Patents by Inventor Z. Wang

Z. Wang 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: 8768678
    Abstract: One or more embodiments provide a load balancing solution for improving the runtime performance of parallel HDL simulators. During compilation each process is analyzed to determine a simulation cost based on complexity of the HDL processes. During simulation, processes to be executed in the same simulation cycle are scheduled using the simulation costs computed at compile-time in order to reduce the delay incurred during simulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventors: Valeria Mihalache, Christopher H. Kingsley, Jimmy Z. Wang, Kumar Deepak
  • Patent number: 8755596
    Abstract: The aesthetic quality of a picture is automatically inferred using visual content as a machine learning problem using, for example, a peer-rated, on-line photo sharing Website as data source. Certain visual features of images are extracted based on the intuition that they can discriminate between aesthetically pleasing and displeasing images. A one-dimensional support vector machine is used to identify features that have noticeable correlation with the community-based aesthetics ratings. Automated classifiers are constructed using the support vector machines and classification trees, with a simple feature selection heuristic being applied to eliminate irrelevant features. Linear regression on polynomial terms of the features is also applied to infer numerical aesthetics ratings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Ritendra Datta, Jia Li, James Z. Wang
  • Patent number: 8742729
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery is disclosed. The rechargeable battery of the invention includes a high density capacitor and an integrated circuit. The high density capacitor is connected to a ground terminal and a first node carrying a first voltage. The integrated circuit includes a band gap circuit, a first detecting unit, a voltage divider, a second detecting unit and at least one low dropout voltage regulator. The band gap circuit generates a band gap voltage according to the first voltage. The first detecting unit measures the first voltage and determines whether to apply an input charging voltage to the high density capacitor. The voltage divider is connected in parallel with the high density capacitor and has a second node carrying a second voltage. The second detecting unit measures the second voltage according to the band gap voltage and determines whether to connect a third node to the first node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Flashsilicon Incorporation
    Inventor: Lee Z. Wang
  • Publication number: 20140143251
    Abstract: The trend of analyzing big data in artificial intelligence requires more scalable machine learning algorithms, among which clustering is a fundamental and arguably the most widely applied method. To extend the applications of regular vector-based clustering algorithms, the Discrete Distribution (D2) clustering algorithm has been developed for clustering bags of weighted vectors which are well adopted in many emerging machine learning applications. The high computational complexity of D2-clustering limits its impact in solving massive learning problems. Here we present a parallel D2-clustering algorithm with substantially improved scalability. We develop a hierarchical structure for parallel computing in order to achieve a balance between the individual-node computation and the integration process of the algorithm. The parallel algorithm achieves significant speed-up with minor accuracy loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: James Z. Wang, Yu Zhang, Jia Li
  • Publication number: 20140049546
    Abstract: Shape features in natural images influence emotions aroused in human beings. An in-depth statistical analysis helps to understand the relationship between shapes and emotions. Through experimental results on the International Affective Picture System (IAPS) dataset, evidence is presented as to the significance of roundness-angularity and simplicity-complexity on predicting emotional content in images. Shape features are combined with other state-of-the-art features to show a gain in prediction and classification accuracy. Emotions are modeled from a dimensional perspective in order to predict valence and arousal ratings, which have advantages over modeling the traditional discrete emotional categories. Images are distinguished vis-a-vis strong emotional content from emotionally neutral images with high accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: James Z. Wang, Xin Lu, Poonam Suryanarayan, Reginald B. Adams, JR., Jia Li, Michelle Newman
  • Publication number: 20130345258
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having the formula: wherein R1, R2, R3 and Z are as defined herein, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Glaxosmithline LLC
    Inventors: Michael Jonathan Bury, Linda N. Casillas, Adam Kenneth Charnley, Pamela A. Haile, Robert W. Marquis, JR., John F. Mehlmann, Joseph J. Romano, Robert R. Singhaus, JR., Gren Z. Wang
