Patents by Inventor AiMing XU
AiMing XU 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).
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Publication number: 20250151964Abstract: A removable rotatable driven agitator is used in a surface cleaning head and is driven by a drive mechanism that axially engages a driven end of the agitator. The removable rotatable driven agitator may be located in an openable agitator chamber for purposes of removing debris and/or removing the agitator. The openable agitator chamber may be covered by an external cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position. The removable agitator may be secured in the agitator chamber by the external cover. The removable rotatable agitator may have an end cap mounted on a rotatable bushing at a non-driven end and may have a splined driven member at the driven end to engage a splined drive member on the drive mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2025Publication date: May 15, 2025Inventors: Kai XU, AiMing XU, Michael D'AMICO, Peter HUTCHINSON
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Publication number: 20250031925Abstract: An example of a surface cleaning head may include a main body, a neck pivotally coupled to the main body, a stabilizer, and a linkage pivotally coupled to the main body and the stabilizer. The linkage may be configured to cause the stabilizer to transition between an extended position and a retracted position in response to a pivotal movement of the neck.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2024Publication date: January 30, 2025Inventors: Jason B. THORNE, Kai XU, Zongnan CHENG, Ian LIU, AiMing XU, Wenxiu GAO, Andre D. BROWN, Samuel Emrys JAMES, Jordan RIDGLEY, Nicholas SARDAR, Christopher P. PINCHES, David S. CLARE, Lee M. COTTRELL
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Publication number: 20240415352Abstract: A wand includes a hinge configured to pivotally connect first and second wand segments in an extended configuration and a storage configuration. A first locking mechanism locks the wand in extended configuration. A second locking mechanism includes a rod, a sliding lever, a plunger, and a plunger cavity. The plunger is configured to be received in the plunger cavity to lock the wand in the storage configuration. When in the extended configuration, depressing a single actuator pivots the locking arm, causes the hook/pawl to be removed from the locking cavity, and unlocks the wand. When in the storage configuration, depressing the single actuator causes the rod to move in a first direction, causes the sliding rod to move a second direction, and urges the plunger out of the plunger cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Casey MCCLAY, Kevin KELEMEN, Owen R. JOHNSON, Steven GACIN, Patrick CLEARY, AiMing XU, Dawei ZHAO, Yaqin WANG, Weiwei HE
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Patent number: 12053141Abstract: A wand includes a hinge configured to pivotally connect first and second wand segments in an extended configuration and a storage configuration. A first locking mechanism locks the wand in extended configuration. A second locking mechanism includes a rod, a sliding lever, a plunger, and a plunger cavity. The plunger is configured to be received in the plunger cavity to lock the wand in the storage configuration. When in the extended configuration, depressing a single actuator pivots the locking arm, causes the hook/pawl to be removed from the locking cavity, and unlocks the wand. When in the storage configuration, depressing the single actuator causes the rod to move in a first direction, causes the sliding rod to move a second direction, and urges the plunger out of the plunger cavity.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2022Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Casey McClay, Kevin Kelemen, Owen R. Johnson, Steven Gacin, Patrick Cleary, AiMing Xu, Dawei Zhao, Yaqin Wang, Weiwei He
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Patent number: 12053140Abstract: An example of a surface cleaning head may include a main body, a neck pivotally coupled to the main body, a stabilizer, and a linkage pivotally coupled to the main body and the stabilizer. The linkage may be configured to cause the stabilizer to transition between an extended position and a retracted position in response to a pivotal movement of the neck.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Jason B. Thorne, Kai Xu, Zongnan Cheng, Ian Liu, AiMing Xu, Wenxiu Gao, Andre D. Brown, Samuel Emrys James, Jordan Ridgley, Nicholas Sardar, Christopher P. Pinches, David S. Clare, Lee M. Cottrell
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Publication number: 20240122424Abstract: A removable rotatable driven agitator is used in a surface cleaning head and is driven by a drive mechanism that axially engages a driven end of the agitator. The removable rotatable driven agitator may be located in an openable agitator chamber for purposes of removing debris and/or removing the agitator. The openable agitator chamber may be covered by an external cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position. The removable agitator may be secured in the agitator chamber by the external cover. The removable rotatable agitator may have an end cap mounted on a rotatable bushing at a non-driven end and may have a splined driven member at the driven end to engage a splined drive member on the drive mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Kai XU, AiMing XU, Michael D'AMICO, Peter HUTCHINSON
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Patent number: 11759068Abstract: A removable rotatable driven agitator is used in a surface cleaning head and is driven by a drive mechanism that axially engages a driven end of the agitator. The removable rotatable driven agitator may be located in an openable agitator chamber for purposes of removing debris and/or removing the agitator. The openable agitator chamber may be covered by an external cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position. The removable agitator may be secured in the agitator chamber by the external cover. The removable rotatable agitator may have an end cap mounted on a rotatable bushing at a non-driven end and may have a splined driven member at the driven end to engage a splined drive member on the drive mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2023Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Kai Xu, AiMing Xu, Michael D'Amico, Peter Hutchinson
