Patents by Inventor TAO GONG

TAO GONG 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: 11192011
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a physical training apparatus, and in particular to a relay race training apparatus. The relay race training apparatus includes a tread mill, a column disposed at a side of the tread mill through a linear driving device, a swinging device disposed on the column, and a catching and releasing device connected to the swinging device, wherein the swinging device is used to simulate swinging and turning over of the catching and releasing device by a baton passer or a baton receiver in a running process, the catching and releasing device includes a catching and releasing body, a holding groove for holding a baton is disposed on the catching and releasing body, a limiting plate for limiting the position of the baton and a driving mechanism for driving the limiting plate to move along the baton are disposed in the holding groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: HUNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Tao Gong
  • Publication number: 20210370150
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a physical training apparatus, and in particular to a relay race training apparatus. The relay race training apparatus includes a tread mill, a column disposed at a side of the tread mill through a linear driving device, a swinging device disposed on the column, and a catching and releasing device connected to the swinging device, wherein the swinging device is used to simulate swinging and turning over of the catching and releasing device by a baton passer or a baton receiver in a running process, the catching and releasing device includes a catching and releasing body, a holding groove for holding a baton is disposed on the catching and releasing body, a limiting plate for limiting the position of the baton and a driving mechanism for driving the limiting plate to move along the baton are disposed in the holding groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Tao GONG
  • Patent number: 11174353
    Abstract: Crosslinking compounds for effective and efficient cross-linking and identification of intermolecular and intramolecular interactions of proteins, peptides and nucleic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado
    Inventors: William Old, Douglas A. Chapnick, Tristan D. McClure-Begley, Tao Gong, Brady Worrell, Christopher C. Ebmeier, Christopher Bowman
  • Publication number: 20210216468
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to verifying compressed data. Compressed data files can be read from a global cache for a storage device into a local buffer. A data verification level of a plurality of data verification levels can be selected to perform on the compressed data files. An amount of data blocks of each data file can be decompressed based on the determined data verification level. An integrity of the compressed data files verified using the decompressed data blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Peng Wu, Rong Yu, Tao Gong
  • Patent number: 10968197
    Abstract: Disclosed are of the protected photoinitiators of the formula: wherein Aryl1 is an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring; Aryl2 is an aromatic ring; each R1 is an alkyl, an aryl, an electron donating group or an electron withdrawing group, and subscript a is 0 to 3; each R2 is an alkyl, an aryl, an electron donating group or an electron withdrawing group, and subscript b is 0 to 3; Prot is a protected carbonyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kelly A. Volp, Shih-Hung Chou, Paul J. Homnick, Ahmed S. Abuelyaman, Tao Gong, Joel D. Oxman, Wayne S. Mahoney
  • Publication number: 20210054558
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a washing machine, including a washing drum, being a water containing tub during washing; a balancing ring, arranged on the washing drum; and a sealing structure, configured to prevent water from overflowing between the washing drum and the balancing ring. According to the washing machine, capacity of the washing drum can be expanded; and meanwhile, since the sealing structure is arranged between the washing drum and the balancing ring, water is prevented from overflowing out of the washing drum between the washing drum and the balancing ring, so as not to corrode a washing machine case or other components due to splashing as time goes, or not to cause short circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Baozhen CHENG, Lingchen WANG, Guangbin SUN, Kaihong ZHANG, Tao GONG, Juanjuan ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10845981
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose an operation control method performed by a terminal. The method includes: obtaining effective key information in response to a triggering operation for a specific key on a corresponding keyboard; obtaining a target object attribute according to the effective key information; determining a first specified area according to a first display position and a second display position when obtaining a release operation for the specific key; and controlling an operation object to release the target object attribute in the first specified area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Tao Gong, Yuanchao Huang, Hai Long, Jing Kou, Yixuan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200330347
