Patents by Inventor Yi Zhou

Yi 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: 20220156944
    Abstract: A processor-implemented method with video processing includes: determining a first image feature of a first image of video data and a second image feature of a second image that is previous to the first image; determining a time-domain information fusion processing result by performing time-domain information fusion processing on the first image feature and the second image feature; and determining a panoptic segmentation result of the first image based on the time-domain information fusion processing result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hui ZHANG, Pingjun LI, Byung In YOO, Hana LEE, Yi ZHOU
  • Patent number: 11326229
    Abstract: Provided is a monatomic amorphous palladium, a method for preparing the same and use thereof. The method comprises a) loading a monatomic palladium powder on a silicon nitride substrate; b) heating the silicon nitride substrate loaded with the monatomic palladium powder obtained in a) up to a temperature of 800° C. to 1000° C. and keeping the temperature for at least 3 minutes; and c) cooling a system of palladium and silicon nitride obtained in b) to room temperature at an apparent cooling rate greater than 103° C./second, thus obtaining the monatomic amorphous palladium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SOUTH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA
    Inventors: Jiaqing He, Dongsheng He, Yi Huang, Yi Zhou
  • Publication number: 20220130919
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a display panel, a manufacturing method, a driving method and a display device. When the display panel needs to display a normal image, a pixel driving circuit and a first control circuit drive an organic light emitting diode to emit light. When the display panel needs to perform fingerprint detection of a finger, the pixel driving circuit and a second control circuit drive a micro light emitting diode to emit light, so that the light emitted by the micro light emitting diode can be received by a photoelectric converter after being reflected by the finger, the photoelectric converter can output a detection signal, and furthermore, fingerprint information of the finger can be determined according to the detection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Lizhen ZHANG, Sheng XU, Wei HE, Yi ZHOU, Qi YAO, Wusheng LI
  • Patent number: 11301091
    Abstract: A circuit includes a timer to count edges of a clock from an initial count value to a terminal count value and to output a timer signal responsive to the terminal count value being reached. A random number generator circuit generates a plurality of random number values. Each generated random number value is sequentially loaded into the timer as one of the initial count value or the terminal count value. A capacitive sensor circuit determines, responsive to receipt of a plurality of timer signals from the timer, a touch event of a capacitive touch sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ge Shen, Jun Zhang, Songhua Hu, Yi Zhou
  • Publication number: 20220093710
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and proposes a display panel, a preparation method thereof, and a display apparatus. The display panel includes an array substrate, a planarization layer group, and a plurality of sub-pixels. The array substrate includes a switch array formed by a plurality of switch units. The planarization layer group is provided on the array substrate, and nano-scale grooves are provided on the planarization layer group. The sub-pixels are provided on a side of the planarization layer group away from the array substrate. The sub-pixel includes a plurality of first electrodes, wherein the first electrode is connected to the switch unit of the array substrate, a nano-scale second gap is provided between two adjacent first electrodes, and an orthographic projection of the second gap on the array substrate is located within an orthographic projection of the groove on the array substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Shipei LI, Sheng XU, Wei HE, Ying ZHAO, Huili WU, Fang HE, Renquan GU, Lizhen ZHANG, Yi ZHOU, Wusheng LI, Qi YAO, Yang YUE
  • Patent number: 11280343
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the disclosure provide a bearing installation and fixation structure and a compressor. The bearing installation and fixation structure includes: a rotatable shaft (7); a bearing (6), provided on the rotatable shaft (7) in a sleeving manner; and an axial locating member, provided on the rotatable shaft (7) in a sleeving manner and including a fixing connecting section (1) and an axial locating section (2) that are integrated with each other; the fixing connecting section (1) is detachably fixed on the rotatable shaft (7); and the axial locating section (2) limits a position of the bearing (6) axially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignees: GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES (WUHAN) CO., LTD, GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAI
    Inventors: Nan Jiang, Zhiping Zhang, Ruixing Zhong, Caiyun Jiang, Yuhui Chen, Yi Zhou, Liandong Lei, Zengyue Liu, Jian Chen, Xinwang Ouyang
  • Publication number: 20220083904
    Abstract: A method, a computer system, and a computer program product are provided for federated learning enhanced with semantic learning. An aggregator may receive cluster information from distributed computing devices. The cluster information may relate to identified clusters in sample data of the distributed computing devices. The aggregator may integrate the cluster information to define classes. The integrating may include identifying any redundant clusters amongst the identified clusters. A number of the classes may correspond to a total number of the clusters from the distributed computing devices reduced by any redundant clusters. A deep learning model may be sent from the aggregator to the distributed computing devices. The deep learning model may include an output layer having nodes that may correspond to the defined classes. The aggregator may receive results of federated learning performed by the distributed computing devices. The federated learning may train the deep learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Vito Paolo Pastore, Yi Zhou, Nathalie Baracaldo Angel, Ali Anwar, Simone Bianco
  • Publication number: 20220083906
    Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a system of training a machine learning model using federated learning with extreme gradient boosting. The method includes computing an epsilon hyperparameter using training dataset sizes from a first party and a second party. The method also includes transmitting a machine learning model and the epsilon hyperparameter to the first party and the second party and receiving a first model update and a second model update from the first party and the second party respectively. The method further includes fusing the first model update and the second model update to produce a global histogram and determining at least one split candidate in a decision tree used by the machine learning model using the global histogram. The method also includes rebuilding the machine learning model by adding the split candidate to a decision tree of the machine learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Yuya Jeremy Ong, Yi Zhou, Nathalie Baracaldo Angel
  • Publication number: 20220057191
    Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for measuring a surface topography of a semiconductor structure are disclosed. In certain examples, a plurality of interference signals, each corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of positions on a surface of the semiconductor structure, are measured. Calibration signals, associated with a baseline region corresponding to a first category of a plurality of categories and a calibrated region corresponding to a second category of the plurality of categories, are measured. A surface height offset, associated with the baseline region and the calibrated region, is determined based on original surface heights and the calibration signals. The original surface heights are determined based on the plurality of interference signals corresponding to the baseline region and the calibrated region. The surface topography of the semiconductor structure is characterized based, at least in part, on the surface height offset and the original surface heights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Sicong Wang, Xiaoye Ding, Yi Zhou
  • Publication number: 20220050008
    Abstract: A method for calculating a temperature-dependent mid-span vertical displacement of a girder bridge includes: setting a joint rotation of a main girder at each support as an unknown quantity, and establishing an equation according to a bending moment equilibrium condition at the joint; then introducing a sequence to establish a quantitative relationship between each unknown quantity; substituting the relationship into the equation, to obtain an analytical formula for a rotation at each joint; establishing an analytical formula for a bending moment at each joint through a principle of superposition; and finally, establishing an analytical formula for a mid-span vertical displacement of each span girder through a principle of virtual work. This method provides an analytical formula with exact solutions for prismatic girder bridges which have equal side spans yet have any number of spans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: University of Science and Technology Beijing
    Inventor: Yi ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20220044464
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a source object presented in a source video is identified. Attribute information of the source object in respective frames of a sequence of source frames in the source video is identified. The attribute information represents an animation effect associated with the source object across the sequence of source frames. The attribute information is provided for use in reproducing the animation effect in a target video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: JIAN JUN WANG, Ting Chen, Shi Hui Gui, Li Yi Zhou, Jing Xia, Yidan Lei
  • Patent number: 11243067
    Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for measuring a surface topography of a semiconductor chip are disclosed. In an example, a method for measuring a surface topography of a semiconductor chip is disclosed. A plurality of interference signals each corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of positions on a surface of the semiconductor chip are received by at least one processor. The plurality of interference signals are transformed by the at least one processor into a plurality of spectrum signals each corresponding to the respective one of the positions on the surface of the semiconductor chip. The spectrum signals are classified by the at least one processor into a plurality of categories using a model. Each of the categories corresponds to a region having a same material on the surface of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sicong Wang, Xiaoye Ding, Yi Zhou
  • Publication number: 20220033184
    Abstract: A warehousing line, a warehousing management method and device may include: a storage device, provided with a plurality of storage locations, wherein each storage location is provided with a location sensor configured to determine storage information of the storage location; a first conveyor device, configured to convey items to or from the storage device, wherein the first conveyor device is provided with a first information collection element configured to collect information of each item on the first conveyor device; a first stacking device, configured to move the item from the first conveyor device to a corresponding storage location of the plurality of storage locations, or to move the item in one of the plurality of storage locations to the first conveyor device; and a warehousing management system in communication connection with the location sensors, the first information collection element and the first stacking device respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yi ZHOU, Hu YANG, Anbao ZHOU, Tao HUANG
  • Publication number: 20220031333
    Abstract: A left atrial appendage (LAA) occluder and an LAA occlusion system are disclosed. The LAA occluder enables an increased surgical success rate by allowing repeated good positioning, retrieval and release of the occluder and avoiding the problem of entanglement of the occluding stent during surgery. The LAA occluder includes an occluding stent, a proximal securing member a distal securing member. The occluding stent includes an occlusion structure and a traction structure. The delivery device includes a hollow push tube and a control shaft. The distal securing member can be driven by the control shaft to move toward the proximal securing member until a first distal end of the occlusion structure is in a collapsed configuration, where the distal securing member is blocked from further movement, avoiding the problem of entanglement arising from inward rolling of the occluding stent in the vent of human error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yi ZHOU, Haiyong HUANG, Shaoyang LIU, Yao YAO, Junfei LI
