Patents by Inventor Tao Zhao

Tao Zhao 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: 20140333241
    Abstract: Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide optimized control of a three-phase AC motor. A field oriented control (FOC) arrangement uses optimization components and techniques to improve power efficiency of the motor, with fast control response over a full range of motor speeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Tao ZHAO, Arno RABENSTEIN, Theng Kiong GAN, Choon Keat KOK
  • Publication number: 20140282196
    Abstract: A robotic system provides user selectable actions associated with gaze tracking according to user interface types. User initiated correction and/or recalibration of the gaze tracking may be performed during the processing of individual of the user selectable actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Wenyi Zhao, Christopher J. Hasser, Brandon D. Itkowitz, Paul E. Lilagan, David D. Scott, Paul W. Mohr, Simon P. DiMaio, David W. Robinson, Tao Zhao
  • Publication number: 20140263823
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for a transformable aerial vehicle are provided. In one aspect, a transformable aerial vehicle includes: a central body and at least two transformable frames assemblies respectively disposed on the central body, each of the at least two transformable frame assemblies having a proximal portion pivotally coupled to the central body and a distal portion; an actuation assembly mounted on the central body and configured to pivot the at least two frame assemblies to a plurality of different vertical angles relative to the central body; and a plurality of propulsion units mounted on the at least two transformable frame assemblies and operable to move the transformable aerial vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., Ltd
    Inventors: Tao Wang, Tao Zhao, Hao Du, Mingxi Wang
  • Publication number: 20140275997
    Abstract: A medical tracking system comprises a fiducial apparatus that includes a sensor docking feature configured to mate with a mating portion of a sensor device. The sensor docking feature retains the mating portion in a known configuration. The fiducial apparatus also includes at least one imageable fiducial marker and a surface configured for attachment to an anatomy of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Prashant Chopra, Vincent Duindam, Tao Zhao, John A. Cole
  • Patent number: 8830224
    Abstract: An apparatus is configured to show telestration in 3-D to a surgeon in real time. A proctor is shown one side of a stereo image pair, such that the proctor can draw a telestration line on the one side with an input device. Points of interest are identified for matching to the other side of the stereo image pair. In response to the identified points of interest, regions and features are identified and used to match the points of interest to the other side. Regions can be used to match the points of interest. Features of the first image can be matched to the second image and used to match the points of interest to the second image, for example when the confidence scores for the regions are below a threshold value. Constraints can be used to evaluate the matched points of interest, for example by excluding bad points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Wenyi Zhao, Chenyu Wu, David Hirvonen, Christopher J. Hasser, Brian E. Miller, Catherine J. Mohr, Myrian J. Curet, Tao Zhao, Simon Di Maio, Brian D. Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20140235943
    Abstract: An anatomical probe system comprises an elongated flexible body and an elongated probe extending within the flexible body. The probe has a distal end and includes an outer wall defining a channel. The probe also includes an access port in the outer wall in communication with the channel. The access port is spaced proximally of the distal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Paris, Lucas Gordon, Tao Zhao, Carol Reiley
  • Publication number: 20140232824
    Abstract: An operator telerobotically controls tools to perform a procedure on an object at a work site while viewing real-time images of the object, tools and work site on a display. Tool information is provided by filtering a part of the real-time images for enhancement or degradation to indicate a state of a tool and displaying the filtered images on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Simon P. DiMaio, Brian D. Hoffman, Brandon D. Itkowitz, Paul W. Mohr, David W. Robinson, Tao Zhao, Wenyi Zhao
  • Publication number: 20140233289
    Abstract: A method of performing space vector modulation for PWM control for creating AC waveforms includes generating and sampling a reference signal to generate reference samples and performing a reference vector approximation to synthesize a reference vector associated with at least one of the reference samples. The reference vector approximation employs active vectors, one or more zero vectors, and one or more pseudo zero vectors in the formation thereof. Another method of performing space vector modulation (SVM) includes generating a reference signal and sampling the reference signal at a sampling frequency to generate a plurality of reference samples. The method also includes performing a reference vector approximation to synthesize a reference vector associated with at least one of the reference samples, wherein the reference vector approximation has a first portion that employs two adjacent active vectors and a remaining portion that employs two non-adjacent active vectors in the formation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Tao Zhao, Arno Rabenstein, Theng Kiong Gan, Choon Keat Kok, Sze Main Wong
