Patents by Inventor Jianping Zhang

Jianping Zhang 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: 20240034186
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery swapping station, comprising a vehicle carrying platform, for parking an electric vehicle so as to swap battery packs; a charging device, which is provided with a plurality of charging bins for having battery packs placed therein, wherein electric connectors are arranged in the charging bins for being electrically connected to the battery packs located in the charging bins, so as to carry out charging; and a battery swapping device, for taking, placing and transferring batteries between the electric vehicle and the charging bin, the battery swapping device being provided with a overturning mechanism for vertically overturning a battery pack taken out from the charging bin or the electric vehicle. By means of the present invention, taking and placing of a large battery pack in a charging station within a small space and structure can be completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang
  • Publication number: 20240034185
    Abstract: Disclosed are a battery swapping device, a battery swapping station and a battery swapping method. The battery swapping device comprises a turnover mechanism for turning a used battery pack taken out of an electric vehicle from a first position to a second position in a first direction; or turning a fresh battery pack taken out of a battery charging bin from a third position to a fourth position in a second direction, the first direction being opposite to the second direction. The present invention occupies less space for turnover, and can be significantly reduced with respect to a plane-rotating battery swapping device in structure. Thus, it can complete picking and placing of larger battery packs with a smaller space and structure. Therefore, battery swapping with a single large battery pack can be realized in a smaller area, thereby reducing the cost of the battery pack and facilitating promotion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang
  • Publication number: 20240030541
    Abstract: Disclosed are a lock mechanism for a battery pack, a bracket assembly, a battery pack, an electric vehicle and a lock method for a battery pack. The lock mechanism comprises a first unit and a second unit, which are respectively arranged on a side wall of the bracket and a side wall of the battery pack. The first unit comprises a lock seat, which is provided with a locking space; the second unit comprises an extension end; when the battery pack is placed with respect to the bracket, the locking space bears and locks the extension end; and the lock mechanism is provided, above the locking space, with an opening, which faces the battery pack and approaches the battery pack in a horizontal direction, such that the extension end enters the opening in a horizontal direction facing the side wall of the bracket and falls into the locking space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Danliang Qiu
  • Publication number: 20240014130
    Abstract: An integrated semiconductor device includes a substrate, semiconductor circuit layers, a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, and an interconnection layer. The semiconductor circuit layers are disposed above the substrate. The semiconductor circuit layers have device portions and isolating portions, and the isolating portions are located among the device portions. The first insulating layer is disposed on the semiconductor circuit layers, and the second insulating layer is disposed on the first insulating layer, and the interconnection layer is disposed on the semiconductor circuit layers. The interconnection layer penetrates the first and second insulating layers to electrically connect the device portions of the semiconductor circuit layers. The second insulating layer or the first and second insulating layers collectively form one or more isolating structures above the isolating portion of the semiconductor circuit layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Kai CAO, Jianping ZHANG, Lei ZHANG, Weigang YAO, Chunhua ZHOU
  • Patent number: 11866049
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine, a transmission, and a controller. The transmission is configured to transfer power from the engine to at least one drive wheel to propel the vehicle. The controller programmed to, in response to a command to shift the transmission, reduce a torque of the engine from a desired engine torque to a reduced value based on a flare at an input to the transmission during the shift. The controller is further programmed to, in response to the reduced value exceeding a threshold, retard an engine spark and maintain operation of all cylinders of the engine to reduce the torque of the engine during the shift. The controller is further programmed to, in response to the reduced value being less than the threshold, retard the engine spark and shutdown at least one cylinder of the engine to reduce the torque of the engine during the shift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Cory Benson LaRoche, Bradley Dean Riedle, Stephen Michael Cicala, Jianping Zhang, Eric Frank Banners, Mehran Namazkar
  • Patent number: 11848403
    Abstract: Heterostructures containing one or more sheets of positive charge, or alternately stacked AlGaN barriers and AlGaN wells with specified thickness are provided. Also provided are multiple quantum well structures and p-type contacts. The heterostructures, the multiple quantum well structures and the p-type contacts can be used in light emitting devices and photodetectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: BOLB INC.
