Patents by Inventor Kai Zhao

Kai Zhao 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).

  • Publication number: 20220264467
    Abstract: Disclosed are a terminal, a communication system, a communication method and a storage medium. The terminal comprises a receiver and a processor, the receiver is configured to output, upon reception of a destination address in a data packet, a trigger signal; and the processor is configured to control, upon detection of the trigger signal and when the destination address is not the address of the terminal, the receiver to stop receiving the data packet. The present disclosure can effectively reduce power consumption of terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Kai ZHAO, Lingfeng XU, Hongtao GUAN
  • Patent number: 11400862
    Abstract: The present application discloses a method of controlling a rear-view mirror for a vehicle. The method includes determining a gaze position and a gaze direction of a user; and controlling the rear-view mirror based on the user's gaze position and gaze direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Gu, Ying Zhang, Yifei Zhang, Kai Zhao, Hongli Ding
  • Patent number: 11396252
    Abstract: An improved head restraint is provided for a reversible seat that is movable between two use positions, namely a forward-facing position and a rearward-facing position. The improved head restraint automatically pivots to a fold flat position upon unlocking of the seat, wherein the head restraint is positioned in this fold flat position during reversing seat movement, so as to reduce the seat height and clear the vehicle headliner. The head restraint is cable driven and operably connected to the seat linkages that control movement of the seat cushion and seat back during reversing movement. As such, the seat movement articulates the head restraint so that the head restraint angles forwardly toward the occupant in the forward-facing position and rearwardly toward the occupant in the rearward-facing position, while permitting the head restraint to automatically articulate to the fold flat position during travel of the seat between these two use positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Magna Seating Inc
    Inventors: Michael D Nacy, Cheikh Dioum, Louis Vetere, II, Detjon Marini, Kai Zhao
  • Patent number: 11394506
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a communication system, a gateway device, a terminal device and a communication method. The communication method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, a first packet from a gateway device, the first packet including a first preamble; transmitting, by the terminal device, a second packet to the gateway device, the second packet including a second preamble, a length of the first preamble is greater than a length of the second preamble.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kai Zhao, Wei Deng, Pan Ni
  • Publication number: 20220219569
    Abstract: A long rail assembly for repositioning a seat assembly in a vehicle comprising an inboard lower channel, an inboard manual drive assembly, an outboard lower channel, an outboard manual drive assembly, a central lower channel, and a power drive assembly. The inboard lower channel is adapted to extend longitudinally along a floor of the vehicle. The inboard manual drive assembly is coupled to the seat assembly and slidably coupled to the inboard lower channel The outboard lower channel is adapted to extend N longitudinally along the floor of the vehicle. The outboard manual drive assembly is coupled to the seat assembly and slidably coupled to the outboard lower channel The central lower channel is adapted to extend longitudinally along the floor of the vehicle. The power C drive assembly is coupled to the seat assembly and slidably coupled to the central lower channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Kai Zhao, Cheikh Dioum
  • Publication number: 20220185152
    Abstract: A disc recliner mechanism for use in an automotive vehicle includes a plurality of pawls and a cam mounted between a guide plate and a tooth plate. Rotation of the cam moves the pawls between an extended position in which the pawls engage the tooth plate to lock the disc recliner mechanism and a retracted position in which the pawls disengage the tooth plate to unlock the disc recliner mechanism and allow rotation between the guide plate and the tooth plate. A notch is disposed on an engagement surface of a cam lobe disposed on the cam for reducing friction when the cam lobe engages a cam follower disposed on the pawls. The tooth plate includes a circumferential outer lip with a concentric channel for retaining lubricant and reducing rotational friction between the tooth plate and the guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Avery Folk, Kristof M Kurzeja, Kai Zhao, Louis Vetere, II, Detjon Marini, Cheikh Dioum, James Rudberg, Creston A Zang, Donald W Gray, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20220190125
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a Vertical Field Effect Transistor (VFET) structure, and method of making that structure, having a first VFET and a second VFET. The first VFET may include a single liner between a first source/drain epi and a contact. The second VFET may include two liners between a second source/drain epi and a contact. This may enable proper contact liner matching for differing VFET devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Heng Wu, Ruilong Xie, Tian Shen, Kai Zhao
  • Publication number: 20220183136
