Patents by Inventor Zhu Xu

Zhu Xu 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: 12141985
    Abstract: A weeding robot and a method and apparatus for planning a weeding path for the weeding robot and a medium are provided. The method for planning a weeding path for the weeding robot includes the following steps: acquiring an image segmentation model based on neural network model training, where the image segmentation model is configured to identify and segment a weed target feature, a soil target feature and a crop target feature; and based on the weed target feature, acquiring the weed target feature by intra-camera tracking, and acquiring the weed target feature by inter-camera tracking, and planning a weeding path for a weeding robotic arm of the weeding robot, to enable the weeding robotic arm to weed according to the weeding path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: NANJING INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS
    Inventors: Longfei Cui, Xinyu Xue, Feixiang Le, Tao Sun, Songchao Zhang, Chen Chen, Yongkui Jin, Yang Xu, Zhu Sun, Suming Ding, Qingqing Zhou, Chen Cai, Wei Gu, Wei Kong
  • Publication number: 20240360966
    Abstract: A lighting device (10) comprises an elongate arrangement of LEDs (14) with outer rows (r1, r2) of LEDs extending along the length direction, and at least one inner row (r3) of LEDs between the outer rows (r1, r2) of LEDs. The pitch (p1) of the LEDs of the inner row (r3) is greater than the pitch (p2) of the LEDs along the first and second outer rows (r1, r2). Thus, the spottiness of the outer rows (r1, r2) is reduced by having a smaller pitch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: ZHI HONG XIE, AI LING XU, YAO ZHU
  • Publication number: 20240352437
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for engineering mutant enzymes with reduced star activity where the mutant enzymes have a fidelity index (FI) in a specified buffer that is greater than the FI of the non-mutated enzyme in the same buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: New England Biolabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhenyu Zhu, Aine Quimby, Shengxi Guan, Dapeng Sun, Yishu Huang, Xuhui Lai, Siu-hong Chan, Xianghui Li, Shuang-Yong Xu, Chunhua Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240356339
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a power system balance optimization method based on balancing units, including: collecting power generation and consumption information of market subjects in a balancing unit, calculating a output situation of a power generation side when the system operation cost is minimum, and judging whether to carry out a power exchange between units; the balancing unit optimizes and selects an operation strategy according to market environment, and then optimizes and selects the operation strategy according to the market environment; the disclosure carries out hierarchical management through balancing units, and the system balance costs of power generation, regulation, power exchange and fully considers balance cost of power generation, regulation, power exchange and other systems of multiple entities on the power generation side, transmission side and power consumption side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Dunnan LIU, Kai XIE, Zhu LI, Xian ZHANG, Heping JIA, Xiaofeng XU, Hang FAN, Yujie XU
  • Publication number: 20240352447
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for enzymes with altered properties that involve a systematic approach to mutagenesis and a screening assay that permits selection of the desired proteins. Embodiments of the method are particularly suited for modifying specific properties of restriction endonucleases such as star activity. The compositions includes restriction endonucleases with reduced star activity as defined by an overall fidelity index improvement factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: New England Biolabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhenyu Zhu, Aine Quimby, Shuang-Yong Xu, Shengxi Guan, Hua Wei, Penghua Zhang, Dapeng Sun, Siu-hong Chan
  • Publication number: 20240295780
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a dimming window and a method for manufacturing the same. The dimming window includes a cell defined by a first substrate and a second substrate, where at least one side edge of the first substrate exceeds an outside of the second substrate, and a part of the first substrate that exceeds the second substrate serves as a single substrate region; a first transparent conductive layer on one side of the first substrate facing the second substrate; a second transparent conductive layer on one side of the second substrate facing the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Yunhua FANG, Zhu QIAO, Kai WANG, Yajun LI, Jian HU, Hang LI, Hongxiang XU, Chenchen DI, Yueming CHEN, Chunpu WU, Heng ZHANG
  • Patent number: 12060587
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for engineering mutant enzymes with reduced star activity where the mutant enzymes have a fidelity index (FI) In a specified buffer that is greater than the FI of the non-mutated enzyme in the same buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: New England Biolabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhenyu Zhu, Aine Quimby, Shengxi Guan, Dapeng Sun, Yishu Huang, Xuhui Lai, Siu-hong Chan, Xianghui Li, Shuang-Yong Xu, Chunhua Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240265547
    Abstract: A weeding robot and a method and apparatus for planning a weeding path for the weeding robot and a medium are provided. The method for planning a weeding path for the weeding robot includes the following steps: acquiring an image segmentation model based on neural network model training, where the image segmentation model is configured to identify and segment a weed target feature, a soil target feature and a crop target feature; and based on the weed target feature, acquiring the weed target feature by intra-camera tracking, and acquiring the weed target feature by inter-camera tracking, and planning a weeding path for a weeding robotic arm of the weeding robot, to enable the weeding robotic arm to weed according to the weeding path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: NANJING INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS
    Inventors: Longfei Cui, Xinyu Xue, Feixiang Le, Tao Sun, Songchao Zhang, Chen Chen, Yongkui Jin, Yang Xu, Zhu Sun, Suming Ding, Qingqing Zhou, Chen Cai, Wei Gu, Wei Kong
  • Patent number: 12054707
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for enzymes with altered properties that involve a systematic approach to mutagenesis and a screening assay that permits selection of the desired proteins. Embodiments of the method are particularly suited for modifying specific properties of restriction endonucleases such as star activity. The compositions includes restriction endonucleases with reduced star activity as defined by an overall fidelity index improvement factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: New England Biolabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhenyu Zhu, Aine Quimby, Shuang-Yong Xu, Shengxi Guan, Hua Wei, Penghua Zhang, Dapeng Sun, Siu-hong Chan
