Patents by Inventor Zhiwei Liao

Zhiwei Liao 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: 20240159528
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for measuring orthogonality of an orthogonal axis system, In some examples, the method includes following steps: placing an instrument on a bearing surface, intercepting a second rotary axis along an interception plane to obtain a first virtual cross section of the second rotary axis, and measuring the first virtual cross section to obtain a geometric center of the first virtual cross section as a first position; rotating a first rotary device to enable the second rotary axis to rotate with a preset angular degree, and measuring the second virtual cross section to obtain a geometric center of the second virtual cross section as a second position; and determining whether the orthogonality between the first rotary axis and the second rotary axis meets requirements or not on the basis of the first position and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: CHOTEST TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Zhiwei Zhang, Yuan Chen, Hejun Zhang, Furong Feng, Xuewen Liao, Longjun Cheng
  • Patent number: 10843139
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions comprising anisotropic chain-like silica nanoparticles functionalized with hydrophilic groups. The anisotropic chain-like silica nanoparticles comprise linked arrays of charged silica nanoparticles, each linked array have at least one linear dimension of from about 100 nm to about 1200 nm and the anisotropic chain-like silica nanoparticles each in have a diameter of from about 10 nm to about 500 nm. These compositions are superoleophobic in the presence of water, e.g., when submerged in water. Also provided are layered coatings comprising these compositions, substrates comprising the layered coatings, articles comprising the layered coatings, methods of filtering a mixture of water and an oil using the compositions described herein, and methods of preparing a superoleophobic coating on a substrate using the compositions described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Shu Yang, Daeyeon Lee, Zhiwei Liao, Gaoxiang Wu
  • Publication number: 20190224629
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions comprising anisotropic chain-like silica nanoparticles functionalized with hydrophilic groups. The anisotropic chain-like silica nanoparticles comprise linked arrays of charged silica nanoparticles, each linked array have at least one linear dimension of from about 100 nm to about 1200 nm and the anisotropic chain-like silica nanoparticles each in have a diameter of from about 10 nm to about 500 nm. These compositions are superoleophobic in the presence of water, e.g., when submerged in water. Also provided are layered coatings comprising these compositions, substrates comprising the layered coatings, articles comprising the layered coatings, methods of filtering a mixture of water and an oil using the compositions described herein, and methods of preparing a superoleophobic coating on a substrate using the compositions described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Shu YANG, Daeyeon LEE, Zhiwei LIAO, Gaoxiang WU
  • Patent number: 10243455
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bidirectional DC-DC converter. The bidirectional DC-DC converter includes a first switching tube connected in antiparallel to a first diode; a second switching tube connected in antiparallel to a second diode; a third switching tube connected in antiparallel to a third diode; a fourth switching tube connected in antiparallel to a fourth diode; and a first inductor and a second inductor, where an anode of the first diode and a cathode of the second diode are connected to form a first node, an anode of the second diode and a cathode of the third diode are connected to a neutral point, an anode of the third diode and a cathode of the fourth diode are connected to form a second node, and one end of the first inductor and one end of the second inductor are respectively connected to the first node and the second node. The bidirectional DC-DC converter in the present invention has high conversion efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: SANTAK ELECTRONIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: David Zheng, Zhongyong Xu, Zhiwei Liao, Yusong Ding, Zhiwu Wang
  • Publication number: 20180278158
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bidirectional DC-DC converter. The bidirectional DC-DC converter includes a first switching tube connected in antiparallel to a first diode; a second switching tube connected in antiparallel to a second diode; a third switching tube connected in antiparallel to a third diode; a fourth switching tube connected in antiparallel to a fourth diode; and a first inductor and a second inductor, where an anode of the first diode and a cathode of the second diode are connected to form a first node, an anode of the second diode and a cathode of the third diode are connected to a neutral point, an anode of the third diode and a cathode of the fourth diode are connected to form a second node, and one end of the first inductor and one end of the second inductor are respectively connected to the first node and the second node. The bidirectional DC-DC converter in the present invention has high conversion efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: David Zheng, ZHONGYONG XU, ZHIWEI LIAO, YUSONG DING, ZHIWU WANG
  • Patent number: 8179061
    Abstract: The present invention features a battery system for saving power. In some embodiments, the battery system comprises a main control unit for processing commands. The main control unit may comprise a wireless transceiver for sending and receiving wireless commands, and a timer for waking a microcontroller from a low power state to check a status of the received signal. In some embodiments, the microcontroller configured to receive a signal from the wireless transceiver; and to generate a signal to the wireless transceiver. In some embodiments, the battery system further comprises a remote module for sending commands to the main control unit. The remote module may comprises a wireless transceiver for sending and receiving wireless commands, and a microcontroller for processing user inputs and sending the commands. In some embodiments, the microcontroller is configured to receive a signal from the wireless transceiver; and to generate a signal to the wireless transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Inventor: Zhiwei Liao