Patents by Inventor Zhen Zhou

Zhen Zhou 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).

  • DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING NON-VOLATILE MEMORY
    Publication number: 20190121572
    Abstract: A data storage device capable of just partially executing a read/write command issued by a host is disclosed. The data storage device uses a controller to perform a partial execution of a first read/write command issued by the host, and returns a breakpoint of the first read/write command to the host and returns information that the first read/write command is in a partial completion status to the host to drive the host to further issue a second read/write command. In this manner, fewer computational resources are required in determining read/write command granularity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventor: Zhen ZHOU
  • Methods and compositions for the treatment of proliferative disorders
    Patent number: 10265288
    Abstract: The invention features methods of treating a proliferative disorder characterized by elevated Pin1 marker levels and/or reduced Pin1 Ser71 phosphorylation in a subject by administering a retinoic acid compound. Additionally, the invention features methods of treating proliferative disorders (e.g., proliferative disorders characterized by elevated Pin1 marker levels) by administering a retinoic acid compound in combination with another anti-proliferative compound. Finally, the invention also features methods including high-throughput screens for discovering and validating Pin1 inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.
    Inventors: Kun Ping Lu, Shuo Wei, Xiao Zhen Zhou
  • DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING NON-VOLATILE MEMORY
    Publication number: 20190102291
    Abstract: Device-based space allocation and host-based mapping table searching are disclosed for operating a non-volatile memory. In response to a write command from a host that indicates a write logical address, a controller at the device end determines a write physical address and allocates the non-volatile memory to provide a space in the write physical address to store write data. The controller transmits the write physical address to the host and thereby the host establishes a mapping table on the host. The mapping table records the mapping relationship between the write logical address and the write physical address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventor: Zhen ZHOU
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING LUBRICANT OIL VARNISH
    Publication number: 20190094125
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating lube oil varnish samples and testing them under flow conditions is set forth herein. The method and apparatus are also used for the evaluation of the efficiency of varnish cleaners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Zhen Zhou, Elizabeth Montalvo
  • DISCRETE CIRCUIT HAVING CROSS-TALK NOISE CANCELLATION CIRCUITRY
    Publication number: 20190045622
    Abstract: An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a semiconductor chip having cross-talk noise cancellation circuitry disposed between a disturber trace and a trace to be protected from cross-talk noise emanating from the disturber trace. The trace is to be coupled to a receiver disposed on a different semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Jun LIAO, Zhen ZHOU, James A. McCALL, Jong-Ru GUO, Xiang LI, Yunhui CHU, Zuoguo WU
  • PACKED INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE WITH REDUCED CROSS COUPLED NOISE
    Publication number: 20190043796
    Abstract: An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes an electro-mechanical interface having angled signal interconnects, wherein, the angling of the signal interconnects is to reduce noise coupling between the angled signal interconnects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Zhen ZHOU, Jun LIAO, Xiang LI, Kevin STONE, Tom DU, Tae-Young YANG, Ling ZHENG, James A. McCALL
  • Methods for read retries and apparatuses using the same
    Patent number: 10199108
    Abstract: The invention introduces a method for read retries, performed by a processing unit, including at least the following steps: in boot time, generating and storing microcodes of a retry-read operation in an instruction buffer; and after a successful boot, receiving a retry-read command from a host device through a first access interface; and starting a state machine to execute the microcodes of the retry-read operation of the instruction buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: SHANNON SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventor: Zhen Zhou
  • PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB) WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTERCONNECTS TO OTHER PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS
    Publication number: 20190037689
