Patents by Inventor Jianhua Zhu

Jianhua 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).

  • Patent number: 11150203
    Abstract: A method for analyzing flow of a multiphase fluid through a flowmeter is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes transmitting two beams of electromagnetic radiation along different paths through a multiphase fluid and detecting the two transmitted beams with detectors. The method also includes determining a gas fraction and a water-in-liquid ratio of the multiphase fluid. The gas fraction is determined based on the detected first beam of electromagnetic radiation and the water-in-liquid ratio of the multiphase fluid is determined based on the detected second beam of electromagnetic radiation. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jianhua Zhu, Charles Toussaint, Cheng-Gang Xie, Massimiliano Fiore, Alexander Vilstrup
  • Publication number: 20210312178
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for identifying charging devices are provided. In one aspect, a method of identifying a charging device include: capturing an infrared image and a depth image of a current field of view with a depth camera; determining, according to the infrared image, that there are one or more suspected charging device areas that satisfy first specified conditions; determining, according to the depth image, that there is a target charging device area whose height relative to a depth camera is within a specified range in the one or more suspected charging device areas; and identifying the charging device according to the target charging device area. The first specified conditions indicate that a gray-scale value of each of pixels in an area is greater than a second specified value, and a number of the pixels in the area is greater than a third specified value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Nicong Jiang, Jianhua Zhu, Bingwei Shen, Bin Guo, Haiqing Jiang
  • Publication number: 20210290872
    Abstract: A PAP system for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a flow generator to generate a supply of breathable gas to be delivered to the patient; a humidifier including a heating plate to vaporize water and deliver water vapor to humidify the supply of breathable gas; a heated tube configured to heat and deliver the humidified supply of breathable gas to the patient; a power supply configured to supply power to the heating plate and the heated tube; and a controller configured to control the power supply to prevent overheating of the heating plate and the heated tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew Roderick Bath, Donald Angus Richmond, Nathan John Row, Jianhua Zhu, Timothy Nicholas Shadie, Ronald James Huby, Ivan Teodor Dujmovic
  • Publication number: 20210270989
    Abstract: Electromagnetic probes for analyzing a flowing multi-phase fluid are described herein. The probes generally use a probe assembly for measuring liquid properties in a multiphase fluid flowing in a conduit, the probe assembly comprising a first member with a probe portion and a connection portion, the probe portion having a central bore with a conductor and a pressure-resistant insulator surrounding the conductor, the conductor extending from an opening at a distal end of the probe portion into the connection portion, the connection portion having a connector coupled to a distal end of the connection portion, the connection portion having a seal face with a groove extending around the probe portion; and a second member that, when assembled, is in direct contact with the first member at the distal end of the connection portion to apply compression and to retain the first member against a wall of the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Linyuan Zhan, Cheng-Gang Xie, Muhammad Fuad Bin Mohamed Zain, Mengke Zhan, Jianhua Zhu, Guillaume Jolivet
  • Publication number: 20210260314
    Abstract: A PAP system for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a flow generator to generate a supply of breathable gas to be delivered to the patient; a humidifier including a heating plate to vaporize water and deliver water vapor to humidify the supply of breathable gas; a heated tube configured to heat and deliver the humidified supply of breathable gas to the patient; a power supply configured to supply power to the heating plate and the heated tube; and a controller configured to control the power supply to prevent overheating of the heating plate and the heated tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew Roderick BATH, Donald Angus RICHMOND, Nathan John ROW, Jianhua ZHU, Timothy Nicholas SHADIE, Ronald James HUBY, Ivan Teodor DUJMOVIC
  • Patent number: 11056748
    Abstract: A battery pack comprises a plurality of batteries. The protection device is disposed between two adjacent batteries and comprises: a first connecting assembly, a second connecting assembly and a conductive connecting assembly. The protection device has a normal state and an alarm state. When the protection device is in the normal state, the first connecting assembly and the second connecting assembly are spaced apart, and the overload protection circuit is open. When the protection device is in the alarm state, the first connecting assembly is electrically connected with the housing of the first battery, the second connecting assembly is electrically connected with the housing of the second battery, at least one of the first connecting assembly and the second connecting assembly moves to be electrically connected with each other, and the overload protection circuit is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jianhua Zhu, Qing Lai, Zhiwei Tong, Yan Zhu
  • Patent number: 11033698
    Abstract: A flow generator includes a blower, a flow generator outlet configured to receive an end of a gas delivery tube, and a controller. The flow generator outlet includes electrical connectors configured to contact corresponding electrical connectors associated with the breathable gas delivery tube when the breathable gas delivery tube is received by the flow generator outlet. The controller includes a tube-type detect circuit and is configured to receive signals from the breathable gas delivery tube by way of the electrical connectors of the flow generator outlet. The tube-type detect circuit is configured so that when the breathable gas delivery tube is received by the flow generator outlet, the tube-type detect circuit determines the type of breathable gas delivery tube based on signals from the electrical connectors of the flow generator outlet that are indicative of a condition of a resistor associated with the breathable gas delivery tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Andrew Roderick Bath, Donald Angus Richmond, Nathan John Row, Jianhua Zhu, Timothy Nicholas Shadie, Ronald James Huby, Ivan Teodor Dujmovic
