Patents by Inventor Yiming Liu

Yiming Liu 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: 20240117714
    Abstract: A method of increasing crude oil production by CO2 storage in an aquifer and dumpflooding includes the following steps. Wells are drilled in an aquifer in an oil-bearing basin for large-scale CO2 storage. A low-production and low-efficiency well in an oil-bearing stratum away from the CO2 storage injection well is selected as an artesian injection well. Formation water in the aquifer with increasing pressure is controlled and guided into the oil-bearing stratum to realize oil displacement by dumpflooding in the oil-bearing stratum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Xianmin ZHANG, Qihong FENG, Chen LIU, Kuankuan WU, Zangyuan WU, Yiming ZHANG, Weina LIU, Jianwei GU
  • Patent number: 11949856
    Abstract: A method of controlling intra prediction for decoding or encoding of a video sequence, is performed by at least one processor and includes obtaining intra prediction modes including directional modes respectively corresponding to angular prediction directions, a first amount of one or more of the directional modes being excluded from the intra prediction modes based on a second amount of the intra prediction modes and a third amount of most probable modes (MPMs). The method further includes selecting, as the MPMs, two or more of the intra prediction modes from which the one or more of the directional modes are excluded, and selecting, for decoding the video sequence, one of the intra prediction modes from which the one or more of the directional modes are excluded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Xiaozhong Xu, Shan Liu, Yiming Li, Zhenzhong Chen
  • Patent number: 11949853
    Abstract: A data decoding method, performed by a computer device, is provided. The data decoding method includes obtaining coded data corresponding to a current to-be-decoded unit, obtaining a coding mode restriction type corresponding to the current to-be-decoded unit by decoding the coded data, determining a candidate coding mode set corresponding to the current to-be-decoded unit according to the coding mode restriction type, the candidate coding mode set comprising a block copy intra-frame coding mode, selecting a target coding mode from the candidate coding mode set, and decoding the current to-be-decoded unit according to the target coding mode, thereby obtaining corresponding decoded data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LTD
    Inventors: Yiming Li, Xiaozhong Xu, Ye Hu, Shan Liu, Zhenzhong Chen
  • Patent number: 11949862
    Abstract: An apparatus for video decoding includes receiving and processing circuitry. The circuitry is configured to receive a bitstream including a syntax element associated with a parent coding unit (CU) in a picture indicating the parent CU is partitioned into a predefined set of child CUs without performing a recursive tree-structure-based partitioning, and process the child CUs according to the indication of the syntax element to reconstruct the picture. In an embodiment, at least two subdivisions need to be performed when the parent CU is partitioned using the recursive tree-structure-based partitioning in order to obtain the same set of child CUs. In an embodiment, at least one of the child CUs has a size larger than a minimum allowed CU size for partitioning the parent CU and includes no syntax element to indicate whether the at least one of the child CUs is to be further subdivided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Shan Liu, Zhenzhong Chen, Sijia Chen, Yiming Li
  • Publication number: 20240102509
    Abstract: A graduated cylinder is provided in this invention that can stand securely and releasably in an upright position to prevent the cylinder from being toppled over. By securing the graduated cylinder when needed, both the hazards from glass breakage and chemical spills can be prevented. By providing mechanisms for releasing the graduated cylinder when needed, it can be moved or transported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: Wesley Yiming Liu
  • Publication number: 20240105351
    Abstract: A method for measuring drop time of a control rod cluster integrated with a rod position measurement device is provided, wherein the method is used to measure the drop time of each control rod cluster, and includes: Si, monitoring a voltage Ua of coils in Group A to capture a rod cluster drop signal; S2, searching a point (tmax, Vmax) with a maximum drop speed or with a local maximum drop speed; S3, retroactively calculating, from tmax, an end of a time period T4 when the control rod cluster starts to drop; S4, retroactively searching, from a minimum value point of a drop reference signal DROPref, a start of the time period T4 when the drop reference signal DROPref drops from a maximum value to 33% thereof; and S5, determining, from tmax forward, a time point t6 when a drop speed of the control rod cluster is lower than 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: NUCLEAR POWER OPERATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE (NPRI)
    Inventors: Zhengke CHANG, Minghui ZHANG, Yuan HUANG, Ye TIAN, Shaohua XU, Xinxin LIU, Weijian ZHU, Yiming MA, Shengfeng XU, Bo CHAO, Ning TAO, Zihua YANG, Desong LANG, Qichao WANG
  • Publication number: 20240098902
