Patents by Inventor Yong Zhou

Yong Zhou 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: 20220149447
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for reasonably adjusting an end-of-discharge voltage of a lithium battery with attenuation of a battery life. The method includes: acquiring an end-of-charge voltage, an end-of-discharge voltage and a rated capacity based on a basic parameter table for a lithium battery, then setting a safety end-of-charge voltage and a safety end-of-discharge voltage to obtain an initial safety discharge capacity, and finally setting a preset discharge capacity of the battery; using an Ampere-hour integration method to estimate a discharged power, taking the preset discharge capacity as a discharge standard, and stopping discharge when the discharged power reaches the preset discharge capacity; and the safety discharge capacity being gradually less than the preset discharge capacity within a battery life cycle, and the battery stopping discharge when the voltage reaches the safety end-of-discharge voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SHANGHAI FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: YUEJIU ZHENG, ZHENG MENG, YONG ZHOU, XIN LAI, LONG ZHOU, ANQI SHEN, WENKUAN ZHU, YUNFENG HUANG, HAIDONG LIU
  • Publication number: 20220131293
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a recess at an outer surface thereof; plural contacts secured to the insulative housing and each including a securing portion, a front contacting portion, and a rear tail; an internal printed circuit board (PCB) having plural conductive pads connected to the rear tails of the contacts and an auxiliary ground pad; a metallic cover enclosing the insulative housing; and a coupling piece received in the recess of the insulative housing, the coupling piece either connecting the metallic cover to the auxiliary ground pad of the PCB or connecting the metallic cover to a corresponding ground contact of the plurality of contacts or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: CAI-YUAN WANG, ZHI-YONG ZHOU, YING-XING MA, CHIEN-HSUN HUANG
  • Publication number: 20220124945
    Abstract: Disclosed are heat pipes of the type having a condenser section in which gaseous refrigerant is condensed to produce liquid refrigerant comprising: (a) at least one closed pipe comprising: (i) a condenser section, (ii) a first evaporator section in fluid communication with said condenser section; and (iii) at least a second evaporator section in fluid communication with said condenser section; (b) refrigerant contained in said heat pipe; (c) at least a first liquid flow path leading a first portion of liquid refrigerant condensed in said condenser section to said first evaporator section; and (d) at least a second liquid flow path leading a second portion of liquid refrigerant condensed in said condenser section to said second evaporator section, wherein said second evaporator section comprises a reservoir holding liquid refrigerant at a location different than said first evaporator section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Tao Liu, Yong Zhou, Enxin Lin
  • Publication number: 20220109368
    Abstract: An apparatus such as a power supply includes a controller and multiple power converter phases. The controller controls operation of the multiple power converter phases to produce an output voltage that powers a load. The multiple power converter phases are coupled in parallel to convert an input voltage into an output voltage. The controller further controls a flow of current through a series circuit path connecting multiple windings of the multiple power converter phases to operate the power supply in different modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Yong ZHOU, Danny Clavette, Jens A. Ejury, Prasan Kasturi, Kushal Kshirsagar
  • Publication number: 20220107138
    Abstract: Heat pipes and low-pressure working fluids used for heat pipes are described, by charging the low pressure working fluids with a level of non-condensable gases of less than 1% by volume, and the heat pipes can provide better thermal performance than aluminum plates while little or no additional cost is introduced for degassing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Tao Liu, Yong Zhou, Enxin Lin
  • Patent number: 11271274
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a secondary battery, which includes an electrode assembly, a case, a cap assembly and a first insulating tape. The electrode assembly comprises an electrode unit. The electrode unit comprises a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate and a separator. The electrode unit is a winding structure and in a flat shape, and an outermost turn of the negative electrode plate is positioned at an outer side of an outermost turn of the positive electrode plate. The case comprises a first side wall and an accommodating cavity, the electrode assembly is accommodated in the accommodating cavity, the case is electrically connected with the positive electrode plate, and the cap assembly is connected with the case. The first insulating tape is positioned between the electrode assembly and the first side wall and closely attached to an outer surface of the electrode assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhiling Li, Hui Li, Tingting Zhang, Yong Zhou, Jianing He, Weiqing Wu, Baiqing Li
  • Publication number: 20220057489
    Abstract: Embodiments of a laser transceiving module, a light adjustment method, a LiDAR, and an automatic drive apparatus are disclosed. The laser transceiving module includes a base, a side cover, a laser emitting module, an emitting optical system, a laser splitting module, a receiving optical system, and a laser receiving module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20220052547
