Patents by Inventor Yuan Zhang

Yuan Zhang 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: 20250115728
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for preparing a polyurethane foam using an extract of cotton spinning black liquor, including the following steps: step (1): extracting biomass in cotton spinning black liquor by acid precipitation to obtain the extract of cotton spinning black liquor; step (2): pretreating the extract of cotton spinning black liquor, and uniformly mixing the pretreated extract of cotton spinning black liquor with a polyether polyol to obtain a mixed raw material; and step (3): preparing the polyurethane foam from the mixed raw material, dibutyltin dilaurate, distilled water, a foam stabilizer, aluminum hypophosphite and an isocyanate by one-step foaming. The present disclosure can solve the problems of high treatment cost and low utilization rate of the existing cotton spinning black liquor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Jianbo Zhao, Xiumin Li, Cuiping Yang, Xuejiao Wang, Yuan Zhang, Chunhui Shi, Lili Huang
  • Patent number: 12272363
    Abstract: A method includes receiving training data that includes unspoken text utterances, un-transcribed non-synthetic speech utterances, and transcribed non-synthetic speech utterances. Each unspoken text utterance is not paired with any corresponding spoken utterance of non-synthetic speech. Each un-transcribed non-synthetic speech utterance is not paired with a corresponding transcription. Each transcribed non-synthetic speech utterance is paired with a corresponding transcription. The method also includes generating a corresponding synthetic speech representation for each unspoken textual utterance of the received training data using a text-to-speech model. The method also includes pre-training an audio encoder on the synthetic speech representations generated for the unspoken textual utterances, the un-transcribed non-synthetic speech utterances, and the transcribed non-synthetic speech utterances to teach the audio encoder to jointly learn shared speech and text representations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Rosenberg, Zhehuai Chen, Bhuvana Ramabhadran, Pedro J. Moreno Mengibar, Yuan Wang, Yu Zhang
  • Patent number: 12272082
    Abstract: The disclosed method includes acquiring sample models and marking sample feature points; selecting target feature points and regional points on bones; transforming the target feature points and the regional points, and registering the target feature points with the sample feature points; formulating a strategy for assigning impact factors to the sample models, linearly combining all sample models to construct an initial model, and determining initial feature points corresponding to the target feature points in the initial model; adjusting the strategy according to the distance between initial feature points and the target feature points, selecting the strategy corresponding to the minimum distance as an optimal strategy, and determining an optimal initial model; determining a matching point corresponding to each regional point in the optimal initial model, and calculating a transformation relationship; and transmitting all points of the optimal initial model according to the transformation relationship to obt
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignees: Vostro Medical Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd, The Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital
    Inventors: Mingjun Fu, Wei Chai, Yuan Zhang, Mingmin Ren, Guoqing Yu, Linshuai He, Mingcheng Shen, Zhongwei Wang, Chengcheng Shang
  • Patent number: 12272619
    Abstract: Systems and methods for utilizing the dead space around the periphery of a chip for sealing a direct liquid cooled module are disclosed. One of the functions of a direct liquid cooled module is to provide cooling liquid to components located on a chip. A groove member for receiving a sealing member may be applied to the top surface of the chip. The groove member may be directly deposited to the top surface or coupled thereto via an adhesive and/or epoxy. The groove member may be in the form of opposing sidewalls or a u-shaped structure each of which form a partial enclosure for receipt of the sealing member. The groove member may be located entirely within the dead space or at least partially within the dead space and partially within a central area in which the chip components are located. The sealing member may be an O-ring or a gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jorge Padilla, Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Connor Burgess, Padam Jain, Yuan Li, Feini Zhang
  • Patent number: 12270008
