Patents by Inventor Haidong Zhang

Haidong 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: 20190229252
    Abstract: Methods of fabricating a shaped material includes laser irradiating a first layer of a powder to convert the powder to a first material layer; disposing a second layer of the powder on the first material layer; laser irradiating the second layer of the powder to convert the powder to a second material layer; and fusing the first material layer and the second material layer, forming a shaped material having semiconducting or thermoelectric properties. A system to fabricate a shaped material includes an enclosure; a powder containment vessel within the enclosure and having a base, a powder storage section and a shaped material formation section adjacent to the storage section; a transfer mechanism for transferring a powder from the storage section to the formation section; and a laser to irradiate the powder when the powder is located within the formation section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Saniya LEBLANC, Haidong Zhang, Ahmed El Desouky, Michael Carter
  • Patent number: 10355427
    Abstract: A light pipe is for an EV charging handle. The EV charging handle includes a housing having a thru hole, and a light source coupled to the housing. The light pipe includes a body structured to be coupled to the light source in order to transmit light from the light source through the thru hole of the housing, the body having a first side portion having a first interior surface having a first surface roughness, and a second side portion extending from the first side portion, the second side portion having a second interior surface having a second surface roughness greater than the first surface roughness in order to increase a visibility range with which the light is transmitted through the thru hole of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Xianzhen Zhang, Lili Du, Haidong Zhang, Lin Yang
  • Publication number: 20190173241
    Abstract: A light pipe is for an EV charging handle. The EV charging handle includes a housing having a thru hole, and a light source coupled to the housing. The light pipe includes a body structured to be coupled to the light source in order to transmit light from the light source through the thru hole of the housing, the body having a first side portion having a first interior surface having a first surface roughness, and a second side portion extending from the first side portion, the second side portion having a second interior surface having a second surface roughness greater than the first surface roughness in order to increase a visibility range with which the light is transmitted through the thru hole of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: XIANZHEN ZHANG, LILI DU, HAIDONG ZHANG, LIN YANG
  • Publication number: 20190164712
    Abstract: A circuit interrupter including a line conductor, a neutral conductor, separable contacts structured to open to interrupt current flowing through the line and neutral conductors, a circuit interrupter circuit structured to detect a fault based on current flowing through the line and neutral conductors and to output a trip signal in response to detecting the fault, a trip circuit structured to trip open the separable contacts in response to the trip signal, and an audible indicator circuit electrically connected between the line and neutral conductors and being structured to output an audible sound in response to the trip circuit tripping open the separable contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: LIN YANG, TOM XIONG, HAIDONG ZHANG, MARTIN CHEN, LILI DU
  • Patent number: 10249992
    Abstract: A light pipe is for an EV charging handle. The EV charging handle includes a housing having a thru hole, and a light source coupled to the housing. The light pipe includes a body structured to be coupled to the light source in order to transmit light from the light source through the thru hole of the housing, the body having a first side portion having a first interior surface having a first surface roughness, and a second side portion extending from the first side portion, the second side portion having a second interior surface having a second surface roughness greater than the first surface roughness in order to increase a visibility range with which the light is transmitted through the thru hole of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Xianzhen Zhang, Lili Du, Haidong Zhang, Lin Yang
  • Patent number: 10151787
    Abstract: An audible ground fault detection device may include: a pulse-width modulation (PWM) circuit to produce a pulse signal in response to an occurrence of a ground fault; and a buzzer circuit to emit an audible sound in response to receipt of the pulse signal. The device may include a power circuit configured to transfer power from the power line to the PWM circuit when a ground fault occurs in a load of the power line, and not to transfer the power from the power line to the PWM circuit when no ground fault occurs in any load of the power line. When the PWM circuit has no power, it will not produce the pulse signal. The power circuit may also provide DC power to the buzzer circuit in response to the occurrence of the ground fault. The buzzer circuit may include a passive buzzer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Lin Yang, Tao Xiong, Haidong Zhang, Xianzhen Zhang, Shifang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180212373
