Patents by Inventor Tong Zhang

Tong Zhang 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: 9836053
    Abstract: A method for controlling an aerial system with a rotor enclosed by a housing, including: operating the rotor in a flight mode, detecting a grab event indicative of the aerial system being grabbed, and automatically operating the rotor in a standby mode. A method for controlling an aerial system including a central axis extending normal to a lateral plane of the aerial system, including: generating a first aerodynamic force with a set of rotors enclosed by a housing, detecting that an acute angle between the central axis and a gravity vector is greater than a threshold angle, and operating each rotor of the set of rotors to cooperatively generate a second aerodynamic force less than the first aerodynamic force with the set of rotors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Zero Zero Robotics Inc.
    Inventors: Mengqiu Wang, Lixin Liu, Pengxiang Jin, Jia Lu, Tong Zhang
  • Patent number: 9820652
    Abstract: A two-photon imaging system capable of imaging of an image region in real time is presented. The imaging system comprises a source of excitation light that provides the excitation light as a plurality of laser beamlets. The plurality of laser beamlets is collectively scanned by a single-axis scanner along a first direction in the focal plane of the image region and oriented such that neither the rows nor columns are aligned with the first direction. As a result, each laser beamlet scans a different sub-region of the image region and the plurality of sub-regions are simultaneously scanned. As a result, the entirety of the image region is scanned in the same amount of time required to scan one image sub-region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Tong Zhang, Mark Schnitzer, Jerome Anthony-Jean Lecoq, Joan Savall, Hyun Kim, Oleg Rumyantsev
  • Publication number: 20170323077
    Abstract: Health-related data is accessed; as is a database of payment card transaction data. At least a portion of the health-related data is linked to at least a portion of the payment card transaction data to obtain linked data. Statistical analysis is carried out on the linked data, and the results of the statistical analysis are made available to at least one appropriate party. Privacy is protected, for example, via an opt-in approach or through data aggregation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Tong Zhang, Qian Wang
  • Patent number: 9805813
    Abstract: Technologies are generally described for systems, devices and methods effective to reduce power consumption in flash memory. In some examples, a bit error rate estimator module may estimate two or more bit error rates. The two or more bit error rates may be associated with application of respective voltages to read from a memory. A voltage setup module may be configured to be in communication with the bit error rate estimator module. The voltage setup module may be configured to select a voltage to read from the memory. The voltage may be selected based on the two or more bit error rates and based on an error correction level. The error correction level may be a tolerance level available to correct read errors from the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Tong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170305542
    Abstract: An aerial vehicle including a housing, an outrunner motor including a stator mechanically coupled to the housing and a rotor rotationally coupled to the stator, and a propeller removably coupled to the rotor, the propeller including a hub and a plurality of propeller blades. A rotor, a propeller including a hub and a propeller blade, a radial alignment mechanism, a rotational retention mechanism, and an axial retention mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Lei Zhang, Hanqing Guo, Zhaozhe Wang, Tong Zhang, Mengqiu Wang
  • Patent number: 9790278
    Abstract: Antibodies, chimeric antigen receptors, and bispecific T-cell engagers having specificity for B7-H6 and methods for using the same in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders associated with B7-H6 expression are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
    Inventors: Charles L. Sentman, Tong Zhang
  • Patent number: 9784658
    Abstract: A device for detecting a concentration of tiny particulates in an air sample is provided. The device comprises: a container that contains the air sample and has an opening; a sealing mechanism that opens or seals the opening; a sensor provided in the container and operative to sense a total concentration of particulates in the air sample within the container; and a controller connected to the sensor and operative to control the sealing mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tong Zhang, Yu Liu, Haopeng Li
  • Patent number: 9780034
    Abstract: A method of forming a monolithic three-dimensional memory device includes forming a first alternating stack over a substrate, forming an insulating cap layer, forming a first memory opening through the insulating cap layer and the first alternating stack, forming a sacrificial pillar structure in the first memory opening, forming a second alternating stack, forming a second memory opening, forming an inter-stack memory opening, forming a memory film and a first semiconductor channel layer in the inter-stack memory opening, anisotropically etching a horizontal bottom portion of the memory film and the first semiconductor channel layer to expose the substrate at the bottom of the inter-stack memory opening such that damage to portions of the first semiconductor channel layer and the memory film located adjacent to the insulating cap layer is reduced or avoided, and forming a second semiconductor channel layer in contact with the exposed substrate in the inter-stack memory opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Masanori Tsutsumi, Kota Funayama, Ryoichi Ehara, Youko Furihata, Zhenyu Lu, Tong Zhang, Tadashi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20170277200