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Patent number: 11723498Abstract: An example of a vacuum pod may include a handle, a vacuum pod body, a dust cup removably coupled to the vacuum pod body, and a fluid conduit fluidly coupled to the dust cup. The fluid conduit may include a flexible hose configured to transition between an expanded and a retracted position and a coupling configured to be removably coupled to the vacuum pod body. A first end of the flexible hose may be coupled to the vacuum pod body and a second end of the flexible hose may be coupled to the coupling. When the coupling is coupled to the vacuum pod body, the flexible hose may be in the retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Andre D. Brown, Jason B. Thorne, Kai Xu, Lee M. Cottrell, Alexander Calvino, Gordon Howes, AiMing Xu, Wenxiu Gao, Oliver Chambers
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Publication number: 20230210327Abstract: A removable rotatable driven agitator is used in a surface cleaning head and is driven by a drive mechanism that axially engages a driven end of the agitator. The removable rotatable driven agitator may be located in an openable agitator chamber for purposes of removing debris and/or removing the agitator. The openable agitator chamber may be covered by an external cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position. The removable agitator may be secured in the agitator chamber by the external cover. The removable rotatable agitator may have an end cap mounted on a rotatable bushing at a non-driven end and may have a splined driven member at the driven end to engage a splined drive member on the drive mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Kai XU, AiMing XU, Michael D'AMICO, Peter HUTCHINSON
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Patent number: 11607095Abstract: A removable rotatable driven agitator is used in a surface cleaning head and is driven by a drive mechanism that axially engages a driven end of the agitator. The removable rotatable driven agitator may be located in an openable agitator chamber for purposes of removing debris and/or removing the agitator. The openable agitator chamber may be covered by an external cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position. The removable agitator may be secured in the agitator chamber by the external cover. The removable rotatable agitator may have an end cap mounted on a rotatable bushing at a non-driven end and may have a splined driven member at the driven end to engage a splined drive member on the drive mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Kai Xu, AiMing Xu, Michael D'Amico, Peter Hutchinson
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Patent number: 11602251Abstract: A removable rotatable driven agitator is used in a surface cleaning head and is driven by a drive mechanism that axially engages a driven end of the agitator. The removable rotatable driven agitator may be located in an openable agitator chamber for purposes of removing debris and/or removing the agitator. The openable agitator chamber may be covered by an external cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position. The removable agitator may be secured in the agitator chamber by the external cover. The removable rotatable agitator may have an end cap mounted on a rotatable bushing at a non-driven end and may have a splined driven member at the driven end to engage a splined drive member on the drive mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2022Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Kai Xu, AiMing Xu, Michael D'Amico, Peter Hutchinson
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Publication number: 20220400922Abstract: A wand includes a hinge configured to pivotally connect first and second wand segments in an extended configuration and a storage configuration. A first locking mechanism locks the wand in extended configuration. A second locking mechanism includes a rod, a sliding lever, a plunger, and a plunger cavity. The plunger is configured to be received in the plunger cavity to lock the wand in the storage configuration. When in the extended configuration, depressing a single actuator pivots the locking arm, causes the hook/pawl to be removed from the locking cavity, and unlocks the wand. When in the storage configuration, depressing the single actuator causes the rod to move in a first direction, causes the sliding rod to move a second direction, and urges the plunger out of the plunger cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Casey MCCLAY, Kevin KELEMEN, Owen R. JOHNSON, Steven GACIN, Patrick CLEARY, AiMing XU, Dawei ZHAO, Yaqin WANG, Weiwei HE
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Publication number: 20220330771Abstract: A removable rotatable driven agitator is used in a surface cleaning head and is driven by a drive mechanism that axially engages a driven end of the agitator. The removable rotatable driven agitator may be located in an openable agitator chamber for purposes of removing debris and/or removing the agitator. The openable agitator chamber may be covered by an external cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position. The removable agitator may be secured in the agitator chamber by the external cover. The removable rotatable agitator may have an end cap mounted on a rotatable bushing at a non-driven end and may have a splined driven member at the driven end to engage a splined drive member on the drive mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Kai XU, AiMing XU, Michael D'AMICO, Peter HUTCHINSON
