-dimensional display system built into the host computer system; an audio system randomly generates a type of audio data of a sound source and a sound source with equal-difference decibels; and a test system for matching human spatial positioning results to sound source spatial data and providing an objective evaluation. The invention further provides a method of providing a parametric minimum audible angle for a capability of auditory spatial positioning, the invention improves the control accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2020Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: TIANJIN UNIVERSITYInventors: Guangjian Ni, Zihao Xu, Dong Ming, Baolu Liu, Haiyu Zhang, Qi Zheng, Jia Pang
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Patent number: 12043830Abstract: An application of a prokaryotic Argonaute protein with only a cleavage activity of a target ribonucleic acid (RNA) in RNA editing is provided. The Argonaute protein is derived from a mesophilic prokaryotes Verrucomimicrobia bacterium, and its amino acid sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 or a protein with high similarity to SEQ ID NO: 1 and the same function. This protein has binding activity to a single-stranded guide DNA and nuclease activity only to the target RNA complementarily paired with the single-stranded guide DNA. Therefore, the protein can be utilized for in vitro and in vivo targeted RNA editing, providing a new powerful tool for RNA editing.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2023Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: HUBEI UNIVERSITYInventors: Lixin Ma, Qi Liu, Yang Liu, Fei Wang, Wanping Chen
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Patent number: 12041701Abstract: A driver for a light-emitting diode (LED) device comprises: a rectifier, a current regulator and a detecting module. The rectifier is coupled to a ballast and configured to convert an alternating current from the ballast into a direct current. The current regulator is coupled between the rectifier and the LED device, and configured to receive the direct current from the rectifier and output a driving current to the LED device. The detecting module is configured to detect a signal indicating an output characteristic of the ballast, during a startup stage of the LED device. The current regulator is configured to convert the direct current from the rectifier into the driving current with a value equal to or less than a preset current threshold when the signal meets a preset condition, and the preset current threshold is less than a maximum current the LED device is able to carry without damage.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: SAVANT TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Qiang Zou, Zhichao Liu, Qi Yan
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Patent number: 12040948Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, an electronic device, and a computer program product for grouping objects in a data management system. The method includes: detecting operation parameters of at least two of a plurality of objects in a data management system, and determining a rate of correlation between the at least two objects based on the detected operation parameters, wherein the rate of correlation indicates a degree of correlation between the at least two objects. The method further includes: comparing the determined rate of correlation with a predetermined threshold, and determining, based on the comparison of the determined rate of correlation with the predetermined threshold, grouping of the at least two objects. With this method, objects with a high degree of correlation are logically grouped together, so that a user can manage objects in batches in an efficient manner during object management, thus improving the system performance.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2022Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.Inventors: Weiyang Liu, Qi Wang, Ren Wang, Cheng Yang, Yuanyi Liu
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Patent number: 12032254Abstract: A display substrate, a display panel and a display apparatus. The display substrate including: a substrate having a display area; a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in an array and located in the display area of the substrate; and a plurality of data lines arranged in the display area of the substrate; the plurality of data lines extend in a column direction of the sub-pixels, and a column of sub-pixels are electrically connected with at least one of the plurality of data lines; and for at least one of the plurality of data lines, a side of an orthographic projection of the at least one of the plurality of data lines on the substrate facing orthographic projections of sub-pixels electrically connected with the at least one of the plurality of data lines has a plurality of first concave-convex structures.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignees: Hefei BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Qi Liu, Wei Zhang, Zhenkun Yu, Benzhi Xu, Jilei Gao, Xipeng Wang, Yonggang Zhang, Bin Li, Chao Li
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Publication number: 20240216731Abstract: Disclosed are a three-dimensional wildfire monitoring and control system and method for a power transmission corridor. The system includes: a wildfire-induced trip risk assessment module, for assessing, when a wildfire is detected in a power transmission corridor, a wildfire-induced trip risk in real time so as to determine whether to issue a wildfire warning; an online wildfire monitoring device layout planning module, for generating an online wildfire monitoring device layout plan for transmission lines based on the wildfire-induced trip risk, a blind spot of satellite monitoring and importance levels of the transmission lines; and a three-dimensional power transmission corridor wildfire monitoring and warning module, adopting multi-source satellites and drones, and realizing three-dimensional wildfire monitoring of the power transmission corridor by monitoring through online wildfire monitoring devices provided according to the layout plan, the multi-source satellites and the drones.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: July 4, 2024Applicant: ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GUANGDONG POWER GRID CO., LTD.Inventors: Lingmeng Fan, Enze Zhou, Xiaoguang Zheng, Zhangquan Rao, Lei Wang, Yong Huang, Xiang Tian, Bing Zhao, Ruizeng Wei, Shuqin Liu, Guoxiong Cheng, Ling Zhu, Xiaomin Sun, Qi Liu, Bo Gong
