Patents by Inventor Chao Hu
Chao Hu 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: 20240247094Abstract: A waterborne polyurethane dispersion for the polyurethane foam of synthetic leather application, derived from (1) a prepolymer derived from the reaction of reactants comprising at least one aromatic isocyanate compound, an ethylene oxide-capped polyether triol, at least one polyether diol, and at least one polyester diol; (2) water; and (3) surfactant, is disclosed. The waterborne polyurethane dispersion can be used to prepare a synthetic leather product having superior wrinkle resistance, hand-feeling and peel strength. A synthetic leather article prepared with said waterborne polyurethane dispersion is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2021Publication date: July 25, 2024Inventors: Xiaolian Hu, Chao Zhang, Ling Zhong, Xiangyang Tai, Yanli Feng
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Publication number: 20240247328Abstract: A converter bottom blowing system comprises a first gas source connected in parallel with a lime powder silo, a lime powder blowing tank and a first injector, where a first cut-off valve is arranged between the lime powder blowing tank and the first injector; a second gas source connected in parallel with the biochar powder silo, the biochar powder blowing tank and the second injector, where a second cut-off valve is arranged between the biochar powder blowing tank and the second injector; a converter, where a plurality of bottom blowing lances are arrayed at a bottom of a converter, the bottom blowing lances are connected with the first injector and the second injector through a three-way valve, a third cut-off valve is arranged between the first injector and the three-way valve, and a fourth cut-off valve is arranged between the second injector and the three-way valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2023Publication date: July 25, 2024Applicants: University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing Kemi Rongcheng Energy Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kai DONG, Xin REN, Rong ZHU, Guangsheng WEI, Chao FENG, Rongfang SU, Shaoyan HU, Yun ZHOU, Chunyang WANG, Zhitao XUE, Linghui MENG
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Publication number: 20240241098Abstract: A wall mountable sensor module includes a housing defining an internal space that is segmented into a first internal space and a second internal space. The first internal space defines an air channel that extends from an air inlet to an air outlet. Two or more sensors are configured to be exposed to the air flow channel. A first sensor is configured to detect a first air parameter and a second sensor is configured to detect a second different air parameter, wherein the second sensor is situated downstream of the first sensor in the air flow channel. The sensor module includes a fan housed by the housing, the fan configured to cause an airflow to flow in through the air inlet, through the air flow channel thereby exposing each of the sensors to the airflow, and out through the air outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2022Publication date: July 18, 2024Inventors: Chao Chen, Yu Zhi Yan, Hua Tang, Kaixuan Qin, Zhi Yi Sun, Jian Wang, Ke Wei Han, Qixiang Hu
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Publication number: 20240210913Abstract: A method for predicting remaining useful life for industrial equipment and associated sensor modules are provided. The method includes monitoring machine sensor data for the industrial equipment in an industrial environment using at least one sensor and applying a two-tier model implemented by a computing device by executing a set of instructions from a non-transitory machine readable memory using a processor of the computing device. The two-tier model receives as input sensor data comprising the machine sensor data and applies physics of failure of the industrial equipment to determine a prediction for remaining useful life for the industrial equipment, uncertainty in the prediction for the remaining useful life for the industrial equipment, and an explanation to the prediction for the remaining useful life for the industrial equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2023Publication date: June 27, 2024Applicants: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Percev LLCInventors: Venkat Pavan Nemani, Chao Hu, Hao Lu, Andrew T. Zimmerman
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Patent number: 11922892Abstract: The disclosed devices may include a driver circuit including a voltage boost circuit, a pulse modulation controller, and optionally a headroom processor. The voltage boost circuit may be configured to receive a device input voltage (such as a battery voltage) and generate a backlight drive voltage. The pulse modulation controller may be configured to provide a pulse modulation signal to the voltage boost circuit, and may include a digital circuit or an analog circuit. Example devices may include a backlight unit receiving the backlight voltage. The optional headroom processor may provide a headroom signal to the pulse modulation controller based on a headroom voltage determined from the backlight unit. Devices may further include a backlight unit including an arrangement of light-emissive elements, and may include display devices such as head-mounted devices. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Yuming Liu, Chao Hu, Joaquin Andres Fierro, Nathan Slattengren, David Viviescas, Stella Chung, Tajbid Rahman
