Patents by Inventor Hao Zhu

Hao Zhu 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: 11062634
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a drive control method and assembly, and a display device. A drive control method for a timing controller includes generating a point-to-point configuration instruction including an identity identification of a source driver, wherein the source driver is any of a plurality of source drivers, sending the point-to-point configuration instruction via first signal lines, and receiving a configuration response instruction sent by the source driver via the one of the first signal lines. The configuration response instruction is sent by the source driver after executing the point-to-point configuration instruction in response to detecting that the identity identification in the instruction is its own identity identification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin Duan, Xin Wang, Hao Zhu, Jieqiong Wang, Ming Chen, Xibin Shao
  • Patent number: 11056070
    Abstract: This application relates to an encoding method and device, a decoding method and device, and a signal transmission system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hao Zhu, Xin Wang, Xibin Shao, Ming Chen, Jieqiong Wang, Shou Li, Yifang Chu
  • Patent number: 11033083
    Abstract: A wristband can comfortably secure an electronic device, such as a wristwatch or fitness/health tracking device, to a wrist of a user. The wristband can include a number of magnets that allow the wristband to be magnetically coupled to itself when folded over or when separate band portions are overlapping. The magnets can include a polymer mixed with a magnetic material to provide magnetic properties and flexibility. The magnets can be joined together by a continuous support structure that extends through opposing pairs of the magnets. The support structure can provide substantial and ability as well as tensile strength. The magnets and the support structure can be surrounded by a flexible cover to protect the components within.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Zaki Moustafa, Hsiang Hung Chen, Stephen E. Dey, Qigen Ji, Hao Zhu
  • Publication number: 20210174749
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a data transmission method and device, a display screen, and a display device, and belongs to the application field of display technology. The method is applicable to a first drive chip in a display device that includes a controller, a plurality of drive chips and a data acquisition apparatus. The first drive chip is one of the plurality of drive chips and connected to the controller and the data acquisition apparatus respectively. The method includes: receiving component-related data acquired by the data acquisition apparatus; and sending backhaul data to the controller, the backhaul data including the component-related data. The present disclosure solves the problem of function singleness of the drive chip. The present disclosure is applicable to drive and control the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Zhijie Guo, Ming Chen, Jieqiong Wang, Hsinchung Lo, Hao Zhu, Xin Duan
  • Patent number: 11031164
    Abstract: Embodiments describe a receiving element that includes a ferromagnetic structure axially symmetrical around a central axis disposed along a length of the ferromagnetic structure. The ferromagnetic structure includes a groove region defining two end regions on opposing sides of the groove region, where the groove region has a smaller length than the two end regions. The receiving element also includes an inductor coil wound about the groove region of the ferromagnetic structure and in between the two end regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Blake R. Marshall, Florence W. Ow, Joel N. Ruscher, Liquan Tan, Aidan N. Zimmerman, Reza Nasiri Mahalati, Hao Zhu, Qigen Ji, Madhusudanan Keezhveedi Sampath, Nan Liu, Robert Scritzky, Gianpaolo Lisi
  • Publication number: 20210164821
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining the viscosity of a medium using a Coriolis mass flow meter, comprising: exciting bending vibrations in the measuring tube in a symmetrical bending vibration use mode using an exciter arranged symmetrically in relation to a longitudinal direction of the measuring tube; detecting sensor signals of a central vibration sensor also arranged symmetrically in relation to a longitudinal direction of the measuring tube; detecting sensor signals of a vibration sensor on the inlet side and of a vibration sensor on the outlet side; determining a phase relation or time delay between the sensor signals of the central vibration sensor and a symmetrical function of the sensor signals on the inlet-side and outlet-side vibration sensors. Determining the viscosity of the medium as a function of said phase relation or time delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Hao Zhu, Bernd Josef Schäfer
  • Publication number: 20210164822