    Abstract: A method for hydrotreating and recycling waste lubricating oil, the method comprising the two steps of slurry bed pre-hydrotreatment and deep hydrotreatment, specifically as follows: mechanical impurities are removed from waste lubricating oil, and then the oil is subjected to flash distillation to separate free water and a portion of light hydrocarbons; a bottom product of the flash distillation column is mixed with hydrogen and a self-sulfurizing oil-soluble transition metal catalyst, and then enters a slurry bed reactor for pre-hydrotreatment; a liquid product obtained by performing separation on a reaction effluent is subjected to hydrocyclone separation and solvent washing to remove solid residue, and then a pre-treated lubricating oil component is obtained; said component is mixed with hydrogen and then enters a hydrofining reactor, an isomerization-dewaxing reactor, and a supplementary refining reactor, connected in series, for hydrotreatment; and the reaction products are separated to obtain high-qual
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM (EAST CHINA)
    Inventors: Bin Liu, Yongming Chai, Chenguang Liu, Yuan Pan, Yichuan Li, Kongyuan Zhang, Yunqi Liu
  • Patent number: 12272287
    Abstract: A method for adjusting a gamma voltage of a display module is provided. The method includes: obtaining a gamma voltage of the display module at a basic refresh frequency; obtaining an associated relationship between the gamma voltage of the display module at the basic refresh frequency and a gamma voltage of the display module at a target refresh frequency; and determining the gamma voltage of the display module at the target refresh frequency based on the gamma voltage of the display module at the basic refresh frequency and the associated relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiaxiang Zhang, Gong Chen, Yuan Fang, Lian Xiang, Yakun Kong, Xiaoliang Fu, Seungyong Oh, Bin Zhang
  • Patent number: 12273169
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are apparatuses, systems, and methods using or implementing dynamic beamforming in control channels, by transmitting downlink control channels to user equipment (UEs) in a number of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols of a downlink subframe. A first OFDM symbol of the number of OFDM symbols can be transmitted using first beamforming parameters in a first direction, and a second OFDM symbol of the number of OFDM symbols can be transmitted using second beamforming parameters different from the first beamforming parameters and in a second direction different from the first direction. The number of OFDM symbols used, as well as other parameters, can be dynamically adjusted in subsequent subframes. Other embodiments are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Huaning Niu, Hyejung Jung, Gang Xiong, Yushu Zhang, Hooman Shirani-Mehr, Yuan Zhu, Jong-Kae Fwu
  • Publication number: 20250110564
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display module comprising a timing controller which comprises an identification unit and a determination unit, wherein the identification unit is configured to receive and identify a control signal sent by the display controller and output a first feedback signal to the display controller when the control signal is identified as a handshake signal, the first feedback signal being used for triggering the display controller to send a handshake parameter; and the determination unit is connected to the display controller, and is configured to receive the handshake parameter sent by the display controller, determine whether the handshake parameter matches a handshake parameter pre-stored in the determination unit, if so, determine that handshake is successful, and output a second feedback signal to the display controller, the second feedback signal being used for triggering the display controller to send a video signal, and if not, determine that handshake fails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Wenqian LUO, Jingrui REN, Xin GAI, Yuan JIA, Yujia ZHANG, Tianyi FENG, Weibiao GENG, Fanglin LI
  • Patent number: 12266262
    Abstract: Provided herein is a technology for an Autonomous Vehicle Cloud System (AVCS). This AVCS provides sensing, data fusion, prediction, decision-making, and/or control instructions for specific vehicles at a microscopic level based on data from one or more of other vehicles, roadside unit (RSU), cloud-based platform, and traffic control center/traffic control unit (TCC/TCU). Specifically, the AVs can be effectively and efficiently operated and controlled by the AVCS. The AVCS provides individual vehicles with detailed time-sensitive control instructions for fulfilling driving tasks, including car following, lane changing, route guidance, and other related information. The AVCS is configured to predict individual vehicle behavior and provide planning and decision-making at a microscopic level. In addition, the AVCS is configured to provide one or more of virtual traffic light management, travel demand assignment, traffic state estimation, and platoon control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: CAVH LLC
