Patents by Inventor Jiahui Hou

Jiahui Hou 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: 12595017
    Abstract: An electric off-road vehicle includes a drive assembly including an electric motor; wheels including front wheels and rear wheels; a frame assembly on which the electric motor arranged; a battery pack providing electric energy for the electric motor; and a drive train including a drive axle assembly and a drive shaft. The drive shaft is connected between the electric motor and the drive axle assembly. The electric motor transmits a torque to at least part of the drive axle assembly through the drive shaft, and the drive shaft is positioned below the battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Zhejiang CFMOTO Power Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiayang Hu, Changjiang Li, Yunqiang Huang, Fuying Cheng, Jiahui Hou
  • Publication number: 20250323337
    Abstract: Lithium recycling from expended Li-Ion batteries occurs thought selective recovery of lithium charge materials from a recycling stream including transition metals used for the charge material. Li recovery performed using an organic acid-based approach including terephthalic acid (TPA), benzenetetracarboxylic acid (BTCA), and other organic acids results in highly selective lithium extraction, achieving minimal transition metal contamination in the extracted solution. A recycling stream including cathode materials from spent/end-of-life Li-ion batteries provides a source for recycled Li, as well as other cathode material metals. Combining the organic acid in a hydrothermal reactor followed by filtration separates transition metal oxides from a lithium salt solution. The lithium salt may be recrystallized by acetone and dried to a powder consistency. Lithium carbonate is then recovered by sintering, and further filtered for recovering battery grade recycled Li.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2025
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Inventors: Yan Wang, Jiahui Hou, Zexin Wang
  • Patent number: 12297518
    Abstract: Lithium recycling from expended Li-Ion batteries occurs thought selective recovery of lithium charge materials from a recycling stream including transition metals used for the charge material. Li recovery includes dissolving the lithium based charge material in an organic acid having a resistance or lack of affinity to dissolution of transition metals, and distilling a leach solution formed from the dissolved charge material for generating a powder including lithium and trace impurities of the transition metals. Sintering of the generated powder forms lithium carbonate and carbonates of the trace impurities that eluded the selective leach, however, since the trace impurities are insoluble in water, the lithium carbonate is recoverable by water washing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Inventors: Yan Wang, Jiahui Hou, Xiaotu Ma, Jinzhao Fu
  • Publication number: 20250144998
    Abstract: A front differential includes an outer ring spline mounted on an inner housing for rotation with the ring gear joinder, an inner ring spline mounted on one of the semi-axle gears, and a plurality of friction members disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring. The friction members are interleaved plates which can create a partial friction state and a fully locked state of the front differential through application of axial pressure force. The spline mounting of the inner and outer rings allows axial movement so the axial pressure force application is more accurate despite manufacturing tolerances. A ball bearing is arranged between the differential housing and the ring gear joinder. The ball bearing is connected to the differential housing by a clearance fit which allows the ball bearing to move axially relative to the differential housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Fuying Cheng, Zhenxiang Kuang, Guangxuan Feng, Jiahui Hou, Jian Song, Jianwu Liang
  • Patent number: 12287868
    Abstract: According to implementations of the subject matter described herein, there is provided a solution for secure execution of a machine learning network. An operation of a first network layer of a machine learning network is executed in an uTEE of a computing device based on an input of the first network layer and a first set of modified parameter values, to obtain a first error intermediate In output. The modified parameter values are determined by modifying at least one subset of parameter values of the first network layer with first secret data. A first corrected intermediate output is determined in a TEE of the computing device by modifying the first error intermediate output at least based on the input and first secret data. A network output is determined based on the first corrected intermediate output. In this way, it is possible to protect the confidentiality of the machine learning network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Yunxin Liu, Jiahui Hou
  • Publication number: 20240367528
    Abstract: An electric all-terrain vehicle includes a set of wheels, a drive system, a battery pack, and an MCU. A projection of the MCU, a projection of the battery pack, and a projection of the electric motor all on a horizontal plane cooperatively define a Tri-core system projection area with a Tri-core longitudinal length. A ratio of the wheelbase distance to the Tri-core longitudinal length is in the range from 0.7 to 2.5. The positions of the Tri-core system are reasonably arranged and the relevant components are highly integrated, the center of gravity of the entire vehicle are reasonably allocated, thereby making the overall performance of the vehicle more superior and achieving better driving performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Xiayang Hu, Yunqiang Huang, Changjiang Li, Fuying Cheng, Jiahui Hou, Jianwu Liang, Guangxuan Feng, Jian Song
  • Publication number: 20230334146
    Abstract: According to implementations of the subject matter described herein, there is provided a solution for secure execution of a machine learning network. An operation of a first network layer of a machine learning network is executed in an uTEE of a computing device based on an input of the first network layer and a first set of modified parameter values, to obtain a first error intermediate In output. The modified parameter values are determined by modifying at least one subset of parameter values of the first network layer with first secret data. A first corrected intermediate output is determined in a TEE of the computing device by modifying the first error intermediate output at least based on the input and first secret data. A network output is determined based on the first corrected intermediate output. In this way, it is possible to protect the confidentiality of the machine learning network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Yunxin LIU, Jiahui HOU
  • Publication number: 20230234664
    Abstract: An electric off-road vehicle includes a drive assembly including an electric motor; wheels including front wheels and rear wheels; a frame assembly on which the electric motor arranged; a battery pack providing electric energy for the electric motor; and a drive train including a drive axle assembly and a drive shaft. The drive shaft is connected between the electric motor and the drive axle assembly. The electric motor transmits a torque to at least part of the drive axle assembly through the drive shaft, and the drive shaft is positioned below the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Xiayang Hu, Changjiang Li, Yunqiang Huang, FuYing Cheng, Jiahui Hou
  • Publication number: 20220325378
    Abstract: Lithium recycling from expended Li-Ion batteries occurs thought selective recovery of lithium charge materials from a recycling stream including transition metals used for the charge material. Li recovery includes dissolving the lithium based charge material in an organic acid having a resistance or lack of affinity to dissolution of transition metals, and distilling a leach solution formed from the dissolved charge material for generating a powder including lithium and trace impurities of the transition metals. Sintering of the generated powder forms lithium carbonate and carbonates of the trace impurities that eluded the selective leach, however, since the trace impurities are insoluble in water, the lithium carbonate is recoverable by water washing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Yan Wang, Jiahui Hou, Xiaotu MA, Jinzhao Fu