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Patent number: 10924643Abstract: Provided is a terminal. The terminal includes a camera component and a camera control device. The terminal has an accommodation chamber therein. Both of the camera component and the camera control device are located in the accommodation chamber. The camera control device comprises a switch valve component, an elastic component and a holding component. When held by the holding component, a valve core of the switch valve component could limit the camera component to be within the accommodation chamber. When camera control software such as a camera application is infected by virus, the camera component could avoid stretching out of the accommodation chamber even upon being controlled to start. Accordingly, the camera component could avoid being secretly filmed by lawbreakers and prevent user's privacy from being exposed.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignees: K-Tronics (Suzhou) Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Aiming Xu, Wei Huang
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Publication number: 20200085267Abstract: An example of a surface cleaning head may include a main body, a neck pivotally coupled to the main body, a stabilizer, and a linkage pivotally coupled to the main body and the stabilizer. The linkage may be configured to cause the stabilizer to transition between an extended position and a retracted position in response to a pivotal movement of the neck.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Jason B. THORNE, Kai XU, Bruce CHENG, Ian LIU, AiMing XU, Wenxiu GAO, Andre D. BROWN, Samuel Emrys JAMES, Jordan RIDGLEY, Nicholas SARDAR, Christopher P. PINCHES, David S. CLARE, Lee M. COTTRELL
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Publication number: 20200000298Abstract: An example of a vacuum pod may include a handle, a vacuum pod body, a dust cup removably coupled to the vacuum pod body, and a fluid conduit fluidly coupled to the dust cup. The fluid conduit may include a flexible hose configured to transition between an expanded and a retracted position and a coupling configured to be removably coupled to the vacuum pod body. A first end of the flexible hose may be coupled to the vacuum pod body and a second end of the flexible hose may be coupled to the coupling. When the coupling is coupled to the vacuum pod body, the flexible hose may be in the retracted position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Andre D. BROWN, Jason B. THORNE, Kai XU, Lee M. COTTRELL, Alexander Calvino, Gordon Howes, AiMing Xu, Wenxiu Gao, Oliver Chambers
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Publication number: 20190373141Abstract: Provided is a terminal. The terminal includes a camera component and a camera control device. The terminal has an accommodation chamber therein. Both of the camera component and the camera control device are located in the accommodation chamber. The camera control device comprises a switch valve component, an elastic component and a holding component. When held by the holding component, a valve core of the switch valve component could limit the camera component to be within the accommodation chamber. When camera control software such as a camera application is infected by virus, the camera component could avoid stretching out of the accommodation chamber even upon being controlled to start. Accordingly, the camera component could avoid being secretly filmed by lawbreakers and prevent user's privacy from being exposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Aiming Xu, Wei Huang
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Publication number: 20190269289Abstract: A removable rotatable driven agitator is used in a surface cleaning head and is driven by a drive mechanism that axially engages a driven end of the agitator. The removable rotatable driven agitator may be located in an openable agitator chamber for purposes of removing debris and/or removing the agitator. The openable agitator chamber may be covered by an external cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position. The removable agitator may be secured in the agitator chamber by the external cover. The removable rotatable agitator may have an end cap mounted on a rotatable bushing at a non-driven end and may have a splined driven member at the driven end to engage a splined drive member on the drive mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2019Publication date: September 5, 2019Inventors: Kai XU, AiMing XU, Michael D'AMICO, Peter HUTCHINSON
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Patent number: 10226157Abstract: A removable rotatable driven agitator is used in a surface cleaning head and is driven by a drive mechanism that axially engages a driven end of the agitator. The removable rotatable driven agitator may be located in an openable agitator chamber for purposes of removing debris and/or removing the agitator. The openable agitator chamber may be covered by an external cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position. The removable agitator may be secured in the agitator chamber by the external cover. The removable rotatable agitator may have an end cap mounted on a rotatable bushing at a non-driven end and may have a splined driven member at the driven end to engage a splined drive member on the drive mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2015Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Kai Xu, AiMing Xu, Michael D'Amico, Peter Hutchinson
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Patent number: 9955832Abstract: A surface cleaning head may be configured to receive a removable rotatable driven agitator, such as a brush roll, or a non-driven agitator. Either of these agitators may be located in an openable agitator chamber for purposes of removing debris and/or removing the agitator. The openable agitator chamber may be covered by an external cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position. The non-driven agitator may include an agitator body including a bottom portion supporting one or more cleaning pads. The non-driven agitator body may also define one or more air inlets, an air outlet and an air passageway extending therebetween to facilitate air passage through the surface cleaning head. Different removable agitators with different characteristics may be used interchangeably in the surface cleaning head.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Jason B. Thorne, Kai Xu, AiMing Xu, Andre David Brown, Brian Burke, Michael D'Amico, Peter Hutchinson