Patents by Inventor Tao Xie

Tao Xie 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: 20240147111
    Abstract: Disclosed is an open earphone, comprising a sound production component and an ear hook. The ear hook may include a first portion and a second portion connected in sequence. The first portion may be hung between the auricle of a user and the head of the user, the second portion may extend toward a front outer side of the auricle and connect the sound production component, and the sound production component may be located close to the ear canal but not block the opening of the ear canal; wherein the sound production component and the auricle may have a first projection and a second projection on a sagittal plane, respectively, a centroid of the first projection may have a first distance from a highest point of the second projection in a vertical axis direction, a ratio of the first distance to a height of the second projection in the vertical axis direction may be within a range of 0.25-0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
  • Publication number: 20240147121
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an open earphone. The open earphone may include a sound production device and an ear hook including a first part and a second part connected in sequence. The first part may be hooked and arranged between an auricle and a head of a user. The second part may extend to a front lateral surface of the auricle and may be connected to the sound production device. The sound production device may be worn at a position that is near an ear canal without blocking an earhole of the user. The sound production device may be at least partially inserted into an auricular concha cavity of the user. An overlap ratio of a projection area of the sound production device on a sagittal plane to a projection area of the auricular concha cavity on the sagittal plane may be not less than 44.01%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
  • Publication number: 20240147119
    Abstract: The earphone includes a sound generation component including a transducer; at least a portion of the sound generation component extending into a concha cavity of a user; and an ear hook including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being connected to the first portion, and being connected to the sound generation component to place the sound generation component at a position near an ear canal without blocking an opening of the ear canal. The sound generation component has a first projection on a sagittal plane, and the auricle has a second projection on the sagittal plane. A centroid of the first projection may have a first distance from a highest point of the second projection in a vertical axis direction. A ratio of the first distance to a height of the second projection in the vertical axis direction may be in a range of 0.35-0.6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
  • Publication number: 20240147109
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an open earphone, including: a sound production component including: a transducer including a diaphragm configured to generate a sound; and a housing forming a cavity used to accommodate the transducer, wherein in a wearing state, the housing is provided with a sound guiding hole on an inner side surface toward an auricle of a user for guiding a sound generated by a front side of the diaphragm out of the housing and into an ear canal, and at least two pressure relief holes are provided on one or more other side surfaces of the housing, the at least two pressure relief holes including a first pressure relief hole away from the ear canal and a second pressure relief hole near the ear canal, and a sound pressure at the first pressure relief hole being greater than a sound pressure at the second pressure relief hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
  • Publication number: 20240147108
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an earphone comprising a sound production component and a suspension structure. The sound production component includes a diaphragm and a housing. In a wearing state, the suspension structure is used to place the sound production component at a position near but not blocking an ear canal, wherein an inner side surface of the housing facing an auricle is provided with a sound outlet, at least another side surface of the housing is provided with a first pressure relief hole, and a distance between a center of the sound outlet and a midpoint of an upper boundary of the inner side surface is greater than a distance between a center of the first pressure relief hole and the midpoint of the upper boundary of the inner side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
  • Publication number: 20240147116
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to acoustic technology, in particular to an earphone including a sound generation portion. The sound generation portion includes a transducer and a housing for accommodating the transducer. The earphone further includes an earhook. The earhook includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may be hung between an auricle and the head of a user, and the second portion may be connected to the first portion, extends toward an anterolateral side of the auricle, and may be connected to the sound generation portion. The sound generation portion may be fixed near an ear canal without blocking an opening of the ear canal. In at least one frequency range, when an input current of the transducer does not exceed 35.3 mA, a maximum sound pressure that the sound generation portion is able to provide to the ear canal may not be smaller than 75 dB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
  • Publication number: 20240147110
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an open earphone comprising a sound production component and an ear hook. In a wearing state, a first portion of the ear hook is hung between user's auricle and head, and a second portion of the ear hook extends towards a side of the auricle away from the head and connects to the sound production component to place the sound production component in a position near an ear canal but not blocking the ear canal. An inner side surface of the housing facing the auricle is provided with a sound outlet, one or more other side walls of the housing are provided with at least two pressure relief holes including a first pressure relief hole and a second pressure relief hole. A distance between centers of the first pressure relief hole and the second pressure relief hole is between 13.0 mm and 15.2 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