    Abstract: A method for adjusting a release voltage of a power system. The power converter has a power input terminal for receiving a bus voltage, a first resistor coupled between the power input terminal and a sense terminal, a second resistor coupled between the sense terminal and a reference ground, and a bi-directional converter having a first terminal coupled to the power input terminal. The bi-directional converter converts the bus voltage received at the first terminal to a first voltage at a second terminal or converts the first voltage to the release voltage at the first terminal. The method is adjusting the release voltage by changing the ratio of the first resistor to the second resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventor: Yong Zhou
  • Publication number: 20220029355
    Abstract: A plug connector includes: an insulative housing having a front mating end and a rear terminating end; a conductive module received in the insulative housing and exposed to the front mating end; a rod mounted to the insulative housing; a latch mounted to the insulative housing, the latch including a securing portion, a latching portion movable between a latched position and a released position, and an operating portion operable by the rod to move the latching portion to the released position; and a pulling tab connected to the rod, wherein the insulative housing includes a pair of grooves and the rod is slidable in the pair of grooves by the pulling tab to operate the operating portion of the latch to move the latching portion to the released position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: YANG-YANG YU, CAI-YUAN WANG, ZHI-YONG ZHOU, YING-XING MA, CHIEN-HSUN HUANG
  • Publication number: 20220018947
    Abstract: This application provides an optical device, including an emitting assembly configured to emit an outgoing light signal, a beam splitting assembly configured to pass the outgoing light signal from the emitting assembly to a detection region, receive a reflected light signal from the detection region, and modify a transmission direction of the reflected light signal, a receiving assembly configured to receive the reflected light signal from the beam splitting assembly after the direction modification and generate an electrical signal in response to the reflected light signal. Also disclosed is a method of adjusting an optical device as described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji WANG, Yong ZHOU, Songshan HOU
  • Patent number: 11224630
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of health care food technology, specifically to a traditional Chinese medicine composition with a function of protecting joints, a use thereof, a method for producing the same and a health care food thereof. The Chinese medicine composition comprises CURCUMAE LONGAE RHIZOMA extract, cartilage extract, COICIS SEMEN extract and PUERARIAE LOBATAE RADIX extract. The composition of the present disclosure has a reasonable formulation, and the ingredients cooperate with each other to achieve functions of reducing arthrocele degree, decreasing arthritis index, ameliorating biochemical index of arthritis and reducing articular cavity area through various paths and at various levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: INFINITUS (CHINA) COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Liugang Ding, Zhongbao Yue, Danlin He, Yong Zhou, Jian Tang
  • Publication number: 20220011418
    Abstract: A lidar and a lidar adjustment method are provided. The lidar includes at least one transceiver component. The at least one transceiver component includes an emitting assembly, a beam splitting assembly, and a receiving assembly. The emitting assembly is configured to emit an outgoing light signal. The outgoing light signal is emitted, through the beam splitting assembly, towards a detection region and reflected by a target object to form a reflected light signal. The receiving assembly is configured to receive the reflected light signal after being deflected by the beam splitting assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong ZHOU, Songshan HOU, Ji WANG
  • Publication number: 20220014009
    Abstract: A short protection method for a power converter having an output terminal for providing an output voltage. The power converter works in a hiccup protection mode when a short fault occurs. The hiccup protection mode has a sleep stage and a reset stage, the short protection method detects the output voltage during the hiccup protection mode and sets the time period of the reset stage based on the detected output voltage. The time period of the reset stage increases with the increase of the detected output voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventor: Yong Zhou
  • Publication number: 20220013276
    Abstract: According to one configuration, an inductor device comprises core material and at least a first electrically conductive path. The core material is fabricated from magnetically permeable material. The first electrically conductive path extends axially through the core material from a proximal end of the inductor device to a distal end of the inductor device. The core material is operable to confine first magnetic flux generated from first current flowing through the first electrically conductive path. The inductor device further includes a gap in the core material. The gap (gas or solid material) has a different magnetic permeability than the core material. Inclusion of the gap in the core material provides a way to tune an inductance of the inductor device and increase a magnetic saturation level of the inductor device. The core material includes any number of electrically conductive paths and corresponding gaps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Danny Clavette, Gerald Deboy, Roberto RIZZOLATTI, Otto WIEDENBAUER, Yong Zhou