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Patent number: 11870089Abstract: A battery cell pack has a plurality of battery cells that are assembled into a prismatic frame, with deformable separators interposed to accommodate elastic and plastic deformation caused by cyclic and acyclic expansion and contraction thereof during charging and discharging over the life of the battery cell pack. The battery cells are arranged in a horizontal stack within the prismatic frame, and the deformable separators are interposed between subsets of the battery cells. The deformable separators exert compressive force on the subsets of the battery cells along a longitudinal axis that is defined by the horizontal stack. The compressive force exerted by the deformable separators is at least a minimum force over a service life of the battery cell pack.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Andrew C. Bobel, Anil K. Sachdev, Patrick H. Clark, Pooja Suresh, Ran Wu, Jermain E. Onye, William Y. Chen, Li Yang, Chao Hu, Yunshan Liu, Kuo Sun
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Publication number: 20230374115Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the field of immune technology, and particularly discloses a SARS-CoV-2 RBD-specific monoclonal antibody including a heavy chain having an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 and a light chain having an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2. The present disclosure further discloses a linear epitope of the SARS-CoV-2 RBD-specific monoclonal antibody having an amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3. The SARS-CoV-2 RBD-specific monoclonal antibody and the linear epitope thereof of the present disclosure are critical for research and development of vaccines and micromolecule drugs, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of COVID-19.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Aishun Jin, Tingting Li, Xiaojian Han, Yingming Wang, Chao Hu, Shenglong Li, Jianwei Wang
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Electromagnetic stirring device and method for secondary cooling zone during slab continuous casting
Patent number: 11772153Abstract: An electromagnetic stirring device and a method for a secondary cooling zone during slab continuous casting. The device has a main body, an opening adjustment assembly, and a secondary cooling assembly. The main body has a protection housing (3), a phase sequence control assembly, an iron core (4) and an electromagnetic coil (5) for carrying out variable-direction electromagnetic stirring on a molten steel by a three-phase current phase sequence transformation. The opening adjustment assembly has an air cylinder (7), a fixed base (8), a movable joint shaft (12) and a silicon steel sheet group insert (13) for adjusting online opening degree of the closed annular iron core by a movable joint structure. The secondary cooling assembly has a cooling water inlet (9) and a cooling water nozzle (10) for cooling the electromagnetic coil and spraying cooling water to a surface of a cast slab (1).Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.Inventors: Hongquan Wen, Yueming Zhou, Cunyou Wu, Chao Hu, Xiaoli Jin, Xianjiu Zhao, Chunfeng Wang -
Publication number: 20230299404Abstract: A battery cell pack has a plurality of battery cells that are assembled into a prismatic frame, with deformable separators interposed to accommodate elastic and plastic deformation caused by cyclic and acyclic expansion and contraction thereof during charging and discharging over the life of the battery cell pack. The battery cells are arranged in a horizontal stack within the prismatic frame, and the deformable separators are interposed between subsets of the battery cells. The deformable separators exert compressive force on the subsets of the battery cells along a longitudinal axis that is defined by the horizontal stack. The compressive force exerted by the deformable separators is at least a minimum force over a service life of the battery cell pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2022Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Andrew C. Bobel, Anil K. Sachdev, Patrick H. Clark, Pooja Suresh, Ran Wu, Jermain E. Onye, William Y. Chen, Li Yang, Chao Hu, Yunshan Liu, Kuo Sun
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Patent number: 11691355Abstract: Described herein is a 3D spacer fabric reinforced composite, a process for producing it, a method of using it in footwear, and a footwear including it.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2017Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: BASF SEInventors: YingHao Liu, Feng Chao Hu, Tao Liu, Hairu Long, Si Chen, Daniel Freidank
