Patents by Inventor Lixiao ZHANG

Lixiao 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).

  • Publication number: 20250011062
    Abstract: A container (10) comprises a rigid outer body (12), a flexible inner body (14) at least partially inside the outer body (12), the inner body (14) defining a cleaning product space (16) configured to accommodate an amount of a cleaning product (42), and a coupler (50) for coupling the container to a cleaning appliance (200). The inner body is connected to the outer body by connection means (22) to form a liquid conduit (24) configured to cooperate with the coupler (50) and enable liquid flow from the container (10) to the cleaning appliance (200).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc, d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Hao CHEN, Xiaomo OU, Jun SHEN, Lixiao ZHANG
  • Patent number: 12193133
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electromagnetic wave generating system and a heating device. The electromagnetic wave generating system includes an electromagnetic generating module, a radiating assembly and a matching unit connected in series between the electromagnetic generating module and the radiating assembly. The electromagnetic generating module is configured to generate an electromagnetic wave signal. The radiating assembly includes one or more radiating units and is configured to be electrically connected with the electromagnetic generating module to generate electromagnetic waves of a corresponding frequency according to the electromagnetic wave signal. The matching unit includes a first matching module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lixiao Zhang, Haijuan Wang, Peng Li, Xiaobing Zhu
  • Publication number: 20240417904
    Abstract: An assembly (100) comprises a container (10) comprising a container body (13) and at least one protrusion (102); and an identification device (120) comprising a plurality of transmitter-receiver pairs (110). Each transmitter-receiver pair is formed of one transmitter (112) to send a signal (116) and one receiver (114) configured to detect the signal (116) sent from the transmitter (112), characterized in that each of the at least one protrusion (102) is positioned to block a signal (116) between one of the transmitter-receiver pairs (110) when the container (10) is coupled to the identification device (120). A method of identifying a content of the container (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Hao CHEN, Jun SHEN, Lixiao ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240417144
    Abstract: A cap (50) for a cartridge (10) comprises fastening means (52) for fastening the cap (50) to a cartridge opening (36) and a valve (60) configured to control liquid flow from inside the cartridge (10) through the cartridge opening (36) and the cap (50) under negative pressure wherein the valve (60) is a deformable ball (90) which covers one or more flow openings (92) in a non-deformed state (NS) and deforms to allow flow through the one or more flow openings (92) in the deformed state (DS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Hao CHEN, Lixiao ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240393756
    Abstract: A control method includes obtaining an active time set in a predetermined time period that includes an active time instance at which a human body sensor assembly of a dishwasher detects human body activity in a predetermined region of the dishwasher, obtaining operation time of the dishwasher in the predetermined time period, predicting a tableware taking-out time point based on the active time set and the operation time, and controlling, at a target time point, the dishwasher to perform odor removal processing. The target time point is at a time length before the tableware taking-out time point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Yatao LIU, Zhongke WEI, Lixiao ZHANG, Le ZHAO, Hebin SHEN, Shiqiong CHEN, Qijun WU, Xueqing WANG
  • Publication number: 20240287719
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cartridge (103) comprises a reservoir (106) for storing a laundry product and a product delivery mechanism (107) comprising a product delivery outlet (108) in fluid communication with the reservoir (106), and a laundry system (100) comprising a laundry product dispenser (102) mountable to a washing machine and comprising a cavity (194) for receipt of a laundry product and a dispenser outlet (114) for dispensing the laundry product into a drum of the washing machine. The system (100) further comprises said cartridge (103) removably receivable in the cavity of the dispenser (102).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Jun SHEN, Sainan SU, Lixiao ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11889610
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an electromagnetic wave generating system, including an electromagnetic generating module, a radiating assembly and a matching unit connected in series between the electromagnetic generating module and the radiating assembly. The electromagnetic generating module is configured to generate an electromagnetic wave signal. The radiating assembly includes one or more radiating units and is configured to be electrically connected with the electromagnetic generating module to generate electromagnetic waves of a corresponding frequency according to the electromagnetic wave signal. The matching unit includes a first matching module, a second matching module and a fixed value inductor. The input end of the first matching module is configured to be electrically connected with the electromagnetic generating module. The fixed value inductor is connected in series between the output end of the first matching module and the radiating assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haijuan Wang, Lixiao Zhang, Peng Li, Xiaobing Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230294885
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cap (4) for a container (1) and a container (1) thereof. The cap (4) configured to be mounted on the container body (2) comprises a cap body (15) formed with a liquid path (24) and a gas path (25) therein, wherein the liquid path (24) is configured for liquid to go through from the container (1) and the gas path (25) is configured for gas to go through to balance pressures inside and outside the container (1), and a top plate (16); characterized in that the top plate (16) is detachably connected with the cap body (15) to seal the liquid path (24) and the gas path (25).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Keke FENG, Jun SHEN, Sainan SU, Zhiwen XING, Lixiao ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20230263343
    Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated pump assembly for a liquid dispensing device and a liquid dispensing device thereof. The pump assembly for the liquid dispensing device comprises a flow path board formed with a flow path therein to receive liquid from a liquid source and dispense a gas-liquid mixture, a gas-liquid mixing pump connected with the flow path board to receive the liquid therefrom and return the gas-liquid mixture thereto, and a main control board for controlling the operation of the gas-liquid mixing pump, wherein the flow path board comprises an upper board and a lower board fitted to each other with the flow path formed therebetween. The liquid dispensing device comprises a housing, said pump assembly configured to be accommodated in said housing and a power supply to supply power to said pump assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
    Inventors: Jun SHEN, Keke FENG, Lixiao ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20230267214
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a virtual trusted platform module (vTPM) implementation method, and the method is applied to a computer. A vTPM service component runs in a trusted execution environment of the computer, and a first virtual machine (VM) and a vTPM proxy component run in a rich execution environment of the computer. The vTPM service component obtains first request information from the vTPM proxy component, where the first request information includes an identifier of the first VM, and the first request information is used to request to perform a TPM operation. The vTPM service component processes the first request information based on data in a first storage space, where the first storage space is a storage space in the trusted execution environment and corresponds to the identifier of the first VM in the trusted execution environment, and the first storage space is used to store TPM data of the first VM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventor: Lixiao ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20220086972
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an electromagnetic wave generating system, including an electromagnetic generating module, a radiating assembly and a matching unit connected in series between the electromagnetic generating module and the radiating assembly. The electromagnetic generating module is configured to generate an electromagnetic wave signal. The radiating assembly includes one or more radiating units and is configured to be electrically connected with the electromagnetic generating module to generate electromagnetic waves of a corresponding frequency according to the electromagnetic wave signal. The matching unit includes a first matching module, a second matching module and a fixed value inductor. The input end of the first matching module is configured to be electrically connected with the electromagnetic generating module. The fixed value inductor is connected in series between the output end of the first matching module and the radiating assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haijuan WANG, Lixiao ZHANG, Peng LI, Xiaobing ZHU
  • Publication number: 20220086968
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electromagnetic wave generating system and a heating device. The electromagnetic wave generating system includes an electromagnetic generating module, a radiating assembly and a matching unit connected in series between the electromagnetic generating module and the radiating assembly. The electromagnetic generating module is configured to generate an electromagnetic wave signal. The radiating assembly includes one or more radiating units and is configured to be electrically connected with the electromagnetic generating module to generate electromagnetic waves of a corresponding frequency according to the electromagnetic wave signal. The matching unit includes a first matching module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lixiao ZHANG, Haijuan WANG, Peng LI, Xiaobing ZHU
  • Patent number: D1060305
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Shenzhen Youen Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lixiao Zhang