Patents by Inventor An Xu

An 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).

  • Publication number: 20250151457
    Abstract: A solar cell is provided, including: a substrate; a passivation layer formed over a surface of the substrate; fingers penetrating the passivation layer to be electrically connected to the substrate and including first and second fingers alternatingly arranged; connection electrodes each in electrical contact with end portions of at least two adjacent first fingers on a same side and includes one of a sectional structure and a curved wave-like structure. The sectional structure includes at least a first connection section and a second connection section connected to each other, where the first connection section is connected to an end portion of a respective finger of the at least two adjacent first fingers, the first connection section and the respective finger has an included angle that is not equal to 180°, and the first connection section and the second connection section has an included angle that is not equal to 180°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Huimin LI, Menglei XU, Jie YANG, Xiao CHEN, Xinyu ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20250144264
    Abstract: An optical plasma module, a clothing treatment equipment, a clothing treatment equipment with drying function, a clothing treatment equipment control method, and a clothing treatment equipment using the control method. The optical plasma module irradiates the air in the chamber of the module to form a sterilizing air, so that the chamber of the module is communicated to the clothing treatment drum through a connecting pipeline, and then controls the optical plasma generating device to input the sterilizing air into the clothing treatment equipment, so as to achieve the effect of sterilizing and deodorizing the clothes and/or the clothing treatment drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicants: Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co., Ltd., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hanwu YU, Yonghong XU, Lijun ZHANG, Xueli ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20250144526
    Abstract: An animation processing method is performed by an electronic device. The method includes: determining a target movement parameter matching a target movement instruction for controlling movement of a virtual object; driving movement of a logic entity based on the target movement parameter; predicting, while driving the movement of the logic entity based on the target movement parameter, a first predicted trajectory of a representation entity based on the target movement parameter, the representation entity being configured to represent the virtual object; selecting, from a preset animation library, a target animation adapted to the first predicted trajectory, the preset animation library including animations corresponding to various moving actions respectively; driving movement of the representation entity based on the target animation; and rendering a moving animation of the virtual object in a virtual scene based on the movement of the logic entity and the movement of the representation entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Shilei CHEN, Jichun Hou, Tao Xu, Bo Hu
  • Publication number: 20250144272
    Abstract: A cell matrix nerve graft for repairing peripheral nerve injury and a preparation method thereof are provided. The cell matrix nerve graft comprises acellular matrix and a scaffold, wherein the acellular matrix is obtained by decellularization after secretion and formation of stem cells, and the acellular matrix is wrapped around the scaffold. The defects of autologous nerve transplantation repair can be overcome and the immunogenicity of allogeneic cell transplantation repair is avoided. The cell matrix nerve graft beneficial to nerve cell proliferation and migration is provided, a microenvironment beneficial to axon growth is established, the purposes of nerve regeneration and function repair are achieved, and a feasible solution is provided for clinical treatment of nerve defects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: NANTONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Meiyuan LI, Xiaosong GU, Lingchi XU, Leilei GONG, Hualin SUN, Shanshan WANG, Hongkui WANG, Tianmei QIAN, Lai XU
  • Publication number: 20250146083
    Abstract: Identifying a fibroblast subtype in a thyroid cancer involves obtaining a fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy sample from a subject, the sample including nucleic acids; assaying the nucleic acids in the sample for an increase in the amount of mRNA produced by genes of a fibroblast gene signature relative to a control level of mRNA produced by the genes in a sample obtained from a healthy subject; and identifying the fibroblast subtype if there is an increase in the amount of mRNA in the sample relative to the control level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Vivian L. Weiss, Matthew Loberg, George Xu
  • Publication number: 20250143638
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for evaluating anatomical adaptation of an implantable orthopedic medical device. The method includes: obtaining an anatomical adaptation region of a to-be-evaluated bone with the implantable orthopedic medical device; determining a baseline of the anatomical adaptation region and a baseline of the implantable orthopedic medical device for position registration, and conducting the position registration for the anatomical adaptation region and the implantable orthopedic medical device based on the baselines; and evaluating adhesion of the to-be-evaluated bone to the implantable orthopedic medical device by calculating a distance from each point on an inner curved surface of the implantable orthopedic medical device to the anatomical adaptation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Jiantao LI, Menglin WANG, Wei ZHANG, Hao ZHANG, Wanheng LIU, Cheng XU, Kaixuan WANG, Zicheng ZHANG, Yanpeng ZHAO, Daofeng WANG, Zhengfeng JIA, Weilu GAO, Meng LI, Xiaomeng REN, Wupeng ZHANG, Licheng ZHANG, Peifu TANG
  • Publication number: 20250145092
