Patents by Inventor Tong Yang

Tong Yang 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: 20160041675
    Abstract: The present invention provides an in-cell touch screen and a drive method thereof. The in-cell touch screen comprises a first substrate and a first electrode layer provided above the first substrate, wherein, the first electrode layer comprises touch control drive electrodes, touch control sensing electrodes and touch control amplification electrodes, which are mutually insulated, the touch control amplification electrodes are provided in a gap between the touch control drive electrodes and the touch control sensing electrodes, during a display phase, at least the touch control drive electrodes and the touch control sensing electrodes are applied with a common voltage, and during a touch control phase, the touch control drive electrodes are applied with a touch control drive signal, and the touch control sensing electrodes output touch control sensing signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Tong YANG, Ming HU
  • Patent number: 9250438
    Abstract: A freeform surface reflective scanning system includes a light source, an aperture, a first freeform surface mirror, and a second freeform surface mirror. The light source is configured to provide a laser. The first freeform surface mirror is located on an aperture side that is away from the light source. The first freeform surface mirror is configured to reflect the laser to form a first reflected light. The second freeform surface mirror is located on a first reflected light path. The second freeform surface mirror is configured to reflect the first reflected light to form a second reflected light. Both the first freeform surface mirror and the second freeform surface mirror are a fourth XY polynomial surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tong Yang, Jun Zhu, Guo-Fan Jin, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Publication number: 20150363973
    Abstract: A construction method of freeform surface shape based on XY-polynomial obtains a plurality of data points of a freeform surface according to an object point and an imaging point in a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates system Oxyz. Each of the plurality of data points comprises a coordinate value Qi and a normal vector Ni. A first sum of squares e1(P) of coordinate differences in z direction between the coordinate value Qi and the freeform surface is applied, and by a second sum of squares e2(P) between the normal vector Ni of the data points and a normal vector ni of the freeform surface, a modulus of vector differences is acquired. An evaluation function ƒ(p)=e1(P)+we2(P) is proposed and a plurality of freeform surface shapes obtained by selecting and applying different weightings. A final freeform surface shape ?opt is chosen from the plurality of freeform surface shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: JUN ZHU, XIAO-FEI WU, WEI HOU, TONG YANG, GUO-FAN JIN, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Publication number: 20150346468
    Abstract: An off-axial three-mirror optical system with freeform surfaces includes a primary mirror, a secondary mirror, a tertiary mirror, and an image sensor. The primary mirror is located on an incident light path. The secondary mirror is located on a primary mirror reflecting light path. The tertiary mirror is located on a secondary mirror reflecting light path. The image sensor is located on a tertiary mirror reflecting light path. A primary mirror surface and a tertiary mirror surface are all xy polynomial freeform surfaces up to a fifth order. A secondary mirror surface is a planar surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: JUN ZHU, TONG YANG, GUO-FAN JIN, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Publication number: 20150346022
    Abstract: An off-axial three-mirror optical system with freeform surfaces includes an aperture, a primary mirror, a secondary mirror, a tertiary mirror, and a detector. The aperture is located on an incident light path. The primary mirror is located on an aperture transmitted light path. The secondary mirror is located on a primary mirror reflected light path. The tertiary mirror is located on a secondary mirror reflected light path. The detector located on a tertiary mirror reflected light path. A primary mirror surface and a tertiary mirror surface have a same freeform surface equation, and the freeform surface equation is a sixth order x?y? polynomial. A secondary mirror surface is a tenth order aspherical surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: TONG YANG, JUN ZHU, GUO-FAN JIN, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Publication number: 20150338976
    Abstract: Disclosed is a touch display device to improve uniformity of signal when a signal is transmitted through a touch drive electrode and/or a touch sensitive electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Tong Yang, Ming Hu, Byung Cheon Lim, Yubo Xu
  • Publication number: 20150339997
    Abstract: A shift register, a gate driving device and a liquid crystal display device aim to solve the problem that the lifespan of the gate driving device is shortened since some transistors in an existing shift register are in a turn-on state all the time during a non-operational period to reduce noise on a corresponding gate line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: Hefei BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co. Ltd
