Patents by Inventor Fei Zhang

Fei 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).

  • ELECTRICAL PLUG CONNECTOR, ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20200076122
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrical plug connector, an electrical receptacle connector and a connector assembly having the electrical plug connector and the electrical receptacle connector. The electrical plug connector comprises a plug main body, a ring magnet sheathing the plug main body and at least two movable terminals fixed in the plug main body, a top surface of the ring magnet is flush with a circumferential edge of a top surface of an inserting portion of the plug main body. The electrical receptacle connector comprises a receptacle main body, a attraction ring sheathing the receptacle main body and at least two conductive metal posts fixed on the receptacle main body, a top surface of the attraction ring is flush with a top surface of the receptacle main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Hao YIN, Xue-Qing ZHANG, Teng Fei ZHANG
  • CAMERA
    Publication number: 20200077517
    Abstract: A camera includes a circuit board, an image sensing chip, a package base, a lens module, a flexible circuit board, and a first carrier plate. The circuit board includes a first surface and an opposite second surface. The circuit board defines a window through the first surface and the second surface. The image sensing chip is mounted to the second surface and includes a photosensitive area viewable through the window. The package base is mounted to the first surface and defines a light hole. The lens module is mounted to the package base. The first carrier plate is mounted to the second surface and covers the image sensing chip. The circuit board further includes an end portion not covered by the first carrier plate. The flexible circuit board is mounted to the second surface of the end portion and is electrically coupled to the image sensing chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: KUN LI, SHIN-WEN CHEN, YU-SHUAI LI, LONG-FEI ZHANG
  • CAMERA MODULE
    Publication number: 20200076997
    Abstract: A camera module to retain a smooth and easy focusing movement through components connected together by threads includes a lens bracket and a lens barrel. The lens bracket carries an optical lens and includes sidewall with a first internal thread. The optical lens includes sensor end. The sensor end includes a lateral surface with an external thread which corresponds to the first internal thread. The lateral surface defines several notches extending from the end of the lateral surface down through the external threads to reduce any clamping or high turning resistance between the internal and the external threads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: YU-SHUAI LI, SHIN-WEN CHEN, KUN LI, LONG-FEI ZHANG
  • CAMERA
    Publication number: 20200073211
    Abstract: A camera includes a bracket, a lens base, a lens, a filter, a circuit board, and a photosensitive, chip. The bracket defines a first receiving space, a second receiving space, and a through hole. The through hole is in communication with the first receiving space and the second receiving space. The lens is mounted on the lens base. The filter is received within the first receiving space. The circuit board is mounted on the side of the bracket defining the second receiving space. The photosensitive chip mounted on the circuit board faces the through hole. The bracket includes a heating member and two conductive circuits. The filter is mounted on the heating member such that a periphery of the filter is in contact with the heating member. Each of the two conductive circuit layers is electrically coupled between the heating member and the circuit board to heat the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: KUN LI, SHIN-WEN CHEN, LONG-FEI ZHANG, XIAO-MEI MA
  • Interconnection System, and Interconnection Control Method and Apparatus
    Publication number: 20200065291
    Abstract: An interconnection system including a first gating unit and a second gating unit is provided. The first gating unit includes two terminals, with one terminal connecting to a first CPU directly, where the two terminals are indirectly connected when the first gating unit is in a first state. The second gating unit includes two terminals, with one terminal connecting to a second CPU, where the two terminals are connected when the second gating unit is in the first state. Another terminal of the first gating unit is connected to another terminal of the second gating unit. If both the first gating unit and the second gating unit are in the first state, the first CPU is connected to the second CPU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Defu Liao, Fei Zhang, Honghui Liu
  • Lens module comprising an image sensor mounted in the receiving groove of a circuit board with electronic components and method for assembling the same
    Patent number: 10574870
    Abstract: A lens module with compact appearance includes a circuit board, an image sensor, a package bracket, an optical filter, and a lens unit. The circuit board defines a first receiving groove for receiving the image sensor. The circuit board has electronic components and gold fingers on one surface. Metallic wires are arranged on edges of a surface of the image sensor. The package bracket is integrally formed on the circuit board to wrap the electronic components, the gold fingers, and the metallic wires therein. The optical filter is connected to surface of the package bracket facing away from the circuit board. The lens unit includes a hollow lens holder and a lens mounted in the lens holder. The lens holder is connected to the surface of the mounting frame facing away from the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: TRIPLE WIN TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Long-Fei Zhang, Shin-Wen Chen, Kun Li, Xiao-Mei Ma
