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).

  • Publication number: 20200040988
    Abstract: A method of, and a system for, controlling and predicting the health of a torque converter clutch control system is provided. The method includes determining, via a controller, rotational input and output speeds of the torque converter and a torque converter clutch slip. The method also includes determining, via the controller, whether a set of predetermined conditions are met for predicting the health of the torque converter clutch control system. The method includes gathering a plurality of initial features of the vehicle propulsion system, determining statistical information about the plurality of initial features, and selecting at least one feature of the vehicle propulsion system based on the statistical information. Furthermore, the method includes classifying the health of the torque converter clutch control system based on the selected feature or features. In some forms, principal component analysis is used to select the feature or features used for classification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Shiming Duan, Chunhao J. Lee, Zhen Zhang, Peter P. Radecki, Xiaodong Jia
  • Publication number: 20200040625
    Abstract: The invention discloses a locking device and a refrigerator, wherein the locking device comprises a first lock block and a second lock block; the first lock block comprises a base and a tongue; the second lock block comprises an accommodating cavity, a clamping block, a return spring and a pushing block; the pushing block pushes the clamping block to slide in the sliding groove; and the tongue enters the tongue channel to be engaged with the clamping block so that the two lock blocks are engaged with each other. The locking device has the function of automatically adjusting the height difference between different cabinet doors and cabinet bodies, and is therefore more flexibly suitable for locking various cabinets or refrigerators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventor: Zhen ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10551663
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel has a display region and a peripheral region on a periphery of the display region and includes: an array substrate; an opposed substrate, opposite to the array substrate; a sealant, in the peripheral region so that the array substrate and the opposed substrate are bonded to form a cell; and a black matrix layer, between the array substrate and the opposed substrate. At least one opening in the peripheral region is provided in the black matrix layer, the at least one opening includes a first annular opening which is between the sealant and the display region and surrounds the display region, and the black matrix layer is disconnected at a position of the at least one opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Hefei BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Honggang Gu, Xianjie Shao, Jie Song, Zhen Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200025966
    Abstract: An electric field sensing device. The device includes a substrate, a sensing medium capable of experiencing a change in its electrical resistivity in response to an electric field, and electrodes for use in measuring the change. A method of making an electric field sensing device. The method includes depositing on a substrate a sensing medium capable of experiencing a change in its electrical resistivity in response to an electric field emitted by an object; and placing electrodes for use in measuring the change. An electric field sensing system. The system contains a plurality electric field sensing devices, an arrangement of the plurality sensing devices in a way to detect spatial variation of electric field emitted by objects in an environment; a computer system capable of monitoring the sensing devices, and detecting and comparing differences between the electrical fields sensed by individual devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Shriram Ramanathan, Zhen Zhang, Derek Karl Schwanz
  • Publication number: 20200026899
    Abstract: A display substrate having a fingerprint recognition region includes an array substrate, and a light shielding layer disposed at a side of the array substrate and at least located in the fingerprint recognition region. The material of the light shielding layer is an insulating material. A portion of the light shielding layer located in the fingerprint recognition region is provided with a plurality of light transmission holes, and each of the plurality of light transmission holes is configured to provide a transmission channel for fingerprint imaging light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Wen SUN, Zhen ZHANG, Wei DENG, Daniel Youn, Yiyang ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20200021961
    Abstract: This technology provides designs and methods for the vehicle on-board unit (OBU), which facilitates vehicle operations and control for connected automated vehicle highway (CAVH) systems. OBU systems provide vehicles with individually customized information and real-time control instructions for vehicle to fulfill the driving tasks such as car following, lane changing, route guidance. OBU systems also realize transportation operations and management services for both freeways and urban arterials. The OBU composed of the following devices: 1) a vehicle motion state parameter and environment parameter collection unit; 2) a multi-mode communication unit; 3) a location unit; 4) an intelligent gateway unit, and 5) a vehicle motion control unit. The OBU systems realize one or more of the following function categories: sensing, transportation behavior prediction and management, planning and decision making, and vehicle control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Shen Li, Bin Ran, Zhen Zhang, Yang Cheng, Huachun Tan, Tianyi Chen, Shuoxuan Dong, Kunsong Shi, Linhui Ye, Qin Li, Zhijun Chen, Linchao Li, Linghui Xu, Xia Wan, Xiaoxuan Chen
