Patents by Inventor Qian Tang

Qian Tang 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: 20250086667
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to monitor media content at a content display site are described. An example apparatus includes processor circuitry to execute computer readable instructions to: estimate a first audience size associated with unmeasured locations based on distributed census-based page views and a measured panel data; generate a virtual panel based on the first audience size to enable more accurate estimation of traffic from the unmeasured locations by weighting second panelists associated with the unmeasured locations and reweighting a subset of the second panelists; and determine additional activity not represented by the measure panel data; and calculate an online audience based on a measured location audience, the virtual panel, and the additional activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: James Oliver, Herbert F. Stackhouse, Peter C. Doe, Qian Tang, Michelle Ha
  • Patent number: 12190341
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to monitor media content at a content display site are described. An example apparatus includes processor circuitry to execute computer readable instructions to: estimate a first audience size associated with unmeasured locations based on distributed census-based page views and a measured panel data; generate a virtual panel based on the first audience size to enable more accurate estimation of traffic from the unmeasured locations by weighting second panelists associated with the unmeasured locations and reweighting a subset of the second panelists; and determine additional activity not represented by the measure panel data; and calculate an online audience based on a measured location audience, the virtual panel, and the additional activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: James Oliver, Herbert F. Stackhouse, Peter C. Doe, Qian Tang, Michelle Ha
  • Patent number: 12044872
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an optical element including a layer comprising anisotropic optical function and alignment capability. The layer is formed from a composition comprising polymerizable liquid crystals and one or more photo-orientable substances. Alignment on top of the layer is achieved by exposure to linearly polarized light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: ROLIC TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Fabien Xavier Delbaere, Richard Frantz, Qian Tang, Jean-Francois Eckert, Patricia Scandiucci De Freitas, Hubert Seiberle
  • Patent number: 11561440
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photoalignment composition for the alignment of liquid crystals and the stabilization of the pre-tilt angle in liquid crystal layers. Further the present invention relates to the liquid crystal alignment film and coating layer prepared from the said composition and the use to fabricate optical and electrooptical elements and devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: ROLIC TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Eckert, I. -E. Sophie Blattmann, Yuichiro Yamada, Masato Hoshino, Qian Tang
  • Patent number: 11562385
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to monitor media content at a content display site are described. An example method includes assigning a first set of weights to each of a plurality of panelists based on a set of collected characteristics for each person of a subset of unmeasured persons at unmeasured locations, the subset of unmeasured persons being the unmeasured person for which the collected characteristics are know selecting a subset of the panelists based on the first set of weights, each panelist of the subset of panelists selected to be representative of an unmeasured person of the unmeasured persons, re-weighting the subset of the panelists based on estimated characteristics of the unmeasured persons at the unmeasured locations to generate a second set of weights, generating a virtual panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: James R. Oliver, Herbert F. Stackhouse, Peter C. Doe, Qian Tang, Michelle Ha
  • Publication number: 20220105697
    Abstract: A photo-alignable object has a thickness of more than 2 ?m. The photo-alignable object can be in the form of a free standing film. Also, the photo-alignable object can have a topographical surface structure. The depth of the topographical surface structure can be larger than 100 nm, and preferably the depth of the topographical surface structure is larger than 1 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: ROLIC AG
    Inventors: Qian TANG, Hubert SEIBERLE, Jean-François ECKERT, Martin ROTH, Thierry BECRET, Herve VISSIERES
  • Publication number: 20220035086
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an optical element including a layer comprising anisotropic optical function and alignment capability. The layer is formed from a composition comprising polymerizable liquid crystals and one or more photo-orientable substances. Alignment on top of the layer is achieved by exposure to linearly polarized light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: ROLIC TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Fabien Xavier DELBAERE, Richard Frantz, Qian Tang, Jean-Francois Eckert, Patricia Scandiucci De Freitas, Hubert Seiberle
  • Patent number: 11235543
    Abstract: A photo-alignable object has a thickness of more than 2 ?m. The photo-alignable object can be in the form of a free standing film. Also, the photo-alignable object can have a topographical surface structure. The depth of the topographical surface structure can be larger than 100 nm, and preferably the depth of the topographical surface structure is larger than 1 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: ROLIC AG
    Inventors: Qian Tang, Hubert Seiberle, Jean-François Eckert, Martin Roth, Thierry Becret, Herve Vissieres
  • Patent number: 11181674
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an optical element including a layer comprising anisotropic optical function and alignment capability. The layer is formed from a composition comprising polymerizable liquid crystals and one or more photo-orientable substances. Alignment on top of the layer is achieved by exposure to linearly polarized light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: ROLIC TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Fabien Xavier Delbaere, Richard Frantz, Qian Tang, Jean-Francois Eckert, Patricia Scandiucci De Freitas, Hubert Seiberle
  • Patent number: 11050700