  • Publication number: 20220020864
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a thin film transistor, a method for manufacturing thereof, an array substrate and a display device. The method for manufacturing the thin film transistor includes: forming a nanowire active layer on one side of a base substrate; forming a conductive protective layer on one side of the nanowire active layer away from the base substrate; forming an insulating layer on one side of the protective layer away from the nanowire active layer; etching the insulating layer using a dry etching process to form a first via hole exposing a first region of the protective layer and a second via hole exposing a second region of the protective layer; and forming a source-drain layer on one side of the insulating layer away from the protective layer, wherein the source-drain layer includes a first electrode and a second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Lizhen ZHANG, Zhi Wang, Yi Zhou, Wei He, Sheng XU, Huili Wu, Fang He, Xuefei Zhao, Shipei Li, Renquan Gu, Wusheng Li, Qi Yao, Jaiil Ryu
  • Patent number: 11226407
    Abstract: A vehicle radar system (3) and related method including at least one transceiver arrangement (7) arranged to generate and transmit radar signals (4), and to receive reflected radar signals (5). The radar signals form a plurality of sensing sectors or sensing bins (8a-8g), that together form a transceiver coverage (9), For each sensing bin (8a-8g) the radar system (3) is arranged to obtain a target angle (?) and a target range (r) to possible target objects (10a-10j). The radar system (3) is further arranged to determine an unoccupied domain border (11) and a corresponding unoccupied domain (12) for the radar transceiver coverage (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: VEONEER SWEDEN AB
    Inventors: Ashish Manocha, Yi Zhou, Andreas Schmid, Martin Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20210373988
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a circuit detection method and a data detection circuit. The circuit detection method comprises: if a current time point reaches a preset detection time period, based on a data storage address of a detected module, reading a data to be detected corresponding to the detected module from a storage area corresponding to the data storage address; using a preset calculation method corresponding to the detected module to perform a calculation on the data to be detected to obtain a first calculation result; based on the first calculation result and a preset calculation result corresponding to the data storage address, determining a fault state of the detected module. The embodiments of the present disclosure can detect the storage circuit in a timely and accurate manner without data verification by adding hardware, thereby saving space occupied by the system and reducing power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: HORIZON (SHANGHAI) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yi ZHOU, Honghe TAN, Xiaoqiao CHEN, Chen SUN, Wenxing LI, Jing LI, Luyang ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11187244
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a reflux device blade and a compressor. The reflux device blade includes a blade main body, a hollow cavity is formed in the blade main body, and an air supplement hole is formed in the blade main body. When the hollow reflux device blade is adopted, the supplemental air entering the hollow cavity of the reflux device blade through an air supplement channel forms jet flow on a suction surface of the reflux device blade to blow off a low-speed low-energy area formed on the suction surface, so as to reduce the airflow mixing loss, prevent the intake distortion of a second-stage impeller, and improve the operation range of the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignees: Gree Electric Appliances (Wuhan) Co., Ltd., Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai
    Inventors: Zengyue Liu, Ruixing Zhong, Nan Jiang, Caiyun Jiang, Yuhui Chen, Yi Zhou, Liandong Lei, Xinwang Ouyang
  • Publication number: 20210365285
    Abstract: The present application discloses a voice data processing method, an apparatus, a device and a storage media. The specific implementation solution is: starting a microphone management thread to collect audio data acquired by a microphone in a process of a voice interactive application, and when the voice interactive application is in a non-wake-up state, starting a wake-up thread to perform wake-up processing on the voice interactive application according to the audio data, there is no need to request the microphone separately by a recognition engine which performs voice recognition on the audio data collected by the microphone management thread, thereby realizing the wake-up engine and the recognition engine in the same process. The wake-up engine and the recognition engine avoid a problem of losing part of data due to waiting for preparation of the microphone, and improve efficiency and accuracy of the voice interactive application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jingwei PENG, Shengyong ZUO, Yi ZHOU, Qie YIN
  • Publication number: 20210366966
    Abstract: A photosensitive sensor, a preparation method thereof, and an electronic device, wherein the photosensitive sensor includes a substrate, the substrate having a sensing area, a plurality of regularly arranged sensing units being provided in the sensing area, a shielding layer being provided on a side of the sensing units away from the substrate, the shielding layer covering the sensing area, a material of the shielding layer being a transparent conductive material, and the shielding layer being connected with a constant voltage signal terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Shipei LI, Lizhen ZHANG, Sheng XU, Wei HE, Huili WU, Xuefei ZHAO, Fang HE, Yi ZHOU, Ying ZHAO, Wusheng LI, Qi YAO