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).

  • Patent number: 11418738
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an image sensor for real-time calibration of dark current, including a pixel array comprises at least a pixel unit, the pixel unit includes a pixel photosensitive portion, a pixel dark shielding portion and a subtraction circuit, photodiodes in the pixel photosensitive portion and the pixel dark shielding portion are isolated by deep trench isolations, the pixel dark shielding portion are covered by a dark shielding layer; both of the pixel photosensitive portion and the pixel dark shielding portion adopt a same voltage and sequential control, a light ambient voltage signal and a non-light ambient voltage signal are generated and connected to both ends of a subtraction circuit to realize subtraction and dark current calibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignees: SHANGHAI IC R&D CENTER CO., LTD, CHENGDU IMAGE DESIGN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiebin Duan, Chen Li, Pengfei Wang, Tao Zhou
  • Publication number: 20220254059
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a data processing method and a related device. The method comprises the following steps of: acquiring a point cloud to be processed which comprises at least one object to be located; determining at least two target areas in the point cloud to be processed, adjusting normal vectors of points in the target areas to significant normal vectors according to initial normal vectors of the points in the target areas, any two of the at least two target areas being different; dividing the point cloud to be processed according to the significant normal vectors of the target areas to acquire at least one divided area; and acquiring a three-dimensional position of a reference point of the object to be positioned according to three-dimensional positions of the point in the at least one divided area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Shenzhen Sensetime Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tao Zhou, Xingyao Yu
  • Patent number: 11375037
    Abstract: Embodiments as disclosed provide a distributed caching solution that improve the performance and functionality of a content management platform for sites that are physically or logically remote from the primary site of the content management platform. In particular, according to embodiments, a remote cache server may be associated with a remote site to store local copies of documents that are managed by the primary content management platform. Periodically, a portion of the remote site's cache may be synchronized with the content management platform's primary site using an extensible architecture to ensure that content at the remote cache server is current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: OPEN TEXT SA ULC
    Inventors: Nicolae Ionescu, Dan-Horia Trufasiu, Peter Varga, Tao Zhou, Franz Pauthner, Yue Kuk Wong
  • Patent number: 11348500
    Abstract: A shift register unit, a scan driving circuit, an array substrate, a display device, and a driving method are provided. The shift register unit includes an input circuit, a replacement circuit, an output circuit, and a pull-down circuit; the input circuit is respectively connected to the input terminal and the first node, and is configured to set the first node to an active level when the input terminal (IN) is at an active level; the replacement circuit is respectively connected to the input terminal and the second node, and is configured to set the second node to an inactive level when the input terminal is at an active level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: CHONGQING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lijun Xiao, Qian Qian, Shaohong Gao, Tao Zhou, Chuan Ji
  • Publication number: 20220159848
    Abstract: A flexible display panel includes a flexible display body and a supporting structure disposed on a side of the flexible display body. The supporting structure includes a plurality of supporting layers disposed on a stack and a flexible layer disposed between each two adjacent supporting layers. An angle between at least one supporting layer of the plurality of supporting layers and a plane where a display surface of the flexible display body is located is greater than 0° and less than 90°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Hefei Visionox Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fengzhi YU, Mingfu ZHANG, Tao ZHOU, Wenyi ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20220152750
    Abstract: An apparatus, material and method for forming a reliably roll-bonded, multi-layer aluminum alloy brazing sheet has a core of 2XXX, 3XXX, 5XXX or 6XXX alloy, a braze liner of 4XXX alloy and an interliner with Mn in the range of 0.2 to 1.0 wt. % and Si in the range of 0.31-1.0 wt. %. Alternatively, Mg in the range of 0.1 to 0.5 wt. % may be present in the interliner. Additional layers such as a second braze liner may be present for providing an inner surface of a heat exchanger. An additional interliner may optionally be used between the core the inner surface layer. The material may be used for highly corrosive environments like an EGR cooler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Tao ZHOU, Stephen F. BAUMANN, Baolute REN
  • Publication number: 20220128442
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a thermal-stress-pore pressure coupled electromagnetic loading triaxial Hopkinson bar system and test method, the system mainly consists of an electromagnetic pulse generation system, a servo-controlled axial pressure loading system, a servo-controlled confining pressure loading system, a thermal control system, a pore pressure loading system, a bar system, and a data monitoring and acquisition system. Based on the conventional Hopkinson bar, the present disclosure creatively introduces a real-time loading and control system for confining pressure, thermal, and pore pressure, aiming to solve the technical problem that the existing test apparatus cannot be used to study dynamic response of deep rock mass under the coupling effect of thermal-stress-pore pressure and dynamic disturbance during dynamic impact loading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tao ZHOU, Heping XIE, Jianbo ZHU, Jian ZHAO, Tianqi ZHAI, Mingzhong GAO, Cunbao LI, Zhiyi LIAO, Kai ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20220128443
