Patents by Inventor Kai TU

Kai TU 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: 12549295
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may identify, for removal from a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) buffer of the wireless communication device, a HARQ process from a plurality of HARQ processes maintained in the HARQ buffer by the wireless communication device, wherein the HARQ process is identified based at least in part on one or more HARQ buffer management parameters. The wireless communication device may remove the HARQ process from the HARQ buffer. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Xing Chen, Shailesh Maheshwari, Nate Chizgi, Omar Mehanna, Carlos Jesus Romanillos, Sivaram Srivenkata Palakodety, Kai Tu, Hobin Kim, Akshay Kumar, Arnaud Meylan, Arun Prasanth Balasubramanian
  • Publication number: 20250099948
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a catalyst for synthesizing a cyclic carbonate and a synthesis method for a cyclic carbonate. The present disclosure provides a novel catalyst of a hydroxy quaternary phosphonium salt structure, wherein a specific type of substituent is selected, such that the catalytic effect of the catalyst is significantly improved, and meanwhile, the catalyst has superior stability. For the cyclic carbonate synthesized by using the catalyst of the present disclosure, the selectivity of the product is as high as 99.8%, and the yield is as high as 99%; the catalyst can still maintain a relatively high yield and relatively good stability after being repeatedly used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: XUEJUN CHEN, CHAOWEI CAO, BANGYING WANG, KAI TU
  • Patent number: 12107228
    Abstract: To solve the problem that the existing non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium ion battery cannot ensure the high-temperature storage performance and cycle performance at the same time, the invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium ion battery, comprising a solvent, a lithium salt and a compound represented by structural formula 1 and/or structural formula 2: Meanwhile, the invention also discloses a lithium ion battery comprising the non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium ion battery. The non-aqueous electrolyte provided by the invention can effectively improve the cycle performance and high-temperature storage performance of lithium ion batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CAPCHEM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhongtian Zheng, Ling Zhong, Shiguang Hu, Kai Tu, Qiao Shi, Dejun Xiong
  • Patent number: 11958919
    Abstract: The present invention provides a “living” radical polymerization method for a vinyl monomer by near-infrared photothermal conversion. The method comprises irradiating a reactor with near-infrared light of 750-850 nm, wherein the reactor has a first chamber and a second chamber that are isolated from each other, the first chamber contains an organic solution of a near-infrared light responsive croconaine dye, and the second chamber is provided with a closed reaction flask containing a reaction solution, the reaction solution comprises a vinyl monomer, two or more of an ATRP initiator, an ATRP ligand, an ATRP catalyst, an RAFT reagent, a thermal initiator, and an additive, and an organic solvent; and the near-infrared light responsive dye converts the near-infrared light into heat energy, by which the reactor is heated to 50-100° C. to polymerize the monomer in the reaction solution, to obtain polymers with controlled molecular weights and molecular weight distributions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Lifen Zhang, Qun Gao, Zhenping Cheng, Kai Tu, Haihui Li, Lan Yao, Xiulin Zhu
  • Patent number: 11926697
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fluorine-containing liquid crystal polymer of Formula (1). The present invention also discloses a fluorine-containing liquid crystal elastomer, which comprises a copolymer of a fluorine-containing liquid crystal polymer of Formula (1) with a near-infrared dye of Formula (2). The fluorine-containing liquid crystal elastomer of the present invention shrinks due to the photothermal conversion effect of the material under the irradiation of near-infrared light, and thus is widely applicable to the field of actuators. The fluorine-containing liquid crystal polymer of the present invention introduces fluorine-containing segments into the cross-linked network of the liquid crystal polymer, to improve the mechanical performance of the material, and greatly extend the service time of light-controlled actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhenping Cheng, Kai Tu, Enjie He, Jiannan Cheng, Lifen Zhang, Xiulin Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230246749
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may identify, for removal from a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) buffer of the wireless communication device, a HARQ process from a plurality of HARQ processes maintained in the HARQ buffer by the wireless communication device, wherein the HARQ process is identified based at least in part on one or more HARQ buffer management parameters. The wireless communication device may remove the HARQ process from the HARQ buffer. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Xing CHEN, Shailesh MAHESHWARI, Nate CHIZGI, Omar MEHANNA, Carlos Jesus ROMANILLOS, Sivaram Srivenkata PALAKODETY, Kai TU, Hobin KIM, Akshay KUMAR, Arnaud MEYLAN, Arun Prasanth BALASUBRAMANIAN
  • Patent number: 11365267
