Patents by Inventor Liwen ZHOU

Liwen ZHOU 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: 12253256
    Abstract: A control interface (10) for controlling a system, comprising a module comprising: a carrier (32) having a top surface and an opposite bottom surface; an elongate window formed in, or adjacent, the carrier; an elongate array of light sources (36) on the bottom surface of the carrier; a reflector arrangement (40) for reflecting light from the array of light sources towards the window (38) to escape from the top surface, such that a light path is formed between each light source and the window (38), with a portion of the light paths being parallel to the carrier (32), wherein the light sources are adapted to be turned on in response to a control signal; wherein the module further comprises: a user interface surface (20), comprising a track area (22) for receiving touch input from a user, wherein the window is formed beneath the track area; and a touch sensor circuit (34) beneath the track area (22), wherein the touch sensitive circuit (34) comprises a touch sensor region on the top surface of the carrier (32);
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Liang Zhou, Chen Hao Kou, Liwen Zhou, Qi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20250024574
    Abstract: A lighting assembly comprises a first lighting arrangement with a first lighting unit board and a first switched mode driving unit and a second lighting arrangement with a second lighting unit board and a second switched mode driving unit. A parasitic capacitance is present between the first and second lighting unit boards. The switched mode driving units switches voltages on the lighting arrangements and said voltages generates a differential voltage across the parasitic capacitance and leads to a leakage current. A blocking arrangement is in a path between the first and second lighting arrangements and it blocks the leakage current flowing at least from one of the first and second lighting arrangements to the other of the first and second lighting arrangements via the parasitic capacitance due to the differential voltage between the driving units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: LIWEN ZHOU, YE FENG
  • Patent number: 12093168
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a conditional branch coverage calculation method and device, computer apparatus, storage medium and computer program product. The method includes: acquiring code types of uncovered conditional branch code lines in target code, and acquiring comment information corresponding to the uncovered conditional branch code lines according to the code type; acquiring coverage parameter corresponding to the uncovered conditional branch code lines according to the comment information corresponding to the uncovered conditional branch code lines; and calculating a conditional branch coverage corresponding to the target code according to the coverage parameters corresponding to the uncovered conditional branch code lines and a total number of conditional branch code lines in the target code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Glenfly Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liwen Zhou, Guanfang Xiang, Yunfeng Zhou, Yifei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240247779
    Abstract: A control interface (10) for controlling a system, comprising a module comprising: a carrier (32) having a top surface and an opposite bottom surface; an elongate window formed in, or adjacent, the carrier; an elongate array of light sources (36) on the bottom surface of the carrier; a reflector arrangement (40) for reflecting light from the array of light sources towards the window (38) to escape from the top surface, such that a light path is formed between each light source and the window (38), with a portion of the light paths being parallel to the carrier (32), wherein the light sources are adapted to be turned on in response to a control signal; wherein the module further comprises: a user interface surface (20), comprising a track area (22) for receiving touch input from a user, wherein the window is formed beneath the track area; and a touch sensor circuit (34) beneath the track area (22), wherein the touch sensitive circuit (34) comprises a touch sensor region on the top surface of the carrier (32);
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: LIANG ZHOU, CHEN HAO KOU, LIWEN ZHOU, QI ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11946627
    Abstract: A warning device (100, 212, 301, 302, 510) for use in a luminaire (201, 410, 501), comprising a housing (110, 210, 310) accommodating a drive module (115, 215, 401, 402, 520) arranged to be coupled to a luminaire and to a mains voltage (260, 560). The drive module comprises a light source (120, 420) coupled to a switch (180, 380, 491, 492) and an electrical interface (140, 240) configured to electrically connect the drive module and the mains voltage to a light element (530) of the luminaire. The housing comprises a lid (130, 230, 330) operably coupled to the switch of the drive module and configured to activate the switch upon an opening of the lid for switching on the light source upon a current of the mains voltage passing in the electrical interface and deactivate the switch module upon a closing of the lid for switching off the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.
