Patents by Inventor Zhen Zhang
Zhen 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).
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Publication number: 20250225871Abstract: This application describes a proactive sensing system for an autonomous vehicle. This system fuses vehicle sensing data and sensing data from a roadside unit, a Traffic Control Unit, and/or a cloud to provide full 360-degree coverage and birds-eye view of the driving environment. This proactive sensing system cooperatively uses vehicle-based sensor data and sensor data from external sources to provide better and more efficient sensing of longtail or corner cases, such as blind spots and blockage by surrounding objects. Specifically, this proactive sensing system effectively identifies major sensing points where vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians and bicycles, are major challenges for autonomous vehicles at intersections, roundabouts, or work zones. Accordingly, the technology significantly improves the safety of autonomous vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2025Publication date: July 10, 2025Inventors: Bin Ran, Rui Gan, Sicheng Fu, Yang Cheng, Tianyi Chen, Yifan Yao, Keshu Wu, Kunsong Shi, Huachun Tan, Zhen Zhang, Xiaotian Li, Shuoxuan Dong
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Publication number: 20250188596Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of magnetron sputtering process, and specifically to a method for improving the uniformity of rare earth nickelate thin film deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering, comprising the following steps: adjusting the sputter angle of a Ni target toward a substrate to perform magnetron sputtering to deposit a thin film, and obtaining the content data of the Ni element in the deposited thin film; analyzing the content data of the Ni element to screen out the sputter angle for realizing zero-gradient deposition of the Ni element on the substrate surface; similarly, screening out the sputter angle for realizing zero-gradient deposition of the RE element on the substrate surface; preparing a nickelate thin film according to the screened zero-gradient sputter angle of Ni target material and the RE target material so as to improve the deposition uniformity of the rare earth nickelate thin film.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2025Publication date: June 12, 2025Applicant: Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityInventors: Zhen Zhang, Xurong Qiao, Jiahui Sun
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Publication number: 20250190026Abstract: An electronic device display may have pixels formed from crystalline semiconductor light-emitting diode dies, organic light-emitting diodes, or other pixel structures. The pixels may be formed on a display panel substrate. A display panel may extend continuously across the display or multiple display panels may be tiled in two dimensions to cover a larger display area. Interconnect substrates may have outwardly facing contacts that are electrically shorted to corresponding inwardly facing contacts such as inwardly facing metal pillars associated with the display panels. The interconnect substrates may be supported by glass layers. Integrated circuits may be embedded in the display panels and/or in the interconnect substrates. A display may have an active area with pixels that includes non-spline pixels in a non-spline display portion located above a straight edge of the display and spline pixel in a spline display portion located above a curved edge of the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: Elmar Gehlen, Zhen Zhang, Francois R. Jacob, Paul S. Drzaic, Han-Chieh Chang, Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari, Anshi Liang, Hopil Bae, Mahdi Farrokh Baroughi, Marc J. DeVincentis, Paolo Sacchetto, Tiffany T. Moy, Warren S. Rieutort-Louis, Yong Sun, Jonathan P. Mar, Zuoqian Wang, Ian D. Tracy, Sunggu Kang, Jaein Choi, Steven E. Molesa, Sandeep Chalasani, Jui-Chih Liao, Xin Zhao, Izhar Z. Ahmed
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Patent number: 12326760Abstract: An electronic device display may have pixels formed from crystalline semiconductor light-emitting diode dies, organic light-emitting diodes, or other pixel structures. The pixels may be formed on a display panel substrate. A display panel may extend continuously across the display or multiple display panels may be tiled in two dimensions to cover a larger display area. Interconnect substrates may have outwardly facing contacts that are electrically shorted to corresponding inwardly facing contacts such as inwardly facing metal pillars associated with the display panels. The interconnect substrates may be supported by glass layers. Integrated circuits may be embedded in the display panels and/or in the interconnect substrates. A display may have an active area with pixels that includes non-spline pixels in a non-spline display portion located above a straight edge of the display and spline pixel in a spline display portion located above a curved edge of the display.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2024Date of Patent: June 10, 2025Inventors: Elmar Gehlen, Zhen Zhang, Francois R. Jacob, Paul S. Drzaic, Han-Chieh Chang, Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari, Anshi Liang, Hopil Bae, Mahdi Farrokh Baroughi, Marc J. DeVincentis, Paolo Sacchetto, Tiffany T. Moy, Warren S. Rieutort-Louis, Yong Sun, Jonathan P. Mar, Zuoqian Wang, Ian D. Tracy, Sunggu Kang, Jaein Choi, Steven E. Molesa, Sandeep Chalasani, Jui-Chih Liao, Xin Zhao, Izhar Z Ahmed