    Inventors: TONG YANG, RUI MA, MING HU
  • Publication number: 20150254375
    Abstract: A method for designing freeform surface is provided. An initial surface is established. A plurality of feature rays are selected. A plurality of intersections of the plurality of feature rays with an unknown freeform surface are calculated based on a given object-image relationship and a vector form of the Snell's law. The plurality of intersections are a plurality of feature data points. An unknown freeform surface equation is obtained by surface fitting the plurality of feature data points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: TONG YANG, JUN ZHU, GUO-FAN JIN, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Publication number: 20150253554
    Abstract: A method for designing off-axial three-mirror optical system with freeform surfaces is provided. A first initial surface, a second initial surface, and a third initial surface are established. A plurality of feature rays are selected, while the first initial surface and the third initial surface remain unchanged; a plurality of first feature data points are calculated to obtain a third freeform surface equation by surface fitting the plurality of first feature data points. A third freeform surface and the second initial surface are remained unchanged; a plurality of second feature data points are calculated to obtain a first freeform surface equation by surface fitting the plurality of second feature data points. The third freeform surface and a first freeform surface are remained unchanged; a plurality of third feature data points are calculated to obtain a second freeform surface equation by surface fitting the plurality of third feature data points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: TONG YANG, JUN ZHU, GUO-FAN JIN, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Publication number: 20150253552
    Abstract: An off-axial three-mirror optical system with freeform surfaces includes a primary mirror, a secondary mirror, a tertiary mirror, and an image sensor. The primary mirror is located on an incident light path. The secondary mirror is located on a primary mirror reflecting light path. The tertiary mirror is located on a secondary mirror reflecting light path. The image sensor is located on a tertiary mirror reflecting light path. The primary mirror, the secondary mirror, and the tertiary mirror are all xy polynomial surfaces up to the sixth order. The off-axial three-mirror optical system with freeform surfaces can achieve push-broom image with small F-number and large field angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: JUN ZHU, TONG YANG, GUO-FAN JIN, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Publication number: 20150253553
    Abstract: An off-axial three-mirror optical system with freeform surfaces includes a primary mirror, a secondary mirror, a tertiary mirror, and a detector. The primary mirror is located on an incident light path. The secondary mirror is located on a primary mirror reflecting light path. The tertiary mirror is located on a secondary mirror reflecting light path. The detector is located on a tertiary mirror reflecting light path. Each of the primary mirror, the secondary mirror, and the tertiary mirror is an xy polynomial freeform surface up to the fifth order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: JUN ZHU, TONG YANG, GUO-FAN JIN, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Publication number: 20150248940
    Abstract: There are provided a shift register unit and a display device in embodiments of the present disclosure, for solving the problem that since two different transistors are used to respectively pull-up and pull-down a gate line connected to a conventional shift register unit, the conventional shift register unit occupies a large area, which causes a large consumption of materials when manufacturing the shift register unit, a high cost of the conventional shift register unit, and a high cost of a display device comprising the conventional shift register unit. The shift register unit comprises: a first capacitor, a first transistor, a pull-up module and a first pull-down module, wherein the first capacitor has a first electrode configured to receive a clock signal, a gate connected with one terminal of the first capacitor, the pull-up module and the first pull-down module, and a second electrode connected with the other terminal of the first capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Tong Yang, Rui Ma, Ming Hu
  • Publication number: 20150205440
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose an in-cell touch screen panel and a display device, at least one gate signal lines is used as a touch scanning line, a touch readout line is disposed between adjacent columns of pixel units in the array substrate, and a touch unit is disposed in a region defined by the touch scanning line and the touch readout line; each touch unit includes a light sensing sub-unit, a touch electrode and a touch signal control sub-unit; the light sensing sub-unit is connected with the touch signal control sub-unit through the touch electrode, and the control signal output from the light sensing sub-unit varies with the variation of external light and coupling capacitance of the touch electrode; the touch signal control sub-unit is connected with the touch scanning line and the touch readout line respectively, the touch signal control sub-unit outputs the touch sensing signal modulated by the control signal through the touch readout line upon the touch scanning line transferring el
