Patents by Inventor Sean Zhang

Sean 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).

  • Patent number: 11972338
    Abstract: This application describes systems and methods for generating machine learning models (MLMs). An exemplary method includes obtaining a sample and user input data characterizing a product or service. A subset of the data is selected from the sample based on sampling the sample according to the user input data. An MLM is trained by applying the data subset as training input to the MLM, thereby providing a trained MLM to emulate a customer selection process unique to the product or service. A user interface (UI) configured to receive other user input data and cause the trained MLM to execute on the other user input data, thereby testing the trained MLM, is presented. A summary of results from the execution of the trained MLM is generated and presented in the UI. The summary of results indicates a contribution to the trained MLM of each of a plurality of features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: ZestFinance, Inc.
    Inventors: David Sheehan, Siavash Yasini, Bingjia Wang, Yunyan Zhang, Qiumeng Yu, Ruochen Zha, Adam Kleinman, Sean Javad Kamkar, Lingzhi Du, Saar Yalov, Jerome Louis Budzik
  • Publication number: 20240124491
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds and methods for modulating the expression of fxn, and treating diseases and conditions in which fxn plays an active role. The compound can be a transcription modulator molecule having a first terminus, a second terminus, and oligomeric backbone, wherein: a) the first terminus comprises a DNA-binding moiety capable of noncovalently binding to a trinucleotide repeat sequence GAA; b) the second terminus comprises a protein-binding moiety binding to a regulatory molecule that modulates an expression of a gene comprising the nucleotide repeat sequence GAA; and c) the oligomeric backbone comprising a linker between the first terminus and the second terminus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Aseem ANSARI, Abhijit BHAT, Sean J. JEFFRIES, Pratik SHAH, Chengzhi ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11958780
    Abstract: A ceramic waveguide includes: a doped metal oxide ceramic core layer; and at least one cladding layer comprising the metal oxide surrounding the core layer, such that the core layer includes an erbium dopant and at least one rare earth metal dopant being: lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, scandium, or oxides thereof, or at least one non-rare earth metal dopant comprising zirconium or oxides thereof. Also included is a quantum memory including: at least one doped polycrystalline ceramic optical device with the ceramic waveguide and a method of fabricating the ceramic waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Bruce Gardiner Aitken, Sean Matthew Garner, Thomas Dale Ketcham, Daniel Aloysius Nolan, Jun Yang, Haitao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240120044
    Abstract: A schema is generated to establish a connection between user devices and one or more patient record servers. Generating a schema can include receiving configuration information associated with a patient record gateway, wherein the patient record gateway is associated with one or more patient record servers configured for storing electronic health records for a plurality of patients. Generating a schema can include defining, based at least in part on the configuration information, a schema configured to enable user devices to retrieve, via the patient record gateway, electronic health records from the one or more patient record servers. A schema can be requested by a user device. The schema can be sent to a user device to establish a connection with the one or more patient record servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Meghan Tushar Raul, Sangeeth Sridharan, Jorge Fernando Pozas Trevino, Pablo Antonio Gonzalez Cervantes, Mohan Singh Randhava, Sean Robert Moore, Todd D. Power, Dongsheng Zhang, Eric K. Kimn, Pascal B. Pfiffner
  • Publication number: 20240121204
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for automatically providing a suggestion to delay sending a message that is being composed by a user to send to a chat participant using a chat feature of an application. The suggestion is sent in response to determining that one or more trigger conditions occurred. The suggestion includes a scheduled time to send the message. The methods and systems send the delayed message at the scheduled time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Jiaoyan ZHANG, Wendy GUO, John Hay TAING, Vineet BATTA, Yury ISAKOV, Simon Chun Ho TAM, Jennifer Andrea NINO TAPIA, Matthew David WALL, Sean Michael LYNCH, Milena NATANOV, Angelina CONSTANCE
  • Patent number: 11954899
    Abstract: Systems and methods for training models to predict dense correspondences across images such as human images. A model may be trained using synthetic training data created from one or more 3D computer models of a subject. In addition, one or more geodesic distances derived from the surfaces of one or more of the 3D models may be used to generate one or more loss values, which may in turn be used in modifying the model's parameters during training.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Yinda Zhang, Feitong Tan, Danhang Tang, Mingsong Dou, Kaiwen Guo, Sean Ryan Francesco Fanello, Sofien Bouaziz, Cem Keskin, Ruofei Du, Rohit Kumar Pandey, Deqing Sun
  • Patent number: 11934231
    Abstract: A housing of a device comprises a screw boss that extends outwardly from a first base plate proximate to a corner of the housing. Additionally, the housing of the device includes a force dissipation member. The force dissipation member includes a central portion that is sized to detachably attach around the screw boss. The force dissipation member further includes at least two arms that extend outwardly from the central portion, wherein each arm of the at least two arms is attached to a different side of the two walls of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Blake Edmund Dunbar, Dwight Linwood Franz, Ralph Chen, Yang Zhang, Robert Pierce, Mark Tentler, Sean Philip Kearney, Mark Howe, Kevin Sharpe, Paul Morris, Doyle Davis
