Patents by Inventor Shuying Zhu

Shuying Zhu 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).

  • System and method for evaluating bubble formation potential in a structure
    Patent number: 10139325
    Abstract: A system for evaluating bubble formation potential in a structure includes an environment test chamber and an environmental controller for controlling a plurality of environmental conditions within the environment chamber. The system additionally includes a detector for capturing images of a structure under test and an illumination source for controlling illumination of the structure under test. A user interface is coupled to the environment controller for setting and adjusting environmental conditions within the environment test chamber. The user interface is also coupled to the illumination source for setting and adjusting illumination of the structure and the user interface is coupled to the detector for receiving the captured images and evaluating bubble formation potential in the structure under test based on the captured images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Xiaoxi Wang, Jeffrey C. Mentel, Shuying Zhu, Stephen P. Jones
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING BUBBLE FORMATION POTENTIAL IN A STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20170307493
    Abstract: A system for evaluating bubble formation potential in a structure includes an environment test chamber and an environmental controller for controlling a plurality of environmental conditions within the environment chamber. The system additionally includes a detector for capturing images of a structure under test and an illumination source for controlling illumination of the structure under test. A user interface is coupled to the environment controller for setting and adjusting environmental conditions within the environment test chamber. The user interface is also coupled to the illumination source for setting and adjusting illumination of the structure and the user interface is coupled to the detector for receiving the captured images and evaluating bubble formation potential in the structure under test based on the captured images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Xiaoxi Wang, Jeffrey C. Mentel, Shuying Zhu, Stephen P. Jones
  • Statistical analysis for maintenance optimization
    Patent number: 8117007
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for identifying an interval for performing a maintenance task. The process retrieves scheduled maintenance data and un-scheduled in-service maintenance data for a given apparatus type. The process maps the un-scheduled in-service maintenance data to the scheduled maintenance data for the given apparatus type to form mapped maintenance data. The process performs a statistical analysis on the mapped maintenance data. The process identifies an optimal interval for performing the maintenance task based on a result of the statistical analysis to form a recommended maintenance interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Anbessie A. Yitbarek, I-Li Lu, Ranjan K. Paul, Farshad Dopulatshahi, Elizabeth A. Whalen, Shuying Zhu, Peter A. Fiddler
  • STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FOR MAINTENANCE OPTIMIZATION
    Publication number: 20100070237
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for identifying an interval for performing a maintenance task. The process retrieves scheduled maintenance data and un-scheduled in-service maintenance data for a given apparatus type. The process maps the un-scheduled in-service maintenance data to the scheduled maintenance data for the given apparatus type to form mapped maintenance data. The process performs a statistical analysis on the mapped maintenance data. The process identifies an optimal interval for performing the maintenance task based on a result of the statistical analysis to form a recommended maintenance interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Anbessie A. Yitbarek, I-Li Lu, Ranjan K. Paul, Farshad Doulatshahi, Elizabeth A. Whalen, Shuying Zhu, Peter A. Fiddler