Patents by Inventor Qin Zhang

Qin Zhang 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: 20200026832
    Abstract: A computing device includes a camera, a memory and a processor. The memory includes a grant list and a risk list stored therein. The processor executes a user application that requires sensitive information to be entered by the user, and activates the camera prior to the sensitive information being entered. The processor operates an analyze engine to analyze an image as provided by the activated camera, validates the user based on the analyzed image and at least one face ID in the grant list, and alerts the user of a risk for leakage of the sensitive information to be entered into the user application based on detection of at least one object in the analyzed image that is in the risk list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: CHENG ZHANG, Yang Qian, Qin Zhang, Lin Liu
  • Patent number: 10537563
    Abstract: The present invention provides in one aspect methods for treating ocular diseases by administering pharmaceutical compositions comprising an inhibitor of colony stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1) receptors. In another aspect, the present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions for treating ocular diseases, the compositions comprising at least one inhibitor of CSF-1R. The inhibitor can also be a selective inhibitor of CSF-1R in certain embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Christopher Adams, Muneto Mogi, Stephen Hedrick Poor, Timothy Michael Ramsey, Henry Wu, Qin Zhang
  • Patent number: 10539991
    Abstract: A network apparatus architecture is disclosed that includes one or more isolation circuits to accommodate a predetermined isolation voltage. Each isolation circuit enables an independent DC voltage to be selected along a network signaling path to accommodate different DC voltages of network circuits along the network signaling path. For example, DC isolation may be provided between a physical interface and a network circuit via one or more capacitors, optoelectronic isolators, coupled magnetic devices, or semiconductor devices. A network circuit may be powered by a power supply that is isolated from the rest of the network apparatus. The one or more isolation circuits and network circuits may be included in a system-on-chip, or application-specific integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: ANEWCOM, Inc.
    Inventors: Qin Zhang, Gongen Gu, Calvin Xu
  • Publication number: 20200020590
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of gate structures, a source/drain doped layer, a barrier layer, and a dielectric layer on a base substrate. The barrier layer covers the entire top surfaces of the plurality of gate structures. The dielectric layer covers the source/drain doped layer, the barrier layer, and the gate structures. The method further includes forming a plurality of first vias in the dielectric layer on both sides of each gate structure above the source/drain doped layer; forming a plurality of second vias on the gate structures to expose the barrier layer; performing a pre-amorphizing implantation process on the surface of the source/drain doped layer at the bottom of the first vias; removing the barrier layer at the bottom of the second vias; and forming a metal silicide layer on the surface of the source/drain doped layer through a metal silicidation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Yi LU, Changyong XIAO, Yihui LIN, Qin ZHANG, Hua WANG, Xiang HU, Xiaona ZHU, Ying JIANG
  • Patent number: 10511464
    Abstract: Disclosed is a baud rate tracking and compensation apparatus comprising: a clock generating component generating a clock; a sampling circuit sampling a reception signal according to the clock and thereby generating a sampled result, and the sampling circuit generating a transition notification signal when the sampled result indicates a transition of the reception signal; a clock counting circuit counting cycles of the clock between a first transition of the reception signal and a second transition of the reception signal according to the clock and the transition notification signal; a bit counting circuit counting bit(s) between the first transition and the second transition according to the clock and a bit cycle; and a calculation circuit dividing the number of the cycles by the number of the bit(s) to obtain a calculation value, and then updating the bit cycle according to the calculation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bixing Ye, Zuohui Peng, Chaoming Li, Qin Zhang, Zhilin Wu
  • Publication number: 20190357359
    Abstract: A vertical circuit board printer includes a multi-layer conveyor, a printer assembly, and a control system. The multi-layer conveyor includes a number of front conveyors and one rear conveyor. Each upper front conveyor is coupled to a lower front conveyor by a circuit board-lowering mechanism to transport a number of circuit boards in sequence from the number of front conveyors to the rear conveyor. The printer assembly includes a number of printers arranged in sequence above the number of front conveyors. The control system controls operation of the multi-layer conveyor and controls operation of the printing assembly through a software system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: XUE-QIN ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10482886
    Abstract: An interactive robot includes an image capturing device, an audio capturing device, an output device, and a processor. The processor is configured to obtain audio information captured by the audio capturing device and image information captured by the image capturing device, recognize a target from the audio information and the image information, confirm basic information and event information of the target and link the basic information with the event information, obtain key information from the event information of the target, implement a neural network analysis algorithm on the key information to confirm an emotion type of the target, search a preset public knowledge database according to the key information to obtain a relevant result, apply a deep learning algorithm on the relevant result and the emotion type of the target to determine a response, and execute the response through the output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xue-Qin Zhang
  • Patent number: 10457910
    Abstract: A method for deep dehydration and desiccation of cyanobacteria includes steps of flocculation conditioning, high pressure diaphragm plate-frame pressure filtration, quartz glass box-type desiccation and negative pressure paddle drying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: JIANGSU PROVINCIAL ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
    Inventors: Bo Bian, Binbin Fang, Lingjun Zhou, Haisuo Wu, Qin Zhang, Weili Jiang, Wei Cheng, Yamin Fan
  • Publication number: 20190302992
    Abstract: A method for a smart terminal to interact with a robot includes generating an editing interface on a display device of the smart terminal, the editing interface comprising an action editing area, an expression editing area, a sound editing area, and an execution setting area. Actions are determinable, a visible expression is determinable, and sounds are also determinable by user. A manner of execution of such interaction contents can also be set. Such edited interaction content can be sent to the robot and executed accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: XUE-QIN ZHANG, NENG-DE XIANG, MING-SHUN HU
  • Patent number: 10426039