    Abstract: Disclosed are a roof panel assembly fixing structure and a vehicle. The roof panel assembly fixing structure includes: a roof panel assembly provided at the inner side of the body side inner plate; an upper pillar panel assembly provided at the inner side of the body side inner plate; and an inflatable curtain provided between the body side inner plate and a side wall of the roof panel assembly. An end of the side wall of the roof panel assembly is connected to a top end of the upper pillar panel assembly, and when the end of the side wall of the roof panel assembly is displaced toward a vehicle due to an impact of the inflatable curtain, the top end of the upper pillar panel assembly is configured to avoid a displacement path of the end of the side wall of the roof panel assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicants: ZHEJIANG ZEEKR INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., ZHEJIANG GEELY HOLDING GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhihao CHANG, Yun XU, Guolin LI, Hongqiang CHEN, Lianlei LI, Deli LIU
  • Publication number: 20250143844
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for placing dental auxiliaries on teeth are provided. In some embodiments, for example, a dental auxiliary positioner for placing a dental auxiliary on a tooth includes: a registration element configured to receive a patient's tooth; and an auxiliary support coupled to the registration element and further coupled to an auxiliary, where the auxiliary support is configured to position the auxiliary against a surface of the tooth, and where the auxiliary support includes a frame extending at least partially around the auxiliary, one or more struts coupling the auxiliary to the frame, and a flexible bridge coupling the frame to the registration element, where the flexible bridge is configured to bend in one or more directions relative to the tooth to adjust the position of the auxiliary on the surface of the tooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Crystal Tjhia, Zahra Fahim Nia, Jivtesh Khurana, Sudharshan Anandan, Jessica H. Schiltz, Viswanath Meenakshisundaram, Chang Xu, Shaoming Wang, Simone Rossi, Laura Natania Nicole Marina Lee, Fred Ting, Dmitry B. Sirotkin, Christopher Carner, Lana Tran, Kangning Su, Nilesh Joshi, Yuxiang Wang, Bastien Pesenti, Joel Anderson, Stuart Macrae Montgomery
  • Publication number: 20250144821
    Abstract: A gas supply system includes a loading/unloading stage including a cradle loader where a cradle loaded with a gas container is loaded, a test buffer chamber is configured to test the gas container, and a loading/unloading robot configured to transfer the gas container between the cradle and the test buffer chamber. A gas supply stage includes a storage queue configured to temporarily store the gas container, a gas supply cabinet where the gas container is mounted, and a transfer robot configured to transfer the gas container between the test buffer chamber and the storage queue and between the storage queue and the gas supply cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyeongsup BYEON, Inwook KOO, Dongwon KIM, Minyoung KIM, Yi JIN, Jongkyu KIM, Jinho SO, Byungjun AN, Yinghu XU, Beomsoo HWANG
  • Publication number: 20250146690
    Abstract: Provided are a circulating water control method and system, a computer-readable storage medium, and an air conditioner. A first water delivery assembly of a water delivery device of the air conditioner is in communication with an indoor drain pan and a spray device, and a second water delivery assembly is in communication with an outdoor drain pan and a space where an indoor heat exchanger is located. The method includes: determining an operating mode of the air conditioner and obtaining water level information of the indoor drain pan and water level information of the outdoor drain pan; and controlling the first and second water delivery assemblies based on the operating mode, the water level information of the indoor drain pan, and the water level information of the outdoor drain pan, to circulate condensate water generated by the air conditioner between an indoor unit and an outdoor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weitang XU, Jian YANG, Kun ZHOU, Fenghua YAO, Mingsheng WANG
  • Publication number: 20250144822
    Abstract: A gas supply system includes a loading/unloading stage including a cradle loader where a cradle loaded with a gas container is loaded, a test buffer chamber is configured to test the gas container, and a loading/unloading robot configured to transfer the gas container between the cradle and the test buffer chamber. A gas supply stage includes a storage queue configured to temporarily store the gas container, a gas supply cabinet where the gas container is mounted, and a transfer robot configured to transfer the gas container between the test buffer chamber and the storage queue and between the storage queue and the gas supply cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyeongsup BYEON, Inwook KOO, Dongwon KIM, Minyoung KIM, Yi JIN, Jongkyu KIM, Jinho SO, Byungjun AN, Yinghu XU, Beomsoo HWANG
  • Publication number: 20250144704
    Abstract: Magnesium alloys are disclosed for diecasting with reduced defects comprising aluminum in an amount greater than or equal to about 10 wt % and less than and equal to about 15 wt %; zinc in an amount greater than 0 and less than or equal to about 0.5 wt %; silicon in an amount greater than 0 and less than or equal to about 1.5 wt %; and the balance being magnesium and unavoidable impurities. Magnesium parts diecast from these magnesium alloys are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Henry ZHAN, Congjie WANG, Yiwu XU, Collin BABIJ
  • Publication number: 20250144823
    Abstract: A gas supply system includes a loading/unloading stage including a cradle loader where a cradle loaded with a gas container is loaded, a test buffer chamber is configured to test the gas container, and a loading/unloading robot configured to transfer the gas container between the cradle and the test buffer chamber. A gas supply stage includes a storage queue configured to temporarily store the gas container, a gas supply cabinet where the gas container is mounted, and a transfer robot configured to transfer the gas container between the test buffer chamber and the storage queue and between the storage queue and the gas supply cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyeongsup BYEON, Inwook KOO, Dongwon KIM, Minyoung KIM, Yi JIN, Jongkyu KIM, Jinho SO, Byungjun AN, Yinghu XU, Beomsoo HWANG