    Abstract: A uniaxial bidirectional synchronous control electromagnetic loaded dynamic shear test system and method, a test apparatus thereof including a support platform, a loading bar system, an electromagnetic pulse generation system, a servo-controlled normal pressure loading system, and a data monitoring and acquisition system. The test apparatus can be used to conduct a dynamic shear test research on a rock-like material under a constant normal pressure close to an actual operating condition, and can also be applied to carry out dynamic shear tests on intact rock-like test specimens in various sizes or jointed rock-like test specimens containing a single structural surface to study dynamic shear mechanical property and shear failure behavior under strain rate of 101?103 s?1, thereby providing an important theoretical and technical support for the design, construction, protection, and safety and stability evaluation of geotechnical engineering, structural engineering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Heping XIE, Jianbo ZHU, Tao ZHOU, Mingzhong GAO, Cunbao LI, Zhiyi LIAO, Kai ZHANG, Jun WANG
  • Patent number: 11258179
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a base station, including an antenna unit and a radio frequency unit. A port corresponding to a receive channel that is of the radio frequency unit and in a working state and a port corresponding to a transmit channel that is of the radio frequency unit and in the working state are separately connected to ports corresponding to different dual-polarized dipoles or different single-polarized dipoles in the antenna unit. The different dual-polarized dipoles or the different single-polarized dipoles in the antenna unit are mutually isolated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liexun Feng, Tao Zhou
  • Publication number: 20210409508
    Abstract: Embodiments as disclosed provide a distributed caching solution that improve the performance and functionality of a content management platform for sites that are physically or logically remote from the primary site of the content management platform. In particular, according to embodiments, a remote cache server may be associated with a remote site to store local copies of documents that are managed by the primary content management platform. Periodically, a portion of the remote site's cache may be synchronized with the content management platform's primary site using an extensible architecture to ensure that content at the remote cache server is current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Nicolae Ionescu, Dan-Horia Trufasiu, Peter Varga, Tao Zhou, Franz Pauthner, Yue Kuk Wong
  • Publication number: 20210356183
    Abstract: A compressor liquid accumulator and a compressor are provided. The compressor liquid accumulator has a first suction cup and a second suction cup. The surface of the first suction cup, which faces the second suction cup, is provided with a first welding surface. The facing of the second suction cup, which faces the first suction cup, is provided with a second welding surface. The first welding surface and the second welding surface are connected in a welded manner. The first suction cup and the second suction cup define a cavity. The first suction cup is provided with a first extending portion is adjacent to the first welding surface. The first extending portion is located in a part of the cavity defined by the second suction cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: GUANGDONG MEIZHI PRECISION-MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaofeng WANG, Tao ZHOU, Yong GUO, Shijia YE
  • Publication number: 20210358356
    Abstract: A shift register unit, a scan driving circuit, an array substrate, a display device, and a driving method are provided. The shift register unit includes an input circuit, a replacement circuit, an output circuit, and a pull-down circuit; the input circuit is respectively connected to the input terminal and the first node, and is configured to set the first node to an active level when the input terminal (IN) is at an active level; the replacement circuit is respectively connected to the input terminal and the second node, and is configured to set the second node to an inactive level when the input terminal is at an active level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Lijun XIAO, Qian QIAN, Shaohong GAO, Tao ZHOU, Chuan JI
  • Publication number: 20210325287
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a dynamic true triaxial electromagnetic Hopkinson bar system, including a central cubic box, a horizontal cruciform support platform, and a central support platform, wherein the central cubic box is disposed in the center of the upper surface of the central support platform; the central cubic box and the horizontal cruciform support platform form an orthogonal coordinate system for precisely positioning and centering the dynamic true triaxial electromagnetic Hopkinson bar system; the confining-pressure loading systems, electromagnetic pulse generators, circular bulges, square bars, and self-lubricating square bar fixation and support frames in the directions X, Y, and Z are respectively symmetrically arranged by taking the central cubic box as a symmetric center; and the systems in the directions X, Y, and Z together construct the dynamic true triaxial electromagnetic Hopkinson bar system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Heping XIE, Yulong LI, Jianbo ZHU, Tao ZHOU, Jian ZHAO, Tao SUO, Zhongbin TANG
