Patents by Inventor Zhi Zhang

Zhi 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).

  • Patent number: 11965305
    Abstract: An electronic well lid based on electric control travel switch control relates to the technical field of electronic well lids. The electronic well lid based on electric control travel switch control includes a well seat in splined connection with a sliding ring. The sliding ring is provided with a well lid lifting mechanism. A garbage collection mechanism is arranged on the well seat. An arc-shaped groove is formed in the sliding ring. An anti-deviation mechanism is arranged in the arc-shaped groove of the sliding ring. Square grooves are communicated with square holes by way of arrangement of the well lid lifting mechanism and cooperation of first fixing rings and the square grooves. Thus, a drainage speed of the device is increased, pedestrians may continue to pass safely on the well lid in a drainage process of the device, and the protection effect for pedestrians in the drainage process is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: JINAN YINGHUA AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yanchao Li, Yi Yan, Guoyong Lin, Zhi Zhang, Yunbo Li
  • Publication number: 20240129525
    Abstract: An example device for decoding video data includes: a memory configured to store video data; and a processing system comprising one or more processors implemented in circuitry, the processing system being configured to: determine whether motion information of a block of video data is for sub-blocks of the block larger than individual pixels of the block or for the individual pixels, the block being associated with data indicating that the block is to be predicted using affine motion compensation; in response to determining that the motion information of the block is for the sub-blocks, perform sub-block-based affine motion compensation to form a prediction block for the block; in response to determining that the motion information is for the individual pixels, perform pixel-based affine motion compensation to form the prediction block for the block; and decode the block using the prediction block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Zhi Zhang, Han Huang, Yan Zhang, Patrick Garus, Vadim Seregin, Marta Karczewicz
  • Patent number: 11959982
    Abstract: A low-cost modular liquid nitrogen low-temperature multi-nuclear magnetic resonance probe includes a Dewar, a pluggable coil and a front-end gain amplifier. The Dewar includes a cylindrical sandwich chamber, the center of the cylindrical sandwich chamber constitutes a room-temperature chamber, a sandwich of the cylindrical sandwich chamber is divided into a vacuum chamber and a liquid nitrogen chamber by a liquid nitrogen vessel wall, the vacuum chamber is located between the room-temperature chamber and the liquid nitrogen chamber, the pluggable coil and the front-end gain amplifier are provided in the vacuum chamber, the pluggable coil comprises a coil portion and a pluggable base, the coil portion is in pluggable connection with the pluggable base, and the pluggable coil is connected with the front-end gain amplifier. The probe realizes the transmission of radio frequency pulses and the reception of magnetic resonance signals, and is applicable to whole-body imaging of a small animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: INNOVATION ACADEMY FOR PRECISION MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, CAS
    Inventors: Zhi Zhang, Qingjia Bao, Chaoyang Liu, Xinjie Liu, Fang Chen, Jiaxin Wang, Xin Cheng, Maili Liu
  • Patent number: 11963141
    Abstract: Method of scrambling signals, transmission point device, and user equipment using the method are provided. The method includes: sending an ID table to a user equipment through higher layer signaling, the ID table being a subset of the whole ID space and containing available IDs for the user equipment; notifying the user equipment an ID in the ID table to be used through physical layer signaling or UE specific higher layer signaling; generating a random seed based on the notified ID; initializing a scrambling sequence by the random seed; and scrambling the signals with the initialized scrambling sequence. The method of the disclosure, by combining physical layer signaling and higher layer signaling, may notify the used group ID and the blind detection space to a UE, wherein the blind detection for the UE is enabled and the signaling overhead is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SUN PATENT TRUST
    Inventors: Zhi Zhang, Ming Xu, Masayuki Hoshino, Daichi Imamura, Akihiko Nishio
  • Publication number: 20240121426
    Abstract: Encoding and decoding video data using an affine decoder side motion vector derivation (DMVR) mode includes receiving a block of video data to be decoded using the affine DMVR mode, and dividing the block into a plurality of subblocks. A video encoder and video decoder may determine a final offset for the affine DMVR mode using a first subset of the plurality of subblocks. The video encoder and decoder may code the block of video data using the final offset to generate a coded block of video data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Han Huang, Yan Zhang, Zhi Zhang, Vadim Seregin, Marta Karczewicz
  • Publication number: 20240113131
    Abstract: An array substrate (100) and a display device. The array substrate (100) includes a bonding area (102). The array substrate (100) includes a substrate (10), a first conductive layer (20) on the substrate (10), a first insulating layer (30) on one side of the first conductive layer (20) away from the substrate (10), and a second conductive layer (40) on one side of the first insulating layer (30) away from the substrate (10). The bonding area (102) is provided with bonding pins (201), and the bonding pin (201) includes a first conductive portion (21) and a second conductive portion (41) located on the side of the first conductive portion (21) away from the substrate (10), the first conductive portion (21) is located in the first conductive layer (20), the second conductive portion (41) is located in the second conductive layer (40), and the first conductive portion (21) is in direct contact with the second conductive portion (41).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Jie LEI, Zouming XU, Jian TIAN, Chunjian LIU, Xintao WU, Jie WANG, Jianying ZHANG, Yajun MA, Zhi ZHANG, Zhentao LI, Li YIN