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Patent number: 12322331Abstract: Disclosed are a display substrate and a display apparatus, the display substrate includes a display region and a non-display region, the display region is provided with a pixel circuit and a light emitting unit; each pixel circuit is connected with K light emitting devices emitting light of a same color; each pixel circuit includes a current control sub-circuit and a light emitting selection sub-circuit; the current control sub-circuit is configured to provide a drive current to a first node under control of a reset signal terminal, an initial signal terminal, a scan signal terminal, a data signal terminal, a light emitting control terminal, and a first power supply terminal; the light emitting selection sub-circuit is configured to sequentially provide a signal of the first node to the K light emitting devices emitting light of the same color under control of K light emitting selection signal terminals.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: June 3, 2025Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuzhen Guo, Zhenyu Zhang, Lubin Shi, Zhen Zhang, Chenyang Zhang, Fuqiang Li
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Publication number: 20250172024Abstract: The invention discloses a two-way locking door stop and a method for two-way locking of a door leaf. The two-way locking door stop includes a base, a lock body and a first locking assembly, the base includes a base main body and a telescopic member, and a first surface and a second surface are respectively provided on the base main body and the telescopic member, the lock body is pivoted to the base to rotationally switch between a first state and a second state, and the first locking assembly locks rotation of the lock body in the first state to achieve two-way locking of the door leaf.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2025Publication date: May 29, 2025Inventors: Xueming Zhang, Yingfeng Chen, Zhen Zhang
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Publication number: 20250164439Abstract: A field effect transistor, FET, gas sensor device (100) arranged to sense gas, and a method of sensing gas by a FET gas sensor device, are provided. The FET gas sensor device comprises at least one gate (110a, 110b), a source (120), a drain (130), and a semiconductor channel (140). The semiconductor channel and the gate(s) form a FET channel-gate coupling (150) by which an applied gate potential is arranged to control a current flowing through the semiconductor channel. The FET gas sensor device further comprises space(s) (200) arranged between the gate(s) and the semiconductor channel and configured to receive gas, whereby received gas is arranged to influence electrical property(ies) of the FET channel-gate coupling, and wherein the FET gas sensor device is arranged to sense gas based on the influenced electrical property(ies) of the FET channel-gate coupling.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2023Publication date: May 22, 2025Inventors: Zhen ZHANG, Qitao HU
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Publication number: 20250164843Abstract: A displaying base plate and a displaying device are provided by the present application, wherein the displaying base plate includes a substrate, and a first electrode layer disposed on one side of the substrate, wherein the first electrode layer includes a first electrode pattern; a first planarization layer disposed on one side of the first electrode layer that is away from the substrate, wherein the first planarization layer is provided with a through hole, and the through hole penetrates the first planarization layer, to expose the first electrode pattern; and a second electrode layer, a second planarization layer and a third electrode layer that are disposed in stack on one side of the first planarization layer that is away from the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2025Publication date: May 22, 2025Applicant: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhen Zhang, Fuqiang Li, Zhenyu Zhang, Yunping Di, Lizhong Wang, Zheng Fang, Jiahui Han, Yawei Wang, Chenyang Zhang, Chengfu Xu, Ce Ning, Pengxia Liang, Feihu Zhou, Xianqin Meng, Weiting Peng, Qiuli Wang, Binbin Tong, Rui Huang, Tianmin Zhou, Wei Yang
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Publication number: 20250159443Abstract: This invention presents a vehicle safety system (VSS) for autonomous vehicles (AVs) utilizing an onboard unit (OBU) capable of communicating with various entities, comprising roadside units (RSUs), other OBUs, and cloud platforms. The OBU incorporates a safety subsystem designed to implement proactive, active, and passive safety measures. The proactive safety measures comprise incident prediction and warnings. The active safety measures comprise emergency braking, and the passive safety measures comprise incident response and dynamic routing. This VSS can be further enhanced by incorporating sensing and processing capabilities of the RSU network or the cloud platform, enabling distributed and integrated safety functions and improved environmental awareness. The system aims to enhance AV safety by addressing incidents before, during, and after their occurrence through comprehensive safety measures at a system level, comprising a vehicle centric system, a vehicle-road system, or a vehicle cloud system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2025Publication date: May 15, 2025Inventors: Bin Ran, Weizhe Tang, Sicheng Fu, Yang Cheng, Shen Li, Zhen Zhang, Huachun Tan, Tianyi Chen, Shuoxuan Dong, Kunsong Shi, Linhui Ye, Qin Li, Zhijun Chen, Linchao Li, Linghui Xu, Xia Wan, Xiaoxuan Chen