    Abstract: Disclosed are a thermoforming device and method for a flexible printed circuit board. The thermoforming device may include: a first forming mechanism provided with a first forming portion, the first forming portion being configured to carry the flexible printed circuit board to be processed; a second forming mechanism provided with a second forming portion which matches with the first forming portion, at least one of the first forming portion or the second forming portion is provided with a corresponding heating module configured for heat treatment of the flexible printed circuit board; a first driving mechanism configured to drive the first forming mechanism and the second forming mechanism to be displaced relative to each other in a first direction; a second driving mechanism configured to drive the second forming mechanism and the first forming mechanism to be displaced relative to each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Da CHEN, Fengying WANG, Yiming LI, Fugang NIE, Zhe LIU, Feng WANG, Yichuo SHI
  • Publication number: 20240076764
    Abstract: All example composition may include a plurality of grains including an iron nitride phase. The plurality of grains may have an average wain size between about 10 nm and about 200 nm. An example technique may include treating a composition including a plurality of grains including au iron-based phase to adjust an average grain size of the plurality of grains to between about 20 nm and about 100 ma. The example technique may include nitriding the plurality of grains to form or grow an iron nitride phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Jian-Ping WANG, YanFeng JIANG, Md MEHEDI, Yiming WU, Bin MA, Jinming LIU, Delin ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11845100
    Abstract: The electrospray device comprises a sprayer comprising a sprayer body and nozzle, and a partition positioned vertically and coaxially with the sprayer. The sprayer body is provided with a swirl generator for generating a swirling air stream, and a power supply connected between the nozzle and the partition, to apply voltage to the nozzle and the partition. The electrospray device may be part of a fluidized bed apparatus comprising a product container, a lower plenum base, an air distribution plate resided therebetween. When the power supply applies voltage in opposite polarities to the nozzle and the partition, the fluidized bed apparatus is used for coating particles; and when the power supply applies voltage of the same, the fluidized bed apparatus is used for spray-drying a solution. The electrospray device uses an electromagnetic hydrodynamic method to improve the performance of the fluidized bed apparatus and optimize the process of product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Tianjin Cenax Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yiming Liu, Huifen Lu, Fei Liu, Yitao Liu, Min Chen
  • Publication number: 20230363350
    Abstract: The present invention is a pet cage having an upper cage member and a lower base member. The lower base member has a bottom that is partially cut out. An exchangeable plate or tray is provided and adapted to engage with the opening in the bottom of the lower base member. When an exchangeable plate or tray with access points, such as through-holes, are used, the pet can graze on fresh grass in a safe environment. When an exchangeable plate or tray without access points are used, the cage is restored to a conventional cage with closed bottom surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Stanley Yifei Liu, Wesley Yiming Liu, Zhiqiang Liu
  • Publication number: 20230341718
    Abstract: Provided is a display module, including: a back panel including a bottom board and a side frame disposed on the bottom board; a display assembly at least partially located in an accommodation space enclosed by the side frame and the bottom board; a cover board located on a side of the display assembly away from the bottom board and supported by the side frame; and a bonding layer bonding the cover board to the side frame. The side frame is detachably coupled to the bottom board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicants: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rui HAN, Wei HUANG, Yue ZHAI, Yiming LIU, Qing MA, Zhipeng ZHANG, Zeyuan TONG, Dong CUI, Wenyang LI, Zan ZHANG, Shouyang LENG, Weining CHI, Fengping WANG, Rui TAN
  • Publication number: 20230305628
    Abstract: A bilayer vibrotactile actuator adapted to provide a vibrational force. The bilayer vibrotactile actuator contains two metal coil layers separated from each other; and a magnet adapted to vibrate as a mass. Each of the two metal coil layers is adapted to be connected to an external power supply to generate an electromagnetic field, causing the magnet to vibrate. A wearable haptic feedback device containing the bilayer vibrotactile actuator is also disclosed. With two metal coil layers effecting on the magnet, the bilayer vibrotactile actuator can generate a more powerful overall magnetic field providing an enhanced haptic sensation to users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Xinge Yu, Yiming Liu, Wooyoung Park
  • Publication number: 20230293845
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermo-controlled smell generating device with an active cooling mechanism to allow a user thereof to control on/off of the device in a relatively short response time absent any temperature fluctuations even after a significant number of heating and cooling cycles. The present invention is ideal for generating olfaction in highly interactive or fast-changing environments such as virtual immersive environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Xinge YU, Yiming LIU, Chun Ki YIU, Rui SHI
  • Patent number: 11716542
    Abstract: An adaptive filter system and a method for controlling the adaptive filter system are described herein. The system can includes one or more filters to attenuate incoming light. The one or more filters can be moved by one or more actuators. The method can capture image data from an imaging device through the one or more filters. Information can be determined from the captured image data. The one or more filters can be moved to a position for capturing image data based on the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Pony AI Inc.
