Patents by Inventor Lichao Zhang
Lichao 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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Publication number: 20250045495Abstract: The disclosure belongs to the technical field related to additive manufacturing model preprocessing, and discloses a field-based additive manufacturing digital model feature identification and extraction method and device, the method can convert the digital model represented by the facet into a signed distance field and introduce a simulated physical field of the forming/service simulation, the feature distance field after the frequency domain analysis filtering, and the geometric feature field obtained by the multi-precision convolution unit analysis according to the requirement of feature to be identified, then, multiple fields are combined to realize feature classification determination and labeling of features, and finally feature extraction is completed based on field data and isosurface and isoline reconstruction algorithms.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Applicant: HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Lichao Zhang, Senlin Wang, Zihua Zhang, Jinxin Wu, Si Chen, Jiang Huang
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Publication number: 20250014284Abstract: Disclosed are free-form curved surface slicing method and device based on implicit model, includes following: (1) Using mesh model of layered curved surface to intersect with implicit model of a part to be manufactured to obtain contour lines; (2) Comparing rules for intersecting contour lines and meshes within mesh, mesh coordinates are substituted into implicit model, obtaining a position of an intersection point of contour lines in corresponding mesh; (3) Using interpolation method to calculate intersection coordinates of contour lines and mesh boundary, specifying storing sequence of interpolation points, storing intersection points of discrete line segments in mesh; (4) Merging unordered point sets obtained to establish topological relationship between point sets and discrete line segments, each line segment corresponds to two endpoints, each endpoint corresponds to two line segments, based on above, all points traversed will be connected into complete and ordered profile, that is sliced profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Applicant: HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Lichao Zhang, Si Chen, Senlin Wang, Jiang Huang, Jinxin Wu, Zihua Zhang
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Publication number: 20240151730Abstract: Methods of sequencing a protein using a novel digestion-on-emitter technology are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Yuan Mao, Qiangwei Xia, Lichao Zhang
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Patent number: 11726096Abstract: Methods of sequencing a protein using a novel digestion-on-emitter technology are provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Yuan Mao, Qiangwei Xia, Lichao Zhang
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Patent number: 11709106Abstract: A roller bearing includes an outer ring, an inner ring, at least one row of rollers arranged between the outer ring and the inner ring, and at least one optical fiber cable mounted to the outer ring or the inner ring, the optical fiber cable including at least one Bragg grating. The optical fiber cable is configured such that a signal in the optical fiber cable is usable to determine a preload or load on the roller bearing.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignees: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, SKF (CHINA) CO LTD.Inventors: Mingchun Guo, Quan Xu, Robert Zeillinger, Lichao Zhang
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Patent number: 11305456Abstract: A selective laser sintering (SLS) device. The SLS device includes a laser forming unit, a support platform and a driving mechanism. The support platform is configured to support a plurality of raw materials for additive manufacturing of an object including a plurality of sections. The laser forming unit is disposed on the support platform and is configured to lay powders on a surface of each section of the object and sinter the powders. The driving mechanism is disposed under the laser forming unit and includes a vertical driving mechanism and a horizontal driving mechanism. The vertical driving mechanism is connected to the laser forming unit and configured to lift the laser forming unit layer by layer. The horizontal driving mechanism is configured to drive the laser forming unit to move in a horizontal direction with respect to the support platform.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Yusheng Shi, Chunze Yan, Zhaoqing Li, Peng Chen, Zhufeng Liu, Jiamin Wu, Shifeng Wen, Chenhui Li, Lichao Zhang
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Patent number: 11110663Abstract: The invention belongs to the field of filament additive manufacturing, and discloses a polymer multi-material high-flexibility laser additive manufacturing system and a method thereof. The system comprises a first robot arm, a second robot arm, a positioner, a rotational extrusion nozzle in which a plurality of extrusion modules are disposed and a laser, each extrusion module is used for extruding one kind of filament, and the rotational extrusion nozzle is connected with the first robot which drives the rotational extrusion nozzle to move according to a preset trajectory; the laser is connected with the second robot, and is used for emitting a laser to fuse the filament extruded from the rotational extrusion nozzle, and through the cooperative motion of the first robot and the second robot, the extrusion and fusion of the filament are performed synchronously; the positioner serves as a forming mesa, and the rotation of the positioner cooperates with the motions of the two robots.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyInventors: Chunze Yan, Hongzhi Wu, Yusheng Shi, Shifeng Wen, Lichao Zhang
