Patents by Inventor Zhen Chen

Zhen Chen 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: 11150199
    Abstract: An inspection system and method with a variable-diameter traveling robot for inspection of a natural gas pipeline. The inspection system includes a pipeline inspection robot, a cable reel, a hydraulic pump and an information acquisition control terminal. The pipeline inspection robot includes an electronic cabin and a traveling mechanism. The electronic cabin includes a first digital camera, a second digital camera, a first digital camera mounting plate, a second digital camera mounting plate, a drum, a printed circuit board, a magnetic flux leakage probe, and a backup battery. The traveling mechanism includes a first traveling part, a second traveling part, an inner ratchet, an inner ratchet base, a slider, a long shaft, a hydraulic cylinder, and a hydraulic pipe. The cable reel includes a power line, a conversion module, and a communication line. The information acquisition control terminal is a mobile terminal having an analysis module and a control module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Zhen Chen, Qin Li, Yixuan He, Nan Ji, Chan Liu, Ai Fu, Boyuan Ma, Wen He
  • Patent number: 11136871
    Abstract: A method for developing shale gas by tapered gradient pressure drop with multi-stage fractured horizontal well is provided and the method comprises: acquiring fracturing crack form parameters of the multi-stage fractured horizontal well and reservoir characteristic parameters of nearby formation; dividing the formation near the shale gas multi-stage fractured horizontal well into strongly transformed area, weakly transformed area and matrix area; establishing pressure difference-flow models of gas-phase and water phase of the three areas respectively, and coupling the models of the three areas to establish production equation of the multi-stage fractured horizontal well; according to the production equation of the multi-stage fractured horizontal well, performing numerical simulation with different combinations of production pressure differences in the three stages of the multi-stage fractured horizontal well; and selecting a combination of production pressure differences with the greatest economic benefit as
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING
    Inventors: Weiyao Zhu, Zhiyong Song, Jianfa Wu, Shou Ma, Debin Kong, Ming Yue, Zhen Chen, Yubao Gao
  • Publication number: 20210278349
    Abstract: An inspection system and method with a variable-diameter traveling robot for inspection of a natural gas pipeline. The inspection system includes a pipeline inspection robot, a cable reel, a hydraulic pump and an information acquisition control terminal. The pipeline inspection robot includes an electronic cabin and a traveling mechanism. The electronic cabin includes a first digital camera, a second digital camera, a first digital camera mounting plate, a second digital camera mounting plate, a drum, a printed circuit board, a magnetic flux leakage probe, and a backup battery. The traveling mechanism includes a first traveling part, a second traveling part, an inner ratchet, an inner ratchet base, a slider, a long shaft, a hydraulic cylinder, and a hydraulic pipe. The cable reel includes a power line, a conversion module, and a communication line. The information acquisition control terminal is a mobile terminal having an analysis module and a control module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Zhen CHEN, Qin LI, Yixuan HE, Nan JI, Chan LIU, Ai FU, Boyuan MA, Wen HE
  • Patent number: 11100180
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an interaction method and an interaction device for a search result. The method includes: in response to determining that an interaction operation is performed, by a user of an electronic device, on the search result through a browser, extracting an interaction instruction based on the interaction operation; generating a guiding interaction step matching with the interaction instruction based on a preset rule; and prompting the user based on the guiding interaction step, such that the user performs interaction with the search result based on the guiding interaction step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shouke Qin, Xiaochun Liu, Zeming Zhang, You Han, Xiaoyue Liu, Mi Cao, Xiaohua Cheng, Shanyu Wang, Peizhi Xu, Yan Jiang, Zhen Chen, Xuezhong Qiu
  • Publication number: 20210257510
    Abstract: A structure includes a first material layer, a second material layer, and a dielectric masking layer having a thickness of 20 nm or less and containing pinholes having a width of 200 nm or less filled with the second material of second material layer located between the first material layer and the second material layer. A method of forming a LED includes forming a buffer layer over a support substrate, forming a dielectric masking layer having a thickness of 20 nm or less and containing pinholes having a width of 200 nm or less on the semiconductor buffer layer, forming a n-doped semiconductor material layer on the dielectric masking layer such that the n-doped semiconductor material of the n-doped semiconductor layer fills the pinholes and contacts the buffer layer, forming an active region over the n-doped semiconductor material layer, and forming a p-doped semiconductor material layer over the active region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Saket CHADDA, Zhen CHEN
  • Patent number: 11095910
