Patents by Inventor Yan Leng

Yan Leng 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: 12203182
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a preparation method and application of a non-noble metal single atom catalyst, and belongs to the technical fields of chemistry, chemical engineering and material science. According to the disclosure, cheap raw materials and simple method are used to prepare the single atom catalyst. In essence, metal is anchored on light-absorbing carrier in a single atom form under irradiation to produce the single atom catalyst. In the disclosure, the non-noble metal single atom catalyst is prepared by using a photochemical synthetic route for the first time. The single atom catalyst synthesized in the disclosure is dispersed on the surface of photoactive substance. Using nickel single atom as a co-catalyst in photocatalytic water splitting to produce hydrogen, the cost is low and the catalytic efficiency is greatly improved compared with other types of non-noble metal modified composite photocatalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Jiangnan University
    Inventors: Yuming Dong, Guangli Wang, Pingping Jiang, Huizhen Zhang, Liang Jian, Ji Li, Yongfa Zhu, Chengsi Pan, Jinze Lv, Yan Leng, Pingbo Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220042184
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a preparation method and application of a non-noble metal single atom catalyst, and belongs to the technical fields of chemistry, chemical engineering and material science. According to the disclosure, cheap raw materials and simple method are used to prepare the single atom catalyst. In essence, metal is anchored on light-absorbing carrier in a single atom form under irradiation to produce the single atom catalyst. In the disclosure, the non-noble metal single atom catalyst is prepared by using a photochemical synthetic route for the first time. The single atom catalyst synthesized in the disclosure is dispersed on the surface of photoactive substance. Using nickel single atom as a co-catalyst in photocatalytic water splitting to produce hydrogen, the cost is low and the catalytic efficiency is greatly improved compared with other types of non-noble metal modified composite photocatalysts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Yuming DONG, Guangli WANG, Pingping JIANG, Huizhen ZHANG, Liang JIAN, Ji LI, Yongfa ZHU, Chengsi PAN, Jinze LV, Yan LENG, Pingbo ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10992541
    Abstract: In some implementations of this invention, the performance of a network of reinforcement learning agents is maximized by optimizing the communication topology between the agents for the communication of gradients, weights or rewards. For instance, a sparse Erdos-Renyi network may be employed, and network density may be selected in such a way as to maximize reachability and to minimize homogeneity. In some cases, a sparse network topology is employed for massively distributed learning, such as across entire fleets of autonomous vehicles or mobile phones that learn from each other instead of requiring a master to coordinate learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Dhaval Adjodah, Alex Paul Pentland, Esteban Moro, Yan Leng, Peter Krafft, Daniel Calacci, Abhimanyu Dubey
  • Publication number: 20200296002
    Abstract: In some implementations of this invention, the performance of a network of reinforcement learning agents is maximized by optimizing the communication topology between the agents for the communication of gradients, weights or rewards. For instance, a sparse Erdos-Renyi network may be employed, and network density may be selected in such a way as to maximize reachability and to minimize homogeneity. In some cases, a sparse network topology is employed for massively distributed learning, such as across entire fleets of autonomous vehicles or mobile phones that learn from each other instead of requiring a master to coordinate learning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Dhaval Adjodah, Alex Paul Pentland, Esteban Moro, Yan Leng, Peter Krafft, Daniel Calacci, Abhimanyu Dubey
  • Patent number: 10715395
    Abstract: In some implementations of this invention, the performance of a network of reinforcement learning agents is maximized by optimizing the communication topology between the agents for the communication of gradients, weights or rewards. For instance, a sparse Erdos-Renyi network may be employed, and network density may be selected in such a way as to maximize reachability and to minimize homogeneity. In some cases, a sparse network topology is employed for massively distributed learning, such as across entire fleets of autonomous vehicles or mobile phones that learn from each other instead of requiring a master to coordinate learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Dhaval Adjodah, Alex Paul Pentland, Esteban Moro, Yan Leng, Peter Krafft, Daniel Calacci, Abhimanyu Dubey
  • Publication number: 20190166005
    Abstract: In some implementations of this invention, the performance of a network of reinforcement learning agents is maximized by optimizing the communication topology between the agents for the communication of gradients, weights or rewards. For instance, a sparse Erdos-Renyi network may be employed, and network density may be selected in such a way as to maximize reachability and to minimize homogeneity. In some cases, a sparse network topology is employed for massively distributed learning, such as across entire fleets of autonomous vehicles or mobile phones that learn from each other instead of requiring a master to coordinate learning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Dhaval Adjodah, Alex Paul Pentland, Esteban Moro, Yan Leng, Peter Krafft, Daniel Calacci, Abhimanyu Dubey