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Publication number: 20230076866Abstract: The present application discloses a human T-lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma cell strain named as ZYXY-T1, and its construction method and use thereof. It was conserved in China Center for Type Culture Collection (Wuhan, China) on Jan. 20, 2021, and the preservation number was CCTCC NO: C202143. The present application is obtained by separating mononuclear cells from peripheral blood of one ETP-ALL patient, and culturing the cells in vitro for continuous natural passage. The strain has the typical surface antigen expression characteristics of ETP-ALL, that is, it does not express CD1?, CD5 or CD8, and highly expresses a stem cell marker CD34, and has good proliferation ability in vitro and tumorigenesis ability in vivo; it can be used as a cell material to study the occurrence and development mechanism of ETP-ALL, and can also be used to screen and evaluate ETP-ALL drugs to guide clinical medication.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Jie JIN, Fenglin LI, Huafeng WANG, Honghu ZHU, Xin HUANG, Yi ZHANG, Chao HU, Shanshan SUO
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Publication number: 20220347485Abstract: In some examples, a battery assembly for an implantable medical device. The battery assembly may include an electrode stack comprising a plurality of electrode plates, wherein the plurality of electrode plates comprises a first electrode plate including a first tab extending from the first electrode plate and a second electrode plate including a second tab extending from the second electrode plate; a spacer between the first tab and the second tab; and a rivet extending through the first tab, second tab, and spacer, wherein the rivet is configured to mechanically attach the first tab, second tab, and spacer to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: Jeffrey J. Louwagie, Paul B. Aamodt, Vincent Brama, Nicholas H. Finstrom, Michael B. Hintz, Vadim A. Yakovlev, Kevin D. O'Connell, Richard W. Swenson, Brian P. Schmidt, Joseph J. Viavattine, Puqiang Zhang, Hailiang Zhao, Chao Hu
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ELECTROMAGNETIC STIRRING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SECONDARY COOLING ZONE DURING SLAB CONTINUOUS CASTING
Publication number: 20220305549Abstract: Disclosed are an electromagnetic stirring device and a method for a secondary cooling zone during slab continuous casting. The device comprises an electromagnetic stirring device main body comprising a protection housing (3), a phase sequence control assembly, an iron core (4) and an electromagnetic coil (5) for carrying out variable-direction electromagnetic stirring on molten steel by means of three-phase current phase sequence transformation; an opening adjustment assembly comprising an air cylinder (7), a fixed base (8), a movable joint shaft (12) and a silicon steel sheet group insert (13) for adjusting online the opening degree of the closed annular iron core by means of a movable joint structure; and the secondary cooling assembly comprising a cooling water inlet (9) and a cooling water nozzle (10) for cooling the electromagnetic coil and spraying cooling water to a surface of a cast slab (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2020Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.Inventors: Hongquan WEN, Yueming ZHOU, Cunyou WU, Chao HU, Xiaoli JIN, Xianjiu ZHAO, Chunfeng WANG -
Patent number: 11413466Abstract: In some examples, a battery assembly for an implantable medical device. The battery assembly may include an electrode stack comprising a plurality of electrode plates, wherein the plurality of electrode plates comprises a first electrode plate including a first tab extending from the first electrode plate and a second electrode plate including a second tab extending from the second electrode plate; a spacer between the first tab and the second tab; and a rivet extending through the first tab, second tab, and spacer, wherein the rivet is configured to mechanically attach the first tab, second tab, and spacer to each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey J. Louwagie, Paul B. Aamodt, Vincent Brama, Nicholas H. Finstrom, Michael B. Hintz, Vadim A. Yakovlev, Kevin D. O'Connell, Richard W. Swenson, Brian P. Schmidt, Joseph J. Viavattine, Puqiang Zhang, Hailiang Zhao, Chao Hu
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Publication number: 20220230597Abstract: The disclosed devices may include a driver circuit including a voltage boost circuit, a pulse modulation controller, and optionally a headroom processor. The voltage boost circuit may be configured to receive a device input voltage (such as a battery voltage) and generate a backlight drive voltage. The pulse modulation controller may be configured to provide a pulse modulation signal to the voltage boost circuit, and may include a digital circuit or an analog circuit. Example devices may include a backlight unit receiving the backlight voltage. The optional headroom processor may provide a headroom signal to the pulse modulation controller based on a headroom voltage determined from the backlight unit. Devices may further include a backlight unit including an arrangement of light-emissive elements, and may include display devices such as head-mounted devices. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2021Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Yuming Liu, Chao Hu, Joaquin Andres Fierro, Nathan Slattengren, David Viviescas, Stella Chung, Tajbid Rahman
