Patents by Inventor SONGTAO AN

SONGTAO AN 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: 20200166703
    Abstract: There is set forth herein a method including a substrate; a dielectric stack disposed on the substrate; one or more photonics device integrated in the dielectric stack; and a laser light source having a laser stack including a plurality of structures arranged in a stack, wherein structures of the plurality of structures are integrated in the dielectric stack, wherein the laser stack includes an active region configured to emit light in response to the application of electrical energy to the laser stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: William CHARLES, John BOWERS, Douglas COOLBAUGH, Daehwan JUNG, Jonathan KLAMKIN, Douglas La Tulipe, Gerald L. LEAKE, JR., Songtao LIU, Justin NORMAN
  • Patent number: 10646518
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to apoptotic bodies. The disclosure particularly relates to a composition comprising the apoptotic bodies. The disclosure further relates to preparation of apoptotic bodies from stem cells. The disclosure also relates to medical treatments comprising the use of the composition comprising the apoptotic bodies. The apoptotic bodies may comprise apoptotic stem cells. The apoptosis of a cell may be induced by a starvation method, an ultra-violet irradiation method, a thermal stress method, a staurosporine method, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignees: ALFRED E. MANN INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Songtao Shi, Dawei Liu, Cunye Qu
  • Publication number: 20200142283
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of aircrafts, and provides a gimbal, a photographing assembly and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that have the gimbal. The gimbal includes: a first rotating member and a second rotating member. The first rotating member includes a first drive apparatus, the first drive apparatus including a first rotating portion, and the second rotating member includes a second drive apparatus and a first connecting arm, the second drive apparatus including a second fixing portion and a second rotating portion that may rotate relative to the second fixing portion, the first connecting arm being fixedly connected between the first rotating portion and the second fixing portion, and the first connecting arm is integrally formed with the first rotating portion and the second fixing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Zhengli Zhang, Songtao Chang, Feng Ni
  • Patent number: 10635213
    Abstract: An on-touch e-paper display includes an e-ink substrate having a plurality of cells each having a fluid, positively charged particles of a first color, and negatively charged particles of a second color. The on-touch e-paper display further includes a transparent triboelectric generator. The transparent triboelectric generator includes a main portion including a transparent conductor located on the e-ink substrate, and a transparent electron negative dielectric material located on the transparent conductor such that the transparent conductor is located between the e-ink substrate and the transparent electron negative dielectric material at the main portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Songtao Wu
  • Publication number: 20200124949
    Abstract: The present application relates to the technical field of a photographing apparatus, provides a gimbal and a photographing assembly having the gimbal. The gimbal includes: a stability augmentation assembly configured to mount the photographing apparatus; a handle connected to the stability augmentation assembly; a display screen mounted to the handle and configured to display an image photographed by the photographing apparatus, so that a user may control the stability augmentation assembly according to the photographed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Zhengli Zhang, Songtao Chang
  • Patent number: 10619330
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vertical lift type loader comprising a power transmission arrangement with an engine, a hydraulic power system for powering work hydraulics of the loader and a drivetrain power system for powering locomotion of the loader, both being feedable with power from the engine, the hydraulic power system including a power limiter for limiting the power supply of the engine to the hydraulic power system to different power limit values, a determining device for determining an operational state of the loader, and a controller configured to control the power limiter to limit the power supply of the engine to the hydraulic power system to different power limit values, these power limit values being set depending on the operational state of the loader determined by the determining device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Guangxi LiuGong Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Aaron Becker, Shengqing Yang, Songtao Qie, Hui Shao
  • Publication number: 20200109311
    Abstract: Bioactive coatings that are stabilized against inactivation by weathering are provided including a base including an enzyme associated therein, and a first polyoxyethylene present in the base and independent of the enzyme. The coatings are optionally overlayered onto a substrate to form an active coating facilitating the removal of organic stains or organic material from food, insects, or the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Hongfei Jia, Ping Wang, Liting Zhang, Andreas Buthe, Xueyan Zhao, Songtao Wu, Masahiko Ishii, Minjuan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200103560
    Abstract: A method for forming a multilayer thin film structure includes directly depositing an absorber layer to encapsulate a dielectric layer, and the dielectric layer encapsulates a reflective core particle. The method further including depositing an outer layer to encapsulate the absorber layer, and the multilayer thin film structure has a hue shift of less than 30° in the Lab color space when viewed at angles from 0° to 45°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Songtao Wu, Debasish Banerjee