    Abstract: A method and a device for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to follow face rotation are provided. The UAV is provided with a camera, the method includes: detecting a face in an image based on the Viola-Jones face detection framework; tracking the face and determining two-dimensional position of the facial feature on the face in pixel coordinates; obtaining three-dimensional position of the facial feature in world coordinates by looking up a standard three-dimensional face database; obtaining the three-dimensional position, in camera-centered coordinates, of the face on the UAV based on the two-dimensional position of the facial feature in the pixel coordinates and the three-dimensional position of the facial feature in world coordinates; and controlling, based on the three-dimensional position, in camera-centered coordinates, of the face on the UAV, the UAV to adjust its position to make the camera is aligned to the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Beijing Zero Zero Infinity Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Mengqiu WANG, Tong ZHANG, Qicheng LI, Jia LU, Lixin LIU
  • Publication number: 20170269841
    Abstract: Technologies are generally described for systems, devices, and methods effective to operate a memory device. A memory controller may compress initial data to produce compressed data. The memory controller may select a storage block in the memory device. The memory controller may identify one or more positions of defective cells in the selected storage block. The memory controller may manipulate the compressed data based on the identified one or more positions to produce manipulated data. The memory controller may store the manipulated data in the selected storage block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: TONG ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20170271261
    Abstract: A method of forming a monolithic three-dimensional memory device includes forming a first alternating stack over a substrate, forming an insulating cap layer, forming a first memory opening through the insulating cap layer and the first alternating stack, forming a sacrificial pillar structure in the first memory opening, forming a second alternating stack, forming a second memory opening, forming an inter-stack memory opening, forming a memory film and a first semiconductor channel layer in the inter-stack memory opening, anisotropically etching a horizontal bottom portion of the memory film and the first semiconductor channel layer to expose the substrate at the bottom of the inter-stack memory opening such that damage to portions of the first semiconductor channel layer and the memory film located adjacent to the insulating cap layer is reduced or avoided, and forming a second semiconductor channel layer in contact with the exposed substrate in the inter-stack memory opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Masanori TSUTSUMI, Kota FUNAYAMA, Ryoichi EHARA, Youko FURIHATA, Zhenyu LU, Tong ZHANG, Tadashi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170269596
    Abstract: A method for controlling an aerial system with a rotor enclosed by a housing, including: operating the rotor in a flight mode, detecting a grab event indicative of the aerial system being grabbed, and automatically operating the rotor in a standby mode. A method for controlling an aerial system including a central axis extending normal to a lateral plane of the aerial system, including: generating a first aerodynamic force with a set of rotors enclosed by a housing, detecting that an acute angle between the central axis and a gravity vector is greater than a threshold angle, and operating each rotor of the set of rotors to cooperatively generate a second aerodynamic force less than the first aerodynamic force with the set of rotors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Mengqiu Wang, Lixin Liu, Pengxiang Jin, Jia Lu, Tong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170265068
    Abstract: A device and method in a wireless communication system, the device including an access determination unit configured to determine an access requirement of a user equipment (UE); and a control unit configured to switch a target small cell of the device from a closed state to an open state based on the access requirement of the UE, and reallocate to the target small cell a new physical cell identifier different from the physical cell identifier used in the closed state. A physical cell identifier can be dynamically allocated in accordance with the open/closed state of the small cell, reducing the burden of cell planning and maintenance cost, and having greater flexibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Qimei CUI, Qinyan JIANG, Weijuan GAO, Zhongbin QIN, Tong ZHANG, Hui LIANG
  • Patent number: 9747419
    Abstract: Health-related data is accessed; as is a database of payment card transaction data. At least a portion of the health-related data is linked to at least a portion of the payment card transaction data to obtain linked data. Statistical analysis is carried out on the linked data, and the results of the statistical analysis are made available to at least one appropriate party. Privacy is protected, for example, via an opt-in approach or through data aggregation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Tong Zhang, Qian Wang
