Patents by Inventor Jian an Wang

Jian an Wang 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: 20170226635
    Abstract: The disclosure describes hard magnetic materials including ??-Fe16N2 and techniques for forming hard magnetic materials including ??-Fe16N2 using chemical vapor deposition or liquid phase epitaxy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Yanfeng Jiang
  • Patent number: 9721767
    Abstract: In some examples, a method comprising depositing a functional layer (e.g., a magnetic layer) over a substrate; depositing a granular layer over the functional layer, the granular layer including a first material defining a plurality of grains separated by a second material defining grain boundaries of the plurality of grains; removing the second material from the granular layer such that the plurality of grains of the granular layer define a hard mask layer on the functional layer; and removing portions of the functional layer not masked by the hard mask layer, wherein the depositing of the functional layer, the depositing of the granular layer, removing the second material, and removing the portions of the functional layer are performed in a vacuum environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Hao Wang, Haibao Zhao
  • Patent number: 9715957
    Abstract: A bulk permanent magnetic material may include between about 5 volume percent and about 40 volume percent Fe16N2 phase domains, a plurality of nonmagnetic atoms or molecules forming domain wall pinning sites, and a balance soft magnetic material, wherein at least some of the soft magnetic material is magnetically coupled to the Fe16N2 phase domains via exchange spring coupling. In some examples, a bulk permanent magnetic material may be formed by implanting N+ ions in an iron workpiece using ion implantation to form an iron nitride workpiece, pre-annealing the iron nitride workpiece to attach the iron nitride workpiece to a substrate, and post-annealing the iron nitride workpiece to form Fe16N2 phase domains within the iron nitride workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Yanfeng Jiang
  • Patent number: 9703377
    Abstract: The wearable triggering device of the disclosure includes a base, a pressing element, a key structure and a wearable element. The pressing element is pivotally disposed on the base. The key structure is disposed between the base and the pressing element. The wearable element is disposed on the base, so that the wearable triggering device is adapted to be fixed at a body through the wearable element. When the body contacts another body through the wearable triggering device, the body provides an external force to the pressing element, so as to make the pressing element move toward the base and trigger the key structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Jian-Siang Wang, Hung-Chi Chen
  • Publication number: 20170191412
    Abstract: A hydrogen carbon cleaning method for a vehicle is provided, which includes the following steps. First, a reformer is provided. Then, high purity hydrogen is provided by the reformer. Next, a hydrogen carbon cleaning process is performed on a vehicle with the high purity hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Yu-Chou Tsai, Liam-Yung Sung, Jung-Kuei Chang, Li-Chih Chen, Jian-Kai Wang
  • Publication number: 20170186518
    Abstract: The disclosure describes techniques for forming nanoparticles including Fe16N2 phase. In some examples, the nanoparticles may be formed by first forming nanoparticles including iron, nitrogen, and at least one of carbon or boron. The carbon or boron may be incorporated into the nanoparticles such that the iron, nitrogen, and at least one of carbon or boron are mixed. Alternatively, the at least one of carbon or boron may be coated on a surface of a nanoparticle including iron and nitrogen. The nano particle including iron, nitrogen, and at least one of carbon or boron then may be annealed to form at least one phase domain including at least one of Fe16N2, Fe16(NB)2, Fe16(NC)2, or Fe16(NCB)2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Yanfeng Jiang, Craig A. Bridges, Michael Brady, Orlando Rios, Roberta A. Meisner, Lawrence F. Allard, Edgar Lara-Curzio, Shihai He
  • Patent number: 9673566
    Abstract: An electronic device including a first body, a first connecting assembly, a second body, and a second connecting assembly is provided. The first body has a recess, and the first connecting assembly is disposed at the first body and hidden in the recess. The second connecting assembly is disposed on the second body in protruding manner. The second connecting assembly is fit to be assembled in the recess and electrically connected to the first connecting assembly, such that the first and the second bodies are detachably assembled to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Chen, Jian-Siang Wang, Yi-Chang Yeh, Chi-Hung Lai, Wu-Chen Lee
  • Patent number: 9667267
