Patents by Inventor An Cao
An Cao 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: 20240356473Abstract: A vehicle includes a motor and a motor controller. A damping control method for the vehicle includes: obtaining a rotation speed of the motor; filtering the rotation speed through a first low-pass filter to obtain a first filtered rotation speed, filtering the rotation speed through a second low-pass filter to obtain a second filtered rotation speed, and obtaining, by a vehicle controller, a rotation speed fluctuation value based on the first filtered rotation speed and the second filtered rotation speed; obtaining, by the vehicle controller, an active damping adjustment coefficient and an active damping clipped torque based on the rotation speed; obtaining, by the vehicle controller, an active damping torque based on the rotation speed fluctuation value, the active damping adjustment coefficient, and the active damping clipped torque; and controlling, by the motor controller, the motor based on the active damping torque.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Tao QIN, Chunsheng WANG, Boliang XU, Wei XIONG, An CAO
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Publication number: 20240097599Abstract: A method for protecting a motor from overloading includes: acquiring a present effective value of a phase current of a motor; performing time integration on the present effective value of the phase current, to obtain a first integral value; obtaining a first threshold; performing overload detection according to the first threshold and the first integral value; determining a target limiting current for operation of the motor if an overload occurs; and controlling the operation of the motor based on the target limiting current.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Chunsheng WANG, Boliang XU, Wei XIONG, Tao QIN, An CAO
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Publication number: 20220366697Abstract: An image processing method and apparatus, an electronic device and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: at least one image to be processed and at least one attribute filtering condition of an event to be monitored are obtained; event detection is performed on the at least one image to be processed to obtain an intermediate detection result of the event to be monitored; event attribute extraction is performed on the at least one image to be processed to obtain at least one attribute of the event to be monitored; and a target monitoring result of the event to be monitored is obtained according to the intermediate detection result, the at least one attribute and the at least one attribute filtering condition of the event to be monitored.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Xiaoying HUANG, Weilin LI, An CAO
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Patent number: 10975492Abstract: A method for growing a crystalline composition, the first crystalline composition may include gallium and nitrogen. The crystalline composition may have an infrared absorption peak at about 3175 cm?1, with an absorbance per unit thickness of greater than about 0.01 cm?1. In one embodiment, the composition ay have an amount of oxygen present in a concentration of less than about 3×1018 per cubic centimeter, and may be free of two-dimensional planar boundary defects in a determined volume of the first crystalline composition.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: SLT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Mark Philip D'Evelyn, Kristi Jean Narang, Dong-Sil Park, Huicong Hong, Xian-An Cao, Larry Qiang Zeng
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Publication number: 20190249328Abstract: A method for growing a crystalline composition, the first crystalline composition may include gallium and nitrogen. The crystalline composition may have an infrared absorption peak at about 3175 cm?1, with an absorbance per unit thickness of greater than about 0.01 cm?1. In one embodiment, the composition ay have an amount of oxygen present in a concentration of less than about 3×1018 per cubic centimeter, and may be free of two-dimensional planar boundary defects in a determined volume of the first crystalline composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Mark Philip D'Evelyn, Kristi Jean Narang, Dong-Sil Park, Huicong Hong, Xian-An Cao, Larry Qiang Zeng
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Patent number: 10208396Abstract: A method for growing a crystalline composition, the first crystalline composition may include gallium and nitrogen. The crystalline composition may have an infrared absorption peak at about 3175 cm?1, with an absorbance per unit thickness of greater than about 0.01 cm?1. In one embodiment, the composition may have an amount of oxygen present in a concentration of less than about 3×1018 per cubic centimeter, and may be free of two-dimensional planar boundary defects in a determined volume of the first crystalline composition.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Soraa, Inc.Inventors: Mark Philip D'Evelyn, Kristi Jean Narang, Dong-Sil Park, Huicong Hong, Xian-An Cao, Larry Qiang Zeng
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Publication number: 20160319457Abstract: A method for growing a crystalline composition, the first crystalline composition may include gallium and nitrogen. The crystalline composition may have an infrared absorption peak at about 3175 cm?1, with an absorbance per unit thickness of greater than about 0.01 cm?1. In one embodiment, the composition may have an amount of oxygen present in a concentration of less than about 3×1018 per cubic centimeter, and may be free of two-dimensional planar boundary defects in a determined volume of the first crystalline composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.Inventors: Mark Philip D'Evelyn, Kristi Jean Narang, Dong-Sil Park, Huicong Hong, Xian-An Cao, Larry Qiang Zeng