  • Publication number: 20170236896
    Abstract: A method of dividing drain select gate electrodes in a three-dimensional vertical memory device is provided. An alternating stack of insulating layers and spacer material layers is formed over a substrate. A first insulating cap layer is formed over the alternating stack. A plurality of memory stack structures is formed through the alternating stack and the first insulating cap layer. The first insulating cap layer is vertically recessed, and a conformal material layer is formed over protruding portions of the memory stack structures. Spacer portions are formed by an anisotropic etch of the conformal material layer such that the sidewalls of the spacer portions having protruding portions. A self-aligned separator trench with non-uniform sidewalls having protruding portions is formed through an upper portion of the alternating stack by etching the upper portions of the alternating stack between the spacer portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Zhenyu LU, Kota FUNAYAMA, Chun-Ming WANG, Jixin YU, Chenche HUANG, Tong ZHANG, Daxin MAO, Johann ALSMEIER, Makoto YOSHIDA, Lauren MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 9735210
    Abstract: An OLED display apparatus with an in cell touch structure includes a cover plate, an array substrate facing the cover plate, an organic light-emitting layer arranged therebetween, multiple driving lines and multiple sensing lines arranged at an inner side of the cover plate facing the array substrate, multiple signal pins arranged at an inner side of the array substrate, where each of the signal pins corresponds to one of the driving lines or one of the sensing lines, and multiple conductive structures. The conductive structures are arranged between the driving lines and the signal pins or between the sensing lines and the signal pins. Each conductive structure includes an end electrically connecting a driving line or a sensing line to a corresponding signal pin, and an opposite end electrically connected to a corresponding touch signal transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignees: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hanyu Gu, Dong Qian, Tong Zhang
  • Patent number: 9734751
    Abstract: An inverter, a driving circuit, and a display panel are provided. The inverter comprises first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth transistors, and first and second capacitors. The first transistor has a gate electrode connected with an initial signal input terminal, and a drain electrode connected with a source electrode of the sixth transistor. The second transistor has a drain electrode connected with a first clock signal input terminal. The fifth transistor has a source electrode connected with an output terminal. The sixth transistor has a drain electrode connected with a gate electrode of the fifth transistor. A gate electrode of the second transistor is controlled in such a way to prevent reverse conduction of the second transistor, the second capacitor is configured to maintain an electrical potential at the gate electrode of the fifth transistor, and the initial signal and the output signal are inverse to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignees: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Qian, Yue Li, Tong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170228166
    Abstract: A system, method and program product that utilizes a hybrid fault tolerance system for managing data. A system is disclosed that includes: a system for partitioning memory into a set of partitions that includes a designated partition for storing immutable objects; a write system for storing an immutable object in the designated partition, wherein the immutable object is coded with a hardware-based fault tolerance system to generate a set of hardware-based codewords, and wherein the immutable object is further coded with a software-based fault tolerance system to generate a set of software-based codewords; a read system for retrieving the immutable object, wherein the read system decodes each hardware-based codeword for the immutable object, and in response to a failed decoding of a hardware-based codeword, the read system decodes the software-based codeword containing a failed hardware-based codeword.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Tong Zhang, Hao Zhong, Fei Sun, Yang Liu
  • Publication number: 20170225796
    Abstract: An aerial vehicle including a set of rotors, a processor configured to configured to control the set of rotors for aerial vehicle flight, and a housing defining a plurality of cooling channels, wherein, for each rotor of the set, a projection of the processor and the cooling channels onto the respective rotor plane does not intersect the swept area of the rotor, and a distance from the rotor axis of a first rotor of the set to a cooling channel is less than 75% of a rotor diameter of the first rotor. A method for aerial vehicle operation, including providing an aerial vehicle including a rotor, a processor, and a housing, flying the aerial vehicle, and, while flying the aerial vehicle, actively cooling the processor, including, at the rotor, forcing airflow toward the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Wei Sun, Tong Zhang, Mengqiu Wang
  • Patent number: D798192
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: BEIJING ZERO ZERO INFINITY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Guanqun Zhang, Tong Zhang, Mengqiu Wang, Zhaozhe Wang, Lixin Liu