Patents by Inventor Sichao Liu

Sichao Liu 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: 20230315871
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for facilitating secure remote desktop session comprising: utilizing contextual application information to determine the rules for vetting GUI components; facilitating the construction of rules based on the confidentiality of each graphics component in an application that is to be displayed remotely on a client; facilitating the construction of rules based on the permissible range of remote control of each GUI component that acceptable user inputs in an application that is to be displayed and controlled remotely by one or more clients; enforcing the rules through selectively forwarding GUI components, automatically modifying the GUI components based on the rules, and validating the inputs from one or more clients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Sichao Liu, Zhihao Yao
  • Patent number: 11594917
    Abstract: A device includes a rectifier connected to a receiver coil, a first overvoltage protection apparatus connected between inputs of the rectifier and ground, and a second overvoltage protection apparatus connected between an output of the rectifier and ground, wherein in an overvoltage event, the first overvoltage protection apparatus and the second overvoltage protection apparatus are controlled based upon a comparison between a switching frequency of the device and a predetermine frequency threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: NuVolta Technologies (Hefei) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sichao Liu, Jinbiao Huang
  • Patent number: 11563337
    Abstract: A system includes a receiver coil configured to be magnetically coupled to a transmitter coil, a rectifier connected to the receiver coil, a first stage and a second stage connected in cascade between the rectifier and a load and a bias voltage source configured to be connected with a first voltage node through a first switch and a second voltage node through a second switch, wherein one of the first voltage node and the second voltage node supplies power to the bias voltage source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: NuVolta Technologies (Hefei) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dongdong Yuan, Sichao Liu
  • Patent number: 11469617
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a power converter connected between a power source and a wireless power transfer system, wherein a power switch of the power converter is configured such that a turn-on time instant of the power switch is aligned with a turn-on time instant of at least one of switches of a transmitter of the wireless power transfer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: NuVolta Technologies (Hefei) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sichao Liu, Jinbiao Huang, Xintao Wang
  • Patent number: 11243233
    Abstract: A system includes a power regulator coupled between a coil and a battery, wherein the power regulator is configured as a linear regulator when power is provided from the coil to the battery, and a current sense apparatus having two inputs coupled to an input and an output of the power regulator, respectively, wherein the current sense apparatus is configured to sense a bidirectional current flowing through the power regulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: NuVolta Technologies (Hefei) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Caiqiang Zhou, Sichao Liu
  • Patent number: 11146108
    Abstract: A device comprises a first current sense apparatus coupled to a first switching element of a power conversion apparatus, a second current sense apparatus coupled to a second switching element of the power conversion apparatus and a current sense processing apparatus configured to receive detected current signals from the first current sense apparatus and the second current sense apparatus, and generate an average current signal and a peak current signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: NuVolta Technologies (Hefei) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sichao Liu, Junxiao Chen, Gang Dai
  • Publication number: 20210273445
    Abstract: A device includes a rectifier connected to a receiver coil, a first overvoltage protection apparatus connected between inputs of the rectifier and ground, and a second overvoltage protection apparatus connected between an output of the rectifier and ground, wherein in an overvoltage event, the first overvoltage protection apparatus and the second overvoltage protection apparatus are controlled based upon a comparison between a switching frequency of the device and a predetermine frequency threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Sichao Liu, Jinbiao Huang
  • Patent number: 11075515
    Abstract: A device comprises a rectifier configured to convert an alternating current voltage into a direct current voltage, a first overvoltage protection apparatus connected to inputs of the rectifier and a second overvoltage protection apparatus connected to an output of the rectifier, wherein the first overvoltage protection apparatus and the second overvoltage protection apparatus are controlled based upon a switching frequency of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: NuVolta Technologies (Hefei) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sichao Liu, Jinbiao Huang
  • Publication number: 20210132121
    Abstract: A system includes a power regulator coupled between a coil and a battery, wherein the power regulator is configured as a linear regulator when power is provided from the coil to the battery, and a current sense apparatus having two inputs coupled to an input and an output of the power regulator, respectively, wherein the current sense apparatus is configured to sense a bidirectional current flowing through the power regulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Caiqiang Zhou, Sichao Liu
  • Patent number: 10962574
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a power switch configured to conduct a dc or ac current, a sense switch having a first drain/source terminal and a gate connected to a first drain/source terminal and a gate of the power switch respectively, an amplifier having a first input coupled to a second drain/source terminal of the power switch and a second input coupled to a second drain/source terminal of the sense switch and a first current sense processing switch having a gate connected to an output of the amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: NuVolta Technologies (Hefei) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Caiqiang Zhou, Sichao Liu