    Abstract: A system and method for scalable video coding that includes base layer having lower resolution encoding, enhanced layer having higher resolution encoding and the data transferring between two layers. The system and method provides several methods to reduce bandwidth of inter-layer transfers while at the same time reducing memory requirements. Due to less memory access, the system clock frequency can be lowered so that system power consumption is lowered as well. The system avoids having prediction data from base layer to enhanced layer to be up-sampled for matching resolution in the enhanced layer as transferring up-sampled data can impose a big burden on memory bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignees: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., ATI Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Lei Zhang, Ji Zhou, Zhen Chen, Min Yu
  • Publication number: 20210238973
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and device for developing shale gas by tapered gradient pressure drop with multi-stage fractured horizontal well; the method comprises: acquiring fracturing crack form parameters of the multi-stage fractured horizontal well and reservoir characteristic parameters of nearby formation; dividing the formation near the shale gas multi-stage fractured horizontal well into strongly transformed area, weakly transformed area and matrix area; establishing pressure difference-flow models of gas-phase and water phase of the three areas respectively, and coupling the models of the three areas to establish production equation of the multi-stage fractured horizontal well; according to the production equation of the multi-stage fractured horizontal well, performing numerical simulation with different combinations of production pressure differences in the three stages of the multi-stage fractured horizontal well; and selecting a combination of production pressure differences with the
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: WEIYAO ZHU, ZHIYONG SONG, JIANFA WU, SHOU MA, DEBIN KONG, MING YUE, ZHEN CHEN, YUBAO GAO
  • Publication number: 20210226107
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) includes a n-doped semiconductor material layer, a p-doped semiconductor material layer, an active region disposed between the n-doped semiconductor layer and the p-doped semiconductor layer, and a photonic crystal grating configured to increase the light extraction efficiency of the LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventor: Zhen CHEN
  • Patent number: 11069837
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) includes a n-doped semiconductor material layer located over a substrate, an active region including an optically active compound semiconductor layer stack configured to emit light located over the n-doped semiconductor material layer, a p-doped semiconductor material layer located over the active region and containing a nickel doped surface region, a conductive layer contacting the nickel doped surface region of the p-doped semiconductor material, and a device-side bonding pad layer electrically connected to the conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: GLO AB
    Inventors: Fariba Danesh, Max Batres, Michael J. Cich, Zhen Chen
  • Publication number: 20210198442
    Abstract: A method of forming foam material is provided, which includes mixing 100 parts by weight of a compound having cyclic carbonate groups and a foaming agent to form a foaming composition, wherein the foaming agent includes 3 to 13 parts by weight of carbamate salt and 15 to 65 parts by weight of amino compound. The foaming composition is heated to 100° C. to 170° C. for decomposing the carbamate salt into CO2 and amino compound, and the amino compound is reacted with the compound having cyclic carbonate groups to form the foam material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Mao-Lin HSUEH, Yi-Zhen CHEN, Chih-Kuang CHANG
  • Publication number: 20210198981
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations for simulating performance of a reservoir that includes a wellbore. The operations include determining a constraint for an intelligent completion in a model of the wellbore, where the constraint includes a condition and a responsive action. The operations further include performing, in response to determining that the condition is satisfied, the responsive action. Further, the operations include determining, in response to performing the responsive action, transfer equations for the model of the wellbore. Yet further, the operations include building, using the transfer equations, a wellbore computation matrix for the model of the wellbore. In addition, the operations include solving the wellbore computation matrix and determining that a solution to the wellbore computation matrix has converged to an acceptable tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Tareq Shaalan, Zhen Chen
  • Publication number: 20210193143
    Abstract: The present application discloses a speech recognition method, apparatus, device and readable storage medium, and relates to the technical field of artificial intelligence. A specific implementation includes: an electronic device recognizes a speech signal to obtain a first text; if a first pinyin sequence corresponding to the first text exists in the database, the electronic device uses a correct text corresponding to the first pinyin sequence as the speech recognition result; otherwise, the electronic device performs a fuzzy matching on the first pinyin sequence to obtain multiple second pinyin sequences and second texts corresponding to the second pinyin sequences, and selects the speech recognition result from the multiple second texts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Yi ZHOU, Qie YIN, Long ZHANG, Zhen CHEN
  • Publication number: 20210137099
