Patents by Inventor Delin Zhang

Delin Zhang 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: 20240112855
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to an iron-nitride material having a polycrystalline microstructure including a plurality of elongated crystallographic grains with grain boundaries, the iron-nitride material including at least one of an ??-Fe16N2 phase and a body-center-tetragonal (bct) phase comprising Fe and N. The disclosure is also directed a method producing an iron-nitride material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Jian-Ping WANG, Md MEHEDI, YanFeng JIANG, Bin MA, Delin ZHANG, Fan ZHANG, Jinming LIU
  • Publication number: 20240086577
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for pairwise graph querying, merging, and computing for account linking. A service provider may provide an account graph system to identify pairwise similarities between different accounts based on shared data that may be identified through one or more linking characteristics. When providing pairwise graph similarities, a service provider may receive a query identifying two or more accounts and/or an account with a parameter for graph exploration and querying. The service provider may utilize connection, link, or relationship graphs, queried and generated using a graph database, to determine pairwise similarities between the designated seed account and one or more selected accounts. The graph may include vertices for different queried data points and edges connecting such queries, where directionality of the edges or other vectors may be used to identify links or hops between accounts for data querying and exploration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Pengshan Zhang, Alon Wiener, Delin Liu, Haoran Zhang, Itzik Levi, Junshi Guo, Ying Lin, Yu Zhang, Zohar Li Marad
  • Publication number: 20240076764
    Abstract: All example composition may include a plurality of grains including an iron nitride phase. The plurality of grains may have an average wain size between about 10 nm and about 200 nm. An example technique may include treating a composition including a plurality of grains including au iron-based phase to adjust an average grain size of the plurality of grains to between about 20 nm and about 100 ma. The example technique may include nitriding the plurality of grains to form or grow an iron nitride phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Jian-Ping WANG, YanFeng JIANG, Md MEHEDI, Yiming WU, Bin MA, Jinming LIU, Delin ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11875934
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to an iron-nitride material having a polycrystalline microstructure including a plurality of elongated crystallographic grains with grain boundaries, the iron-nitride material including at least one of an ??-Fe16N2 phase and a body-center-tetragonal (bct) phase comprising Fe and N. The disclosure is also directed a method producing an iron-nitride material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Md Mehedi, YanFeng Jiang, Bin Ma, Delin Zhang, Fan Zhang, Jinming Liu
  • Patent number: 11859271
    Abstract: An example composition may include a plurality of grains including an iron nitride phase. The plurality of grains may have an average grain size between about 10 nm and about 200 nm. An example technique may include treating a composition including a plurality of grains including an iron-based phase to adjust an average grain size of the plurality of grains to between about 20 nm and about 100 nm. The example technique may include nitriding the plurality of grains to form or grow an iron nitride phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, YanFeng Jiang, Md Mehedi, Yiming Wu, Bin Ma, Jinming Liu, Delin Zhang
  • Patent number: 11735242
    Abstract: A magnetic device includes a layer stack comprising a first ferromagnetic layer; a spacer layer on the first ferromagnetic layer; a second ferromagnetic layer on the spacer layer; a dielectric barrier layer on the second ferromagnetic layer; an insertion layer positioned between the second ferromagnetic layer and the dielectric barrier layer; and a fixed layer or an electrode on the dielectric barrier layer. In some examples, a magnetic orientation of the second ferromagnetic layer is switched by a bias voltage across the layer stack without application of an external magnetic field; an antiferromagnetic coupling of the first and second ferromagnetic layers is increased by the bias voltage applying a negative charge to the fixed layer or the electrode, and the antiferromagnetic coupling of the first and second ferromagnetic layers is decreased by the bias voltage applying a positive charge to the fixed layer or the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Delin Zhang, Protyush Sahu
  • Patent number: 11462682
    Abstract: A magnetic device may include a layer stack including a work function structure, a dielectric layer, and a ferromagnetic layer, where the ferromagnetic layer is positioned between the work function structure and the dielectric layer. The work function structure is configured to deplete electrons from the ferromagnetic layer or accumulate electrons in the ferromagnetic layer. A magnetization orientation of the ferromagnetic layer is configured to be switched by a voltage applied across the layer stack or by a voltage applied across or through the work function structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Thomas Jon Peterson, Anthony William Hurben, Delin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220271218
