Patents by Inventor To Liu

To Liu 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: 11259384
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight unit and a control method thereof, and a liquid crystal display device. The control method includes steps as follows: obtaining backlight data corresponding to each partition, wherein the backlight data comprises a plurality of bits of data; dividing the light-emitting unit of each partition into a plurality of subfields with different durations in a light-emitting process during a frame, wherein each subfield corresponds to one bit of data, and any two subfields comprise different numbers of secondary subfields; and outputting the plurality of subfields in a preset order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fuyi Wang, Mingjong Jou, Zhao Wang, Fengcheng Xu, Jinfeng Liu
  • Patent number: 11254864
    Abstract: A color conversion film is provided. The film includes at least one narrow band emission phosphor dispersed within a binder matrix, wherein the narrow band emission phosphor has a D50 particle size from about 0.1 ?m to about 15 ?m and is selected from the group consisting of a green-emitting U6+-containing phosphor, a green-emitting Mn2+-containing phosphor, a red-emitting phosphor based on complex fluoride materials activated by Mn4+, and a mixture thereof. A device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark D. Doherty, Yangang Liang, Jie Jerry Liu, Samuel Joseph Camardello, James Edward Murphy
  • Patent number: 11254716
    Abstract: A polypeptide having a sequence at least 60% identical to SEQ ID NO: 1 (WFEWPYWEMNVPDVWN) is provided. The polypeptide includes no more than 100 total amino acid residues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Minghua Dai, Amy K. McNulty, Federica Sgolastra, Jie Liu, Jana Ninkovic, Robert T. Fitzsimons, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11255943
    Abstract: For determination of motion artifact in MR imaging, motion of the patient in three dimensions is used with a measurement k-space line order based on one or more actual imaging sequences to generate training data. The MR scan of the ground truth three-dimensional (3D) representation subjected to 3D motion is simulated using the realistic line order. The difference between the resulting reconstructed 3D representation and the ground truth 3D representation is used in machine-based deep learning to train a network to predict motion artifact or level given an input 3D representation from a scan of a patient. The architecture of the network may be defined to deal with anisotropic data from the MR scan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: LuoLuo Liu, Xiao Chen, Silvia Bettina Arroyo Camejo, Benjamin L. Odry, Mariappan S. Nadar
  • Patent number: 11253662
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette, including an atomization assembly and a battery assembly. The atomization assembly includes a mouthpiece, a first sealing ring sealing the mouthpiece, an insulating gasket, a first fixing ring fixing the insulating gasket, a mouthpiece holder, a second sealing ring sealing the mouthpiece holder, an observation tube, a cover, an e-liquid chamber, O-rings, a seal plug, a piece of cotton, a heating wire, a limit cover, an insulation ring, and a joint. The atomization assembly includes a mouthpiece, a first sealing ring sealing the mouthpiece, an insulating gasket, a first fixing ring fixing the insulating gasket, a mouthpiece holder, a second sealing ring sealing the mouthpiece holder, an observation tube, a cover, an e-liquid chamber, O-rings, a seal plug, a piece of cotton, a heating wire, a limit cover, an insulation ring, and a joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventor: Tuanfang Liu
  • Patent number: 11254398
    Abstract: A porous-structure device includes a semi-submersible platform consisting of four columns, two pontoons, two horizontal supports and a deck. Fillets on middle portions of the columns have a square section, a radius of the fillets, close to the deck and the pontoons, of the columns is gradually decreased to 0, a porous device is disposed outside each column and is formed by combining and connecting four single components, and each single component is formed by combining and connecting a plurality of porous laminated plates and a plurality of connecting pieces. The parameters, such as the pore type, porosity, number of layers, interlayer spacing and installation height, of the porous laminated plates are set according to the wave characteristics in different sea areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Longfei Xiao, Zhichao Fang, Haobo Li, Yufeng Kou, Mingyue Liu, Handi Wei, Guocheng Zhao
  • Patent number: 11256551