  • Publication number: 20200020753
    Abstract: A display substrate, a manufacturing method and a display device are disclosed. The display substrate includes a base substrate, and a light-shielding layer and a plurality of light-emitting units arranged at a display region of the base substrate. A plurality of imaging pin-holes is formed in the light-shielding layer, an orthogonal projection of each imaging pin-hole onto the base substrate does not overlap an orthogonal projection an active light-emitting region of the corresponding light-emitting unit onto the base substrate, and at least a part of a surface of the light-shielding layer adjacent to the light-emitting units is uneven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Zhen Zhang, Kangguan Pan, Yulong Wei, Kwanggyun Jang, Sanghun Kang, Jun Yan
  • Publication number: 20200020228
    Abstract: The technology provides systems and methods for a system providing customized and route-specific operations, control, and services for connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) according to user origin and destination requests, based on connected automated vehicle highway (CAVH) systems which includes an intelligent road infrastructure system providing transportation management and operations and individual vehicle control for CAV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Yang Cheng, Bin Ran, Zhen Zhang, Tianyi Chen, Shen Li, Shuoxuan Dong, Kunsong Shi, Jian Zhang, Xia Wan, Xiaoxuan Chen, Linchao Li, Qin Li, Linghui Xu
  • Publication number: 20200020234
    Abstract: The present technology relates generally to systems and methods for safe vehicle operations and control of connected automated vehicle highway (CAVH) systems to operate and manage connected and automated vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Yang Cheng, Bin Ran, Shen Li, Zhen Zhang, Shuoxuan Dong, Tianyi Chen, Linhui Ye, Kunsong Shi, Xiaotian Li, Huachun Tan, Jian Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200009687
    Abstract: A method of preparing antimicrobial surface on medical devices: first, producing multi-functional surface with bacterial anti-adhesion and self-cleaning functions through single-stop ultrafast laser fabrication approach for development of micro/nano patterns, then producing bactericidal thin film through depositing metal nanoparticles on those micro/nano patterned surfaces. The combination of bacterial anti-adhesion and bactericidal film can inhibit initial bacterial adhesion and release heavy metal ions to kill the bacteria simultaneously. Meanwhile, the multi-functional surface with self-cleaning function can prevent the killed bacteria from accumulating at the substrate surface, thereby obtaining long-lasting antibacterial effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Yingchun Guan, Libin Lu, Jiaru Zhang, Zhen Zhang, Huaming Wang
  • Publication number: 20200010890
    Abstract: Provided is a method for identifying balanced translocation breakpoints and a carrying state for balanced translocations in embryos, comprising the following steps: amplifying and sequencing a sample; comparing the sequence which is obtained by means of sequencing with a reference genome and analyzing copy numbers; accurately determining the position of a translocation breakpoint; detecting single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) around the breakpoint and genotyping the SNPs; analyzing an embryonic haplotype, and comprehensively determining a normal chromosome and a translocation chromosome haplotype; determining the embryonic carrying state and, according to the haplotype, selecting an embryo which does not carry a balanced translocation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: YIKON GENOMICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Shiping BO, Zhen ZHANG, Jun REN, Yumei GAO, Sijia LU
  • Patent number: 10509642
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-implemented method for generating an API difference description file that describes the differences between multiple API versions to assist in migrating an application program from a first version to a second version. The method includes receiving a first API description file of a first version of a web API, receiving a second API description file of a second version of the web API, generating an API difference description file that describes differences between the first and second API description files, and then updating an application program using the API difference description file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Guo Qiang Li, Cheng Fang Wang, Ping Ping Cheng, Zhen Zhang, Chang Ning Song
  • Publication number: 20190347931
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods that allocate, arrange, and distribute certain types of functions and intelligence, for connected automated vehicle highway (CAVH) systems, to facilitate vehicle operations and controls, to improve the general safety of the whole transportation system, and to ensure the efficiency, intelligence, reliability, and resilience of CAVH systems. The present invention also provides methods to define CAVH system intelligence and its levels, which are based on two dimensions: the vehicle intelligence and infrastructure intelligence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Fan Ding, Bin Ran, Yang Cheng, Shen Li, Zhen Zhang, Yang Zhou, Huachun Tan, Shuoxuan Dong, Tianyi Chen, Xiaotian Li, Kunsong Shi
  • Publication number: 20190346469
