Patents by Inventor Yang Zhao

Yang Zhao 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: 20240218626
    Abstract: A device and method for health diagnosis of subgrade service performance, including: a loading device, which applies a load to a road; a data acquisition device, which collects stress and vertical displacement generated by a pavement layer when a load is applied; a data analysis device, that performs a frequency spectrum analysis on a vertical displacement signal to obtain a propagation speed of a Rayleigh wave of a pavement layer and a thickness of the pavement layer, and thereby obtains an elastic modulus of the pavement layer; inputting the stress, vertical displacement, elastic modulus and thickness of pavement layer into a trained subgrade soil modulus calculation model to obtain an elastic modulus of subgrade soil; and obtaining a dynamic deformation value of the subgrade under a standard load, and evaluating a health state of the subgrade according to the dynamic deformation value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: INSTITUTE OF ROCK AND SOIL MECHANICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Zheng LU, Chuxuan TANG, Hailin YAO, Jie LIU, Yongxiang ZHAN, Xingwen LUO, Mingliang YANG, Yang ZHAO
  • Patent number: 12022054
    Abstract: A volumetric display may include a two-dimensional display; a varifocal optical system configured to receive image light from the two-dimensional display and focus the image light; and at least one processor configured to: control the two-dimensional display to cause a plurality of sub-frames associated with an image frame to be displayed by the display, wherein each sub-frame of the plurality of sub-frames includes a corresponding portion of image data associated with the image frame; and control the varifocal optical system to a corresponding focal state for each respective sub-frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Afsoon Jamali, Yang Zhao, Wai Sze Tiffany Lam, Lu Lu, Douglas Robert Lanman
  • Patent number: 12020101
    Abstract: Disclosed are a control method for electronic price tags, an electronic price tag and an electronic price tag system. The control method comprises: receiving at least one first service instruction by a wireless communication module, and receiving at least one second service instruction by a short-distance communication module; and performing, by a fusion processing module, fusion processing on the at least one first service instruction and the at least one second service instruction, which are of a same service type and have an effective duration overlap therebetween, to enable a response module to respond synchronously according to control parameters obtained after fusion processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Inventors: Shiguo Hou, Jianguo Zhao, Yang Zhao, Qi Jiang, Yujing Wang, Min Liang, Yaping Ji
  • Publication number: 20240200321
    Abstract: A long-span corridor comprising two sets of floor cantilevered inclined trusses combined with suspension cable bearing is provided, including floor cantilevered inclined trusses, floor double-arch trusses, radial circumferential connecting structures, V-shaped support structures, corridor truss structures and suspension cable bearing structures; two trapezoidal tapering planar inclined trusses of each set of floor cantilevered inclined trusses are connected to each other through a combination of the floor double-arch trusses and through the radial circumferential connecting structures to form a single-set system; and the corridor truss structures are arranged between the two single-set systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Zhen WANG, Haochuan QU, Jun YE, Junting CHENG, Yang ZHAO, Chao DING
  • Patent number: 12014801
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to the field of semiconductors, and provide a word line driver array and a memory. The word line driver array at least includes: a first transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor and a second transistor arranged sequentially, as well as a fourth word line, a first word line, a second word line and a third word line parallel to each other, wherein the fourth word line is connected to a drain of the fourth transistor, the first word line is connected to a drain of the first transistor, the second word line is connected to a drain of the second transistor, and the third word line is connected to a drain of the third transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Changxin Memory Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yang Zhao, Jaeyong Cha
  • Publication number: 20240189629
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to techniques for facilitating personalized neuromodulation treatment protocols. In one embodiment, a predetermined treatment position of an energy application device is used to guide future treatments for the patient. In one embodiment, a position of the energy application device relative to the predetermined treatment position is determined. In one embodiment, a total dose of ultrasound energy applied to the region of interest is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Puleo, Yang Zhao, Kirk Dennis Wallace, Ying Fan, Jeffrey Michael Ashe, David Andrew Shoudy
  • Publication number: 20240181707
    Abstract: A method for optimizing design and manufacture of a self-supporting structure based on multi-axis 3D printing are provided, which comprises the following steps: using a structural topology optimization method based on an SIMP model to achieve the optimal configuration design of a complex structure, converting an image into a binary image, and post-processing the result of topology optimization; determining an overhanging angle of a structure boundary, and determining the printing direction of different printing partitions according to the classification; performing integrated optimization of angle constraints; extracting structural information, establishing a 3D solid model, and then partitioning and slicing the model, and generating a printing path for self-supporting multi-axis 3D printing manufacturing. The present disclosure has the beneficial effects that the self-supporting structure is generated in the optimization process, no additional support is needed in the printing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicants: HANGZHOU CITY UNIVERSITY, ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhen WANG, Jun YE, Yang ZHAO, Hongjia LU, Qichen GUO, Huiping TANG, Guan QUAN, Zhi DING