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a power supply system for improving plasma uniformity and a method thereof, wherein the power supply system includes a signal generating device, a first electrode and a second electrode. The signal generator is respectively connected with a plurality of signal processing circuits and is used for generating a plurality of initial signals at different frequencies; the signal processing circuits are used for processing the initial signals at corresponding frequencies; the plurality of signal processing circuits are all connected with the first electrode; and the initial signals are processed by the signal processing circuits and then act on the plasma through the first electrode. The present disclosure may effectively process signals in different power supplies, improve the stability of plasma discharge, reduce the impact of the coupling effect between different power supplies, and realize the independent control of ion flux and ion energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Kai ZHAO, Zixuan SU, Yongxin LIU, Younian WANG
  • Publication number: 20220161691
    Abstract: A long rail assembly for use in a vehicle includes a lower channel, an inverted U-shaped upper channel, a gearbox, a rack, a pinion, a drive shaft, and a motor. The lower channel is adapted to extend longitudinally along a floor of the vehicle. The upper channel is slidably coupled to the lower channel. The gearbox is fixedly secured to and housed within the upper channel. The rack is fixedly coupled to the lower channel and includes gear teeth extending along the rack in a longitudinal direction. The pinion is meshingly engaged with the gear teeth. The drive shaft operatively couples the gearbox to the pinion. The motor is operatively coupled to the gearbox to power drive the upper channel along the lower channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Kai Zhao, Detjon Marini, Louis Vetere, II, Cheikh Dioum
  • Patent number: 11319949
    Abstract: An analysis method of absolute energy efficiency and relative energy efficiency of the compressed air system. For the compressed air system operating in a form of a single compressor, a gas flow rate and a corresponding operating power of the compressor operating in the single compressor model are measured under a specified flow rate. Meanwhile, influencing factors of the compressor operation are monitored. The absolute energy efficiency of the compressor is defined, and a curve of the absolute energy efficiency of the compressor varying with the operating time versus the above factors are plotted in a same coordinate system. Obtaining absolute energy efficiency data of the compressor in a corresponding state. By analyzing the absolute energy efficiency under corresponding conditions and based on the corresponding chart, the actual unit consumption of a given single compressor and its changing rule under different production and environmental operating conditions can be intuitively analyzed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: HANG ZHOU ZETA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTS
    Inventors: Xiaohua Wang, Chaoyang Zhai, Kai Zhao, Qi Lu, Zhongcai Tang, Xiang Fan
  • Patent number: 11324104
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a magnetic probe device. The magnetic probe device includes a magnetic probe body and a signal processing circuit, and an output end of the magnetic probe body is connected with an input end of the signal processing circuit; the signal processing circuit includes a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a Faraday shield and a step-up transformer, and the Faraday shield is fixedly arranged between a primary winding and a secondary winding of the step-up transformer; a center tap is arranged at the primary winding of the step-up transformer, and the center tap is grounded; and a first end of the primary winding is in series connection with the first capacitor, and a second end of the primary winding is in series connection with the second capacitor. The magnetic probe device provided by the present invention can improve the signal-to-noise ratio of a magnetic probe and the measurement accuracy of the magnetic field in plasma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Dalian University of Technology
    Inventors: Kai Zhao, Yongxin Liu, Younian Wang
  • Publication number: 20220131841
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a communication method, an Internet of Things (IoT) terminal, a gateway device and an IoT system. A timestamp and a mask are used for operation, and a key is searched from a key table based on an operation result, such that the key can be dynamically generated based on changes of the timestamp without human intervention. Thus, the security of the IoT system is effectively improved without significantly increasing the computational consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Yi BIAN, Kai ZHAO, Xianzhen LI
  • Patent number: 11295472
    Abstract: A positioning method, a positioning device, a positioning system, a storage medium, and a construction method for an offline map database. The positioning method includes: obtaining a current image information, and extracting a visual feature in the current image information; matching the visual feature in the current image information with a key frame in an offline map database, and determining a candidate key frame similar to the visual feature in the current image information, wherein the offline map database is generated based on a global grid map and a visual map; and determining a pose corresponding to the candidate key frame, and converting the pose to coordinate values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yue Li, Tong Liu, Jingtao Xu, Kai Zhao
  • Patent number: 11296338
    Abstract: Salt caverns with an inner container for storing electrical energy as a flow battery are provided. The salt caverns with an inner container for storing electrical energy as a flow battery comprises an air bag, a second pipeline and a first pipeline. The airbag is located in an underground salt cavern, the salt cavern is full of brine, and a liquid electrolyte is stored in the airbag. One end of the second pipeline is connected with the airbag while the other end thereof is located on the ground, and the second pipeline is used for filling the liquid electrolyte into the airbag. The first pipeline sleeves the second pipeline, one end of the first pipeline is connected with a shaft inlet of the salt cavern while the other end thereof is located on the ground, and the first pipeline is used for discharging the brine from the salt cavern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventors: Hongling Ma, Chunhe Yang, Yue Han, Xilin Shi, Xiaopeng Liang, Kai Zhao, Yuhao Zhang, Yinping Li, Tongtao Wang, Hongwu Yin