  • Publication number: 20240080564
    Abstract: Electronic devices, methods, and program storage devices for achieving smooth zooming operations during video capture are disclosed. In particular, smooth zooming may be desirable during video capture operations that involve a single image capture device and/or transitioning between two or more distinct image capture devices, e.g., having different optical and/or zooming properties, during the video capture. When video zooming is done abruptly, it can lead to an unpleasant user experience. The techniques described herein to improve the smoothness of zooming operations include: the use of longer zoom “ramps” for image capture devices; the “early” transitioning between image capture devices during video capture; and the performance of additional “digital zoom smoothing-aware” video image stabilization operations. The embodiments described herein also provide for a more consistent user experience between video streaming (i.e., “preview”) modes and the recorded (i.e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Buyue Zhang, Walker J. Eagleston, Avijit S. Wasu, Jeffrey A. Brasket, Florian Ciurea, Zejing Wang, Sean Z. Amadio, Julio C. Hernandez Zaragoza, Tao Zhang
  • Patent number: 11923470
    Abstract: A method includes forming an assembly of layers including an InP cap layer on an InGaAs absorption region layer, wherein the InGaAs layer is on an n-InP layer, and wherein an underlying substrate layer underlies the n-InP layer. The method includes removing a portion of the InP cap and n-InP layer by dry etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Sensors Unlimited, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Zhang, Douglas Stewart Malchow, Michael J. Evans, Paul L. Bereznycky, Sean T. Houlihan
  • Publication number: 20230281648
    Abstract: Techniques for collection and processing of transactional data are disclosed. An exemplary method includes receiving, at a capture module, a document; determining, by an aggregation engine, a plurality of transactions recorded in the document; categorizing, by the aggregation engine, the plurality of transactions into categorized transactional data; storing the categorized transactional data in a storage module; publishing consumption application programming interfaces (APIs); and providing the categorized transactional data for consumption via the consumption APIs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Eric CONNOLLY, Brian YOUNG, Pavani RAO, Julia ELYASHEVA, Sudharsan SELVAKUMAR, Bryan JEON, Aditya CHEBIYYAM, Sean ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20220378498
    Abstract: Systems and methods for electroporation catheters are disclosed herein. An electroporation catheter includes a shaft, and a plurality of splines forming a basket around a distal portion of the shaft, each spline extending between a proximal end that is coupled to the shaft and a distal end that is coupled to the shaft, wherein each spline of the plurality of splines comprises at least one energizable electrode. The electroporation catheter further includes a balloon positioned within the basket formed by the plurality of splines, the balloon selectively inflatable to facilitate securing a position of the plurality of splines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Sean Zhang, Timothy S. Marass, Troy Tegg, Jake Daly, Derek Sutermeister, Wayne Neudecker, Salo Arias
  • Patent number: 11410164
    Abstract: Systems and method relating to a distributed ledger currency rail are provided. A computer-implemented method includes receiving a funds transfer request message including an amount, a sender, and a recipient; examining the funds transfer request message to identify a sending financial institution associated with the sender and a receiving financial institution associated with the recipient; and determining whether the sending financial institution and the receiving financial institution each operates a node on a permissioned distributed ledger network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Mayur Chheda, Luiz Fernando Flor da Silva, Matthew Shepherd, Kurt Paul Stevens, June Ann Wroblewski, Sean Zhang
  • Patent number: 11101605
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a board-to-board RF connector including a male plug and a female socket which are mated. The male plug includes: a male plug insulation body; at least two male plug high-frequency signal terminals arranged on the male plug insulation body; at least two male plug low-frequency signal terminals arranged on the male plug insulation body; a male plug shield terminal located between the male plug low-frequency signal terminals and the male plug high-frequency signal terminals and arranged on the male plug insulation body. In contrast with the conventional technology, it is capable of realizing transmissions of the high-frequency signal and the low-frequency signal, meanwhile, it is also capable of reducing the influence caused by the high frequency signal interferes with the low frequency signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Electric Connector Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sean Zhang, Kevin Yin
  • Patent number: 11095058
    Abstract: A multichannel connector assembly includes a plug connector comprising an insulation body, a plurality of conductive terminals, and a shield housing enclosing outside the insulation body, and a socket connector comprising an insulation base, a plurality of docking terminals housed in the insulation base, and a shell enclosing outside the insulation base. The shell includes an inter-buckling portion elastically deformable and provided with an inter-buckling protruding portion and an inter-contacting protruding portion. The inter-buckling protruding portion is capable of engaging with an opposite connector, and the inter-contacting protruding portion is capable of forming a grounded potential connection to the opposite connector by elastically deforming. A ring side portion provided by the shield housing, the base portion and the side end portions provided by the insolation body encircle to form a cut-off region where the conductive terminal soldering portion is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Electric Connector Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sean Zhang, Sam Zhao, Chao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210175666