  • Patent number: 8431590
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of the following formula: where R1-R6, R10, Y, n, m, p, and q are as defined herein. Compounds and compositions of the present invention are useful for the treatment of diseases associated with the overexpression of CCR2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Brian W. Budzik, Hilary Schenck Eidam, Ryan Michael Fox, Krista B. Goodman, Dimitar B. Gotchev, Pamela A. Haile, Terry Vincent Hughes, Ronggang Liu, Nathan A. Miller, Tamara Ann Miskowski, Clark A. Sehon, Andrew Q. Viet, Gren Z. Wang, Jing Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130023532
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having the formula: or a salt thereof, wherein A, n, R1, R1A, and R2 are as defined herein, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Linda N. Casillas, Subhas J. Chakravorty, Adam Kenneth Charnley, Pamela A. Haile, Terry Vincent Hughes, Jae U. Jeong, Jianxing Kang, Ami Lakdawala Shah, Lara Kathryn Leister, Robert W. Marquis, JR., Nathan Andrew Miller, Daniel J. Price, Clark A. Sehon, Gren Z. Wang, Daohua Zhang, Patrick Eidam
  • Publication number: 20130023534
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having the formula (I): wherein Z, n, R1, R1A, R3, R4, and R5 are as defined herein, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Linda N. Casillas, Subhas J. Chakravorty, Patrick Eidam, Pamela A. Haile, Terry Vincent Hughes, Ami Lakdawala Shah, Lara Kathryn Leister, Nathan Andrew Miller, Attiq Rahman, Clark A. Sehon, Gren Z. Wang, Daohua Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130015837
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for on-chip signal waveform measurement. An integrated circuit is provided that comprises an on-chip comparator for comparing a voltage level of a signal to be measured to a voltage level of a reference voltage, at a time determined by at least one edge of an evaluation clock. The reference voltage can be varied to obtain a plurality of voltage points. The evaluation clock can be varied to obtain a plurality of time sampling points. In addition, the reference voltage and the evaluation clock can both be varied to obtain a plurality of voltage-time sampling points constituting a waveform corresponding to the signal to be measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keith A. Jenkins, Peter Z. Wang
  • Publication number: 20130018039
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having the formula: wherein R1A, R1B, R2 and R3 are defined herein, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Vera Q. Bodmer, Linda N. Casillas, Michael P. DeMartino, Philip A. Harris, Bryan W. King, Ami Lakdawala Shah, Lara Kathryn Leister, Joshi M. Ramanjulu, Joseph J. Romano, Gren Z. Wang, Matthew A. Wilson, David Duff Wisnoski
  • Publication number: 20130011070
    Abstract: The aesthetic quality of a picture is automatically inferred using visual content as a machine learning problem using, for example, a peer-rated, on-line photo sharing Website as data source. Certain visual features of images are extracted based on the intuition that they can discriminate between aesthetically pleasing and displeasing images. A one-dimensional support vector machine is used to identify features that have noticeable correlation with the community-based aesthetics ratings. Automated classifiers are constructed using the support vector machines and classification trees, with a simple feature selection heuristic being applied to eliminate irrelevant features. Linear regression on polynomial terms of the features is also applied to infer numerical aesthetics ratings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Ritendra Datta, Jia Li, James Z. Wang
  • Publication number: 20120313590
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery is disclosed. The rechargeable battery of the invention includes a high density capacitor and an integrated circuit. The high density capacitor is connected to a ground terminal and a first node carrying a first voltage. The integrated circuit includes a band gap circuit, a first detecting unit, a voltage divider, a second detecting unit and at least one low dropout voltage regulator. The band gap circuit generates a band gap voltage according to the first voltage. The first detecting unit measures the first voltage and determines whether to apply an input charging voltage to the high density capacitor. The voltage divider is connected in parallel with the high density capacitor and has a second node carrying a second voltage. The second detecting unit measures the second voltage according to the band gap voltage and determines whether to connect a third node to the first node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventor: Lee Z. WANG
  • Publication number: 20120268612