  • Publication number: 20200088923
    Abstract: A multilayer thin film that reflects an omnidirectional structural color having a reflective core layer, a Fe2O3 dielectric absorbing layer extending across the reflective core layer, a W semi-transparent absorbing layer extending across the dielectric absorbing layer, and an outer layer extending across the semi-transparent absorbing layer. The outer layer is formed from a dielectric material, wherein the multilayer thin film reflects a single narrow band of visible light when exposed to broadband electromagnetic radiation, the single narrow band of visible light having a hue between 0° and 120° in the Lab color space, a color shift of the single narrow band of visible light is less than 30° measured in Lab color space when the multilayer thin film is exposed to broadband electromagnetic radiation and viewed from angles between 0° and 45° relative to a direction normal to an outer surface of the multilayer thin film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Debasish Banerjee, Songtao Wu
  • Patent number: 10588645
    Abstract: Disclosed is a robot-assisted ultrasonic osteotome powered system, comprising an ultrasonic osteotome powered system, a robot-assisted surgical system and a controller, wherein the osteotome powered system comprises an ultrasonic transducer for converting electrical energy into mechanical energy and an ultrasonic osteotome for delivering the mechanical energy to a bone; the robot-assisted surgical system comprises a base and a robot arm mounted to the base, the ultrasonic osteotome powered system is detachably connected to a movable end of the robot arm, and the robot arm is used to control the position of, the spatial angle of, and a force applied by a cutting end of the ultrasonic osteotome powered system to the bone to be cut; and the controller is communicatively connected to the ultrasonic osteotome powered system, for controlling a cutting power of the ultrasonic osteotome powered system, wherein the controller controls the output power of the ultrasonic osteotome powered system based on the remaining c
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Beijing SMTP Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qun Cao, Songtao Zhan, Xiaoming Hu
  • Patent number: 10587208
    Abstract: An elastomeric triboelectric generator housing structured for incorporation into a wheel for a vehicle is provided. The housing includes a least one cavity having a pair of opposed walls, and a triboelectric generator incorporated into the at least one cavity. The at least one cavity is structured to actuate responsive to application of at least one force to the housing along an axis extending through the at least one cavity and between a central axis of the housing and a circumference of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Songtao Wu, Chi-Ming Wang, Khoa Vo, Debasish Banerjee, Ercan Mehmet Dede
  • Patent number: 10563094
    Abstract: Bioactive coatings that are stabilized against inactivation by weathering are provided including a base associated with a chemically modified enzyme, and, optionally a first polyoxyethylene present in the base and independent of the enzyme. The coatings are optionally overlayered onto a substrate to form an active coating facilitating the removal of organic stains or organic material from food, insects, or the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation, Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Hongfei Jia, Ping Wang, Liting Zhang, Andreas Buthe, Xueyan Zhao, Songtao Wu, Masahiko Ishii, Minjuan Zhang
  • Patent number: 10555742
    Abstract: Disclosed is a robot-assisted ultrasonic osteotome powered system, comprising an ultrasonic osteotome powered system, a robot-assisted surgical system and a controller, wherein the osteotome powered system comprises an ultrasonic transducer for converting electrical energy into mechanical energy and an ultrasonic osteotome for delivering the mechanical energy to a bone; the robot-assisted surgical system comprises a base and a robot arm mounted to the base, the ultrasonic osteotome powered system is detachably connected to a movable end of the robot arm, and the robot arm is used to control the position of, the spatial angle of, and a force applied by a cutting end of the ultrasonic osteotome powered system to the bone to be cut; and the controller is communicatively connected to the ultrasonic osteotome powered system, for controlling a cutting power of the ultrasonic osteotome powered system, wherein the controller controls the output power of the ultrasonic osteotome powered system based on the remaining c
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Beijing SMTP Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qun Cao, Songtao Zhan, Xiaoming Hu
  • Patent number: 10560902
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, a device and an apparatus for controlling uplink transmission power, and a storage medium. The method includes: receiving, by a UE, configuration information, and determining a PC parameter corresponding to a TTI length of a first type and a PC parameter corresponding to a TTI length of a second type in accordance with the configuration information; and determining, by the UE, transmission power of a channel which is transmitted using the TTI length of the first type in accordance with the PC parameter corresponding to the TTI length of the first type, and transmission power of a channel which is transmitted using the TTI length of the second type in accordance with the PC parameter corresponding to the TTI length of the second type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: China Academy of Telecommunications Technology
    Inventors: Xuejuan Gao, Songtao Liu, Xueming Pan
  • Publication number: 20200029996