  • Patent number: 11950247
    Abstract: A method for wireless communication includes that: a terminal device detects M downlink control channels using N groups of search spaces or N groups of control resource sets (CORESETs), N being an integer greater than or equal to 2, and M being an integer greater than or equal to 2, and different groups of search spaces or different groups of CORESETs are used for detecting different downlink control channels. Further, a terminal device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhihua Shi, Wenhong Chen, Yun Fang, Zhi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240105849
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor structure is provided. The method for forming the semiconductor structure includes forming a fin structure over a substrate in a first direction, forming a first gate stack, a second gate stack and a third gate stack across the fin structure, removing the first gate stack to form a trench, depositing a cutting structure in the trench, and forming a first contact plug between the cutting structure and the second gate stack and a second contact plug between the second gate stack and the third gate stack. The fin structure is cut into two segments by the trench. A first dimension of the first contact plug in the first direction is greater than a second dimension of the second contact plug in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Da-Zhi ZHANG, Chun-An LU, Chung-Yu CHIANG, Po-Nien CHEN, Hsiao-Han LIU, Jhon-Jhy LIAW, Chih-Yung LIN
  • Publication number: 20240105521
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes providing a substrate having a base, a first fin, and a second fin over the base. The method includes forming a first trench in the base and between the first fin and the second fin. The method includes forming an isolation layer over the base and in the first trench. The first fin and the second fin are partially in the isolation layer. The method includes forming a first gate stack over the first fin and the isolation layer. The method includes forming a second gate stack over the second fin and the isolation layer. The method includes removing a bottom portion of the base. The isolation layer passes through the base after the bottom portion of the base is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Da-Zhi ZHANG, Chung-Pin HUANG, Po-Nien CHEN, Hsiao-Han LIU, Jhon-Jhy LIAW, Chih-Yung LIN
  • Patent number: 11943478
    Abstract: A method, decoder, and apparatus are provided. Responsive to a current block being a MIP predicted block, it is determined whether it has one or multiple transform blocks. A MIP weight matrix to be used to decode the current block is determined based on a MIP prediction mode. Responsive to the MIP predicted block having one transform block, the MIP predicted block is derived based on the MIP weight matrix and previously decoded elements in the bitstream. Responsive to the MIP predicted block having multiple transform blocks: deriving a first MIP predicted block is derived based on the MIP weight matrix and previously decoded elements in the bitstream and remaining MIP predicted blocks are derived based further on decoded elements in at least one decoded transform block of the current block. The MIP predicted block(s) are output for subsequent processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Zhi Zhang, Kenneth Andersson, Davood Saffar, Rickard Sjöberg, Jacob Ström, Ruoyang Yu
  • Patent number: 11936877
    Abstract: A video decoder can be configured to determine that a current block in a current picture of the video data is coded in an affine prediction mode; determine one or more control-point motion vectors (CPMVs) for the current block; identify an initial prediction block for the current block in a reference picture using the one or more CPMVs; determine a current template for the current block in the current picture; and determine an initial reference template for the initial prediction block in the reference picture; and perform a motion vector refinement process to determine a modified prediction block based on a comparison of the current template to the initial reference template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Chun-Chi Chen, Han Huang, Zhi Zhang, Yao-Jen Chang, Yan Zhang, Vadim Seregin, Marta Karczewicz
  • Patent number: 11937110
    Abstract: A signal reporting method, a terminal device and a network device for performing signal selection according to the report amount other than layer 1 reference signal receiving power (L1-RSRP), which can improve the quality of the selected signal, so as to improve system performance. The method comprises: the terminal device determines a target report amount in at least one report amount, wherein the at least one report amount is configured by means of measurement configuration information, and the at least one report amount comprises report amounts other than L1-RSRP; the terminal device determines the reported signal according to the measurement result of the target report amount for N signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhihua Shi, Wenhong Chen, Zhi Zhang
  • Patent number: 11937242
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication method and device. Frequency-domain resource allocation and/or bandwidth part configuration is flexibly performed on a terminal device in conjunction with a synchronous signal block, and the performance of a communication system can be raised. The method comprises: a network device receiving a first message sent by a terminal device, the first message being used for indicating a first synchronous signal block detected by the terminal device; and according to the first synchronous signal block, the network device performing frequency-domain resource allocation and/or bandwidth part configuration on the terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240089492
