Patents by Inventor Keming Liu
Keming Liu 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: 12258862Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of disaster model experiment of underground engineering, and more particularly to an experimental system for surrounding rock crack evolution and water inrush disaster change in a tunnel excavation of a near-covered karst cave. The experimental system includes a base, an upper crossbeam, standing columns, an experimental cabin, guide rails, a tunnel excavation device and an experimental control system. By setting a tunnel excavation device instead of the traditional manual excavation experimental system, the step-by-step excavation of the tunnel is realized. A camera inside the tunnel mold collects real-time images of the whole process of tunnel excavation. The front side plate is separated from the whole experimental cabin, such that the deformation and damage of the front side of the physical model can be directly observed.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2023Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: Linyi UniversityInventors: Hailong Wang, Chuanyang Jia, Guibin Zhang, Xiaoyuan Song, Xizhen Sun, Keming Liu, Xianbin Yu, Wei Li
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Publication number: 20240301795Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of disaster model experiment of underground engineering, and more particularly to an experimental system for surrounding rock crack evolution and water inrush disaster change in a tunnel excavation of a near-covered karst cave. The experimental system includes a base, an upper crossbeam, standing columns, an experimental cabin, guide rails, a tunnel excavation device and an experimental control system. By setting a tunnel excavation device instead of the traditional manual excavation experimental system, the step-by-step excavation of the tunnel is realized. A camera inside the tunnel mold collects real-time images of the whole process of tunnel excavation. The front side plate is separated from the whole experimental cabin, such that the deformation and damage of the front side of the physical model can be directly observed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2023Publication date: September 12, 2024Inventors: Hailong Wang, Chuanyang Jia, Guibin Zhang, Xiaoyuan Song, Xizhen Sun, Keming Liu, Xianbin Yu, Wei Li
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Patent number: 11624434Abstract: An isolator comprising a pulley having a pulley stop, a plate attached to the pulley, a shaft, the pulley journalled to the shaft, a torsion spring attached to the shaft, a damping member attached to the torsion spring, the damping member disposed between the plate and the pulley, and the damping member compressing a damping fluid against the pulley stop.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Gates CorporationInventors: Anthony R. Mora, Alexander Serkh, Keming Liu, Xiaohua Joe Chen
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Patent number: 10962092Abstract: A tensioner comprising a base defining a hole, the hole having a center C, the hole having a diameter sufficient to receive a driven pulley, a rotary arm engaged with the base by a retaining member connected to the base, the rotary arm rotatable about the center C, a pivot arm mounted to the rotary arm on a pivot, the pivot offset from center C, a first pulley journalled to the rotary arm, a second pulley journalled to the pivot arm, a torsion spring engaged between the rotary arm and the pivot arm for biasing the second pulley toward the first pulley, a damping member frictionally engaged between the base and the rotary arm, and the rotary arm defining a portion for receiving a first pulley fastener whereby a first pulley position is adjustable.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: GATES CORPORATIONInventors: Keming Liu, Min Chun Hao, Jin Zhan, Enrico Wick, Arnaud Martinez, Francesco Bassi
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Publication number: 20200393034Abstract: An isolator comprising a pulley and a shaft, the pulley journalled to the shaft, a load stop, a torsion spring, a damping member attached to the torsion spring, the damping member disposed between the load stop and the torsion spring, and the damping member compressing a damping fluid against the load stop; where the load stop is attached to the pulley or the shaft and the torsion spring is attached to the shaft or the pulley, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Anthony R. Mora, Alexander Serkh, Keming Liu, Xiaohua Joe Chen
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Publication number: 20200393033Abstract: An isolator comprising a pulley having a pulley stop, a plate attached to the pulley, a shaft, the pulley journalled to the shaft, a torsion spring attached to the shaft, a damping member attached to the torsion spring, the damping member disposed between the plate and the pulley, and the damping member compressing a damping fluid against the pulley stop.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2019Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Anthony R. Mora, Alexander Serkh, Keming Liu, Xiaohua Joe Chen
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Publication number: 20200132173Abstract: A tensioner comprising a bracket, a first swing arm pivotally mounted to the bracket, a first pulley journalled to the first swing arm, a second swing arm pivotally mounted to the bracket, a second pulley journalled to the second swing arm, and a damping member connected between the first swing arm and the second swing arm, the damping member having a asymmetric damping characteristic.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2018Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Anthony R. Mora, Alexander Serkh, Minchun Hao, Keming Liu, Andrzej Dec