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Publication number: 20250150791Abstract: This technology provides systems and methods for a vehicle computing system (VCS) for autonomous driving. This VCS furnishes End-to-End models that provide sensing, prediction, planning, decision-making, and control functions. The VCS executes vehicle control algorithms, trains general AI models, and makes inferences from those AI models. Specifically, a computing subsystem of the VCS performs computation methods that train a tensor-centered model and/or make inferences from a tensor-centered model. Additionally, the VCS gathers data from a roadside unit network, an onboard unit, a cloud platform, a traffic control center/traffic control unit, and a traffic operations center (TOC), thereby enhancing the safety and efficiency of autonomous driving.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2025Publication date: May 8, 2025Inventors: Bin Ran, Bingjie Liang, Yan Zhao, Zhiyu Wang, Yang Cheng, Shen Li, Zhen Zhang, Huachun Tan, Tianyi Chen, Shuoxuan Dong, Kunsong Shi, Linhui Ye, Qin Li, Zhijun Chen, Linchao Li, Linghui Xu, Xia Wan, Xiaoxuan Chen
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Publication number: 20250151504Abstract: An array substrate includes a base substrate, a first conductive layer, a first electrode, an organic planarization layer and an organic active layer. The first conductive layer is provided on a side of the base substrate. The first electrode is provided on a side of the first conductive layer away from the base substrate, an orthographic projection of the first electrode on the base substrate overlapping an orthographic projection of the drain electrode on the base substrate. The organic planarization layer is provided on a side of the first electrode away from the base substrate, first via holes being provided in the organic planarization layer. The organic active layer is provided on a side of the organic planarization layer away from the base substrate, the organic active layer being connected to the source electrode by a first via hole and connected to the drain electrode by a first via hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2025Publication date: May 8, 2025Applicant: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Guangcai YUAN, Hehe HU, Changhan HSIEH, Wei YANG, Liwen DONG, Jiayu HE, Dongfei HOU, Zhen ZHANG, Ce NING, Xin GU, Zhengliang LI
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Publication number: 20250150792Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for a vehicle-based cloud computing system (VCCS) for autonomous driving. This VCCS builds world models based on a series of complex scenario data to optimize sensing, prediction, planning, decision making, and control for autonomous driving. The VCCS can execute vehicle control algorithms, train general AI models, and make inferences to optimize autonomous driving. Specifically, it dynamically adjusts driving strategies based on long tail scenarios including but not limited to weather, work zone information, and traffic status, ensuring safe and efficient vehicle operation. Additionally, the VCCS can gather supplementary data from (a) a roadside unit (RSU) network, (b) another OBU, (c) a cloud platform, (d) a traffic control center/traffic control unit (TCC/TCU), and (e) a traffic operations center (TOC), thereby further improving control and efficiency in complex driving environments.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2025Publication date: May 8, 2025Inventors: Bin Ran, Bingjie Liang, Renfei Wu, Yan Zhao, Yang Cheng, Shen Li, Zhen Zhang, Huachun Tan, Tianyi Chen, Shuoxuan Dong, Kunsong Shi, Linhui Ye, Qin Li, Zhijun Chen, Linchao Li, Linghui Xu, Xia Wan, Xiaoxuan Chen
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Publication number: 20250140163Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a plurality of pixel units distributed in an array. The pixel unit includes: a pixel driver circuit configured to provide a driving current, a plurality of sub-pixels configured to emit light under an action of the driving current, and a switching circuit including a plurality of switching units arranged in correspondence with the plurality of sub-pixels. The switching unit is connected in series between the pixel driver circuit and a corresponding sub-pixel, a control end of the switching unit is configured to receive a switching signal, a first end of the switching unit is connected to the pixel driver circuit, a second end of the switching unit is connected to the corresponding sub-pixel, and the switching unit conducts a communication path between the sub-pixel and the pixel driver circuit in response to the switching signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2022Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunhang ZHANG, Zhenyu ZHANG, Dongni LIU, Minghua XUAN, Yunsik IM, Zhen ZHANG, Peirou LI, Haoliang ZHENG, Li XIAO, Zhuo LI
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Publication number: 20250129716Abstract: A method includes modeling a reservoir using a lab scale set of models and a field scale set of models. The reservoir is modeled using the lab scale set of models by scanning a sample of the reservoir into the lab scale set of models to create modeled fractures, estimating hydraulic properties of the modeled fractures, estimating multi-phase dynamic properties of the modeled fractures, and determining characteristics of a flow regime of a fluid flowing through the modeled fractures. The reservoir is modeled using the field scale set of models by modeling a discrete fracture network of the reservoir, upscaling the discrete fracture network, and calibrating the discrete fracture network. An enhanced oil recovery operation is designed and performed on the reservoir using the calibrated discrete fracture network.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2023Publication date: April 24, 2025Applicants: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyInventors: Xupeng He, Marwah M. AlSinan, Yiteng Li, Zhen Zhang, Hyung Tae Kwak, Hussein Hoteit, Xiang Rao
