Patents by Inventor Ping Tao

Ping Tao 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: 20240168077
    Abstract: A transformer bushing partial discharge monitoring chip device and method are provided. An acquisition unit comprises three sensor modules installed at end screens of three-phase bushings of a transformer respectively for acquiring partial discharge signals and power frequency current signals from the transformer bushing end screens; each of the sensor modules is connected to an SIP digitization unit through a wire; the SIP digitization unit is fixedly installed beneath a base of the acquisition unit for digitizing the partial discharge signals and the power frequency current signals; an output end of the SIP digitization unit is connected to an input end of a background processing terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: STATE GRID ZHEJIANG ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Xiaoxin CHEN, Xianjun SHAO, Ping QIAN, Chen LI, Yiming ZHENG, Jiangyang ZHAN, Wenlin HE, Haibao MU, Huibin TAO, Xiang SUN, Haojun LIU
  • Patent number: 11946036
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a bacterium and an obtaining method and application thereof. The bacterium has a property of coproducing 1,3-propanediol and D-lactic acid. Further, the bacterium is Klebsiella oxytoca, including Klebsiella oxytoca PDL-5 CCTCC M 2016185. The obtaining method of the bacterium may be to obtain the bacterium by directly screening wild bacteria that satisfy conditions from the environment or performing gene engineering modification to wild bacteria. The present invention has the advantages that the bacteria can coproduce 1,3-propanediol and D-lactic acid through fermentation, the molar conversion rate and the concentration of the two products are very high, the types of byproducts are few, the concentration is low, the product extraction process is simplified, the high-efficiency biological production of 1,3-propanediol and D-lactic acid can be realized, and the industrial application prospect is very great.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
    Inventors: Ping Xu, Bo Xin, Fei Tao, Yu Wang, Hongzhi Tang, Cuiqing Ma
  • Publication number: 20240106235
    Abstract: A high anti-interference microsystem based on System In Package (SIP) for a power grid is provided. The high anti-interference microsystem comprises a ceramic cavity, a ceramic substrate, a magnetic cover plate, a digital signal processing circuit, an analog signal conditioning circuit and a shield, wherein the ceramic cavity supports the ceramic substrate, the magnetic cover plate is in sealed contact with the ceramic cavity, and the ceramic substrate is arranged in a cavity formed by the ceramic cavity and the magnetic cover plate; a sealed shell of the microsystem based on SIP is composed of the magnetic cover plate and the ceramic cavity; the digital signal processing circuit and the analog signal conditioning circuit are arranged on the ceramic substrate and respectively process received signals to be processed; the shield covers an outer side of the sealed shell and is used for shielding external magnetic field interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Electric Power Research Institute of State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Co., LTD
    Inventors: Xianjun SHAO, Xiaoxin CHEN, Yiming ZHENG, Chen LI, Jianjun WANG, Ping QIAN, Hua XU, Shaoan WANG, Shaohe WANG, Haibao MU, Huibin TAO, Lin ZHAO, Wenzhe ZHENG, Dun QIAN
  • Patent number: 11671023
    Abstract: A power supply control circuit for a switch mode power supply converter, and a power supply control method using the control circuit. The control circuit includes an auxiliary boosting unit, a main control unit and an auxiliary winding unit. The main control unit is configured to control the power switch in a power stage circuit to turn on or to be off, and to supply power to the auxiliary boosting unit. The auxiliary boosting unit is configured to provide auxiliary power for the main control unit, and to self-adaptively adjust the auxiliary boosting unit's own average switching frequency based on a load state of the main control unit. The auxiliary winding unit is configured to couple energy by means of a magnetic element in the power stage circuit, to generate an output voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Wuxi Chipown Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ping Tao, Haijun Zhou, Haisong Li, Yangbo Yi, Wei Gao, Hongxing Li
  • Patent number: 11223269
    Abstract: A circuit for controlling a switching power supply and a method for controlling a switching power supply by using the circuit for controlling the switching power supply, the circuit for controlling a switching power supply is configured to control a power stage circuit of a converter of the switching power supply. The circuit for controlling the switching power supply includes an external magnetic field direct detection unit, a current limit threshold unit, an operating frequency unit, a pulse width unit and a logic unit. The external magnetic field direct detection unit includes a Hall device and a Hall detection component. In accordance with the circuit for controlling the switching power supply of the present disclosure, the intensity of the external magnetic field can be detected directly at the chip level, and the operating mode of the switching power supply system can be adjusted timely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: WUXI CHIPOWN MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ping Tao, Haijun Zhou, Haisong Li, Yangbo Yi, Wei Gao
  • Publication number: 20210384839
    Abstract: A power supply control circuit for a switch mode power supply converter, and a power supply control method using the control circuit. The control circuit includes an auxiliary boosting unit, a main control unit and an auxiliary winding unit. The main control unit is configured to control the power switch in a power stage circuit to turn on or to be off, and to supply power to the auxiliary boosting unit. The auxiliary boosting unit is configured to provide auxiliary power for the main control unit, and to self-adaptively adjust the auxiliary boosting unit's own average switching frequency based on a load state of the main control unit. The auxiliary winding unit is configured to couple energy by means of a magnetic element in the power stage circuit, to generate an output voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Ping TAO, Haijun ZHOU, Haisong LI, Yangbo YI, Wei GAO, Hongxing LI
