Patents by Inventor Xiang Zhou

Xiang Zhou 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: 20200056845
    Abstract: A vapor chamber water-filling section sealing structure. The vapor chamber water-filling section sealing structure includes a main body and a capillary structure. The main body has a first plate body and a second plate body, which are correspondingly mated with each other to together define an airtight chamber and a water-filling section. A flange is disposed along an outer periphery of the main body. The water-filling section has a water-filling notch and a water-filling passage. Two ends of the water-filling passage are respectively connected with the flange and the water-filling notch to communicate with the airtight chamber. A portion of the water-filling passage that is connected with the flange is pressed to have a height equal to the height of the flange or lower than the height of the flange. The capillary structure is disposed in the airtight chamber of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Xiao-Xiang Zhou, Jian Zhang, Han-Min Liu
  • Patent number: 10552521
    Abstract: Generating reports. Identifying user webpage interaction information and source webpage content. Determining a portion of the source code that corresponds to the user webpage interaction information. Determining interactions of the one or more interactions associated with each of a plurality of users. Determining a click path associated with each user. Determining a similarity score between a first and a second source webpage. Determining the similarity score exceeds a threshold value. Combining a portion of each click path associated with the first source webpage with a portion of each click path associated with the second source webpage. Merging a first portion of source code associated with the first source webpage with a second portion of source code associated with the second source webpage. Creating a three-dimensional representation that includes the combined portion of each click path associated with the first and the second webpage and the merged source code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jian Wen Chi, Wei Huang, Yang Liu, Xiang Zhou
  • Publication number: 20200037167
    Abstract: A frequency allocation method and device for an unauthorized frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Qimei CUI, Jiahui LIU, Xiang ZHOU, Xiaofeng TAO
  • Publication number: 20200036568
    Abstract: System for adjusting a reference constellation for demodulating an optical signal include a coherent electro-optical receiver configured to convert a received optical signal to a plurality of electrical signals, an array of analog-to-digital convertors configured to digitize the plurality of electrical signals, and processor logic. The processor logic is configured to process the digitized plurality of electrical signals using a reference constellation to yield a plurality of decoded signals and a signal quality measurement. The reference constellation includes an inphase component equal to an ideal inphase component plus an inphase offset and a quadrature component equal to an ideal quadrature component plus a quadrature offset. The processor logic is configured to determine an optimal inphase offset and optimal quadrature offset. The processor logic is configured to update the reference constellation using the optimal inphase offset and the optimal quadrature offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Hong Liu, Xiang Zhou
  • Patent number: 10536514
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for processing a retransmission request in distributed computing are disclosed. The method includes obtaining a retransmission request to be processed in distributed computing; determining a target copy partition corresponding to the retransmission request based on respective partition response time information of individual copy partitions; sending the retransmission request to the target copy partition. Compared with existing technologies, the present disclosure distinguishes each partition with one another based on a partition response time of the respective copy partition to determine a target copy partition corresponding to a retransmission request, thus selecting a copy with a better response time during retransmission, reducing a response time for the retransmission request and reducing an overall load of an associated cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventors: Yicong Huang, Chaoqun Zhan, Yue Pan, Xiang Zhou, Yujun Liao, Jiannan Ji
  • Patent number: 10528551
    Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing a distributed ledger as a blockchain cloud service are provided. The blockchain cloud service can include nodes of the distributed ledger and a REST proxy service component. The REST proxy service uses a service development kit for the distributed ledger to communicate with the distributed ledger, and can provide REST APIs for use by client applications to query through chaincodes, synchronously or asynchronously invoke transactions through the chaincodes, get transaction statuses, and get BCS proxy versions. The REST proxy service component can authenticate REST calls, and translate the REST calls into remote procedural calls, for use in interfacing with the distributed ledger. The REST proxy service component can further provide REST APIs that support the same functions which are provided by the BCS management console component, and provide a user interface for client applications to consume the BCS instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jared Li, Pierce Shi, Shi Xiang Zhou, Weiguo Zhu, Sheng Zhu, Shun Li, Jim Jin, Todd Little
  • Patent number: 10515032