    Abstract: An example device includes memory configured to store the video data and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and communicatively coupled to the memory. The one or more processors are configured to determine at least one of a temporal candidate or a history-based candidate and determine at least one non-adjacent candidate, wherein the at least one non-adjacent candidate is from a unit that is not adjacent to a current prediction unit (PU). The one or more processors are configured to determine an advanced motion vector predictor (AMVP) candidate list including the at least one of the temporal candidate or the history-based candidate and the at least one non-adjacent candidate. The at least one non-adjacent candidate is added to the AMVP candidate list after the temporal candidate or before the history-based candidate. The one or more processors are configured to code the current PU based on the AMVP candidate list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Yan Zhang, Zhi Zhang, Vadim Seregin, Marta Karczewicz, Chun-Chi Chen
  • Publication number: 20240085502
    Abstract: A low-cost modular liquid nitrogen low-temperature multi-nuclear magnetic resonance probe includes a Dewar, a pluggable coil and a front-end gain amplifier. The Dewar includes a cylindrical sandwich chamber, the center of the cylindrical sandwich chamber constitutes a room-temperature chamber, a sandwich of the cylindrical sandwich chamber is divided into a vacuum chamber and a liquid nitrogen chamber by a liquid nitrogen vessel wall, the vacuum chamber is located between the room-temperature chamber and the liquid nitrogen chamber, the pluggable coil and the front-end gain amplifier are provided in the vacuum chamber, the pluggable coil comprises a coil portion and a pluggable base, the coil portion is in pluggable connection with the pluggable base, and the pluggable coil is connected with the front-end gain amplifier. The probe realizes the transmission of radio frequency pulses and the reception of magnetic resonance signals, and is applicable to whole-body imaging of a small animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: INNOVATION ACADEMY FOR PRECISION MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, CAS
    Inventors: Zhi ZHANG, Qingjia BAO, Chaoyang LIU, Xinjie LIU, Fang CHEN, Jiaxin WANG, Xin CHENG, Maili LIU
  • Publication number: 20240080494
    Abstract: A method for deblocking at least one boundary of a coding unit. The method includes determining that the coding unit uses a sub-block transform, wherein the sub-block transform generates a transform sub-block boundary within the coding unit, thereby forming at least a transform sub-block within the coding unit; as a result of determining that the coding unit uses the sub-block transform, determining a maximum filter length based on a dimension of the transform sub-block within the coding unit, wherein the maximum filter length indicates a maximum number of samples to modify when deblocking a boundary of the coding unit; and deblocking the boundary of the coding unit based on the determined maximum filter length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Kenneth ANDERSSON, Jack ENHORN, Zhi ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11918657
    Abstract: Low-generation dendrimers containing a high density of surface hydroxyl groups, and methods of synthesis thereof are provided. In particular, oligo ethylene glycol (OEG)-like dendrimers with a high surface functional groups at relatively low generations (e.g. ˜120 hydroxyls in the third generation, with a size of just 1-2 nm) is described. Dendrimer formulations including one or more prophylactic, therapeutic, and/or diagnostic agents, and methods of use thereof are also described. The formulations are suitable for topical, enteral, and/or parenteral delivery for treating one or more diseases, conditions, and injuries in the eye, the brain and nervous system (CNS), particularly those associated with pathological activation of microglia and astrocytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kannan Rangaramanujam, Rishi Sharma, Anjali Sharma, Sujatha Kannan, Zhi Zhang, Siva Pramodh Kambhampati
  • Patent number: 11917691
    Abstract: A wireless communication method includes: sending, by a terminal device, a random access request to a network device on a high frequency uplink carrier or a supplementary uplink (SUL) carrier deployed at a frequency band lower than the high frequency uplink carrier; and acquiring, by the terminal device, a random access response (RAR) sent by the network device in response to the random access request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenhong Chen, Zhi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240064639
    Abstract: Zero-power-consumption communication methods and a device for cellular communication and sidelink communication are provided in the application. The zero-power-consumption communication method for cellular communication at least includes: a zero-power-consumption device. A zero-power-consumption communication method based on cellular communication by the zero-power consumption device includes receiving a power supply signer, wherein the power supply signal is used for supplying power to the zero-power-consumption device; receiving a trigger signal sent from a network device; and the zero-power-consumption device sending a signal through a back scattering way according to the trigger signal and the power supply signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Shengjiang CUI, Weijie XU, Zhisong ZUO, Chuanfeng HE, Zhi ZHANG, Rongyi HU, Shuai SHAO, Wenqiang TIAN, Jia SHEN, Ning YANG
  • Patent number: 11910220
    Abstract: The implementations of the present disclosure relate to a method and a device for measuring interference or signal received power, the method includes: a terminal device measures channel sounding reference signal SRS resources to obtain a reference signal received power RSRP value corresponding to at least one SRS resource; on the basis of the RSRP value corresponding to the at least one SRS resource, the terminal device determines a value to be reported; and the terminal device reports the value to be reported to a network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhihua Shi, Wenhong Chen, Zhi Zhang