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Yuan Zheng, Can Wang, Yang Cheng, Yifan Yao, Keshu Wu, Tianyi Chen, Haotian Shi, Shen Li, Kunsong Shi, Zhen Zhang, Fan Ding, Huachun Tan, Yuankai Wu, Shuoxuan Dong, Linhui Ye, Xiaotian Li
  • Patent number: 12267785
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method in an access node of a wireless communication network pre-emptively reduces intercell interference, ICI, in neighboring cells. The access node is configured to transmit downlink traffic to a plurality of user equipments, UEs, in a coverage area of the access node. At least one unscheduled physical resource block, PRB, is detected. Downlink traffic across is diluted across the at least one unscheduled PRB. Finally, transmission power of scheduled PRBs is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Chunhui Liu, Qi Zhang, Yuan Dong
  • Publication number: 20250105598
    Abstract: Provided by the present disclosure is a power distribution box having a data interaction function, comprising a moving mechanism, a control mechanism and a data interaction mechanism. The moving mechanism comprises an electric valve and an electric telescopic rod. The control mechanism comprises a main control single-chip microcomputer and a control panel. The data interaction mechanism comprises a power distribution box tester and an output port. The electric valve is electrically connected to the main control single-chip microcomputer and is arranged at the bottom of the power distribution box. The control panel is arranged on a support rod and is electrically connected to the main control single-chip microcomputer. The power distribution box tester is electrically connected to the main control single-chip microcomputer and is arranged in the power distribution box, and the power distribution box tester is used for testing electrical devices of the power distribution box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: ENG CST MAN BR OF CN STN PWRGRID PWR GEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haibo WANG, Kai LIN, Xueshan LIU, Kai GUO, Zhiming CHEN, Qian PENG, Tao LIU, Yuan CHEN, Cheng LV, Jun MENG, Zhongjie ZHANG, Yan LIU, Jing LI
  • Publication number: 20250101082
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of treating human chronic hepatitis B virus infection by reducing or eliminating cccDNA in liver cell of an HBV infected patient for 3 months or longer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: HBVtech, LLC
    Inventor: Yong-yuan ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20250104025
    Abstract: Disclosed are a digital currency transaction method, apparatus and electronic device, and a computer-readable medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Changchun MU, Gang DI, Yuan LV, Xinyu ZHAO, Zhan ZHANG, Peidong CUI, Mingming ZHANG, Meiling PENG, Song CHEN
  • Patent number: 12258856
    Abstract: The embodiments include systems and methods to determine torque and drag of a string. A method includes analyzing a plurality of continuous segments of a string deployed in a wellbore, and determining a deflection of the plurality of continuous segments from a node of the string and a tortuosity deflection of the wellbore. In response to a determination that deflection of the plurality of continuous segments from the node of the string is greater than the tortuosity deflection of the wellbore, the method includes applying a soft string model to determine a torque and a drag of the string. In response to a determination that deflection of the plurality of continuous segments from the node of the string is not greater than the tortuosity deflection of the wellbore, the method includes applying a stiff string model to determine a torque and a drag of the string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan Zhang, Robello Samuel
  • Publication number: 20250092003
    Abstract: Provided are a lipid compound, a composition containing the same and use. The lipid compound is prepared by a ring-opening reaction of an organic amine and glycidyl ester and does not structurally contain free amino. The lipid compound can be ionized into a cationic compound under acidic conditions and is bonded to a negatively charged active pharmaceutical ingredient through electrostatic interaction, thereby being assembled into a drug-loaded lipid nanoparticle for delivery of the active pharmaceutical ingredient. The lipid compound provided by the present invention has a simple structure, a simple reaction path and a high yield. The constructed drug-loaded lipid nanoparticle can be used for preparing nucleic acid drugs, genetic vaccines, polypeptide or protein drugs, and small molecule drugs, and has a broad application prospect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yuan ZHANG, Fei GU
