Patents by Inventor Zhipeng Liu

Zhipeng Liu 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: 11470771
    Abstract: A ground-contour-following autonomous obstacle avoidance mower for hillside orchards and a control method thereof are provided to achieve multi-angle cutting and low energy consumption in mowing operation through cooperation of a push rod motor and a connecting-rod rotating pair. A connecting rod is arranged and forms a flexible mechanism together with an upper base bearing, a lower base bearing and a base-connecting unthreaded shaft. The flexible mechanism interacts with the push rod motor to achieve ground contour following operation, so that the mower as a whole can conduct ground-contour-following mowing operation on a complex orchard terrain, with a better cutting effect than that of a traditional mower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Jiangsu University
    Inventors: Xianping Guan, Zhipeng Liu, Fubin Dai, Baijing Qiu, Xiaoya Dong
  • Publication number: 20220258779
    Abstract: A system for analyzing thermal properties of a railroad includes a thermal imaging device configured to generate thermal image data reproducible as a thermal image of a portion of the railroad, the thermal image data being associated with a location of the portion of the railroad, an electronic display device, a memory device configured to receive and store therein the generated thermal image data; and one or more processors configured to: determine a temperature metric of the portion of the railroad based at least in part on the thermal image data; and cause the electronic display device to display (i) a first graph indicative of the temperature metric of the portion of the railroad and (ii) a second graph indicative of a railroad track geometry metric associated with the location of the portion of the railroad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Dick, Zhipeng Liu, Samson Yilma
  • Patent number: 11358617
    Abstract: A system for analyzing thermal properties of a railroad includes a thermal imaging device configured to generate thermal image data reproducible as a thermal image of a portion of the railroad, the thermal image data being associated with a location of the portion of the railroad, an electronic display device, a memory device configured to receive and store therein the generated thermal image data; and one or more processors configured to: determine a temperature metric of the portion of the railroad based at least in part on the thermal image data; and cause the electronic display device to display (i) a first graph indicative of the temperature metric of the portion of the railroad and (ii) a second graph indicative of a railroad track geometry metric associated with the location of the portion of the railroad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Ensco, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Dick, Zhipeng Liu, Samson Yilma
  • Publication number: 20220124974
    Abstract: The present invention provides a ground-contour-following autonomous obstacle avoidance mower for hillside orchards and a control method thereof. Through cooperation of a push rod motor and a rotating pair, multi-angle cutting is achieved, and energy consumption needed by mowing operation is reduced. A connecting rod is arranged and forms a flexible mechanism together with an upper base bearing, a lower base bearing and a base-connecting unthreaded shaft. The flexible mechanism interacts with the push rod motor to achieve ground contour following operation, so that the mower as a whole can conduct ground-contour-following mowing operation on a complex orchard terrain, with a better cutting effect than that of a traditional mower. The use of a right-angle bypassing obstacle avoidance mode realizes precise obstacle avoidance of the mower, and achieves the operation purpose of not excessively relying on operators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Jiangsu University
    Inventors: Xianping GUAN, Zhipeng LIU, Fubin DAI, Baijing QIU, Xiaoya DONG
  • Publication number: 20210405763
    Abstract: A wearable device and its control method, a gesture recognition method, a movable platform control system and a storage medium are provided. The control method may include acquiring key point information of a gesture action of a target user, recognizing an input instruction based upon the key point information, and generating a control instruction based upon the input instruction and executing a task operation according to the control instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhipeng LIU, Sijin LI
  • Publication number: 20210390969
    Abstract: A voice call method is provided. The method includes: obtaining a voice call state of a terminal system at a historical moment, the terminal system being provided with at least two audio acquisition devices; obtaining first voice signals acquired by the at least two audio acquisition devices at a current moment, and determining signal energy of the first voice signals; and determining a target audio acquisition device at the current moment from the at least two audio acquisition devices based on the voice call state at the historical moment and the signal energy of the first voice signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Yuepeng LI, Zhipeng LIU, Rui ZHU
  • Publication number: 20210229714
