Patents by Inventor Jian Zhu

Jian 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).

  • Publication number: 20230170581
    Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure generally relate to separators, high performance electrochemical devices, such as, batteries and capacitors, including the aforementioned separators, systems and methods for fabricating the same. In one implementation, a separator is provided. The separator comprises a polymer substrate, capable of conducting ions, having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface. The separator further comprises a first ceramic-containing layer, capable of conducting ions, formed on the first surface. The first ceramic-containing layer has a thickness in a range from about 1,000 nanometers to about 5,000 nanometers. The separator further comprises a second ceramic-containing layer, capable of conducting ions, formed on the second surface. The second ceramic-containing layer is a binder-free ceramic-containing layer and has a thickness in a range from about 1 nanometer to about 1,000 nanometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Connie P. WANG, Wen SI, Yin Let SIM, Torsten DIETER, Roland TRASSL, Subramanya P. HERLE, Christoph DAUBE, Jian ZHU, James CUSHING
  • Publication number: 20230100936
    Abstract: Transmission of data for object storage, such as stream transmission for object storage, is disclosed. For instance, a group of objects acquired from an object layer is stored in a storage space for storing an object stream and serves as a first part of the object stream; and, in response to that an event related to at least one object in the group of objects occurs at a client terminal, the event-related information is stored in the storage space and is used as a second part of the object stream, the event-related information including at least one of the following: an identifier of the at least one object, a type of the event, and metadata of the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Lu Lei, Julius Jian Zhu, Sheng Ni
  • Patent number: 11608835
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present application is a blade and an axial flow impeller using same. The blade comprises a blade tip, a blade root, a leading edge, a trailing edge, an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface and lower surface are disposed opposite each other; the blade tip, the blade root, the leading edge and the trailing edge surround the upper surface and the lower surface, and connect the upper surface and the lower surface. The blade is rotatable about a rotation axis, the rotation axis being perpendicular to a normal plane. The blade tip comprises a blade tip base part and a blade tip trailing part, the blade tip base part being close to the leading edge, and the blade tip trailing part being close to the trailing edge and being bent upwards relative to the blade tip base part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignees: York Guangzhou Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Co., Ltd., Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Bin Yuan, Chenggang Wu, Xiaokui Ma, Li Wang, Jian Zhu
  • Patent number: 11599420
    Abstract: Retention of events of an ordered event stream is disclosed. Expiration of events stored in a segment of an ordered event stream (OES) can be desirable. New events are added to a head of an OES segment, and pruning events from a tail of the OES segment can be valuable. Processing applications can register a processing scheme for a segment, e.g., at-least-once processing, exactly-once processing, etc., and can generate checkpoints indicating a degree of advancement in processing events of the segment. The ordered event stream can determine a cut point indicative of a progress point, that before which, events of an OES can be marked as ready for expiration. However, events that are marked for expiration can be retained to allow processing based on a checkpoint, e.g., expiration of the event can be refused until there is an assurance the event was read by the processing application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Mikhail Danilov, Igor Medvedev, Lu Lei, Julius Jian Zhu
  • Patent number: 11588209
    Abstract: Separators, high performance electrochemical devices, such as, batteries and capacitors, including the aforementioned separators, systems and methods for fabricating the same. In one implementation, a separator is provided. The separator comprises a polymer substrate (131), capable of conducting ions, having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface. The separator further comprises a first ceramic-containing layer (136), capable of conducting ions, formed on the first surface. The first ceramic-containing layer (136) has a thickness in arrange from about 1,000 nanometers to about 5000 nanometers. The separator further comprises a second ceramic-containing layer (138), capable of conducting ions, formed on the second surface. The second ceramic-containing layer (138) is a binder-free ceramic-containing layer and has a thickness in arrange from about 1 nanometer to about 1,000 nanometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Connie P. Wang, Wen Si, Yin Let Sim, Torsten Dieter, Roland Trassl, Subramanya P. Herle, Christoph Daube, Jian Zhu, James Cushing
  • Patent number: 11588337
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a centralized charging cabinet, including: a charging cabinet, provided with an isolation area and a charging area therein; an isolation transformer, provided in the isolation area; and at least one charging unit, provided in the charging area, where each of the charging unit is electrically connected to a secondary winding of the isolation transformer through a plurality of first connection structures, and the plurality of first connection structures are located at a back region of the charging area. In the centralized charging cabinet, the isolation transformer is provided in the isolation area inside the charging cabinet, the charging unit is provided in the charging area inside the charging cabinet, which realizes a centralized layout of the isolation transformer and the charging unit and improves the space utilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Delta Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hongyang Wu, Jian Zhu, Liping Sun, Chao Yan, Qianfeng Li
