Patents by Inventor Tai Zhang

Tai Zhang 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).

  • Patent number: 11963527
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for methods of repelling, directing, altering the behavior, and controlling an insect by utilizing a compound or composition described herein. The disclosure also provides for methods of promoting the health of an insect by repelling a pest that preys on insect and/or by providing an antibiotic or nutritional supplement composition to an insect. The disclosure also provides for a composition including at least one repelling, controlling, or directing compound or composition described herein together with an insecticide, herbicide, fungicide, or miticide. Compounds, compositions, seeds, and plants useful in these methods are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Tai-Teh Wu, Dick Rogers, Jian Zhang, Chi Yu Roy Chen, Robert Croft, Ronald Reichert, William G. Hairston
  • Patent number: 11768476
    Abstract: A laser cutting method for irregular parts based on machine vision includes: (A) obtaining and numbering vertices of all parts on the layout diagram; (B) planning a part vertex set and an empty cutting path vertex set; (C) obtaining a shortest empty cutting path and the empty cutting path vertex set with the shortest empty cutting path; (D) cutting the parts one by one according to an order obtained by the CPLEX algorithm. This application further provides a laser cutting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Guangdong University of Technology
    Inventors: Lijun Wei, Tai Zhang, Qiang Liu, Libin Lin, Ailin Yu
  • Publication number: 20230136158
    Abstract: A laser cutting method for irregular parts based on machine vision includes: (A) obtaining and numbering vertices of all parts on the layout diagram; (B) planning a part vertex set and an empty cutting path vertex set; (C) obtaining a shortest empty cutting path and the empty cutting path vertex set with the shortest empty cutting path; (D) cutting the parts one by one according to an order obtained by the CPLEX algorithm. This application further provides a laser cutting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Lijun WEI, Tai ZHANG, Qiang LIU, Libin LIN, Ailin YU
  • Patent number: 10710027
    Abstract: A reinforced oil-absorptive membrane material, includes: a tubular support (101) and an oil absorbing layer (102) provided on a surface of the tubular support (101), wherein a plurality of holes are provided on the tubular support (101); and the oil absorbing layer (102) is a piece of nonwoven fabric with a polymer layer provided thereon. The reinforced oil-absorptive membrane material has an excellent oil-absorbing and supportive performance, and is capable of being utilized continuously in a negative pressure suction manner and thus shows high oil absorption efficiency. A method for manufacturing the reinforced oil-absorptive membrane material including pre-treating the nonwoven fabrics by aqueous alkali, covering a membrane casting solution including a solvent, a graphene, polyvinylidene fluoride, pore-forming agent and inorganic particle, and then solidifying and extracting to obtain the oil-absorbing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Changfa Xiao, Tai Zhang, Junqiang Hao, Jian Zhao
  • Publication number: 20190221293
    Abstract: A method for analyzing and managing a pharmaceutical excipient is provided. By collecting data of pharmaceutical excipients and pharmaceutical products to establish a database, associating related websites, and updating the data in real-time, the method integrates research resources of the pharmaceutical excipients to provide a safe pharmaceutical administration service, and enables acquisition of a rapid and accurate pharmaceutical administration analysis result after recipient information is inputted. Various types of vehicles and terminals can be applied for operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventor: Tai ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10347911
    Abstract: A lithium hydrogen titanate Li—H—Ti—O material includes Li, H, Ti, and O elements, wherein a mass percentage of Li is in a range from about 3% to about 12%, a mass percentage of H is in a range from about 0.1% to about 8%, a mass percentage of Ti is in a range from about 46% to about 56%, and a mass percentage of O is in a range from about 28% to about 50%. A lithium ion battery and a method for making the lithium hydrogen titanate Li—H—Ti—O material are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignees: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Zi-Long Tang, Shi-Tong Wang, Zhong-Tai Zhang, Ju Li
  • Publication number: 20190126209
    Abstract: A reinforced oil-absorptive membrane material, includes: a tubular support (101) and an oil absorbing layer (102) provided on a surface of the tubular support (101), wherein a plurality of holes are provided on the tubular support (101); and the oil absorbing layer (102) is a piece of nonwoven fabric with a polymer layer provided thereon. The reinforced oil-absorptive membrane material has an excellent oil-absorbing and supportive performance, and is capable of being utilized continuously in a negative pressure suction manner and thus shows high oil absorption efficiency. A method for manufacturing the reinforced oil-absorptive membrane material including pre-treating the nonwoven fabrics by aqueous alkali, covering a membrane casting solution including a solvent, a graphene, polyvinylidene fluoride, pore-forming agent and inorganic particle, and then solidifying and extracting to obtain the oil-absorbing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Changfa Xiao, Tai Zhang, Junqiang Hao, Jian Zhao
