Patents by Inventor Hu Xu

Hu Xu 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: 20240153051
    Abstract: This application provides a tone mapping method and apparatus for a panoramic image. The tone mapping method includes: determining one or more target metadata information units of a first pixel from a plurality of metadata information units, where the plurality of metadata information units are obtained by parsing a bitstream, the first pixel is any pixel in a to-be-processed panoramic video two-dimensional planar projection, the plurality of metadata information units correspond to a plurality of segmented regions included in a panoramic video three-dimensional spherical representation panoramic image, and there is a mapping relationship between the panoramic video two-dimensional planar projection and the panoramic video three-dimensional spherical representation panoramic image; and performing tone mapping on a pixel value of the first pixel based on the one or more target metadata information units, to obtain a target tone mapping value of the first pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Weiwei XU, Quanhe YU, Hu CHEN, Yichuan WANG
  • Patent number: 11978844
    Abstract: An electrode assembly and a related battery, and battery module are provided, wherein the electrode assembly includes: at least one positive electrode plate and at least one negative electrode plate, the number of all the positive and negative electrode plates is greater than or equal to 3; the positive and negative electrode plates are wound around the winding axis and arranged in a superimposing manner along a direction vertical to the winding axis, each positive electrode plate includes a positive main body part, at least part of the positive main body part is a positive active substance area, each negative electrode plate includes a negative main body part, at least part of the negative main body part is the negative active substance area, two ends of the negative active substance area along the winding axis both exceed corresponding ends of the adjacent positive active substance area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Chengdu Liang, Hu Xu, Haizu Jin, Yuqun Zeng
  • Patent number: 11975435
    Abstract: A tool includes a housing, a drive assembly including an output shaft extending from the housing such that a tool element for performing work on a workpiece is attachable to the output shaft, and a bushing disposed within the housing. The bushing rotatably supports the output shaft. The bushing is impregnated with lubricant such that the bushing is self-lubricating, and the bushing has an impregnation ratio between about 5% and about 25%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter Malak, Michael R. Sande, Ryan Allen Dedrickson, Guang Hu, Fan Bin Zeng, Wei Chao Xu, Qiao Cai
  • Patent number: 11949128
    Abstract: This application provides a current collecting member, a secondary battery, and a fabrication method. The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, a housing, a top cover assembly and current collecting members. The electrode assembly includes a main body portion and a first tab extending from an end of the main body portion along a transverse direction. The top cover assembly includes a top cover plate and a first electrode terminal disposed on the top cover plate connected to the housing. The current collecting member is connected to the first tab and the first electrode terminal. The current collecting member includes a substrate and a support plate, the substrate being provided at a side of the main body portion along a transverse direction, the support plate extending from an end part of the substrate in a longitudinal direction, and the first tab being connected to the support plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Hu Xu, Miaomiao Ren, Yuanbao Chen, Long Xu, Donglai Zheng, Lingbo Zhu, Yongshou Lin
  • Publication number: 20240103661
    Abstract: A combination structure of a touch device includes an annular outer frame, a glass cover plate, a touch control board, and a flexible circuit connected to the touch control circuit board. The glass cover plate is arranged in a middle area of the annular outer frame and connected to the annular outer frame. The touch control circuit board and the flexible circuit are arranged below the glass cover plate. A lower end of the annular outer frame includes a concave groove configured to accommodate the flexible circuit. A bottom surface of the glass cover plate includes a step structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Hu LENG, Hongbo XU
  • Patent number: 11929510
    Abstract: The present application relates to a secondary battery and manufacturing method thereof, a battery module and an apparatus. The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a main body portion and a tab extending out from the main body portion; a current collecting member including a guiding section, which extends in a direction perpendicular to a length direction of the electrode assembly; a transition connecting piece, being separately provided from the current collecting member and including a current collecting portion and a fixing portion, the current collecting portion being adapted to connect with the tab to form a first connection region, the fixing portion being adapted to connect with the guiding section to form a second connection region, and respective projections of the first connection region and the second connection region on a plane perpendicular to the length direction do not overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventor: Hu Xu
  • Patent number: 11919884
    Abstract: A method for preparing voriconazole L-camphorsulphonate and voriconazole. The method for preparing voriconazole L-camphorsulphonate comprises: method 1: dissolving (2R,3S)/(2S,3R) isomer mixture and L-camphor sulphonic acid in water and acetone, and performing crystallisation filtration to obtain voriconazole L-camphorsulphonate; method 2: (a) dissolving a mixture of isomer mixture and L-camphor sulphonic acid in a first solvent and then performing crystallisation filtration; or (a?) dissolving L-camphorsulphonate of the isomer mixture in a first solvent and then performing crystallisation filtration; (b) concentrating the filtrate obtained in step (a) or (a?) into a solid; and (c) dissolving the solid obtained in step (b) in a second solvent and performing crystallisation filtration to obtain voriconazole L-camphorsulphonate. Adjusting the resolution solvent effectively reduces production costs and facilitates recycling of the resolution solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hu Huang, Wenfeng Huang, Guoliang Tu, Zhongming Xu, Qianghui Wu, Zhaoyang Meng, Yuling Fang