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Ying Gao, Ling Zhou
  • Patent number: 11845355
    Abstract: A movable battery replacing platform includes a travel-driving portion used for driving the movable battery replacing platform to move on the ground; a lifting portion mounted on the travel-driving portion, for lifting a battery during the replacement of the battery; and a battery mounting portion mounted on the top of the lifting portion, for placing a battery to be replaced or a replaced battery. The battery mounting porting is provided with a battery replacing device. The device can use an unlocking device to unlock a battery locked on the bottom of an electric vehicle, automatically aligning an unlocking point of a battery locking mechanism and realizing automatic unlocking in the movement. The angle of an upper board relative to the battery unlocking position can be adjusted by a movement actuating device, so that the unlocking point of the battery can automatically fit where the movable battery replacing platform remains still.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang, Junqiao Zhou, Minghou Zhu, Xiaodong Li, Rui Zou, Shiyong Di
  • Patent number: 11844883
    Abstract: An air disinfection device includes: a housing that includes an inlet port for taking air therethrough and a disinfection chamber that has a shell in a shape of a truncated ellipsoid. The device also includes: a disinfection head that is disposed in the inlet port and includes a light source for generating disinfection light that disinfects the air in the disinfection chamber, where the light source is located substantially on a plane where a first focal point of the truncated ellipsoid is located. The disinfection head further includes a fan for taking the air through the inlet port to the disinfection chamber and a filter for filtering the air. The device further includes a power source electrically coupled to the disinfection head and configured to provide electrical power for the disinfection head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: BOLB INC.
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Huazhong Deng, Bin Zhang, Ling Zhou, Ying Gao
  • Publication number: 20230401896
    Abstract: An intelligent analysis system applied to ethology of various kinds of high-density minimal polypides is provided, including an operating platform subsystem and an analysis subsystem; the operating platform subsystem is used for providing an activity medium capable of obtaining behaviors of the minimal polypides and shooting the behaviors of the minimal polypides; the behavior collecting module in the analysis subsystem is used for obtaining an ethology video of the high-density minimal polypides through the operating platform subsystem; the analysis modeling module is used for obtaining ethology big data of various kinds of high-density minimal insects according to the ethology video, and establishing an ethology model; the simulation predicting module is used for dynamically predicting comprehensive control strategies and control effects of minimal pests in a field ecosystem according to the ethology model; the visual demonstrating module is used for displaying the above behavior data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Jie SU, Chen FANG, Jianping ZHANG, Jiamin GU
  • Patent number: 11837747
    Abstract: A battery case unlocking apparatus, a battery case, and a quick battery case replacement system. The battery case unlocking apparatus comprises: a mount (1), an extensible/retractable mechanism (2), a transmission mechanism (3), and a locking mechanism (4). The locking mechanism (4) is used for locking and fixing a body (6) of a battery case to a battery holder (7) of an electric vehicle. The extensible/retractable mechanism (2) passes through the mount (1) and carries out extension/retraction movement in the mount (1) relative to the transmission mechanism (3) to drive the transmission mechanism (3) to move between the extensible/retractable mechanism (2) and the locking mechanism (4), thereby controlling the locking or unlocking of the locking mechanism (4). The battery case comprises the body (6) and the battery case unlocking apparatus. The quick battery case replacement system comprises: the battery holder (7), a replacement device (8), and the battery case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang, Danliang Qiu
  • Patent number: 11837746
    Abstract: A battery case unlocking apparatus, a battery case, and a quick battery case replacement system. The battery case unlocking apparatus comprises: a mount (1), an extensible/retractable mechanism (2), a transmission mechanism (3), and a locking mechanism (4). The locking mechanism (4) is used for locking and fixing a body (6) of a battery case to a battery holder (7) of an electric vehicle. The extensible/retractable mechanism (2) passes through the mount (1) and carries out extension/retraction movement in the mount (1) relative to the transmission mechanism (3) to drive the transmission mechanism (3) to move between the extensible/retractable mechanism (2) and the locking mechanism (4), thereby controlling the locking or unlocking of the locking mechanism (4). The battery case comprises the body (6) and the battery case unlocking apparatus. The quick battery case replacement system comprises: the battery holder (7), a replacement device (8), and the battery case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., AULTON NEW ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY GROUP
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang, Danliang Qiu
  • Publication number: 20230373284
    Abstract: The battery support frame comprises a support frame body and a back panel. The support frame body has a channel for the battery box to enter into or exit from the support frame body. The back panel is used to connect the support frame body to an electric vehicle. At least one locking slot extending in an X direction is provided on the back panel. The channel for entry and exit of the battery box on the support frame body enables the support frame body to be connected to an electric vehicle by means of the back panel. The locking slot is configured to extend in the X direction, effectively increasing the area of the locking slot, and accordingly increasing the contact area between the locking slot and the locking shaft. The invention improves stress uniformity between the locking slot and the locking shaft, and prevents a concentration of stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Danliang Qiu, Ming Li
  • Patent number: 11815150