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluorine-containing alternating copolymer macromonomer and a synthesis method thereof. The synthesis method comprises steps of: subjecting a fluorine-containing alternating copolymer to a reduction reaction at 60-100° C. in an organic solvent in the presence of a reducing agent and a first catalyst to obtain a reduction product; in the presence of a second catalyst, reacting the reduction product with a mercapto-monohydric alcohol in an organic solvent at 60-100° C., to obtain a hydroxyl-terminated fluorine-containing alternating copolymer; and in the presence of a third catalyst, reacting the hydroxyl-terminated fluorine-containing alternating copolymer with an acrylic monomer or acryloyl chloride monomer at 0-30° C., to obtain the fluorine-containing alternating copolymer macromonomer. In the present invention, a fluorine-containing alternating copolymer macromonomer is initially synthesized from a fluorine-containing alternating copolymer through polymer modification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhenping Cheng, Jiannan Cheng, Jinying Wang, Kai Tu, Xiulin Zhu
  • Publication number: 20220119589
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fluorine-containing liquid crystal polymer of Formula (1). The present invention also discloses a fluorine-containing liquid crystal elastomer, which comprises a copolymer of a fluorine-containing liquid crystal polymer of Formula (1) with a near-infrared dye of Formula (2). The fluorine-containing liquid crystal elastomer of the present invention shrinks due to the photothermal conversion effect of the material under the irradiation of near-infrared light, and thus is widely applicable to the field of actuators. The fluorine-containing liquid crystal polymer of the present invention introduces fluorine-containing segments into the cross-linked network of the liquid crystal polymer, to improve the mechanical performance of the material, and greatly extend the service time of light-controlled actuators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Zhenping CHENG, Kai TU, Enjie HE, Jiannan CHENG, Lifen ZHANG, Xiulin ZHU
  • Publication number: 20220112316
    Abstract: The present invention provides a “living” radical polymerization method for a vinyl monomer by near-infrared photothermal conversion. The method comprises irradiating a reactor with near-infrared light of 750-850 nm, wherein the reactor has a first chamber and a second chamber that are isolated from each other, the first chamber contains an organic solution of a near-infrared light responsive croconaine dye, and the second chamber is provided with a closed reaction flask containing a reaction solution, the reaction solution comprises a vinyl monomer, two or more of an ATRP initiator, an ATRP ligand, an ATRP catalyst, an RAFT reagent, a thermal initiator, and an additive, and an organic solvent; and the near-infrared light responsive dye converts the near-infrared light into heat energy, by which the reactor is heated to 50-100° C. to polymerize the monomer in the reaction solution, to obtain polymers with controlled molecular weights and molecular weight distributions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Lifen ZHANG, Qun GAO, Zhenping CHENG, Kai TU, Haihui LI, Lan YAO, Xiulin ZHU
  • Publication number: 20220109191
    Abstract: To solve the problem that the existing non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium ion battery cannot ensure the high-temperature storage performance and cycle performance at the same time, the invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium ion battery, comprising a solvent, a lithium salt and a compound represented by structural formula 1 and/or structural formula 2: Meanwhile, the invention also discloses a lithium ion battery comprising the non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium ion battery. The non-aqueous electrolyte provided by the invention can effectively improve the cycle performance and high-temperature storage performance of lithium ion batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Zhongtian Zheng, Ling Zhong, Shiguang Hu, Kai Tu, Qiao Shi, Dejun Xiong
  • Publication number: 20220033557
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photopolymerization method for preparing a block polymer with a main-chain “semi-fluorinated” alternating copolymer, which comprises the following steps: under a protective atmosphere, subjecting a methacrylate monomer and a “semi-fluorinated” alternating copolymer (AB)n macroinitiator to light-controlled living radical polymerization in an organic solvent at 20-30° C. in the presence of a photocatalyst, where the polymerization reaction is continued for at least half an hour under irradiation of light at 390-590 nm, to obtain a block copolymer of a main-chain polyolefin, polyester, or polyether “semi-fluorinated” alternating copolymer. The polymerization method is carried out under irradiation of visible light, the polymerization process has the characteristics of “living” radical polymerization, and the molecular weight distribution of the prepared polymer is narrow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Zhenping CHENG, Jiannan CHENG, Lifen ZHANG, Kai TU, Jinying WANG, Xiulin ZHU
  • Publication number: 20210403612
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluorine-containing alternating copolymer macromonomer and a synthesis method thereof. The synthesis method comprises steps of: subjecting a fluorine-containing alternating copolymer to a reduction reaction at 60-100° C. in an organic solvent in the presence of a reducing agent and a first catalyst to obtain a reduction product; in the presence of a second catalyst, reacting the reduction product with a mercapto-monohydric alcohol in an organic solvent at 60-100° C., to obtain a hydroxyl-terminated fluorine-containing alternating copolymer; and in the presence of a third catalyst, reacting the hydroxyl-terminated fluorine-containing alternating copolymer with an acrylic monomer or acryloyl chloride monomer at 0-30° C., to obtain the fluorine-containing alternating copolymer macromonomer. In the present invention, a fluorine-containing alternating copolymer macromonomer is initially synthesized from a fluorine-containing alternating copolymer through polymer modification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Zhenping CHENG, Jiannan CHENG, Jinying WANG, Kai TU, Xiulin ZHU