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Tong Yang, Yubo Xu, Ming Hu, Byung Cheon Lim
  • Publication number: 20150160453
    Abstract: A freeform surface reflective scanning system includes a light source, an aperture, a first freeform surface mirror, and a second freeform surface mirror. The light source is configured to provide a laser. The first freeform surface mirror is located on an aperture side that is away from the light source. The first freeform surface mirror is configured to reflect the laser to form a first reflected light. The second freeform surface mirror is located on a first reflected light path. The second freeform surface mirror is configured to reflect the first reflected light to form a second reflected light. Both the first freeform surface mirror and the second freeform surface mirror are a fourth XY polynomial surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: TONG YANG, JUN ZHU, GUO-FAN JIN, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Publication number: 20150130806
    Abstract: A design method of freeform imaging system is provided. An initial freeform imaging system is provided, the initial freeform image system comprising a first initial surface and a second initial surface spaced from each other. A second surface is constructed by calculating a plurality of second data points of the second surface through a plurality of feature rays based on the given object-image relationship. A first surface is constructed by calculating a plurality of first data points of the first surface based on the given object-image relationship and Fermat's principle, wherein the second surface is fixed. The first surface and the second surface substitute for the first initial surface and second initial surface respectively, and repeating steps list above, wherein the plurality of feature rays are intersecting the image plane at the plurality of ideal image points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: TONG YANG, JUN ZHU, GUO-FAN JIN, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Publication number: 20150116842
    Abstract: A freeform imaging lens defined in a (x, y, z) coordinate is provided. The freeform imaging lens comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface comprises a first freeform surface and a second freeform surface symmetrical about x-z plane. The first freeform surface and the second freeform surface are 5th order xy-polynomial curve surfaces. The second surface is a 10th order aspheric surface. The present disclosure also relates to a freeform imaging system using the above freeform imaging lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: JUN ZHU, TONG YANG, GUO-FAN JIN, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Publication number: 20150094993
    Abstract: A design method of freeform imaging lens with a wide linear field-of-view (FOV) is provided. A initial freeform imaging lens is developed, and the initial freeform imaging lens includes a first lens surface and an entrance pupil spaced from each other, wherein the FOV of the system 2? (±?) is divided into 2k+1 sampling fields with equal interval ?? between each two adjacent sampling fields. Each two adjacent sampling fields are taken as one group. Two constraints are employed to calculate the plurality of data points of the first lens surface to obtain a front surface of the freeform imaging lens. The data points are calculated based on Snell's law, and a curve is obtained through the data points. A back surface is added to approximately keep the previous outgoing direction of rays from the front surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: JUN ZHU, TONG YANG, GUO-FAN JIN, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Publication number: 20140244428
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates interaction with a user. During operation, the system obtains a set of features associated with one or more products recommended for the user. Next, the system provides an editor for modifying the features and obtains one or more customizations to the features through the editor. Finally, the system displays the features and the customizations to the user without requiring modification to source code associated with displaying the features to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Linkedln Corporation
    Inventors: Tong Yang, Yining Wu, Jacob M. Kessler, Timothy Lindvall, II, Wendy Shi, Venu Javarappa
  • Publication number: 20140244423
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that processes user data. During operation, the system obtains a set of ranking engines for a set of products and selects a ranking engine from the set of ranking engines. Next, the system provides the user data for a user to the ranking engine and obtains, in response to the provided user data, a list of ranked products for the user from the ranking engine. Finally, the system provides the products to the user based on the list to facilitate selection of one or more of the products by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: LINKEDIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jacob M. Kessler, Tong Yang, Jinchun Xia, Bin Pan, Yining Wu, Wendy Shi, Venu Javarappa
  • Patent number: D712309
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Yung Wu, Kai-Tong Yang