  • Publication number: 20240181714
    Abstract: An integrated optimal designing and manufacturing method involving structure layout, geometry and 3D printing is provided, the method includes: building a minimum connection base structure, establishing a layout optimization model after screening out components that violate an overhang angle constraint, adding all components to the layout optimization model in batches; considering a manufacturing constraint about an overhang angle of each component, merging the components and fusing nodes in a layout by iterative optimization, and processing crossed components; extracting structure information, building a 3D solid model, and then slicing the solid model and generating a printing path for 3D printing. Considering the overhang angle constraint of the components in the printing manufacturing, the self-supporting structure is generated optimally, and no additional support is needed in the printing process; the structure is normalized by multiple iterations of component fusion and node movement processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Zhen Wang, Jun Ye, Yang Zhao, Hongjia Lu, Xiaoyang Lin, Boqing Gao, Huiping Tang, Guan Quan
  • Patent number: 11992815
    Abstract: Present invention relates to a thin film composite membrane wherein a thin selective layer, having incorporated amphiphilic vesicles, is supported by a microporous substrate. A process of preparing the thin film composite membrane and its use are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chuyang Tang, Changquan Qiu, Yang Zhao, Wenming Shen, Ardcharaporn Vararattanavech, Rong Wang, Xiao Hu, Jaume Torres, Anthony Fane, Claus Helix-Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20240152708
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a map information acquisition method and a map acquisition apparatus and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The method comprises: acquiring and constructing, by a map acquisition apparatus, map data, and acquiring, by the map acquisition apparatus, shelf identity information of each of shelves, wherein the shelf identity information is in one-to-one correspondence with the shelves, wherein the map acquisition apparatus comprises: a shopping cart component provided with a map construction system and a radio frequency identification reader; and marking, by the map acquisition apparatus, the map data according to each of the shelf identity information, and generating, by the map acquisition apparatus, map information marked with multiple pieces of shelf identity information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Shiguo HOU, Min LIANG, Jun CHEN, Qi JIANG, Yang ZHAO
  • Patent number: 11970430
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the co-production of 1,1-difluoroethane and vinyl chloride, including: (a) vaporizing dichloroethane and hydrogen fluoride, and delivering the vaporized dichloroethane and hydrogen fluoride into a reactor for a catalytic reaction under the action of a catalyst to obtain a reaction product; (b) delivering the reaction product into a first rectifying tower for separation to obtain an overhead product from the first rectifying tower and a bottom product from the first rectifying tower; (c) delivering the overhead product from the first rectifying tower into a second rectifying tower for separation to obtain hydrogen chloride and a bottom product from the second rectifying tower; (d) delivering the bottom product from the second rectifying tower into a purifying tower for purification to obtain an overhead product from the purifying tower; (e) simultaneously delivering the overhead product from the purifying tower and a saturated organic solvent into a third rectifying
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Zhejiang Quhua Fluor-Chemistry Co Ltd
    Inventors: Huimei Yu, Jiangyong Hong, Bo Yang, Yang Zhao, Yan Zhang, Linhui Li, Yawen Ren
  • Patent number: 11966806
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a commodity positioning method and apparatus, a device and a storage medium. The method comprises: acquiring map information marked with multiple pieces of shelf identity information, wherein the multiple pieces of shelf identity information are in one-to-one correspondence with shelves; acquiring shelf image information corresponding to the shelf identity information; identifying, according to the shelf image information, a commodity corresponding to each of electronic price label apparatuses on a corresponding shelf and a first positional relationship between each of the electronic price label apparatuses and the corresponding shelf; generating location information of each of the commodities according to the first positional relationship and the map information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: HANSHOW TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shiguo Hou, Min Liang, Jun Chen, Qi Jiang, Yang Zhao
  • Patent number: 11961291
    Abstract: The subject technology provides visual search systems and methods that can be used to efficiently perform visual searches on an electronic device. The subject technology provides systems and methods for presenting one or more visual indicators corresponding to the searchable portions of digital content. A visual search may include identifying, at an electronic device, an element of interest in an image. A visual indicator for the element of interest may be overlaid on the image at a location corresponding to the element of interest. The visual indicator may be selectable to cause a display of information associated with the element of interest responsive to the selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lukas A. Bossard, Matthias Dantone, Pulah J. Shah, Wentao Wu, Yang Zhao