  • Patent number: 11572890
    Abstract: The present application discloses a blade, comprising a blade tip, a blade root, a leading edge, and a trailing edge, wherein the leading edge and the trailing edge each extend from the blade tip to the blade root; the blade may rotate around a rotation axis, and the rotation axis and a normal plane of the rotation axis perpendicularly intersect at the foot of the perpendicular; a projection of the leading edge on the normal plane along the rotation axis is a first curve, and the first curve has an even number of inflection points. The blade of the present application can reduce noise and improve aerodynamic performance when the blade rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP, York Guangzhou Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bin Yuan, Li Wang, Chenggang Wu, Jian Zhu
  • Patent number: 11573270
    Abstract: A method includes receiving tester configuration data, test pattern data, and tester operation data; configuring a circuit for performing a designated test evaluation; generating a stimulus waveform; converting the stimulus waveform to an analog stimulus signal; transferring the analog stimulus signal to a first terminal of a MTJ DUT at reception of a trigger timing signal; generating time traces based on the trigger timing signal; generating a response signal at a second terminal of the MTJ DUT and across a termination resistor as the analog stimulus signal is transferred through the MTJ DUT; converting the response signal to a digitized response signal indicating its voltage amplitude; and performing the designated test evaluation and analysis function in the configurable circuit based on voltage amplitudes and time values of the stimulus waveform, the digitized response signal, and the timing traces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Guenole Jan, Huanlong Liu, Jian Zhu, Yuan-Jen Lee, Po-Kang Wang
  • Patent number: 11569441
    Abstract: A magnetic tunnel junction with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA MTJ) is disclosed wherein a free layer interfaces with a tunnel barrier and has a second interface with an oxide layer. A lattice-matching layer adjoins an opposite side of the oxide layer with respect to the free layer and is comprised of CoXFeYNiZLWMV or an oxide or nitride of Ru, Ta, Ti, or Si, wherein L is one of B, Zr, Nb, Hf, Mo, Cu, Cr, Mg, Ta, Ti, Au, Ag, or P, and M is one of Mo, Mg, Ta, Cr, W, or V, (x+y+z+w+v)=100 atomic %, x+y>0, and each of v and w are >0. The lattice-matching layer grows a BCC structure during annealing thereby promoting BCC structure growth in the oxide layer that results in enhanced free layer PMA and improved thermal stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Huanlong Liu, Yuan-Jen Lee, Jian Zhu, Guenole Jan, Luc Thomas, Po-Kang Wang, Ru-Ying Tong, Jodi Iwata
  • Patent number: 11563170
    Abstract: A laminated seed layer stack with a smooth top surface having a peak to peak roughness of 0.5 nm is formed by sequentially sputter depositing a first seed layer, a first amorphous layer, a second seed layer, and a second amorphous layer where each seed layer may be Mg and has a resputtering rate 2 to 30X that of the amorphous layers that are TaN, SiN, or a CoFeM alloy. A template layer that is NiCr or NiFeCr is formed on the second amorphous layer. As a result, perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in an overlying magnetic layer that is a reference layer, free layer, or dipole layer is substantially maintained during high temperature processing up to 400° C. and is advantageous for magnetic tunnel junctions in embedded MRAMs, spintronic devices, or in read head sensors. The laminated seed layer stack may include a bottommost Ta or TaN buffer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Zhu, Guenole Jan, Yuan-Jen Lee, Huanlong Liu, Ru-Ying Tong, Po-Kang Wang
  • Publication number: 20230007525
    Abstract: A method of coordinating a transmission time of V2X message includes: acquiring, by an application layer module of a V2X device, an ideal time point at which an underlying layer module of the V2X device schedules to transmit the V2X message, the application layer module being configured to manage V2X application scenario and the underlying layer module being configured to manage V2X radio frequency function; determining a processing period for processing the V2X message; determining a waiting period based on the ideal time point and the processing period; transmitting, from the application layer module to the underlying layer module, a message transmission request after elapse of the waiting period from acquiring of the ideal time point; and in response to a reception of the message transmission request in the underlying layer module, transmitting, using the underlying layer module, the V2X message toward outside at the ideal time point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Jian ZHU, Yueqi SONG
  • Publication number: 20220409648
    Abstract: Among the various aspects of the present disclosure is the provision is the provision of a SARM1 activating agent or prodrug thereof and methods of using same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey Milbrandt, Aaron DiAntonio, Tong Wu, Amy Strickland, Adam Bloom, Yo Sasaki, Jian Zhu, Yurie Yamada
  • Patent number: 11531593
    Abstract: Disclosed is a data encoding, decoding and recovering method of a distributed storage system for data protection of the distributed storage system. The methods include using local recoverable coding, and calling Reed-Solomon coding on data blocks obtained from divisions of file segments based on coding parameters to generate global coding blocks, locally coding to data blocks and global coding blocks respectively to generate local coding blocks. The methods can also include computing decoded block indices and recovered block indices according to current node state, reading block data of assistant node, and implementing decoding of file segments and recovery of failed blocks. The coding method of the present disclosure can reduce the amount of data that needs to be transmitted when recovering a failed node by increasing local coding blocks and speed up the node recovery speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: HERE DATA TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Bin Hao, Jian Zhu, Jingyao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220384716