    Abstract: A light pipe is for an EV charging handle. The EV charging handle includes a housing having a thru hole, and a light source coupled to the housing. The light pipe includes a body structured to be coupled to the light source in order to transmit light from the light source through the thru hole of the housing, the body having a first side portion having a first interior surface having a first surface roughness, and a second side portion extending from the first side portion, the second side portion having a second interior surface having a second surface roughness greater than the first surface roughness in order to increase a visibility range with which the light is transmitted through the thru hole of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: XIANZHEN ZHANG, LILI DU, HAIDONG ZHANG, LIN YANG
  • Patent number: 10001897
    Abstract: Data visualizations may include a large number of data points, some of which may be small, and/or data points that are in close proximity to one another. To assist a user in accurately selecting a desired data point, when displaying a data visualization, a magnification area is simultaneously displayed. The magnification area includes a zoomed-in view of a portion of the data visualization, centered at a current location indicated by a selection device. The magnification area also includes centered vertical and horizontal crosshairs to visually indicate the current location indicated by the selection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Zhitao Hou, Xiao Liang, Haidong Zhang, Dongmei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180090729
    Abstract: The present application relates to a battery module. A battery module includes a base, end plates, side plates and a plurality of sleeve members, wherein the end plates and the side plates are connected to the base through the sleeve members, and each sleeve member includes a pipe body and a connecting piece. The battery module further includes a transition piece having a transition plane perpendicular to the axis of the pipe body. The connecting piece has a mating surface toward the transition piece, and the mating surface clings to the transition plane. This solution enables the connecting piece to be screwed into the base along the axis of the pipe body, reducing the difficulty of connecting the connecting piece to the base, and improving the installation efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Gen CAO, Jihua YAO, Haidong ZHANG, Jianli CHEN
  • Publication number: 20170250386
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a power battery pack apparatus, including a plurality of cells and connecting components, the plurality of cells are successively stacked along a thickness direction to form a cell module, each cell includes a cell main body and at least two connecting tabs, all of the connecting tabs are protruded from a side portion of the cell main body, and are fixed with the cell main body, at least a group of connecting tabs are arranged at the side portion of the cell main body between any two adjacent cells, each group of connecting tabs are connected through a connecting component, so that the two adjacent cells are connected with each other. The power battery pack apparatus of the present invention can save cost, achieve quick fixing and packing, and will not affect expansion of the cell, thereby improving safety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Ping PAN, Jihua YAO, Haidong ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20170177559
    Abstract: Automatically identifying insights from a dataset and presenting the insights graphically and in natural language text ranked by importance is provided. Different data types and structures in the dataset are automatic recognized and matched with a corresponding specific analysis type. The data is analyzed according to the determined corresponding analysis types, and insights from the analysis are automatically identified. The insights within a given insight type and between insight types are ranked and presented in order of importance in automatically generate charts that visually describe each insight and in natural language text that describes each insight in such a way that it may be understandable to a general audience who may not have a familiarity with statistics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
    Inventors: Yingnong Dang, Shusen Liu, Xiao Liang, Haidong Zhang, Jim Sun, Dongmei Zhang, Scott Ruble
  • Patent number: 9563674
    Abstract: A data exploration user interface includes a selection area with selectable representations of queryable fields of a data source and a visualization area where query results are displayed as data visualizations. Queries are generated by dragging fields from the selectable area to the visualization area of the user interface. A tree structure of data visualizations may be created by dragging data points out of a displayed visualization and applying additional fields to create a new query and resulting visualization. The tree structure is graphically represented with path indicators that provide historical context for each new data visualization within the visualization are of the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Zhitao Hou, Xiao Liang, Haidong Zhang, Dongmei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160267700
    Abstract: Techniques and arrangements for creating and editing motion data stories are described herein. In some implementations, the techniques and arrangements may determine semantic differences between consecutive slides intended to be used as the basis for a motion data story, and use the determined differences to determine appropriate transitional animations and/or animation effects. In addition to determined semantic differences, templates may also be used to determine the transitional animations and/or animation effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: He Huang, Haidong Zhang, Zhitao Hou, Dongmei Zhang, Song Ge
