Patents by Inventor Qi Wu

Qi Wu 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).

  • POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND APPARATUS CONTAINING SUCH LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY
    Publication number: 20220181622
    Abstract: This application discloses a positive electrode active material, including secondary particles and a coating layer applied on an exterior surface of each of the secondary particles, where the secondary particle includes a lithium transition metal oxide that contains a doping element M1, the coating layer includes an oxide of element M2, M1 is selected from one or more of Si, Ti, Cr, Mo, V, Ge, Se, Zr, Nb, Ru, Rh, Pd, Sb, Te, Ce, and W, and M2 is selected from one or more of Mg, Al, Ca, Ce, Ti, Zr, Zn, Y, and B; a relative deviation of local mass concentration of element M1 in the secondary particle is less than 20%; and the secondary particle from the core to the exterior surface of the particle includes a plurality of layers of primary particles arranged along radial direction of the secondary particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Shushi DOU, Chunhua HU, Yao JIANG, Qi WU, Jinhua HE, Bin DENG
  • Multi-fiber splice protector, fiber optic cable assembly incorporating same, and fabrication method
    Patent number: 11353658
    Abstract: A multi-fiber splice protector includes a strength member having at least one wall arranged in a tubular shape with a longitudinal opening extending through the wall to permit passage of a coated optical fiber into an inner cavity, with a thermoplastic hotmelt material arranged in the inner cavity. The longitudinal opening has a first width between 1 and 2 times the diameter of one coated optical fiber, while the inner cavity has a second width that is significantly greater than the first width to permit fusion spliced optical fibers to be not exclusively arranged in a 1-D array in the inner cavity. A fiber optic cable assembly including a multi-fiber splice protector with thermoplastic hotmelt material encapsulating fusion splice joints is further provided. Additionally provided is a method for forming a fiber optic cable assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation
    Inventor: Qi Wu
  • HIGH-DENSITY OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON INTERCONNECT AND METHOD OF MAKING
    Publication number: 20220171145
    Abstract: A fiber ribbon interconnect may include a fiber ribbon, a first optical connector at a first end of the fiber ribbon, and a second optical connector at a second end of the fiber ribbon. The fiber ribbon includes two or more cladding-strengthened glass optical fibers each having an outer surface. The fiber ribbon also includes a common protective coating that surrounds the outer surfaces of the two or more cladding-strengthened glass optical fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Ming-Jun Li, Qi Wu
  • Realizing high-speed and low-latency RAID across multiple solid-state storage device with host-side FTL
    Patent number: 11347586
    Abstract: A method for implementing a RAID group in a system including a host computing system, a first set of storage devices for storing user data for the RAID group, and a second set of storage devices for storing redundancy data for the RAID group. The method includes: distributing the user data from a host-side FLT module on the host computing system to the first set of storage devices; determining, by each storage device in the first set of storage devices, a logical block address to physical block address (LBA-PBA) binding for the user data received from the host-side FLT module; sending LBA-PBA binding information for the LBA-PBA binding from the first set of storage devices to the host-side FLT module; and performing, by the host-side FLT module, RAID encoding to form the RAID group based on the LBA-PBA binding information received from the first set of storage devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SCALEFLUX, INC.
    Inventor: Qi Wu
  • Optical fiber fan-out assembly with ribbonized interface for mass fusion splicing, and fabrication method
    Patent number: 11347014
    Abstract: An optical fiber fan-out assembly includes multiple optical fibers arranged in a one-dimensional array in a transition segment in which spacing between fibers is varied from a first pitch (e.g., a buffered fiber diameter of 900 ?m) to a second pitch (e.g., a coated fiber diameter of 250 ?m). A polymeric material encapsulates the optical fibers in the transition segment, and the assembly further includes multiple optical fiber legs each terminated with a fiber optic connector. Optical fibers extending beyond a boundary of the polymeric material are subject to being mass fusion spliced to another group of multiple optical fibers, and the fusion splices encapsulated with polymeric material, to form a fiber optic cable assembly. Methods for fabricating multi-fiber assemblies providing fan-out functionality are further provided, and the need for furcation tubes is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventor: Qi Wu
  • MULTI-FIBER SPLICE PROTECTOR WITH COMPACT SPLICE-ON FURCATION HOUSING
    Publication number: 20220163722
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to protecting splices of multiple optical fibers with a low-profile multi-fiber splice protector and a compact splice on furcation housing. The present disclosure also relates to optimal fiber wiring patterns within an optical fiber cable assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventor: Qi Wu
  • Electromagnetic automatic balancing device based on radial excitation
    Publication number: 20220140692
    Abstract: An electromagnetic automatic balancing device based on radial excitation includes a shell, a rotatory ring, a stationary ring, a pair of connecting bearings and a controller. The rotatory ring includes two bilaterally symmetrical outer excitation magnetic rings, two bilaterally symmetrical inner excitation magnetic rings, two bilaterally symmetrical counterweight discs, two bilaterally symmetrical first counterweight blocks, two bilaterally symmetrical second counterweight blocks and a pair of rotatory-ring bearings. The stationary ring includes a stator, two bilaterally symmetrical excitation frameworks and two bilaterally symmetrical coils. The rotatory ring and the stationary ring are installed in the shell and connected through a pair of connecting bearings. The stator is installed in the center of the shell. The excitation frameworks are respectively fixed at both ends of the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Xin Pan, Hai-Qi Wu, Zhi-Nong Jiang, Jin-Ji Gao
