Patents by Inventor Rong Xiong

Rong Xiong 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: 20240144515
    Abstract: A weakly paired image style transfer method based on a pose self-supervised generative adversarial network, relating to the field of image processing. The method is suitable for style transfer of weakly paired images, different styles of pictures having certain overlap are used to perform model training of an adversarial neural network, so that the model is insensitive to poses and focuses on style learning, and therefore, in an actual application process, a source style can be converted into a target style, but a pose is kept unchanged. In addition, in the model training process of the adversarial neural network, a differentiable pose solver capable of estimating a relative pose of any two images is introduced, a phase correlation algorithm is optimized to be differentiable, and the phase correlation algorithm is embedded into an end-to-end learning network framework to achieve pose estimation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yue WANG, Zexi CHEN, Jiaxin GUO, Xuecheng XU, Yunkai WANG, Rong XIONG
  • Patent number: 11964401
    Abstract: Provided is a globally optimal robot visual positioning method and device based on point-line features. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring a priori three-dimensional map of a current scene constructed in advance; acquiring a current image of the robot and the inertial measurement data; calculating a pitch angle and a roll angle of the current robot pose according to the current inertial sensor data and the inertial sensor data in the priori map; matching the two-dimensional point-line features detected in the current image with three-dimensional point-line features in a priori map; separating the rotation and translation of the pose to be solved according to the matched feature pairs, solving the rotation and then solving the translation so as to complete the dimensionality reduction of the search space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yue Wang, Yanmei Jiao, Rong Xiong
  • Publication number: 20240091233
    Abstract: Provided is a use of Wee1 kinase inhibitors in the treatment of cancer. In particular, provided is a use of Wee1 kinase inhibitors in the preparation of drugs for the treatment of cancers with Histone H3K27M mutation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Ye Edward TIAN, Sui Xiong CAI, Mingchuan GUO, Chih-Yi HSIEH, Rong WANG, Ruiyu ZHOU
  • Patent number: 11897143
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for performing a non-revisiting coverage task by a manipulator with a least number of lift-offs, and relates to the technical field of manipulator path planning. By explicitly considering lift-offs of an end-effector from a surface of an object due to kinematic constraints when the manipulator performs a task of covering the surface of the object, this method transforms a problem of coverage path design into a problem of sub-cell decomposition and solves the problem to obtain an approach for the manipulator to cover a sub-cell. The method of the present disclosure minimizes the number of lift-offs of the end-effector from the surface of the object when the manipulator performs the coverage task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yue Wang, Tong Yang, Rong Xiong
  • Patent number: 11858138
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for realizing a dynamic running gait of a biped robot on a rough terrain road, which sets a state machine for an entire running cycle to perform a balance control and movement trajectory planning of the robot in each state. At the time that the robot switches from the in-air phase into a landing phase, a SLIP model is used to control the posture balance and landing cushion; and when the robot is stable after landing, an LIP model is used to control a center of mass of the robot to a set height. An in-air phase of the robot in running is generated through movement trajectory planning and state switching of a supporting leg and a swinging leg to realize a running of the robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Qiuguo Zhu, Zunwang Ma, Bo Peng, Jun Wu, Rong Xiong
  • Publication number: 20230265298
    Abstract: The present application relates to a coating composition, a process for preparing the coating composition and an article containing a coating formed by the coating composition. It relates in particular to a dual-curing coating system, comprising: a film-forming resin composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of at least one carboxyl functional polymer; a first crosslinking agent comprising an epoxy silane; and a second crosslinking agent comprising an isocyanate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Sai WU, Jun ZHANG, Yijiang LIU, Rong XIONG
  • Publication number: 20220111531
    Abstract: Provided is a globally optimal robot visual positioning method and device based on point-line features. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring a priori three-dimensional map of a current scene constructed in advance; acquiring a current image of the robot and the inertial measurement data; calculating a pitch angle and a roll angle of the current robot pose according to the current inertial sensor data and the inertial sensor data in the priori map; matching the two-dimensional point-line features detected in the current image with three-dimensional point-line features in a priori map; separating the rotation and translation of the pose to be solved according to the matched feature pairs, solving the rotation and then solving the translation so as to complete the dimensionality reduction of the search space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Yue WANG, Yanmei JIAO, Rong XIONG