  • Publication number: 20150254369
    Abstract: Implementations are described related to users directly manipulating visual depictions of aspects of a data set displayed in a user interface to generate or modify visual representations of the data set, such as a chart. The direct manipulation may be either through a computer input device, (e.g., a keyboard or mouse), or based on other input data, such as a touch input. Aspects of a data set include dimensions, which may be used to filter the data set, and metrics, which are quantifiable elements within the data set. In various implementations, input such as drag-and-drop operations corresponding to visual depictions of aspects of a data set may be interpreted in generating or modifying charts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Zhitao Hou, Haidong Zhang, Bryan Dove, Dongmei Zhang, Xiao Liang, He Huang
  • Publication number: 20140143688
    Abstract: An enhanced navigation system detects a predetermined input gesture from a user and presents one or more gesture panels at pre-designated positions on a display of a touch-surface device or positions determined based on where a user is likely to hold the device. The user may navigate content of the application currently presented in the display by providing one or more input gestures within the one or more gesture panels, thus saving the user from moving his/her hands around the display of the touch-surface device while holding the touch-surface device. The enhanced navigation system further enables synchronize one or more gesture definitions with a cloud computing system and/or one or more other devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhitao Hou, Xiao Liang, Dongmei Zhang, Haidong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140053091
    Abstract: A data exploration user interface includes a selection area with selectable representations of queryable fields of a data source and a visualization area where query results are displayed as data visualizations. Queries are generated by dragging fields from the selectable area to the visualization area of the user interface. A tree structure of data visualizations may be created by dragging data points out of a displayed visualization and applying additional fields to create a new query and resulting visualization. The tree structure is graphically represented with path indicators that provide historical context for each new data visualization within the visualization are of the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Zhitao Hou, Xiao Liang, Haidong Zhang, Dongmei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140049557
    Abstract: Data visualizations may include a large number of data points, some of which may be small, and/or data points that are in close proximity to one another. To assist a user in accurately selecting a desired data point, when displaying a data visualization, a magnification area is simultaneously displayed. The magnification area includes a zoomed-in view of a portion of the data visualization, centered at a current location indicated by a selection device. The magnification area also includes centered vertical and horizontal crosshairs to visually indicate the current location indicated by the selection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Zhitao Hou, Xiao Liang, Haidong Zhang, Dongmei Zhang
  • Patent number: 8302026
    Abstract: A user interface and techniques for presenting content in a panel-based layout are described. The user interface has one or more demarcation bars to define multiple panels on a screen area. Different subject matter (e.g., data, content, programs, etc.) may be placed in the various panels. A bar navigation element facilitates navigation of the bar(s) among preset positions. With the bar navigation element, a user can intuitively resize the panels using just a single actuation (e.g., a single click of a mouse, or a stylus tap). The panels remain in their original orientation and relative positioning, and remain visible in the user interface so that the user can track their location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Min Wang, Jian Wang, Haidong Zhang, Chunhui Zhang, Xiangwei Zhu, Xiao Yang
  • Publication number: 20120120086
    Abstract: Techniques for providing a visualization of an interactive and scalable treemap are described. A service provider hosts large-scale hierarchical data and supports online users who desire to visualize the large-scale hierarchical data in a treemap format on their computing devices. The user experience may be enhanced by providing a user interface for visualization of the interactive and scalable treemap. The visualization enables navigation and customization of data in the interactive and scalable treemap. The user experience is further enhanced by illustrating attributes are distinct by displaying a color or a pattern selected for a background or a bar of polygon. The user experience is further enhanced by providing the interactive and scalable treemap to the user on a website or on servers operated by a service or another third party service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Yingnong Dang, Dong Zhuang, He Huang, Haidong Zhang, Dongmei Zhang
  • Patent number: D806038
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xianzhen Zhang, Shifang Zhang, Haidong Zhang, Tao Xiong, Lili Du, Lin Yang