  • Publication number: 20210336554
    Abstract: A circuit for controlling a switching power supply and a method for controlling a switching power supply by using the circuit for controlling the switching power supply, the circuit for controlling a switching power supply is configured to control a power stage circuit of a converter of the switching power supply. The circuit for controlling the switching power supply includes an external magnetic field direct detection unit, a current limit threshold unit, an operating frequency unit, a pulse width unit and a logic unit. The external magnetic field direct detection unit includes a Hall device and a Hall detection component. In accordance with the circuit for controlling the switching power supply of the present disclosure, the intensity of the external magnetic field can be detected directly at the chip level, and the operating mode of the switching power supply system can be adjusted timely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Ping TAO, Haijun ZHOU, Haisong LI, Yangbo YI, Wei GAO
  • Patent number: 11060992
    Abstract: A probe system includes a heater and a control circuit. The heater includes a resistive heating element routed through the probe. An operational voltage is provided to the resistive heating element to provide heating for the probe. The control circuit is configured to provide a test voltage different than the operational voltage and monitor a test current generated in the resistive heating element while providing the test voltage. The control circuit is further configured to detect micro fractures in the resistive heating element based on the test current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Ping-Tao Fok, Thomas Wingert
  • Patent number: 10914777
    Abstract: A system and method for an aircraft includes a probe, first and second current sensors, and a control circuit. The probe includes a heater that includes a resistive heating element routed through the probe, wherein an operational current is provided to the resistive heating element to provide heating for the probe. The first current sensor is configured to sense a first current through the resistive heating element, and the second current sensor is configured to sense a second current through the resistive heating element. The control circuit is configured to determine a leakage current based on the first and second currents and determine a remaining useful life the probe based on the leakage current over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
    Inventors: Magdi A. Essawy, Ben Ping-Tao Fok, Thomas Wingert
  • Publication number: 20200373109
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thin-film micro-fuse assembly having: a substrate; an insulating layer disposed on the substrate, the insulating layer comprising silicon dioxide; a conductor disposed on the insulating layer, the conductor forming: an inlet terminal, an outlet terminal and a fuse element between the inlet terminal and the outlet terminal, the inlet terminal and the outlet terminal widthwise converging toward the fuse element, and the fuse element having a first thickness and a first width that is between 1 and 5 times the first thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: David P. Potasek, Ben Ping-Tao Fok, Roger Alan Backman
  • Patent number: 10564203
    Abstract: A probe system includes a heater and a control circuit. The heater includes a resistive heating element routed through the probe system. An operational voltage is provided to the resistive heating element to provide heating for the probe system. The control circuit is configured to provide the operational voltage and monitor a capacitance between the resistive heating element and a metallic sheath of the heater over time. The control circuit is further configured to determine a remaining useful life of the probe system based on the capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
    Inventors: Magdi A. Essawy, Ben Ping-Tao Fok
  • Patent number: 10197517
    Abstract: A probe system is configured to receive thermal images of the probe system from a thermal imager and includes a heater and a control circuit. The heater includes a resistive heating element routed through the probe. An operational voltage is provided to the resistive heating element to provide heating for the probe. The control circuit is configured to provide the operational voltage and receive the thermal images from the thermal imager. The control circuit is further configured to monitor the thermal images over time and determine a remaining useful life of the probe system based upon the thermal images over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Magdi A. Essawy, Ben Ping-Tao Fok, Marvin Gary Onken
  • Patent number: 10180449
    Abstract: A probe system includes a heater and a control circuit. The heater includes a resistive heating element routed through the probe. An operational current is provided to the resistive heating element to provide heating for the probe. The control circuit is configured to monitor the operational current over time and determine a half-life estimate of the resistive heating element based upon an exponential function of the operational current over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
    Inventors: Magdi A. Essawy, Ben Ping-Tao Fok
  • Patent number: D910324
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Inventor: Shou-Ping Tao
  • Patent number: D968741
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Inventor: Ping Tao
  • Patent number: D978150
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventor: Ping Tao
  • Patent number: D986213
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Inventor: Ping Tao
  • Patent number: D989369
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Shenzhen honggao Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Ping Tao
  • Patent number: D1012557
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Linhai Lvyin Silicone Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ping Tao
  • Patent number: D1028310
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Shenzhen honggao Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Ping Tao