    Abstract: Implementations of this disclosure provide blockchain-based virtual resource allocation. An example method performed by a node device of a blockchain network that operates as an intellectual property management platform includes receiving a target transaction comprising (i) a first quantity of virtual resources for obtaining intellectual property rights for a target object, (ii) an identifier of the target object, and (iii) an identifier of the intellectual property rights, and invoking a smart contract to (i) allocate the first quantity of virtual resources to obtain intellectual property rights for the target object, and (ii) allocate a second quantity of virtual resources to a beneficiary of the intellectual property rights for the target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lindong Liu, Jiayin Liu
  • Patent number: 11259278
    Abstract: This application discloses a method for selecting a plurality of carriers and a related device. The method includes: obtaining, by a first terminal, first configuration information, where the first configuration information includes at least one piece of first carrier information and corresponding first channel congestion parameter information; obtaining first data; selecting at least one direct link transmission carrier for the first data according to the first carrier information and in a priority sequence based on the first channel congestion parameter information; and sending the first data on the direct link transmission carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hang Liu, Mingchao Li, Zhenwei Lu, Zhenzhen Cao, Xiao Xiao
  • Patent number: 11254702
    Abstract: Thionyl tetrafluoride gas reacts efficiently with primary amines to form reactive iminosulfur oxydifluoride compounds. These dual SVI—F loaded iminosulfur oxydifluoride compounds, in turn, readily react with secondary amines or aryloxy silyl ethers (ArO—SiR3), yielding the corresponding fused heteroatom-linked substrates. Iminosulfur oxyfluoride polymers also are provided by disclosed methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventors: K. Barry Sharpless, Peng Wu, Suhua Li, Zilei Liu, Bing Gao
  • Patent number: 11259433
    Abstract: The invention discloses an apparatus for using regulating components for communicating radio frequency signals. The apparatus is equipped with a plurality of regulating components. At least two of the regulating components are connected through a connecting part, and one of the connected regulating components is in a feed connection with the circuit board. In use, the regulating components are used for communicating radio frequency signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SUNWAY COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hongwei Liu, Suganthan Shanmuganathan, Kiran Vanjani
  • Patent number: 11256774
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can provide a content feed through a display interface. The content feed can include at least a snippet of a first content item that is associated with a preview time threshold. A determination can be made that the snippet of the first content item has been positioned within a viewport region of the display interface for a duration of time that satisfies the preview time threshold. Data associated with the first content item can be obtained from a content distribution system. The data associated with the first content item can be stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaojun Liang, Varun Kacholia, Maher Afif Saba, Mahmud Sami Tas, Gang Liu
  • Patent number: 11257742
    Abstract: A wiring structure includes a conductive structure and at least one conductive through via. The conductive structure includes a plurality of dielectric layers, a plurality of circuit layers in contact with the dielectric layers, and a plurality of dam portions in contact with the dielectric layers. The dam portions are stacked on and contact one another. The conductive through via extends through the dam portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Syu-Tang Liu, Tsung-Tang Tsai
  • Patent number: 11255767
    Abstract: A method and a device for measuring light field distribution are provided; including steps of utilizing the optical trap to stably levitating particles, moving the optical trap to bring the particles close to the light field to be measured, and utilizing the photodetector to collect the scattered light signals of the particles at different positions in the three-dimensional space of the light field to be measured, and calculating the light field distribution of the light field to be measured according to the scattered light intensity which is proportional to the light intensity at that position. The device for measuring the optical field distribution includes a laser, an optical trapping path, particles, a photodetector, a control system and an upper computer; the laser emits a laser, passes through the optical trapping path, and emits highly focused captured light B to form an V optical trap to capture particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignees: Zhejiang Lab, Zhejiang University
    Inventors: Zhenhai Fu, Cheng Liu, Zhiming Chen, Xingfan Chen, Nan Li, Huizhu Hu
  • Patent number: 11255556
