Patents by Inventor Tao Zhang

Tao 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).

  • Publication number: 20190347772
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for improving image quality with shortened acquisition time. The method comprises: determining an accelerated image acquisition scheme for imaging a subject using a medical imaging apparatus; acquiring a medical image of the subject according to the accelerated image acquisition scheme using the medical imaging apparatus; applying a deep network model to the medical image to improve the quality of the medical image; and outputting an improved quality image of the subject, for analysis by a physician.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Tao Zhang, Enhao Gong, Long Wang
  • Publication number: 20190349253
    Abstract: A system, a cloud platform, a device and a method are for configuring edge devices. The system includes one or more edge devices generating corresponding one or more field data; a controller connected to one or more edge devices to acquire one or more field data; and a cloud platform connected to the controller to configure one or more edge devices. The cloud platform includes a cloud platform receiving module receiving one or more field data from the controller; an asset database including one or more templates corresponding to the configuration data of one or more edge devices; and a configuration module configuring one or more edge devices according to one or more field data and the corresponding templates. A specific protocol is used, in at least one embodiment, to packetize the field data generated by edge devices and utilizes the corresponding templates and field data to configure edge devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hai Tao ZHANG, Yong YUAN, Qi WANG, Wen Jing ZHOU, He YU, Teng Fei WU
  • Patent number: 10475933
    Abstract: A method for preparing a layered metal oxide field effect material includes depositing a first metal oxide, a core-layer metal, and a second metal oxide sequentially on the substrate by vacuum vapor deposition, the first metal oxide and the core-layer metal undergoing a redox reaction to form a first surface layer and a core-layer precursor on the substrate, and the core-layer precursor and the second metal oxide undergoing a redox reaction to form a core layer and a second surface layer; and the band gap of the metal oxide in the core layer is ?3 eV, the band gaps of the metal oxide in the first surface layer and the second surface layer are independently ?3 eV, and the difference between the band gap of the metal oxide in the core layer and the band gap of the metal oxide in the first surface layer is ?1 eV. The present preparation method has advantages of simple operation, a low production cost, a good film forming property, and the high carrier mobility of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Yunnan University
    Inventors: Zhenghong Lu, Tao Zhang, Dengke Wang
  • Publication number: 20190342117
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for controlling a remote service access path including the steps of: receiving a datagram sent by any terminal intending to access the remote service; requesting a node management server to determine an optimal gateway server as an optimal node for transferring the datagram, the optimal gateway server being selected from a number of gateway servers provided for a distributed deployment architecture established for a server cluster of the remote service; testing transmission quality of a number of accessed data connections to the optimal gateway server, and determining an optimal data connection having optimal transmission quality; and invoking the optimal data connection to send a datagram after tunnel encapsulation thereof, and the optimal gateway server forwarding the datagram to a business server connected to the optimal gateway server and belonging to the server cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Minggui Lin, Tao Zhang, Zhengxian Lin, Xun Feng, Shunwen Tan
  • Publication number: 20190342745
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a near-field wireless communication service processing method performed at a first computing device associated with a social networking application. While running a social networking application, the first computing device detects a near-field wireless communication signal broadcasted by a second computing device associated with a service provider account registered with the social networking application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Kai MA, Maohua CHEN, Mo ZHAO, Zhenxi QIU, Xiaoming WU, Nan CHENG, Xiaohui ZHENG, Junxiong CHEN, Jinheng XIE, Zhe CHENG, Le YU, Shuhui MEI, Chi ZHANG, Huiqin YANG, Yao QIN, Shunfu YE, Tao ZHANG, Wenrong TANG, Yangbin HUANG, Ming HE, Chaoxiong DIAO, Pengbo ZHANG, Guanqiao SU, Hongmin ZHENG, Xiaojuan ZHANG, Zhejin HUANG, Xiaoyang QIAN, Zhongming GUO, Xiaoyi FANG, Yang ZUO, Yan DAI
  • Publication number: 20190333227
    Abstract: A system for generating a water-fat separated image is provided. The system includes a memory device that stores training results of a neural network, and an MRI controller in electronic communication with the memory device and a magnet assembly. The controller is operative to: acquire MR data from an object via the magnet assembly; generate at least two magnitude images from the acquired MR data; and generate the water-fat separated image by applying the training results to the at least two magnitude images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: TAO ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20190332399