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a board-to-board RF connector including a male plug and a female socket which are mated. The male plug includes: a male plug insulation body; at least two male plug high-frequency signal terminals arranged on the male plug insulation body; at least two male plug low-frequency signal terminals arranged on the male plug insulation body; a male plug shield terminal located between the male plug low-frequency signal terminals and the male plug high-frequency signal terminals and arranged on the male plug insulation body. In contrast with the conventional technology, it is capable of realizing transmissions of the high-frequency signal and the low-frequency signal, meanwhile, it is also capable of reducing the influence caused by the high frequency signal interferes with the low frequency signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Sean Zhang, Kevin Yin
  • Publication number: 20210005990
    Abstract: A multichannel connector assembly includes a plug connector comprising an insulation body, a plurality of conductive terminals, and a shield housing enclosing outside the insulation body, and a socket connector comprising an insulation base, a plurality of docking terminals housed in the insulation base, and a shell enclosing outside the insulation base. The shell includes an inter-buckling portion elastically deformable and provided with an inter-buckling protruding portion and an inter-contacting protruding portion. The inter-buckling protruding portion is capable of engaging with an opposite connector, and the inter-contacting protruding portion is capable of forming a grounded potential connection to the opposite connector by elastically deforming. A ring side portion provided by the shield housing, the base portion and the side end portions provided by the insolation body encircle to form a cut-off region where the conductive terminal soldering portion is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Sean Zhang, Sam Zhao, Chao Zhang
  • Patent number: 10878409
    Abstract: Systems and method relating to a distributed ledger currency rail are provided. A computer-implemented method includes receiving a funds transfer request message including an amount, a sender, and a recipient; examining the funds transfer request message to identify a sending financial institution associated with the sender and a receiving financial institution associated with the recipient; and determining whether the sending financial institution and the receiving financial institution each operates a node on a permissioned distributed ledger network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Mayur Chheda, Luiz Fernando Flor da Silva, Matthew Shepherd, Kurt Paul Stevens, June Ann Wroblewski, Sean Zhang
  • Patent number: 7910181
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods for manufacturing complex, anisotropic materials with desirable properties for information storage, processing, and display. Certain of these methods involve employing a magnetic field during manufacture to induce desired orientations of precursors, subunits, and/or molecular subassemblies. The applied magnetic field steers the precursors, subunits, and/or molecular subassemblies into desirable orientations while the precursors, subunits, and/or molecular subassemblies are assembled or self-assemble into a complex, anisotropic material. One embodiment of the present invention is a class of new, complex, well-ordered, network-like materials that include a ferromagnetic-material-based framework in which organic and/or organometallic compounds are organized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Patricia A. Beck, Sean Zhang
  • Publication number: 20080258103
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods for manufacturing complex, anisotropic materials with desirable properties for information storage, processing, and display. Certain of these methods involve employing a magnetic field during manufacture to induce desired orientations of precursors, subunits, and/or molecular subassemblies. The applied magnetic field steers the precursors, subunits, and/or molecular subassemblies into desirable orientations while the precursors, subunits, and/or molecular subassemblies are assembled or self-assemble into a complex, anisotropic material. One embodiment of the present invention is a class of new, complex, well-ordered, network-like materials that include a ferromagnetic-material-based framework in which organic and/or organometallic compounds are organized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Patricia A. Beck, Sean Zhang
  • Patent number: 7390540
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods for manufacturing complex, anisotropic materials with desirable properties for information storage, processing, and display. Certain of these methods involve employing a magnetic field during manufacture to induce desired orientations of precursors, subunits, and/or molecular subassemblies. The applied magnetic field steers the precursors, subunits, and/or molecular subassemblies into desirable orientations while the precursors, subunits, and/or molecular subassemblies are assembled or self-assemble into a complex, anisotropic material. One embodiment of the present invention is a class of new, complex, well-ordered, network-like materials that include a ferromagnetic-material-based framework in which organic and/or organometallic compounds are organized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Patricia A. Beck, Sean Zhang