  • Publication number: 20210159576
    Abstract: A battery unit includes a battery and an insulation film, the battery includes a battery housing, a battery core disposed inside the battery housing, and a battery cover plate disposed on an end portion of the battery housing; the insulation film is coated on at least one side face of the battery housing, the insulation films on two adjacent battery units are bonded to each other in the preset direction to connect the plurality of battery units together; and the insulation film includes an extension portion, where the extension portion is formed by a top portion of the insulation film which protrudes from the battery cover plate and extends upward, the top plate is disposed on an upper side of the battery unit, a groove is provided on a lower side of the top panel, and at least part of the extension portion is accommodated in the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xi SHEN, Zhipei LU, Weixin ZHENG, Jia LU, Jing TAN, Yan ZHU, Jianhua ZHU
  • Publication number: 20210126820
    Abstract: A data processing device includes a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit includes a first front-end circuit configured to process first data to obtain first demodulated data, and a back-end circuit coupled to the first front-end circuit and configured to receive the first demodulated data. The second circuit includes a second front-end circuit configured to process second data to obtain second demodulated data, and a transmitter coupled to the second front-end circuit and configured to pack the second demodulated data into data packets and transmit the data packets of the second demodulated data to the first circuit. The back-end circuit is further configured to receive the second demodulated data, and process the first demodulated data and the second demodulated data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Chunhua ZHAI, Jianhua ZHU
  • Publication number: 20210126293
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lithium-ion battery, including: a housing and a separator located inside the housing, where the separator separates internal space of the housing into a plurality of accommodation cavities, battery core sets are disposed inside the accommodation cavities, the battery core sets each include at least one pole shank, and the battery core sets are connected in series; and at least one separator is provided with a liquid injection hole, and the liquid injection hole is used to connect two adjacent accommodation cavities on two sides of the separator; and a block mechanism, where the block mechanism is located inside the housing, the block mechanism enables the liquid injection hole to be in a predetermined state, and the predetermined state includes an open state and a closed state. The battery provided in the present invention ensures isolation and safety of each battery core set while facilitating liquid injection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Chuanfu WANG, Long HE, Huajun SUN, Zhipei LU, Jianhua ZHU, Yan ZHU, Shichao HU
  • Publication number: 20210126231
    Abstract: A battery includes a case and a battery core assembly disposed in the case, the battery core assembly includes a plurality of battery core groups and an receiving space holding the plurality of battery core groups, the battery core groups are connected in series, and the battery core group includes at least one battery core; a separator plate is disposed between at least two adjacent battery core groups, the separator plate divides the receiving space into a plurality of receiving cavities, each of the receiving cavities holds one or more battery core groups , and a cavity wall of the receiving cavity comprised by a connection of the separator plate and a separation membrane; and the battery further includes a liquid injection channel and the liquid injection channel in a sealed state, the liquid injection channel is disposed on at least one of the separation membranes and the separator plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Chuanfu WANG, Long HE, Huajun SUN, Jianhua ZHU, Zhipei LU, Yan ZHU, Shichao HU
  • Patent number: 10916750
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a power battery pack, including: a battery pack case, at least one battery module, and a return pipe. An oil inlet and an oil outlet are formed on the battery pack case, and insulation oil is charged from the oil inlet into the battery pack case. Each of the at least one battery module is disposed in the battery pack case, and each battery module includes a module case and at least one unit cell disposed in the module case. The unit cell is immersed in the insulation oil, and the bottom of the module case is provided with a through hole and the top of the module case is provided with at least one exhaust vent. The return pipe is disposed outside the battery pack case, and the return pipe is connected between the oil outlet and the oil inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jiyang Zhao, Qing Lai, Yanzi Ren, Jianhua Zhu, Yan Zhu
  • Patent number: 10887145
    Abstract: A data processing device includes a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit includes a first front-end circuit configured to process first data to obtain first demodulated data, and a back-end circuit coupled to the first front-end circuit and configured to receive the first demodulated data. The second circuit includes a second front-end circuit configured to process second data to obtain second demodulated data, and a transmitter coupled to the second front-end circuit and configured to transmit the second demodulated data to the first circuit. The back-end circuit is further configured to receive the second demodulated data, and process the first demodulated data and the second demodulated data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chunhua Zhai, Jianhua Zhu
  • Publication number: 20200373542
