Patents by Inventor Tao Zhou

Tao Zhou 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: 20250120108
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a GAA nanosheet structure, comprising: forming at least two channel layers and at least one sacrificial layer alternately stacked on a substrate to form a channel stack; forming, on the substrate, a dummy gate astride the channel stack; forming a first sidewall on a surface of the dummy gate; etching the sacrificial layer to form a recess at a side surface of the channel stack; forming a second sidewall within the recess; forming a source and a drain at two sides of the channel stack; in response to a channel layer being in contact with the dummy gate, etching the dummy gate and the channel layer to expose the at least one sacrificial layer, and then etching the at least one sacrificial layer to form a space for manufacturing a surrounding gate; and forming a metallic surrounding gate in the space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Na ZHOU, Junjie LI, Jianfeng GAO, Tao YANG, Junfeng LI, Jun LUO
  • Publication number: 20250119084
    Abstract: An electric valve/door, and a control apparatus and method thereof are provided. The electric valve/door includes a control apparatus. The control apparatus includes an alternating current (AC) asynchronous motor, a transmission device, and a valve driver. The valve driver is connected to the AC asynchronous motor. The AC asynchronous motor is connected to the valve/door through the transmission device. The valve driver is configured to collect information of a real-time torque of the AC asynchronous motor or the valve/door during operation, and take a set torque of the valve driver as an input and the real-time torque as a feedback to immediately correct an output torque of the valve driver or a limit value of the output torque by using a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control algorithm, to meet requirements for response speed and control precision of each stage in opening and closing processes of the valve/door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: BEIJING RAYMOND-CBE NUCLEAR EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE CO , LTD.
    Inventors: Wen ZHOU, Zhanguo ZHAO, Dapeng ZHANG, Gang ZHAO, Tao ZHU, Zeping WANG
  • Patent number: 12273905
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure are generally directed to a method for wireless communication. The method generally includes determining whether to activate resources on one or more candidate component carriers (CCs) to be used for communication of one or more reference signals with a network based on a signal quality of a serving CC, communicating the one or more reference signals with the network if the resources on the one or more candidate CCs are activated based on the determination, and receiving a data transmission on one of the one or more candidate CCs after the communication of the one or more reference signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Tao Luo, Konstantinos Dimou, Hamed Pezeshki
  • Patent number: 12272645
    Abstract: Embodiments of three-dimensional memory devices and fabricating methods thereof are disclosed. One disclosed method for forming a memory structure comprises: forming a bottom conductive layer on a substrate; forming a dielectric stack on the bottom conductive layer, the dielectric stack comprising a plurality of alternatively arranged first dielectric layers and second dielectric layers; forming an opening penetrating the dielectric stack and exposing the bottom conductive layer; forming a cap layer on a bottom of the opening; forming a cylindrical body and a top contact on the cap layer and in the opening; and replacing the plurality of second dielectric layers with conductive layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lei Liu, Yuancheng Yang, Wenxi Zhou, Kun Zhang, Di Wang, Tao Yang, Dongxue Zhao, Zhiliang Xia, Zongliang Huo
  • Patent number: 12273904
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine a new beam ready time that indicates a time at which a beam is to be ready for use in communicating with a base station. The beam may be activated by a downlink control information based beam activation command received by the UE. The UE may communicate with the base station using the beam after the new beam ready time. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Tao Luo, Qian Zhang
  • Patent number: 12273440
    Abstract: A method for authorizing a blockchain data access on a blockchain platform includes: obtaining from a third-party institution a data access request containing a user ID of data access, a data scope, and a random number of a signature, which is generated by the third-party institution after receiving a random number sent by a client terminal and signing on the received random number; performing a verification on the random number of the signature and the data scope; and after the verification is passed, sending data ciphertext corresponding to the user ID to the third-party institution, such that the third-party institution decrypts the data ciphertext using a data secret key sent by the client terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: CHINA UNIONPAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuzhuang Xu, Tao Zhu, Yu Zhou
  • Patent number: 12273819
    Abstract: A network node may output downlink communication for a UE. The UE may receive the downlink communication from the network node. The UE may transmit, to the network node, a request for a first downlink transmission power adjustment for the downlink communication from the network node to the UE. The network node may obtain the request from the UE for the first downlink transmission power adjustment for the downlink communication from the network node to the first UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Qian Zhang, Navid Abedini, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 12273054
    Abstract: An electric valve/door, and a control apparatus and method thereof are provided. The electric valve/door includes a control apparatus. The control apparatus includes an alternating current (AC) asynchronous motor, a transmission device, and a valve driver. The valve driver is connected to the AC asynchronous motor. The AC asynchronous motor is connected to the valve/door through the transmission device. The valve driver is configured to collect information of a real-time torque of the AC asynchronous motor or the valve/door during operation, and take a set torque of the valve driver as an input and the real-time torque as a feedback to immediately correct an output torque of the valve driver or a limit value of the output torque by using a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control algorithm, to meet requirements for response speed and control precision of each stage in opening and closing processes of the valve/door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: BEIJING RAYMOND-CBE NUCLEAR EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE CO , LTD.
