Patents by Inventor Zhijun Zhang

Zhijun 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).

  • Publication number: 20120098720
    Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided that has a hybrid antenna. The hybrid antenna may include a slot antenna structure and an inverted-F antenna structure. The slot antenna portion of the hybrid antenna may be used to provide antenna coverage in a first communications band and the inverted-F antenna portion of the hybrid antenna may be used to provide antenna coverage in a second communications band. The second communications band need not be harmonically related to the first communications band. The electronic device may be formed from two portions. One portion may contain conductive structures that define the shape of the antenna slot. One or more dielectric-filled gaps in the slot may be bridged using conductive structures on another portion of the electronic device. A conductive trim member may be inserted into an antenna slot to trim the resonant frequency of the slot antenna portion of the hybrid antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Robert J. Hill, Scott A. Myers, Robert W. Schlub, Dean Floyd Darnell, Zhijun Zhang
  • Patent number: 8138977
    Abstract: Handheld electronic devices are provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include antenna structures. An antenna may be located in an upper right corner of the handheld device as the handheld device is operated in a portrait mode. When the handheld device is rotated counterclockwise and operated in a landscape mode, the antenna is located in an unobstructed upper left corner of the device. The antenna may be formed from a strip of conductor. A proximal end of the strip of conductor may be connected to a transmission line. A distal end of the strip of conductor may be routed away from housing surfaces by bends formed in the strip. A printed circuit board in the handheld electronic device may have a hole. The distal end of the strip of conductor may be located adjacent to the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Zhijun Zhang, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Robert W. Schlub, Ruben Caballero
  • Publication number: 20120065188
    Abstract: Compounds of the general Formula I, wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, R1, R2, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, Y1, n, m, p and q are defined as above, their preparation and their use as antimicrobial agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Steven Joseph Brickner, Jinshan Michael Chen, Zhengong Bryan Li, Anthony Marfat, Mark Joseph Mitton-Fry, Michael A. Plotkin, Usa Datta Reilly, Chakrapani Subramanyam, Zhijun Zhang, Shaughnessy Robinson
  • Patent number: 8106836
    Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided that has a hybrid antenna. The hybrid antenna may include a slot antenna structure and an inverted-F antenna structure. The slot antenna portion of the hybrid antenna may be used to provide antenna coverage in a first communications band and the inverted-F antenna portion of the hybrid antenna may be used to provide antenna coverage in a second communications band. The second communications band need not be harmonically related to the first communications band. The electronic device may be formed from two portions. One portion may contain conductive structures that define the shape of the antenna slot. One or more dielectric-filled gaps in the slot may be bridged using conductive structures on another portion of the electronic device. A conductive trim member may be inserted into an antenna slot to trim the resonant frequency of the slot antenna portion of the hybrid antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Hill, Scott A. Myers, Robert W. Schlub, Dean Floyd Darnell, Zhijun Zhang
  • Patent number: 8099976
    Abstract: The present invention provides an oil-returning device and a accumulator, the oil-returning device including an outlet pipe and a filtering component, the outlet pipe having an bent arc portion which is provided with a positioning hole, the filtering component including a filtering screen and a filtering screen base with an oil-returning orifice, and being fixedly installed in the positioning hole, wherein an effective cross section area Sn of an inner space of the outlet pipe at a position where the filtering component is installed is in a range of 50%˜90% of an original effective cross section area S0 of the inner space of the untreated outlet pipe at a position where the filtering component is to be installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Zhejiang Sanhua Climate and Appliance Controls Group Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Zhijun Zhang, Feng Chen, Yong Pan, Guojiang Shao
  • Publication number: 20110192072
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method and device to produce esterified, olefinated/esterified, or thermochemolytic reacted bio-oils as fuels. The olefinated/esterified product may be utilized as a biocrude for input to a refinery, either alone or in combination with petroleum crude oils. The bio-oil esterification reaction is catalyzed by addition of alcohol and acid catalyst. The olefination/esterification reaction is catalyzed by addition of resin acid or other heterogeneous catalyst to catalyze olefins added to previously etherified bio-oil; the olefins and alcohol may also be simultaneously combined and catalyzed by addition of resin acid or other heterogeneous catalyst to produce the olefinated/esterified product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Philip H. Steele, Charles U. Pittman, JR., Leonard L. Ingram, JR., Sanjeev Gajjela, Zhijun Zhang, Priyanka Bhattacharya
  • Publication number: 20110092480
    Abstract: Compounds of the general Formula I, wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, R1, R2, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, Y1, n, m, p and q are defined as above, their preparation and their use as antimicrobial agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Steven Joseph Brickner, Jinshan Michael Chen, Zhengong Bryan Li, Anthony Marfat, Mark Joseph Mitton-Fry, Michael A. Plotkin, Usa Datta Reilly, Chakrapani Subramanyam, Zhijun Zhang, Shaughnessy Robinson
  • Patent number: 7768462
