Patents by Inventor Zhao Qin

Zhao Qin 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: 11928565
    Abstract: Methods and systems for building and maintaining model(s) of a physical process are disclosed. One method includes receiving training data associated with a plurality of different data sources, and performing a clustering process to form one or more clusters. For each of the one or more clusters, the method includes building a data model based on the training data associated with the data sources in the cluster, automatically performing a data cleansing process on operational data based on the data model, and automatically updating the data model based on updated training data that is received as operational data. For data sources excluded from the clusters, automatic building, data cleansing, and updating of models can also be applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Yining Dong, Alisha Deshpande, Yingying Zheng, Lisa Ann Brenskelle, Si-Zhao Qin
  • Publication number: 20230306532
    Abstract: A method of managing real-time electrical energy storage management from an electricity storage device to maximise the reduction of the use of a mains electricity grid during peak cost charging periods on the mains electricity grid, including: calculating an ideal offline use of the electricity storage device using ideal predicted parameters; calculate a plurality of electrical storage device storage and electrical discharge models using a plurality of algorithms based on recorded data; calculate the competitive ratio for each of the algorithms and the ideal offline use; and use power from the electricity storage device based on an optimal competitive ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Minghua CHEN, Si-Zhao QIN, Yanfang MO, Qiulin LIN
  • Publication number: 20230297042
    Abstract: A method of adjusting the inputs to an industrial process, which can be any process such as the chemical, pharmaceutical, food processes and so on, comprising modelling the process output based on the input variables using regression techniques. The method provides for pre-identified variables not to be subjected to the penalty while the other variables may be penalised to zero by the regression techniques. This provides a model which can discriminate between the variables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Si-Zhao QIN, Yiren LIU
  • Publication number: 20230252348
    Abstract: Methods and systems for building and maintaining model(s) of a physical process are disclosed. One method includes receiving training data associated with a plurality of different data sources, and performing a clustering process to form one or more clusters. For each of the one or more clusters, the method includes building a data model based on the training data associated with the data sources in the cluster, automatically performing a data cleansing process on operational data based on the data model, and automatically updating the data model based on updated training data that is received as operational data. For data sources excluded from the clusters, automatic building, data cleansing, and updating of models can also be applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicants: Chevron U.S.A. Inc., University of Southern California
    Inventors: Yining DONG, Alisha DESHPANDE, Yingying ZHENG, Lisa Ann BRENSKELLE, Si-Zhao QIN
  • Publication number: 20230185988
    Abstract: A method for extracting latent vector autoregressive (LaVAR) models with full interactions amongst mutually independent dynamic latent variables (DLV) from multi-dimensional time series data comprising: detecting, by a plurality of sensors, dynamic samples of data corresponding to a plurality of original variables; analyzing, using a controller, the dynamic samples of data to determine a plurality of latent variables that represent variation in the dynamic samples of data; estimating an estimated current value for all of the latent variables, wherein the estimation for all of the latent values is conducted simultaneously through an iterative process; and wherein each of the latent variables are contemporaneously uncorrelated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventor: Si-Zhao QIN
  • Publication number: 20230025712
    Abstract: A stabilization method and mechanism for model structure learning is described. A model is built based on a full data set. The full data set is partitioned into cross validation (CV) folds. A set of model structures of the model are cross validated for each CV fold while penalizing structural deviations from the model to determine CV errors. A model structure is selected from the set of model structures based on a comparison of CV errors with an industrial data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Si-Zhao QIN, Yiren LIU
  • Patent number: 11507069
    Abstract: Methods and systems for building and maintaining model(s) of a physical process are disclosed. One method includes receiving training data associated with a plurality of different data sources, and performing a clustering process to form one or more clusters. For each of the one or more clusters, the method includes building a data model based on the training data associated with the data sources in the cluster, automatically performing a data cleansing process on operational data based on the data model, and automatically updating the data model based on updated training data that is received as operational data. For data sources excluded from the clusters, automatic building, data cleansing, and updating of models can also be applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: Chevron U.S.A. Inc., University of Southern California