  • Publication number: 20240147162
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a sound production component including a diaphragm, a magnetic circuit assembly, a coil, and a housing. The coil is connected to the diaphragm and is at least partially disposed in a magnetic gap formed by the magnetic circuit assembly, and the coil drives the diaphragm to vibrate to produce a sound after being energized. A sound outlet is provided on an inner side surface of the housing for directing a sound generated at a front side of the diaphragm out of the housing. The diaphragm comprises a main body region and a folded ring region surrounding the main body region, the folded ring region comprising an arc-shaped segment and a connection segment connected to the main body region. A projection of a center of the sound outlet along a vibration direction on the diaphragm is on an inner side of the arc-shaped segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
  • Publication number: 20240147112
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an earphone, comprising: a sound production component, at least a portion of the sound production component extending into a concha cavity; ear hook disposed between an auricle and a head of the user, extending toward a side of the auricle away from the head, and connecting the sound production component; in a non-wearing state, the ear hook and the sound production component form a first projection on a first plane comprising an outer contour, a first end contour, an inner contour, and a second end contour, the outer contour, the first end contour, the second end contour, and a tangent segment connecting the first end contour and the second end contour define a first closed curve, a ratio of a projection area of the sound production component on the first plane to a first area of the first closed curve is between 0.25 and 0.4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
  • Publication number: 20240147113
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an earphone including a sound production component and an ear hook which is configured to place the sound production component at a position near an ear canal but not blocking the ear canal. The sound production component and an auricle have a first projection and a second projection on a sagittal plane, respectively, and a centroid of the first projection has a first distance from a highest point of the second projection in a vertical axis direction. A ratio of the first distance to a height of the second projection in the vertical axis direction is in a range of 0.25-0.6, and a ratio of a distance from a center of a sound outlet provided on an inner side surface to a lower side surface of the sound production component to a short-axis dimension of the sound production component is in a range of 0.25-0.50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
  • Patent number: 11974093
    Abstract: The earphone includes a sound generation component including a transducer; at least a portion of the sound generation component extending into a concha cavity of a user; and an ear hook including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being connected to the first portion, and being connected to the sound generation component to place the sound generation component at a position near an ear canal without blocking an opening of the ear canal. The sound generation component has a first projection on a sagittal plane, and the auricle has a second projection on the sagittal plane. A centroid of the first projection may have a first distance from a highest point of the second projection in a vertical axis direction. A ratio of the first distance to a height of the second projection in the vertical axis direction may be in a range of 0.35-0.6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Zhang, Peigeng Tong, Guolin Xie, Yongjian Li, Jiang Xu, Tao Zhao, Duoduo Wu, Ao Ji, Xin Qi
  • Patent number: 11968489
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an earphone, comprising: a sound production component, at least a portion of the sound production component extending into a concha cavity; ear hook disposed between an auricle and a head of the user, extending toward a side of the auricle away from the head, and connecting the sound production component; in a non-wearing state, the ear hook and the sound production component form a first projection on a first plane comprising an outer contour, a first end contour, an inner contour, and a second end contour, the outer contour, the first end contour, the second end contour, and a tangent segment connecting the first end contour and the second end contour define a first closed curve, a ratio of a projection area of the sound production component on the first plane to a first area of the first closed curve is between 0.25 and 0.4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Zhang, Peigeng Tong, Guolin Xie, Yongjian Li, Jiang Xu, Tao Zhao, Duoduo Wu, Ao Ji, Xin Qi
  • Patent number: 11968506
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a speaker. The speaker may include a diaphragm; a magnetic circuit component; and a coil connected to the diaphragm, at least part of the coil being arranged in a magnetic gap formed by the magnetic circuit component, and the coil driving the diaphragm to vibrate to generate sound after the coil being energized. The diaphragm may include a main-body region and a folded-ring region surrounding the main-body region, the main-body region may include a first inclined section and a first connecting section connected to the coil, the first inclined section may be attached to a portion of the folded-ring region, and the first inclined section may be tilted in a direction away from the coil with respect to the first connecting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD., KING TONE INNOVATION (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Zhang, Shanyong Gu, Hongqiang Zhao, Peigeng Tong, Guolin Xie, Yongjian Li, Jiang Xu, Tao Zhao, Duoduo Wu, Ao Ji, Xin Qi
