Patents by Inventor WADE (WEIXUAN) ZHANG

WADE (WEIXUAN) 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).

  • Fuse-based seed as an input for a pseudo-random number generator
    Patent number: 12229528
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for booting an electronic device. For example, a process can include initiating a boot procedure for the electronic device. The process can also include determining a hardware pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) is inoperable, obtaining a seed value from a read-only memory, based on the determination that the hardware PRNG is inoperable, initiating a software PRNG based on the seed value, obtaining a pseudo-random number from the software PRNG, and continuing the boot procedure using the obtained pseudo-random number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Wade, Marcel Selhorst
  • Inflatable air mattress autofill and off bed pressure adjustment
    Patent number: 12226021
    Abstract: A method and system may include transmitting a signal to a pump of an air mattress to set the pressure of the air mattress to an initial pressure; receiving, at a central controller, a user preference condition for an automatic adjustment of the pressure in the air mattress; receiving, at the central controller, an indication that the air mattress is empty; and based on determining that the user preference condition has been met and receiving the indication: detecting a change in the pressure of the air mattress beyond a threshold value; and based on the detection, adjusting the pressure of the air mattress to the initial pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Sleep Number Corporation
    Inventors: Rob Nunn, Wade Daniel Palashewski, Steven Jay Young, Carl Hewitt
  • Wireless network provisioning using a pre-shared key
    Patent number: 12231884
    Abstract: Various arrangements for wireless network provisioning using a pre-shared key (PSK) are presented. A plurality of wireless network access profiles that indicate a plurality of PSKs may be stored. An access point may receive, from a wireless device, a first value based at on the PSK. The access point can transmit the first value to a cloud-based provisioning system. A plurality of values based on the plurality of PSKs of the plurality of wireless network access profiles may be created and a match between a second value of the plurality of values and the transmitted first value may be identified. A third value may be provided to the access point based on the PSK of the wireless network access profile of the plurality of wireless network access profiles used to generate the value. Network access can then be granted based on the third value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.
    Inventors: Edward W. Neipris, Joshua David Wade, Tyler Nesper
  • LOCALIZING VEHICLES USING RETROREFLECTIVE SURFACES
    Publication number: 20250052581
    Abstract: A method comprises receiving a first set of data associated with a plurality of retroreflective features from a vehicle; retrieving a digital map comprising vectorized data associated with the plurality of retroreflective features and a location associated with the plurality of retroreflective features, the map previously generated based on monitoring a second set of data retrieved from a sensor of a second vehicle where the second set of data is associated with the plurality of retroreflective features near a road being driven by the second vehicle; generating a score for each retroreflective feature indicating a match between each retroreflective feature as indicated within the digital map and a location of each retroreflective feature as identified within the first set of data; and localizing the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: TORC Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Wade FOSTER, Ryan CHILTON, Karan Vivek BHARGAVA, Harish PULLAGURLA, Zachary MILLER, Gowtham Raj Gunaseela UDAYAKUMAR, Jason HARPER
  • Wound-Cleansing Method
    Publication number: 20250049700
    Abstract: A method of treating a wound may include applying a staining agent to an area comprising a wound bed. After waiting to allow the staining agent to create a stained region on the area, a user may debride the stained region by placing a debridement device in contact with the stained region and moving the debridement device with respect to the stained region. This may remove at least a portion of a material forming the stained region. The staining agent may be methylthioninium chloride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventor: Wade P. Farrow
  • WATER LEAK DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN INTERNAL CABIN OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20250052042
    Abstract: A leak detection system and method or an internal cabin of a vehicle include a sensing device configured to detect one or both of water flow or water pressure within a water delivery conduit that is configured to deliver water to one or more water-drawing components within one or more areas of the internal cabin. The sensing device is configured to detect one or both of the water flow or the water pressure into the one or more water-drawing components. A control unit is in communication with the sensing device. The control unit is configured to monitor one or both of the water flow or the water pressure as detected by the sensing device, and determine a presence of a leak in relation to the one or more water-drawing components based on one or both of the water flow or the water pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: THOMAS JOSEPH MORAN, WADE BRUCE STOELTING, MORTEN LAU HANSEN, JON FEROY, SABYASACHI BASU, JACOB BAKICH, KEVIN VASKO, CORY CHRISTOPHER HAVEN
  • DISTRIBUTED COMPUTATIONAL ANALYTIC SHARING ARCHITECTURE
    Publication number: 20250055853
    Abstract: Described are systems and methods for securely distributing computational analysis across analytics nodes. In some embodiments, a system includes a plurality of analytics nodes with each analytics node managing access to its own data sources. The system includes an analytics controller configured to interact with a user to generate an analytic request including a selection of one or more analytics and a selection of one or more data sources determined based on the one or more selected analytics. The generated analytic request is transmitted to one or more analytics nodes corresponding to the one or more selected data sources. Each analytics node that receives the analytic request is configured to execute the analytic request to generate a result. The result from each analytics node of the one or more analytics nodes can be transmitted to the user issuing the analytic request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: The MITRE Corporation