    Abstract: The invention relates to a Coriolis measuring transducer (10), comprising: at least one measuring tube; at least one exciter mechanism (12.1); at least two sensor groups of sensor arrangements with, in each case, at least one sensor arrangement, wherein the at least one measuring tube is at least sectionally bent, wherein the measuring tube is clamped in the regions of the inlet and the outlet by, in each case, a securement apparatus, wherein the measuring tube has an inner side (IS) facing a longitudinal axis as well as an outer side (OS) facing away from the longitudinal axis, wherein the exciter mechanism is arranged in a midlength region of the measuring tube, wherein a first sensor group is arranged in an inlet side intermediate region of the measuring tube, and wherein a second sensor group is arranged in an outlet side intermediate region of the measuring tube, wherein at least one sensor group (13) is a supplemented sensor group (13.1) and includes at least two sensor arrangements (13.2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Hao ZHU, Martin Josef ANKLIN, Ennio BITTO
  • Patent number: 11002580
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining a physical parameter of a liquid containing gas in the form of suspended bubbles by means of a measuring transducer with an excitable measuring tube serving for guiding the liquid in bending oscillation modes of various eigenfrequencies, includes steps as follows: ascertaining the eigenfrequencies of the f1-mode and the f3-mode; ascertaining preliminary density values for the gas-containing liquid guided in the measuring tube based on the eigenfrequencies of the f1-mode and the f3-mode; ascertaining a value for the velocity of sound of the gas-containing liquid guided in the measuring tube, and/or ascertaining, as a function of the velocity of sound and the eigenfrequency of a mode, at least one correction term and/or density error for the preliminary density value, which was ascertained based on the eigenfrequency of the mode, for determining a corrected density measured value; and/or a correction term for a preliminary mass flow value for determining a corrected mass flow measured
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Hao Zhu, Alfred Rieder
  • Patent number: 11001497
    Abstract: Topological insulators, such as single-crystal Bi2Se3 nanowires, can be used as the conduction channel in high-performance transistors, a basic circuit building block. Such transistors exhibit current-voltage characteristics superior to semiconductor nanowire transistors, including sharp turn-on, nearly zero cutoff current, very large On/Off current ratio, and well-saturated output current. The metallic electron transport at the surface with good effective mobility can be effectively separated from the conduction of the bulk topological insulator and adjusted by field effect at a small gate voltage. Topological insulators, such as Bi2Se3, also have a magneto-electric effect that causes transistor threshold voltage shifts with external magnetic field. These properties are desirable for numerous microelectronic and nanoelectronic circuitry applications, among other applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Qiliang Li, Curt A Richter, Hao Zhu
  • Publication number: 20210123845
    Abstract: A measuring transducer includes a tube arrangement having a bent tube, an equally embodied tube, a bent tube and a tube embodied equally to the tube, and two flow dividers each having four flow openings. The measuring transducer includes an exciter for exciting and maintaining mechanical oscillations of the tube arrangement and a sensor for registering mechanical oscillations of the tube arrangement and for producing oscillation measuring signals. Each tube is connected to each flow divider to form four parallel flow paths, having a straight segment connected with the flow divider, an arc shaped segment following such straight segment, a straight segment following such arc shaped segment, an arc shaped segment following such straight segment, a straight segment following such arc shaped segment, an arc shaped segment following such straight segment, and a straight segment following such arc shaped segment and is connected with the flow divider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Hao Zhu, Alfred Rieder, Bitto Ennio, Gerhard Eckert
  • Patent number: 10971048
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and device for transmitting a signal in a display device. The display device comprises a timing controller and a source driver. The method is applied to any of a plurality of transmitting units of the timing controller. The plurality of transmitting units correspond to a plurality of receiving units of the source driver in a one-to-one relationship. The method comprises: obtaining a scrambled signal by scrambling, via a scrambler of the transmitting unit, a non-identification signal in a signal to be transmitted, the scrambled signal comprising an identification signal and a scrambled non-identification signal; and transmitting the scrambled signal to a corresponding receiving unit. A signal obtained by scrambling a signal X via the scrambler is X16+X5+X4+X3+1, X24+X4+X3+X+1 or X32+X7+X5+X3+X2+X+1. The present disclosure reduces distortion of an image displayed on a display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chengqi Zhou, Xin Duan, Hao Zhu, Jieqiong Wang, Ming Chen, Shou Li