    Abstract: Large volume cellular material may be preserved by combining the cellular material with a cryoprotectant formulation/medium/solution containing at least one mNP and then subjecting the cellular material to a vitrification preservation protocol including nanowarming. This preservation method is particularly effective for cartilage tissues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: TISSUE TESTING TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Kelvin GM BROCKBANK, Zhen Zhen CHEN
  • Publication number: 20210143166
    Abstract: A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and word-line-level electrically conductive layers located over a substrate, and a vertical layer stack located over the alternating stack, the vertical layer stack including an insulating cap layer, drain select electrodes, and a drain-select-level insulating layer. The drain select electrodes are laterally spaced apart from each other by drain-select-level isolation structures. Memory stack structures including a respective vertical semiconductor channel and a respective memory film vertically extend through the alternating stack and the vertical layer stack. Each of the vertical semiconductor channels includes a word-line-level semiconductor channel portion extending through the alternating stack, a connection channel portion contacting a top end of the word-line-level semiconductor channel, and a drain-select-level semiconductor channel portion vertically extending through the vertical layer stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Zhen CHEN, Yanli ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20210123079
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing 1,3-propanediol by means of fermentation of a recombinant microorganism. First, a recombinant microorganism is provided; the recombinant microorganism can overexpress acetyl-CoA carboxylase genes: accBC and accDA, a malonyl-CoA synthetase gene, mcr, a 3-hydroxypropionyl-CoA synthetase gene: pcs, a 3-hydroxypropionyl-CoA reductase gene: pduP, and a 1,3-propanediol reductase gene: yqhD. The recombinant microorganism is subjected to fermentation culture in a flask or ferment or using glucose ad as raw material to obtain the 1,3-propanediol. The recombinant microorganism can utilize low-cost glucose, sucrose, malasses, xylose and the like as raw material in the fermentation process, without additional expensive vitamin B12. Thus, cost of the production is significantly reduced, and there is a promising prospect in market.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Zhen Chen, Dehua Liu
  • Patent number: 10936875
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for detecting significance of promotional information, a device and a computer storage medium. The method comprises: extracting each frame of image in a video segment, taking the image as input of a significance detecting module, and obtaining an output result of the significance detecting model; based on the output result, determining a significance score of promotional information corresponding to said each frame of image; obtaining the significance of promotional information corresponding to the video segment, based on the significance score of promotional information corresponding to each frame of image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yi Yang, Jiacheng Guo, Shanyu Wang, Lin Liu, Zhen Chen, Jianguo Wang, Cunchao Wei, Wei Lu, Yueran Dang
  • Publication number: 20210024143
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a substrate, at least one type of tuning material, and a composite material. The substrate has an interface surface or material that manifests, in response to light in a color spectrum, a particular color and a first thermal load. The particular color is associated with the first thermal load. The at least one type of tuning material manifests, in response to light in the color spectrum, the particular color and a second thermal load. The particular color is associated with the second thermal load. The first thermal load is different from the second thermal load. The composite material includes the interface surface or material and the at least one type of tuning material. The composite material manifests, in response to light in the color spectrum, the particular color and a tuned thermal load which is different than the first thermal load and the second thermal load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Wei Li, Yu Shi, Shanhui Fan, Zhen Chen
  • Publication number: 20210015137
    Abstract: The present invention discloses edible granules with varied flavors, relating to the technical field of food. The present invention comprises carbohydrates, water, emulsifiers, salt, sweeteners, flavor enhancers, acidity modifiers, food flavors, food colors and antioxidants, wherein the amounts of them are: carbohydrates 70-80%, water 10-20%, emulsifiers 0-10%, salt 0-10%, sweeteners 0-10%, flavor enhancers 0-2%, acidity modifiers 0-2%, food flavors 0.01-1%, food colors 0-0.5% and antioxidants 0.01-0.04%. In the present invention, through different components of carbohydrates, water, emulsifiers, salt, sweeteners, flavor enhancers, acidity modifiers, food flavors, food colors and antioxidants, edible granules with varied flavors may be prepared without adding natural substances in the granules of the present invention, so that the problem that the existing natural seasonings have a single taste and are difficult to prepare is solved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Zhen CHEN, Guotai LEI, Junfeng DING
  • Patent number: D907930
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Berry Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph A. Moody, III, Kang Zhen Chen
  • Patent number: D907931
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Berry Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph A. Moody, III, Kang Zhen Chen