    Inventors: Cj RIESER, Robyn J. Wade
  • MODULAR AR-TYPE SAFETY SELECTOR WITH LEVER MOUNTING PINS
    Publication number: 20250052531
    Abstract: A safety selector lever assembly may include a selector core comprising an elongated section having a curved and at least one angled face, a first and second extension positioned on opposing ends of the selector core, each comprising an extension aperture, and wherein the elongated section is positioned between the first and the second extensions, a plurality of levers, each comprising: a proximal and distal end, a recess for receiving one of the first and the second extension, a pin aperture, a pin, wherein at least a portion of the pin can pass through the first pin aperture and the extension aperture, and wherein rotation of the levers to a first position enables firing of the firearm and rotation to a second position precludes firing of the firearm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventor: Clinton Wade LYNCH
  • Thermal energy storage systems and methods
    Patent number: 12222137
    Abstract: Thermal energy storage systems and methods that include near-black body concentrated sunlight receivers disposed in thermal storage media for storing sunlight and extracting thermal energy for multiple end-use applications. The concentrated sunlight receivers are characterized by absorption of sunlight of at least 95%. The thermal energy storage systems are modular and transportable and can be scaled-up in capacity. Solar concentrators may be integrated with the thermal energy storage systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: SOL Energia Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Wade Burfitt, Dominique Claire Fourguette, David John Goorskey
  • Line-based chip card tamper detection
    Patent number: 12223507
    Abstract: A transaction device can implement a monitoring system to detect for tamper attempts at a chip card interface. The monitoring system can establish a baseline when no chip card is present in the chip card interface, or in some embodiments, when it is known that an authentic chip card is present in the slot. During subsequent evaluations of the chip card interface by the monitoring system, a response received by the monitoring system that deviates from the baseline can indicate that a tamper attempt at the chip card interface may have occurred. If a tamper attempt is determined by the monitoring system, a remedial or corrective action can be taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Block, Inc.
    Inventors: Afshin Rezayee, Malcolm Smith, Yue Yang, Jeremy Wade, Max Guise, Kamran Sharifi
  • Establishing fluidic connections between chromatography components
    Patent number: 12222339
    Abstract: A clamp assembly includes a rail extending along the length and configured to receive a first fluidic assembly, and a carriage movably attachable to the rail such that the carriage moves along the rail, the carriage configured to receive a second fluidic assembly, the carriage including an actuator and a stop mechanism. The stop mechanism is configured to selectively prevent and allow movement of the carriage relative to the rail. The stop mechanism is configured to be independently operable from the actuator assembly, and the actuator is configured: to move a chromatography column received by the clamp assembly relative to the rail to create a first fluid tight seal between the chromatography column and the first fluidic assembly, and move the second fluidic assembly relative to the carriage body to create a second fluid tight seal between the second fluidic assembly and the chromatography column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Waters Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Wade P. Leveille, Joseph D. Michienzi, Joseph D. Antocci, Jeffrey Musacchio
  • Gapped and/or subsegmented adaptive bitrate streams
    Patent number: 12225069
    Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing encoding or decoding of adaptive bitrate streams. In various embodiments, one or more first computing systems may divide a live media content stream into one or more segments, each segment might include a starting segment boundary and an ending segment boundary. The one or more first computing systems might encode the one or more segments into one or more primary adaptive bitrate streams. The one or more first computing systems might also divide the one or more segments of the live media content stream into one or more subsegments. Each subsegment might be less than a length of a corresponding segment of the one or more segments. The one or more first computing systems might the encode and/or a second computing system might decode the one or more subsegments into or from one or more secondary adaptive bitrate streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
    Inventors: Rajesh Mamidwar, Wade Wan, Bryant Tan, Xuemin Chen
  • Apparatus for operating the fork holder supports of a forklift
    Patent number: 12221332
    Abstract: An apparatus for operating the fork holder supports of forks of a manually or automatically driven forklift, including a first frame slidable within a vertical upright of said forklift. The first frame comprises connection means for a second frame, which supports the connection means, configured for allowing a rotation of the second frame with respect to the first frame, and first actuator means for rotating the second frame with respect to the first frame. The connection means include guiding means and sliding means, or a cam element, which allow a substantially vertical arrangement of the first actuator means within the apparatus; in addition, the first actuator means include at least one linear electric actuator of commercial type, or a trapezoidal screw actuator, or a worm screw actuator with recirculating ball nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: E80 GROUP S.P.A.