    Abstract: A system for analyzing a railroad track comprises a transport device, a camera coupled to the transport device, an electronic display device, a memory device, and one or more processors. The camera is disposed adjacent to a rail of the railroad track and generates image data reproducible as one or more images of at least a portion of a surface of the rail. The processors can produce an image of the rail surface, which includes a plurality of elongated portions. The image is analyzed to identify any defects that exist within each elongated portion of the rail surface. The processors determine a value of a metric for each elongated portion of the rail surface. The metric is associated with the identified defects. The electronic display device displays a graph indicative of the metric for each elongated portion, the image of the rail surface, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Dick, Zhipeng Liu, Samson Yilma
  • Patent number: 11045794
    Abstract: A supported catalyst used for synthesizing a polyether amine, and a manufacturing method of the catalyst. The catalyst comprises: a porous oxide as a support; Ni, Cu, Pd, and Rh as active components; and one or more of any of Zr, Cr, Mo, Fe, Zn, Sn, Bi, Ce, La, Hf, Sr, Sb, Mg, Be, Re, Ta, Ti, Sc, Ge and related metals as an auxiliary agent. The catalyst can be used in an amination reaction for a large molecular weight polyether polyol, and is particularly active and selective for an amination reaction of a low molecular weight polyether polyol. The catalyst has a simple and economic manufacturing technique and good potential for future applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Inventors: Shujie Ren, Congying Zhang, Xin Li, Zhenguo Liu, Xiaolong Wang, Lei Tang, Zhipeng Liu, Zhanyu Gao, Jian Wu, Cong Wang, Yuan Li, Qingmei Jiang, Jinhong Song, Weiqi Hua, Hao Ding
  • Patent number: 11001283
    Abstract: A system for analyzing a railroad track comprises a transport device, a camera coupled to the transport device, an electronic display device, a memory device, and one or more processors. The camera is disposed adjacent to a rail of the railroad track and generates image data reproducible as one or more images of at least a portion of a surface of the rail. The processors can produce an image of the rail surface, which includes a plurality of elongated portions. The image is analyzed to identify any defects that exist within each elongated portion of the rail surface. The processors determine a value of a metric for each elongated portion of the rail surface. The metric is associated with the identified defects. The electronic display device displays a graph indicative of the metric for each elongated portion, the image of the rail surface, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: ENSCO, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Dick, Zhipeng Liu, Samson Yilma
  • Publication number: 20210061322
    Abstract: A system for analyzing thermal properties of a railroad includes a thermal imaging device configured to generate thermal image data reproducible as a thermal image of a portion of the railroad, the thermal image data being associated with a location of the portion of the railroad, an electronic display device, a memory device configured to receive and store therein the generated thermal image data; and one or more processors configured to: determine a temperature metric of the portion of the railroad based at least in part on the thermal image data; and cause the electronic display device to display (i) a first graph indicative of the temperature metric of the portion of the railroad and (ii) a second graph indicative of a railroad track geometry metric associated with the location of the portion of the railroad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Dick, Zhipeng Liu, Samson Yilma
  • Patent number: 10864926
    Abstract: A system for analyzing thermal properties of a railroad includes a thermal imaging device configured to generate thermal image data reproducible as a thermal image of a portion of the railroad, the thermal image data being associated with a location of the portion of the railroad, an electronic display device, a memory device configured to receive and store therein the generated thermal image data; and one or more processors configured to: determine a temperature metric of the portion of the railroad based at least in part on the thermal image data; and cause the electronic display device to display (i) a first graph indicative of the temperature metric of the portion of the railroad and (ii) a second graph indicative of a railroad track geometry metric associated with the location of the portion of the railroad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: ENSCO, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Dick, Zhipeng Liu, Samson Yilma
  • Publication number: 20200239049
    Abstract: A method for analyzing one or more conditions of a transportation pathway includes obtaining, using an imaging device of an inspection system, image data reproducible as a plurality of images of the transportation pathway, each of the plurality of images being reproducible as an image of a portion of the transportation pathway, each portion of the transportation pathway having an associated location along a length of the transportation pathway, analyzing, using one or more processors of the inspection system, the image data to determine a first plurality of metrics indicative of a condition of the transportation pathway at each of the associated locations, and generating a first graph, using the determined first plurality of metrics, that is indicative of the condition of the transportation pathway at each of the associated locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Dick, David Ford, Zhipeng Liu, Samson Yilma
  • Publication number: 20200231193
    Abstract: A method for inspecting a railroad track include detecting, using one or more sensors of an inspection system, movement of a transport device along the railroad track, responsive to the detecting, automatically actuating one or more cameras of the inspection system, receiving, from at least one of the one or more cameras, first image data reproducible as a first image of a first portion of the railroad track, analyzing the first image data to identify the presence or absence of one or more features of interest on the first portion of the railroad track; determining a first location of the transport device, and associating the first location of the transport device with the first image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Xin Chen, Zhipeng Liu
