Patents by Inventor Jun Lu

Jun Lu 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).

  • Autonomous sensor fish to support advanced hydropower development
    Patent number: 10935536
    Abstract: An improved sensor fish with robust design and enhanced measurement capabilities. This sensor fish contains sensors for acceleration, rotation, magnetic field intensity, pressure, and temperature. A low-power microcontroller collects data from the sensors and stores up to 5 minutes of data on a non-volatile flash memory. A rechargeable battery supplies power to the sensor fish. A recovery system helps locating sensor fish. The package, when ready for use is nearly neutrally buoyant and thus mimics the behavior of an actual fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Z. Daniel Deng, Mitchell J. Myjak, Jun Lu, Jayson J. Martinez, Chuan Tian, Thomas J. Carlson, Scott J. Morris, Hongfei Hou
  • EVALUATION AND REPORTING OF RECOVERY READINESS IN A DATA STORAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210056001
    Abstract: An illustrative report server interoperates with one or more enhanced storage managers to evaluate whether backup operations and restore operations meet their recovery point objectives (RPO) and recovery time objectives (RTO), respectively. RTO is evaluated using a tiered approach based on past performance of restore and/or backup operations. The illustrative storage manager executes pre-defined queries that extract relevant information from an associated database that houses information about storage operations. The report server recommends alternative kinds of backup operations for data that fails to meet its RTO using traditional backups. The report server is configured to analyze and report RPO and RTO readiness for several levels of data entities, including multiple systems, single system, groups of clients, single clients, and subclients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Bheemesh R. Dwarampudi, Rajesh Polimera, Jun Lu
  • RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-HYDROXIDE BASED NON-AQUEOUS LITHIUM OXYGEN BATTERIES
    Publication number: 20210057795
    Abstract: An electrochemical device includes an air cathode; a lithium-containing anode metal; a porous separator; and a non-aqueous electrolyte comprising a lithium salt, a sodium salt, and a solvent; wherein the electrochemical device is a lithium-air battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Xuanxuan Bi, Jun Lu, Khalil Amine
  • Error block determination
    Patent number: 10915780
    Abstract: In some examples, a window in an image may be identified. At least one property of the window may be identified. Based on the at least one property, whether the window is an error block may be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: MICRO FOCUS LLC
    Inventors: Jin Wang, Zhu Jing Wu, Jia-Wen Li, Yuguang Zhao, Jun Lu
  • Aquatic Organism Tracking Devices, Systems and Associated Methods
    Publication number: 20210027615
    Abstract: Aquatic organism tracking devices, systems and associated methods are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Z. Daniel Deng, Huidong Li, Jun Lu, Jayson J. Martinez
  • RECHARGEABLE NON-AQUEOUS SODIUM-AIR BATTERIES
    Publication number: 20210013547
    Abstract: An electrochemical device includes an air cathode using air as the cathodic gas; a discharge product of sodium peroxide dihydrate; an anode comprising sodium metal; a porous fiber separator; and a non-aqueous electrolyte comprising a sodium salt and a solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Xuanxuan Bi, Jun Lu, Khalil Amine
  • In Operando, Non-Invasive State-of-Charge Monitoring for Redox Flow Batteries
    Publication number: 20200400614
    Abstract: This document describes techniques and systems for in operando, non-invasive SOC monitoring of redox flow batteries. The described techniques and systems allow for accurate, inexpensive, portable, and real-time methods to measure the SOC of redox flow batteries. System operators can monitor the SOC by measuring an acoustic attenuation coefficient of the electrolyte in the redox flow battery. The acoustic attenuation coefficient is measured using an ultrasonic transducer attached to a probing cell, which is connected to an electrolyte flow of a redox flow battery. The acoustic attenuation coefficient provides an accurate, real-time SOC measurement that is generally insensitive to varying operational temperatures of the electrolyte solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Zhiqun Deng, Wei Wang, Xiaoqin Zang, Litao Yan, Yang Yang, Huilin Pan, Zimin Nie, Jun Lu
  • Lighting system, lighting installation and ceiling installation
    Patent number: 10865954