    Abstract: A magnetostriction-based vibration suppression apparatus for a steel pipe of a power transmission tower includes a lantern ring, four spoiler cups, and two control boxes; the lantern ring is fixedly sleeved on the steel pipe; mouths of the spoiler cups face outwards, and bottoms thereof are hinged on the lantern ring; the four spoiler cups are squarely distributed; and the two control boxes are symmetrically and fixedly mounted on the lantern ring; the control boxes are arranged as follows: the spoiler cups are arranged in pairs as a group, and each control box is arranged between two spoiler cups; each control box is provided therein with two groups of inerter units corresponding one-to-one to the spoiler cups. The vortex is avoided using a structure such as a spoiler cup, and the vibration kinetic energy of the steel pipe is consumed, thereby achieving an effective vibration reduction effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: POWERCHINA SEPCO1 ELECTRIC POWER CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guodong Shao, Yongyang Liu, Jianping Zhang, Ning Zhang, Li Tian, Junke Han
  • Patent number: 11799256
    Abstract: Provided is an electrical connection device (1) including a connector (2) having a hollow connecting cavity (21), each of two opposite sides of the connecting cavity is connected to a conductive plug (22) electrically coupled with the connecting cavity (21). The connecting cavity (21) is form by a plurality of flexible conductive materials. When in use, the grid-like connecting cavity (21) made of the flexible conductive materials can be elongated, compressed, or radially twisted, and is adaptive to changes in relative displacement at various angles at various angles in the axial direction or radial direction between different electrical connecting bases, thereby preventing degradation of performance of electrical connection due to the changes in relative displacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang
  • Publication number: 20230317932
    Abstract: This application provides a yolk core-shell structured composite material, a preparation method of the material, and a secondary battery containing the material. The yolk core-shell structured composite material includes a core and a shell. A cavity exists between the core and the shell. The core includes a phosphorus-doped silicon material, and the shell includes a nitrogen-doped carbon material. This application can improve a capacity and a capacity retention rate of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhiyu XIA, Yunjian MA, Mingfeng LIN, Bing CHEN, Yuping HUANG, Jianping ZHANG, Yanhui LI, Yumeng LIU
  • Publication number: 20230294499
    Abstract: Disclosed are a locking mechanism, a battery bracket, an electric vehicle, and a method for locking and unlocking a battery pack. The locking mechanism comprises a lock base and a lock tongue; the lock tongue is rotatably mounted on the lock base around a rotary shaft; the lock base is provided with an accommodating cavity; the lock tongue is rotated so that a lock shaft located within the accommodating cavity is in a locked state and an unlocked state. When the lock shaft moves in the accommodating cavity, the lock tongue may be driven to rotate downward, preventing the lock tongue from rotating upward and causing the lock shaft to convert into the unlocked state, and improving the reliability of fixing a battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang
  • Publication number: 20230294548
    Abstract: Provided are an elastic member, a limiting member, a limiting guide device, and an electric automobile comprising same. The limiting guide device comprises an elastic member (201) and an limiting member (101) which match each other. The elastic member (201) is fixed to an inner side wall of a quick-change support (200) of the electric automobile or an outer side wall of a quick-change battery box (100) of the electric automobile, and the elastic member (201) is used for elastically limiting the movement of the quick-change battery box (100) in the quick-change support (200). The elastic member (201) can elastically limit the movement of the quick-change battery box (100) in the quick-change support (200), thereby preventing the battery box (100) from being damaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang
  • Patent number: 11764333
    Abstract: A light emitting diode includes an n-type structure, a p-type structure, and an active-region sandwiched between the n-type structure and the p-type structure; a p-contact layer formed on the p-type structure; and a p-ohmic contact of a thickness in the range of 0.2-100 nm formed on the p-contact layer, wherein the p-ohmic contact comprises one or more layer of metal oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: BOLB INC.
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Ling Zhou, Ying Gao
  • Patent number: 11747008
    Abstract: A DUV light source module includes a print circuit board, an array of DUV light-emitting diodes (LEDs), a plurality of DUV LED drivers for driving the DUV light-emitting diodes, and a pair of electrical connectors for connecting the DUV LED drivers hence the DUV light-emitting diodes to a power source, and A DUV light source device includes the DUV light source module, a reflector, a heat sink, a heat pipe, a radiator and a fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: BOLB INC.
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Ling Zhou, Ying Gao, Huazhong Deng, Alex Lunev, Cuong Le
  • Patent number: 11744913
    Abstract: A fluid conduit disinfector includes a conduit with a fluid disinfection channel defined by inner side surface of the conduit, wherein the inner side surface of the conduit is reflective with a germicidal ultraviolet (GUV) light reflectance R of 50%-99%; a GUV light source for emitting GUV light into the fluid disinfection channel; a fan for forcing a fluid to be disinfected to flow through the fluid disinfection channel, and a filter for filtering particles from the fluid. The fluid disinfection channel may include a first section, a second section and a third section, wherein the first section has a cylindrical shape with a first diameter, the third section has a cylindrical shape with a third diameter larger than the first diameter, the second section has a truncated conical shape and is positioned between the first section and the third section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: BOLB INC.
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Ling Zhou, Ying Gao, Huazhong Deng, Peter Gordon, Cuong Le