Patents by Inventor Qing Cao

Qing Cao 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: 20240115242
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an ultrasound imaging method, comprising acquiring an ultrasound echo signal of a subject to be scanned, and generating an ultrasound image on the basis of the ultrasonic echo signal; identifying a section of the subject to be scanned that corresponds to the ultrasound image; determining a first anatomical feature in the ultrasound image; and determining a second anatomical feature in the ultrasound image, the determination of the second anatomical feature being at least partially based on the positional relationship between the first anatomical feature and the second anatomical feature in the section. The present disclosure also provides an ultrasound imaging system and a non-transitory computer-readable medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Hongjian Jiang, Siying Wang, Qing Cao
  • Publication number: 20240108484
    Abstract: A medical stent includes a covered segment and a naked segment. The covered segment includes a cut stent body and a film material arranged on the cut stent body. At least one end of the covered segment is connected with the naked segment, and at least one of the naked segments includes a braided stent body. The covered segment includes a first section, and the medical stent is configured such that an inner diameter of the first section in a first expansion state is smaller than an inner diameter of the cut stent body in a free state, and when the first section is subjected to a radially outward force, the first section expands radially outward. The medical stent has good flexibility and support, is easy to push, and can adjust the inner diameter of the first section according to actual needs, and has good universal applicability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Yu ZHANG, Yang CAO, Qing ZHU, Linlin ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240094875
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a video interaction method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The video interaction method comprises: in response to a recommended video of a target object being played to a first time node, displaying an interactive window at a preset position on a video playback page and continuing playing the recommended video; receiving an object determination operation acting in the interactive window; displaying first object information of an object to be collected in the interactive window, wherein the object to be collected is related to the target object; receiving a collection operation for the object to be collected; and displaying a target page for a user to collect the object to be collected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Jingtong JIAN, Jiayi SHI, Yuchen WANG, Licong SONG, Yirui CAO, Qing SONG, Liyue JI, Shun LIU
  • Publication number: 20240086056
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for interacting with an application program, and an electronic device. The method includes: playing back multimedia content of a target object; and displaying, in a playback page for the multimedia content, an interaction component of the target object. The interactive component comprises: an integrated interactive card and action button. The interactive card is used for describing introductory content of the target object. The introductory content of the target object comprises: the icon of the target object, first basic information of the target object, and extension information of the target object. The action button is used for providing an entry to an interactive page of the target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Wanyi GUO, Yuchen WANG, Yirui CAO, Qing SONG, Licong SONG, Huaxin WANG, Liyue JI, Ze YANG
  • Publication number: 20240034916
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a fluorosilicone release coating composition. The fluorosilicone release coating composition comprises: (A) a linear organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups and at least one fluoroalkyl group per molecule, and not having a silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atom; (B) a branched organopolysiloxane having at least one fluoroalkyl group per molecule, and not having a silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atom; (C) a linear organopolysiloxane having at least one fluoroalkyl group per molecule, and having neither an aliphatic unsaturated group nor a silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atom; (D) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms and at least one fluoroalkyl group per molecule; and (E) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. The fluorosilicone release coating composition can form a release coating exhibiting a stable and low release force with respect to a silicone pressure-sensitive adhesive having a low glass transition temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Ruihua LU, Chao MA, Lingxuan KONG, Qing CAO, Fuming HUANG, Yan ZHOU, Zhihua LIU
  • Publication number: 20230410953