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Patent number: 9279193Abstract: A method for growing a crystalline composition, the first crystalline composition may include gallium and nitrogen. The crystalline composition may have an infrared absorption peak at about 3175 cm?1, with an absorbance per unit thickness of greater than about 0.01 cm?1. In one embodiment, the composition may have an amount of oxygen present in a concentration of less than about 3×1018 per cubic centimeter, and may be free of two-dimensional planar boundary defects in a determined volume of the first crystalline composition.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2006Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Momentive Performance Materials Inc.Inventors: Mark Philip D'Evelyn, Kristi Jean Narang, Dong-Sil Park, Huicong Hong, Xian-An Cao, Larry Qiang Zeng
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Patent number: 8710611Abstract: A sensing device is used to detect the spatial distributions of stresses applied by physical contact with the surface of the sensor or induced by pressure, temperature gradients, and surface absorption. The sensor comprises a hybrid active layer that includes luminophores doped in a polymeric or organic host, altogether embedded in a matrix. Under an electrical bias, the sensor simultaneously converts stresses into electrical and optical signals. Among many applications, the device may be used for tactile sensing and biometric imaging.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2012Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: West Virginia UniversityInventor: Xian-An Cao
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Patent number: 8698135Abstract: A method is disclosed for elevating the work function of conductive layers such as indium tin oxide by chlorine-containing plasma exposure or etching. Also disclosed are electronic devices such as organic light-emitting diodes and organic photovoltaic cells with a chlorine plasma-treated conductive layer as the hole-injecting or hole-accepting electrode. The performance of the devices is enhanced due to an increased work function of the plasma-treated electrode.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: West Virginia UniversityInventor: Xian-An Cao
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Publication number: 20130240853Abstract: A method is disclosed for elevating the work function of conductive layers such as indium tin oxide by chlorine-containing plasma exposure or etching. Also disclosed are electronic devices such as organic light-emitting diodes and organic photovoltaic cells with a chlorine plasma-treated conductive layer as the hole-injecting or hole-accepting electrode. The performance of the devices is enhanced due to an increased work function of the plasma-treated electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: West Virginia UniversityInventor: Xian-An Cao
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Publication number: 20120187368Abstract: A sensing device is used to detect the spatial distributions of stresses applied by physical contact with the surface of the sensor or induced by pressure, temperature gradients, and surface absorption. The sensor comprises a hybrid active layer that includes luminophores doped in a polymeric or organic host, altogether embedded in a matrix. Under an electrical bias, the sensor simultaneously converts stresses into electrical and optical signals. Among many applications, the device may be used for tactile sensing and biometric imaging.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2012Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: West Virginia UniversityInventor: Xian-An Cao
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Publication number: 20120017825Abstract: A method for growing a crystalline composition, the first crystalline composition may include gallium and nitrogen. The crystalline composition may have an infrared absorption peak at about 3175 cm?1, with an absorbance per unit thickness of greater than about 0.01 cm?1. In one embodiment, the composition ay have an amount of oxygen present in a concentration of less than about 3×1018 per cubic centimeter, and may be free of two-dimensional planar boundary defects in a determined volume of the first crystalline composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2006Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Mark Philip D'Evelyn, Kristi Jean Narang, Dong-Sil Park, Huicong Hong, Xian-An Cao, Larry Qiang Zeng
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Patent number: 7582498Abstract: A method may produce a resonant cavity light emitting device. A seed gallium nitride crystal and a source material in a nitrogen-containing superheated fluid may provide a medium for mass transport of gallium nitride precursors therebetween. A seed crystal surface may be prepared by applying a first thermal profile between the seed gallium nitride crystal and the source material. Gallium nitride material may be grown on the prepared surface of the seed gallium nitride crystal by applying a second thermal profile between the seed gallium nitride crystal and the source material while the seed gallium nitride crystal and the source material are in the nitrogen-containing superheated fluid. A stack of group III-nitride layers may be deposited on the single-crystal gallium nitride substrate. The stack may include a first mirror sub-stack and an active region adaptable for fabrication into one or more resonant cavity light emitting devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2005Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Momentive Performance Materials Inc.Inventors: Mark Philip D'Evelyn, Xian-An Cao, Anping Zhang, Steven Francis LeBoeuf, Huicong Hong, Dong-Sil Park, Kristi Jean Narang
