Patents by Inventor Hongmin (Bob) Zhang

Hongmin (Bob) 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: 20240368726
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a thiodiglycolamic acid extractant, and a preparation method and use thereof, belonging to the technical fields of extractant synthesis and extraction separation in the field of hydrometallurgy. In the present disclosure, the preparation method includes: mixing thiodiglycolic anhydride, an alkyl-substituted secondary amine, and an organic reagent in proportion; subjecting a resulting mixed reactant to a reaction I by stirring in an ice-water bath for 10 min to 60 min, and then to a reaction II by stirring at 20° C. to 50° C. for 6 h to 24 h; after the reaction II is completed, conducting extraction on an obtained product, and subjecting an obtained organic phase to washing, drying, suction filtration, and rotary evaporation to obtain the extractant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY, JIANGXI ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Hongmin CUI, Jinsong SHI, Nanfu YAN, Yuewei LIU, Yaqing WENG, Chaoyang DENG
  • Publication number: 20240364275
    Abstract: A radio-frequency (RF) circuit is provided. The RF circuit includes: a power amplifier; a predistortion circuit configured to predistort an input signal based on reference predistortion information to obtain a predistortion signal, and output the predistortion signal to the power amplifier; and a gain circuit configured to provide a gain, corresponding to a reciprocal of a nonlinear coefficient of the power amplifier, to the predistortion circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyungwoo YOO, Hongmin CHOI, Sanghyun BAEK, Hyung Sun LIM
  • Publication number: 20240352022
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a group of IMB-C5 series compounds having anti-coronavirus activity and the application thereof. The structure of the IMB-C5 series compounds is as shown in formula (1). The application is an application of the IMB-C5 series compounds in preparing a drug. The drug is a drug for inhibiting coronavirus, and is preferably a drug for treating human coronavirus infection. The coronavirus is preferably human ?-coronavirus or human ?-coronavirus, especially novel coronavirus (SARS-COV-2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Bin HONG, Xiaofang CHEN, Yu DU, Yuhuan LI, Xiaotian DING, Mengqian QIAO, Yihua LI, Kun WANG, Cong BIAN, Haiyan YAN, Shuo WU, Huiqiang WANG, Rongmei GAO, Li WANG, Lifei WANG, Hongmin SUN, Xingxing LI
  • Publication number: 20240355851
    Abstract: A photoelectric sensor includes: a substrate with a light-receiving surface. The substrate includes a photosensitive pixel area and the photosensitive pixel area includes pixel unit areas distributed in a matrix. Light traps are located in a part of a thickness of the substrate in the pixel unit area. The light traps are located on the light-receiving surface of the substrate, and distributed in a matrix along a row direction and a column direction. The row direction is perpendicular to the column direction. Adjacent light traps in the column direction are connected, and adjacent light traps in the row direction are connected. Side walls of the plurality of light traps surround and form a plurality of protrusions. Adjacent protrusions are connected, and the plurality of protrusions has a shape of octagonal pyramid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Hongmin LIU, Xinpeng WANG, Qiangwei CUI, Guilin FAN
  • Publication number: 20240355958
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a light-emitting device comprising a semiconductor laminate. The semiconductor laminate includes an n-type semiconductor layer, a p-type semiconductor layer disposed on the n-type semiconductor layer, and an active layer disposed between the n-type and p-type semiconductor layers. The active layer has a first surface proximate to the n-type semiconductor layer and a second surface proximate to the p-type semiconductor layer. The p-type semiconductor layer has a third surface proximate to and a fourth surface distal to the n-type semiconductor layer. The semiconductor laminate further includes hydrogen impurities with a concentration distribution along a thickness direction from the n-type to the p-type semiconductor layers. The concentration distribution has a first peak value at a first location proximate to a second peak value at a second location distal to the active layer. The second peak value is greater than the first peak value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Yu WANG, Yung-ling LAN, Mingbin MA, Chao TANG, Hongmin ZHOU, Jinkuang DONG, Cheng-hung LEE, Chan-chan LING
  • Patent number: 12113100
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor structure and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate in which a capacitor structure is formed, and the capacitor structure includes a lower electrode plate, a dielectric layer, an upper electrode plate and a protective layer. The lower electrode plate is located on the substrate. The dielectric layer covers a surface of the lower electrode plate. The upper electrode plate covers the dielectric layer. The protective layer is formed on a surface of the upper electrode plate parallel to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hongmin Wu, Yu-Sheng Ting
