Patents by Inventor Hongtao Lu
Hongtao Lu 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).
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Publication number: 20240131955Abstract: A method and a system for controlling battery swapping of a vehicle and a vehicle are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a vehicle control unit (VCU), a battery swapping instruction, and transmitting the battery swapping instruction to a battery manager when the vehicle is in a high-voltage power-on state; transmitting, by the battery manager, an enable instruction to a direct current (DC) charger assembly in response to the received battery swapping instruction; and performing, by the DC charger assembly, a starting operation in response to the enable instruction, so as to provide a power supply voltage to a vehicle load after an electrical connection between a power battery pack and a high-voltage circuit of the vehicle is cut off during battery swapping of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: BYD COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Hao LU, Zhicheng TAN, Hongtao SHE, Mingyang GUO, Keqi ZHANG
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Publication number: 20240109456Abstract: A method for controlling battery swapping of a vehicle is provided. The vehicle induces a vehicle control unit (VCU), a bidirectional DC-DC converter assembly, a vehicle load, a battery controller, a power battery pack, and a storage battery. The method includes: receiving, by the VCU, a battery swapping instruction when the vehicle is in the high-voltage power-on state; transmitting, by the VCU, a switching instruction to the bidirectional DC-DC converter assembly in response to the battery swapping instruction; and disabling, by the bidirectional DC-DC converter assembly, the buck mode in response to the switching instruction to cut off electrical connection between the power battery pack and a high-voltage circuit of the vehicle by a battery controller, and enabling the boost mode in response to the switching instruction to supply power to the vehicle load by the storage battery through the bidirectional DC-DC converter assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Hao LU, Zhicheng TAN, Hongtao SHE, Mingyang GUO, Kangxian PAN
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Publication number: 20240100987Abstract: A method for controlling automatic battery swapping of a rail vehicle, includes: receiving vehicle information sent by the rail vehicle; determining whether the rail vehicle has a battery swapping need based on the vehicle information of the rail vehicle; in response to determining that the rail vehicle has the battery swapping need, determining a target battery swapping station according to the battery swapping need; and sending a battery swapping notification signal and a vehicle control signal to the rail vehicle, and sending a battery swapping request signal to the target battery swapping station, where the battery swapping notification signal includes position information of the target battery swapping station, the vehicle control signal controls the rail vehicle to travel to the target battery swapping station, and the battery swapping request signal includes identification information of the rail vehicle and requests the target battery swapping station to swap a battery pack for the rail vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Hao LU, Zhicheng TAN, Hongtao SHE, Mingyang GUO, Keqi ZHANG
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Publication number: 20240088631Abstract: Provided are an overhead line detection method and system based on a cable inspection robot. The cable inspection robot is suspended on the overhead line. An imaging unit and a laser emission unit are disposed at the front end of the cable inspection robot. The imaging unit is at a first angle to the overhead line. The laser emission unit is at a second angle to the overhead line.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Jiazhen DUAN, Zheng LU, Hongtao LIU, Ruxin SHI, Wei ZHANG, Yuqin SHU, Zhiwei KAN, Yannan CHEN, Xiaoqiang CHEN, Xianming REN
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Patent number: 11919072Abstract: The present invention discloses a preparation process of multi-component spherical alloy powder, which adopts a plasma rotation electrode process (PREP) method to prepare the multi-component spherical alloy powder. The multi-component alloy includes at least one of refractory metals and compounds thereof, specifically including tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, niobium, rhenium, tungsten carbide, tantalum carbide and the like.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: ZHENG ZHOU RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGInventors: Zhihui Lu, Hongtao Yang, Xudong Si, Zhiyang Sun, Leile Zhang, Guangfei You, Yiyong Wu, Chao Chen
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Publication number: 20230416394Abstract: Provided are conjugate molecules comprising a CD39 inhibitory portion capable of interfering interaction between CD39 and its substrate, and a TGF ? inhibitory portion capable of interfering interaction between TGF ? and its receptor, isolated polynucleotides encoding the same, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and the uses thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2021Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Dawei SUN, Zhihao WU, Jun SUN, Yanan GENG, Rui GAO, Lili TANG, Qinglin DU, Yangsheng QIU, Robert H. ARCH, Hongtao LU
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Patent number: 11267885Abstract: Disclosed herein are antigen binding units that specifically bind to CD47. Further disclosed herein are polynucleic acids encoding said antigen binding units, vectors comprising said polynucleic acids, and hybridomas and host cells comprising said vectors. Further provided herein are methods for inducing phagocytosis of CD47-expressing cells.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: ZLIP HOLDING LIMITEDInventors: Yangsheng Qiu, Jing Li, Honghai Gao, Fenglan Wu, Xu Fang, Shou Li, Hongtao Lu, James S. Yan, Lei Shi
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Patent number: 11207628Abstract: Sulphuric acid plants, separators for separating entrainment for process gas, and gas treatment processes for generating sulphuric acid are provided. The sulphuric acid plant comprises a source of process gas, an entrainment eliminator, a gas rotator located downstream of the gas-liquid contactor, and a separator located downstream of the entrainment eliminator and upstream of the gas rotator. The separator comprises a plurality of passages. Each passage comprises a vane extending longitudinally along the passage, wherein each vane rotates a process gas flowing through the separator. The process comprises transferring process gas from an entrainment eliminator to a separator located downstream of the entrainment eliminator, rotating the process gas through the separator to separate entrainment, and transferring the separated process gas from the separator to rotating equipment located downstream of the separator.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: NORAM Engineering and Constructors Ltd.Inventors: Christopher Lane, Hongtao Lu, Brian Robert Ferris, Andrés Mahecha-Botero, Bradley Wayne Morrison, Jatinderpal Singh Sandhu, Inez Karina Tanu, Charles Guy Cooper