    Abstract: A dither circuit for high-resolution analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) is presented, including a settable pseudorandom sequence generator, a trimming module, a trimmable digital-to-analog conversion circuit, a dither introduced circuit and a dither elimination circuit, wherein the settable pseudorandom sequence generator works to generate pseudorandom sequence signal uncorrelated to analog input signal and its output can be set, of which n bit output is taken as digital dither signal and n can be less than the quantization bit of the ADC; the trimming module works to determine the trimming signals for the trimmable digital-to-analog conversion circuit to convert the digital dither signal into analog dither signal precisely; the dither introduced circuit works to introduce the analog dither signal to the ADC; the dither elimination circuit works to remove the digital dither signal from the output of ADC. The dither circuit features less complexity and better dynamic performance for high-resolution ADC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: CHINA ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, 24TH RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yan Wang, Gang-Yi Hu, Tao Liu, Yu-Xin Wang, Jian-An Wang, Dong-Bing Fu, Ting Li, Guang-Bing Chen
  • Patent number: 9660582
    Abstract: A device including a spin channel to transport a spin current, a nano-oscillator, and a magnetoresistive device that receives the spin current from the nano-oscillator. The nano-oscillator includes a magnetization state that oscillates between a first state and a second state in response to an input voltage or current. The oscillation of the nano-oscillator may induce the spin current within the spin channel. The magnetoresistive device includes a magnetization state that is set based at least in part on the received spin current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Mahdi Jamali
  • Patent number: 9660111
    Abstract: Luminescent materials and methods of forming such materials are described herein. A method of forming a luminescent material includes: (1) providing a source of A and X, wherein A is selected from at least one of elements of Group 1, and X is selected from at least one of elements of Group 17; (2) providing a source of B, wherein B is selected from at least one of elements of Group 14; (3) subjecting the source of A and X and the source of B to vacuum deposition to form a precursor layer over a substrate; (4) forming an encapsulation layer over the precursor layer to form an assembly of layers; and (5) heating the assembly of layers to a temperature Theat to form a luminescent material within the precursor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: OMNIPV, INC.
    Inventors: Nemanja Vockic, Jian Jim Wang, William Pfenninger, John Kenney
  • Patent number: 9621646
    Abstract: Candidate nodes for live streaming services are provided and selected. A candidate nodes list for live streaming services is provided. The method includes collecting information of each node involved in the live streaming services; based on the collected information, calculating progress factors of each node; comparing the collected information of each node with load thresholds; sorting the nodes, the collected information of which are below the load thresholds, on the basis of the calculated progress factors; and forming the candidate nodes list by a number N of first N nodes of the sorted nodes. The candidate node for live streaming services may also be selected by: based on information involved in the live streaming services, calculating progress factors; reporting the calculated progress factors and requesting for candidate nodes list; selecting a candidate node from the candidate nodes list according to delay requirements and overlay policies of the live streaming services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks OY
    Inventors: Bin Fu, Feng Yu Mao, Ruo Yuan Zhang, Jian Hui Wang
  • Publication number: 20170082697
    Abstract: An article may include a substantially perpendicularly magnetized free layer having a first magnetic orientation in the absence of an applied magnetic field. The article may also include a spin Hall channel layer configured to conduct a spin current configured to subject the perpendicularly magnetized free layer to a magnetic switching torque and a substantially in-plane magnetized bias layer configured to bias the substantially perpendicularly magnetized free layer to a second magnetic orientation. The second magnetic orientation is different than the first magnetic orientation and is out of a plane of the substantially perpendicularly magnetized free layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Angeline Klemm Smith, Mahdi Jamali, Zhengyang Zhao
  • Patent number: 9597290
    Abstract: Particle functionalization systems including one or more of: a target of a material; an energetic ion and/or electron source providing accelerated ions and electrons to the target; a potential that is applied to at least the target and that causes ions and/or electrons from the ionized gas to impact a surface of the target and release atoms of the material; at least one magnet providing a magnetic field that controls movement of the ions and electrons and nucleation, formation and growth of particles from the released atoms; and a particle collection device that collects particles, the collection device comprising a substrate and a polymeric functionalization coating disposed on the substrate, wherein particles impinge upon and form bonds with molecules of the functionalization coating. Methods of preparing functionalized particles, functionalized particle compositions, and kits including functionalized particles are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Claire Hovland, Timothy Bloomquist, Jing Ying