  • Publication number: 20210318216
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a dynamic true triaxial electromagnetic Hopkinson bar system and testing method, the method including: firstly, before applying a static prestress and an impact load, recording and storing complete ultrasonic signals in the directions X, Y, and Z without application of the static prestress and the impact load; secondly, applying the static prestress; thirdly, recording and storing complete ultrasonic signals in the directions X, Y, and Z under the static prestress; fourthly, applying the impact load, and utilizing an triaxial and six-directional synchronous-coordinated-control electromagnetic loading system to apply a dynamic impact load to a test specimen; and fifthly, after completing the dynamic impact loading test, recording and storing once again complete ultrasonic signals in the directions X, Y, and Z without releasing the static prestress after application of the static prestress and the dynamic impact load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Jianbo ZHU, Heping XIE, Tao ZHOU, Jian ZHAO, Yulong LI, Tao SUO, Zhongbin TANG, Zhiyi LIAO
  • Publication number: 20210317059
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stable crystal form, i.e. form A, of 2-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol, and to a new preparation method for the 2-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol; and the use of the 2-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol and the stable crystal form thereof, i.e. form A, in preparing antitumor drugs or immunomodulator drugs. The stable crystal form, i.e. form A, as expressed by a powder X-ray diffraction pattern in an angle of 2?, using Cu-K? radiation, has at least 3 absorption peaks selected from the following positions: 6.27±0.10, 6.94±0.10, 12.27±0.10, 13.36±0.10, 14.01±0.10, 14.79±0.10, 15.31±0.10, 17.05±0.10, 18.30±0.10, 19.00±0.10, 20.47±0.10, 20.98±0.10, 22.37±0.10, 23.68±0.10, 24.55±0.10, 25.37±0.10, 30.83±0.10, 33.12±0.10, 40.50±0.10, 42.81±0.10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Xuemin ZHANG, Xinhua HE, Tao ZHOU, Zhenggang LIU, Tao LI, Shengming WU
  • Publication number: 20210314386
    Abstract: Embodiments of a service based data transfer system are disclosed herein. Embodiments may of such a data transfer system may include a data transfer server providing a common data transfer interface such as a services interface that may be called by a client device to transfer data files to, or retrieve data files from a content management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Dan-Horia Trufasiu, George Frederick Kevin Morris, Tao Zhou
  • Publication number: 20210280489
    Abstract: The present application relates to a chip heat dissipating structure, a chip structure, a circuit board and a supercomputing device, and the chip heat dissipating structure includes a metal layer, where the metal layer is covered on the chip. By adding a metal layer on the top of the chip, the heat sink may be soldered onto the metal layer through a solder layer, so that the heat sink is fixed to the top of the chip; the main component of the solder layer is metal tin, and the metal layer has a higher thermal conductivity than an epoxy resin material mounted on a traditional heat sink, thereby solving a problem of the heat dissipation bottleneck of a resin material in the chip, thus improving a heat dissipation effect of the chip and preventing a large amount of heat from damaging the chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Tao ZHOU, Yong GAO
  • Publication number: 20210280504
    Abstract: The present application relates to a chip heat dissipating structure, a chip structure, a circuit board and a supercomputing device, and the chip heat dissipating structure includes a plating layer covered on the chip, where the plating layer includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer arranged in sequence. By adding two metal layer on the top of the chip by physical sputtering, the heat sink may be soldered onto the metal layer through a solder layer, so that the heat sink is fixed to the top of the chip; the main component of the solder layer is metal tin, and the metal layer has a higher thermal conductivity than an epoxy resin material mounted on a traditional heat sink, thereby solving a problem of the heat dissipation bottleneck of a resin material in the chip, thus improving a heat dissipation effect of the chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Tao ZHOU, Tong ZOU, Micree ZHAN
  • Publication number: 20210280493
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relates to a chip heat dissipation structure, a chip structure, a circuit board, and a supercomputing device, and the chip heat dissipation structure includes: a plating layer covering a wafer of the chip; where the plating layer includes a first metal layer, a second metal layer, and a third metal layer sequentially arranged. Three metal layers are added on a top of the chip by physical sputtering, so that a heat sink can be welded on the metal layers by a solder layer, and then the heat sink is fixed on the top of the chip; a main component of the solder layer is metal tin, and the metal layer have a higher thermal conductivity than an epoxy adhesive material mounted on a conventional heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Dan SU, Yonggang SUN, Micree ZHAN, Tao ZHOU
  • Patent number: 11070610
    Abstract: Embodiments of a service based data transfer system are disclosed herein. Embodiments may of such a data transfer system may include a data transfer server providing a common data transfer interface such as a services interface that may be called by a client device to transfer data files to, or retrieve data files from a content management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Open Text Corporation
    Inventors: Dan-Horia Trufasiu, George Frederick Kevin Morris, Tao Zhou