    Abstract: A system includes a host processor (105) and a peripheral device (708). The host processor (105) is coupled to the peripheral device (708) by a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) compliant link. The peripheral device (708) can include logic circuitry to identify, based on an application using the device and the host processor (105), a read to write ratio utilized by the application; and provide the read to write ratio to the host processor (105). The host processor (105) comprising logic circuitry to send a command signal to a device in communication with the hardware processor across a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) compliant link, the command signal indicating a transmission (TX) lane to receive (RX) lane ratio, the TX lane to RX lane ratio corresponding to the read to write ratio identified by the peripheral device (708); and receive an indication that the device is capable of supporting asymmetric TX and RX ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Zhiming Li, Xingping Ruan, Xiao Hu, Terrence Trausch, Robert Pebly, Xiang Zhou, Jie Yan
  • Patent number: 10515815
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for passivating a fin field effect transistor (FinFET) semiconductor device and performing a gate etch using integrated atomic layer deposition (ALD) and etch processes are described herein. Methods include performing a partial gate etch, depositing a passivation layer on exposed surfaces of semiconductor fins and a gate layer by ALD, and performing a final gate etch to form one or more gate structures of the FinFET semiconductor device. The etch, deposition, and etch processes are performed in the same plasma chamber. The passivation layer is deposited on sidewalls of the gate layer to maintain a gate profile of the one or more gate structures during etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Xiang Zhou, Ganesh Upadhyaya, Yoshie Kimura, Weiye Zhu, Zhaohong Han, Seokhwan Lee, Noel Sun
  • Publication number: 20190383561
    Abstract: A vapor chamber water-filling section sealing structure. The vapor chamber water-filling section sealing structure includes a main body and a capillary structure. The main body has a first plate body and a second plate body, which are correspondingly mated with each other to together define an airtight chamber and a water-filling section. A flange is disposed along an outer periphery of the main body. The water-filling section has a water-filling notch and a water-filling passage. Two ends of the water-filling passage are respectively connected with the flange and the water-filling notch to communicate with the airtight chamber. A portion of the water-filling passage that is connected with the flange is pressed to have a height equal to the height of the flange or lower than the height of the flange. The capillary structure is disposed in the airtight chamber of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Xiao-Xiang Zhou, Jian Zhang, Han-Min Liu
  • Patent number: 10508868
    Abstract: A protection element for heat dissipation unit includes a main body and a protection element. The main body is divided into a working zone and a sealing zone. The sealing zone is located around an outer periphery of the working zone and is provided with a notch area, to which a fluid-adding and air-evacuating pipe is connected. The protection element is a ductile structure correspondingly arranged at the notch area to contact with the sealing zone of the main body and the pipe. With the arrangement of the protection element, the fluid-adding and air-evacuating pipe is protected against collision and impact and accordingly, the main body of the heat dissipation unit is protected against vacuum and working fluid leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han-Min Liu, Jian Zhang, Xiao-Xiang Zhou
  • Publication number: 20190366240
    Abstract: Disclosed are a defoaming device and a method of defoaming. The defoaming device includes a container having a side wall, a liquid flowing platform that is placed inside the container wherein the liquid flowing platform has a substantial same shape of the side wall and the liquid flowing platform and the side wall has a gap in between, and a solution inflow part attached to the container wherein the solution inflow part is used for allowing a liquid solution to enter the container; and a lifting apparatus attached to the container, where the lifting apparatus attaches to the liquid flowing platform inside the container, and the lifting apparatus is capable of driving the liquid flowing platform to move along the side wall of the container for defoaming the liquid solution when the liquid solution passes through the gap between the liquid flowing platform and the side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinxiang XUE, Xiang ZHOU
  • Patent number: 10496145
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods may include a first power source to output power at a first normal power level and a first peak power level and a second power source cooperating with the first power source to output power at a second normal power level and a second peak power level. A system peak power control unit may monitor workload power requirements and cause the first power source to output the first peak power level at a first time period and cause the second power source to output the second peak power level at a second time period, different from the first time period. The time periods may be contiguous or discontiguous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoguo Liang, Jun Zhang, Xiang Zhou, Hong W. Wong, Alexander B. Uan-Zo-Li
  • Patent number: 10486420