  • Publication number: 20220106494
    Abstract: The present application is directed to a two-component aqueous epoxy resin paint comprising: a) an aqueous epoxy resin emulsion comprising a low epoxy equivalent epoxy resin having an epoxy equivalent weight ranging from 400 to 700 g/eq and a high epoxy equivalent epoxy resin having an epoxy equivalent weight of greater than 800 g/eq, and b) a curing agent, wherein a weight ratio of the low epoxy equivalent epoxy resin to the high epoxy equivalent epoxy resin is in the range of 5:5 to 9:1; and wherein the aqueous epoxy resin emulsion is a stable emulsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Luyi WANG, Weihua KAI, Rong XIONG, Wanjun XU
  • Publication number: 20220016777
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for performing a non-revisiting coverage task by a manipulator with a least number of lift-offs, and relates to the technical field of manipulator path planning. By explicitly considering lift-offs of an end-effector from a surface of an object due to kinematic constraints when the manipulator performs a task of covering the surface of the object, this method transforms a problem of coverage path design into a problem of sub-cell decomposition and solves the problem to obtain an approach for the manipulator to cover a sub-cell. The method of the present disclosure minimizes the number of lift-offs of the end-effector from the surface of the object when the manipulator performs the coverage task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Yue WANG, Tong YANG, Rong XIONG
  • Publication number: 20210380186
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a single-leg robot mechanism for jumping on a wall and a control method. The mechanism includes a robot leg. A plurality of rotors is fixedly connected to a fuselage of the robot leg and is distributed in a mirror image arrangement with respect to the fuselage, and operating surfaces of the plurality of rotors are parallel to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Qiuguo ZHU, Yidong ZHAO, Jun WU, Rong XIONG
  • Publication number: 20210237265
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for realizing a dynamic running gait of a biped robot on a rough terrain road, which sets a state machine for an entire running cycle to perform a balance control and movement trajectory planning of the robot in each state. At the time that the robot switches from the in-air phase into a landing phase, a SLIP model is used to control the posture balance and landing cushion; and when the robot is stable after landing, an LIP model is used to control a center of mass of the robot to a set height. An in-air phase of the robot in running is generated through movement trajectory planning and state switching of a supporting leg and a swinging leg to realize a running of the robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Qiuguo ZHU, Zunwang MA, Bo PENG, Jun WU, Rong XIONG
  • Patent number: 11066570
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to an aqueous stain resistant coating composition, comprising, one or more aqueous dispersions of self-crosslinkable polymeric particles; and one or more particulate solids, wherein the polymeric particles have a Tg of 10° C. or less; and wherein the particulate solids comprise a combination of sheet-like particulate solids and sphere-like particulate solids in a weight ratio of 1:1 or more; and wherein the coating composition has a pigment volume concentration of 45% or more; and the coating composition is substantially free of volatile organic compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Inventors: Ronghai Hui, Gang Duan, Rong Xiong, Stephen M. Korenkiewicz, Hui Kou
  • Patent number: 10308334
    Abstract: The present invention provides a self-draining oil buoyancy regulating device for underwater robots, wherein the accumulator, lower hatch cover, hatch trunk, upper hatch cover and bladder are connected; the water-proof connector is fixed on the upper hatch cover; the depth-pressure sensor is settled on the lower hatch cover; the upper valve block, hydraulic-operated check valve and lower valve block are connected; the lower valve block is fixed on the lower hatch cover; the pump outlet pressure sensor and the accumulator pressure sensor are on the lower valve block; the directional valve and the upper valve block are connected; the hydraulic pump motor assembly and the relief valve are both connected with the lower valve block; the depth-pressure sensor, pump outlet pressure sensor and accumulator pressure sensor are all connected with the control panel; the control panel is connected with the external power supply and the host computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Changlin Kang, Chunlin Zhou, Rong Xiong, Qi Zhu, Qiuguo Zhu, Yong Liu
  • Patent number: 10160879
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aqueous latex and a process for the preparation thereof. In particular, the present disclosure relates to an aqueous latex useful as a spacing extender for inorganic pigment particles. The present disclosure also relates to a dispersion of inorganic pigment particles comprising the aqueous latex and to an aqueous coating composition comprising the aqueous latex and inorganic pigment particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Jianping Sun, Tao Wang, Gang Duan, Xi Zhao, Rong Xiong