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Patent number: 12284721Abstract: The present invention provides a virtual subscriber identity module (vSIM) for network connection. The vSIM includes a memory and at least one processor. The memory is configured to store a remote SIM (rSIM) implemented as a software card. The at least one processor is coupled to the memory and configured to: register to a first network and download a vSIM profile from a vSIM server via the rSIM; and complete a registration to a second network using the vSIM profile for activating a vSIM service to connect to the second network. The present invention further provides an apparatus including the vSIM, a vSIM server for communicating with the apparatus, and a method performed by the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2023Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: Simo Holdings Inc.Inventors: Jing Liu, Ludovic Lassauce, Richard H. Xu, Zhen Zhang
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Patent number: 12266262Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 28, 2023Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: CAVH LLCInventors: 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
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Patent number: 12260054Abstract: A touch substrate and a display panel are provided by this disclosure. The touch substrate includes a plurality of touch units, each touch unit has a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode includes a first trunk electrode and a plurality of first branch electrodes. The first trunk electrode is parallel to a first direction. The first branch electrodes are disposed on two sides of the first trunk electrode. The first branch electrodes extend outwardly with the first trunk electrode as a center to form a radial structure. The second electrode includes a second trunk electrode and a plurality of second branch electrodes. The second trunk electrode is parallel to a second direction. The second branch electrodes are disposed on two sides of the second trunk electrode. The first branch electrodes and the second branch electrodes are alternately disposed to form an occlusal structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2022Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhen Zhang, Jian Ye
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Patent number: 12260746Abstract: Provided herein is a technology for an Autonomous Vehicle Intelligent System (AVIS), which facilitates vehicle operations and control for autonomous driving. The AVIS and related methods provide vehicles with vehicle-specific information for a vehicle to perform driving tasks such as car following, lane changing, and route guidance. The AVIS comprises an onboard unit (OBU), wherein the OBU comprises a communication module communicating with one or more of other autonomous vehicles (AV), a roadside unit (RSU), a cloud platform, and a traffic control center/traffic control unit (TCC/TCU). The AVIS implements one or more of the following functions: sensing, prediction, decision-making, and vehicle control using onboard information and vehicle-specific information received from other AVs, the RSU, the cloud platform, and/or the TCC/TCU.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2023Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: CAVH LLCInventors: Bin Ran, Bingjie Liang, Yan Zhao, 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
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Patent number: 12257364Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a preparation method and application of decellularized extracellular matrix tissue paper, and belongs to the technical field of regenerative medicine. The preparation method includes the following steps: (1) preparing decellularized extracellular matrix materials; (2) preparing tissue paper: homogenizing and stirring the prepared decellularized extracellular matrix materials, then, placing the obtained homogenates on a flat-bottom filter screen to filter out water, standing and air-drying the filtered homogenates, and freeze-drying the homogenates to obtain the tissue paper; (3) cross-linking the tissue paper: cross-linking the tissue paper in a cross-linking solution; and (4) freeze-drying or stacking and compacting the cross-linked tissue paper. According to the present disclosure, the decellularized extracellular matrix tissue paper with tissue specificity is prepared by a traditional paper-making technology combined with a freeze-drying technology.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2023Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: NANKAI UNIVERSITYInventors: Meifeng Zhu, Wen Li, Deling Kong, Zhen Zhang
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Publication number: 20250094069Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for receiving metric data of a cloud system periodically; transforming the metric data of each type into a byte array using mapping tables, wherein the byte array is an encoded format of the metric data, where each field of the metric data is encoded as a field ID and a field type ID that are short integer variables; merging and storing the byte arrays of multiple metric data into a binary file, wherein the binary file comprises multiple blocks with each block comprising multiple byte arrays; generating indexes for common fields of different metric data in the binary file; receiving a retrieval request requesting metric records including a common field of a particular value; determining storage locations of one or more metric records satisfying the retrieval request; and obtaining the one or more metric records from the binary file using the corresponding storage locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2023Publication date: March 20, 2025Inventors: Hui Li, Xia Yu, Zhen Zhang