Patents by Inventor Di ZHUANG

Di ZHUANG 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).

  • Patent number: 12115712
    Abstract: A single screw extruder (E) for the extrusion of food or feed, comprising in the direction of flow of a product to be extruded: i) a processing section (8); ii) a bypass outlet (B); iii) a valve plate (V); iv) a die plate (D); and iv) a cutter (6). The flow of product can be directed through the valve plate, under normal operating conditions of the extruder (E), and through the bypass outlet (B), during start-up of the extruder (E) or for maintenance purposes, downstream of the valve plate (V). The valve plate (V) is arranged on or in a mounting plate (M). The cutter (6) and the mounting plate (M) are provided with interacting guiding mechanism that prevent rotation of the cutter (6), vis-à-vis the mounting plate (M); and the cutter (6) and the mounting plate (M) are mechanically fastened to each other with rotational locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Bühler AG
    Inventors: Andreas Krische, Di Zhuang, Urs Wuest
  • Publication number: 20240048359
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for managing access to encrypted data and encryption keys. The system stores, by a key management server, a first encryption key associated with a first service and a second encryption key associated with a second service. The system prevents, by the key management server, the second service from accessing the second encryption key while the first service is performing a first function using the first encryption key and determines that a first threshold period of time associated with the first function has elapsed. The system, in response to determining that the first threshold period of time associated with the first function has elapsed, prevents, by the key management server, the first service from accessing the first encryption key while the second service is performing a second function using the second encryption key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Saikrishna Badrinarayanan, Guangyu Chen, Samarth Chopra, Apoorvaa Deshpande, Hooman Javaheri, Muhammad Naveed, Antonios Papadimitriou, Sina Shiehian, Bahador Yeganeh, Di Zhuang
  • Publication number: 20210053268
    Abstract: A single screw extruder (E) for the extrusion of food or feed, comprising in the direction of flow of a product to be extruded: i) a processing section (8); ii) a bypass outlet (B); iii) a valve plate (V); iv) a die plate (D); and iv) a cutter (6). The flow of product can be directed through the valve plate, under normal operating conditions of the extruder (E), and through the bypass outlet (B), during start-up of the extruder (E) or for maintenance purposes, downstream of the valve plate (V). The valve plate (V) is arranged on or in a mounting plate (M). The cutter (6) and the mounting plate (M) are provided with interacting guiding mechanism that prevent rotation of the cutter (6), vis-à-vis the mounting plate (M); and the cutter (6) and the mounting plate (M) are mechanically fastened to each other with rotational locking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Bühler AG
    Inventors: Andreas KRISCHE, Di ZHUANG, Urs WUEST