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device is provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include antenna structures. A first antenna may handle first and second communications bands. A second antenna may handle additional communications bands. The first and second antennas may be located at opposite ends of the handheld electronic device. Conductive structures in the handheld electronic device may form an antenna ground plane. The antenna ground plane may have portions defining an antenna slot. An L-shaped antenna resonating element may be located adjacent to the slot. In the first communications band, the L-shaped antenna resonating element may serve as a non-radiating coupling stub that excites the antenna slot. In the second communications band, the L-shaped antenna resonating element may transmit and receive radio-frequency signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Zhijun Zhang, Robert W. Schlub, Robert J. Hill, Ruben Caballero
  • Patent number: 7671804
    Abstract: A compact tunable antenna for a handheld electronic device and methods for calibrating and using compact tunable antennas are provided. The antenna can have multiple ports. Each port can have an associated feed and ground. The antenna design can be implemented with a small footprint while covering a large bandwidth. The antenna can have a radiating element formed from a conductive structure such as a patch or helix. The antenna can be shaped to accommodate buttons and other components in the handheld device. The antenna may be connected to a printed circuit board in the handheld device using springs, pogo pins, and other suitable connecting structures. Radio-frequency switches and passive components such as duplexers and diplexers may be used to couple radio-frequency transceiver circuitry to the different feeds of the antenna. Antenna efficiency can be enhanced by avoiding the use of capacitive loading for antenna tuning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Zhijun Zhang, Ruben Caballero
  • Publication number: 20100032181
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an installation construction for an electrical box which comprises a mounting fastener and a mounting aperture on an electrical box; the mounting fastener is of a thin fastener shape with a defined thickness, and is disposed with a construction for securing onto a wall face; the mounting aperture is located on a bottom face of the electrical box, and has a depth dimension which corresponds with the thickness of the mounting fastener, and a transverse cross-sectional shape and dimension which correspond with a transverse cross section of the mounting fastener; an interlocking construction is disposed between the mounting fastener and the mounting aperture, the electrical box can be secured in place by directly inserting the mounting aperture to the mounting fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: BEIJING HAILIN AUTO CONTROL EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhijun Zhang, Haiqing Li
  • Patent number: 7639187
    Abstract: Antennas, handheld electronic devices containing antennas, and methods for using antennas and handheld electronic devices are provided. A handheld device may have a conductive case. The antenna can be formed as part of a button such as a pushbutton. The pushbutton may protrude from the conductive case sufficiently to allow good transmission and reception of wireless signals. The protruding antenna contains a radiating element, while the conductive case serves as a ground. The radiating element may be formed from a low-profile antenna structure such as a planar antenna structure formed on a circuit board substrate. The pushbutton may be used to control operation of the handheld electronic device. With one suitable arrangement, actuation of the pushbutton antenna causes the antenna to protrude from the case and turns on transceiver circuitry in the handheld device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ruben Caballero, Teodor Dabov, Zhijun Zhang, John Benjamin Filson, Emery Artemus Sanford
  • Publication number: 20090256759
    Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided that has a hybrid antenna. The hybrid antenna may include a slot antenna structure and an inverted-F antenna structure. The slot antenna portion of the hybrid antenna may be used to provide antenna coverage in a first communications band and the inverted-F antenna portion of the hybrid antenna may be used to provide antenna coverage in a second communications band. The second communications band need not be harmonically related to the first communications band. The electronic device may be formed from two portions. One portion may contain conductive structures that define the shape of the antenna slot. One or more dielectric-filled gaps in the slot may be bridged using conductive structures on another portion of the electronic device. A conductive trim member may be inserted into an antenna slot to trim the resonant frequency of the slot antenna portion of the hybrid antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Robert J. Hill, Scott A. Myers, Robert W. Schlub, Dean Floyd Darnell, Zhijun Zhang
  • Patent number: 7551142
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device is provided that contains wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include antennas. An antenna in the handheld electronic device may have a ground plane element. A slot antenna resonating element may be formed from an opening in the ground plane element. A near-field-coupled antenna resonating element may be electromagnetically coupled to the slot antenna resonating element through electromagnetic near-field coupling. A transmission line may directly feed the slot antenna resonating element. The transmission line may indirectly feed the near-field-coupled antenna resonating element through the slot antenna resonating element. The slot antenna resonating element may have one or more associated resonant frequencies and the near-field-coupled antenna resonating element may have one or more associated resonant frequencies. The antenna may be configured to cover one or more distinct communications bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Zhijun Zhang, Robert J. Hill, Robert W. Schlub, Juan Zavala, Ruben Caballero
  • Publication number: 20090153407