    Abstract: A system for a three-dimensional (“3D”) printed circuit board (“PCB”) to printed circuit board interface is provided. A first PCB includes first landing pads disposed on one or more edges of the first PCB. The first landing pads electrically couple to conductive pins or second landing pads disposed on a second PCB. The second landing pads may be disposed in a slot in the second PCB. The interface between the first landing pads and the second landing pads may provide various advantages over traditional PCB to PCB interfaces, such as, improved signal integrity, improved power integrity, increased contact density, decreased clock jitter, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: DAQIAO DU, ZHEN ZHOU, JUN LIAO, JAMES A. MCCALL, XIANG LI, KAI XIAO, ZHICHAO ZHANG
  • ALL WEATHER CYCLING SHOE COVER
    Publication number: 20180368507
    Abstract: Shoe covers that include a waterproof sock shaped unitary tubular member. The shoe covers are configured to cover footwear having a sole with a bottom. The member includes a first waterproof tubular portion that has an upper opening configured to receive an ankle and a heel of a foot of a person when the footwear and shoe cover are donned. The member further includes a second waterproof tubular portion that has a bottom surface and is configured to correspond to and seal against the bottom of the sole of the footwear when the member is donned on the footwear. The bottom surface of the second waterproof tubular portion defines an opening. When the footwear is cycling footwear that includes a cleat projecting from the bottom, the opening may be configured to receive the cleat of the cycling footwear. Methods of donning and manufacturing the shoe covers also are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Zhen Zhou Feng, Thomas N. Buckley, Zhen-Yu Feng
  • Heterogeneous interconnect having linear and non-linear conductive pathways
    Patent number: 10157822
    Abstract: Electrical interconnects having a non-linear conductive pathway, and related apparatuses and methods, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an electrical interconnect may include a non-linear conductive pathway electrically coupling top and bottom conductive portions. In some embodiments, an electrical interconnect may include a non-linear conductive pathway that propagates an electrical signal generating electromagnetic fields with an electrical field orthogonal to the direction of electromagnetic-wave propagation. In some embodiments, an electrical interconnect may include a non-linear conductive pathway portion and a linear conductive pathway portion. Also disclosed are connectors including an electrical interconnect having a non-linear conductive pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Zhen Zhou, Tae Young Yang, Guosong Lin, Ling Zheng, Daqiao Du
  • Method for inhibiting Ebola virus via miRNA
    Patent number: 10155947
    Abstract: Provided are a method and use of microRNA MiR-2911 in regulating an ebola virus. Particularly provided are a method and use of isolated microRNA MiR-2911 in regulating an ebola virus protein gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: JIANGSU MICROMEDMARK BIOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chenyu Zhang, Hongwei Liang, Zhen Zhou, Ke Zeng, Xi Chen
  • Wireless multicast transmission and recovery
    Patent number: 10135947
    Abstract: A transmission system that sends data to multiple devices simultaneously using multiple access points (APs). The system may send multicast data (e.g., original transmission of multicast data) to the multiple devices using a first AP and may send recovery data (e.g., retransmission of portions of the multicast data) to individual devices using a second AP. As the second AP handles requests for the recovery data and sends the recovery data, the first AP may send the multicast data using all available bandwidth and an efficiency of transmission does not depend on the number of devices connected to the first AP. The recovery data may be determined based on an original manifest of the multicast data, such as a bitmap or other representation, and the device may generate a recovery manifest indicating the recovery data and send the recovery manifest to the second AP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yajun Chen, Peng Zhan, Qingyuan Ma, Zhen Zhou
  • Memory management
    Patent number: 10133601
    Abstract: System and techniques for memory management are described herein. A request for an adjusted process-value for a process may be received. Here, the adjusted process-value may be used to compare resident processes to determine which resident process will be terminated in certain circumstances. In response to the request for the adjusted process-value, a launch-time weight for the process may be obtained. The launch-time weight may be combined with a process-value to create an adjusted process-value. The adjusted process-value may then be returned to the requestor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Padmashree K. Apparao, Zhen Zhou, Thomas L. Carr
  • All weather cycling shoe cover
    Patent number: 10104930
    Abstract: A cycling shoe cover is designed to provide maximum protection from the elements such as rain, snow, and cold. It also provides aerodynamic benefit with minimum weight. The cover is flexible unitary made from an elastomer, such as silicone or latex rubber, and is highly elastic and waterproof. The upper part of the cover fits snugly over the cyclist's ankle to prevent water egress into the shoes from above. The lower part of the cover snugly cover and seals to the bottom edge of the shoe without interfering with the cycling shoe's cleat or attachment to the cycle pedal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Rivet Sports, LLC