  • MULTI-FIBER SPLICE PROTECTOR AND CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH INTRA-CONNECTOR SPLICES, AND FABRICATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20220137296
    Abstract: A multi-fiber splice protector comprises a strength member including opposing first and second walls connected along only edge, and including unconnected opposing first and second wall extensions. The splice protector has a compact width that permits it to be incorporated with multiple fusion splice optical fibers in a multi-fiber push-on (MPO) type connector utilizing conventional MPO components. Protected splice joints may be provided between a multi-fiber ferrule and a boot of a connector, with at least a portion of a split jacket section of a fiber optic cable arranged within the boot. The jacket may have a split length of less than 25 mm and/or an entirety of the split jacket is within the boot. If provided, heat shrink tubing covering the split jacket may have a reduced length and/or may be confined within the boot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventor: Qi Wu
  • POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AS WELL AS BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK AND APPARATUS CONTAINING LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY
    Publication number: 20220123302
    Abstract: The present application discloses positive electrode active material, preparation method thereof, positive electrode plate, lithium-ion secondary battery and battery module, pack, and apparatus. The positive electrode active material includes a nickel-containing lithium composite oxide satisfying a chemical formula Li1+a[NixCoyMnzMb]O2, in the formula, M is a doping element at transition metal site, 0.5?x<1, 0?y<0.3, 0?z<0.3, ?0.1?a<0.2, 0<b<0.3, x+y+z+b=1, wherein the positive electrode active material has a layered crystal structure and belongs to space group R3m; under the condition that the positive electrode active material is in 78% delithiation state, at least part of the doping elements M have a chemical valence of +3 or more, and surface oxygen of the positive electrode active material has an average valence state of VO satisfying ?2.0?VO??1.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Shushi DOU, Chunhua Hu, Yao Jiang, Qi Wu, Jinhua He, Bin Deng
  • COATING FUSION SPLICED OPTICAL FIBERS AND SUBSEQUENT PROCESSING METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20220107462
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polymeric overcoating used as a splice protector, and a corresponding method of application where the resulting coated fusion spliced optical fibers or coated fusion spliced optical fiber ribbons can be bundled or stacked to reduce the size of splice protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Anil Bastola, Wei Liu, Randy LaRue McClure, Chad Charles Terwilliger, Elizabeth Tran, Chanh Cuong Vo, Qi Wu
  • Measuring the Memory Usage of Java Programs
    Publication number: 20220107825
    Abstract: Techniques for measuring the memory usage of Java programs are provided. In one set of embodiments, a Java agent can detect that a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is loading a Java class used by a Java program. The Java agent can further determine a class name of the Java class and determine that the class name matches an entry in a first list included in a user-defined configuration file. The Java agent can then dynamically insert bytecode into a constructor of the Java class, where the inserted bytecode includes logic for registering a memory reference to an object created via the constructor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Weiqiang Tang, Wenfeng Liu, Mengdie Song, Donghai Han, Wenying Dong, Rui Cao, Qi Wu
  • High-density optical fiber ribbon interconnect and method of making
    Patent number: 11287588
    Abstract: A fiber ribbon interconnect may include a fiber ribbon, a first optical connector at a first end of the fiber ribbon, and a second optical connector at a second end of the fiber ribbon. The fiber ribbon includes two or more cladding-strengthened glass optical fibers each having an outer surface. The fiber ribbon also includes a common protective coating that surrounds the outer surfaces of the two or more cladding-strengthened glass optical fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Ming-Jun Li, Qi Wu
  • Practical overlay network latency measurement in datacenter
    Patent number: 11283699
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method of identifying packet latency in a software defined datacenter (SDDC) that includes a network and multiple host computers executing multiple machines. At a first host computer, the method identifies and stores (i) multiple time values associated with several packet processing operations performed on a particular packet sent by a first machine executing on the first host computer, and (ii) a time value associated with packet transmission through the SDDC network from the first host computer to a second host computer that is a destination of the particular packet. The method provides the stored time values to a set of one or more controllers to process to identify multiple latencies experienced by multiple packets processed in the SDDC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Haoran Chen, Ming Shu, Xi Cheng, Feng Pan, Xiaoyan Jin, Caixia Jiang, Qiong Wang, Qi Wu
  • MICROWELL DESIGN AND FABRICATION FOR GENERATION OF CELL CULTURE AGGREGATES
    Publication number: 20220081661