  • Patent number: 11961423
    Abstract: An electronic shelf label positioning system, an electronic shelf label and a guide rail. The electronic shelf label positioning system includes the electronic shelf label, the guide rail, a PDA and a background server. The electronic shelf label includes a main control SoC, a card reader IC, a screen and a power supply device. The main control SoC is configured to control the screen display and to communicate with an AP. The power supply device is configured to supply power to the electronic shelf label. The guide rail includes a guide rail identification area and a label area. The label area is installed with a plurality of wireless labels each having a unique non-repeated ID number. The guide rail identification area is installed with an identity recognition device, which includes a guide rail ID consisting of the ID numbers of the wireless labels sequentially arranged and summarized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: HANSHOW TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shiguo Hou, Jianguo Zhao, Min Liang, Le Zhuo, Sheng Yi, Yang Zhao, Yanwei Wang, Linjiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20240119239
    Abstract: Methods and systems for sentence acceptability judgment. A word frequency distribution for a predetermined textual data set is obtained. A replacement rate is determined based on an obtained word frequency distribution for a predetermined textual data set and every occurrence of a word having a frequency lower than the replacement rate is replaced in text of a training data set with a corresponding tag to generate revised text of the training data set (the training data set comprising at least a portion of the predetermined textual data set). A plurality of language models are trained with the revised text and a best performing trained language model of the plurality of trained language models is selected. An acceptability of each sentence of a plurality of candidate sentences is rated using the selected trained language model and a best sentence of the plurality of candidate sentences is selected based on the ratings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Yang Zhao, Issei Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20240121844
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a method including: in a process of handing over a terminal side device, a source access network side device of the terminal side device and a target access network side device interacts with time division multiplexing (TDM) pattern configuration or uplink power configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Wenjie PENG, Guanchen LI, Yang ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20240114861
    Abstract: The present application discloses a semi-dominant molecular marker related to maize dwarf and an application thereof, and relates to the technical field of maize molecular breeding. The molecular marker related to the maize dwarf is caused by a non-synonymous mutation from G to A in a maize gene Zm00001d013465, and the molecular marker is a nucleotide sequence composed of the non-synonymous mutation site and its upstream and downstream bases. The present application identifies a dwarf mutant, coded as E5779, from an EMS mutation population with maize B73 as the genetic background. By genome resequencing and Mutmap mapping, it is found that the mutant is caused by the non-synonymous mutation from G to A in the gene Zm00001d013465. The molecular marker is developed based on this, and the analysis and utilization of E5779 are helpful to improve the maize plant height and density-tolerant breeding, it has an important breeding application potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Yang Zhao, Qing Ma, Xiaoduo Lu, Yixiao Wang, Hongying Wu
  • Patent number: 11954210
    Abstract: A hierarchical health index evaluation method for an intelligent substation includes: obtaining a basic health index of a device based on static information and dynamic information of the device; obtaining a device correlation based on a communication connection relationship between the device and another device, and correcting the basic health index of the device based on the device correlation to obtain a health index of the device; obtaining a layer-based health index of a layer based on a device health index and a device importance weight of the layer; obtaining a whole-station health index of an intelligent substation based on a layer-based health index of each layer and a sum of device importance weights of each layer; and regulating the intelligent substation based on a health index of each device in the intelligent substation, the layer-based health index of each layer, and the whole-station health index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: State Grid Shandong Electric Power Research Institute, State Grid Corporation of China
    Inventors: Wenting Wang, Zheng Xu, Xin Liu, Yujie Geng, Qigui Nie, Lin Lin, Jing Liu, Guodong Lv, Yang Zhao, Tiancheng Ren, Xiaohong Zhao
  • Patent number: 11948236
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and apparatus for generating animation. An implementation of the method may include: processing a to-be-processed material to generate a normalized text; analyzing the normalized text to generate a Chinese pinyin sequence of the normalized text; generating a reference audio based on the to-be-processed material; and obtaining a animation of facial expressions corresponding to the timing sequence of the reference audio based on the Chinese pinyin sequence and the reference audio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shaoxiong Yang, Yang Zhao, Chen Zhao
  • Patent number: D1031047
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaolun Qian, Chuanlong Ma, Yang Zhao, Zesheng Xi