  • Publication number: 20200164904
    Abstract: A system for analyzing a railroad track comprises a transport device, a camera coupled to the transport device, an electronic display device, a memory device, and one or more processors. The camera is disposed adjacent to a rail of the railroad track and generates image data reproducible as one or more images of at least a portion of a surface of the rail. The processors can produce an image of the rail surface, which includes a plurality of elongated portions. The image is analyzed to identify any defects that exist within each elongated portion of the rail surface. The processors determine a value of a metric for each elongated portion of the rail surface. The metric is associated with the identified defects. The electronic display device displays a graph indicative of the metric for each elongated portion, the image of the rail surface, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Dick, Zhipeng Liu, Samson Yilma
  • Publication number: 20200160733
    Abstract: A method for autonomously navigating an aerial vehicle along a railroad track includes obtaining, from one or more cameras coupled to the aerial vehicle, image data reproducible as an image of a portion of the railroad track, identifying, based at least in part on the image data, a first rail and a second rail of the portion of the railroad track, determining, based at least in part on the identified first and second rails of the portion of the railroad track, a centerline of the portion of the railroad track, and generating, based at least in part on the determined centerline, flight instructions to cause the aerial vehicle to move relative to the railroad track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Dick, Tarek Shalaby, Amaury Rolin, Andrew Straatvelt, Sajjad Meymand, Jeffrey Bloom, Anthony Kim, Humberto Fernandez, Zhipeng Liu, Samson Yilma, Xin Chen
  • Publication number: 20200101989
    Abstract: A system for analyzing thermal properties of a railroad includes a thermal imaging device configured to generate thermal image data reproducible as a thermal image of a portion of the railroad, the thermal image data being associated with a location of the portion of the railroad, an electronic display device, a memory device configured to receive and store therein the generated thermal image data; and one or more processors configured to: determine a temperature metric of the portion of the railroad based at least in part on the thermal image data; and cause the electronic display device to display (i) a first graph indicative of the temperature metric of the portion of the railroad and (ii) a second graph indicative of a railroad track geometry metric associated with the location of the portion of the railroad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Dick, Zhipeng Liu, Samson Yilma
  • Publication number: 20190201878
    Abstract: A supported catalyst used for synthesizing a polyether amine, and a manufacturing method of the catalyst. The catalyst comprises: a porous oxide as a support; Ni, Cu, Pd, and Rh as active components; and one or more of any of Zr, Cr, Mo, Fe, Zn, Sn, Bi, Ce, La, Hf, Sr, Sb, Mg, Be, Re, Ta, Ti, Sc, Ge and related metals as an auxiliary agent. The catalyst can be used in an amination reaction for a large molecular weight polyether polyol, and is particularly active and selective for an amination reaction of a low molecular weight polyether polyol. The catalyst has a simple and economic manufacturing technique and good potential for future applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shujie Ren, Congying Zhang, Xin Li, Zhenguo Liu, Xiaolong Wang, Lei Tang, Zhipeng Liu, Zhanyu Gao, Jian Wu, Cong Wang, Yuan Li, Qingmei Jiang, Jinhong Song, Weiqi Hua, Hao Ding
  • Patent number: 10299246
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a message pushing method, client, server, and programmable device. The method comprises: sending a message list request to a server, and acquiring a target message list correspondingly returned by the server; when the local status is monitored as meeting a pushing trigger condition for a target message, generating, according to the target message, a message display interface that fits the local application environment for pushing the target message. According to the present invention, the timing to push messages is more accurate and the message display efficiency is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Guangzhou UCWeb Computer Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhipeng Liu, Aiqiang Fang
  • Patent number: 10247989
    Abstract: A TFT array substrate, a liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display device. The TFT array substrate includes: a plurality of pixel units; where each of the pixel units includes a first electrode comprising a V-shaped electrode with an angle; the plurality of pixel units include a first pixel unit and a second pixel unit, and where, the first pixel unit is closer to an edge of the TFT array substrate than the second pixel unit, and an angle of the V-shaped electrode in the first pixel unit is smaller than an angle of the V-shaped electrode in the second pixel unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignees: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd., Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhipeng Liu, Xianxiang Zhang, Shaofa Lan
  • Patent number: D908085
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Inventor: Zhipeng Liu