Patents by Inventor Rui Zhou

Rui Zhou 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).

  • Systems and methods for charging and discharging active power link modules in direct current power systems
    Patent number: 11381092
    Abstract: A modular power converter system includes a plurality of active power link modules (APLMs) coupled to each other, each APLM having a plurality of switching devices including first and second switching devices coupled to each other, and at least one first-type energy storage device (ESD) coupled in parallel with both of the first and second switching devices, the first-type ESD configured to induce a first direct current (DC) voltage. The system also includes a plurality of relays coupled to the first-type ESD, and a charge controller coupled to at least one APLM of the plurality of APLMs and coupled to at least one of an electrical power source and a discharge circuit. The charge controller is configured to alternately charge and discharge the first-type ESD in response to a plurality of switching states including switching states of the plurality of switching devices and the plurality of relays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Inventors: Tomas Sadilek, Rui Zhou, Zhi Zhou, Philip Michael Cioffi, Dong Dong
  • TEST FIXTURE
    Publication number: 20220141451
    Abstract: Disclosed is a test fixture. The test fixture includes a fixture body, a support portion and a first adjustment mechanism; the fixture body is provided with a recess configured for placement of a test camera assembly to be tested, and a depth of the recess is equal to or greater than a thickness of the test camera assembly; the support portion is connected to the fixture body and provided with a support plane parallel to a bottom surface of the recess and configured for placement of a display panel to be tested; and the first adjustment mechanism is arranged on the fixture body and configured to adjust a size of the recess to fasten the test camera assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Chi YU, Bo SHI, Rui ZHOU, Weiyun HUANG
  • FUSED RING DERIVATIVE USED AS FGFR4 INHIBITOR
    Publication number: 20220119386
    Abstract: A compound represented by formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a use thereof in preparing a drug for treating, stopping or preventing a disease or disorder mediated by FGFR4 activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Hongwei YANG, Rui ZHOU, Liang ZHOU, Xin SUN
  • Floating connector assembly
    Patent number: 11309649
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing having a front wall and a floating connector assembly coupled to the front wall. The connector assembly includes a panel and a connector. The connector includes a frame attached to the panel and defines first and second alignment openings. A sleeve extends from the frame and extends through the front wall. A removable cover for the electronic device includes first and second connector alignment pins that align with the first and second alignment openings to align the connector sleeve with a connector aperture defined by the cover. The first and second connector alignment pins and the first and second alignment openings can each include tapered portions to move the connector assembly into alignment with the connector aperture as the cover is attached with the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: James E. Harper, Mahmoud R. Amini, Rui Zhou
  • BIOSYNTHESIS OF VANILLIN FROM ISOEUGENOL
    Publication number: 20220112525
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the production of vanillin via the bioconversion of isoeugenol. The bioconversion can be mediated in a cellular system (e.g., an Escherichia coli bacterium), or in an enzymatic reaction mixture without a cellular system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Conagen Inc.
    Inventors: Rui Zhou, Junying Ma, Oliver Yu
  • BIOSYNTHESIS OF VANILLIN FROM ISOEUGENOL
    Publication number: 20220112526
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the production of vanillin via the bioconversion of isoeugenol. The bioconversion can be mediated in a cellular system (e.g., an Escherichia coli bacterium), or in an enzymatic reaction mixture without a cellular system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Conagen Inc.