  • Publication number: 20210087199
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a synthetic method for benzimidazo[1,2-c]quinazolin-6-ones and belongs to the field of organic synthesis. In the disclosure, an ?-ketoamide compound shown as Formula I and an o-phenylenediamine compound shown as Formula II are used as substrates and undergo a reaction under the action of a catalyst and a base to obtain benzimidazo[1,2-c]quinazolin-6-ones shown as Formula III. In the disclosure, benzimidazo[1,2-c]quinazolin-6-ones are prepared based on a novel and efficient action mechanism, and the disclosure has the advantages that the raw materials are cheap, the catalyst is cheap and easy to obtain, the reaction is efficient and environmentally friendly, the substrate range is wide, the yield is high, and the operation is simple.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Lianghua ZOU, Fei REN, Biao LIU, Kai SHI, Cheng YAN, Shuai ZHU, Hao ZHU, Yuhao CHENG, Zhekang JIA
  • Patent number: 10955875
    Abstract: Electronic devices and accessory devices for electronic devices are described. In some instances, an accessory device includes a keyboard and a cover rotatable with respect to the keyboard. In some instances, an accessory device includes a back panel and a foldable cover rotatable with respect to the back panel. These accessory devices may include several magnetic elements designed to magnetically couple with, and retain, an electronic device without any additional mechanical or other interlocking devices. In this regard, the magnetic elements in the accessory devices provide an external magnetic field sufficiently strong enough to retain the electronic device, and can counter gravitational forces and/or the weight of the electronic device. However, some accessory devices include additional magnetic elements that provide an external magnetic field that repels magnetic elements in the electronic device. Also, the magnetic elements may also be used to hold different sections of the accessory device together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hao Zhu, Yang Zhou, Thomas R. Matzinger, Guangtao Zhang, Ming Yu, Jaime G. Chavez Ruiz Garza, Florence W. Ow, James A. Stryker, Travis C. Pedley, Melody L. Kuna, Taylor Harrison Gilbert
  • Patent number: 10942058
    Abstract: The measuring system comprises a transducer apparatus with two tubes, each having a lumen surrounded by a wall. A fluid flows through each tube, while the tube is vibrated. An electromechanical-exciter mechanism maintains mechanical oscillations of each of the tubes, and a sensor arrangement registers mechanical oscillations of at least one of the tubes. The transducer apparatus includes two temperature sensors, each being mechanically and thermally conductively coupled with a wall of a respective one of the tubes and adapted to register a measuring point temperature and to convert such into a temperature measurement signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Alfred Rieder, Gerhard Eckert, Ennio Bitto, Hao Zhu
  • Patent number: 10937347
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a signal detection method and component, as well as a display device. The display device includes a timing controller and a source driver. The source driver receives a test code stream from the timing controller, which is obtained through encoding of an initial code stream by the timing controller, the initial code stream representing a test signal. The source driver decodes the test code stream. When the decoded code stream is different from the initial code stream, configuration information of the source driver is acquired. The configuration information is transmitted to the timing controller, and is adjusted according to reference information of the timing controller when it does not match with the reference information. The source driver receives adjusted configuration information transmitted by the timing controller, and then receives a subsequently transmitted signal according to the adjusted configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yifang Chu, Hao Zhu, Xin Duan, Jun Guo, Chengqi Zhou, Jieqiong Wang, Ming Chen
  • Publication number: 20210047010