    Abstract: Provided are a system and method for implementing pressure function of an application. The system includes an information parsing module, configured to parse pressure information from an installation package of the application according to a preset pressure information configuration specification when it is detected that the application is installed or updated on a terminal; and a configuration module, configured to configure pressure operation information of the application according to the pressure information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventor: Tao ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10461590
    Abstract: A single phase permanent magnet motor includes a stator. The stator includes a stator core and windings. The stator core includes a ring portion, tooth bodies extending radially from the ring portion, and a pole shoe extending from a distal end to two circumferential sides of each tooth body. Each pole shoe defines a positioning slot. A center of each positioning slot is offset from a center of symmetry of one adjacent tooth body so that a torque fluctuation of an output torque of the single phase permanent magnet motor during operation is less than 50%. As a result, the motor vibration and noise are small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson Electric International AG
    Inventors: Yue Li, Jie Chai, Chui You Zhou, Tao Zhang, Yong Wang, Yong Li
  • Patent number: 10461498
    Abstract: A method for biasing a tunable laser during burst-on and burst-off states through a common-cathode laser driving circuit includes delivering a bias current to an anode of a gain-section diode having a shared substrate with the laser, and receiving a burst mode signal indicative of a burst-on state or a burst-off state. When the burst mode signal is indicative of the burst-off state, the method includes sinking a sink current away from the anode of the gain-section diode. The sink current is less than the bias current delivered to the anode of the gain-section diode. When the burst mode signal transitions to be indicative of the burst-on state from the burst-off state, the method includes ceasing the sinking of the sink current away from the anode of the gain-section diode, and delivering an overshoot current to the anode of the gain-section diode to accelerate heating of the gain-section diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Tao Zhang, Liang Du, Xiangjun Zhao, Changhong Joy Jiang, Cedric Fung Lam, Shuang Yin, Adam Edwin Taylor Barratt
  • Publication number: 20190317204
    Abstract: A method includes identifying, from a reflected radar signal, a plurality of single detections corresponding to object surface spots detected by the radar sensor system, wherein the positions of the single detections in a Range-Doppler-map are deter-mined, wherein at least a region of the Range-Doppler map is divided into a plurality of adjacent evaluation regions separated by separation lines, wherein the separation lines extend parallel to one of the range axis and the Doppler axis. For each evaluation region, at least one selected detection is determined which has, among the detections present in the respective evaluation region, an extremal value with respect to the other axis of the range axis and the Doppler axis, and a boundary of the at least one object is determined based on the selected detections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Tao Zhang, Honghui Yan, Wolfgang Doerr, Alexander Ioffe
  • Publication number: 20190319274
    Abstract: An electrode structure of a flow battery, a flow battery stack, and a sealing structure of the flow battery stack, wherein the density of the vertical tow in the electrode fiber is larger than the density of the parallel tow. In the electrode fiber per unit volume, the quantity ratio of the vertical tow to the parallel tow is at least 6:4. The electrode structure is composed of an odd number of layers of the electrode fibers, and the porosity of other layers is larger than the porosity of the center layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Shenglin LIU, Hongdong JIANG, Huamin ZHANG, Xiangkun MA, Tao ZHANG, Shan JIANG, Zhenkun YANG, Dan SUN, Kuanrong YI
  • Publication number: 20190318162
    Abstract: A method for the recognition of a moving pedestrian by means of a radar sensor system includes the steps of transmitting a primary radar signal into an observation space and of receiving a secondary radar signal reflected by the moving pedestrian. The secondary radar signal is processed, wherein the processing of the secondary radar signal includes the steps of generating a Micro-Doppler spectro-gram of the secondary radar signal, determining, based on the Micro-Doppler spectrogram, an observed bulk speed of the moving pedestrian, determining, based on the Micro-Doppler spectrogram, at least one gait cycle parameter of the moving pedestrian and determining, based on the determined observed bulk speed and the determined gait cycle parameter, an illumination angle between a moving direction of the moving pedestrian and the line of sight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Honghui Yan, Tao Zhang, Wolfgang Doerr, Alexander Ioffe
  • Publication number: 20190317359
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display, an electronic device and a teach pendant for a robot. The display comprises a top cover, a bottom cover and a display module. The display module comprises a glass plate and a base. The glass plate is provided with a display screen component at one side. The base is provided with a bracket thereon. The glass plate is bonded to the bracket, such that the display screen component is received in an opening enclosed by the bracket. The base comprises a bonding portion disposed outside the bracket for bonding the top cover and the bottom cover. The glass plate is positioned in an opening of the top cover, and a top surface of the glass plate is flush with a top surface of the top cover. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a flat display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Henrik Jerregard, Long Zeng, Tao Zhang, Taiyang Xiao, Dun Chen
