Patents by Inventor Selina Xinyue ZHAO

Selina Xinyue 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: 20240158013
    Abstract: An energy absorbing system includes a structural member and a composite energy absorber including a first member arranged within the structural member. The first member has a first repeating geometric pattern extending in a first direction along a first length, a first width in a second direction transverse to the first direction, and a first height in a third direction transverse to the first and second directions. The first member is made of a composite material including first reinforcing fibers and a first polymer matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Selina Xinyue ZHAO, Bradley Allen Newcomb, Bhavesh Shah, Erik Brandon Golm
  • Patent number: 11688214
    Abstract: A composite panel for a vehicle includes a plurality of layers bonded together by resin. A sensing assembly is arranged between at least two of the plurality of layers. The sensing assembly includes at least one of a piezoelectric layer to sense vibration of the composite panel when installed on the vehicle and a thermopile configured to sense changes in temperature of the composite panel when installed on the vehicle. The sensing assembly further includes a transmitter configured to transmit data to the vehicle based on an output of the at least one of the piezoelectric layer and the thermopile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Venkateshwar R. Aitharaju, Selina Xinyue Zhao, Andrew J. Galant, Dorel M. Sala, William R. Rodgers, Terrence Wathen
  • Publication number: 20230158712
    Abstract: The present application discloses a method of making a preform for use in manufacturing a component made of a composite material. The method includes stitching fibers onto a film to form a fiber bed in a two-dimensional shape, removing the film from the fiber bed, and adjusting the fiber bed into a three-dimensional shape to form the preform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: William R. Rodgers, Terrence Wathen, Selina Xinyue Zhao, Venkateshwar R. Aitharaju
  • Patent number: 11657494
    Abstract: A flash thermography device is configured to apply a flash of light to a target area on a surface of the battery cell. An imaging device is configured to capture an image of the target area subsequent to the flash of light being applied to the surface of the battery cell. A defect detection control module is configured to receive the image captured by the imaging device, analyze the image to determine whether a defect is present in the battery cell, and selectively generate and output an indication of whether the defect is present based on the analysis of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Selina Xinyue Zhao, Ratandeep Singh Kukreja, Xiaosong Huang
  • Publication number: 20230103585
    Abstract: A battery tray is provided and includes a first component and a second component. The first component includes a first set of walls, where the first set of walls includes a first stitched fabric, and where the first stitched fabric includes first metal coated fibers. The second component includes a second set of walls, where: the second set of walls includes a second stitched fabric; the second stitched fabric includes second metal coated fibers; and the second component is attached to the first component to form the battery tray, which is configured to hold a battery pack of a vehicle. The first metal coated fibers and the second metal coated fibers provide an electromagnetic shield surrounding the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Selina Xinyue ZHAO, Venkateshwar R. AITHARAJU, Bhavesh SHAH