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Publication number: 20240218393Abstract: Provided herein are viral vectors comprising a transgene encoding a compact effector protein and uses thereof. These effector proteins are shown to be active with guide RNAs and may be characterized as CRISPR-associated (Cas) proteins. Due to the small nature of the effector protein, the viral vector has ample room for additional genome editing cargo, such as a guide nucleic acid and a donor nucleic acid. Various compositions, systems, and methods of the present disclosure leverage the activities of these effector proteins for the modification, detection, and engineering of nucleic acids.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2024Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Pei-Qi LIU, Wiputra Jaya HARTONO, Lucas Benjamin HARRINGTON, Sean CHEN
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Publication number: 20240220310Abstract: An example method of offloading a compute task to an accelerator by an application executing in a host cluster includes: sending, by an application executing in an initiator host, the compute task to a virtual accelerator in the initiator host, the virtual accelerator paired with a hardware accelerator in a target host of the host cluster; forwarding, by the virtual accelerator, the compute task to the hardware accelerator in the target host over a network; and receiving, at the application via the virtual accelerator, a result of the compute task from the hardware accelerator over the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2024Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Bing NIU, Jin HE, Qi LIU, Sheng FANG, Xiangdong CHE, Xiangjun SONG
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Patent number: 12023188Abstract: A method for SMS imaging may include obtaining target k-space data related to a region of interest (ROI) of an object. The method may also include generate, based on the target k-space data using a trained reconstruction model, a plurality of target images each of which corresponds to one of a plurality of target slices of the ROI at one of a plurality of target acquisition periods.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuan Zheng, Jian Xu, Qi Liu
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Publication number: 20240206267Abstract: A display substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes a base substrate, a pixel defining layer and at least one photo spacer. The pixel defining layer is disposed on the base substrate and includes a plurality of openings, the at least one photo spacer is disposed on a side of the pixel defining layer away from the base substrate. A distance from any point at a bottom of the at least one photo spacer contacting the pixel defining layer to an upper edge of a side wall of the plurality of openings is greater than or equal to 5 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2024Publication date: June 20, 2024Inventors: Mengmeng DU, Xiangdan DONG, Qi LIU, Fan HE, Bo ZHANG
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Publication number: 20240190990Abstract: The present disclosure provides for antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that bind to human CEA, a pharmaceutical composition comprising said antibody, and use of the anti-CEA antibody or the composition for treating a disease, such as cancer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2023Publication date: June 13, 2024Applicant: BeiGene Switzerland GmbHInventors: Liang QU, Zhuo LI, Liu XUE, Qi LIU, Lin ZHU, Penghao WANG, Hanzi SUN, Xiaoyan TANG
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Publication number: 20240181363Abstract: Provided is a transformable truck container, comprising a chassis frame, a cargo box, and a lifting mechanism. The cargo box comprises a bottom plate assembly, two side assemblies, and a rear plate assembly. The two side plate assemblies are each connected to the bottom plate assembly via at least one side plate driving system that comprises a side plate driving device and a side plate transmission mechanism connected to the side plate driving device. A plurality of rear plates of the rear plate assembly are each connected to one of the side plate assemblies via at least one rear plate driving system that comprises a rear plate driving device and a rear plate transmission mechanism connected to the rear plate driving device. The lifting mechanism is connected to the chassis frame and the cargo box for lifting or lowering the cargo box relative to the chassis frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2022Publication date: June 6, 2024Applicant: ROBOSEN ROBOTICS (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaosen Chen, Qi Liu
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Patent number: 12000919Abstract: A system and method for MRI are provided. An initial spatial factor may be based on first MRI signals collected in a first imaging stage of an MRI scan of a subject. Second MRI signals collected during a second imaging stage of the MRI scan after the first imaging stage may be obtained. Temporal factors or/and updated spatial factors may be determined. Each of the temporal factors may be determined based on the second MRI signals collected before the determination of the temporal factor. Each of the updated spatial factors may be determined based on the second MRI signals collected before the determination of the updated spatial factor. Real-time MRI images within the second imaging stage may be generated. Each of the real-time MRI images may be generated based on the latest determined temporal factor and one of the initial spatial factor or the latest determined spatial factor.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Qi Liu, Jingyuan Lyu, Jian Xu