    Abstract: A comprehensive system to enhance the aesthetic quality of the photographs captured by mobile consumers provides on-site composition and aesthetics feedback through retrieved examples. Composition feedback is qualitative in nature and responds by retrieving highly aesthetic exemplar images from the corpus which are similar in content and composition to the snapshot. Color combination feedback provides confidence on the snapshot to contain good color combinations. Overall aesthetics feedback predicts the aesthetic ratings for both color and monochromatic images. An algorithm is used to provide ratings for color images, while new features and a new model are developed to treat monochromatic images. This system was designed keeping the next generation photography needs in mind and is the first of its kind. The feedback rendered is guiding and intuitive in nature. It is computed in situ while requiring minimal input from the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: James Z. Wang, Jia Li, Lei Yao, Poonam Suryanarayan, Mu Qiao
  • Patent number: 8274828
    Abstract: The structures and methods of reading out semiconductor Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) using referencing cells are disclosed. The new invented scheme can reduce large current consumption from the direct current biasing in the conventional scheme and achieve a high resolution on the cell threshold voltage with a good sensing speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: FS Semiconductor Corp., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lee Z. Wang, Shr-Tsai Huang
  • Patent number: 8274839
    Abstract: A method for erasing a flash EEPROM memory device is disclosed. The memory device has a first semiconductor region of one conductivity type formed within a second semiconductor region of an opposite conductivity type, source and drain regions formed from a semiconductor layer of the opposite conductivity type in the first semiconductor region, a well electrode formed from a semiconductor layer of the conductivity type inside the first semiconductor region, a charge storing layer electrically isolated from the first semiconductor region by a dielectric layer and having electric charge retention properties, and a control gate electrode electrically isolated from the charge storing layer by a inter layer of coupling dielectrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: FS Semiconductor Corp., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lee Z. Wang, Jui-Hung Huang
  • Publication number: 20120182811
    Abstract: A method for erasing a flash EEPROM memory device is disclosed. The memory device has a first semiconductor region of one conductivity type formed within a second semiconductor region of an opposite conductivity type, source and drain regions formed from a semiconductor layer of the opposite conductivity type in the first semiconductor region, a well electrode formed from a semiconductor layer of the conductivity type inside the first semiconductor region, a charge storing layer electrically isolated from the first semiconductor region by a dielectric layer and having electric charge retention properties, and a control gate electrode electrically isolated from the charge storing layer by a inter layer of coupling dielectrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Lee Z. WANG, Jui-Hung HUANG
  • Publication number: 20120155177
    Abstract: The structures and methods of reading out semiconductor Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) using referencing cells are disclosed. The new invented scheme can reduce large current consumption from the direct current biasing in the conventional scheme and achieve a high resolution on the cell threshold voltage with a good sensing speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Lee Z. WANG, Shr-Tsai Huang
  • Patent number: 7957188
    Abstract: A method of trimming FET NVM cells in Multi-Level-Cell (MLC) operation is provided. The method comprises (a) applying a first voltage and a second voltage to a control gate and a bulk of the over-programmed FET NVM cell, respectively; and (b) applying a signal to a drain of the over-programmed FET NVM cell for a time period to produce a limited threshold voltage reduction; wherein polarities of the first voltage and the second voltage are opposite to that of the signal. Thus, the charge placement in the storing material could be precisely controlled within a small range of charge state and produce a multi-bits/cell of higher digital storage density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: FS Semiconductor Corp., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lee Z. Wang, Jui-Hung Huang
  • Publication number: 20110124671
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of the following formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; where R1-R5, Y, m, n, and p are defined herein. Compounds and compositions of the present invention are useful the treatment of atherosclerosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Brian W. Budzik, Michael Jonathan Bury, Minghua Gu, Ronggang Liu, Feng Ren, Clark A. Sehon, Gren Z. Wang, Jing Zhang