Patents by Inventor Min Qiu

Min Qiu 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: 20180038353
    Abstract: The present application discloses a method and an apparatus for solar power generation through gas volumetric heat absorption based on characteristic absorption spectrum. A radiation energy conversion device absorbs concentrated solar radiation and converts radiation energy into thermal energy; the thermal energy is transferred to the other side of the radiation energy conversion device and then is converted into radiation energy; and the energy is transferred in a receiver cavity. The working gas from the outlet of a recuperator flows into the receiver cavity and absorbs the radiation energy. The heated working gas with high temperature flows into a turbine, doing shaft work through expansion. The expanded working gas flows through the recuperator to exchange heat. The working gas flows into a cooler, a compressor and the recuperator in sequence, and then flows into a receiver cavity to be heated volumetrically, completing a thermal power cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Gang Xiao, Min Qiu, Mingjiang Ni, Qiang Li, Wen Yang, Zhongyang Luo, Kefa Cen
  • Publication number: 20150362070
    Abstract: Disclosed is a piston device, comprising a piston body and a baffle plate of which the surface is provided with openings, wherein the baffle plate is arranged in the piston body and divides the piston body into an upper first area C and a lower second area B. Further disclosed is a pressure regulator which comprises the piston device. The piston device is beneficial for improving the stress balance of the first area and the second area, thereby improving the stability of the overall system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT REGULATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yanwei Lei, Min Qiu, Xuan Yu
  • Publication number: 20120323633
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for providing an integrated solution to a set of supply chain optimization problems. In one embodiment, the method comprises defining a distribution network, vehicle routing, inventory positioning, and environmental sustainability for a supply chain; and combining an optimization of the distribution network, the vehicle routing, the inventory positioning, and the environmental sustainability into a single problem. In an embodiment, the optimization of the distribution network, the vehicle routing, the inventory positioning, and the environmental sustainability are combined into a single problem by using analytical engines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pawan R. Chowdhary, Youssef Drissi, Mary E. Helander, Kaan K. Katircioglu, Lin Li, Min Min Qiu, Karthik Sourirajan, Karthik Subbian, Takashi Yonezawa
  • Publication number: 20120233189
    Abstract: A method of receiving a file including receiving a file and receiving at least one tag path associated with the file. The tag path has a lowest node and a highest node and each the node having a tag vector. The method also includes selecting at least one storage path for which a similarity between the tag vector of the lowest node and the tag vector of the highest node exceeds a predetermined threshold and storing the file under the storage path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hong Wei Ding, Jin Dong, Shi Xia Liu, Min Min Qiu
  • Patent number: 8244734
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for transmitting file and apparatus and method for receiving file. The apparatus for receiving a file includes: a receiving device configured for receiving a file and at least one tag path associated with the file; a path selection device configured for selecting from candidate paths at least one path where a similarity between the tag vector of the lowest node and the tag vector of the highest node in each of the tag path exceeds a predetermined threshold, as a storage path; and a storage device configured for storing the file under the storage path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hong Wei Ding, Jin Dong, Shi Xia Liu, Min Min Qiu
  • Publication number: 20100114996
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for transmitting file and apparatus and method for receiving file. The apparatus for receiving a file includes: a receiving device configured for receiving a file and at least one tag path associated with the file; a path selection device configured for selecting from candidate paths at least one path where a similarity between the tag vector of the lowest node and the tag vector of the highest node in each of the tag path exceeds a predetermined threshold, as a storage path; and a storage device configured for storing the file under the storage path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hong Wei Ding, Jin Dong, Shi Xia Liu, Min Min Qiu