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for analyzing communication messages (e.g., emails) and selecting corresponding actions are described. In some database systems, a user may receive multiple messages at a user device. To efficiently determine responses to these messages, the user device may send the messages to a backend server for analysis. The server may perform natural language processing (NLP) to classify the message with one or more binary classifications and may extract metadata from each message. Based on the classifications and the metadata, the server may determine one or more actions the user device may perform to respond to each message. The server may send instructions to the user device indicating the suggested actions, and the user device may display these actions as options to a user. Additionally, the user device may use the classifications and metadata to automatically generate one or more communication templates in response to the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: William Christopher Fama Roller, Shardul Vikram, Alex Michael Noe, Noah William Burbank, Sammy Adnan Nammari, Ascander Dost, Shuvajit Das, Oliver Qian Tang, Robert Christopher Ames, Madhav Vaidyanathan, Wing Hing Ku, Bhaskar Garg, Xu Yang, Madeleine Mary Gill, Percy Dara Mehta, Janelle Wen Hui Teng, Abraham Dio Suharli, Alexis Roos, Wenhao Liu, Nelson Esteban Acevedo, Joseph Gerald Keller, Rohit Deshpande, Sandeep Raju Prabhakar
  • Publication number: 20200250692
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to monitor media content at a content display site are described. An example method includes assigning a first set of weights to each of a plurality of panelists based on a set of collected characteristics for each person of a subset of unmeasured persons at unmeasured locations, the subset of unmeasured persons being the unmeasured person for which the collected characteristics are know selecting a subset of the panelists based on the first set of weights, each panelist of the subset of panelists selected to be representative of an unmeasured person of the unmeasured persons, re-weighting the subset of the panelists based on estimated characteristics of the unmeasured persons at the unmeasured locations to generate a second set of weights, generating a virtual panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: James R. Oliver, Herbert F. Stackhouse, Peter C. Doe, Qian Tang, Michelle Ha
  • Patent number: 10615376
    Abstract: The invention relates to encapsulation structures for OLED displays, wherein the structure provides sufficient barrier properties against oxygen and moisture as well as anti-reflection properties. The structure includes a layer comprising a photo-aligned substance which in a synergistic manner controls both barrier and anti-reflection properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: BASF COATINGS GMBH
    Inventors: Andrea Giraldo, Qian Tang, Richard Frantz, Emmanuel Martin
  • Publication number: 20200073181
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photoalignment composition for the alignment of liquid crystals and the stabilization of the pre-tilt angle in liquid crystal layers. Further the present invention relates to the liquid crystal alignment film and coating layer prepared from the said composition and the use to fabricate optical and electrooptical elements and devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: ROLIC TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Jean-Francois ECKERT, I.-E. Sophie BLATTMANN, Yuichiro YAMADA, Masato HOSHINO, Qian TANG
  • Patent number: 10557085
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photoalignment composition comprising at least a single photoalignment polymer, preferably a homo- or a copolymer having at least one photoreactive group; and at least a single solvent of formula (I) (R—CO—O—R?), wherein R and R? are independently from each other straight-chain or branched alkyl chain, with the proviso that at least one alkyl chain is branched. Further, the present invention relates to the use of this composition for coating or printing, especially for printing, more especially for inkjet or offset printing processes, and most especially for an offset printing process. In addition, the present invention relates to the use of the photoalignment composition for the preparation of orientation layers for liquid crystals and in the construction of unstructured and structured optical elements and multi-layer systems, especially liquid crystal displays, LCDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: ROLIC AG
    Inventors: Jean-François Eckert, Thierry Becret, Masato Hoshino, Qian Tang
  • Patent number: 10552855
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to monitor media content at a content display site are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: James R. Oliver, Herbert F. Stackhouse, Peter C. Doe, Qian Tang, Michelle Ha
  • Patent number: 10442994
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photo-alignment composition for the alignment of liquid crystals. Further the present invention relates to the liquid crystal alignment film and coating layer prepared from the said composition and the use to fabricate optical and electrooptical elements and devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: ROLIC AG
    Inventors: Jean-François Eckert, Satish Palika, Martin Roth, Qian Tang
  • Publication number: 20190210309
    Abstract: A photo-alignable object has a thickness of more than 2 ?m. The photo-alignable object can be in the form of a free standing film. Also, the photo-alignable object can have a topographical surface structure. The depth of the topographical surface structure can be larger than 100 nm, and preferably the depth of the topographical surface structure is larger than 1 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: ROLIC AG
    Inventors: Qian TANG, Hubert SEIBERLE, Jean-François ECKERT, Martin ROTH, Thierry BECRET, Herve VISSIERES
  • Publication number: 20190162889
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an optical element including a layer comprising anisotropic optical function and alignment capability. The layer is formed from a composition comprising polymerizable liquid crystals and one or more photo-orientable substances. Alignment on top of the layer is achieved by exposure to linearly polarized light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: ROLIC TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Fabien Xavier DELBAERE, Richard FRANTZ, Qian TANG, Jean-Francois ECKERT, Patricia SCANDIUCCI DE FREITAS, Hubert SEIBERLE
  • Patent number: 10286616
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a photo-alignable object. The invention further provides compositions for the manufacturing of a photo-alignable object as well as different embodiments of photo-alignable objects and devices using them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: ROLIC AG
    Inventors: Qian Tang, Hubert Seiberle, Jean-François Eckert, Martin Roth, Thierry Becret, Herve Vissieres
  • Patent number: D1009333
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Inventor: Qian Tang