    Inventors: Wen Zhou, Zhanguo Zhao, Dapeng Zhang, Gang Zhao, Tao Zhu, Zeping Wang
  • Publication number: 20250111880
    Abstract: A method for data erasing of a non-volatile memory device is disclosed. The memory includes multiple memory cell strings each including a select gate transistor and multiple memory cells that are connected in series. The method comprises applying a step erase voltage to one memory cell string for an erase operation, the step erase voltage having a step-rising shaped voltage waveform. The method further comprises, during a period when the step erase voltage rises from an intermediate level to a peak level, raising a voltage of the select gate transistor from a starting level to a peak level, and raising a voltage of a predetermined region from a starting level to a peak level, such that a gate-induced drain leakage current is generated in the one memory cell string. The predetermined region is adjacent to the at least one select gate transistor and includes at least one memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Tao YANG, Dongxue ZHAO, Lei LIU, Kun ZHANG, Wenxi ZHOU, Zhiliang XIA, Zongliang HUO
  • Patent number: 12267703
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for techniques for beam failure detection and recovery. A UE may support autonomous determination of a beam failure timer for a beam failure procedure, such as a beam failure detection (BFD) timer for a BFD procedure or a beam failure recovery (BFR) timer for a BFR procedure. For example, a network entity may transmit reference signals to the UE that are associated with the beam failure procedure. For instance, the UE may measure the reference signals as part of a BFD procedure or may initiate a BFR procedure in response to receiving the reference signals. The UE may determine a timer value for the beam failure timer using, for example, a machine learning (ML) model or a mapping and may perform the beam failure procedure in accordance with the UE-determined beam failure timer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Shanyu Zhou, Jelena Damnjanovic, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 12267716
    Abstract: A victim user equipment (UE) may experience cross-link interference (CLI) from transmissions from an aggressor UE. The present disclosure provides for configuration of a CLI report that accurately characterizes the CLI experienced by the victim UE for different beams. A base station may transmit to the victim UE, a configuration for CLI reporting associated with a plurality of measurement resources, the configuration identifying a quasi-co-location (QCL) information associated with each measurement resource. The victim UE may measure interference metrics on the plurality of measurement resources based on the configuration for CLI reporting and the QCL information associated with each measurement resource. The victim UE may transmit a CLI report to the base station, the CLI report including a subset of the interference metrics associated with reported measurement resources and identifying the QCL information associated with the reported measurement resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Qian Zhang, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 12267843
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive first downlink control information (DCI) that indicates a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state to be applied starting from a starting time associated with the first DCI. The UE may receive, in a first component carrier, second DCI that schedules a downlink communication in a second component carrier. The UE may receive the downlink communication in the second component carrier using a default beam associated with the TCI state indicated by the first DCI in connection with a default beam condition associated with the second DCI. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Mostafa Khoshnevisan, Yan Zhou, Xiaoxia Zhang, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 12267742
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive from a network entity first control signaling identifying, of multiple cell groups configured at the UE, an inter-cell mobility configuration for a set of one or more cell groups for use at the UE. In some examples, each cell group of the multiple cell groups may include a primary cell (PCell) and zero or more secondary cells (SCells). The UE may transmit a measurement report for each cell group of the set of one or more cell groups for inter-cell mobility. The UE may receive, at least in part in response to transmitting the measurement report, second control signaling activating or deactivating a primary cell group for inter-cell mobility from one or more cell groups of the set of one or more cell groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Shanyu Zhou, Jelena Damnjanovic, Tao Luo, Peter Gaal, Junyi Li, Aleksandar Damnjanovic
  • Publication number: 20250103302
    Abstract: A code generation method and apparatus, an electronic device and a medium are provided. The method includes: acquiring a first language SDK code of a software development kit, in which the software development kit includes an application programming interface, which is configured to call a resource of an open platform; importing the first language SDK code and preset first guidance information to a natural language generation model, in which the natural language generation model is configured to generate responsive answer information according to the guidance information; and acquiring a second language SDK code output by the natural language generation model; in which the first guidance information includes a second language type and interface naming specifying information, and the interface naming specifying information is used to specify that a naming way for the application programming interface is identical in the first language SDK code and the second language SDK code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Chengnan CAI, Hailong ZHANG, Wenmin XU, Tao ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20250099779
