Patents by Inventor Lian Jie Zhao

Lian Jie Zhao 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: 20220320721
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a nozzle cap, the method including attaching an antenna printed circuit board (“PCB”) strip to an inner cover surface of an antenna cover; and inserting the antenna cover into a scallop defined by a circumferential wall of a cap body to position the antenna PCB strip between the antenna cover and the circumferential wall, the circumferential wall defining an outer wall surface, the antenna cover covering the scallop, the scallop extending radially inward into the circumferential wall relative to a first portion and a second portion of the outer wall surface, the scallop circumferentially positioned between the first portion and the second portion of the outer wall surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Andrew Wallace, David James Carlos Dunn, Spencer L. Webb, Lian Jie Zhao, Igor Gorban, Mohammad Hassan Sobhani
  • Patent number: 11342656
    Abstract: A nozzle cap includes a cap body defining a first body end and a second body end, the cap body defining a circumferential wall extending from the first body end towards the second body end; an antenna cover circumferentially overlapping a portion of the circumferential wall, the antenna cover defining an inner cover surface facing the circumferential wall, an antenna cavity defined between the inner cover surface and the portion of the circumferential wall; and an antenna printed circuit board (“PCB”) strip positioned within the antenna cavity, the antenna PCB strip secured in facing engagement with the inner cover surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Andrew Wallace, David James Carlos Dunn, Spencer L. Webb, Lian Jie Zhao, Igor Gorban, Mohammad Hassan Sobhani
  • Patent number: 11309624
    Abstract: A nozzle cap includes a cap body defining a first body end and a second body end, the cap body defining a circumferential wall extending from the first body end towards the second body end; an antenna cover circumferentially overlapping a portion of the circumferential wall, the antenna cover defining an inner cover surface facing the circumferential wall, an antenna cavity defined between the inner cover surface and the portion of the circumferential wall; and an antenna printed circuit board (“PCB”) strip positioned within the antenna cavity, the antenna PCB strip secured in facing engagement with the inner cover surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Andrew Wallace, David James Carlos Dunn, Spencer L. Webb, Lian Jie Zhao, Igor Gorban, Mohammad Hassan Sobhani
  • Publication number: 20200212549
    Abstract: A nozzle cap includes a cap body defining a first body end and a second body end, the cap body defining a circumferential wall extending from the first body end towards the second body end; an antenna cover circumferentially overlapping a portion of the circumferential wall, the antenna cover defining an inner cover surface facing the circumferential wall, an antenna cavity defined between the inner cover surface and the portion of the circumferential wall; and an antenna printed circuit board (“PCB”) strip positioned within the antenna cavity, the antenna PCB strip secured in facing engagement with the inner cover surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Andrew Wallace, David James Carlos Dunn, Spencer L. Webb, Lian Jie Zhao, Igor Gorban, Mohammad Hassan Sobhani