Patents by Inventor Fei Shang

Fei Shang 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: 20240121865
    Abstract: One embodiment relates to a temperature-regulating appliance comprising. The temperature-regulating appliance includes a base and a mounting adapter. The base includes a housing defining an internal compartment and a thermal element disposed within the internal compartment of the housing. The mounting adapter extends along opposing edges of the housing and is coupled directly to a bottom of the housing. The mounting adapter is configured to facilitate detachably coupling the base to a cooktop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Nick Bassill, Edward Nunn, Mark Gilpatric, Ishan Shah, Fei Shang
  • Patent number: 11849523
    Abstract: A temperature-regulating appliance includes a top portion, a base, a temperature sensor, and a mounting adapter. The top portion has an upper surface and a lower surface. The base includes a housing defining an internal compartment and a thermal element disposed within the internal compartment of the housing. The temperature sensor is positioned outside of the internal compartment, between the housing and the lower surface of the top portion. The mounting adapter extends between the top portion and the housing. The mounting adapter detachably couples the base to the top portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Hatco Corporation
    Inventors: Nick Bassill, Edward Nunn, Mark Gilpatric, Ishan Shah, Fei Shang
  • Publication number: 20230397464
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display apparatus, a display panel of which includes a panel chip; a second bonding region of a main circuit board is provided with second display terminals coupled with first display terminals and second touch control terminals coupled with first touch control terminals; each of segment touch control lines includes a first segment coupled between one second touch control terminal and one main connector in a first region, and a second segment coupled between a touch control chip and one main connector in a second region; a third region and a fourth region of a jumper connection circuit board are bonded with the first region and the second region respectively; the segment touch control lines are in one-to-one correspondence with jumper connection lines, each jumper connection line is coupled between one jumper connector in the third region and one jumper connector in the fourth region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Yuanzhang ZHU, Ren XIONG, Qiang TANG, Guoqiang WU, Fei SHANG, Haijun QIU
  • Publication number: 20230380023
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and media for induction heating a first food vessel of a first size and a second food vessel of a second size include a base defining a well to separately receive the first food vessel and the second food vessel. A plurality of coil assemblies are mounted to a bottom side of a tray. The plurality of induction coils are electrically coupled with an inverter of the induction heating system. A sensing system is configured to indirectly measure a temperature of the first food vessel when the first food vessel is resting in the well and the second food vessel when the second food vessel is resting in the well. A controller is communicatively coupled with the sensing system and the inverter and is configured receive the temperature measurement from the sensing system, and control the inverter according to the measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas Bassill, Fei Shang, Mark Gilpatric, Greg Sterr, James Jakubowski, Edward Nunn, Ming Liu
  • Patent number: 11775110
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display apparatus, a display panel of which includes a panel chip; a second bonding region of a main circuit board is provided with second display terminals coupled with first display terminals and second touch control terminals coupled with first touch control terminals; each of segment touch control lines includes a first segment coupled between one second touch control terminal and one main connector in a first region, and a segment coupled between a touch control chip and one main connector in a second region; a third region and a fourth region of a jumper connection circuit board are bonded with the first region and the second region respectively; the segment touch control lines are in one-to-one correspondence with jumper connection lines, each jumper connection line is coupled between one jumper connector in the third region and one jumper connector in the fourth region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuanzhang Zhu, Ren Xiong, Qiang Tang, Guoqiang Wu, Fei Shang, Haijun Qiu
  • Publication number: 20230290310
    Abstract: A display panel includes pixel circuits, and the pixel circuit includes: a driving sub-circuit, a fourth sub-circuit and a first reset sub-circuit. The driving sub-circuit includes a driving transistor and a storage capacitor. The driving transistor includes a gate and an active pattern including a source portion and a drain portion. The storage capacitor includes a first storage electrode sharing a same electrode with the gate and a second storage electrode used to be connected to a first voltage signal line. The fourth sub-circuit is configured such that the drain portion and the gate are connected when being turned on. The first reset sub-circuit includes a first active pattern, which is arranged in a same layer as the active pattern and includes a first source portion being used to be connected to a first initialization signal line and a first drain portion being connected to the drain portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicants: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rui WANG, Haijun QIU, Fei SHANG, Ming HU, Shaoru LI, Minho KO
  • Patent number: 11748293