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a floating hydrophyte planting device, comprising a height-adjustable support, a buoyant rope, a planting net rope, a stabilizing rope and hydrophytes. The height-adjustable support comprises a fixed part and a movable part. The fixed part comprises columns and inclined stayed and fixed steel wires. A sawtooth groove is arranged on one side face of the column in the height direction and has multiple notches at different heights. The movable part comprises a twisting pull rod. The twisting pull rod is provided with a cross locking column vertical to the body of the twisting pull rod. The locking column is limited in the notch. After the twisting pull rod is twisted, the cross locking column may separate from the notch; after the twisting pull rod moves in the vertical direction and is twisted again, the cross locking column is limited in another notch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Xingguo Liu, Xiaolong Chen, Hao Zhu, Zixin Gao, Keju Li
  • Patent number: 10923070
    Abstract: A signal transmission method and related timing controller, source driver and display device are disclosed. The method includes scrambling a signal to be transmitted by a transmitting unit to obtain a scrambled signal. Each frame of the scrambled signal includes at least one first identification signal sequentially arranged in time domain, and a number of the first identification signals in the scrambled signal is equal to a number of the first identification signals in the scrambled signals of other transmitting units in the plurality of transmitting units. The method includes transmitting the scrambled signal to a corresponding receiving unit, where the first identification signal is configured to indicate linear feedback shift registers of the transmitting unit and the corresponding receiving unit to perform a reset operation, and after each collective reset operation is completed, the corresponding receiving unit outputs a display signal to the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chengqi Zhou, Xin Wang, Xin Duan, Hao Zhu, Jieqiong Wang, Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 10907767
    Abstract: A guide rail oiling tool includes: a sliding body, which is capped on a guide rail and slidable along the guide rail, and has an inner side surface facing a surface to be oiled of the guide rail, a shape of the inner side surface being matched with a shape of the surface to be oiled of the guide rail; an oil inlet disposed on the sliding body; and an oiling groove in communication with the oil inlet, disposed on the inner side surface of the sliding body and surrounding the surface to be oiled of the guide rail, so that the oiling groove applies oil to the surface to be oiled of the guide rail when the sliding body is sliding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huan Liu, Xunze Zhang, Gan Song, Hao Zhu, Dong Ding, Xiaokun Wang, Qingliang Wen, Jian Wang, Wenjun Zhang, Zengzhi Xuan, Wei Dong, Jinwei Huang, Hu Wang, Hualu Wang
  • Patent number: 10892625
    Abstract: This application relates to a case for retaining a portable electronic device and an accessory. The case can include a main body that includes a back panel and sidewalls for retaining a portable electronic device. The case can also include a receptacle coupled to the main body. The receptacle can have a cavity that generally corresponds to the dimension of an accessory for retaining the accessory. The case can further include a first terminal, a second terminal, and a battery. The first terminal can receive electrical energy from the portable electronic device to charge the battery. And the electrical energy stored in the battery can be transferred to the accessory through the second terminal. The case and the portable electronic device may communicate via near-field communication. The case can further include a slotted compartment to store money and credit cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy C. Franklin, Yoonhoo Jo, Nicholas R. Trincia, Paul M. Baker, Jessica J. Lu, Hao Zhu, Samuel Gilkison Smith, Amit S. Barve
  • Publication number: 20210003491
    Abstract: Method for continuous determining of fat content of milk having variable solids fractions and flowing with variable gas content in a pipeline, comprising: ascertaining a value for velocity of sound and an average density value for milk flowing in the pipeline based on eigenfrequencies of at least two bending oscillation wanted modes of measuring tubes of a densimeter arranged in the pipeline; ascertaining a value for static pressure in the pipeline by means of a pressure sensor connected to the pipeline; ascertaining a value for gas volume fraction based on the value for the velocity of sound, the value for the average density and the value for the pressure; ascertaining a value of density of milk flowing in the pipeline without gas content based on the value for the average density and based on the value for the gas volume fraction; ascertaining a value for permittivity of milk flowing in the pipeline based on at least one measuring of propagation velocity and/or absorption of microwaves in the milk by me
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan Pflüger, Wolfgang Drahm, Hao Zhu