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Publication number: 20070271223Abstract: Process and apparatus for combining multiple processes for choosing features such as biomarkers in statistical data using consensus voting among the multiple processes and their chosen features.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2007Publication date: November 22, 2007Inventors: John Xiaoming Zhang, Jun Luo, An Cao Carlson, Eric Yang Wang
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Publication number: 20070096120Abstract: An LED device (90) includes: an epitaxial structure (100) having a plurality of layers of semiconductor material and forming an active light-generating region (120) which generates light in response to electrical power being supplied to the LED device (90); and, a substrate (200) that is substantially transparent in a wavelength range corresponding to the light generated by the active light-generating region (120). The substrate has first and second opposing end faces (202, 206) and a plurality of side walls (210) extending therebetween, including a first side wall having a first portion thereof that defines a first surface (212, 214, 216, 218) which is not substantially normal to the first face (202) of the substrate (200). The epitaxial structure (100) is disposed on the first face (202) of the substrate (200).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2005Publication date: May 3, 2007Inventors: Ivan Eliashevich, Hari Venugopalan, Emil Stefanov, Xian-An Cao, Bryan Shelton
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Publication number: 20070097366Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a particle detection system that includes a light emitting source, a non-collimating reflector, a collimating reflector, and a detector. Light from the light emitting source is directed by the non-collimating reflector to an area through which a particle stream may be transmitted. Fluorescent light from the light striking particles is redirected to the collimating reflector and then on to the detector. Other embodiments include a single pump used to pull a pair of fluid flows through the detection system. Other embodiments include a plurality of light emitting sources whose light is directed to a particle stream by a single reflector. Other embodiments include a method for detecting particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2005Publication date: May 3, 2007Inventors: Steven LeBoeuf, Alexei Vertiatchikh, Stanton Weaver, Radislav Potyrailo, Xian-An Cao
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Publication number: 20070096239Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate comprising a material selected from the group consisting of AlN, SiC, GaN, sapphire and combinations thereof. An n+ type epitaxial layer is disposed above substrate and comprises GaN or AlGaN. An n? type epitaxial layer is disposed above substrate and comprises GaN or AlGaN. A p+-n junction grid comprising p+ GaN or p+ AlGaN is formed on selective areas of the n? type epitaxial layer. A metal layer is disposed over the p+-n junction grid and forms a Schottky contact. Another metal layer is deposited on one of the substrate and the n+ type epitaxial layer and forms a cathode electrode. A method of fabricating a semiconductor device is provided and includes forming a p+-n junction grid on a drift layer comprising GaN or AlGaN.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2005Publication date: May 3, 2007Inventors: Xian-An Cao, Stephen Arthur
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Publication number: 20060118799Abstract: A method may produce a resonant cavity light emitting device. A seed gallium nitride crystal and a source material in a nitrogen-containing superheated fluid may provide a medium for mass transport of gallium nitride precursors therebetween. A seed crystal surface may be prepared by applying a first thermal profile between the seed gallium nitride crystal and the source material. Gallium nitride material may be grown on the prepared surface of the seed gallium nitride crystal by applying a second thermal profile between the seed gallium nitride crystal and the source material while the seed gallium nitride crystal and the source material are in the nitrogen-containing superheated fluid. A stack of group III-nitride layers may be deposited on the single-crystal gallium nitride substrate. The stack may include a first mirror sub-stack and an active region adaptable for fabrication into one or more resonant cavity light emitting devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2005Publication date: June 8, 2006Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Mark D'Evelyn, Xian-An Cao, Anping Zhang, Steven LeBoeuf, Huicong Hong, Dong-Sil Park, Kristi Narang
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Patent number: 7053413Abstract: A light emitting device, such as a light emitting diode or a laser diode. The light emitting device comprises a light emitting semiconductor active region disposed on a substrate. The substrate comprises an optical absorption coefficient below about 100 cm?1 at wavelengths between 700 and 465 nm a GaN single crystal having a dislocation density of less than 104 per cm2 and an optical absorption coefficient below about 100 cm?1 at wavelengths between 700 and 465 nm. A method of making such a light emitting device is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2004Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Mark Philip D'Evelyn, Nicole Andrea Evers, Steven Francis LeBoeuf, Xian-An Cao, An-Ping Zhang