    Abstract: An automatic analysis device and a sample analysis method. The automatic analysis device (100) comprises: a loading unit (20) for loading a sample and/or a reagent to a reaction vessel; a reaction unit (10) for incubating, and washing and separating reactants in a reaction vessel; a measurement unit (80) for measuring reaction signals in the reaction vessel; and a transferring unit (50) for transferring the reaction vessel between different locations. The device (100) realizes incubation, washing and separation of the reactants in the reaction vessel by utilizing the reaction unit (10) as a center. The measurement unit (80) independent of the reaction unit (10) measures the signals in the reaction vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventor: Zhen ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20190340921
    Abstract: This invention provides a system-oriented and fully-controlled connected automated vehicle highway system for various levels of connected and automated vehicles and highways. The system comprises one or more of: 1) a hierarchical traffic control network of Traffic Control Centers (TCC's), local traffic controller units (TCUs), 2) A RSU (Road Side Unit) network (with integrated functionalities of vehicle sensors, I2V communication to deliver control instructions), 3) OBU (On-Board Unit with sensor and V2I communication units) network embedded in connected and automated vehicles, and 4) wireless communication and security system with local and global connectivity. This system provides a safer, more reliable and more cost-effective solution by redistributing vehicle driving tasks to the hierarchical traffic control network and RSU network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Yang Cheng, Shen Li, Fan Ding, Jing Jin, Xiaoxuan Chen, Zhen Zhang
  • Patent number: 10456405
    Abstract: Provided are a compound of the formula below, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or stereoisomer thereof that can be used for treating cardiovascular diseases and compositions containing the compounds. The compounds, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or stereoisomer thereof and the compositions can improve lipid metabolism disorders by increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in blood; in addition, the compounds, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or stereoisomer thereof and the compositions can also release nitric oxide, and reduce the onset risk of cardiovascular diseases by means of relaxing blood vessels, lowering blood pressure, inhibiting platelet adhesion and aggregation and maintaining vascular tension, and thus play an important role in preventing and treating the occurrence and development of cardiovascular diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignees: ZHEJIANG HUAHAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD, SHANGHAI SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jian Ge, Yunfei Li, Zhen Zhang, Yijin Wang, Jiamiao Wang, Tao Cheng
  • Patent number: 10449250
    Abstract: Provided is a humanized antibody and chimeric antibody that specifically binds human sclerostin. The antibodies can be used for treating human bone metabolism related diseases such as osteoporosis (OP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignees: Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd., Shanghai Hengrui Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiajian Liu, Yayuan Fu, Haoying Zhang, Yifang Wang, Zhen Zhang, Ling Zhang, Dongbing Cui, Lianshan Zhang, Weikang Tao
  • Publication number: 20190311616
    Abstract: This invention describes the detailed implementation of a Connected Automated Vehicle Highway (CAVH) on all roadway types. As CAVH vehicles travel within a transportation network, they will pass through different types of facilities such as basic segment, freeway or arterial segment, traffic bottlenecks, weaving and merging segment, intersections, first- and last-mile segment, parking, bridges, tunnel, multi-modal terminals and etc. Those different segments and nodes within a transportation network sometimes have drastically different geometric, design, and infrastructure characteristics. In this invention, detailed subsystem design will be described for each type of roadway segment for CAVH system to execute the entire trip door-to-door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Jing Jin, Bin Ran, Zhen Zhang, Xiaowen Jiang, Tianyi Chen, Zhenxing Yao
  • Publication number: 20190303135
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-implemented method for generating an API difference description file that describes the differences between multiple API versions to assist in migrating an application program from a first version to a second version. The method includes receiving a first API description file of a first version of a web API, receiving a second API description file of a second version of the web API, generating an API difference description file that describes differences between the first and second API description files, and then updating an application program using the API difference description file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Guo Qiang Li, Cheng Fang Wang, Ping Ping Cheng, Zhen Zhang, Chang Ning Song
  • Patent number: 10428013
    Abstract: Disclosed are amide compounds, preparation method and uses thereof, specifically, the compounds represented by formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, Q, X and n are defined as in the description. Also disclosed are a method for preparing the compounds of formula I, a composition containing the compounds, and the uses of the same in the preparation of medicaments for regulating blood lipid and/or preventing gallstone. The compounds of formula I disclosed in the present invention have stability in vitro, good solubility in the pharmaceutical organic solvents and favorable bioavailability in animals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignees: Shanghai Institute of Phamaceutical Industry, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry
    Inventors: Zhenpeng Yu, Gouping Wang, Zhen Zhang, Minyu Liu, Xiaoling Huang, Ying Liu, Lin Xiao, Li Cai, Xuejun Wu, Yifang Deng, Mianli Pan, Renhai Chen, Shenrong Tang, Quanhai Liu