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Publication number: 20210388105Abstract: Provided are anti-CD39 antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof, isolated polynucleotides encoding the same, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and the uses thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2020Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Yangsheng QIU, Meiling SUN, Roumei XING, Dan XU, Yufei SHI, Jinfeng ZHAO, Qinglin DU, Zhihao WU, Rui GAO, Robert H. ARCH, Hongtao LU
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Publication number: 20210347908Abstract: Provided are anti-SIRP? antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof, isolated polynucleotides encoding the same, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and the uses thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2020Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Xiaofeng NIU, Jingfeng YU, Jinfeng ZHAO, Fengli WANG, Dan XU, Roumei XING, Zhihao WU, Qinglin DU, Yangsheng QIU, Robert H. ARCH, Hongtao LU
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Patent number: 10778570Abstract: In a network protection method, a network node, and a communications system provided in embodiments of the present disclosure, when signal degrade or signal fail occurs in a service transmission path, a communication status of a source node of a current protection segment is obtained, and whether to perform protection switching is determined according to the communication status of the source node and a communication status of a local communication path. This can avoid erroneous switching to some extent, thereby improving protection switching accuracy of a communications network.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Yan, Zhiquan Liao, Tianhai Chang, Hongtao Lu, Min Chen, Qian Xiong
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Publication number: 20200247886Abstract: Disclosed herein are antigen binding units that specifically bind to CD47. Further disclosed herein are polynucleic acids encoding said antigen binding units, vectors comprising said polynucleic acids, and hybridomas and host cells comprising said vectors. Further provided herein are methods for inducing phagocytosis of CD47-expressing cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2018Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Yangsheng QIU, Jing LI, Honghai GAO, Fenglan WU, Xu FANG, Shou LI, Hongtao Lu, James S. YAN, Lei SHI
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Publication number: 20200101407Abstract: Sulphuric acid plants, separators for separating entrainment for process gas, and gas treatment processes for generating sulphuric acid are provided. The sulphuric acid plant comprises a source of process gas, an entrainment eliminator, a gas rotator located downstream of the gas-liquid contactor, and a separator located downstream of the entrainment eliminator and upstream of the gas rotator. The separator comprises a plurality of passages. Each passage comprises a vane extending longitudinally along the passage, wherein each vane rotates a process gas flowing through the separator. The process comprises transferring process gas from an entrainment eliminator to a separator located downstream of the entrainment eliminator, rotating the process gas through the separator to separate entrainment, and transferring the separated process gas from the separator to rotating equipment located downstream of the separator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Christopher LANE, Hongtao LU, Brian Robert FERRIS, Andrés MAHECHA-BOTERO, Bradley Wayne MORRISON, Jatinderpal Singh SANDHU, Inez Karina TANU, Charles Guy COOPER
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Publication number: 20180109445Abstract: In a network protection method, a network node, and a communications system provided in embodiments of the present disclosure, when signal degrade or signal fail occurs in a service transmission path, a communication status of a source node of a current protection segment is obtained, and whether to perform protection switching is determined according to the communication status of the source node and a communication status of a local communication path. This can avoid erroneous switching to some extent, thereby improving protection switching accuracy of a communications network.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventors: Jun Yan, Zhiquan Liao, Tianhai Chang, Hongtao Lu, Min Chen, Qian Xiong
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Publication number: 20150080380Abstract: This invention relates to novel therapeutic uses for compounds which are inverse agonists of the H3 receptor. In particular this invention relates to therapeutic use of these compounds in the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Hongtao Lu, Rong Wang
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Publication number: 20110287000Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods of treatment of multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases or inflammatory disorders, and antagonists, including isolated binding proteins for use in the novel methods. There is provided a method of treating multiple sclerosis comprising the neutralization of the biological activity of IL-7 by binding to CD127 or IL-7. The isolated binding proteins may also neutralize the biological activity of TSLP.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2009Publication date: November 24, 2011Inventors: Stewart Leung, Lixin Li, Xuebin Liu, Hongtao Lu, Ping Tsui, Jingwu Zang
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Publication number: 20100040616Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods of treatment of multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases or inflammatory disorders, and antagonists, including isolated binding proteins for use in the novel methods. There is provided a method of treating multiple sclerosis comprising the neutralization of the biological activity of IL-7 by binding to CD127 or IL-7. The isolated binding proteins may also neutralize the biological activity of TSLP.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2009Publication date: February 18, 2010Inventors: Stewart LEUNG, Lixin Li, Xuebin Liu, Hongtao Lu, Ping Tsui, Jingwu Zang
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Publication number: 20050016882Abstract: An optometric trial lens set, a bifurcated case therefor, and method of use thereof are disclosed. Preferably, the case includes a first compartment, a second compartment, and a divider caddy therebetween. The first compartment is preferably configured to retain the trial lens set whereas the second compartment and the divider caddy are configured to retain a plurality of optometric instruments. Optionally, an electroluminance lamp index system is provided to enable an eye-care professional to identify components of the trial lens set in partial or complete darkness.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2003Publication date: January 27, 2005Inventors: Ravindra Kankaria, Hongtao Lu