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for constructing and optimizing a molecular structure model of lignite, comprising: collecting and processing a lignite sample, analyzing a lignite experimental sample, calculating the number of carbon atoms in lignite and the number of carbon atoms in other parameters, obtaining the sizes of aromatic clusters, and determining the composition features and number of aromatic structural units in lignite; calculating the total number of carbon atoms and the number of aliphatic carbon atoms in lignite; obtaining the categories and number of oxygen-containing functional groups in lignite based on the contents of aromatic hydrocarbon, aliphatic hydrocarbon and various oxygen-containing functional groups, and designing the structural forms of nitrogen and sulfur; constructing a molecular structure model of lignite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Qingtao Zhang, Xueyang Xing, Yingying Hu, Gang Zhou, Bo Li, Jianjun Shen, Mingming Fu, Xiaofei Li, Lanjuan Xu, Shuai Du, Xinlei Jia, Zhenjiang Yin, Qianqian Zhang, Jie Zang, Qing Cao, Hui Ma, Lei Zhao
  • Publication number: 20230392061
    Abstract: A process for preparing a solventless pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising mixing (A) a solid poly-organosilicate resin component with (B) an aliphatically unsaturated polydiorganosiloxane (B-1), a branched polyorganosiloxane (B-2), or a mixture of (B-1) and (B-2), at certain temperatures, followed by cooling. The solventless pressure sensitive adhesive composition prepared by the process has a low viscosity and can be cured to form pressure sensitive adhesives. The pressure sensitive adhesives are suitable for protective film applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Rongrong Fan, Zhihua Liu, Qing Cao, Xiaocong Xu, Jiayin Zhu
  • Patent number: 11814554
    Abstract: A silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition is curable to form a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive. The silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition can be coated on a substrate and cured to form a protective film. The protective film can be adhered to an anti-fingerprint coating on display glass, such as cover glass for a smartphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: DOW SILICONES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jingui Jiang, Qing Cao, Zhihua Liu, Yan Zhou, Ruihua Lu, Chengrong Zhu, Jiayin Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230357419
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for methods of treating or preventing a headache disorder in a subject including administering to the subject a CCL2-CCR2 signaling inhibiting agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Washington University
    Inventors: Yu-Qing Cao, Xuemei Liu, Sun Ryu
  • Patent number: 11773305
    Abstract: A silicone pressure sensitive adhesive is prepared by curing a radical reaction curable composition. The silicone pressure sensitive adhesive adheres to various silicone elastomers and is useful in preparation of components of flexible display devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Dow Silicones Corporation
    Inventors: Qing Cao, Yan Zhou, Bochi Xu
  • Publication number: 20230308437
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for facilitating voice authentication of a user in connection with a network transaction. One example method includes capturing, by a voice interactive device, a voice command from a user to initiate a transaction with a third party and determining content of the voice command. The method then includes authenticating the user, based on the captured voice command and a voice biometric reference associated with an identifier for at least one of the user and/or the voice interactive device, and transmitting, by the voice interactive device, a purchase request for the transaction consistent with the content of the voice command to the third party. The purchase request includes an indication of biometric authentication for the user, whereby the third party is permitted to initiate an enhanced authentication of the user in connection with the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Qing CAO, Dennis A. Gamiello, Robert D. Reany
  • Publication number: 20230293079
    Abstract: The present application relates to a field of image processing and discloses an ECG image processing method, device, medium, and an electrocardiograph. The ECG image processing method of the present application includes: receiving the ECG image; extracting a feature map of the ECG image, and reducing the feature map to obtain an attention map; extracting a feature matrix from the feature map and the attention map using a bilinear attention pooling; obtaining an expression matrix using an adaptive weight learning and a weighted fusion of the feature matrix by a multi-headed self-attention processing; and classifying the ECG image with a plurality of labels. This application allows direct interpretation of ECG images without limiting to a use of conventional digital signals, while capturing subtle discrepancies in the ECG image for classifying ECG abnormalities with high noise immunity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Kang Chen, Qing Cao
  • Patent number: 11747296