    Inventors: Yining Dong, Alisha Deshpande, Yingying Zheng, Lisa Ann Brenskelle, Si-Zhao Qin
  • Publication number: 20210098074
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for designing one or more folded structural proteins from at least one raw amino acid sequence is provided. The present invention may include computing one or more character embeddings based on the at least one raw amino acid sequence by utilizing a multi-scale neighborhood-based neural network (MNNN) model. The present invention may then include refining the computed one or more character embeddings with at least one set of sequence neighborhood information. The present invention may further include predicting one or more dihedral angles based on the refined one or more character embeddings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Lingfei Wu, Siyu Huo, Tengfei Ma, Pin-Yu Chen, Zhao Qin, Eugene Jungsup Lim, Francisco Javier Martin-Martinez, Hui Sun, Benedetto Marelli, Markus Jochen Buehler
  • Patent number: 10955818
    Abstract: A method for extracting a set of principal time series data of dynamic latent variables. The method includes detecting, by a plurality of sensors, dynamic samples of data each corresponding to one of a plurality of original variables. The method also includes analyzing, using a controller, the dynamic samples of data to determine a plurality of latent variables that represent variation in the dynamic samples of data. The method also includes selecting, by the controller, at least one inner latent variable that corresponds to at least one of the plurality of original variables. The method also includes estimating an estimated current value of the at least one inner latent variable based on previous values of the at least one inner latent variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Si-Zhao Qin, Yining Dong
  • Publication number: 20200348659
    Abstract: Methods and systems for building and maintaining model(s) of a physical process are disclosed. One method includes receiving training data associated with a plurality of different data sources, and performing a clustering process to form one or more clusters. For each of the one or more clusters, the method includes building a data model based on the training data associated with the data sources in the cluster, automatically performing a data cleansing process on operational data based on the data model, and automatically updating the data model based on updated training data that is received as operational data. For data sources excluded from the clusters, automatic building, data cleansing, and updating of models can also be applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicants: Chevron U.S.A. Inc., University of Southern California
    Inventors: Yining DONG, Alisha DESHPANDE, Yingying ZHENG, Lisa Ann BRENSKELLE, Si-Zhao QIN
  • Publication number: 20180267503
    Abstract: A method for extracting a set of principal time series data of dynamic latent variables. The method includes detecting, by a plurality of sensors, dynamic samples of data each corresponding to one of a plurality of original variables. The method also includes analyzing, using a controller, the dynamic samples of data to determine a plurality of latent variables that represent variation in the dynamic samples of data. The method also includes selecting, by the controller, at least one inner latent variable that corresponds to at least one of the plurality of original variables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Si-Zhao Qin, Yining Dong
  • Patent number: 9964967
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a control of a parameter of one or more devices or systems in an oil or gas production site includes receiving process data, the process data being a result of the control of the parameter of the one or more devices or systems in the production site; smoothing the process data using a polynomial filter while preserving features of the process data to obtain smoothed data; and applying a pattern recognition algorithm to the smoothed data to determine whether there is a malfunction condition in the one or more devices or systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignees: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Yingying Zheng, Si-Zhao Qin, Michael Barham
  • Publication number: 20160179599
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for reconstructing data includes receiving a selection of one or more input data streams at a data processing framework. The method can include determining existence of a fault in the input data stream(s). This determination can be based on receiving a definition of one or more analytics components at the data processing framework and applying a dynamic principal component analysis (DPCA) to the input data streams. Detection of the fault can be based at least in part on a prediction error and a variation in principal component subspace generated based on the DPCA. Detection of the fault can also be based on performing a wavelet transform to generate a set of coefficients defining the data stream, the set of coefficients including one or more coefficients representing a high frequency portion of data included in the data stream. The method can include reconstructing data at the fault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicants: University of Southern California, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Alisha Deshpande, Yining Dong, Gang Li, Yingying Zheng, Si-Zhao Qin, Lisa Ann Brenskelle