  • Publication number: 20180062163
    Abstract: A lithium hydrogen titanate Li—H—Ti—O material includes Li, H, Ti, and O elements, wherein a mass percentage of Li is in a range from about 3% to about 12%, a mass percentage of H is in a range from about 0.1% to about 8%, a mass percentage of Ti is in a range from about 46% to about 56%, and a mass percentage of O is in a range from about 28% to about 50%. A lithium ion battery and a method for making the lithium hydrogen titanate Li—H—Ti—O material are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicants: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Zi-Long Tang, Shi-Tong Wang, Zhong-Tai Zhang, Ju Li
  • Publication number: 20160317975
    Abstract: A reinforced oil-absorptive membrane material, includes: a tubular support (101) and an oil absorbing layer (102) provided on a surface of the tubular support (101), wherein a plurality of holes are provided on the tubular support (101); and the oil absorbing layer (102) is a piece of nonwoven fabric with a polymer layer provided thereon. The reinforced oil-absorptive membrane material has an excellent oil-absorbing and supportive performance, and is capable of being utilized continuously in a negative pressure suction manner and thus shows high oil absorption efficiency. A method for manufacturing the reinforced oil-absorptive membrane material including pre-treating the nonwoven fabrics by aqueous alkali, covering a membrane casting solution including a solvent, a graphene, polyvinylidene fluoride, pore-forming agent and inorganic particle, and then solidifying and extracting to obtain the oil-absorbing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Changfa Xiao, Tai Zhang, Junqiang Hao, Jian Zhao
  • Publication number: 20150023034
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a portable light which comprises a case; a PCB assembly comprising a powering source; a plurality of LEDs emitting light in different color which are installed on the PCB assembly and electrically connected to the powering source and arranged to emit light; and a lens disposed in the case for protecting the LEDs and enhancing the emitting of light through the case; and wherein the PCB assembly controls current supplied to the LEDs such that one of the LED is lighted in a stead mode or a flashing mode. The portable light of the invention can be easily operated to emit single color of light and can be easily operated to change other color of light in a steady mode or a flashing mode so as to alert other traffic to their presence on the road, especially in an emergent circumstance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: FAST FIELD INDUSTRIAL LIMITED
    Inventor: David Yu Tai ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20140347434
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a meeting terminal, including: a video input module configured to acquire a video file through a camera; an audio input/output module configured to acquire an audio file, decode and then play an encoded audio signal; a central processing module configured to encode the acquired audio file/an acquired video file to obtain the encoded audio signal/an encoded video signal, send the encoded audio signal to the audio input/output module, and send the encoded video signal to a projection module; and the projection module, configured to decode and then play the encoded video signal sent by the central processing module. The disclosure further provides a traffic processing method for a meeting terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Yan Zhang, Tai Zhang, Yanling Guo
  • Patent number: 4794323
    Abstract: There is provided a multifunctional ceramic sensor and technology which is capable of detecting temperature, humidity and gas with a single sensing element made of p-type metal-oxide porous ceramic semiconductor Ba(Ti.sub.1-x Sn.sub.x)O.sub.3 (x=0.05-0.5). The sensing element is prepared by special ceramic technique which is formed on porosity and sintered on green pack that form a kind of network of capillary pipe with tree-like structure in three dimensions. The present invention posses advantages are as follows: high sensitivity, fast response time, small hysteresis, good separability, high reproducibility and long durability. The multifunctional ceramic sensor not only use for air conditioners, driers, cookers and microwave ovens but also use to detect or control the temperature-humidity-gases for food stuff, tobacco, leather, textile, print, dye and petrochemical industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1988
    Assignee: Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Zhi-Gang Zhou, Zhong-Tai Zhang, Gang Zhao
  • Patent number: D559721
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: MARPAC Corp.
    Inventors: David Yu Tai Zhang, David A. Theisen