    Abstract: Chemical sensors and methods of forming and making the same include an input terminal and an output terminal. A negative capacitance structure is configured to control a current passing horizontally from the input terminal to the output terminal, and has a first and second metal layer that are arranged vertically with respect to one another, and a ferroelectric layer positioned between the first and second metal layers. An electrode is in electrical contact with the negative capacitance structure, and is configured to change potential, to exceed a threshold, thereby triggering a discontinuous polarization change in the negative capacitance structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Qing Cao, Jianshi Tang, Ning Li, Ying He
  • Publication number: 20230256015
    Abstract: Among the various aspects of the present disclosure is the provision of compositions and methods of treating or preventing various headache disorders or neuropathic pain by increasing the number of Treg cells in a subject. In particular, low dose IL-2, rapamycin, statin or Treg cell administration are shown to be useful in treating or preventing headache or neuropathic pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: YU-QING CAO, ZHIYU ZHANG, RONG HU, JINTAO ZHANG, MEGAN E. CLOUD
  • Publication number: 20230258597
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system for detecting neurotransmitters. A non-limiting example of the system includes a porous electrode. A system can also include a pH sensor attached to the porous electrode, wherein the pH sensor includes a sensing electrode and a reference electrode. The system can also include electronic circuitry in communication with the pH sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Qing Cao, Hariklia Deligianni, Fei Liu
  • Patent number: 11706213
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for facilitating voice authentication of a user in connection with a network transaction. One exemplary method includes receiving an authentication request for a transaction, initiated at a voice interactive device, from a merchant plug-in (MPI) associated with a merchant involved in the transaction, where the authentication request includes a pre-authentication indicator based on voice authentication of a user by the voice interactive device or by a voice authentication service. The method also includes generating a risk score for the transaction based at least in part on the pre-authentication indicator, transmitting the risk score with the authentication request for the transaction to an access controller server (ACS) associated with an issuer of an account to which the transaction is directed, and returning a result response to the MPI where the result response indicates permission to proceed in the transaction based on authentication of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Qing Cao, Dennis A. Gamiello, Robert D. Reany
  • Patent number: 11702573
    Abstract: A silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition is curable to form a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive. The silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition can be coated on a substrate and cured to form a protective film. The protective film can be adhered to an anti-fingerprint coating on display glass, such as cover glass for a smartphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Dow Silicones Corporation
    Inventors: Jingui Jiang, Qing Cao, Zhihua Liu, Yan Zhou, Ruihua Lu, Chengrong Zhu, Jiayin Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230193093
    Abstract: A silicone pressure sensitive adhesive is prepared by curing a radical reaction curable composition. The silicone pressure sensitive adhesive adheres to various silicone elastomers and is useful in preparation of components of flexible display devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Qing Cao, Yan Zhou, Bochi Xu
  • Patent number: 11674922
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system for detecting neurotransmitters. A non-limiting example of the system includes a porous electrode. A system can also include a pH sensor attached to the porous electrode, wherein the pH sensor includes a sensing electrode and a reference electrode. The system can also include electronic circuitry in communication with the pH sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Qing Cao, Hariklia Deligianni, Fei Liu
  • Publication number: 20230115176
    Abstract: The present disclosure presents compounds and compositions that interact with complement components. Some compounds inhibit complement activity. Included are small molecule compounds and compositions that function as C5 inhibitor compounds. Methods for inhibiting complement activity and methods of treating complement-related indications with the C5 inhibitor compounds and compositions are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Willmen Wing-Menn Youngsaye, Bolin Geng, Michael R. Hale, Vincent P. Galullo, Jayashree G. Tikhe, Timothy Ryan Siegert, Alonso Ricardo, Derek M. LaPlaca, Douangsone D. Vadysirisack, Guo-Qing Tang, Kathleen Seyb, Michelle Denise Hoarty, Jonathan C. Blain, Joseph R. Stringer, Yongjin Gong, Claudio Sturino, Shawn Gallagher-Duval, Colin Diner, Burcin Akgun, Qing Cao, Douglas A. Treco, Vaishnavi Rajagopal, Ketki Ashok Dhamnaskar, Zhong Ma, Susan Ashwell, Jennifer Davoren, Xiaorong Liu, Camil Sayegh, Wenqing Xu, Alex Lemire, Audrey Belouin, Alexandria Jeanneret, Andrew Hildering, Barbara Bertani, Fabrizio MIcheli, Bemardo Pezzati, Alfonso Pozzan