  • Patent number: 10892645
    Abstract: A device includes a positive current sense amplifier having two inputs connected to a drain and a source of a power switch respectively through a plurality of positive current sense switches, and a negative current sense amplifier having two inputs connected to the drain and the source of the power switch respectively through a plurality of negative current sense switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: NuVolta Technologies (Hefei) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sichao Liu, Jinbiao Huang, Dongdong Yuan
  • Publication number: 20200379018
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a power switch configured to conduct a dc or ac current, a sense switch having a first drain/source terminal and a gate connected to a first drain/source terminal and a gate of the power switch respectively, an amplifier having a first input coupled to a second drain/source terminal of the power switch and a second input coupled to a second drain/source terminal of the sense switch and a first current sense processing switch having a gate connected to an output of the amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Caiqiang Zhou, Sichao Liu
  • Publication number: 20200366120
    Abstract: A system includes a receiver coil configured to be magnetically coupled to a transmitter coil, a rectifier connected to the receiver coil, a first stage and a second stage connected in cascade between the rectifier and a load and a bias voltage source configured to be connected with a first voltage node through a first switch and a second voltage node through a second switch, wherein one of the first voltage node and the second voltage node supplies power to the bias voltage source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Dongdong Yuan, Sichao Liu
  • Patent number: 10826325
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a power converter connected between an input power source and a wireless power transfer system, wherein the power converter is configured to regulate a voltage applied to the wireless power transfer system when a load current of the wireless power transfer system is less than a first threshold and the power converter is configured to operate in an always-on mode when the load current of the wireless power transfer system is greater than the first threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: x2 Power Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Sichao Liu, Jinbiao Huang, Xintao Wang
  • Publication number: 20200343774
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a power converter connected between a power source and a wireless power transfer system, wherein a power switch of the power converter is configured such that a turn-on time instant of the power switch is aligned with a turn-on time instant of at least one of switches of a transmitter of the wireless power transfer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Sichao Liu, Jinbiao Huang, Xintao Wang
  • Publication number: 20200028381
    Abstract: A device includes a positive current sense amplifier having two inputs connected to a drain and a source of a power switch respectively through a plurality of positive current sense switches, and a negative current sense amplifier having two inputs connected to the drain and the source of the power switch respectively through a plurality of negative current sense switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Sichao Liu, Jinbiao Huang, Dongdong Yuan
  • Patent number: 10516296
    Abstract: A device comprises a positive current sense apparatus having two inputs connected to a drain and a source of a power switch respectively, the positive current sense apparatus comprising a first amplifier, a first sense switch and a second sense switch, a negative current sense apparatus having two inputs connected to the drain and the source of the power switch respectively, the negative current sense apparatus comprising a second amplifier, a third sense switch and a fourth sense switch and a current sense processing apparatus connected to the positive current sense apparatus and the negative current sense apparatus respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: x2 Power Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Sichao Liu, Jinbiao Huang, Dongdong Yuan
  • Publication number: 20190386517
    Abstract: A device comprises a first current sense apparatus coupled to a first switching element of a power conversion apparatus, a second current sense apparatus coupled to a second switching element of the power conversion apparatus and a current sense processing apparatus configured to receive detected current signals from the first current sense apparatus and the second current sense apparatus, and generate an average current signal and a peak current signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Sichao Liu, Junxiao Chen, Gang Dai
  • Publication number: 20190372331
    Abstract: A device comprises a rectifier configured to convert an alternating current voltage into a direct current voltage, a first overvoltage protection apparatus connected to inputs of the rectifier and a second overvoltage protection apparatus connected to an output of the rectifier, wherein the first overvoltage protection apparatus and the second overvoltage protection apparatus are controlled based upon a switching frequency of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Sichao Liu, Jinbiao Huang
  • Publication number: 20190260232
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a power converter connected between an input power source and a wireless power transfer system, wherein the power converter is configured to regulate a voltage applied to the wireless power transfer system when a load current of the wireless power transfer system is less than a first threshold and the power converter is configured to operate in an always-on mode when the load current of the wireless power transfer system is greater than the first threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Sichao Liu, Jinbiao Huang, Xintao Wang