    Inventors: Kai Chen, Jun Peng, Tiancheng Lou, Xiang Yu, Zhuo Zhang, Hao Song, Sinan Xiao, Yiming Liu, Tianyi Li
  • Patent number: 11697428
    Abstract: A method for three-dimensional modeling. The method may include: acquiring coordinate points of obstacles in a surrounding environment of an autonomous driving vehicle in a vehicle coordinate system; determining a position of eyes of a passenger in the autonomous driving vehicle, and establishing an eye coordinate system using the position of the eyes as a coordinate origin; converting the coordinate points of the obstacles in the vehicle coordinate system to coordinate points in the eye coordinate system, and determining a visualization distance between the obstacles in the surrounding environment based on an observation angle of the eyes; and performing three-dimensional modeling of the surrounding environment, based on visualization distance between the coordinate points of the obstacles in the eye coordinate system and the obstacles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: APOLLO INTELLIGENT DRIVING TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yiming Liu
  • Publication number: 20230172543
    Abstract: A garment to be worn directly on the upper body of a person is formed from fabric and includes a flexible printed circuit board and a number of mounting points for electrocardiogram (ECG) electrodes to which ECG electrodes can be releasably attached. For each mounting point, a wire is embedded in the fabric. Each of the wires can electrically connect an ECG electrode attached to the respective mounting point to the flexible printed circuit board. The flexible printed circuit board includes processing circuitry configured for evaluating signals received via the wires from ECG electrodes attached to the mounting points to obtain results and further configured for transmitting the results to an external receiver. A system can include a garment and an external receiver in the form of a mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Yuan-Ting ZHANG, Xinge YU, Yiming LIU, Jingkun ZHOU, Sina KHAZAEE NEJAD
  • Publication number: 20230159360
    Abstract: An electroactive bio-carrier module and a sewage treatment device using same are provided, which relate to the field of bioelectrochemistry and sewage treatment. The electroactive bio-carrier module is composed of an anode module and a cathode module made of a conductive material. The anode module is formed by connecting carbon fiber brushes in series and is of a vertically ring type structure; the cathode module is formed by connecting stainless steel meshes in series; the stainless steel meshes are in a folded horizontal stacked design; the anode and cathode modules are connected through an external lead wire to form a circuit. Surfaces of the anode and cathode modules can both enrich microorganisms, biofilms are formed on the surfaces. The electrode module is arranged in an up-flow type sewage treatment device and is used as an electroactive bio-carrier, to form a hybrid sewage treatment device with a built-in electroactive bio-carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: Beijing University of Technology
    Inventors: Dan CUI, Kewen WANG, Yiming LIU, Aihong CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230135555
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a stretchable and flexible sweat-activated graphene-coated Ni foam-based Mg—O2 battery capable of powering an intelligent and flexible electronics for health monitoring purposes with different biosensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Xinge YU, Xingcan HUANG, Yiming LIU
  • Patent number: 11630827
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for recommending a chart, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method may include: generating an input vector of at least one input field relative to each chart based on the at least one input field obtained in advance; calculating a similarity of the input vector and a predetermined feature vector corresponding to each chart; obtaining a target chart corresponding to the at least one input field based on the similarity between the input vector and the predetermined feature vector corresponding to each chart; and sending the target chart to a terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yiming Liu, Jun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230094068
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an ultrathin, flexible, and tattoo-like triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) with a well-designed aesthetic pattern. The tattoo-like TENG as an energy harvester can provide not only an aesthetic pattern, but also various practical applications. With the rising acceptance of people towards the tattoo, the tattoo-like TENG offers an alternative tattoo-like epidermal electronics covering traditional tattoo's advantages and further carries out other potential applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Xinge Yu, Yiming LIU, Tsz Hung WONG