    Abstract: A cell culture apparatus may include a substrate defining a well. The well may define an interior surface, an exterior surface, an upper aperture and a nadir. The substrate may define a thickness between the interior and exterior surfaces that has a thickness proximate the nadir that is greater than or equal to a thickness proximate the upper aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Ye Fang, Ann MeeJin Ferrie, Vasiliy Nikolaevich Goral, Allison Jean Tanner, Qi Wu
  • LOCATION-AWARE SERVICE REQUEST HANDLING
    Publication number: 20220086150
    Abstract: Example methods and systems are provided for location-aware service request handling. The method may comprise: generating and sending location information associated with virtualized computing instance to a service node or a management entity for transmission to the service node. The location information may identify logical element(s) to which the virtualized computing instance is connected. The method may further comprise: in response to detecting, from the virtualized computing instance, a service request for a service from the service node, generating a modified service request by modifying the service request to include the location information associated with the virtualized computing instance; and sending the modified service request towards the service node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: YE LUO, QI WU, DONGHAI HAN
  • Data obtaining method and apparatus
    Patent number: 11269713
    Abstract: A data obtaining method and apparatus. The method comprises: determining address information of data to be obtained; judging whether a disk corresponding to the address information of the data to be obtained is a damaged disk or not; if the disk corresponding to the address information of the data to be obtained is not a damaged disk, obtaining the data to be obtained according to the address information of the data to be obtained to obtain current data; if the disk corresponding to the address information of the data to be obtained is a damaged disk, determining the address information of next data to be obtained, and returning to the step of judging whether a disk corresponding to the address information of the data to be obtained is a damaged disk or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: HANGZHOU HIKVISION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Xiang, Jie Wang, Jie Yan, Qi Wu, Yongheng Yu, Ming Chen, Yang Luo
  • System, method, computer program and data signal for scheduling at least one physical event
    Patent number: 11263708
    Abstract: A system and method for scheduling at least one event includes a component module arranged to receive component data regarding a plurality of possible operation decisions, a modelling module arranged to utilise the plurality of operation decisions to construct a Petri net model to simulate a real world system, a scheduling module arranged to utilise the Petri net and variable data regarding the plurality of operation decisions to determine a schedule of events that is feasible subject to a set of predetermined constraints, and an operation module arranged to provide the schedule of events to at least one external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Macau University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Si Wei Zhang, Nai Qi Wu, Zhi Wu Li
  • Integrating host-side storage device management with host-side non-volatile memory
    Patent number: 11262942
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of solid-state data storage, and particularly to improving the speed performance and reducing the cost of solid-state data storage devices. A host-managed data storage system according to embodiments includes a set of storage devices, each storage device including a write buffer and memory; and a host coupled to the set of storage devices, the host including: a storage device management module for managing data storage functions for each storage device; memory including: a front-end write buffer; a first mapping table for data stored in the front-end write buffer; and a second mapping table for data stored in the memory of each storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SCALEFLUX, INC.
    Inventors: Qi Wu, Wentao Wu, Thad Omura, Yang Liu, Tong Zhang
  • FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED SHUFFLE AND FABRICATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20220057592
    Abstract: A fiber optic cable assembly suitable for providing mesh connectivity includes a fiber shuffle region arranged between first and second cable assembly sections that each include multiple tubes each containing a group of optical fibers, with a jacket provided over one or both cable assembly sections. The fiber shuffle region may be compact in width and length, and integrated into a trunk cable. Optical fibers remain in sequential order in groups at ends of the cable assembly sections, where the fibers may be ribbonized and/or connectorized. A fabrication method for such a fiber optic cable assembly is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventor: Qi Wu
  • High-density optical fiber ribbon with cladding-strengthened glass optical fibers in a common protective coating and fiber ribbon interconnects employing same
    Patent number: 11243348
    Abstract: A high-density optical fiber ribbon is formed by two or more cladding-strengthened glass optical fibers each having an outer surface and that do not individually include a protective polymer coating. A common protective coating substantially surrounds the outer surfaces of the two or more cladding-strengthened glass optical fibers so that the common protective coating is common to the two or more cladding-strengthened glass optical fibers. A fiber ribbon cable is formed by adding a cover assembly to the fiber ribbon. A fiber ribbon interconnect is formed adding one or more optical connectors to the fiber ribbon or fiber ribbon cable. Optical data transmission systems that employ the fiber ribbon to optically connect to a photonic device are also disclosed. Methods of forming the cladding-strengthened glass optical fibers and the high-density optical fiber ribbons are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Philip Simon Brown, Matthew Ryan Drake, Richard Michael Fiacco, Mandakini Kanungo, Ming-Jun Li, Jeffery Scott Stone, Qi Wu, Haitao Zhang