  • Publication number: 20240319559
    Abstract: An example chip may include a substrate, an insulation layer located on a side of the substrate, and a first waveguide and a second waveguide that are in the insulation layer. The second waveguide is located on a side of the first waveguide away from the substrate. A transmission loss of the second waveguide is smaller than a transmission loss of the first waveguide. A first coupling portion of the first waveguide and a second coupling portion of the second waveguide form a first coupling structure, and the first coupling structure is configured to implement optical coupling between the first waveguide and the second waveguide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Limin CHANG, Hongmin CHEN, Mengdie SUN, Li YANG, Xin CHEN, Jun YUAN
  • Publication number: 20240302701
    Abstract: An array substrate and a reflective display substrate are disclosed. The array substrate includes a base, and a plurality of data lines and a plurality of sub-pixels that are disposed on the base. The sub-pixel includes a reflective pixel electrode and a TFT. An orthographic projection of the pixel electrode in each sub-pixel on the base is overlapped with orthographic projections of a first electrode, a first data line and a second data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Liqing LIAO, Hongmin LI, Silin FENG, Ying WANG, Fengjing TANG
  • Publication number: 20240295652
    Abstract: The invention involves a method for calculating a forward acoustic scattering Doppler frequency shift of an underwater moving target under an irregular trajectory, comprising: (1) converting earth longitude and latitude coordinates of a transmitting end, a target trajectory, and a receiving end into rectangular coordinates, and sequentially marking the coordinates as (xS, yS), (xT, yT), and (xR, yR) (2) recording a target trajectory coordinate sequence as (xT(ti), yT(ti)), wherein i=1, 2, . . . , N, and calculating an average navigation speed ? within all time periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Chuanlin HE, Yang YU, Shouyang SUN, Jianbo MA, Hongmin LV
  • Publication number: 20240268848
    Abstract: Provided herein is a surgical instrument comprising a cap having a first and second aperture extending therethrough, a first extendable and retractable member having a distal end coupled to a first coupling, a first arm extending from the first coupling and pivotable with respect to the distal end of the first member, and a second arm connected to the first arm through a second coupling and pivotable, with respect to the first arm, a second extendable and retractable member having a distal end coupled to a third coupling, a third arm extending from the second coupling, the third arm pivotable, with respect to the distal end of the second member, and a fourth arm connected to the third arm through a fourth coupling and pivotable, with respect to the third arm, a first end effector connected to the second arm and a second end effector connected to the fourth arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel H. KIM, Dong Suk SHIN, Taeho JANG, Yong Man PARK, Jeihan LEE, Hongmin KIM, Kihoon NAM, Seokyung HAN
  • Patent number: 12062138
    Abstract: A target detection method and apparatus are provided. A first image of a target scenario collected by an image sensor is analyzed to obtain one or more first 2D detection boxes of the target scenario, and a three-dimensional point cloud of the target scenario collected by a laser sensor is analyzed to obtain one or more second 2D detection boxes of the target scenario in one or more views (for example, a BEV and/or a PV). Then, comprehensive analysis is performed on a matching degree and confidence of the one or more first 2D detection boxes, and a matching degree and confidence of the one or more second 2D detection boxes, to obtain a 2D detection box of a target. Finally, a 3D model of the target is obtained based on a three-dimensional point corresponding to the 2D detection box of the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hongmin Li
  • Publication number: 20240220024
    Abstract: A control method of a user interface may include: detecting an occupant from an image input from a camera; estimating a skeleton of the occupant; estimating a relative position of a finger of the occupant based on the estimated skeleton; determining a projection position based on the relative position of the finger, and projecting a projection image on the projection position by an image projector and playing the projection image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Danghee PARK, Sukmin CHOI, Sunwook KIM, Juhee PARK, Jangryul RIM, Sehyun CHANG, Hongmin KIM
  • Patent number: 12019343
    Abstract: An array substrate and a reflective display substrate are disclosed. The array substrate includes a base, and a plurality of data lines and a plurality of sub-pixels that are disposed on the base. The sub-pixel includes a reflective pixel electrode and a TFT. An orthographic projection of the pixel electrode in each sub-pixel on the base is overlapped with orthographic projections of a first electrode, a first data line and a second data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignees: HEFB BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liqing Liao, Hongmin Li, Silin Feng, Ying Wang, Fengjing Tang