    Abstract: A device and method for regulating the release of adenosine in an organism, and the use thereof. The device comprises a stimulus generator for generating stimuli of a specific frequency. The use of the device of the present invention in an organism can effectively increase the concentration of adenosine in the brain of the organism, thereby providing an effective strategy for the improvement of sleep disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Jiangfan CHEN, Tao XU, Xuzhao ZHOU, Yan HE, Wei GUO, Xiaohong CAI, Zhimo YAO, Zhihui LI, Yi ZHANG, Yuntao LIU, Chenyi YU, Jia QU
  • Publication number: 20250106824
    Abstract: A method of wireless communication by a first user equipment (UE), includes receiving downlink signals from a network device. The method also includes receiving cross-link interference (CLI) to the downlink signals, the cross-link interference originating from a second UE. The method further includes receiving a configuration for a report of multiple differential cross-link interference metric values measured for multiple different cross-link interference resources and an absolute cross-link interference metric value measured for the different CLI resources. The method includes transmitting the report of the differential cross-link interference metric values measured for the different CLI resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Qian ZHANG, Yan ZHOU, Tao LUO, Huilin XU, Yuwei REN, Navid ABEDINI, Junyi LI
  • Publication number: 20250103780
    Abstract: This application provides a method for evaluating a running state of a bridge using a finite element pilot-based deep learning proxy model, belonging to the field of online simulation technologies of bridge structures. The method includes: S1:establishing a finite element simulation model; S2: obtaining vehicle load information according to vehicle positions, number plate information, and axle load-number plate information, obtaining environment load information according to temperature, humidity, and wind speed and direction information of the bridge, and obtaining vehicle-environment load information based on the vehicle load information and the environment load information; S3: adaptively training a finite element pilot-based deep learning neural network proxy model; and S4: inputting the vehicle-environment load information into a finite element pilot-based deep learning neural network proxy model, and outputting a real-time structural state of running of the bridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: XIAOCHUN ZHANG, TAO LIN, XING LIU, ANXIN MENG, ZIYI ZHOU, ZHENWU CHEN, LEI JIA, LU GUO
  • Publication number: 20250106781
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) (120) may receive signaling identifying a plurality of power control configurations (505), wherein each power control configuration, of the plurality of power control configurations, includes one or more power control parameters. The UE may transmit uplink traffic using a power control configuration (515), of the plurality of power control configurations, selected based at least in part on a channel type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Tianyang BAI, Yan ZHOU, Fang YUAN, Tao LUO, Junyi LI
  • Publication number: 20250106869
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a control message (e.g., downlink control information (DCI), radio resource control) indicating a configuration for a signal, where the configuration may indicates whether the signal is associated with one or more unified transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states of a selected unified TCI codepoint. The UE may receive a first DCI message indicating a set of one or more activated TCI codepoints that are each associated with one or more TCI states, and receive a second DCI message indicating the selected unified TCI codepoint from the set of one or more activated TCI codepoints. The UE may apply a TCI state for communication of the signal in accordance with the configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Fang YUAN, Yan ZHOU, Mostafa KHOSHNEVISAN, Tao LUO
  • Publication number: 20250106787
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) are described. The UE may be configured to support uplink power control for multiple random access channel (RACH) procedures. A medium access control layer entity at the UE may maintain multiple sets of counters and parameters for multiple simultaneous RACH procedures. In some cases, the UE may perform simultaneous RACH procedures with network entities associated with different timing advance groups, and the UE may associate the counters and parameters of the RACH procedure with the timing advance group. In other cases, the UE may associate the counters and parameters of the RACH procedure with multiple control resource set pool indexes which may correspond to multiple transmission reception points. Each set of counters may be associated with an uplink power control that the UE may use to determine the PRACH transmission power for each RACH procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Shaozhen GUO, Mostafa KHOSHNEVISAN, Jing SUN, Xiaoxia ZHANG, Fang YUAN, Yan ZHOU, Tao LUO, Peter GAAL