Patents by Inventor Tong An

Tong An 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).

  • PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE ASSISTANCE
    Publication number: 20180343251
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a processing method and apparatus for remote assistance; after receiving a startup instruction, a client sends a request for a verification code to a server; the server generates and returns the verification code to the client; and the client generates and stores a check code according to the verification code and a random code generated locally by the client after receiving the startup instruction. Since the check code generated by the client is generated according to the verification code randomly generated by the server and the random code randomly generated at the local, the uniqueness of the check code is ensured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Terry VOTH, Mikhail SHOYKHER, Tong CHEN
  • UNIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL MAPPING FRAMEWORK
    Publication number: 20180342098
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to a unified environmental mapping framework are described. In an embodiment, Environmental Mapping (EM) logic performs one or more operations to extract illumination information for an object from an environmental map in response to a determination that the object has a diffuse surface and/or specular surface. Memory, coupled to the EM logic, stores data corresponding to the environmental map. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Yuanzhang Chang, Shaohui Jiao, Xiaofeng Tong, Qiang Li, Wenlong Li
  • METHOD, TERMINAL, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DISPLAYING ACTIVITY RECORD INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20180341568
    Abstract: A method, terminal and computer-readable storage medium are provided for displaying activity record information. The method includes: acquiring specified activity record information after switching to a specified interface; and displaying the specified activity record information in the specified interface. In the present disclosure, after the specified activity record information is obtained by an operating system from extracting and integrating the activity record information of at least one application installed in the terminal, the specified activity record information may be displayed in a specified interface. Since the specified activity record information may come from at least one application in the terminal, the activity record information scattered in various applications may be displayed in the specified interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo LIU, Chao TANG, Tong QIN
  • USE OF A PARTICULAR CARBOXYLIC AMINO ACID IN ORDER TO LIMIT THE FORMATION AND/OR AGGLOMERATION OF GAS HYDRATES
    Publication number: 20180340127
    Abstract: Provided is a process for limiting or preventing the formation and/or agglomeration of gas hydrates, comprising combining (1) a production fluid comprising an aqueous phase and one or more gasses and (2) at least one compound represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventors: Tong Eak Pou, Frédéric Moser, Gilles Barrelo, Jean-Philippe Gillet
  • Lightweight 3D stereoscopic surgical microscope
    Patent number: 10139607
    Abstract: A lightweight 3D stereoscopic surgical microscope has a body, a robot set, an image set, and an operating set. The body has a wheel seat, a housing mounted on the wheel seat, and a host computer mounted in the housing. The robot set is connected to the body and has a base mounted on the housing, a transversal lever mounted on the base, a lifting arm connected to the transversal lever, and a rotating arm connected to the lifting arm. The image set is connected to the robot set and has an outer casing connected to the rotating arm, at least one objective lens mounted in the outer casing, a main display screen mounted on the outer casing, an auxiliary display screen mounted beside the body. The operating set is connected to the robot set, is connected to the body and the image set and has two operating bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Visionnaire Medtech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming-Chou Ku, Kai-Che Liu, Kun-Wei Lin, Ivan Ku, Shih-Chi Chan, Tong-Wen Wang, Tsuan-Kao Lin, I-Chun Lee
  • Interlaced filtration barrier
    Patent number: 10137394
    Abstract: A filtration barrier comprises at least one barrier layer which includes polymeric nanofibers interlaced with microfibers, and at least one substrate layer which includes polymeric microfibers. The filtration barrier can be made by electrospinning process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho Wang Tong, Sau Kuen Connie Kwok
  • Hot melt intumescent materials for fire protection
    Patent number: 10138421
    Abstract: A solid intumescent material is made of a of about 30 wt % or less, based on total weight of the intumescent material, of a hot melt thermoplastic or elastomeric resin (e.g. an EVA resin), a reinforcing material (e.g. glass fibers having an aspect ratio of at least about 100), inorganic filler and an intumescent component (e.g. ammonium polyphosphate, pentaerythritol and melamine). The intumescent material may be formed into fire protection barriers of various thicknesses and may be shaped at a temperature well below the activation temperature of the intumescent material to permit conforming the barrier to requirements at a job site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Jiangdong Tong, Hui Zhu