  • Publication number: 20140108359
    Abstract: Methods and systems for reconstructing data are disclosed. One method includes receiving a selection of one or more input data streams at a data processing framework, and receiving a definition of one or more analytics components at the data processing framework. The method further includes applying a dynamic principal component analysis to the one or more input data streams, and detecting a fault in the one or more input data streams based at least in part on a prediction error and a variation in principal component subspace generated based on the dynamic principal component analysis. The method also includes reconstructing data at the fault within the one or more input data streams based on data collected prior to occurrence of the fault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Farnoush Banaei-Kashani, Yingying Zheng, Si-Zhao Qin, Mohammad Asghari, Mahdi Rahmani Mofrad, Cyrus Shahabi, Lisa A. Brenskelle
  • Patent number: 8562209
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method to control the work of electronic thermometer by using the position of probe. The probe incased in a disposable sheath, wherein the pre-heating mechanism in the probe and the control switch is connected with the host of the electronic thermometer by wires; and by using the axial reciprocating motion of the probe to trigger the control switch to initiate the electronic thermometer. When using the invention, we use the movement for the assembling of the sheath to initiate the hearting process and measurement, to ensure that the disposable sheath is assembled on the probe, and then execute the measurement, so as to eliminate the possibility of cross infection completely. The invention also exempts the requirement for the users to the return back of the probe into the cavity after use, and brings convenience for the users: Meanwhile, the equipment structure is simple, and the machinery assembles are few by comparison, which effectively decrease the production cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhidong Yu, Lingfeng Kong, Zhao Qin
  • Patent number: 8256955
    Abstract: The invention discloses an induction type of electronic thermometer probe motion detection device, including a probe and a probe holder; wherein the probe includes a cavity and a probe tip; Inside the probe tip has a heating mechanism, wherein the probe tip and the heating mechanism electrically connected with the host of the electronic thermometer by wires; Inside the cavity locates a magnetic inductive switch, wherein the magnetic inductive switch communicates with the host of electronic thermometer by wires; A magnetic signal source located in the position of the other side of the probe holder after the placement of the probe, where corresponds to the magnetic inductive switch, and then the magnetic signal source and the magnetic inductive switch composed to the probe motion detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Jifan Sun, Zhao Qin, Lingfeng Kong
  • Publication number: 20100329305
    Abstract: The invention discloses an induction type of electronic thermometer probe motion detection device, including a probe and a probe holder; wherein the probe includes a cavity and a probe tip; Inside the probe tip has a heating mechanism, wherein the probe tip and the heating mechanism electrically connected with the host of the electronic thermometer by wires; Inside the cavity locates a magnetic inductive switch, wherein the magnetic inductive switch communicates with the host of electronic thermometer by wires; A magnetic signal source located in the position of the other side of the probe holder after the placement of the probe, where corresponds to the magnetic inductive switch, and then the magnetic signal source and the magnetic inductive switch composed to the probe motion detection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Edan Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Jifan Sun, Zhao Qin, Lingfeng Kong
  • Publication number: 20100329303
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method to control the work of electronic thermometer by using the position of probe. The probe incased in a disposable sheath, wherein the pre-heating mechanism in the probe and the control switch is connected with the host of the electronic thermometer by wires; and by using the axial reciprocating motion of the probe to trigger the control switch to initiate the electronic thermometer. When using the invention, we use the movement for the assembling of the sheath to initiate the hearting process and measurement, to ensure that the disposable sheath is assembled on the probe, and then execute the measurement, so as to eliminate the possibility of cross infection completely. The invention also exempts the requirement for the users to the return back of the probe into the cavity after use, and brings convenience for the users: Meanwhile, the equipment structure is simple, and the machinery assembles are few by comparison, which effectively decrease the production cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Edan Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhidong Yu, Zhao Qin, Lingfeng Kong