  • Publication number: 20190310362
    Abstract: In a method for the recognition of an object by means of a radar sensor system, a primary radar signal is transmitted into an observation space, a secondary radar signal reflected by the object is received, a Micro-Doppler spectrogram of the secondary radar signal is generated, and at least one periodicity quantity relating to an at least essentially periodic motion of a part of the object is determined based on the Micro-Doppler spectrogram. The determining of the at least one periodicity quantity includes the following steps: (i) determining the course of at least one periodic signal component corresponding to an at least essentially periodic pattern of the Micro-Doppler spectrogram, (ii) fitting a smoothed curve to the periodic signal component, (iii) determining the positions of a plurality of peaks and/or valleys of the smoothed curve, and (iv) determining the periodicity quantity based on the determined positions of peaks and/or valleys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Honghui Yan, Tao Zhang, Wolfgang Doerr, Alexander Ioffe
  • Patent number: 10439892
    Abstract: Variety of approaches to optimize performance based on behavioral and situational signals are described. A productivity service initiates operations to optimize performance upon receiving a behavioral signal and/or a situational signal associated with a user. The behavioral signal and/or the situational signal are analyzed to infer a usage pattern associated with a component of an application. Next, a failure of the usage pattern is detected in a comparison to an utility threshold. In response, the application is instructed to interrupt an execution of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Zohaib H Ali, Srinivasa Reddy Manda, Tao Zhang, Sirish Kumar Balaga, Christian Piccolo, Russell L. Simpson, Jr., Selvaraj Nalliah, Eduardo D. Melo, David P Limont, Kevin C Clement, Thomas W. Millett, Samuele Carpineti, Xiao Hu, Mihir S Ray, David L Meyers
  • Patent number: 10440624
    Abstract: A data transmission control method, apparatus and system are provided. A radio communication node receives a data packet sent by a base station, where the data packet is generated by using a Packet Data Convergence Protocol protocol data unit (PDCP PDU) of the base station. The radio communication node acquires the PDCP PDU, which is used as a Radio Link Control service data unit (RLC SDU), in the data packet. The radio communication node sends data generated by using the RLC SDU to a user equipment, where a user plane connection is established between the radio communication node and the user equipment, and a control plane connection is established between the base station and the user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Chao Zhao, Bo Lin, Tao Zhang
  • Patent number: 10440162
    Abstract: A mobile terminal, a housing component and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The housing component of the mobile terminal includes a conductive housing and at least one conductive component. The conductive housing is provided with at least one slot. The at least one slot is configured to divide the conductive housing into a plurality of regions, and is filled with an insulating layer. The at least one conductive component is attached to the conductive housing and across the at least one slot, so as to electrically connect the plurality of regions together. The housing component of the mobile terminal realizes grounding and conduction of an antenna through electrically connecting the plurality of regions of the conductive housing using the at least one conductive component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tao Zhang, Wenfeng Sun
  • Patent number: 10439722
    Abstract: A carrier office includes an optical line terminal, a first transmit-erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA), and a second transmit-EDFA. The OLT is configured to transmit first and second optical signals. The first transmit-EDFA is optically coupled to the OLT and a first feeder fiber, and the first feeder fiber is optically coupled to a first remote node (RN). The first transmit-EDFA is operable between a respective enabled state and a respective disabled state. The second transmit-EDFA is optically coupled to the OLT and a second feeder fiber, and the second feeder fiber is optically coupled to a second RN. The second transmit-EDFA is operable between a respective enabled state and a respective disabled state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Liang Du, Yut Loy Chan, Xiangjun Zhao, Changhong Joy Jiang, Cedric Fung Lam, Daoyi Wang, Tao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190305345
    Abstract: An apparatus monitors the state of charge (SOC) of a flow battery system. The monitoring method include determining SOCs of at least two pairs of different monitoring positions. A pair of monitoring position may be located inside of an anode electrolyte storage tank (2) and inside of a cathode electrolyte storage tank (3), or inside of an anode electrolyte outlet pipeline (6) of a stack and inside of a cathode electrolyte outlet pipeline (7) of the stack, or inside of an anode electrolyte inlet pipeline (8) of the stack and inside of a cathode electrolyte inlet pipeline (9) of the stack. The SOCsum of the flow battery system is acquired according to the SOCs corresponding to different pair of monitoring positions, respectively. The method ensures acquiring an SOC monitoring result timely and accurately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Yu ZHANG, Yi ZOU, Huamin ZHANG, Ying LI, Xiaoli WANG, Xi HAN, Lecong HAN, Tao ZHANG, Xiangkun MA, Honggui ZHAO
  • Patent number: D866637
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: HOME TECH LLC
    Inventors: Junhong Xie, Tao Zhang