  • Publication number: 20250144741
    Abstract: The present application discloses a solid-phase molding processing method, which includes: heating the heating ring to generate heat in the heating ring; the heat generated by the heating ring is conducted downwardly through the stir body to a shaft shoulder and/or a welding pin of the tool head; driving the stir friction tool to rotate to deform the to-be-processed workpiece to generate friction heat; converging the friction heat with the heat conducted to the tool head to heat and soften the to-be-processed workpiece, to form a plastic deformation flow; and translating the stir friction tool, to make the plastic deformation flow deposited behind the tool head to form a molding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Dawei GUO, Hu WANG, Waii LAM, Meng XU, Zhixiong ZHU, Wenxiao LI, Chitat KWOK, Lapmou TAM
  • Publication number: 20250145395
    Abstract: A process equipment system of hydraulic oil circuit blocks and an automated production line thereof, which relates to the field of mechanical processing technology. In view of the problem of low production efficiency in the positioning and processing of hydraulic oil circuit blocks, based on the six-point positioning principle, the workpiece is achieved the six-point positioning by the support components, positioning devices, and clamping devices on the upper layer of the base. The clamping device is capable to move along the chain, so as to adjust and change the clamping position, and can achieve processing five surfaces through one-time clamping of oil circuit blocks, improving positioning accuracy and processing efficiency, meeting the needs of automated production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicants: Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao Jimo Qingli intelligent manufacturing industry Research Institute
    Inventors: Dewei LIU, Changhe LI, Aiguo QIN, Yusuf Suleiman Dambatta, Xin CUI, Mingzheng LIU, Teng GAO, Zecheng ZHANG, Wenhao XU, Hanqi FAN, Junting LI
  • Publication number: 20250145180
    Abstract: The Intelligent Information Conversion System (IICS) facilitates real-time dynamic information exchange among connected and automated vehicle (CAV), roadside intelligent unit (RIU), and cloud platform. The system comprises a codebook, coding module, connector module, and supporting system. The codebook provides a standardized format for information exchange, using a sequence of integers corresponding to various categories such as vehicle automation level, vehicle type, and road category. The coding module encodes and decodes information to enable seamless communication among CAV, RIU, and cloud platform, optimizing data transmission and service levels for autonomous driving. The system supports sorting, encoding, and decoding information into a codebook string, improving real-time interaction and information flow across connected environments. It enhances vehicle automation and supports dynamic, context sensitive data exchanges between different entities in the autonomous ecosystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Bin Ran, Renfei Wu, Hanchu Li, Yang Cheng, Kun Zhou, Xiangliang Tuo, Wanming Zhang, Chang Xu, Xiaotian Li, Keshu Wu
  • Publication number: 20250145594
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, compositions, and methods useful for modulating the integrated stress response (I SR) and for treating related diseases, disorders, and conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Kathleen Ann Martin, Carmela Sidrauski, Michael J. Dart, Kathleen J. Murauski, John T. Randolph, Lei Shi, Russell C. Smith, Yunsong Tong, Xiangdong Xu, Hanae Benelkebir, Kamaldeep K. Chohan, Steven J. Edeson, Sebastian Schwenk, Kathryn A. Starbuck
  • Publication number: 20250145338
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of bottle stopper devices, and in particular, to a quick opening and closing container stopper, which includes a fixed shell and a movable stopper body. The fixed shell is provided with a dodging opening. The movable stopper body is provided with a limiting plate. An elastic sealing sleeve abuts against and between the limiting plate and the fixed shell. A knob is rotatably connected to the movable stopper body. The knob includes a side lug. When the container stopper is in a locked state, the side lug extends beyond a contour range of the dodging opening, and the fixed shell and the limiting plate are close to each other and drive the elastic sealing sleeve to bulge outward. When the container stopper is in an unlocked state, the side lug is accommodated in the dodging opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventor: Dongfeng Xu
  • Publication number: 20250145492
    Abstract: Provided are a cathode material for sodium-ion batteries, a preparation method therefor, and an application thereof, and the preparation method comprises the following steps: (1) mixing a nickel source, a manganese source, and a magnesium source to obtain a ternary salt solution, adding the ternary salt solution, a precipitating agent, a complexing agent, a boron source solution, and an organic additive to a reaction vessel in parallel flow, and performing a reaction to obtain a B-doped radially-packed hydroxide precursor; and (2) mixing the B-doped radially-packed hydroxide precursor obtained in step (1) with a sodium source, and performing sintering treatment to obtain the cathode material for sodium-ion batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Kaihua XU, Kun ZHANG, Zhaojian SUN, Cong LI, Wenguang WANG
  • Publication number: 20250151281
    Abstract: A memory can have a stacked memory array that can have a plurality of levels of memory cells. Each respective level of memory cells can be commonly coupled to a respective access line. A plurality of drivers can be above the stacked memory array. Each respective driver can have a monocrystalline semiconductor with a conductive region coupled to a respective access line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Haitao Liu, Kamal M. Karda, Gurtej S. Sandhu, Sanh D. Tang, Akira Goda, Lifang Xu