    Abstract: A method of automatic identification of PCIe configuration of a server and preventing operation if each slimline connector connected with a PCIe device is found connected to an incorrect slot of a mother board utilizes a combination of first and second signals of two null interfaces of the first connector as that ID signal and a combination of third and fourth signals of the two interfaces of a second connector as that ID signal. The CPLD receiving the ID signals detects whether the first and second slimline connectors are in their specified and correct slots. Powering on of computer is not permitted if incorrect connection is found, and a warning prompt is generated. A PCIe channel width for each slimline is automatically configured if no incorrect connection is found. A server applying the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Fulian Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Hou-Fei Shang, Li-Wen Guo, Xiao-Long Zhou, Zhen-Zhu Zhang, Ke-Feng You, Jian-Fei Wang, Miao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230276572
    Abstract: A display device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The display device includes a display panel (20) and a flexible circuit board electrically connected with the display panel (20). The flexible circuit board includes a first circuit board (11), a second circuit board (22) and a conductive portion; the first circuit board (11) includes a first substrate (100), and a main contact pad, a first wire (501) and a second wire (502) provided on the first substrate (100); the second circuit board (22) includes a second substrate (200), a relay contact pad and a third wire (210) provided on the second substrate (200); and the conductive portion is configured for electrically connecting the main contact pad and the relay contact pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicants: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ren XIONG, Fan LI, Qiang TANG, Fei SHANG, Haijun QIU, Yuanyuan CHAI, Huiqiang SONG
  • Patent number: 11688348
    Abstract: A pixel circuit includes: a driving sub-circuit including a driving transistor and a storage capacitor; a first reset sub-circuit configured to transmit an initialization signal to a third node under control of at least a first reset signal; a writing sub-circuit configured to transmit the initialization signal to a first node under control of a first scanning signal, and write a data signal received at a data terminal to the first node and perform threshold voltage compensation on the driving transistor under control of the first scanning signal and a second scanning signal; a light-emitting device; and a light-emitting control sub-circuit configured to, under control of a first enable signal and a second enable signal, transmit a voltage signal of a first voltage terminal to a second node, and transmit a current output by the driving transistor to the light-emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rui Wang, Haijun Qiu, Fei Shang, Ming Hu, Shaoru Li, Minho Ko
  • Patent number: 11690174
    Abstract: A display device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The display device includes a display panel and a flexible circuit board electrically connected with the display panel. The flexible circuit board includes a first circuit board, a second circuit board and a conductive portion; the first circuit board includes a first substrate, and a main contact pad, a first wire and a second wire provided on the first substrate; the second circuit board includes a second substrate, a relay contact pad and a third wire provided on the second substrate; and the conductive portion is configured for electrically connecting the main contact pad and the relay contact pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ren Xiong, Fan Li, Qiang Tang, Fei Shang, Haijun Qiu, Yuanyuan Chai, Huiqiang Song
  • Publication number: 20230194351
    Abstract: A temperature-regulating unit includes a base, a resonant tank, and a controller. The base is configured to support a pan. The resonant tank includes a coil and a capacitor. The resonant tank has a resonant frequency that is affected by a material of the pan and a temperature of the pan. The controller is configured to receive a temperature setting, monitor the resonant frequency, determine the material of the pan based on the resonant frequency, determine the temperature of the pan based on the resonant frequency, and adaptively control a thermal element based on the temperature of the pan, the material of the pan, and the temperature setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Nick Bassill, John Scanlon, Fei Shang, Ishan Shah, Mark Gilpatric, Dave Rolston, Ronghua Yu
  • Publication number: 20230147267
    Abstract: A method of automatic identification of PCIe configuration of a server and preventing operation if each slimline connector connected with a PCIe device is found connected to an incorrect slot of a mother board utilizes a combination of first and second signals of two null interfaces of the first connector as that ID signal and a combination of third and fourth signals of the two interfaces of a second connector as that ID signal. The CPLD receiving the ID signals detects whether the first and second slimline connectors are in their specified and correct slots. Powering on of computer is not permitted if incorrect connection is found, and a warning prompt is generated. A PCIe channel width for each slimline is automatically configured if no incorrect connection is found. A server applying the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: HOU-FEI SHANG, LI-WEN GUO, XIAO-LONG ZHOU, ZHEN-ZHU ZHANG, KE-FENG YOU, JIAN-FEI WANG, MIAO ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11609121
    Abstract: A temperature-regulating unit includes a base, a thermal element, a contactless sensing assembly, and a controller. The base is configured to support at least one of a pan or a food product. The thermal element is positioned to thermally regulate the at least one of the pan or the food product. The contactless sensing assembly is positioned to acquire sensor data regarding the at least one of the pan or the food product. The controller is configured to receive the sensor data from the contactless sensing assembly and adaptively control the thermal element based on the sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Hatco Corporation
    Inventors: Nick Bassill, John Scanlon, Fei Shang, Ishan Shah, Mark Gilpatric, Dave Rolston, Ronghua Yu
  • Patent number: 11580921