    Inventors: Liang Zhou, Liwen Zhou, Miner Zhang, Hai Tao Liu
  • Publication number: 20240012648
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a conditional branch coverage calculation method and device, computer apparatus, storage medium and computer program product. The method includes: acquiring code types of uncovered conditional branch code lines in target code, and acquiring comment information corresponding to the uncovered conditional branch code lines according to the code type; acquiring coverage parameter corresponding to the uncovered conditional branch code lines according to the comment information corresponding to the uncovered conditional branch code lines; and calculating a conditional branch coverage corresponding to the target code according to the coverage parameters corresponding to the uncovered conditional branch code lines and a total number of conditional branch code lines in the target code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Liwen ZHOU, Guanfang XIANG, Yunfeng ZHOU, Yifei ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20230175677
    Abstract: A warning device (100, 212, 301, 302, 510) for use in a luminaire (201, 410, 501), comprising a housing (110, 210, 310) accommodating a drive module (115, 215, 401, 402, 520) arranged to be coupled to a luminaire and to a mains voltage (260, 560). The drive module comprises a light source (120, 420) coupled to a switch (180, 380, 491, 492) and an electrical interface (140, 240) configured to electrically connect the drive module and the mains voltage to a light element (530) of the luminaire. The housing comprises a lid (130, 230, 330) operably coupled to the switch of the drive module and configured to activate the switch upon an opening of the lid for switching on the light source upon a current of the mains voltage passing in the electrical interface and deactivate the switch module upon a closing of the lid for switching off the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: LIANG ZHOU, LIWEN ZHOU, MINER ZHANG, HAI TAO LIU
  • Patent number: 10051710
    Abstract: An LED driver, comprising: an inductive switch mode converter having an inductive component (16,22), an LED output (30) for an LED load and a main converter switch (18) for controlling a current flowing through the inductive component; a sensor (32) for generating a sensor signal indicative of the output current or voltage provided to the LED output; a feedback element (34) which provides a feedback path for feeding back the sensor signal for control of the main converter switch (18); and a processing circuit (50) for processing the sensor signal which has been fed back, wherein the processing circuit is adapted to generate an output when there is no sensor signal so as to limit the current flowing through the main converter switch when no sensor signal is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Shiguang Sun, Lyle Liu, Liwen Zhou
  • Publication number: 20180153020
    Abstract: An LED driver, comprising: an inductive switch mode converter having an inductive component (16,22), an LED output (30) for an LED load and a main converter switch (18) for controlling a current flowing through the inductive component; a sensor (32) for generating a sensor signal indicative of the output current or voltage provided to the LED output; a feedback element (34) which provides a feedback path for feeding back the sensor signal for control of the main converter switch (18); and a processing circuit (50) for processing the sensor signal which has been fed back, wherein the processing circuit is adapted to generate an output when there is no sensor signal so as to limit the current flowing through the main converter switch when no sensor signal is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: SHIGUANG SUN, LYLE LIU, LIWEN ZHOU
  • Patent number: 9980353
    Abstract: Proposed is a device management apparatus and method for use in a device management network including a remote device management system. The device management apparatus comprises a communication interface (6) adapted to receive device management commands of differing nature from the remote device management system and to transmit a feedback signal to said remote device management system if requested by said device management commands, wherein the differing nature of a device management command comprises a differing level of power required to process the device management command, wherein the differing level of power required to process the device management command further relates to whether or not the device management command requires the communication interface (6) to transmit the feedback signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Qi Zhang, Lin Wang, Liwen Zhou
  • Patent number: 9839080
    Abstract: A DC-DC converter has a pulse width control circuit producing a sequence of pulses, with an on time, an off time and a switching frequency. The on time as well as the switching frequency are both varied in dependence on a dimming setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Liwen Zhou, Qi Zhang, Shujin Zhuang
  • Publication number: 20170142811
    Abstract: Proposed is a device management apparatus and method for use in a device management network including a remote device management system. The device management apparatus comprises a communication interface (6) adapted to receive device management commands of differing nature from the remote device management system and to transmit a feedback signal to said remote device management system if requested by said device management commands, wherein the differing nature of a device management command comprises a differing level of power required to process the device management command, wherein the differing level of power required to process the device management command further relates to whether or not the device management command requires the communication interface (6) to transmit the feedback signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Qi ZHANG, Lin WANG, Liwen ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20160338158
    Abstract: A DC-DC converter has a pulse width control circuit producing a sequence of pulses, with an on time, an off time and a switching frequency. The on time as well as the switching frequency are both varied in dependence on a dimming setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Liwen ZHOU, Qi ZHANG, Shujin ZHUANG