    Abstract: A magnetic device may include a layer stack including a work function structure, a dielectric layer, and a ferromagnetic layer, where the ferromagnetic layer is positioned between the work function structure and the dielectric layer. The work function structure is configured to deplete electrons from the ferromagnetic layer or accumulate electrons in the ferromagnetic layer. A magnetization orientation of the ferromagnetic layer is configured to be switched by a voltage applied across the layer stack or by a voltage applied across or through the work function structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Thomas Jon Peterson, Anthony William Hurben, Delin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220208241
    Abstract: A magnetic device includes a layer stack comprising a first ferromagnetic layer; a spacer layer on the first ferromagnetic layer; a second ferromagnetic layer on the spacer layer; a dielectric barrier layer on the second ferromagnetic layer; an insertion layer positioned between the second ferromagnetic layer and the dielectric barrier layer; and a fixed layer or an electrode on the dielectric barrier layer. In some examples, a magnetic orientation of the second ferromagnetic layer is switched by a bias voltage across the layer stack without application of an external magnetic field; an antiferromagnetic coupling of the first and second ferromagnetic layers is increased by the bias voltage applying a negative charge to the fixed layer or the electrode, and the antiferromagnetic coupling of the first and second ferromagnetic layers is decreased by the bias voltage applying a positive charge to the fixed layer or the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Delin Zhang, Protyush Sahu
  • Publication number: 20220098711
    Abstract: An example composition may include a plurality of grains including an iron nitride phase. The plurality of grains may have an average grain size between about 10 nm and about 200 nm. An example technique may include treating a composition including a plurality of grains including an iron-based phase to adjust an average grain size of the plurality of grains to between about 20 nm and about 100 nm. The example technique may include nitriding the plurality of grains to form or grow an iron nitride phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Jian-Ping WANG, YanFeng JIANG, Md MEHEDI, Yiming WU, Bin MA, Jinming LIU, Delin ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11183227
    Abstract: A magnetic device may include a layer stack. The layer stack may include a first ferromagnetic layer; a spacer layer on the first ferromagnetic layer; a second ferromagnetic layer on the spacer layer; and a dielectric barrier layer on the second ferromagnetic layer. In some examples, the layer stack may also include an additional ferromagnetic layer and an additional spacer layer. The magnetic device also may include a voltage source configured to apply a bias voltage across the layer stack to cause switching of a magnetic orientation of the second ferromagnetic layer without application of an external magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Delin Zhang, Protyush Sahu
  • Publication number: 20210343321
    Abstract: A magnetic device may include a layer stack. The layer stack may include a first ferromagnetic layer; a spacer layer on the first ferromagnetic layer; a second ferromagnetic layer on the spacer layer; and a dielectric barrier layer on the second ferromagnetic layer. In some examples, the layer stack may also include an additional ferromagnetic layer and an additional spacer layer. The magnetic device also may include a voltage source configured to apply a bias voltage across the layer stack to cause switching of a magnetic orientation of the second ferromagnetic layer without application of an external magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Delin Zhang, Protyush Sahu
  • Patent number: 10854257
    Abstract: A magnetic device may include a layer stack. The layer stack may include a first ferromagnetic layer; a non-magnetic spacer layer on the first ferromagnetic layer, where the non-magnetic spacer layer comprises at least one of Ru, Ir, Ta, Cr, W, Mo, Re, Hf, Zr, or V; a second ferromagnetic layer on the non-magnetic spacer layer; and an oxide layer on the second ferromagnetic layer. The magnetic device also may include a voltage source configured to apply a bias voltage across the layer stack to cause switching of a magnetic orientation of the second ferromagnetic layer without application of an external magnetic field or a current. A thickness and composition of the non-magnetic spacer layer may be selected to enable a switching direction of the magnetic orientation of the second ferromagnetic layer to be controlled by a sign of the bias voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignees: Regents of the University of Minnesota, Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Delin Zhang, Sara A. Majetich, Mukund Bapna
  • Patent number: 10835822