  • Patent number: 12011188
    Abstract: Provided herein is a mechanism to controllably move a wire within a flexible tubular member, the wire including opposed wire ends extending outwardly of a proximal end of the flexible tubular member, comprising a drive mechanism and a coupling located between the drive mechanism and the wire end, wherein movement of the coupling in the direction of the wire end results in opposed motion of the wire end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignees: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, ENDOQUEST ROBOTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel H. Kim, Dong Suk Shin, Taeho Jang, Yongman Park, Jeihan Lee, Hongmin Kim, Kihoon Nam, Seokyung Han
  • Patent number: 11990987
    Abstract: A multi-wavelength light source includes a laser, an optical modulator, an optical mixer, an optical demultiplexer, and an optical power adjuster that are sequentially coupled. The laser is configured to generate a first optical signal. The optical modulator modulates the first optical signal, to generate a second optical signal, where the second optical signal includes at least two wavelength components. The optical mixer mixes frequencies based on the at least two wavelength components to generate a third optical signal, where the third optical signal includes at least four wavelength components. The demultiplexer separates the at least four wavelength components. The optical power adjuster adjusts, based on a specified power threshold, a power of each of the wavelength components obtained by separation by the demultiplexer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hongmin Chen, Shuangyuan Wu, Lin Wu, Lantian Liao, Xiaogeng Xu
  • Publication number: 20240140800
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a nitrogen-doped porous carbon material and a preparation method and use thereof. In the present disclosure, the preparation method of a nitrogen-doped porous carbon material includes the following steps: conducting carbonization on a biomass material to obtain a carbon source; and mixing the carbon source with a potassium 4-aminobenzoate aqueous solution, and drying and conducting calcination in a protective atmosphere sequentially to obtain the nitrogen-doped porous carbon material. In the preparation method, the potassium 4-aminobenzoate is used as a nitrogen source as well as an activator for preparing the nitrogen-doped porous carbon material. Nitrogen doping is simultaneously completed during the activation, and the nitrogen-doped porous carbon material can be prepared through one-step calcination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: INSTIT. OF APPL. CHEM, JIANGXI ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Jinsong Shi, Hongmin Cui, Jianguo Xu, Nanfu Yan, Yuewei Liu, Jiyong Zou, Li Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240142810
    Abstract: An example electro-optical modulator includes an electrode conversion portion and an optical modulation portion. The electrode conversion portion includes a first input electrode and a second input electrode, where the first input electrode is configured to receive a first modulation signal, and the second input electrode is configured to receive a second modulation signal. The optical modulation portion includes a first modulation electrode, a second modulation electrode, a third modulation electrode, a first modulation arm, and a second modulation arm. The first modulation arm is between the first modulation electrode and the second modulation electrode, and the second modulation arm is between the first modulation electrode and the third modulation electrode. The first modulation electrode is coupled to the first input electrode, and the second modulation electrode and the third modulation electrode are separately coupled to the second input electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Hongmin CHEN, Mengdie SUN, Guanpeng LI
  • Patent number: 11969182
    Abstract: Provided herein is a surgical instrument comprising a cap having a first and second aperture extending therethrough, a first extendable and retractable member having a distal end coupled to a first coupling, a first arm extending from the first coupling and pivotable with respect to the distal end of the first member, and a second arm connected to the first arm through a second coupling and pivotable, with respect to the first arm, a second extendable and retractable member having a distal end coupled to a third coupling, a third arm extending from the second coupling, the third arm pivotable, with respect to the distal end of the second member, and a fourth arm connected to the third arm through a fourth coupling and pivotable, with respect to the third arm, a first end effector connected to the second arm and a second end effector connected to the fourth arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, ColubrisMX, Inc
    Inventors: Daniel H. Kim, Dong Suk Shin, Taeho Jang, Yongman Park, Jeihan Lee, Hongmin Kim, Kihoon Nam, Seokyung Han
  • Patent number: D1034490
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Inventor: Hongmin Li
  • Patent number: D1034922
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Inventor: Hongmin Liu