    Abstract: A lighting system has a set of linear lighting elements and a set of suspension elements. Each suspension element comprises an upper fixing part and a lower connection part facing downwardly for making electrical and mechanical connection to an upward facing connector on a top face of an end of a linear lighting element. This enables a simple a push fit connection of the lighting elements to the suspension elements, after they have been suspended from a support structure above them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Jun Lu, Hao Zhang, Qun Luo, Lei Sui, Gang Wang, Xingpeng Yang, Zhenyi Zheng
  • METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK MEMBRANES
    Publication number: 20200384454
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an ion selective separation membrane including: a metal organic framework layer formed on, in, and/or around a substrate, the metal organic framework having a crystal structure that includes a first surface and a second surface and includes ion transport channels formed between respective pore windows in the first surface and the second surface; first and second electrodes to apply a potential difference across the membrane; wherein the respective pore windows have a pore size that is less than the hydrated diameter of the ion for which the ion selective separation membrane is selective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Huanting WANG, Huacheng ZHANG, Xingya LI, Jun LU, Benny FREEMAN, Anita Joyce HILL
  • Evaluation and reporting of recovery readiness in a data storage management system
    Patent number: 10860443
    Abstract: An illustrative report server interoperates with one or more enhanced storage managers to evaluate whether backup operations and restore operations meet their recovery point objectives (RPO) and recovery time objectives (RTO), respectively. RTO is evaluated using a tiered approach based on past performance of restore and/or backup operations. The illustrative storage manager executes pre-defined queries that extract relevant information from an associated database that houses information about storage operations. The report server recommends alternative kinds of backup operations for data that fails to meet its RTO using traditional backups. The report server is configured to analyze and report RPO and RTO readiness for several levels of data entities, including multiple systems, single system, groups of clients, single clients, and subclients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Commvault Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bheemesh R Dwarampudi, Rajesh Polimera, Jun Lu
  • CATHODE MATERIALS FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES
    Publication number: 20200373554
    Abstract: A cathode material comprising: a cathode active material of formula LiNixMnyCozO2 or NaNixMnyCozO2 and having a partial or whole particle concentration gradient, wherein at least two or three elements concentration gradually change in the part or whole particle from the center part to the surface part of the particle (i.e. along a vector radius); 0.5<x?1, 0?y?0.33, 0?z?0.33.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: UChicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Khalil Amine, Tongchao Liu, Jun Lu
  • Cathode materials for lithium ion batteries
    Patent number: 10833321
    Abstract: A process of forming a coated cathode active material include preparing a cathode material precursor by co-precipitation; coating the cathode material precursor with an electrochemically inert coating material precursor by precipitation to form a coated cathode material precursor; lithiating the coated cathode material precursor with a lithium source material to form a lithiated coated cathode material precursor; and sintering the lithiated coated cathode material precursor to form a cathode active material coated with an electrochemically inert material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
    Inventors: Huiming Wu, Khalil Amine, Jun Lu
  • Blends of poly(vinyl acetal) resins for compositions, layers, and interlayers having enhanced optical properties
    Patent number: 10808114
    Abstract: Resin compositions, layers, and interlayers comprising two or more poly(vinyl acetal) resins and at least one blending agent or haze reducing agent are provided. Such compositions, layers, and interlayers exhibit enhanced optical properties while retaining other properties, such as impact resistance and acoustic performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventor: Jun Lu
  • Active peptide for inhibiting AMPA receptor and preparation method and use thereof
    Patent number: 10800810