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Publication number: 20200376708Abstract: A selective laser sintering (SLS) device. The SLS device includes a laser forming unit, a support platform and a driving mechanism. The support platform is configured to support a plurality of raw materials for additive manufacturing of an object including a plurality of sections. The laser forming unit is disposed on the support platform and is configured to lay powders on a surface of each section of the object and sinter the powders. The driving mechanism is disposed under the laser forming unit and includes a vertical driving mechanism and a horizontal driving mechanism. The vertical driving mechanism is connected to the laser forming unit and configured to lift the laser forming unit layer by layer. The horizontal driving mechanism is configured to drive the laser forming unit to move in a horizontal direction with respect to the support platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2019Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Yusheng SHI, Chunze YAN, Zhaoqing LI, Peng CHEN, Zhufeng LIU, Jiamin WU, Shifeng WEN, Chenhui LI, Lichao ZHANG
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Publication number: 20200326251Abstract: A roller bearing includes an outer ring, an inner ring, at least one row of rollers arranged between the outer ring and the inner ring, and at least one optical fiber cable mounted to the outer ring or the inner ring, the optical fiber cable including at least one Bragg grating. The optical fiber cable is configured such that a signal in the optical fiber cable is usable to determine a preload or load on the roller bearing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Mingchun Guo, Jerry Xu, Robert Zeillinger, Lichao Zhang
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Publication number: 20200110094Abstract: Methods of sequencing a protein using a novel digestion-on-emitter technology are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: Yuan Mao, Qiangwei Xia, Lichao Zhang
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Publication number: 20200031057Abstract: The invention belongs to the field of filament additive manufacturing, and discloses a polymer multi-material high-flexibility laser additive manufacturing system and a method thereof. The system comprises a first robot arm, a second robot arm, a positioner, a rotational extrusion nozzle in which a plurality of extrusion modules are disposed and a laser, each extrusion module is used for extruding one kind of filament, and the rotational extrusion nozzle is connected with the first robot which drives the rotational extrusion nozzle to move according to a preset trajectory; the laser is connected with the second robot, and is used for emitting a laser to fuse the filament extruded from the rotational extrusion nozzle, and through the cooperative motion of the first robot and the second robot, the extrusion and fusion of the filament are performed synchronously; the positioner serves as a forming mesa, and the rotation of the positioner cooperates with the motions of the two robots.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Chunze YAN, Hongzhi WU, Yusheng SHI, Shifeng WEN, Lichao ZHANG
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Patent number: 10281473Abstract: The application discloses compositions, methods, systems, and apparatuses for rapid sequence analysis of proteins, including location of post-translational modifications and disulfide bonds. Limited digestion of fully denatured antibody occurs in seconds by flowing sample in 8M urea at constant pressure through a micro column reactor containing immobilized aspergillopepsin I, resulting in a product mixture containing 3-10 kDa peptides, which is then fractionated by capillary column chromatography and analyzed by both electron transfer dissociation (ETD) and collision activated dissociation mass spectrometry. This method provides 95% sequence coverage of a mAb and detects numerous post-translational modifications. For disulfide bond location, native mAb is subjected to longer digestion times. Release of disulfide containing peptides from accessible regions of the folded protein occurs with short digestion times.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2015Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: University of Virginia Patent FoundationInventors: Donald F. Hunt, Weihan Wang, Lichao Zhang
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Patent number: 9599834Abstract: A depolarizer, including: a photoalignment layer deposited on the substrate; and a birefringent layer deposited on the photoalignment layer; wherein the photoalignment layer includes a plurality of segments, each segment with a different fast axis orientation and a different pretilt angle, such that each segment of the birefringent layer over the corresponding segment of the photoalignment layer has a different fast axis angle and a different birefringent value.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2015Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Thorlabs, Inc.Inventors: Lichao Zhang, Sam Rubin, Cary Zhang
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Publication number: 20160349269Abstract: The application discloses, compositions, methods, systems, and apparatuses for rapid sequence analysis of proteins, including location of post-translational modifications and disulfide bonds, is described. Limited digestion of fully denatured antibody occurs in seconds by flowing sample in 8 M urea at constant pressure through a micro column reactor containing immobilized aspergillopepsin I, resulting in a product mixture containing 3-10 kDa peptides, which is then fractionated by capillary column chromatography and analyzed by both electron transfer dissociation (ETD) and collision activated dissociation mass spectrometry. This method provides 95% sequence coverage of a mAb and detects numerous post-translational modifications. For disulfide bond location, native mAb is subjected to longer digestion times. Release of disulfide containing peptides from accessible regions of the folded protein occurs with short digestion times.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Donald F. Hunt, Weihan Wang, Lichao Zhang
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Publication number: 20160077352Abstract: A depolarizer, including: a photoalignment layer deposited on the substrate; and a birefringent layer deposited on the photoalignment layer; wherein the photoalignment layer includes a plurality of segments, each segment with a different fast axis orientation and a different pretilt angle, such that each segment of the birefringent layer over the corresponding segment of the photoalignment layer has a different fast axis angle and a different birefringent value.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Lichao Zhang, Sam Rubin, Carry Zhang