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Patent number: 11187368Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of wave compensation equipment, and discloses a 6-Dof platform for wave compensation, comprising a soleplate, a 2R1T parallel unit, a 1R2T series unit and an upper platform. The soleplate is installed on a deck of a ship, the 2R1T parallel unit is installed on the soleplate, the 1R2T series unit is installed on the 2R1T parallel unit, and the upper platform is installed on the 1R2T series unit. The invention compensates 6-Dof motion of heave, roll, pitch, sway, surge and yaw of the ship under action of waves. The present invention has the advantages of simple structure, high carrying capacity, easy control and high precision in posture control.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Inventors: Gang Tang, Chao Hu, Xiong Hu
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Publication number: 20210356361Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for fault detection in a component of a machine during operation. Vibration data is acquired based on a vibration signal output from a sensor associated with the component. The vibration data is analyzed with at least two machine learning models to predict a condition of the component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicants: Deere & Company, Iowa State University Research FoundationInventors: Shawn A. Kenny, Jeffrey S. Sidon, Sriram Krishnaswamy, Mohammad Kazem Sadoughi, Hao Lu, Chao Hu
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Publication number: 20210189551Abstract: A vacuum coating device for a flexible substrate is provided, including a vacuum coating chamber and a transition chamber which are connected to each other. The vacuum coating chamber and the transition chamber communicate with each other through a slit. The vacuum coating device further includes a cooling roller, which is fixed in the transition chamber through a tension adjusting component. The cooling roller includes a roller body and a shaft, the roller body is fixedly installed on the shaft, and the roller body and the shaft are coaxial. Multiple heat dissipation passages are provided in the roller body along an axial direction of the roller body. Good cooling function is achieved and the flexible substrate is prevented from generating winkles.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2018Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: HONGXIA SUN, YANG ZHOU, HU JIANG, CHAO HU, YI SHU, PENGJIAN ZHU, FAN CHEN, DENG PAN, WEI LONG
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Publication number: 20210178451Abstract: A wiring machine includes a lever group and magnets. The lever group includes a plurality of lever arms which are spaced apart and a plurality of rotary shafts on each of which one lever arm is mounted correspondingly so as to facilitate the rotate rocking motion of the lever arms. One end of each lever arm is provided with a wire gripper and the other end is provided with an attraction head. The magnets are arranged in association with the plurality of attraction heads.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2018Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Fan CHEN, Chao HU, Yi SHU, Pengjian ZHU, Hongxia SUN, Deng PAN, Minghao QU, Xiaoning RU
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Publication number: 20210184628Abstract: Provided are a device and method for detecting a photovoltaic module. An exemplary device for detecting a photovoltaic module may comprise a light source and a projection display unit provided on opposite sides of a photovoltaic module to be detected, respectively. Further, the projection display unit may be configured to display a projection of the photovoltaic module to be detected, generated under illumination of the light source. In devices and methods for detecting a photovoltaic module provided by embodiments herein, under illumination of the light source, the projection of the photovoltaic module to be detected may be displayed on the projection display unit, and bent corner(s) of the photovoltaic module to be detected can also be clearly displayed, which enables an accurate and quick selection of defective photovoltaic modules. Moreover, the removal of the defective photovoltaic modules greatly increases production yield of final products assembled from the photovoltaic modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2018Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Lin Liu, Tao Li, Jing Zeng, Chongyan Lian, Xianyi Huang, Chao Hu, Yi Shu