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Publication number: 20240174728Abstract: The present invention discloses a use of a polypeptide compound in the preparation of drugs for preventing or treating inflammatory bowel diseases and related intestinal fibrosis, wherein the polypeptide compound comprises a parent peptide represented by the following amino acid sequence: His-Xaa2-Gln-Gly-Thr5-Phe-Thr-Ser-Asp-Lys10-Ser-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Xaa1515-Xaa16-Xaa17-Ala-Ala-Gln20-Xaa21-Phe-Xaa23-Xaa24-Trp25-Leu-Xaa27-Xaa28-Gly-Gly30-Pro-Ser-Ser-Gly-Xaa3535-Pro-Pro-Pro-Ser. The polypeptide compound can not only reduce serum inflammatory factors, inhibit neutrophil infiltration and alleviate inflammation levels; and the polypeptide compound can also reduce pro-fibrotic factors and downregulate protein expressions of ?-SMA and Fibronectin and have significant therapeutic effect on inflammatory bowel disease and related intestinal fibrosis.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2021Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Binzhi ZHANG, Qi LIU
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Publication number: 20240175952Abstract: A system for MRI is provided. The system may obtain a plurality of sets of under-sampled k-space data corresponding to a plurality of frames. Each set of under-sampled k-space data may be acquired simultaneously from a plurality of slice locations of a subject in one of the frames using an MRI scanner. The system may reconstruct a plurality of reference slice images based on the sets of under-sampled k-space data of the plurality of frames. Each of the reference slice images may be representative of one of the slice locations in more than one frame of the frames. The system may further reconstruct a plurality of image series based on the sets of under-sampled k-space data and the reference slice images. Each image series may correspond to one of the slice locations and include a plurality of slice images of the corresponding slice location in the plurality of frames.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2024Publication date: May 30, 2024Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Yu DING, Yuan ZHENG, Qi LIU, Jian XU
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Patent number: 11987096Abstract: An indirect heat pump system includes a refrigerant unit, a cold water handling unit, and a hot water handling unit. A cold water inlet of the cold water handling unit communicates with an evaporator; a cold water outlet of the cold water handling unit communicates with the evaporator; the cold water handling unit is connected to a plurality of loads in parallel. A hot water inlet of the hot water handling unit communicates with a condenser; a hot water outlet of the hot water handling unit communicates with the condenser; the hot water handling unit is connected to the loads in parallel; and a plurality of hot water two-way valves are disposed in pipelines of the hot water handling unit and are configured to control the on and off of the hot water in the loads.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: AIR INTERNATIONAL THERMAL SYSTEMS R&D (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.Inventors: Qi Liu, Zhaokai Yu, Yu Zhao, Duo Wu, Xiaohua Qu, Jingyang Mu, Guangze Hong
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Publication number: 20240164059Abstract: A vapor chamber structure includes an aluminum upper plate, an aluminum lower plate, a working fluid and multiple micron-sized recesses. The aluminum upper plate has a first side and a second side. The aluminum lower plate has a third side and a fourth side. The aluminum upper and lower plates are correspondingly mated with each other to define an airtight chamber. The working fluid is filled in the airtight chamber. The micron-sized recesses are directly formed on the third side. The micron-sized recesses are upward raised and/or downward recessed from the third side in the form of multiple small puddles so as to enhance the boiling efficiency of the working fluid in the airtight chamber and promote liquid-vapor circulation performance of the vapor chamber. In addition, when used in a low-temperature environment, the vapor chamber structure prevents the working fluid in the airtight chamber from freezing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Han-Min Liu, Wen-Qi Liu, Xing-Hui Li, Xiao-Xiang Zhou
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Publication number: 20240160071Abstract: Provided is an array substrate which includes a base substrate; a plurality of common electrodes disposed on a side of the base substrate; a plurality of data lines disposed on a side of the base substrate, wherein with respect to each of the data lines, a distance between the data line and a first target common electrode is different from a distance between the data line and a second target common electrode; and a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in an array and disposed on a side of the base substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2024Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Qi LIU, Zhenkun YU, Zexu LIU, Wei ZHANG, Lu NIU
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Patent number: D1036487Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: Keeson Technology Corporation LimitedInventors: Huafeng Shan, Xiaodong Shou, Yifan Ma, Qi Shen, Jijia Liu, Mengjie Su, Lingfeng Yu, Xintao Shen, Wenchao Jin