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) and a driving method thereof are disclosed. The LCD includes: an LCD panel, a grayscale voltage output portion and a grayscale voltage adjusting portion. The LCD panel includes a deformation area formed by bonding of a driver integrated circuit, and the deformation area includes a first subpixel. The grayscale voltage output portion is configured to output a first grayscale voltage to the first subpixel. The grayscale voltage adjusting portion is configured to adjust the first grayscale voltage into a second grayscale voltage, so that a brightness of the first subpixel at the second grayscale voltage is less than a brightness of the first subpixel at the first grayscale voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., CHONGQING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xianyong Gao, Shuai Hou, Xu Lu, Qiang Yu, Fanjian Zeng, Xinxin Wu, Fei Shang
  • Patent number: 11582837
    Abstract: A temperature-regulating appliance includes a top portion, a base, and a mounting adapter. The top portion has an upper surface and a lower surface. The top portion is configured to be mounted to a countertop. The base includes a housing defining an internal compartment and a thermal element disposed within the internal compartment of the housing. The mounting adapter extends from the lower surface of the top portion to the housing. The mounting adapter detachably couples the base to the top portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Hateo Corporation
    Inventors: Nick Bassill, Edward Nunn, Mark Gilpatric, Ishan Shah, Fei Shang
  • Publication number: 20230035025
    Abstract: An induction heating system includes a housing, a heating surface, a first power inverter disposed within the housing, a second power inverter disposed within the housing, a first plurality of working coils, and a second plurality of working coils. The first plurality of working coils is connected in series. The first plurality of working coils is disposed within the housing and electrically coupled to the first power inverter. The second plurality of working coils is connected in series. The second plurality of working coils is disposed within the housing and electrically coupled to the first power inverter. The first plurality of working coils and the second plurality of working coils are configured to receive power from the first power inverter and the second power inverter, respectively, to produce magnetic fields that interact with a ferrous material of cooking vessels or of the heating surface to generate heat in the ferrous material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Nick Bassill, Ishan Shah, Fei Shang
  • Publication number: 20220350458
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display apparatus, a display panel of which includes a panel chip; a second bonding region of a main circuit board is provided with second display terminals coupled with first display terminals and second touch control terminals coupled with first touch control terminals; each of segment touch control lines includes a first segment coupled between one second touch control terminal and one main connector in a first region, and a segment coupled between a touch control chip and one main connector in a second region; a third region and a fourth region of a jumper connection circuit board are bonded with the first region and the second region respectively; the segment touch control lines are in one-to-one correspondence with jumper connection lines, each jumper connection line is coupled between one jumper connector in the third region and one jumper connector in the fourth region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yuanzhang ZHU, Ren XIONG, Qiang TANG, Guoqiang WU, Fei SHANG, Haijun QIU
  • Publication number: 20220343852
    Abstract: A pixel circuit includes: a driving sub-circuit including a driving transistor and a storage capacitor; a first reset sub-circuit configured to transmit an initialization signal to a third node under control of at least a first reset signal; a writing sub-circuit configured to transmit the initialization signal to a first node under control of a first scanning signal, and write a data signal received at a data terminal to the first node and perform threshold voltage compensation on the driving transistor under control of the first scanning signal and a second scanning signal; a light-emitting device; and a light-emitting control sub-circuit configured to, under control of a first enable signal and a second enable signal, transmit a voltage signal of a first voltage terminal to a second node, and transmit a current output by the driving transistor to the light-emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicants: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rui WANG, Haijun QIU, Fei SHANG, Ming HU, Shaoru LI, Minho KO
  • Patent number: 11483903
    Abstract: An induction heating system includes a power inverter, an induction circuit, and a control circuit. The power inverter includes one or more transistors configured to receive a direct current (DC) input and produce an alternating current (AC) output. The induction circuit includes at least one working coil configured to receive the AC output and produce a first magnetic field, wherein the first magnetic field interacts with a ferrous material to generate heat in the ferrous material. The control circuit includes a processor and memory. The memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the control circuit to receive an input, from a user, indicating a temperature set point, measure an inductance of the induction circuit, determine a resonant frequency of the induction circuit based on the inductance, and control the one or more transistors of the power inverter based on the resonant frequency and the temperature set point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: HATCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nick Bassill, Fei Shang, Ishan Shah
  • Publication number: 20220330389
    Abstract: An induction well includes a tank configured to store a substance, a first induction coil positioned around a first portion of the tank, a second induction coil positioned around a second portion of the tank, and a single power inverter coupled in parallel with the first induction coil and the second induction coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Nick Bassill, Jackey Chen, Fei Shang