    Inventors: Rui Zhou, Junying Ma, Oliver Yu
  • LOW-PROFILE AXISYMMETRIC POWER CONNECTORS
    Publication number: 20220102923
    Abstract: Power connectors that are easy to connect, have a low profile, and can convey one or more data signals. One example can provide a power connector that is easy to connect by providing an axisymmetric connector receptacle and connector insert. Magnets can be used to help guide a connection between a connector insert and a connector receptacle. Canted springs can be used to provide a tactile response to the insertion of the connector insert into the connector receptacle and to help to secure the connector insert in place when mated with the connector insert. Keying or self-aligning features can be included on either or both the connector insert and the connector receptacle to help guide mating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mahmoud R. Amini, Rui Zhou, James E. Harper, James M. Jeon
  • Connectors with high retention force
    Patent number: 11283219
    Abstract: Mechanisms that may help to secure connector inserts in place when they are plugged into a connector receptacle on an electronic device. One example may provide a connector receptacle having a friction mechanism to provide friction between a connector insert and a connector receptacle when the connector insert is inserted in the connector receptacle. Other examples may provide a connector receptacle having a locking mechanism to hinder or prevent extraction of a connector insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mahmoud R. Amini, Rui Zhou, Adam H. Herzog
  • TRACK CONNECTION MODULE FOR LINEAR MOTOR TRACKS
    Publication number: 20220085700
    Abstract: A linear motor system may include a plurality of track sections that may enable a mover to traverse a track formed by the plurality of track sections. The system may also include a plurality of connection modules, such that each connection module of the plurality of connection modules may physically couple two respective adjacent track sections of the plurality of track sections and communicatively couple the two respective adjacent track sections of the plurality of track section. Each connection module may also electrically couple the two respective adjacent track sections of the plurality of track section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Paul J. Grosskreuz, Shankernarayan Ramanarayanan, Rui Zhou, Juan A. Fernandez, Oliver C. Haya
  • Drying-wetting separated filling method and filling apparatus for electrowetting display device
    Patent number: 11215811
    Abstract: Disclosed is a drying-wetting separated filling method and a filling apparatus for an electrowetting display device. The filling method comprises filling a non-polar solution into pixel grids on a lower substrate of an electrowetting display device in air, and filling a polar solution to immediately cover the non-polar solution filled after filling the non-polar solution into the pixel grids. Compared with filling the non-polar solution into the polar solution, directly filling the non-polar solution in air has better filling uniformity, easier operation and control. With the method, the fillings of the polar solution and the non-polar solution are easy, having a higher filling efficiency, and no air bubble residue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY, ACADEMY OF SHENZHEN GUOHUA OPTOELECTRONICS, SHENZHEN GUOHUA OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guofu Zhou, Rui Zhou, Hongwei Jiang, Yuanyuan Guo
  • INTERACTIVE SUGGESTIONS FOR DIRECTED CONTENT COPY USING A DEEP LEARNING MODEL
    Publication number: 20210374198
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods to generate, in real-time, copy suggestions for a directed content for interactive design operations of copy. A generative deep learning model encodes content of the website into an embedded form with context of the content. The model decodes the encoded form of the content based on the user input to generate copy suggestions. Used in conjunction with an interactive copy design client, the present disclosure interactively receives user input to iteratively modify the copy suggestions in real-time while validating a quality of the copy suggestions. The real-time, interactive design of copy for the directed content improves timing, accuracy, and productivity of the design operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Rui ZHOU, Amit Kumar YADAV, Xuefei NING, Sumeet Sunil AGRAWAL, Weiqing TU, Biao JIANG
  • Test device and calibrating method
    Patent number: 11187609
    Abstract: A test device and a calibration method thereof are disclosed. The test device for calibrating a test equipment, which is used to test a waterproof level of an electronic apparatus, comprises: at least two plates stacked together, in corresponding positions of which holes are formed; and at least one layer of waterproof mesh, which is sandwiched between two adjacent plates and covers the holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: GOERTEK INC.