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device and method for detecting an ink droplet. The device includes a conveying means configured to convey an article to be printed to a printing position under a print head for ejecting the ink droplet; an imaging means configured to acquire an image of a printing area after the ink droplet is ejected on the printed area of the surface of the article by the print head; an analyzing means configured to acquire at least one geometric property of the ink droplet from the image and determine whether ink droplet abnormality has occurred based on the at least one geometric property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinxiang Xue, Zhongyuan Sun, Wenqi Liu, Xiang Zhou, Jingkai Ni
  • Patent number: 10484123
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer including a wavelength selective switch configured to filter wavelengths of an optical signal; and an optical equalizer, coupled to the wavelength selective switch, configured to equalize the optical signal to mitigate optical filtering effects caused by the wavelength selective switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventor: Xiang Zhou
  • Patent number: 10484230
    Abstract: System for adjusting a reference constellation for demodulating an optical signal include a coherent electro-optical receiver configured to convert a received optical signal to a plurality of electrical signals, an array of analog-to-digital convertors configured to digitize the plurality of electrical signals, and processor logic. The processor logic is configured to process the digitized plurality of electrical signals using a reference constellation to yield a plurality of decoded signals and a signal quality measurement. The reference constellation includes an inphase component equal to an ideal inphase component plus an inphase offset and a quadrature component equal to an ideal quadrature component plus a quadrature offset. The processor logic is configured to determine an optimal inphase offset and optimal quadrature offset. The processor logic is configured to update the reference constellation using the optimal inphase offset and the optimal quadrature offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Hong Liu, Xiang Zhou
  • Patent number: 10462782
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to wireless communication equipment and a wireless communication method. According to the wireless communication equipment for a base station side in an embodiment, the wireless communication equipment comprises one or multiple processors, and the one or multiple processors are configured to: determine to-be-transmitted communication content of a user equipment for a base station on a target unauthorized frequency band and estimate a transmission progress; and generate indicating information about the transmission progress, and add the indicating information into a communication frame of the user equipment for transmitting the indicating information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Qimei Cui, Xiaofeng Tao, Xiang Zhou, Jiahui Liu, Ningyu Chen
  • Patent number: 10455427
    Abstract: A frequency allocation method and device for an unauthorized frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Qimei Cui, Jiahui Liu, Xiang Zhou, Xiaofeng Tao
  • Patent number: 10423462
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for dynamically allocating data to multiple nodes. The method includes determining the usage of multiple buffers and the capability factors of multiple servers. Data is then allocated to multiple buffers associated with multiple active servers, based on the determined usage and capability factors, in order to keep the processing load on the multiple servers balanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mi W. Shum, DongJie Wei, Samuel H. K. Wong, Xin Ying Yang, Xiang Zhou
  • Patent number: 10383749
    Abstract: Stents and method of inserting a stent into a delivery catheter are disclosed. In a disclosed embodiment, a stent for redirecting blood flow away from an aneurysmal sac is provided. The stent comprises an elongate frame that is radially contractable from a fully radially expanded state to a radially contracted state in a process involving elongation of the frame, wherein: the fully radially expanded state represents the state of the frame at body temperature when no external force is applied to the frame; in the radially contracted state the frame has a maximum lateral dimension that is at least 30% smaller than the maximum lateral dimension of the frame in the fully radially expanded state; and the frame comprises a low porosity region for positioning at the opening to the aneurysmal sac, the low porosity region having a porosity of less than 50% when the frame is in the fully radially expanded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Oxford University Innovation Limited
    Inventors: Xiang Zhou, Zhong You, James Byrne
  • Publication number: 20190247964
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a vapor chamber water-filling section sealing structure. The vapor chamber water-filling section sealing structure includes a main body and a capillary structure. The main body has a first plate body and a second plate body, which are correspondingly mated with each other to together define an airtight chamber and a water-filling section. A flange is disposed along an outer periphery of the main body. The water-filling section has a water-filling notch and a water-filling passage. Two ends of the water-filling passage are respectively connected with the flange and the water-filling notch to communicate with the airtight chamber. A portion of the water-filling passage that is connected with the flange is pressed to have a height equal to the height of the flange or lower than the height of the flange. The capillary structure is disposed in the airtight chamber of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Xiao-Xiang Zhou, Jian Zhang, Han-Min Liu