    Inventor: Peter Wade Cantrill
  • RUNTIME ASSURANCE SYSTEM FOR MANUAL AND AUTOMATED LANDINGS
    Publication number: 20250044810
    Abstract: A system may include at least one processor configured to: obtain data of an aircraft, the data including and/or associated a flight path vector (FPV) and/or a flight path predictor (FPP); obtain image sensor data output; identify features associated with a runway; determine that the identified features are indicative of the runway; determine a touch down zone on the runway; determine whether the FPV and/or the FPP is in the touch down zone when the aircraft is at a decision altitude and/or is predicted to be in the touch down zone when the aircraft will be at the decision altitude; and (i) output a notification to proceed with a landing procedure, (ii) perform an operation configured to cause the aircraft to proceed with the landing procedure, (iii) output a notification to perform a go-around procedure, and/or (iv) perform an operation configured to cause the aircraft to perform the go-around procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Eric N. Anderson, Wade T. Johnson, Weston J. Lahr, Richard M. Rademaker
  • ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE LOCKING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20250047035
    Abstract: A power distribution unit (PDU) includes a housing, a power input extended from the housing, and at least one electrical receptacle removably attached to the housing and configured to be electrically connected to the power input. The at least one electrical receptacle can include a base surface and an inner core extended from the base surface. The inner core can include an outer surface configured to mate with a first connector type. An outer wall can be positioned around the inner core, the outer wall including an inner surface configured to receive a connector type. The outer wall can include a first end and a second end each positioned on a common side. A locking mechanism can be extended between the first and second ends, the locking mechanism including a locking catch arm configured to pivot and engage with a shoulder of an electrical plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Preston E. Hennrich, Wade A. Much
  • RSV VACCINE
    Publication number: 20250041400
    Abstract: Provided herein is a vaccine against RSV. The vaccine comprises an mRNA encoding a stabilised prefusion RSV F protein immunogen linked to a scaffold based on lumazine synthase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Jason Paul LALIBERTE, Wade Stanton BLAIR, Cheyne KUROKAWA
  • SENSORY MODIFIERS FOR REDUCED SUGAR COCOA COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20250040564
    Abstract: A cocoa composition including cocoa liquor, cocoa powder, or combinations thereof, milk solids, milk solid alternatives, or combinations thereof, a sugar substitute, and a sensory modifier and with reduced bitterness, reduced cooked milk flavor, increased cocoa flavor, and/or increased cream flavor relative to an equivalent composition without the sensory modifier is described herein. The sensory modifier may include a dicaffeoylquinic acid or salt thereof; and one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of monocaffeoylquinic acids, monoferuloylquinic acids, diferuloylquinic acids, monocoumaroylquinic acids, dicoumaroylquinic acids, and salts thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Alexandra Jean FIEGEL, Daniel Scott GASPARD, Smaro Germann KOKKINIDOU, Rama Krishna SARANGAPANI, Wade Nolan SCHMELZER, Adam T. ZARTH
  • VEHICLE ROOF RACK WITH LIGHT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20250042338
    Abstract: A vehicle roof rack with a light assembly includes a main body, the light assembly, at least one first shielding member and at least one second shielding member. The main body includes at least one recession. The light assembly includes at least one light-emitting member disposed within the at least one recession. The at least one first shielding member is disposed on the main body and corresponds to the at least one light-emitting member. The at least one second shielding member is disposed on the main body and corresponds to the at least one first shielding member. At least a portion of light emitted from the at least one light-emitting member is projected outward through the at least one first shielding member and the at least one second shielding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventor: Wade CHI
  • Dispensing receptacle
    Patent number: D1061076
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: simplehuman, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Joseph Sandor, Myk Wayne Lum, Adam C. Wade
  • Dispensing receptacle
    Patent number: D1061258
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: simplehuman LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Joseph Sandor, Myk Wayne Lum, Adam C. Wade