  • LENS MODULE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING LENS MODULE
    Publication number: 20200057228
    Abstract: A lens module includes a photosensitive chip, a hollow mounting frame, a filter, a lens holder, a lens, and a circuit board defining a first through hole and comprising a first surface and an opposite second surface. The photosensitive chip is installed on the first surface facing. The first surface includes electronic components and gold fingers installed thereon. One side of the photosensitive chip includes an electrical coupling portion electrically coupled to the gold fingers. The circuit board further includes an injection molding layer integrally formed onto the first surface. The injection molding layer seals the electronic components and the photosensitive chip therein. The mounting frame is fixed onto the second surface of the circuit board. The lens is installed within the lens holder. The lens holder is fixed onto a surface of the mounting frame facing away from the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: LONG-FEI ZHANG, SHIN-WEN CHEN, KUN LI, XIAO-MEI MA
  • Constant-focus camera module
    Patent number: 10564523
    Abstract: A camera module reinforced against excessive torque forces when being installed includes a lens bracket and a lens barrel. The lens bracket includes an internally-threaded receiving barrel, the lens bracket having external threads around its circumference. The external threads match the internal threads, and lower end of the lens bracket includes an annular groove, a resilient ring being received in the annular groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: TRIPLE WIN TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Kun Li, Shin-Wen Chen, Hao-Zhong Liu, Long-Fei Zhang
  • Lens module with enhanced stability
    Patent number: 10567625
    Abstract: A lens module with physically stronger foundations and enhanced stability includes a circuit board, an image sensor thereon, a mounting bracket, an optical filter, and a lens unit. The mounting bracket is connected to the surface of the circuit board which has the image sensor. The optical filter is connected to mounting bracket and positioned above the image sensor. The lens unit is connected to the mounting bracket facing away from the circuit board through a frame of adhesive. The surface of the lens unit connected to the mounting bracket has protrusions which are positioned at inner edges of the adhesive layer. The protrusions are taller than the depth of the adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: TRIPLE WIN TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Shin-Wen Chen, Xiao-Mei Ma, Ke-Hua Fan, Long-Fei Zhang
  • Electrical connector and electrical connector assembly thereof
    Patent number: 10566730
    Abstract: An electrical connector mounted to a magnetic mechanism includes an insulative housing and a number of terminals retained in the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a base and a mating portion extending forwardly from the base. The mating portion includes an upper wall, a lower wall opposite to the upper wall, two side walls connecting between the upper and lower walls, and a mating space defined therebetween. Each of the terminals includes a connecting section extending into the mating space. The electrical connector also includes a pair of pogo pins respectively retained in the two opposite sides of the mating portion. The pogo pins and the mating portion are spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Teng-Fei Zhang, Wei Zhong, Jian-Kuang Zhu
  • VOICE COIL MOTOR
    Publication number: 20200052569
    Abstract: A voice coil motor includes a base, a housing, a lower-resilient member, a lens frame, a coil, a magnet, an upper-resilient member, an upper cover plate, and a pin arranged on the base. The lower-resilient member, the lens frame, the coil, the magnet, the upper-resilient member, and the upper cover plate are arranged in sequence between the base and the housing. The lens frame and the coil are integrally formed. The coil surrounds an outer surface of the lens frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: LONG-FEI ZHANG, SHIN-WEN CHEN, YU-SHUAI LI, KUN LI
  • Data Packet Forwarding Method, Device, and System
    Publication number: 20200044969
    Abstract: A data packet forwarding method and an apparatus, where the method includes: receiving, by a forwarding device, a first default flow entry of the virtual network from a controller, where the first default flow entry of the virtual network instructs the forwarding device to send a data packet to a specified forwarding device when the forwarding device looks up a first flow table based on a match item of the data packet but no flow entry is hit; receiving, a first data packet from an end system; and when the controller is faulty and the forwarding device looks up the first flow table based on a match item of the first data packet but no flow entry is hit, sending, by the forwarding device, the first data packet to the specified forwarding device using the first default flow entry of the virtual network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Weiguo Hao, Xinjun Xu, Hao Wu, Fei Zhang
  • METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR BROADCASTING SYSTEM INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20200029180
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for broadcasting system information. The method includes: obtaining preset global system information, the global system information including pre-divided basic system information and terminal-related system information; broadcasting the basic system information on a broadcast channel; receiving a message uploaded by User Equipment (UE) through an uplink channel, and extracting a system information requirement message included in the message; determining target system information in the terminal-related system information according to an indication of the system information requirement message. By adopting the present disclosure, there is no need to send all system information to a terminal at one time, thereby occupying less capacity resources of a base station broadcast channel and improving resource utilization of the broadcast channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Yulong Compuuter Telecommunication Scientific (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Xue LEI, Yun-Fei ZHANG