  • Patent number: 11281494
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide an operation method and apparatus, and a cloud computing system. Under the method, an operation target can be received; and an operation task to be executed for implementing the operation target of the business can be determined based on the operation target and current running data. The operation target can indicate a target topology and/or target software of the business, and the current running data can include a current topology of the business and currently running software. If there are a plurality of operation tasks, dependencies between the operation tasks can be determined, and the operation tasks can be executed based on the dependencies between the operation tasks. The method implements automatic execution of a maintenance operation and greatly improves efficiency of the maintenance operation in cloud computing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kai Zhao
  • Publication number: 20220069104
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a first nanosheet stack and a second nanosheet stack on a semiconductor substrate. The first nanosheet stack includes a plurality of alternating first sacrificial layers and first channel layers. The first sacrificial layers each define a first sacrificial height. The second nanosheet stack includes a plurality of alternating second sacrificial layers and second channel layers. The second sacrificial layers each define a second sacrificial height greater than the first sacrificial height of the first sacrificial layers. The method further includes removing the first and second sacrificial layers respectively from the first and second nanosheet stacks. A metal gate is deposited over the first and second nanosheet stacks to form respective first and second nanosheet transistor structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Shahab Siddiqui, Koji Watanabe, Charlotte DeWan Adams, Kai Zhao, Daniel James Dechene, Rishikesh Krishnan
  • Patent number: 11262411
    Abstract: A method for determining a battery state of charge (SOC) includes: determining a basic SOC of a battery of a terminal apparatus at a current time; determining rated and maximum power consumption parameters of the terminal apparatus in a time period between the current time and a reference time previous thereto; determining a reference SOC at the current time based on the rated power consumption parameter and an actual SOC at the reference time; determining a minimum SOC at the current time based on the maximum power consumption parameter and the actual SOC at the reference time; and judging whether the basic SOC is between the minimum SOC and the actual SOC at the reference time or not, and if yes, determining the basic SOC as an actual SOC at the current time, and if not, determining the actual SOC at the current time based on the reference and basic SOC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Deng, Hongtao Guan, Kai Zhao, Zhichao Li
  • Patent number: 11257244
    Abstract: A method for positioning an intelligent terminal apparatus comprises: acquiring data points scanned by a position detection device in the intelligent terminal apparatus at the current position of the intelligent terminal apparatus; converting valid data points into segment features to obtain a first set of segment features; and converting point features in an established map of the intelligent terminal apparatus into segment features to obtain a second set of segment features; selecting, from the first and second set of segment features, segments having the same position relationship respectively to form a first and a second candidate subset of the first and the second set of segment features respectively; and determining a transformation matrix that matches the first candidate subset to the second candidate subset, and identifying the current position and the orientation angle of the intelligent terminal apparatus in the established map based on the transformation matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haijun Su, Kai Zhao, Yue Li
  • Publication number: 20220048410
    Abstract: A long rail assembly for use in a vehicle includes a fixed rail, a movable rail, a power strip, a latch power connector, and a channel power connector. The fixed rail extends longitudinally along a floor of the vehicle. The movable rail is slidably coupled to the fixed rail. The power strip is coupled to the fixed rail. The latch power connector is removably coupled to the movable rail. The channel power connector is fixedly coupled to the movable rail and is in constant sliding contact with the power strip. When the latch power connector is coupled to the movable rail, the latch power connector frictionally engages the channel power connector thereby generating an electrical bridge between the power strip and the latch power connector to provide power to the long rail assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kai Zhao, Michael D Nacy, Detjon Marini, Louis Vetere, II, Cheikh Dioum
  • Publication number: 20220053323
    Abstract: This document discloses a method and device for implementing secure communication, and a storage medium. The method for implementing secure communication includes: encrypting first information and second information of a data packet respectively to generate an encrypted message; wherein, a region in which the encrypted first information is located is a first encrypted region, and a region in which the encrypted second information is located is a second encrypted region; the first information is used for a receiving device to determine whether to acquire the second information; and sending the encrypted message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kai ZHAO, Hongtao GUAN, Ying ZHANG