  • Room temperature metal direct bonding
    Patent number: 10141218
    Abstract: A bonded device structure including a first substrate having a first set of metallic bonding pads, preferably connected to a device or circuit, and having a first non-metallic region adjacent to the metallic bonding pads on the first substrate, a second substrate having a second set of metallic bonding pads aligned with the first set of metallic bonding pads, preferably connected to a device or circuit, and having a second non-metallic region adjacent to the metallic bonding pads on the second substrate, and a contact-bonded interface between the first and second set of metallic bonding pads formed by contact bonding of the first non-metallic region to the second non-metallic region. At least one of the first and second substrates may be elastically deformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: INVENSAS BONDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Qin-Yi Tong, Paul M. Enquist, Anthony Scot Rose
  • Unmanned aerial vehicle system and method with environmental sensing
    Patent number: 10139837
    Abstract: An aerial system and method of operating an aerial system is provided. The aerial system includes a body, a lift mechanism, a processing system, a camera, and a sensor module. The lift mechanism is coupled to the body and configured to controllably provide lift and/or thrust. The processing system is configured to control the lift mechanism to provide flight to the aerial system. The camera is coupled to the body and is configured to obtain images of an environment proximate the aerial system. The sensor module is coupled to the body and includes an emitter and a receiver. The receiver is configured to sense data related to an ambient environment associated with the aerial system. The processing system controls a controllable parameter of the lift mechanism or the emitter as a function of the sensed data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Hangzhou Zero Zero Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusen Qin, Tong Zhang, Menqiu Wang
  • Universal wheel assembly and suitcase
    Patent number: 10137732
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a universal wheel assembly and a suitcase including the universal wheel assembly. The universal wheel assembly includes: a base structure including an upper base and a lower base which form a cavity therebetween; and a wheel bail locked in the cavity in a manner such that the wheel ball is capable of rolling in all directions, wherein a bottom of the lower base is provided with an opening enabling a part of the wheel bail to protrude out of a lower end face of the lower base to form an exposed rolling spherical surface, and an inner diameter of the opening is smaller than a diameter of the wheel ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Tong Zhao, Qun Tao, Huayijun Liu
  • Chair, stool assembly, and system
    Patent number: 10136730
    Abstract: A chair including structural members having hinge joints at ends thereof pivotally coupling each of the members to one or more adjoining members. The chair is configured to be arranged in a collapsed configuration wherein all of the members are in the same plane and define a substantially planar shape, and configured to be arranged in an expanded configuration to define a seat, armrests, support legs, and leg braces of the chair. A stool assembly includes at least first and second stools configured to be stackable such that the seats of the stools abut face to face and in combination define a composite base. A system for constructing furniture includes multiple joints each having slots configured to receive and retain structural members and configured to be assembled with the structural members to form a piece of furniture with the multiple joints defining corners of the piece of furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventor: Tong Jin Kim
  • Method and apparatus to manage different options of communication using one user identifier based on internet protocol
    Patent number: 10142810
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods to manage electronic communications are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus, using at least a network-based portal based on Internet protocol, receives a message with a user identifier from a person's wireless device; receives a communication option from the person based on options provided to the person, with all the options using the user identifier, in view of the portal being based on the Internet protocol; permits the user to block the person from accessing the user; enables the message to be received by the user if the person is not blocked by the user; and determines user availability to receive the message. In the embodiment, the apparatus requires user contact information for the user to receive messages, with the user contact information not provided to the person, and with the user contact information being distinct from the user identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: IpVenture, Inc.