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device is provided that contains wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include antennas. An antenna in the handheld electronic device may have a ground plane element. A slot antenna resonating element may be formed from an opening in the ground plane element. A near-field-coupled antenna resonating element may be electromagnetically coupled to the slot antenna resonating element through electromagnetic near-field coupling. A transmission line may directly feed the slot antenna resonating element. The transmission line may indirectly feed the near-field-coupled antenna resonating element through the slot antenna resonating element. The slot antenna resonating element may have one or more associated resonant frequencies and the near-field-coupled antenna resonating element may have one or more associated resonant frequencies. The antenna may be configured to cover one or more distinct communications bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Zhijun Zhang, Robert J. Hill, Robert W. Schlub, Juan Zavala, Ruben Caballero
  • Publication number: 20090084130
    Abstract: The present invention provides an oil-returning device and a accumulator, the oil-returning device including an outlet pipe and a filtering component, the outlet pipe having an bent arc portion which is provided with a positioning hole, the filtering component including a filtering screen and a filtering screen base with an oil-returning orifice, and being fixedly installed in the positioning hole, wherein an effective cross section area Sn of an inner space of the outlet pipe at a position where the filtering component is installed is in a range of 50%˜90% of an original effective cross section area S0 of the inner space of the untreated outlet pipe at a position where the filtering component is to be installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: Zhejiang Sanhua Climate and Appliance Controls Group Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Zhijun Zhang, Feng Chen, Yong Pan, Guojiang Shao
  • Publication number: 20090051604
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device is provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include antenna structures. A first antenna may handle first and second communications bands. A second antenna may handle additional communications bands. The first and second antennas may be located at opposite ends of the handheld electronic device. Conductive structures in the handheld electronic device may form an antenna ground plane. The antenna ground plane may have portions defining an antenna slot. An L-shaped antenna resonating element may be located adjacent to the slot. In the first communications band, the L-shaped antenna resonating element may serve as a non-radiating coupling stub that excites the antenna slot. In the second communications band, the L-shaped antenna resonating element may transmit and receive radio-frequency signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Zhijun Zhang, Robert W. Schlub, Robert J. Hill, Ruben Caballero
  • Publication number: 20090040115
    Abstract: Handheld electronic devices are provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include antenna structures. An antenna may be located in an upper right corner of the handheld device as the handheld device is operated in a portrait mode. When the handheld device is rotated counterclockwise and operated in a landscape mode, the antenna is located in an unobstructed upper left corner of the device. The antenna may be formed from a strip of conductor. A proximal end of the strip of conductor may be connected to a transmission line. A distal end of the strip of conductor may be routed away from housing surfaces by bends formed in the strip. A printed circuit board in the handheld electronic device may have a hole. The distal end of the strip of conductor may be located adjacent to the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Zhijun Zhang, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Robert W. Schlub, Ruben Caballero
  • Publication number: 20080280879
    Abstract: Compounds of the general Formula I, wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, R1, R2, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, Y1, n, m, p and q are defined as above, their preparation and their use as antimicrobial agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Steven Jospeh BRICKNER, Jinshan Michael Chen, Zhengong Bryan Li, Anthony Marfat, Mark Joseph Mitton-Fry, Micheal A. Plotkin, Usa Datta Reilly, Chakrapani Subramanyam, Zhijun Zhang, Shaughnessy Robinson
  • Publication number: 20080249131
    Abstract: Various carbonyl amides are employed in vitro and in vivo as non-nucleoside inhibitors of a reverse transcriptase, and particularly of HIV reverse transcriptase. Therefore, contemplated compounds may be employed in the treatment of HIV infected patients. Further contemplated aspects include pharmaceutical compositions comprising therapeutically effective amounts of contemplated compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Ardea Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Girardet, Zhijun Zhang, Robert Hamatake, Martha A. De La Rosa, Esmir Gunic, Zhi Hong, Hong Woo Kim, Yung-hyo Koh, Shahul Nilar, Stephanie Shaw, Nanhua Yao
  • Publication number: 20080166004
    Abstract: An antenna and button assembly is provided for a compact portable wireless device such as a wireless headset for a handheld electronic device. An antenna structure is mounted within a button structure. The button structure includes a switch actuation member that extends past the antenna structure and into engagement with a switch. The switch actuation member may reciprocate within the button structure. A user may press upon an exposed end of the switch actuation member to operate the switch. The switch may be used to control the application of power to the compact portable wireless device or to perform other suitable functions. The button structure may be formed using dielectric materials such as plastic. By forming the button structure from dielectric, clearance is provided between the antenna structure and conductive portions of the compact portable wireless device so that the antenna of the compact wireless device operates properly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Emery A. Sanford, Zhijun Zhang, Evans Hankey