    Inventors: Richard Warren Little, Kwong Yu So, Tonghai Wu, Fengnian Ma, Zimin Li, Bing Dai, Zongxue Tang, Chunduo Liu, Rui Zhou
  • Track connection module for linear motor tracks
    Patent number: 11190086
    Abstract: A linear motor system may include a plurality of track sections that may enable a mover to traverse a track formed by the plurality of track sections. The system may also include a plurality of connection modules, such that each connection module of the plurality of connection modules may physically couple two respective adjacent track sections of the plurality of track sections and communicatively couple the two respective adjacent track sections of the plurality of track section. Each connection module may also electrically couple the two respective adjacent track sections of the plurality of track section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Grosskreuz, Shankernarayan Ramanarayanan, Rui Zhou, Juan A. Fernandez, Oliver C. Haya
  • TIME ZONE DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, WEARABLE DEVICE AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210326345
    Abstract: Provided are a time zone determination method and apparatus, a wearable device, and a system, wherein the time zone determination method comprises: acquiring first data for characterizing the geographic location at which a first terminal is located, the first data being two-dimensional latitude and longitude data; converting the first data into second data according to a specified encoding algorithm, the second data being one-dimensional character string data; querying a first time zone corresponding to the second data in a specified mapping table for time zone determination, the specified mapping table comprising correspondence relationships between specified character strings and specified time zones; and if it is determined that the first time zone is found, determining the first time zone to be the time zone in which the first terminal is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Rui Zhou, Meihui Fan, Xiong Duan
  • Audio jack having integrated grounding
    Patent number: 11152752
    Abstract: Audio jacks and device enclosures that provide proper grounding, are readily reworkable, provide improved ventilation, and have an aesthetically pleasing appearance. An example can include a device enclosure including an enclosure wall and a sleeve for an audio jack. The sleeve can connect to ground through various paths. The audio jack housing can be inserted in the sleeve and kept in place using a fastener. This arrangement can allow the audio jack to be readily reworkable. The sleeve can be narrow at the enclosure wall for improved ventilation and an aesthetically pleasing appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mahmoud R. Amini, Rui Zhou, Ameya V. Nilkanth, James E. Harper, Mariel L. Lanas
  • Fused ring derivative used as FGFR4 inhibitor
    Patent number: 11136320
    Abstract: A compound represented by formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a use thereof in preparing a drug for treating, stopping or preventing a disease or disorder mediated by FGFR4 activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: JACOBIO PHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hongwei Yang, Rui Zhou, Liang Zhou, Xin Sun
  • Controlling use of negative features in a matching operation
    Patent number: 11113732
    Abstract: A computer-implemented technique is described herein for assisting an administrative user in generating negative feature information. The negative feature information, which includes a list of negative features (e.g., negative keywords), defines when queries submitted by end users are expressly disqualified as matching one or more parts of an identified web resource. The technique then automatically assesses the manner in which the negative feature information conflicts with matching between the queries submitted by end users and positive trigger information associated with the web resource, to provide conflict output information. The technique then modifies the negative feature information based on the conflict output information, e.g., by eliminating one or more negative keywords that contribute to conflicts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Oludare Victor Obasanjo, Pankesh Jhaveri, Weiqing Tu, Rui Zhou, Bhuvan Middha
  • FUSED RING DERIVATIVE USED AS FGFR4 INHIBITOR
    Publication number: 20210269442
    Abstract: A compound represented by formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a use thereof in preparing a drug for treating, stopping or preventing a disease or disorder mediated by FGFR4 activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Hongwei YANG, Rui ZHOU, Liang ZHOU, Xin SUN
  • TEST DEVICE AND CALIBRATING METHOD
    Publication number: 20210223135
    Abstract: A test device and a calibration method thereof are disclosed. The test device for calibrating a test equipment, which is used to test a waterproof level of an electronic apparatus, comprises: two plates, which are pressed against each other with pressure, wherein minor gap between the two plates are used as water leakage path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Warren LITTLE, Tonghai WU, Fengnian MA, Zimin LI, Bing DAI, Zongxue TANG, Chunduo LIU, Rui ZHOU
  • TEST DEVICE AND CALIBRATING METHOD
    Publication number: 20210223134
    Abstract: A test device and a calibration method thereof are disclosed. The test device for calibrating a test equipment, which is used to test a waterproof level of an electronic apparatus, comprises: at least two plates stacked together, wherein each plate has at least one hole, and the holes in different adjacent plates are displaced with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Warren LITTLE, Tonghai WU, Fengnian MA, Zimin LI, Bing DAI, Zongxue TANG, Chunduo LIU, Rui ZHOU