  • Publication number: 20140233262
    Abstract: A method of performing space vector modulation for PWM control for creating AC waveforms includes generating and sampling a reference signal to generate reference samples and performing a reference vector approximation to synthesize a reference vector associated with at least one of the reference samples. The reference vector approximation employs active vectors, one or more zero vectors, and one or more pseudo zero vectors in the formation thereof. Another method of performing space vector modulation (SVM) includes generating a reference signal and sampling the reference signal at a sampling frequency to generate a plurality of reference samples. The method also includes performing a reference vector approximation to synthesize a reference vector associated with at least one of the reference samples, wherein the reference vector approximation has a first portion that employs two adjacent active vectors and a remaining portion that employs two non-adjacent active vectors in the formation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Tao Zhao, Arno Rabenstein, Theng Kiong Gan, Choon Keat Kok, Sze Main Wong
  • Patent number: 8810631
    Abstract: An endoscope with a stereoscopic optical channel is held and positioned by a robotic surgical system. A capture unit captures (1) a visible first image and (2) a visible second image combined with a fluorescence second image from the light. An intelligent image processing system receives (1) the visible first image and (2) the visible second image combined with the fluorescence second image and generates at least one fluorescence image of a stereoscopic pair of fluorescence images and a visible second image. An augmented stereoscopic display system outputs a real-time stereoscopic image including a three-dimensional presentation including in one eye, a blend of the at least one fluorescence image of a stereoscopic pair of fluorescence images and one of the visible first and second images; and in the other eye, the other of the visible first and second images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: David Scott, Wenyi Zhao, Brian D. Hoffman, John D. Stern, Tao Zhao
  • Publication number: 20140224014
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an inertia measurement module for an unmanned aircraft, which comprises a housing assembly, a sensing assembly and a vibration damper. The vibration damper comprises a first vibration-attenuation cushion; and the sensing assembly comprises a first circuit board, a second circuit board and a flexible signal line for connecting the first circuit board and the second circuit board. An inertia sensor is fixed on the second circuit board, and the first circuit board is fixed on the housing assembly. The inertia measurement module further comprises a weight block, and the second circuit board, the weight block, the first vibration-attenuation cushion and the first circuit board are bonded together. The present disclosure greatly reduces the influence of the operational vibration frequency of the unmanned aircraft on the inertia sensor and improves the measurement stability of the inertia sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tao Wang, Tao Zhao
  • Patent number: 8803580
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a Power-On-Reset (POR) circuit with zero steady-state current consumption and stable pull-up voltage. The POR circuit achieves zero steady-state current consumption during steady operation after the POR process by cutting off a power supply to a band-gap comparator circuit and a current comparator circuit after the POR process. The present invention has high reliability and stable pull-up voltage, is less susceptible to the impact of power-on rate of power supply, temperature, and process variation, has very low steady-state power consumption, and can be integrated in a SOC chip in low-power consumption applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Southeast University
    Inventors: Longxing Shi, Weiwei Shan, Peng Cao, Na Bai, Xuexiang Wang, Tao Zhao
  • Publication number: 20140210386
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a motor control circuit and related method that includes a transform component configured to receive current values associated with a motor being driven by the motor control circuit, and output polar coordinate values representing a magnitude component and a direction component of a current space vector. The motor control circuit further includes a control component configured to receive the magnitude component and the direction component of the current space vector, and generate motor control signals for driving the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Tao Zhao, Arno Rabenstein, Theng Kiong Gan, Choon Keat Kok, Sze Main Wong
  • Publication number: 20140210387
    Abstract: A motor control system and associated method includes a transform component configured to receive current values associated with a motor being driven by the motor control system, and output rotating coordinate system values representing a flux generating component and a torque generating component of a current space vector. The motor control system and method further includes a control component configured to receive the flux generating component and the torque generating component of the current space vector, and generate motor control signals for driving the motor by performing a Cartesian to polar transform to obtain values associated with a rotating coordinate system followed by an angle addition to convert the rotating coordinate system values to values of a stationary coordinate system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Tao Zhao, Arno Rabenstein, Theng Kiong Gan, Choon Keat Kok, Sze Main Wong