    Abstract: Compositions that include: from 5 wt-% to 70 wt-% of one or more plant based oils based on the total weight of the composition; from 35 wt-% to 95 wt-% of an aqueous phase based on the total weight of the composition; not greater than 7.5 wt-% of one or more surfactants based on the total weight of the composition; and not greater than 3 wt-% of a viscosity modifier of, wherein the composition has a pH from 4.5 to 9.5, the composition is an oil in water (o/w) emulsion, and the composition is edible. Methods of utilizing disclosed compositions are also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Katie F. Wlaschin, Amanda C. Engler, Hannah C. Cohen, Yizhong Wang, Tao Gong, Tiffany T. Ton, Joel D. Oxman, Jie Yang
  • Publication number: 20200315942
    Abstract: Methods and kids for removing calculus from a tooth. The method can include applying a component A comprising a hydrogen peroxide or a precursor thereto and a component B the comprising a catalase to the tooth, thereby generating oxygen; and removing at least a part of the calculus from the tooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Tao Gong, Petra L. Kohler Riedi, Evan Koon Lun Yuuji Hajime, Steven P. Swanson
  • Publication number: 20200254151
    Abstract: A method for preparing a chitosan/heparinized graphene oxide composite multilayer film on the surface of a medical magnesium alloy comprises the following steps: firstly preparing negatively charged heparinized graphene oxide; then performing surface chemical treatment and self-assembly of 16-phosphonohexadecanoic acid molecules on the medical magnesium alloy; further covalently immobilizing chitosan on the surface of the magnesium alloy, thereby constructing a positively charged material surface; finally, alternately immersing the surface-modified magnesium alloy material in heparinized graphene oxide and a chitosan solution, and then fully adsorbing, and obtaining the chitosan/heparinized graphene oxide composite multilayer film after drying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Changjiang PAN, Tao LIU, Tao GONG, Lincai ZHANG, Wei YE
  • Patent number: 10729821
    Abstract: A method for preparing a chitosan/heparinized graphene oxide composite multilayer film on the surface of a medical magnesium alloy comprises the following steps: firstly preparing negatively charged heparinized graphene oxide; then performing surface chemical treatment and self-assembly of 16-phosphonohexadecanoic acid molecules on the medical magnesium alloy; further covalently immobilizing chitosan on the surface of the magnesium alloy, thereby constructing a positively charged material surface; finally, alternately immersing the surface-modified magnesium alloy material in heparinized graphene oxide and a chitosan solution, and then fully adsorbing, and obtaining the chitosan/heparinized graphene oxide composite multilayer film after drying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: HUAIYIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Changjiang Pan, Tao Liu, Tao Gong, Lincai Zhang, Wei Ye
  • Patent number: 10660396
    Abstract: The invention discloses a pair of sports shoes comprising a shoes body, a pressure generating device, a humidity sensor, a controller and a switch valve. A shoes chamber is provided at the heel of the shoes body, and the pressure generating device is arranged in the groove chamber. The upper work end of the pressure generating device is in contact with the lower surface of the insole of the shoes body; the humidity sensor is setted at the upper surface of the insole of the shoes body; the humidity sensor, the controller and the switch valve are electrically connected in turn, and the pressure generating device supplies power to the humidity sensor, the controller, and the switch valve, respectively; the controller controls the pressure generating device to stop or start energizing the solenoid valve tongue of the switch valve to close or conduct the gas passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Inventors: Tao Gong, Jianshe Zhou
  • Publication number: 20200069583
    Abstract: An in situ phase change gel sustained-release preparation for a small molecule drug and a preparation method thereof. The in situ phase change gel sustained-release preparation comprises a small molecule drug comprising an active pharmaceutical ingredient, a phospholipid, Span, and an ethanol solution. The in situ phase change gel sustained-release preparation has a high concentration of phospholipids combined with Span, and is thus able to reduce the immediate-release of the small molecule drug and extend the release time, and is suitable for various administration routes, such as subcutaneous injection and external administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicants: SICHUAN UNIVERSITY, YAOPHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tao GONG, Xu SONG, Zhirong ZHANG, Yan ZHANG, Guangfei WEI, Mei HU, Tijia CHEN, Xun SUN, Yao FU