    Abstract: Provided is an active peptide for inhibiting an AMPA receptor and a preparation method and use thereof. The method for preparing the active peptide comprises the following steps: 1) soaking a salmon skin and crushing, adding water and beating, and then adjusting pH to 6.5-7.5; 2) subjecting to a first enzymolysis using a neutral protease; 3) subjecting to a second enzymolysis using papain enzyme and then inactivating enzyme; and 4) centrifuging the enzymatic hydrolysate, and then subjecting the centrifuged supernatant to membrane filtration, concentration and decoloration, to prepare the active peptide. The active peptide contains a tetrapeptide with an amino-acid sequence of Glu-Gly-Ala-Arg. The tetrapeptide has good solubility, can selectively inhibit neuronal synaptic transmission caused by an AMPA receptor, and has a significant antiepileptic effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: CHINA NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND FERMENTATION INDUSTRIES
    Inventors: Muyi Cai, Huaiyu Gu, Jun Lu, Xingchang Pan, Yong Ma, Liang Chen
  • Sound insulation panels having high interlayer thickness factors
    Patent number: 10800145
    Abstract: A multiple layer panel having improved sound insulation is disclosed. The multiple layer panel comprises a first rigid substrate having a first thickness H3, a second rigid substrate having a second thickness H1, wherein H3?H1, and a multiple layer acoustic interlayer having a thickness H2 between the first and second rigid substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventor: Jun Lu
  • Tube-propelling apparatus for tube bending machine
    Patent number: 10780482
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tube-propelling apparatus for a tube bending machine. The apparatus comprises a main tube-propelling base mounted on a slide rail mechanism of a tube bending machine tool, wherein a penetrating hole though which both a fixing sleeve and a core rod pass is provided on the main tube-propelling base, the rear end of the fixing sleeve is fixed in the penetrating hole, and the front end of the fixing sleeve is provided with a tube clamping apparatus. The propelling apparatus further comprises a surplus material auxiliary propelling base mounted on the slide rail mechanism of the tube bending machine tool, wherein the surplus material auxiliary propelling base is provided with a through-hole coaxial with the penetrating hole of the main tube-propelling base. An auxiliary pushing sleeve is mounted in the through-hole, and the core rod passes through the auxiliary pushing sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Inventors: Chieh-Wei Chen, Jun Lu
  • Dual Cathode Ion Source
    Publication number: 20200294765
    Abstract: An ion source having dual indirectly heated cathodes is disclosed. Each of the cathodes may be independently biased relative to its respective filament so as to vary the profile of the beam current that is extracted from the ion source. In certain embodiments, the ion source is used in conjunction with an ion implanter. The ion implanter comprises a beam profiler to measure the current of the ribbon ion beam as a function of beam position. A controller uses this information to independently control the bias voltages of the two indirectly heated cathodes so as to vary the uniformity of the ribbon ion beam. In certain embodiments, the current passing through each filament may also be independently controlled by the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Bon-Woong Koo, Jun Lu, Frank Sinclair, Eric D. Hermanson, Joseph E. Pierro, Michael D. Johnson, Michael S. DeLucia, Antonella Cucchetti
  • Sensor Assemblies and Methods for Emulating Interaction of Entities Within Water Systems
    Publication number: 20200296854
    Abstract: Sensor assemblies are provided for use in modeling water systems. These sensor assemblies can be used as sensor fish. These assemblies can include a circuit board supporting processing circuitry components on either or both opposing component support surfaces of the circuit board and a housing above the circuit board and the components, with the housing being circular about the circuit board in at least one cross section, and wherein the supporting surfaces of the circuit board are substantially parallel with the plane of the housing in the one cross section. Methods for emulating interaction of entities within water systems are provided. The methods can include introducing a sensor assembly into a water system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Z. Daniel Deng, Jun Lu, Jayson J. Martinez, Aljon L. Salalila, Mitchell J. Myjak, Hongfei Hou
  • Water filter cartridge
    Patent number: D900278
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Tianjin Premium E-Commerce Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun Lu
  • Water filter
    Patent number: D903048
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventor: Jun Lu