  • FLARE- AND GHOST-FREE IMAGING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200018949
    Abstract: A camera device proofed against ghosting and light flare includes a printed circuit board, an image sensor mounted on the printed circuit board, a supporting bracket fixed on the printed circuit board, and a lens module. The supporting bracket includes supporting plate and perpendicular side wall, the supporting plate and the side wall together forming a receiving room over the image sensor. The supporting plate has a central through hole for light ingress and a flange barrier protruding. The protruding flange barrier surrounds the light through hole, the lens module is fixed on the supporting surface, and the protruding flange barrier locates inside an inner side surface of the lens module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: XIAO-MEI MA, SHIN-WEN CHEN, LONG-FEI ZHANG, KUN LI
  • PLATED YEAST FORMULATIONS
    Publication number: 20200002666
    Abstract: Provided herein is a composition comprising: a) about 25% up to about 75% of a plasmolysed micro-organism by weight of the total weight of the composition; b) about at least greater than 20% up to about 60% by weight flavor or fragrance, of the total weight of the composition c) about 1% up to about 25% desiccant; d) about 4% up to about <10% water; wherein the mean particle size distribution by weight of the composition is about greater than 100 micrometer up to about 1 millimeter. Also provided herein is a method of making a plated yeast composition comprising a. blending: i) a homogenous cake, wherein the cake is made by mixing, at a temperature that ranges from 20° C. to about 90° C. a) a plasmolysed micro-organism in an amount of from about 0.01% to about 90% by weight of the total weight of the cake; b) a flavor or fragrance oil provided in an amount of from at least 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Fei ZHANG, Pierre-Etienne BOUQUERAND, Anita GAUDIN
  • GHOSTING PROOF IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME
    Publication number: 20200007723
    Abstract: An imaging device proofed against ghosting and flaring in captured images includes a lens barrel and a lens module received in the lens barrel. The lens barrel comprises an inner surface and a supporting portion extending radially from the inner wall surface. The supporting portion has through hole for light entry, the through hole comprises a reflecting surface, the supporting portion comprises a top surface and a bottom surface, the reflecting surface connects the top surface and the bottom surface, and a plurality of light-scattering structures are formed on the reflecting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: LONG-FEI ZHANG, SHIN-WEN CHEN, KUN LI, XIAO-MEI MA
  • CAMERA MODULE
    Publication number: 20200004111
    Abstract: A camera module which is sealed and given protection against damage from forcible impacts includes a lens module, a lens tube, and a protecting cover. The lens module has lens screw threads on its outer wall. The lens tube includes a lens receiving space, the lens module is received in the lens receiving space, lens tube screw threads are formed on an inner wall of the lens receiving space. The lens tube screw threads match the lens screw threads. The protecting cover includes a cushioning portion and a dustproofing portion. The cushioning portion and the dustproofing portion are attached to and cover the outer exposed surfaces of the lens tube. The dustproofing portion covers the lens thread and the lens tube screw threads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: XIAO-MEI MA, SHIN-WEN CHEN, LONG-FEI ZHANG, KUN LI
  • NON-GHOSTING IMAGING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200004012
    Abstract: A camera device with anti-ghosting and anti-flare properties includes a printed circuit board; an image sensor mounted on the printed circuit board; and a supporting bracket fixed on the printed circuit board. The supporting bracket includes a supporting plate and perpendicular side wall. The supporting plate and the side wall together form a receiving room covering the image sensor, the supporting plate is opened to form a step portion. The step portion comprises a matte top bearing surface, and a protecting sheet fixed on the matte top bearing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: SHUAI-PENG LI, SHIN-WEN CHEN, KUN LI, LONG-FEI ZHANG
  • LENS MODULE WITH ENHANCED STABILITY
    Publication number: 20200003988
    Abstract: A lens module with physically stronger foundations and enhanced stability includes a circuit board, an image sensor thereon, a mounting bracket, an optical filter, and a lens unit. The mounting bracket on the circuit board has the image sensor. The optical filter on the mounting bracket is above the image sensor. The lens unit is connected to the mounting bracket facing away from the circuit board by a frame of adhesive. The surface of the mounting bracket facing away from the circuit board has positioning posts at corners of the surface of the mounting bracket. A surface of the lens unit connected to the mounting bracket has receiving grooves positioned at corners of the surface of the lens unit. The positioning posts are inserted into the receiving grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: KUN LI, SHIN-WEN CHEN, KE-HUA FAN, LONG-FEI ZHANG
  • Charging device
    Patent number: D879035
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Inventors: Songzhen Li, Fei Zhang