    Inventors: Zhen Zhou Feng, Thomas N. Buckley, Zhen-Yu Feng
  • Methods for reconfiguring a storage controller when control logic fails and apparatuses using the same
    Patent number: 10089196
    Abstract: A method for processing return entities associated with multiple requests in a single ISR (Interrupt Service Routine) thread, performed by one core of a processing unit of a host device, is introduced. Entities are removed from a queue, which are associated with commands issued to a storage device, and the removed entities are processed until a condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: SHANNON SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Zhen Zhou, Xueshi Yang
  • Board integrated interconnect
    Patent number: 10074919
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may relate to a printed circuit board (PCB) that includes a first outer layer and a second outer layer opposite the first outer layer. The PCB may further include a routing layer between the first outer layer and the second outer layer, and an interconnect positioned within the first outer layer and coupled with the routing layer. The interconnect may include a contact within an opening in the first outer layer, wherein the contact is within a plane defined by an outer surface of the first outer layer. The interconnect may further include a plated via directly coupled with the contact and the routing layer. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhen Zhou, Daqiao Du, Anne M. Sepic, Kai Xiao
  • TERNARY CATALYST SYSTEM FOR REDUCTION OF ACIDS IN A LIQUID HYDROCARBON
    Publication number: 20180171237
    Abstract: A process for reducing total acid number (TAN), comprising: contacting, without hydrogen addition, a liquid hydrocarbon having a high initial TAN with a ternary catalyst comprising titanium-oxide, a metal promoter, and a porous support; wherein the contacting occurs over a short time or at a defined LHSV, and at a low contacting temperature, and wherein the contacting reduces the initial TAN by at least 20%. Also, a new ternary catalyst that reduces the TAN, wherein the ternary catalyst has a molar ratio of titanium to metal from the metal promoter that is greater than 3:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Zhen Zhou, Lin Li, Shabbir Husain
  • Power-failure protection method and solid state drive
    Patent number: 9997209
    Abstract: Provided are a power failure protection method and solid state drive (SSD). The SSD comprises: a power-failure detection device, for monitoring in real time whether the power supply is abnormal; a power-failure protection device performs a power-failure protection operation when the power supply is monitored to be abnormal: breaking a connection with a host system bus, an SSD internal clock breaking from a system bus clock and writing data in the SSD cache into a storage unit of the SSD by using the SSD internal clock. The technical solution ensures completion of the data protection operations by utilizing a remaining capacity, thus ensuring data integrity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: SHANNON SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Zhen Zhou, Xueshi Yang
  • ARSENIC TRIOXIDE FOR TREATMENT OF PIN1-ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    Publication number: 20180153934
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of Pin1-associated disorders (e.g., disorders characterized by elevated Pin1 activity) with arsenic trioxide, optionally in combination with a retinoic acid compound. Pin1-associated disorders may include, for example, proliferative disorders (e.g., cancers), inflammatory conditions, and autoimmune disorders associated with aberrant levels of Pin1 activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Kun Ping LU, Xiao Zhen ZHOU
  • ATRA for modulating Pin1 activity and stability
    Patent number: 9968579
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes how all-retinoic acid (ATRA) binds and inhibits Pin1 activity and induces degradation of the activated Pin1 monomer selectively in cancer cells. Identification of the binding mechanism of ATRA with Pin1 confirm ATRA binding specificity to Pin1 residues in the PPIase active site, thus demonstrating that drug-induced Pin1 ablation has potent anticancer activity, such as in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), by inducing PML-RARa degradation, as well as against other types of cancer and diseases that are associated with Pin1 overexpression, such as aggressive triple negative breast cancer, lupus, asthma, cocaine addiction, among others, due to their unique ability to simultaneously block numerous cancer-driving pathways, with relatively lower toxicity. The present disclosure also provides a rationale for developing sustained released ATRA-containing formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.
    Inventors: Kun Ping Lu, Xiao Zhen Zhou, Shuo Wei