  • Publication number: 20240030555
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrode assembly and a secondary battery. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate and a separator. The first electrode plate, the second electrode plate and the separator are wound to a flat structure, and the flat structure comprises a main region and corner regions, the corner regions are provided at two ends of the main region along a width direction of the main region. The first electrode plate and the second electrode plate each are wound to turns. A gap is provided between two adjacent turns of the first electrode plate, the gap includes a first gap and a second gap. The first gap corresponds to the corner region in position, the second gap corresponds to the main region in position, and a dimension of the first gap is larger than a dimension of the second gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Hu Xu, Kai Wu, Miaomiao Ren, Rui Yang, Long Xu, Youlei Lai, Yongshou Lin
  • Publication number: 20240018535
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for improving plant genetic transformation and gene editing efficiency. Specifically, the method improves the regeneration efficiency of plant genetic transformation and/or improves the efficiency of plant gene editing by expressing genes that promote plant cell division, especially meristematic cell division.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Caixia Gao, Yanpeng Wang, Fengti Qiu, Yidong Ran, Hu Xu, Kang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240006695
    Abstract: An end cap assembly may include an end cap, a terminal post, a first isolator, a second isolator, and an insulator. The end cap may be provided with a mounting hole, and the mounting hole may run through the end cap in a thickness direction of the end cap. The terminal post may include a body segment arranged in the mounting hole in a penetrating manner. In the thickness direction of the end cap, the first isolator and the second isolator may be respectively arranged on two sides of the end cap and cooperatively insulate and isolate the end cap from the terminal post. The insulator may enclose the body segment in a circumferential direction of the body segment. In the thickness direction of the end cap, the first isolator and the second isolator may form a gap at a position opposite the mounting hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventor: Hu XU
  • Publication number: 20230411756
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a battery, an electric device, and a method and device for manufacturing battery. The battery includes: a box; and at least one first battery cell and at least one second battery cell that are accommodated in the box, the first battery cell and the second battery cell being polyhedral structures of different shapes. The first battery cell and the second battery cell each include two interconnected walls, one of which is perpendicular to a first direction and the other one of which is inclined with respect to the first direction, where the first direction is perpendicular to an upper cover or a bottom wall of the box, and the inclined wall is configured to be attached to a wall of an adjacent battery cell so that interaction forces in the first direction are generated between the inclined wall and the adjacent wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventor: Hu Xu
  • Publication number: 20230411761
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a battery, an electric apparatus, a method for manufacturing battery, and an apparatus for manufacturing battery, so as to enhance stiffness and strength of the battery. The battery includes: a box; and at least one row of battery cells accommodated in the box, where the battery cell is a polyhedral structure and includes a first wall and a second wall connected to each other, the first wall being perpendicular to a first direction, the second wall being a wall with a largest area in the battery cell and oblique to the first direction, and the first direction being parallel to the direction of gravity. Each row of battery cells in the at least one row of battery cells are arranged along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and adjacent ones of the battery cells are attached to each other via the second wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventor: Hu Xu
  • Publication number: 20230395869
    Abstract: An electrode assembly and manufacturing method and device thereof, a battery cell, a battery, and an electric device are provided. The electrode assembly includes: a first electrode sheet and a second electrode sheet of opposite polarities, wherein the first electrode sheet and the second electrode sheet both include a main body and at least one tab group, the first electrode sheet and the second electrode sheet are winded around a winding axis such that their respective main bodies overlap to form a winding body, and after the main bodies have been winded a plurality of electrode sheet layers are formed along a radial direction of the winding main body. The tab group includes a plurality of stacked tabs which protrude from the main body, and at least two adjacent tabs in the tab group are separated by at least one electrode sheet layer of same polarity in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventor: Hu XU
  • Patent number: 11811091