  • Patent number: 11288242
    Abstract: A search engine identifies external data records that describe similar entities and may each conform to a different data format or source schema. The engine derives mappings capable of translating data values between differently formatted attributes of two source schemas and uses these mappings to identify degrees of similarity between attributes and schemas. When the search engine receives a search request, the engine translates submitted search criteria into values of a first schema's attributes and then uses the mappings to map those values onto selected attributes of other schemas. The search engine then uses each schema's selected attributes to select external data records formatted in that schema. Each selected record is assigned a match score that is weighted by the similarity of the record schema's selected attributes to the search criteria. Records are then retrieved in order of decreasing match score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Yan, Jie Wang, Jian Hui Chen, Yu Zhu Xu, Xiao Bo Ren, Jian Lu
  • Publication number: 20200257665
    Abstract: A search engine identifies external data records that describe similar entities and may each conform to a different data format or source schema. The engine derives mappings capable of translating data values between differently formatted attributes of two source schemas and uses these mappings to identify degrees of similarity between attributes and schemas. When the search engine receives a search request, the engine translates submitted search criteria into values of a first schema's attributes and then uses the mappings to map those values onto selected attributes of other schemas. The search engine then uses each schema's selected attributes to select external data records formatted in that schema. Each selected record is assigned a match score that is weighted by the similarity of the record schema's selected attributes to the search criteria. Records are then retrieved in order of decreasing match score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Wei Yan, Jie Wang, Jian Hui Chen, Yu Zhu Xu, Xiao Bo Ren, Jian Lu
  • Patent number: 10691652
    Abstract: A search engine identifies external data records that describe similar entities and may each conform to a different data format or source schema. The engine derives mappings capable of translating data values between differently formatted attributes of two source schemas and uses these mappings to identify degrees of similarity between attributes and schemas. When the search engine receives a search request, the engine translates submitted search criteria into values of a first schema's attributes and then uses the mappings to map those values onto selected attributes of other schemas. The search engine then uses each schema's selected attributes to select external data records formatted in that schema. Each selected record is assigned a match score that is weighted by the similarity of the record schema's selected attributes to the search criteria. Records are then retrieved in order of decreasing match score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Yan, Jie Wang, Jian Hui Chen, Yu Zhu Xu, Xiao Bo Ren, Jian Lu
  • Publication number: 20190303459
    Abstract: A search engine identifies external data records that describe similar entities and may each conform to a different data format or source schema. The engine derives mappings capable of translating data values between differently formatted attributes of two source schemas and uses these mappings to identify degrees of similarity between attributes and schemas. When the search engine receives a search request, the engine translates submitted search criteria into values of a first schema's attributes and then uses the mappings to map those values onto selected attributes of other schemas. The search engine then uses each schema's selected attributes to select external data records formatted in that schema. Each selected record is assigned a match score that is weighted by the similarity of the record schema's selected attributes to the search criteria. Records are then retrieved in order of decreasing match score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Wei Yan, Jie Wang, Jian Hui Chen, Yu Zhu Xu, Xiao Bo Ren, Jian Lu
  • Patent number: 8708764
    Abstract: The invention in one relates to a method for manufacturing a switchable particle-based display having a plurality of display units spatially arranged in a matrix form, wherein each display unit comprises one or more cells. In one embodiment, the method includes filling a plurality of first-type particles into the one or more cells of each display unit, filling one or more solutions into the one or more cells of each display unit, respectively, so that each cell contains one of the one or more solutions, where each of the one or more solutions comprises a respective colorant, and the respective colorant in each cell reacts with or adsorbs on the first-type particles therein, and filling a plurality of second-type particles into the one or more cells of each display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Delta Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Rong-Chang Liang, Jiunn-Jye Hwang, Jung-Yang Juang, Ya-Zhu Xu, Chieh-Wen Yang
  • Publication number: 20120329356
    Abstract: The invention in one relates to a method for manufacturing a switchable particle-based display having a plurality of display units spatially arranged in a matrix form, wherein each display unit comprises one or more cells. In one embodiment, the method includes filling a plurality of first-type particles into the one or more cells of each display unit, filling one or more solutions into the one or more cells of each display unit, respectively, so that each cell contains one of the one or more solutions, where each of the one or more solutions comprises a respective colorant, and the respective colorant in each cell reacts with or adsorbs on the first-type particles therein, and filling a plurality of second-type particles into the one or more cells of each display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: DELTA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Rong-Chang Liang, Jiunn-Jye Hwang, Jung-Yang Juang, Ya-Zhu Xu, Chieh-Wen Yang
  • Patent number: D940820
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventor: Zhu Xu
  • Patent number: D940821
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventor: Zhu Xu
  • Patent number: D949249
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventor: Zhu Xu