  • Publication number: 20140187949
    Abstract: A method of deploying an interventional instrument is performed by a processing system. The method comprises receiving an image of an anatomic structure from an imaging probe. The image has an image frame of reference. The imaging probe is extendable distally beyond a distal end of a guide catheter. The distal end of the guide catheter has a catheter frame of reference. The method further includes receiving location data associated with a target structure identified in the image. The received location data is in the image frame of reference. The method further comprises transforming the location data associated with the target structure from the image frame of reference to the catheter frame of reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Tao Zhao, Dorin Panescu
  • Publication number: 20140188440
    Abstract: A method of planning a procedure to deploy an interventional instrument comprises receiving a model of an anatomic structure. The anatomic structure includes a plurality of passageways. The method further includes identifying a target structure in the model and receiving information about an operational capability of the interventional instrument within the plurality of passageways. The method further comprises identifying a planned deployment location for positioning a distal tip of the interventional instrument to perform the procedure on the target structure based upon the operational capability of the interventional instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Caitlin Q. Donhowe, Prashant Chopra, Carol Reiley, Tao Zhao, Dorin Panescu
  • Publication number: 20140180063
    Abstract: Information extracted from sequential images captured from the perspective of a distal end of a medical device moving through an anatomical structure are compared with corresponding information extracted from a computer model of the anatomical structure. A most likely match between the information extracted from the sequential images and the corresponding information extracted from the computer model is then determined using probabilities associated with a set of potential matches so as to register the computer model of the anatomical structure to the medical device and thereby determine the lumen of the anatomical structure which the medical device is currently in. Sensor information may be used to limit the set of potential matches. Feature attributes associated with the sequence of images and the set of potential matches may be quantitatively compared as part of the determination of the most likely match.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Tao Zhao, Giuseppe Maria Prisco
  • Publication number: 20140146427
    Abstract: This present inversion relates to a detection system and detection method of distributed generation islanding based on power frequency carrier. The system includes a power frequency carrier signal generating device near the terminal power distribution substation, a power frequency carrier signal detection device in distributed power grid; the power frequency carrier signal generating device is connected to the substation bus through a signal coupling transformer; the power frequency carrier signal generating device is connected with signal coupling transformer though phase A, B C live wires and the N middle wire, that results in the signal can be send by anyone signal phase, any two phases parallel way or three phases parallel way. The power frequency carrier signal detection device is connected with the low voltage power network though phase A, B and C live wires and the N middle wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicants: STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA, CHINA ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Biyao Huang, Jianqi Li, Guojun Liu, Zhihui Wang, Nan Quan, Xiaofeng Qu, Tao Zhao, Licheng Wang
  • Publication number: 20140131510
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and apparatus for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with improved reliability. According to one aspect of the invention, interference experienced by onboard sensors from onboard electrical components is reduced. According to another aspect of the invention, user-configuration or assembly of electrical components is minimized to reduce user errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Tao Wang, Tao Zhao, Shaojie Chen, Zhigang Ou
  • Patent number: 8712151
    Abstract: A local contrast enhancement method transforms a first plurality of color components of a first visual color image into a modified brightness component by using a first transformation. The first plurality of color components are in a first color space. The modified brightness component is a brightness component of a second color space. The second color space also includes a plurality of chromatic components. The method transforms all the color components of the first color space into the chromatic components of the second color space. The method then transforms the modified brightness component and the chromatic components of the second color space into a plurality of new color components, in the first color space, of a second visual color image. The method transmits the plurality of new color components to a device such as a display device. The second visual color image has enhanced contrast in comparison to the first visual color image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Wenyi Zhao, Simon P. DiMaio, Catherine J. Mohr, David D. Scott, Tao Zhao