  • Publication number: 20170054073
    Abstract: In some examples, a method including depositing a functional layer over a substrate; depositing a granular layer over the functional layer, the granular layer including a first material defining a plurality of grains separated by a second material defining grain boundaries of the plurality of grains; removing the second material from the granular layer such that the plurality of grains of the granular layer define a hard mask layer on the functional layer; and removing, via reactive ion etching with a carrier gas, portions of the functional layer not masked by the hard mask layer, wherein the carrier gas comprises a gas with an atomic number less than an atomic number of argon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Patrick Quarterman, Jianxin Zhu
  • Patent number: 9568570
    Abstract: A body coil includes a first end ring and a second end ring provided at two ends thereof. The first end ring and the second end ring are connected to each other with a plurality of legs. The first end ring or the second end ring has a structure with the current flow width in a direction parallel to the axis thereof being greater than that in a direction perpendicular to the axis thereof. Since the effective action width of the current is increased in the axial direction and the centralized flow of the current in the end ring is reduced, the local specific absorption rate of radio frequency induced by the magnetic field is therefore reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Yan Li Chen, Yu Tang, Markus Vester, Jian Min Wang, Zhibin Li
  • Publication number: 20170026617
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a network for enabling real-time interaction comprising an enquirer node and a helper node, wherein the two nodes establish a connection between each other. Among the connection they further establish a video streaming layer for transmitting the video in form of video streaming data from the enquirer node to the helper node and an interaction layer for exchanging user input between the enquirer node and the helper node; wherein the enquirer node generates the second user interface with the first UI module according to the second user input received from the helper node via the interaction layer and displays the second user interface upon the video; and wherein the helper node generates the first user interface with the second UI module according to the first user input received from the enquirer node via the interaction layer and displays the first user interface upon the video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventor: JIAN-HUA WANG
  • Publication number: 20170021533
    Abstract: A mold for casting concrete contains: an inner part, an outer par, a temperature insulation layer, a fixing plate, and a pulling member. The inner part includes a cavity, an inlet, and an outlet which communicate with one another to flow first fluid into the cavity from the inlet and to discharge the first fluid out of the outlet from the cavity. The inner part further includes an outer fence and an inner fence on which the temperature insulation layer is arranged. The outer part is located outside the outer fence, between the outer part and the outer fence is defined a feeding chamber. The outer part includes a heating element and second fluid both defined therein, and the heating element is immersed in the second fluid. The fixing plate is mounted on the outer part and the inner part. The pulling member is fixed on the inner part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventor: Jian Qing WANG
  • Patent number: 9551687
    Abstract: A device includes a sensor surface and a pair of electrodes. The sensor surface includes a first conductive layer separated from a second conductive layer by an intermediary layer, a magnetization direction of the first conductive layer and a magnetization direction of the second conductive layer having a ground state orientation of approximately 0 degrees. An electrical resistance between the pair of electrodes is determined by a magnetic field proximate the sensor surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Chengguo Xing, Yuanpeng Li, Balasubramanian Srinivasan
  • Publication number: 20170017300
    Abstract: The wearable triggering device of the disclosure includes a base, a pressing element, a key structure and a wearable element. The pressing element is pivotally disposed on the base. The key structure is disposed between the base and the pressing element. The wearable element is disposed on the base, so that the wearable triggering device is adapted to be fixed at a body through the wearable element. When the body contacts another body through the wearable triggering device, the body provides an external force to the pressing element, so as to make the pressing element move toward the base and trigger the key structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Jian-Siang Wang, Hung-Chi Chen
  • Patent number: D786185
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Inventors: Xiao Jing Wang, Kai Yu Yang, Jian Ye Wang