    Inventors: Kwok Wai Cheung, Peter P. Tong, C. Douglass Thomas
  • Anomaly, association and clustering detection
    Patent number: 10140357
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for anomaly, association and clustering detection. At least one code table is built for each attribute in a set of data. A first code table corresponding to a first attribute and a second code table corresponding to a second attribute are selected. The first code table and the second code table are merged into a merged code table, and a determination is made to accept or reject the merged code table. An anomaly is detected when a total compression cost for a data point is greater than a threshold compression cost inferred from one or more code tables. An association in a data table is detected by merging attribute groups, splitting data groups, and assigning data points to data groups. A cluster is inferred from a matrix of data and code words for each of the one or more code tables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Leman Akoglu, Hanghang Tong
  • Transmission device and reception device
    Patent number: 10142051
    Abstract: A transmission device (100) transmits transmission information to a reception device (200) via a radio channel. The transmission device (100) includes: a grouping unit (110) configured to divide the transmission information into a plurality of information groups; an error detection code adding unit (120) configured to add an error detection code to each of the plurality of information groups; and a transmission processing unit (140) configured to perform a process of transmitting the plurality of information groups to the reception device (200). The transmission processing unit (140) performs, for each information group included in the plurality of information groups, a transmission process by using a method having different error tolerance on the radio channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Fangwei Tong, Masato Fujishiro, Chiharu Yamazaki
  • Electrical connector
    Patent number: 10141697
    Abstract: An electrical connector configured to be electrically connected with a mating connector, including an insulating body, having a mating cavity enclosed by a top plate, a bottom plate and two side plates, allowing an insertion portion of the mating connector to be inserted backward therein. Multiple accommodating grooves are formed on the top plate and the bottom plate. A front end of each side plate is concavely provided with a groove communicating with the mating cavity. Multiple terminals are correspondingly accommodated in the accommodating grooves. A shielding shell is fixed to the insulating body. A mating port is enclosed by front ends of a top wall and two side walls of the shielding shell, and is larger than the mating cavity. Two protective members are correspondingly accommodated in the grooves. A front end of each protective member is spaced from the front end of the corresponding side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: LOTES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zhi Wang, Wen Jie Tong
  • HIGH FREQUENCY SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION LINK
    Publication number: 20180337448
    Abstract: A device is disclosed. The device includes a wire board including metallic wiring and a first microchip connected to the metallic wiring. The first microchip includes a first radiating element configured to operate a first frequency. The device further includes a second microchip connect to the metallic wiring. The second microchip includes a second radiating element configured to operate at the first frequency. A main radiating element is also included. The main radiating element is configured to operate at a second radio frequency. The first microchip and the second microchip are physically placed such that the first radiating element faces the second radiating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Ralf Reuter, Ziqiang Tong
  • Waterfall Granting
    Publication number: 20180337868
    Abstract: Waterfall granting may be provided. First, a plurality of grants may be received for a service flow. Then a first plurality of packets may be placed in a first queue associated with the service flow in response to determining that the first plurality of packets corresponding to the service flow are associated with a first quality of service level. Next, a second plurality of packets may be placed in a second queue associated with the service flow in response to determining that the second plurality of packets corresponding to the service flow are associated with a second quality of service level. The first plurality of packets in the first queue may then be serviced from the plurality of grants until all the first plurality of packets in the first queue are serviced before servicing any of the second plurality of packets in the second queue with remaining ones of the plurality of grants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Chapman, Tong Liu
  • Rollator
    Patent number: D834458
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Paterson, Tong Jin Kim, Kegan McDaniel, Luke Westra
  • Compact call station
    Patent number: D834555
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: TALK-A-PHONE COMPANY
    Inventors: Samuel Shanes, Clarence Wong, Khushroo Kali Patel, Jordan Karol, Joshua Ryan Skorich, Michael Douglas Prince, Tong Jin Kim, Christian Kulujian
  • Compact call station
    Patent number: D834556
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: TALK-A-PHONE CO.
    Inventors: Samuel Shanes, Clarence Wong, Khushroo Kali Patel, Jordan Karol, Joshua Ryan Skorich, Michael Douglas Prince, Tong Jin Kim, Christian Kulujian