  • Publication number: 20200069231
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of computer technology, and provides an EEG-based psychological test method and a terminal device. The method includes: collecting, by an EEG acquisition device, an EEG signal of a subject when test information is felt by the subject, inputting the test information into a machine learning-based information recognition model, and obtaining a recognition result output from the information recognition model; and determining a psychological test result according to the EEG signal and the recognition result of the test information corresponding to the EEG signal in time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Chao Feng, Xianhua Li, Wenming Yi, Tao Gong, Ding Yuan
  • Patent number: 10526440
    Abstract: A method of making a polymer network. The method includes providing a composition including a polythiol having more than one thiol group and a polyepoxide having more than one epoxide group, applying a solution including a photolatent base catalyst to a surface of the composition, and subsequently exposing the composition to light. Upon exposure to light, the photolatent base catalyst photochemically generates a first amine and at least partially cures at least the surface of the composition to form the polymer network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Zook, Susan E. DeMoss, Sheng Ye, Andrew R. Davis, Tao Gong
  • Publication number: 20190365676
    Abstract: Compositions that include from 0.1 wt-% to 8 wt-% of one or more compounds of formula (I) based on the total weight of the composition HOCH2—(CHOH)n—CH2NR1R2??(I) wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, C(O)R3, and SO2R4; with R3 and R4 being independently selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an aryl group, and an aralkyl group; wherein n is an integer from about 2 to about 5; from 5 wt-% to 95 wt-% of one or more plant based oils based on the total weight of the composition; from 5 wt-% to 80 wt-% water based on the total weight of the composition and from 0.01 wt-% to 1 wt-% of one or more nonionic aromatic phenolic preservatives based on the total weight of the composition wherein the composition has a pH from 4.5 to 9.5, the composition is an emulsion, and the composition is edible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Katie F. Wlaschin, Amanda C. Engler, Hannah C. Cohen, Yizhong Wang, Tao Gong, Tiffany T. Ton, Joel D. Oxman, Jie Yang
  • Publication number: 20190310753
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose an operation control method performed by a terminal. The method includes: obtaining effective key information in response to a triggering operation for a specific key on a corresponding keyboard; obtaining a target object attribute according to the effective key information; determining a first specified area according to a first display position and a second display position when obtaining a release operation for the specific key; and controlling an operation object to release the target object attribute in the first specified area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Tao GONG, Yuanchao Huang, Hai Long, Jing Kou, Yixuan Zhang
  • Patent number: 10428114
    Abstract: Provided is a nRGD polypeptide formed by connecting alanine-alanine-asparagine (AAN) and a polypeptide containing arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD), wherein the nRGD polypeptide can target tumor vessels, tumor cells and tumor-associated macrophages, and mediate the targeted delivery of tumors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignees: SICHUAN UNIVERSITY, YAOPHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhirong Zhang, Tao Gong, Yan Zhang, Xu Song, Tijia Chen, Yao Fu, Xun Sun, Xiaoqing Bai, Bei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190256667
    Abstract: Crosslinking compounds for effective and efficient cross-linking and identification of intermolecular and intramolecular interactions of proteins, peptides and nucleic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: William OLD, Douglas A. CHAPNICK, Tristan D. MCCLURE-BEGLEY, Tao GONG, Brady WORRELL, Christopher C. EBMEIER, Christopher BOWMAN
  • Publication number: 20190256646
    Abstract: A composition includes a photolatent amine, camphorquinone, and a coumarin sensitizer. The coumarin sensitizer is triplet photosensitizer and has an absorbance with a wavelength of maximum absorbance in a range from 390 nanometers to 510 nanometers. Compositions that further include a polymerizable material are also disclosed. Polymer networks preparable from such compositions and methods for making the polymer networks are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Robert S. Clough, Sheng Ye, Tao Gong, Jonathan D. Zook, Susan E. DeMoss, Charlie P. Blackwell