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Patent number: 10518653Abstract: A motor-generator system comprising an internal combustion engine, a motor-generator in driven engagement with the internal combustion engine by an endless belt, the motor-generator, a controller detecting a speed signal of the internal combustion engine, a driver input signal, a battery state signal and a motor-generator signal, the motor-generator operable to provide a motoring torque or a load torque to the internal combustion engine at a predetermined frequency according to a controller command, and the controller controlling the motor-generator torque at a frequency greater than 1 Hz such that when the internal combustion engine accelerates the motoring torque is applied to speed the motor-generator rotation and when the internal combustion engine decelerates the load torque is applied to slow motor-generator rotation such that motor-generator rotation is controlled to attenuate a system vibration.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Gates CorporationInventor: Keming Liu
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Publication number: 20190176647Abstract: A motor-generator system comprising an internal combustion engine, a motor-generator in driven engagement with the internal combustion engine by an endless belt, the motor-generator, a controller detecting a speed signal of the internal combustion engine, a driver input signal, a battery state signal and a motor-generator signal, the motor-generator operable to provide a motoring torque or a load torque to the internal combustion engine at a predetermined frequency according to a controller command, and the controller controlling the motor-generator torque at a frequency greater than 1 Hz such that when the internal combustion engine accelerates the motoring torque is applied to speed the motor-generator rotation and when the internal combustion engine decelerates the load torque is applied to slow motor-generator rotation such that motor-generator rotation is controlled to attenuate a system vibration.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2019Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventor: Keming Liu
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Patent number: 10245971Abstract: A motor-generator system comprising an internal combustion engine, a motor-generator in driven engagement with the internal combustion engine by an endless belt, the motor-generator, a controller detecting a speed signal of the internal combustion engine, a driver input signal, a battery state signal and a motor-generator signal, the motor-generator operable to provide a motoring torque or a load torque to the internal combustion engine at a predetermined frequency according to a controller command, and the controller controlling the motor-generator torque at a frequency greater than 1 Hz such that when the internal combustion engine accelerates the motoring torque is applied to speed the motor-generator rotation and when the internal combustion engine decelerates the load torque is applied to slow motor-generator rotation such that motor-generator rotation is controlled to attenuate a system vibration.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Gates CorporationInventor: Keming Liu
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Publication number: 20190078667Abstract: A tensioner comprising a base defining a hole, the hole having a center C, the hole having a diameter sufficient to receive a driven pulley, a rotary arm engaged with the base by a retaining member connected to the base, the rotary arm rotatable about the center C, a pivot arm mounted to the rotary arm on a pivot, the pivot offset from center C, a first pulley journalled to the rotary arm, a second pulley journalled to the pivot arm, a torsion spring engaged between the rotary arm and the pivot arm for biasing the second pulley toward the first pulley, a damping member frictionally engaged between the base and the rotary arm, and the rotary arm defining a portion for receiving a first pulley fastener whereby a first pulley position is adjustable.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2017Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Keming Liu, Min Chun Hao, Jin Zhan, Enrico Wick, Arnaud Martinez, Francesco Bassi
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Patent number: 10161374Abstract: A starter generator system comprising an engine driving a first belt and engaged with a second belt through a one-way clutch, a starter generator configured to be driven by the engine through the second belt or to drive the engine through the second belt according to an engine condition, and an accessory engaged with the second belt through an accessory clutch, the accessory drivable by the first belt or the second belt.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Gates CorporationInventors: Alexander Serkh, Keming Liu, Ilya Kleyman
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Publication number: 20180251041Abstract: A motor-generator system comprising an internal combustion engine, a motor-generator in driven engagement with the internal combustion engine by an endless belt, the motor-generator, a controller detecting a speed signal of the internal combustion engine, a driver input signal, a battery state signal and a motor-generator signal, the motor-generator operable to provide a motoring torque or a load torque to the internal combustion engine at a predetermined frequency according to a controller command, and the controller controlling the motor-generator torque at a frequency greater than 1 Hz such that when the internal combustion engine accelerates the motoring torque is applied to speed the motor-generator rotation and when the internal combustion engine decelerates the load torque is applied to slow motor-generator rotation such that motor-generator rotation is controlled to attenuate a system vibration.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2017Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventor: Keming Liu