  • Publication number: 20180208284
    Abstract: The present invention provides a self-draining oil buoyancy regulating device for underwater robots, wherein the accumulator, lower hatch cover, hatch trunk, upper hatch cover and bladder are fixedly connected in sequence; the water-proof connector is fixed on the upper hatch cover; the depth-pressure sensor is settled on the lower hatch cover to check the underwater pressure; the upper valve block, hydraulic-operated check valve and lower valve block are connected though piping in sequence; the lower valve block is fixed on the lower hatch cover; the pump outlet pressure sensor and the accumulator pressure sensor are settled on the lower valve block; the directional valve and the upper valve block are connected through piping; the hydraulic pump motor assembly and the relief valve are both connected with the lower valve block through piping; the depth-pressure sensor, pump outlet pressure sensor and accumulator pressure sensor are all connected with the control panel; the control panel is connected with the
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Changlin Kang, Chunlin Zhou, Rong Xiong, Qi Zhu, Qiuguo Zhu, Yong Liu
  • Publication number: 20180163074
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to an aqueous stain resistant coating composition, comprising, one or more aqueous dispersions of self-crosslinkable polymeric particles; and one or more particulate solids, wherein the polymeric particles have a Tg of 10° C. or less; and wherein the particulate solids comprise a combination of sheet-like particulate solids and sphere-like particulate solids in a weight ratio of 1:1 or more; and wherein the coating composition has a pigment volume concentration of 45% or more; and the coating composition is substantially free of volatile organic compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Valspar Sourcing, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronghai HUI, Gang DUAN, Rong XIONG, Stephen M. KORENKIEWICZ, Hui KOU
  • Patent number: 9950559
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a multilayered laminate, comprising (a) a support substrate having at least one releasable major surface; (b) a transparent overcoat formed of a first coating composition on the releasable major surface of the support substrate, wherein the first coating composition comprises an aqueous polymer dispersion having a particle size in the range of 30 to 400 nm; (c) a stone-like topcoat system on the transparent overcoat, wherein the stone-like topcoat system comprises a multicolored spot layer and a background color layer; (d) an adhesive primer coat formed of a second coating composition on the stone-like topcoat system, wherein the second coating composition comprises an aqueous polymer dispersion selected from aqueous acrylic dispersions, aqueous organic silicone dispersions and aqueous vinyl acetate dispersions, wherein the transparent overcoat in the multilayered laminate, when released from the support substrate, a gloss of at least 60% at 60°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Valspar Sourcing, Inc.
    Inventors: Rong Xiong, Gang Duan, Hui Kou, Ronghai Hu, Hengsheng Hu
  • Publication number: 20160330954
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aqueous dispersion for sustained release of a functional component useful for a coating composition, and a preparation process and use thereof. The aqueous dispersion comprises polymeric particles with a polymeric core-shell structure and the functional component contained in the polymeric core of the polymeric particles, wherein the polymeric shell has Tg of 20° C. or less, and wherein the functional component has a water solubility of 10 g/100 g water or less at room temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Valspar Sourcing, Inc.
    Inventors: Jianping Sun, Tao Wang, Gang Duan, Xiaorui Chen, Xi Zhao, Rong Xiong, Hui Kou, Yingjie Fan
  • Publication number: 20160280952
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aqueous latex and a process for the preparation thereof. In particular, the present disclosure relates to an aqueous latex useful as a spacing extender for inorganic pigment particles. The present disclosure also relates to a dispersion of inorganic pigment particles comprising the aqueous latex and to an aqueous coating composition comprising the aqueous latex and inorganic pigment particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: Valspar Sourcing, Inc.
    Inventors: Jianping Sun, Tao Wang, Gang Duan, Xi Zhao, Rong Xiong
  • Patent number: 9086101
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a planar torsion spring for a robot joint, including a torsion spring outer ring, a torsion spring inner ring and a plurality of elastic bodies; the elastic bodies are uniformly distributed around the circumference and connected with the torsion spring outer ring and the torsion spring inner ring respectively at their two ends; each elastic body is composed of two symmetrical elastic body units, each elastic body unit includes an outer circular hole slot, an inner circular hole slot and a connecting beam; the connecting beam connects respectively between the torsion spring inner ring and the inner circular hole slot, the inner circular hole slot and the outer circular hole slot, the outer circular hole slot and the torsion spring outer ring; a wide-angle deformation of the torsion spring is achieved through a series of elastic deformation of the inner and outer circular hole slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Qiuguo Zhu, Rong Xiong, Jian Chu