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrode assembly and a secondary battery. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate and a separator. The first electrode plate, the second electrode plate and the separator are wound to a flat structure, and the flat structure comprises a main region and corner regions, the corner regions are provided at two ends of the main region along a width direction of the main region. The first electrode plate and the second electrode plate each are wound to turns. A gap is provided between two adjacent turns of the first electrode plate, the gap includes a first gap and a second gap. The first gap corresponds to the corner region in position, the second gap corresponds to the main region in position, and a dimension of the first gap is larger than a dimension of the second gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: JIANGSU CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hu Xu, Kai Wu, Miaomiao Ren, Rui Yang, Long Xu, Youlei Lai, Yongshou Lin
  • Publication number: 20230344050
    Abstract: A battery cell including an electrode assembly, a housing, and a first bonding portion. The electrode assembly includes a first end surface, and a first surface and a second surface disposed face away from each other. The housing includes a first inner wall and a second inner wall disposed opposite each other. The first bonding portion includes a first adhesive layer and a second adhesive layer. The first adhesive layer is bonded to the first end surface and extends to the first surface and the second surface to bond with the first surface and the second surface. The second adhesive layer includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion connected in sequence, where the second portion is located on a side of the first adhesive layer face away from the first end surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
    Inventors: Hu XU, Huabing SONG
  • Publication number: 20230257761
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plant genetic engineering. In particular, the present invention relates to acetolactate synthase (ALS) mutants, protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) mutants, acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) mutants and/or p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxidase (HPPD) mutants capable of conferring herbicide resistance in plants, especially in wheat and/or rice plants, and methods for production herbicide-resistant plants, especially wheat and/or rice plants comprising said acetolactate synthase (ALS) mutants and/or protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) mutants and/or acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) mutants and/or p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxidase (HPPD) mutants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicants: INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, TIANJIN GENOVO BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Caixia GAO, Yuhang CHEN, Yidong RAN, Rui ZHANG, Chao LI, Sha CHEN, Kang ZHANG, Hu XU
  • Patent number: 11694281
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a user request from a client system associated with a user, generating a response to the user request which references one or more entities, generating a personalized recommendation based on the user request and the response, wherein the personalized recommendation references one or more of the entities of the response, and sending instructions for presenting the response and the personalized recommendation to the client system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Honglei Liu, Hao Zhou, Seungwhan Moon, Bing Liu, Yulong Qiu, Daniel Chai, Pararth Paresh Shah, Xiaolei Li, Rajen Subba, Hu Xu
  • Publication number: 20230187788
    Abstract: The present application discloses a secondary battery, a battery module, and a device using the secondary battery as a power source. The secondary battery includes: a casing; an electrode assembly disposed in the casing; a cap assembly; and a current collecting member including an adapting piece and a connecting component provided separately and connected with each other; the adapting piece connected with the electrode terminal of the cap assembly and including a guiding section; the connecting component including a current collecting section to be connected with the guiding section and a tab connecting section to be connected with the electrode assembly; and the connecting component has a rigidity less than that of the guiding section, so that deformation of the guiding section toward the electrode assembly can be reduced when a portion of the connecting component connected with the electrode assembly is bent with respect to the length direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Jiangsu Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited
    Inventor: Hu XU
  • Patent number: 11651451
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a user request from a client system associated with a user, generating a response to the user request which references one or more entities, generating a personalized recommendation based on the user request and the response, wherein the personalized recommendation references one or more of the entities of the response, and sending instructions for presenting the response and the personalized recommendation to the client system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Honglei Liu, Hao Zhou, Seungwhan Moon, Bing Liu, Yulong Qiu, Daniel Chai, Pararth Paresh Shah, Xiaolei Li, Rajen Subba, Hu Xu
  • Publication number: 20230106248
    Abstract: Provided is an electrode assembly and a manufacturing method and apparatus therefor, a battery, and a power consuming device, the electrode assembly being used for a battery cell and the electrode assembly including: a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate that have opposite polarities, where the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate each include a main body portion and a tab projecting from the main body portion, and the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate are wound about a winding axis; and an end portion of the wound main body includes at least one conductive region and at least one liquid guiding region, where the tab is led out of the conductive region, is wound by at least one turn, and is used for electrical connection to a terminal of the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Hu XU, Siying HUANG, Fenggang ZHAO, Haizu JIN