    Abstract: A method for stencil printing during manufacture of a printed circuit board includes forming a circuit diagram on a trepanned circuit board using a first stencil that has the circuit diagram, a scraper and conductive inks, forming a solder mask layer on the circuit board using a second stencil, the scraper, and solder materials, forming words and marks on the circuit board using a third stencil, the scraper, and inks, and forming a solder paste layer on the circuit board using a fourth stencil, the scraper, and solder paste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xue-Qin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190272846
    Abstract: A method for man-machine interaction applied to a smart robot with a man-machine interaction system acquires voice data/information of user by a voice acquiring unit, and recognizes the words of the acquired voice to determine user's emotional characteristic. The user's intention is determined according to the words used, and a response according to the user's emotional characteristic, the user's intention, and a response relationship table is determined upon. A relationship between a number of user's emotional characteristics, a number of user's intentions, and a number of responses is stored in the system. A voice outputting unit of the system is controlled to output the determined response which can include a simulated expression or animated image displayed on a display of the smart robot system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: XUE-QIN ZHANG, NENG-DE XIANG
  • Patent number: 10400567
    Abstract: The invention discloses a pipeline descaling and rock stratum fracturing device based on electro-hydraulic pulse shock waves, comprising a ground low-voltage control device, a transmission cable and an electro-hydraulic pulse shock wave transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yi Liu, Fuchang Lin, Yuan Pan, Qin Zhang, Hua Li, Zhiyuan Li, Siwei Liu
  • Patent number: 10384050
    Abstract: An implantable medical leads has a conductor that includes one or more metal wires and one or more carbon nanotube wires extending in substantially the same direction as the one or more metal wires. Such conductors may result in less MRI-induced heating at electrodes of leads than conductors that do not contain carbon nanotubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Mallika Kamarajugadda, Mark Breyen, Suping Lyu, Bernard Q. Li, Qin Zhang, Jacob Popp
  • Patent number: 10374960
    Abstract: Described herein are apparatus, systems and methods for enhanced PLMN selection using priority class information. A method may comprise, at a user equipment (“UE”), identifying a plurality of networks, each network having an assigned priority class indicator, identifying a first network of the plurality of networks as having a first priority class indicator, identifying a second network of the plurality of networks as having the first priority class indicator, identifying the first priority class indicator as the highest priority class of the assigned priority class indicators, and selecting between the first network and the second network based a quality characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Qin Zhang, Longda Xing
  • Publication number: 20190231765
    Abstract: The present invention provides in one aspect methods for treating ocular diseases by administering pharmaceutical compositions comprising an inhibitor of colony stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1) receptors. In another aspect, the present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions for treating ocular diseases, the compositions comprising at least one inhibitor of CSF-1R. The inhibitor can also be a selective inhibitor of CSF-1R in certain embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher ADAMS, Muneto MOGI, Stephen Hedrick POOR, Timothy Michael RAMSEY, Henry WU, Qin ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10342139
    Abstract: A printer includes a belt, a tray and a plurality of printing devices located over the belt. The tray is located on the belt and receives a printed circuit board (PCB). A sensor attached to the tray. The sensor is used to sense whether the PCB is located in the tray, when the PCB is located in the tray, the belt is driven by a driving device to transport the tray to be located below each of the plurality of printing devices. Each of the plurality of printing devices is used to print the PCB. The disclosure further offers a printing method for the PCB using the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xue-Qin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190198939
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an M number of charging units, a battery pack including an N number of batteries, and an N number of voltage sensors. A method for charging and managing power of the electronic device includes determining an X number of charging units from the M number of charging units for charging the battery pack, detecting a voltage of the N number of batteries, selecting at least one battery from the N number of batteries as a first target battery, and controlling the X number of charging units to charge the first target battery. M, N, and X are positive integers and X is less than or equal to M.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventor: XUE-QIN ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20190129866
    Abstract: A data accessing device to access a storage element that stores encrypted data is provided. The data accessing device includes a processing circuit, a storage controller, a decrypting circuit and a combinational logic circuit. The processing circuit generates an accessing address and decryption related information according to an accessing command. The storage controller receives the accessing address and accesses corresponding encrypted data accordingly. The decrypting circuit receives the decryption related information and a pre-stored key to generate a decrypting cipher accordingly. The combinational logic circuit receives the corresponding encrypted data and the decrypting cipher to perform a logic operation to generate decrypted data accordingly that enables the processing circuit to access the decrypted data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Zuo-Hui PENG, Chao-Ming LI, Qin ZHANG, Zhi-Lin WU, Bi-Xing YE
  • Patent number: 10260059
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a nitrilase from Arabis alpina, which belongs to genus Arabis, family brassicaceae. The disclosure further provides the encoding gene, vector, recombinant bacterial strain, and the application in the manufacturing of (S)-3-cyano-5-methylhexanoic acid. The wet resting cells containing nitrilase Aa-Nit can kinetically resolve racemic IBSN at 1.2 M with a 42% conversion rate in 15 hr and >99% ee value. The disclosure provides a regio- and stereoselective method for the preparation of (S)-3-cyano-5-methylhexanoic acid. This method provides an atom economical, mild, environmental friendly industrial method to manufacture (S)-3-cyano-5-methylhexanoic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignees: Zhejiang University of Technology, Zhejiang Chiral Medicine Chemicals Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Renchao Zheng, Yuguo Zheng, Qin Zhang, Youming Huang, Jianfeng Weng, Tianchun Liu, Weirong Fan
  • Publication number: 20190084150
    Abstract: A robot with configurable service contents is disclosed, whereby at least one editing interface to edit service content of the robot is provided, for a user to test and input instructions to the robot which can then utilize and act upon such instructions in carrying out tasks. A method with configurable service contents in the robot is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventor: XUE-QIN ZHANG