  • Patent number: 11968048
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for data retransmission in a wireless communication network, specifically, for a data packet generation before retransmission, according to available resources, link status, and the like is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for a data packet retransmission by a wireless communication device, includes: receiving first information from a wireless communication node, wherein the first information comprises a first indicator; and performing a data packet retransmission with a data packet generation according to the indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Feng Xie, Tao Qi, Liping Wang, Guanghui Yu
  • Publication number: 20240122229
    Abstract: A method for comprehensively analyzing and/or evaluating cigarette burning quality index is disclosed. The steps include collecting cigarette burning quality index data, filtering the cigarette burning quality index data, standardizing cigarette data, and measuring cigarette burning quality. The importance of the cigarette burning quality indicators can also be evaluated. The method for comprehensively analyzing and/or evaluating cigarette burning quality indicators can reflect general laws more accurately by maintaining the sample distribution through a singularity detection method, and analyzing correlations of each index with cigarette performance from multiple perspectives, to fuse them into a comprehensive measurement value. The importance ranking and weight of indicators can be obtained more completely and stably.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Han ZHENG, Jianbo ZHAN, Hao WANG, Zhenhua YU, Xu WANG, Jiao XIE, Ying ZHANG, Tao WANG, Tingting YU, Baoshan YUE
  • Publication number: 20240125743
    Abstract: A method for determining tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) in cigarette smoke using one-step clean-up coupled with LC-MS/MS is provided, including the following steps: collecting a particulate matter of mainstream cigarette smoke with a Cambridge filter pad, mixing the particulate matter of mainstream cigarette smoke, an internal standards solution and water in a 50 mL plastic centrifuge tube, and vortexing the resulting mixture at room temperature to allow extraction; transferring an extraction solution after filtration to a new centrifuge tube, adding dichloromethane, and vortexing the resulting mixture; centrifuging to collect a dichloromethane extraction solution in a lower layer to another centrifuge tube, and placing the centrifuge tube in a water bath to remove dichloromethane; dissolving the resulting extraction solution in water, and transferring the resulting solution to an autosampler vial for LC-MS/MS analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Yunnan Academy Of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences
    Inventors: Yong LI, Tao PANG, Junli SHI, Zhongbang SONG, Ge BAI, He XIE, Xingxiang WU, Niannian HU, Suxing TUO, Yunhui DAI
  • Patent number: 11956584
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an earphone comprising a sound production component and an ear hook. In a wearing state, the ear hook is configured to place the sound production component at a position near an ear canal but not blocking the ear canal. An inner contour of the ear hook's projection on a user's sagittal plane includes a first curve having an extremum point in a first direction. The first direction is perpendicular to a long-axis direction of a projection of the sound production component on the sagittal plane. The extremum point is located behind a projection point of an upper vertex of the ear hook on the sagittal plane, and the upper vertex is a highest point of an inner contour of the ear hook along the user's vertical axis. An inclination angle of the long-axis direction relative to a horizontal direction is within a range of 13°-21°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Zhang, Peigeng Tong, Guolin Xie, Yongjian Li, Jiang Xu, Tao Zhao, Duoduo Wu, Ao Ji, Xin Qi, Zeying Zheng, Haofeng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240109226
    Abstract: In a tower integrated by the heating and drying section and the cooling section, both sides of the heating and drying section housing are provided with an air inlet box and an air outlet box; the air inlet box is communicating with a heat exchanger and distribution pipes in the heating and drying section housing, the air outlet box is communicating with distribution pipes in the heating and drying section housing and a dust remover; both sides of the cooling section housing are provided with an air inlet box and an air outlet box; the air inlet box is communicating with a heat exchanger and distribution pipes in the cooling section housing; the air outlet box is communicating with distribution pipes in the cooling section housing and a dust remover. The integral device improves the heat exchange effect and preventing the polypropylene particles from aging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Xu ZHAO, Yonggong LING, Tao ZHOU, Yan GAO, Kaixuan MA, Qingsheng DONG, Xiaoling XIE
  • Publication number: 20240112984
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes power rails formed in a backside of a wafer. A gate of a first transistor on the wafer is connected to a power rail through a via-to-backside power rail (VBPR) gate contact. A source/drain (S/D) region of a second transistor on the wafer is connected to a power rail through a VBPR S/D contact. The VBPR gate contact partially vertically overlaps a gate cut region between the first transistor and the second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Tao Li, Liqiao Qin, Ruilong Xie, Kisik Choi
  • Publication number: 20240113023
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a backside power line located under a p-channel field effect transistor region and an n-channel field effect transistor region; a backside signal line located between the p-channel field effect transistor region and the n-channel field effect transistor region; and an airgap between the backside power line and the backside signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Tao Li, Ruilong Xie, Nicolas Jean Loubet, Julien Frougier