Patents by Inventor Zongtao Fan

Zongtao Fan 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: 11938868
    Abstract: A photographing device for a vehicle and relates to the field of automatic driving technology is disclosed. The specific solution is that the photographing device includes a seat; a camera mounted on the seat; a lens holder mounted on the seat and rotatable relative to the seat; a transparent lens mounted on the lens holder and arranged opposite to the camera; and a driving assembly connected with the lens holder to drive the lens holder to rotate relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Apollo Intelligent Connectivity (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jingsheng Hu, Zongtao Fan, Bolei Wang, Rui Ren, Cheng Tan, Jiali Zhang, Yanfu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220234060
    Abstract: A mixing nozzle includes a first connector, a second connector, a first channel and a second channel, where a first end of the first channel is connected to the first connector, and a second end of the first channel is provided with a spraying opening in communication with the first channel; a first end of the second channel is connected to the second connector, and a second end of the second channel is in through connection with the first channel; the first connector is configured to introduce a first fluid into the first channel, and the second connector is configured to introduce a second fluid into the second channel; and a length of the second channel is less than a length of the first channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rui REN, Zongtao FAN, Bolei WANG, Jingsheng HU, Kang LI, Yanfu ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11192527
    Abstract: An imaging device for a vehicle and a vehicle are disclosed. The imaging device includes: a casing, a camera, a wiping member, and a drive device. The casing includes a casing body and a transparent cover disposed to the casing body, and the transparent cover is rotatable relative to the casing body. The camera is disposed in the casing and configured to obtain image information outside the transparent cover through the transparent cover. The wiping member is disposed to the casing and is stationary relative to the camera. The drive device is connected with the transparent cover and configured to drive the transparent cover to rotate to enable the wiping member to wipe an outer surface of the transparent cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zongtao Fan, Bolei Wang, Jingsheng Hu, Cheng Tan, Rui Ren, Guangzhong Liu
  • Publication number: 20210370844
    Abstract: A photographing device for a vehicle and relates to the field of automatic driving technology is disclosed. The specific solution is that the photographing device includes a seat; a camera mounted on the seat; a lens holder mounted on the seat and rotatable relative to the seat; a transparent lens mounted on the lens holder and arranged opposite to the camera; and a driving assembly connected with the lens holder to drive the lens holder to rotate relative to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Jingsheng HU, Zongtao FAN, Bolei WANG, Rui REN, Cheng TAN, Jiali ZHANG, Yanfu ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20210341584
    Abstract: A lidar base, a lidar device and an autonomous vehicle are provided, and relate to the technical field of automatic driving. Wherein, the lidar base includes: a seat body for installing a lidar assembly; a cover plate arranged on the seat body, and a diversion gap being defined between the cover plate and the base body, wherein an air outlet of the diversion gap is arranged toward the lidar assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Rui Ren, Zongtao Fan, Bolei Wang, Jingsheng Hu, Jiali Zhang, Yuquan Yuan, Yanfu Zhang
  • Patent number: 10829058
    Abstract: The present application discloses a combinatory sensor apparatus. The apparatus includes a sensor mounting frame and at least one sensor; the sensor mounting frame includes a sensor mounting base plate and at least one sensor support component, the sensor mounting base plate is mounted on a top of a driverless vehicle, and the at least one sensor support component is mounted on the sensor mounting base plate for supporting the at least one sensor; and the at least one sensor includes a global positioning system antenna and/or a laser radar. This implementation guarantees the consistency of sensor installation locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zongtao Fan, Lintao Li, Jing Zhang, Junping Wang, Bolei Wang, Guangzhong Liu, Lei Zhu, Ji Tao
  • Publication number: 20200070778
    Abstract: An imaging device for a vehicle and a vehicle are disclosed. The imaging device includes: a casing, a camera, a wiping member, and a drive device. The casing includes a casing body and a transparent cover disposed to the casing body, and the transparent cover is rotatable relative to the casing body. The camera is disposed in the casing and configured to obtain image information outside the transparent cover through the transparent cover. The wiping member is disposed to the casing and is stationary relative to the camera. The drive device is connected with the transparent cover and configured to drive the transparent cover to rotate to enable the wiping member to wipe an outer surface of the transparent cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Zongtao Fan, Bolei Wang, Jingsheng Hu, Cheng Tan, Rui Ren, Guangzhong Liu
  • Publication number: 20180257582
    Abstract: The present application discloses a combinatory sensor apparatus. The apparatus includes a sensor mounting frame and at least one sensor; the sensor mounting frame includes a sensor mounting base plate and at least one sensor support component, the sensor mounting base plate is mounted on a top of a driverless vehicle, and the at least one sensor support component is mounted on the sensor mounting base plate for supporting the at least one sensor; and the at least one sensor includes a global positioning system antenna and/or a laser radar. This implementation guarantees the consistency of sensor installation locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Zongtao Fan, Lintao Li, Jing Zhang, Junping Wang, Bolei Wang, Guangzhong Liu, Lei Zhu, Ji Tao
  • Publication number: 20180003822
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of environmental sensing devices and information acquiring methods applied to environmental sensing devices. In some embodiments, an environmental sensing device includes a camera sensor, a laser radar sensor that are integrated, and a control unit. The control unit is connected simultaneously to the camera sensor and the laser radar sensor. The control unit is used for simultaneously entering a trigger signal to the camera sensor and the laser radar sensor. The design of integrating the camera sensor and the laser radar sensor avoids the problems such as poor contact and noise generation that easily occur in a high-vibration and high-interference vehicle environment, and can precisely trigger the camera sensor and the laser radar sensor simultaneously, so as to obtain high-quality fused data, thereby improving the accuracy of environmental sensing. As a result, the camera sensor and the laser radar sensor have a consistent overlapping field of view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Bo Li, Tianlei Zhang, Zongtao Fan