  • Patent number: 11198892
    Abstract: Provided is a method of producing an oil containing polyunsaturated fatty acids by using Schizochytrium sp. The method comprises: performing fermentation using Schizochytrium sp.; resuspending the resultant cells after fermentation in water, adding cellulase and neutral protease for enzymolysis; mixing the enzymatic hydrolyzate with n-hexane, shaking, extracting, centrifuging, and collecting the n-hexane phase; concentrating the n-hexane phase under reduced pressure to remove the n-hexane, and drying to obtain an oil; performing a first crystallization and a second crystallization, and then performing cold filtration to obtain a liquid oil after the second crystallization; and subjecting the liquid oil to deacidification and decolorization. By regulating fermentation conditions and conducting concentration processing on polyunsaturated fatty acids, the content of eicosapentaenoic acid in the Schizochytrium sp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: INFINITUS (CHINA) COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Zehua Chen, Yong Zhou, Jian Tang, Yonghua Wang, Zheng Xiao, Chenfeng Jing, Dong Liang
  • Patent number: 11196131
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a secondary battery, which includes an electrode assembly, a case, a cap assembly and a first insulating tape. The electrode assembly comprises an electrode unit. The electrode unit comprises a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate and a separator. The electrode unit is a winding structure and in a flat shape, and an outermost turn of the negative electrode plate is positioned at an outer side of an outermost turn of the positive electrode plate. The case comprises a first side wall and an accommodating cavity, the electrode assembly is accommodated in the accommodating cavity, the case is electrically connected with the positive electrode plate, and the cap assembly is connected with the case. The first insulating tape is positioned between the electrode assembly and the first side wall and closely attached to an outer surface of the electrode assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: QINGHAI CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhiling Li, Hui Li, Tingting Zhang, Yong Zhou, Jianing He, Weiqing Wu, Baiqing Li
  • Publication number: 20210356713
    Abstract: This application provides an example optical lens, an example camera module, and an example terminal. One example lens includes a first lens with a negative focal power, a second lens with a positive focal power, a third lens with a negative focal power, a fourth lens with a positive focal power, a fifth lens with a positive focal power, a sixth lens with a focal power, and a seventh lens with a focal power that are sequentially arranged along an optical axis from an object side to an image side. The first lens includes an object side surface that is concave near the optical axis and an image side surface that is convex near the optical axis. The seventh lens is an M-shaped lens and includes an object side surface that is convex near the optical axis and an image side surface that is concave near the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Yuanlin JIA, Yong ZHOU, Hongfu CHEN, Shaofei ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20210351546
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a plug connector, a cable electrically connecting to the plug connector, an outer cover enclosing the plug connector and the cable, a pair of latches mounted to the plug connector, and a pair of buttons mounted to the outer cover for operating the pair of latches, wherein each of the pair of latches includes a spring arm, a securing portion at an inner side of the spring arm, and a pressing portion at an outer side of the spring arm, and each of the pair of buttons includes a pivot at one end thereof, a stopper at an opposite end thereof, and an abutting portion coupled to the pressing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: CAI-YUAN WANG, ZHI-YONG ZHOU, YING-XING MA, CHIEN-HSUN HUANG
  • Patent number: 11088398
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery and a battery module. The secondary battery includes: a casing including a receiving cavity and an opening which is in communication with the receiving cavity; an electrode assembly housed in the casing; a first top cover plate, which covers the opening and is connected with the casing, the first top cover plate including an insertion portion extending into the casing and an exposed portion disposed outside the casing; and a sealing member; the casing is provided with a first through hole, the insertion portion is provided with a second through hole, the second through hole includes an inlet which is in communication with the first through hole and an outlet which is in communication with the receiving cavity, and the sealing member is connected to the casing and seals the first through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yong Zhou, Zhijun Guo, Jie Zhang, Peng Wang
  • Patent number: D932137
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Inventor: Yong Zhou