    Abstract: A magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) is disclosed wherein first and second interfaces of a free layer (FL) with a first metal oxide (Hk enhancing layer) and second metal oxide (tunnel barrier), respectively, produce perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) to increase thermal stability. In some embodiments, a capping layer that is a conductive metal nitride such as MoN contacts an opposite surface of the Hk enhancing layer with respect to the first interface to reduce interdiffusion of oxygen and nitrogen compared with a TiN capping layer and maintain an acceptable resistance x area (RA) product. In other embodiments, the capping layer may comprise an insulating nitride such as AlN that is alloyed with a conductive metal to minimize RA. Furthermore, a metallic buffer layer may be inserted between the capping layer and Hk enhancing layer. As a result, electrical shorts are reduced and the magnetoresistive ratio is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Jodi Mari Iwata, Guenole Jan, Ru-Ying Tong, Vignesh Sundar, Jian Zhu, Huanlong Liu
  • Patent number: 11498984
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a vinyl ether polymer by photo-initiated polymerization, which comprises the step of: under a protective atmosphere, performing photo-initiated polymerization on a vinyl ether monomer in the presence of an organic halogenated hydrocarbon and manganese carbonyl under irradiation of light having a wavelength of 365-550 nm at ?25° C. to 25° C., to obtain a vinyl ether polymer after the reaction is completed. In the method, a vinyl ether monomer is subjected to cationic polymerization in the presence of manganese carbonyl and an organic halogenated hydrocarbon under visible light, to prepare a vinyl ether polymer with controlled molecular weight and narrow molecular weight distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jian Zhu, Xiaofei Huang, Jiajia Li, Na Li, Xiangqiang Pan, Xiulin Zhu
  • Patent number: 11500725
    Abstract: A method of data recovery for a distributed storage system is a method of recovering multiple failed nodes concurrently with the minimum feasible bandwidth when failed nodes exist in a distributed storage system. By means of selecting assistant nodes, obtaining helper data sub-blocks through computing the selected assistant nodes, then computing a repair matrix and finally multiple the repair matrix and the helper data sub-blocks, the missing data blocks are reconstructed; or the missing data blocks are reconstructed by decoding. The method is applicable to data recovery in the case of any number of failed nodes and any reasonable combinations of coding parameters. The data recovery herein can reach the theoretical lower limit of the minimum recovery bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: HERE DATA TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jingyao Zhang, Jian Zhu, Bin Hao
  • Publication number: 20220356182
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) that are useful as hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS5A inhibitors, the synthesis of such compounds, and the use of such compounds for inhibiting HCV NS5A activity, for treating or preventing HCV infections and for inhibiting HCV viral replication and/or viral production in a cell-based system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Craig A. Coburn, Steven W. Ludmerer, Kun Liu, Hao Wu, Richard Soll, Bin Zhong, Jian Zhu
  • Patent number: 11493642
    Abstract: A method for estimating the pressure measurement bias of a barometric sensor in a wireless terminal. A location engine using the method generates an enhanced estimate of the measurement bias. The location engine generates the enhanced estimate based in part on relatively coarse estimates of the elevation of the wireless terminal. Each coarse estimate of elevation is often generated from noisy measurements, such as measurements of signals transmitted by Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites, and has an associated uncertainty. The location engine accounts for the uncertainty in these estimates of elevation by applying an optimal estimation technique, such as Kalman filtering, and by compensating for environment-related effects. Compensating Includes filtering across a plurality of lateral locations and imposing a lower bound of bias uncertainty at the lateral locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Polaris Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome Arthur Blaha, Jr., Scot Douglas Gordon, Jeffrey Noel Wu, Jian Zhu
  • Publication number: 20220328891
    Abstract: The present application provides a monitoring and protection system and an energy storage device. The monitoring and protection system is applied to at least one battery module and includes a temperature monitoring apparatus, a deformation monitoring apparatus, and a control apparatus. The temperature monitoring apparatus includes a plurality of grating temperature sensors, and each grating temperature sensor is arranged on a corresponding battery module to obtain a current temperature of the battery module. The deformation monitoring apparatus obtains a current deformation amount of each battery module, and includes a plurality of grating strain sensors, and each grating strain sensor are arranged on a corresponding battery module. The control apparatus controls a protective unit to perform a corresponding protective action according to the current temperature and current deformation amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Fei LU, Changyong WANG, Wei GUAN, Jian ZHU
  • Patent number: D984655
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Inventor: Jian Zhu