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a disinfecting device for a central air conditioner, which uses high-powered ultraviolet rays to efficiently and rapidly eliminate viruses, and uses two sets of parallel reflectors to reflect and overlap light curtains of the high-powered ultraviolet rays back and forth. In this way, small-sized aerosols with viruses can be eliminated, and no secondary pollutants such as ozone are produced in a process of purifying and disinfecting air by the ultraviolet rays. The entire device has a simple structure and can be used in the central air conditioner with an existing architecture. The entire device only needs to be provided in an air supply duct of the central air conditioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Xiuquan Ma, Shaowei Zhou, Qing Liu, Tianyu Xu
  • Patent number: 11257958
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thin film transistor and a manufacturing method thereof. The thin film transistor includes a substrate, a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode, and a passivation layer. Both structures of the source electrode and the drain electrode are a three-layered metal structure, and the three-layered metal structure is a titanium tantalum/copper/titanium tantalum structure. Therefore, after the passivation layer is applied to the source electrode and the drain electrode, a bulging problem of the passivation layer can be effectively improved, and thus the thin film transistor has better plasticity and can be used for flexible displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventor: Jingjing Liu
  • Patent number: 11254118
    Abstract: An apparatus for ink contaminant drying includes a marker platen having a topside and a bottom side, and a plurality of heating elements located beneath the topside of the marker platen. The plurality of heating elements provides heating with respect to a surface of the marker platen, which prevents ink contaminants on the surface from remaining in a viscous fluidic state over a period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Seemit Praharaj, Paul McConville, Douglas Herrmann, Jason Lefevre, Chu-Heng Liu
  • Patent number: 11257423
    Abstract: A pixel driving circuit includes a driving control sub-circuit and a driving duration control sub-circuit. The driving control sub-circuit includes a first driving sub-circuit connected to a first node. The driving control sub-circuit is configured to be connected to an element to be driven. The driving control sub-circuit is configured to output a driving signal to drive the element to be driven to operate. The driving duration control sub-circuit includes a second driving sub-circuit connected to a second node. The driving duration control sub-circuit is configured to write a first voltage signal into the second node, write a third voltage signal into the second node, and transmit a second voltage signal to the first node in response to a voltage variation at the second node to stop the first driving sub-circuit from outputting the driving signal, so as to control an operating duration of the element to be driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongni Liu, Minghua Xuan, Qi Qi, Jing Liu
  • Patent number: 11259032
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for applying intra-block copy (IBC) in video coding are described. In general, methods for integrating IBC with existing motion compensation algorithms for video encoding and decoding are described. In a representative aspect, a method for video encoding using IBC includes determining whether a current block of the current picture is to be encoded using a motion compensation algorithm, and encoding, based on the determining, the current block by selectively applying an intra-block copy to the current block. In a representative aspect, another method for video encoding using IBC includes determining whether a current block of the current picture is to be encoded using an intra-block copy, and encoding, based on the determining, the current block by selectively applying a motion compensation algorithm to the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11259319
    Abstract: Transform precoding is applied to the complex value modulation symbol in a case that transform precoding is enabled for PUSCH, the prescribed modulation scheme is provided based at least on a first MCS table and an MCS field value included in the DCI format in a case that the DCI format includes a CRC scrambled by a TC-RNTI and the transform precoding is enabled for the PUSCH, and the prescribed modulation scheme is provided based on at least a second MCS table and/or the MCS field value in a case that the DCI format is a first uplink DCI format with the CRC scrambled by a C-RNTI, the transform precoding is enabled for the PUSCH, and a higher layer parameter MCS-Table-PUSCH-tp is set to a first value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Tomoki Yoshimura, Shoichi Suzuki, Wataru Ouchi, Liqing Liu, Taewoo Lee
  • Patent number: D944187
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Brian David Digman, Jeremy Lee Roberts, Brett Alan Bogner, Jonathan Robert Luke, Karl Eric Sundkvist, Weiyun Liu