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Patent number: 9759274Abstract: An accessory drive tuning device with a torsion spring for angular vibration isolation and having a spring pocket that frictionally engages the end of the torsion spring. The engagement may be with a wedge-shape on either the spring end or the pocket or both, adapted so that the spring end wedges into the pocket. The engagement may be by interference fit. One or both ends of the spring may be engaged in respective pockets.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Gates CorporationInventors: Peter Ward, Joe Chen, John Harvey, Keming Liu
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Patent number: 9546709Abstract: An isolating pulley comprising a hub comprising an inertia carrier, the inertia carrier having an inner surface, a spring carrier journalled to the hub, the spring carrier having a releasable driving engagement with the inertia carrier, a pulley journalled to the hub, a spring drivingly engaged between the spring carrier and the pulley, a clutch spring having a frictional engagement with the inner surface, and which frictional engagement is partially releasable upon a temporary, pressing contact of the pulley upon the clutch spring.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2014Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Gates CorporationInventors: Dean Schneider, Alexander Serkh, Keming Liu
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Publication number: 20160069418Abstract: An isolating pulley comprising a hub comprising an inertia carrier, the inertia carrier having an inner surface, a spring carrier journalled to the hub, the spring carrier having a releasable driving engagement with the inertia carrier, a pulley journalled to the hub, a spring drivingly engaged between the spring carrier and the pulley, a clutch spring having a frictional engagement with the inner surface, and which frictional engagement is partially releasable upon a temporary, pressing contact of the pulley upon the clutch spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Dean Schneider, Alexander Serkh, Keming Liu
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Publication number: 20160047427Abstract: An accessory drive tuning device with a torsion spring for angular vibration isolation and having a spring pocket that frictionally engages the end of the torsion spring. The engagement may be with a wedge-shape on either the spring end or the pocket or both, adapted so that the spring end wedges into the pocket. The engagement may be by interference fit. One or both ends of the spring may be engaged in respective pockets.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2015Publication date: February 18, 2016Inventors: Peter Ward, Joe Chen, John Harvey, Keming Liu
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Patent number: 8888622Abstract: An isolator decoupler comprising a shaft, a pulley journalled to the shaft, a clutch carrier journalled to the shaft through a one-way clutch, a torsion spring engaged between the pulley and the clutch carrier, the torsion spring loadable in an unwinding direction, the torsion spring and the pulley having a predetermined clearance between a torsion spring outside diameter surface and a pulley inside diameter surface, and whereby the torsion spring outside diameter surface and a pulley inside diameter surface come into a progressive frictional engagement by torque load dependent radial expansion of the torsion spring.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: The Gates CorporationInventors: Xiaohua Joe Chen, John T. Harvey, Rudy Pupulin, Keming Liu, Alexander Serkh, Imtiaz Ali, Dean Schneider, Peter Ward
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Publication number: 20130324335Abstract: An isolator decoupler comprising a shaft, a pulley journalled to the shaft, a clutch carrier journalled to the shaft through a one-way clutch, a torsion spring engaged between the pulley and the clutch carrier, the torsion spring loadable in an unwinding direction, the torsion spring and the pulley having a predetermined clearance between a torsion spring outside diameter surface and a pulley inside diameter surface, and whereby the torsion spring outside diameter surface and a pulley inside diameter surface come into a progressive frictional engagement by torque load dependent radial expansion of the torsion spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Inventors: Xiaohua Joe Chen, John T. Harvey, Rudy Pupulin, Keming Liu, Alexander Serkh, Imtiaz Ali, Dean Schneider, Peter Ward
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Patent number: 7625290Abstract: A coupling sleeve for use in a sleeve-type, flexible, shaft-coupling device, having a generally annular body portion with one or more axially extending, polymeric or elastomeric teeth on at least one of its inner and outer periphery and having a rigid support band with a rigid, axially extending fin protruding radially into at least one of the teeth. The coupling sleeve has a cross sectional area with a rigid band portion that occupies the minor portion of the cross section relative to the polymeric portion. Torque applied to the teeth of the coupling sleeve during use is resisted by the fins and the tooth material is thus placed in compression.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2006Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: The Gates CorporationInventors: Yahya Hodjat, Keming Liu, Lin Zhu, Marc Cadarette