    Abstract: An integrated structure for exporting battery power (100), a battery pack (200), and a vehicle (300) are disclosed herein. The integrated structure for exporting battery power (100) includes an end plate (21) as a part of a battery pack housing and a copper bar for leading out two electrodes of a battery (10) to outside of the battery pack housing, where the end plate (21) is made of an insulating material, and the copper bar is encapsulated in the end plate (21) by injection molding, electrical connection portions of the copper bar being exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Mingming ZHANG, Qingbo PENG, Jia LIU, Muqing HUANG, Yan ZHU, Jianhua ZHU
  • Publication number: 20200359867
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for determining a region attribute, and electronic devices are provided. In one aspect, a method includes: identifying a marker line in a target map, the target map being a map of a to-be-cleaned target scene, an intelligent cleaning device relying on the target map during a cleaning process, determining an enclosed region and an unenclosed region with a first position as a reference point in the target map, based on the identified marker line and an auxiliary object in the target map, the auxiliary object including a map boundary and an obstacle, the first position being a position of a preset reference object in the target map, determining the enclosed region as a user-defined cleaning region for the cleaning process of the intelligent cleaning device, and determining the unenclosed region as a normal cleaning region for the cleaning process of the intelligent cleaning device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Bingwei Shen, Nicong Jiang, Jianhua Zhu, Bin Guo, Anqiang Du, Haiqing Jiang
  • Publication number: 20200358073
    Abstract: A current interrupt apparatus and a flipping member thereof, a battery cover plate assembly, a cell, a battery module, a power battery, and an electric vehicle are provided. The flipping member is to be electrically connected to a score member, and can act under an effect of air pressure to break a score on the score member so as to cut off the electrical connection to the score member. A first connection region to be electrically connected to the score member and a second connection region to be electrically connected to an outer electrode terminal of a battery are formed on the flipping member. A deformation cushion region is further formed on the flipping member. The deformation cushion region is disposed between the first connection region and the second connection region and around the first connection region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Luxia JIANG, Feifei WANG, Daoyi TANG, Jiangtao ZHOU, Jianhua ZHU
  • Publication number: 20200345192
    Abstract: A cleaning method and a cleaning robot are provided. The method includes: after the cleaning robot obtains a cleaning instruction for a target scene, acquiring a current power of the cleaning robot and a scene map for the target scene; if it is determined that the current power is insufficient to clean all areas to be cleaned in the target scene, determining a target cleaning area from all the areas to be cleaned in the target scene, based on a target dirtiness level for each of the areas to be cleaned; cleaning the target cleaning area based on the scene map, the target dirtiness level for the target cleaning area and the current power. A more intelligent cleaning robot and a more reasonable cleaning process are realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Jianhua ZHU, Bingwei SHEN, Nicong JIANG, Bin GUO, Anqiang DU, Haiqing JIANG
  • Patent number: 10804522
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a single-cell battery, a battery module, a power battery, and an electric vehicle. The single-cell battery includes a case, a battery cell accommodated in the case, an electrode terminal electrically connected to the battery cell, and a cover plate for sealing the case. The electrode terminal is disposed on the cover plate. The electrode terminal includes a battery post passing through the cover plate and electrically connected to the battery cell with an internal guide member. The single-cell battery further includes a current interruption device mounted on the battery post. The current interruption device includes a flipping member in communication with gas inside the case. The flipping member is connected to an outer end surface of the battery post with a connection point. The connection point is configured to be disconnected under action of air pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Peng Lu, Luxia Jiang, Shichao Hu, Jianhua Zhu, Yan Zhu
  • Publication number: 20200320296
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present application provides a target detection method, which comprises: obtaining a plurality of images acquired by an image acquiring device as images to be detected when a region to be detected is illuminated by light sources with different illuminating angles, wherein the different illuminating angles correspond to the different images to be detected (S101); and determining whether a target exists in the region to be detected based on gray scale differences between the obtained images to be detected with illuminating by the light sources of with different illuminating angles (S102). The method is applied to achieve a simple and effective detection of the target existing in the region to be detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Nicong JIANG, Jianhua ZHU, Bingwei SHEN, Bin GUO, Haiqing JIANG
  • Patent number: 10790544
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lithium-ion battery, including: a housing and a separator located inside the housing, where the separator separates internal space of the housing into a plurality of accommodation cavities, battery core sets are disposed inside the accommodation cavities, the battery core sets each include at least one pole shank, and the battery core sets are connected in series; and at least one separator is provided with a liquid injection hole, and the liquid injection hole is used to connect two adjacent accommodation cavities on two sides of the separator; and a block mechanism, where the block mechanism is located inside the housing, the block mechanism enables the liquid injection hole to be in a predetermined state, and the predetermined state includes an open state and a closed state. The battery provided in the present invention ensures isolation and safety of each battery core set while facilitating liquid injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Chuanfu Wang, Long He, Huajun Sun, Jianhua Zhu, Zhipei Lu, Yan Zhu, Shichao Hu