Patents by Inventor Kadin Zhang
Kadin 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).
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Patent number: 10900261Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a system for opening a door of a vehicle from an interior of the vehicle. The system includes a handle disposed on an inner surface of the door, a proximity sensor, a latch assembly connected with the handle, and a controller in communication with the proximity sensor and the latch assembly. The handle has a connection portion pivotally connected with the door and a grabbing portion opposite to the connection portion. The proximity sensor is configured to detect an object in proximity. The latch assembly is configured to be locked to keep the door closed or unlocked to allow the door opened. The controller is configured to, at a first mode, activate the latch assembly when the proximity sensor detects the object in proximity such that an opening action on the handle is capable of unlocking the latch assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLCInventors: Kadin Zhang, Adrian Tong, Raymond Zhang, Alec Dai
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Patent number: 10279658Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a vehicle VOC reduction system includes a VOC reducer to be in fluid communication with cabin air, a rechargeable battery unit at least partially powering the VOC reducer, and a transmitter to transmit commands to operate the VOC reducer.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2015Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Kadin Zhang, Murphy Yang
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Publication number: 20190078359Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a system for opening a door of a vehicle from an interior of the vehicle. The system includes a handle disposed on an inner surface of the door, a proximity sensor, a latch assembly connected with the handle, and a controller in communication with the proximity sensor and the latch assembly. The handle has a connection portion pivotally connected with the door and a grabbing portion opposite to the connection portion. The proximity sensor is configured to detect an object in proximity. The latch assembly is configured to be locked to keep the door closed or unlocked to allow the door opened. The controller is configured to, at a first mode, activate the latch assembly when the proximity sensor detects the object in proximity such that an opening action on the handle is capable of unlocking the latch assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Kadin Zhang, Adrian Tong, Raymond Zhang, Alec Dal
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Patent number: 10026291Abstract: A method is provided to avoid risk at a workplace. The method comprises establishing an indication including a first region with a first safety level at the workplace; determining a position of an object in the workplace and generating position information; and issuing a first alert if it is determined that the object is in the first region based on the position information and the indication.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Kadin Zhang, Fernando Zhao, Bruce Lee, Jonas Liu
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Patent number: 9863621Abstract: A trunk lighting system of a vehicle with a vehicle ceiling, where the trunk lighting system includes a trunk floor panel positioned in a trunk of the vehicle and movable between a first position and a second position, the trunk floor panel being closer to the vehicle ceiling at the second position than at the first position. The trunk lighting system has a lighting device, and a switch connected to the lighting device and to trigger a second lighting output from the lighting device when the trunk floor is at the second position, the second lighting output being greater than a first lighting output from the lighting device when the trunk floor panel is at the first position.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Alec Dai, Kadin Zhang, Fernando Zhao, Jonas Liu
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Patent number: 9821743Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a door-opening alert system of a vehicle includes a light-emitting unit to be connected and at least partially external to the vehicle at a light-emitting position, a sensing unit to signal a door-opening event at the vehicle, and a control unit to communicate between the sensing unit and the light-emitting unit such that the light-emitting unit is to emit a light pattern indicative of a dimension of a side door of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Kadin Zhang, Yong Zheng
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Publication number: 20170221334Abstract: A method is provided to avoid risk at a workplace. The method comprises establishing an indication including a first region with a first safety level at the workplace; determining a position of an object in the workplace and generating position information; and issuing a first alert if it is determined that the object is in the first region based on the position information and the indication.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: KADIN ZHANG, FERNANDO ZHAO, BRUCE LEE, JONAS LIU
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Publication number: 20170210208Abstract: The invention provides shade assembly in a vehicle comprising a housing including a gap for moving in and out of a shade; and a cover having a first segment and a second segment. The cover is connected to the housing and moveable with the shade between a closed position to conceal the gap and an open position exposing the gap and the first segment contacts an outer side of the housing and the second segment contacts an inner side at the closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2017Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Kadin Zhang, Peter Zhang, Yoyo Ma, Raymond Fu
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Publication number: 20170113606Abstract: A trunk lighting system of a vehicle with a vehicle ceiling, where the trunk lighting system includes a trunk floor panel positioned in a trunk of the vehicle and movable between a first position and a second position, the trunk floor panel being closer to the vehicle ceiling at the second position than at the first position. The trunk lighting system has a lighting device, and a switch connected to the lighting device and to trigger a second lighting output from the lighting device when the trunk floor is at the second position, the second lighting output being greater than a first lighting output from the lighting device when the trunk floor panel is at the first position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: Alec Dai, Kadin Zhang, Fernando Zhao, Jonas Liu
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Publication number: 20170021759Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a door-opening alert system of a vehicle includes a light-emitting unit to be connected and at least partially external to the vehicle at a light-emitting position, a sensing unit to signal a door-opening event at the vehicle, and a control unit to communicate between the sensing unit and the light-emitting unit such that the light-emitting unit is to emit a light pattern indicative of a dimension of a side door of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: KADIN ZHANG, YONG ZHENG
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Publication number: 20160089960Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a vehicle VOC reduction system includes a VOC reducer to be in fluid communication with cabin air, a rechargeable battery unit at least partially powering the VOC reducer, and a transmitter to transmit commands to operate the VOC reducer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: KADIN ZHANG, MURPHY YANG
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Patent number: 9266456Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a cup holder includes a support, an adjustable arm connected to the support, and a base connected to the support and spaced apart from the adjustable arm, the base being pivotal about the support in a first direction and being translatable to the adjustable arm in a second direction different from the first direction. The support may include a first member and a second member separable from the first member, the first member being connected to the adjustable arm and the second member being connected to the base.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Kadin Zhang, Lisa Lv
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Publication number: 20150274092Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a method of forming a composite material is provided, including: placing a substrate layer and a material layer into a cavity of a forming device; heating the forming device to partially form the substrate layer and the material layer; controlling the temperature of a predetermined position of the cavity to be lower than a forming temperature of the substrate layer and the material layer to avoid forming of the substrate layer and the material layer at the predetermined position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2014Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: MURPHY YANG, LISA LV, KADIN ZHANG
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Publication number: 20150115650Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a cup holder includes a support, an adjustable arm connected to the support, and a base connected to the support and spaced apart from the adjustable arm, the base being pivotal about the support in a first direction and being translatable to the adjustable arm in a second direction different from the first direction. The support may include a first member and a second member separable from the first member, the first member being connected to the adjustable arm and the second member being connected to the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Kadin Zhang, Lisa Lv