    Abstract: Disclosed is an ultrasonic scalpel bit, comprising a bit tip (1), a bit bar (2) and a bit body (3), one end of the bit bar (2) being connected to the bit tip (1), and the other end of the bit bar (2) being connected to the bit body (3), wherein a main body of the bit tip (1) is of a flat sheet structure, an upper and a lower face of which respectively form an upper bit ridge (11) and a lower bit ridge (12) of the bit tip (1); a protrusion (14) is formed at a front end of the upper bit ridge (11); the upper bit ridge (11) has a thickness greater than that of the flat sheet structure and that of the lower bit ridge (12); and the protrusion (14) is smooth and free of edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: JIANGSU SMTP TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Qun Cao, Songtao Zhan
  • Patent number: 10545392
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a gimbal including a support, a roll axis motor assembly, a pitch axis motor assembly, a first camera and a second camera. The first camera and the second camera are disposed at two ends of the roll axis motor assembly and face opposite directions. The roll axis motor assembly is configured to drive the first camera and the second camera to rotate around a roll axis of the roll axis motor assembly. The pitch axis motor assembly is mounted on the support and is connected to the roll axis motor assembly and the pitch axis motor assembly is configured to drive the roll axis motor assembly, the first camera and the second camera to rotate round a pitch axis of the pitch axis motor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhengli Zhang, Xiangxi Pan, Songtao Chang
  • Publication number: 20200022720
    Abstract: Disclosed is an ultrasonic hemostasis and cutting system, comprising an ultrasonic vibration propagation assembly. An ultrasonic scalpel bit (101) of the ultrasonic vibration propagation assembly comprises an ultrasonic scalpel tip (11), a connection portion (13), vibration node bosses (14) and a waveguide (15), wherein the ultrasonic scalpel tip (11) is arranged in front of the waveguide (15), the connection portion (13) is arranged behind the waveguide (15), the vibration node bosses (14) are arranged on the waveguide (15), the ultrasonic scalpel tip (11) is laterally bent at a pointed end thereof, and a vibration guide groove (12) is further provided on the ultrasonic scalpel bit (101). By designing the ultrasonic scalpel bit in a bent shape and converting a longitudinal ultrasonic vibration into a longitudinal torsional composite vibration, temperature uniformity inside a tissue being cut or coagulated can be improved, thereby improving the efficiency and safety of hemostasis and cutting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: BEIJING SMTP TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qun Cao, Xiaoming Hu, Songtao Zhan, Zhen Feng, Chunyuan Li
  • Publication number: 20200023906
    Abstract: A cloaking device assembly comprises an object-side, an image-side, a reference optical axis extending from the object-side to the image-side, a cloaked region positioned between the object-side and the image-side and a cloaked article positioned within the cloaked region. An object-side converging lens is positioned on the object-side, an image-side converging lens is positioned on the image-side, and a hexagonal prism is positioned within the cloaked region between the object-side converging lens and the image-side converging lens. Light from an object positioned on the object-side of the cloaking device and obscured by the cloaked region propagates through the object-side converging lens, the hexagonal prism, and the image-side converging lens to form an image of the object on the image-side of the cloaking device such that the cloaked region and the cloaked article within the cloaked region do not appear to be positioned between the object and the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Kyu-Tae Lee, Mindy Zhang, Songtao Wu, Debasish Banerjee
  • Publication number: 20200018145
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a shale oil in-situ lightening development method, apparatus and system, wherein the method comprises: determining an effective shale interval according to an interval with a total organic carbon greater than a first lower limit value in a target stratum; determining a favorable region for shale oil in-situ lightening development according to a thickness of the effective shale interval and an effective layer thickness ratio, wherein the effective layer thickness ratio includes a ratio of the thickness of the effective shale interval to a thickness of a shale section, and the shale section includes the effective shale intervals and interlayers therebetween. By utilizing the embodiments of the present disclosure, the benefit of the shale oil in-situ lightening development can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Lianhua Hou, Caineng Zou, Suyun Hu, Jinhua Fu, Xianyang Liu, Xia Luo, Jinghong Wang, Lijun Zhang, Senhu Lin, Zhi Yang, Songtao Wu, Jingwei Cui
  • Publication number: 20200018740
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method, apparatus and system for determining sweet spot region for shale oil in-situ conversion development. The method comprises: determining an output oil and gas potential index according to a Total Organic Carbon (TOC), a Hydrogen Index (HI) and a shale density; determining a heated shale section according to the output oil and gas potential index and corresponding lower limit value of the oil and gas potential index that is determined according to a well arrangement mode and a shale vitrinite reflectance; determining an output quantity according to a thickness and an area of the heated shale section and data of the output oil and gas potential index; determining a Return on Investment (ROI) according to the output quantity and an invested cost; and determining a sweet spot region for shale oil in-situ conversion development by using the ROI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Lianhua Hou, Jinhua Fu, Xia Luo, Xianyang Liu, Lijun Zhang, Shixiang Li, Senhu Lin, Zhi Yang, Qian Zou, Jingwei Cui, Songtao Wu, Jinghong Wang