  • Publication number: 20250094887
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for optimizing parameters of a ladder-type carbon trading mechanism based on an improved particle swarm optimization (IPSO) algorithm. The method first obtains information and operating data of a park-level integrated energy system, establishes equipment models and constraints of the park-level integrated energy system, and establishes a ladder-type carbon trading model; then encapsulates a process of optimized low-carbon dispatching of the park-level integrated energy system as a fitness function whose input is parameters of a carbon trading mechanism and output is a carbon emission of the system; and finally, introduces an IPSO algorithm to optimize the fitness function, and outputs optimization result information of the algorithm. The present disclosure verifies effectiveness and rationality of the model and the method that give full play to a role of the ladder-type carbon trading mechanism in the park-level integrated energy system through example analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Quan Chen, Xuanjun Zong, Sheng Zou, Hongwei Zhou, Tao Peng, Weiliang Wang, Wenjia Zhang, Chen Wu, Qun Zhang, Yuan Shen, Wei Feng, Gaofeng Shen, Min Zhang, Kai Yang, Xinyue Kong
  • Publication number: 20250090462
    Abstract: A lipid compound and a preparation method therefor, and a use thereof are provided. The lipid compound is safe, efficient and ionizable and the structure of the lipid compound is divided into a hydrophilic amino group, a linking group, and a hydrophobic alkyl group. The preparation method of the lipid compound is simple, green and efficient. The lipid compound can be widely used in preparation of a drug carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: South China University of Technology
    Inventors: Yuan ZHANG, Zhengqiang FU
  • Patent number: 12255097
    Abstract: A method of dicing a wafer includes positioning the wafer with its top side on a tape material. The wafer includes a plurality of die separated by scribe streets. A first pass being a first infrared (IR) laser beam is directed at the bottom side with a point of entry within the scribe streets. The first IR laser beam is focused with a focus point embedded within a thickness of the wafer, and has parameters selected to form an embedded crack line within the wafer. The embedded crack line does not reach the top side surface. A second pass being a second IR laser beam is directed at the bottom side having parameters selected to form a second crack line that that has a spacing relative to the embedded crack line, and the second IR laser beam causes the embedded crack line to be extended to the top side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Yang Liu, Hao Zhang, Venkataramanan Kalyanaraman, Joseph O Liu, Qing Ran, Yuan Zhang, Gelline Joyce Untalan Vargas, Jeniffer Otero Aspuria
  • Patent number: 12252555
    Abstract: A selenium-chelating pea oligopeptide, a preparation method thereof and use thereof. After the selenium-chelating pea oligopeptide is subjected to digestion treatment in at least one of following three ways, a change rate of selenium content not more than 3% with respect to the selenium content before the digestion treatment: hydrolyzing for 4 hours by a pepsin at a pH value of 2 and a temperature of 37° C.; hydrolyzing for 6 hours by a trypsin at a pH value of 7.5 and a temperature of 37° C.; maintaining the temperature constant at 37° C., firstly hydrolyzing for 4 hours by the pepsin at a pH value of 2, and then continuing to hydrolyze for 6 hours by a trypsin at a pH value of 6.8. The preparation method thereof includes mixing and reacting an aqueous solution of pea oligopeptide and sodium selenite, and then being subjected to alcohol precipitation and drying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: CHINA NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FOOD & FERMENTATION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Muyi Cai, Ruizeng Gu, Jun Lu, Wenying Liu, Xiuyuan Qin, Xingchang Pan, Zhe Dong, Yong Ma, Yaguang Xu, Yongqing Ma, Liang Chen, Lu Lu, Haixin Zhang, Ying Wei, Yan Liu, Kelu Cao, Jing Wang, Guoming Li, Ming Zhou, Yuchen Wang, Yuqing Wang, Kong Ling, Yuan Bi, Xinyue Cui
  • Patent number: D1068197
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: TRINITY INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Xiaojun Zhang, Jerry Chiao, Yuan-Luen Chuang, Cze-Chao Tam