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of Internet technologies, and disclose an application control method and a terminal device. The method includes: determining whether a currently running application meets a condition for casting a skill, and if the currently running application meets the condition for casting a skill, outputting a skill name corresponding to at least one castable skill; detecting a target skill name input by a user in voice mode; recognizing the target skill name and determining whether the target skill name belongs to the output skill name corresponding to the at least one castable skill; and if the target skill name belongs to the output skill name corresponding to the at least one castable skill, casting a skill corresponding to the target skill name in the application. By implementing embodiments of the present invention, applications may be controlled easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Delin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200176042
    Abstract: A magnetic device may include a layer stack. The layer stack may include a first ferromagnetic layer; a non-magnetic spacer layer on the first ferromagnetic layer, where the non-magnetic spacer layer comprises at least one of Ru, Ir, Ta, Cr, W, Mo, Re, Hf, Zr, or V; a second ferromagnetic layer on the non-magnetic spacer layer; and an oxide layer on the second ferromagnetic layer. The magnetic device also may include a voltage source configured to apply a bias voltage across the layer stack to cause switching of a magnetic orientation of the second ferromagnetic layer without application of an external magnetic field or a current. A thickness and composition of the non-magnetic spacer layer may be selected to enable a switching direction of the magnetic orientation of the second ferromagnetic layer to be controlled by a sign of the bias voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Delin Zhang, Sara A. Majetich, Mukund Bapna
  • Patent number: 10586579
    Abstract: A magnetic device may include a layer stack. The layer stack may include a first ferromagnetic layer; a non-magnetic spacer layer on the first ferromagnetic layer, where the non-magnetic spacer layer comprises at least one of Ru, Ir, Ta, Cr, W, Mo, Re, Hf, Zr, or V; a second ferromagnetic layer on the non-magnetic spacer layer; and an oxide layer on the second ferromagnetic layer. The magnetic device also may include a voltage source configured to apply a bias voltage across the layer stack to cause switching of a magnetic orientation of the second ferromagnetic layer without application of an external magnetic field or a current. A thickness and composition of the non-magnetic spacer layer may be selected to enable a switching direction of the magnetic orientation of the second ferromagnetic layer to be controlled by a sign of the bias voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignees: Regents of the University of Minnesota, Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Delin Zhang, Sara A. Majetich, Mukund Bapna
  • Patent number: 10546997
    Abstract: Articles including a fixing layer and a free layer including a layer including an FePd alloy. The free layer may include a composite layer including a perpendicular synthetic antiferromagnetic (p-SAF) structure. Techniques for forming and using articles including FePd alloy layers or p-SAF structures. Example articles and techniques may be usable for storage and logic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Delin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200027654
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to an iron-nitride material having a polycrystalline microstructure including a plurality of elongated crystallographic grains with grain boundaries, the iron-nitride material including at least one of an ??-Fe16N2 phase and a body-center-tetragonal (bct) phase comprising Fe and N. The disclosure is also directed a method producing an iron-nitride material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Jian-Ping WANG, Md MEHEDI, YanFeng JIANG, Bin MA, Delin ZHANG, Fan ZHANG, Jinming LIU
  • Publication number: 20190295617
    Abstract: A magnetic device may include a layer stack. The layer stack may include a first ferromagnetic layer; a non-magnetic spacer layer on the first ferromagnetic layer, where the non-magnetic spacer layer comprises at least one of Ru, Ir, Ta, Cr, W, Mo, Re, Hf, Zr, or V; a second ferromagnetic layer on the non-magnetic spacer layer; and an oxide layer on the second ferromagnetic layer. The magnetic device also may include a voltage source configured to apply a bias voltage across the layer stack to cause switching of a magnetic orientation of the second ferromagnetic layer without application of an external magnetic field or a current. A thickness and composition of the non-magnetic spacer layer may be selected to enable a switching direction of the magnetic orientation of the second ferromagnetic layer to be controlled by a sign of the bias voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Delin Zhang, Sara A. Majetich, Mukund Bapna
  • Publication number: 20180287052
    Abstract: Articles including a fixing layer and a free layer including a layer including an FePd alloy. The free layer may include a composite layer including a perpendicular synthetic antiferromagnetic (p-SAF) structure. Techniques for forming and using articles including FePd alloy layers or p-SAF structures. Example articles and techniques may be usable for storage and logic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Delin Zhang