Patents by Inventor Ming Bi

Ming Bi 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: 20240074346
    Abstract: A multi-crop adaptive seed delivery and uniform seed distribution device, including: a seed storage box, a seed metering mechanism, a seed distributor lower housing, a seed distributor upper housing, and a blade driving mechanism. Closed accommodating cavity is formed between the seed distributor upper and lower housing; N seed guide tubes are arranged in circumferential direction, N being positive integer equal to or greater than 2; N blades are rotatably mounted in accommodating cavity; blades are arranged in vertical direction; closed independent seed guide cavity is divided in accommodating cavity by two adjacent blades; upper end of each seed guide tube is connected with corresponding seed guide cavity; top of seed distributor upper housing is divided into N fan-shaped areas in circumferential direction; upper end of each blade is connected to edge of corresponding fan-shaped area by means of elastic piece; and collision sensor is provided in each fan-shaped area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: SHANDONG ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY SCIENCES
    Inventors: Qinglong LI, Yitian SUN, Qinghai HE, Jinying BI, Ming ZHONG
  • Publication number: 20210380649
    Abstract: This disclosure describes isolated protein complexes including a Wnt and a sFRP; compositions including a Wnt; a cell overexpressing a Wnt and a sFRP; compositions including a cell overexpressing a Wnt and a cell overexpressing a sFRP; methods of making the protein complexes, compositions, and cells; and methods of using the isolated protein complexes, compositions, and cells. This disclosure further describes methods of forming a complex including a Wnt and a sFRP and methods for isolating a Wnt. Also described herein are methods that may be used to purify a Wnt without the use of a detergent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony Person, Liwen Xiong, Ming Bi, Camrin Tracy
  • Patent number: 11046738
    Abstract: This disclosure describes isolated protein complexes including a Wnt and a sFRP; compositions including a Wnt; a cell overexpressing a Wnt and a sFRP; compositions including a cell overexpressing a Wnt and a cell overexpressing a sFRP; methods of making the protein complexes, compositions, and cells; and methods of using the isolated protein complexes, compositions, and cells. This disclosure further describes methods of forming a complex including a Wnt and a sFRP and methods for isolating a Wnt. Also described herein are methods that may be used to purify a Wnt without the use of a detergent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: BIO-TECHNE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anthony Person, Liwen Xiong, Ming Bi, Camrin Tracy
  • Publication number: 20190106468
    Abstract: This disclosure describes isolated protein complexes including a Wnt and a sFRP; compositions including a Wnt; a cell overexpressing a Wnt and a sFRP; compositions including a cell overexpressing a Wnt and a cell overexpressing a sFRP; methods of making the protein complexes, compositions, and cells; and methods of using the isolated protein complexes, compositions, and cells. This disclosure further describes methods of forming a complex including a Wnt and a sFRP and methods for isolating a Wnt. Also described herein are methods that may be used to purify a Wnt without the use of a detergent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Anthony Person, Liwen Xiong, Ming Bi, Camrin Tracy
  • Publication number: 20160290695
    Abstract: A device for adding refrigerant into automobile air conditioning system, said device comprising: an air passage, a refrigerant port, and an air conditioning port; the air passage communicates the refrigerant port and the air conditioning port; wherein, a valve and a T-shape connector are provided along the air passage, the valve controls the opening of the air passage; the first end of the T-shape connector communicates with the valve, the second end of the T-shape connector communicates with the air conditioning port, and the third end of the T-shape connector communicates with a pressure gauge. While adding refrigerant, users can read the pressure of the automobile air conditioning system through the pressure gauge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: AEROSPACE COMMUNICATION HOLDINGS, CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Da Ming BI, Hong Bo CHEN
  • Publication number: 20060012313
    Abstract: A multi-color shoe lamp device comprises a plurality of single color light emitting diodes; at least one diode emitting light with wavelength below 5200 angstrom (A°) by using a power supply having a voltage above 4.5 V; a power source including batteries for supplying power to the single color light emitting diodes; a vibration switch for generating a trigger signal when the vibration switch vibrates; and a substrate having an IC control circuit; the substrate being electrically connected to the single color light emitting diodes through conductive wires; when the circuit receiving a trigger signal, it will generate a driving signal to drive the single color light emitting diodes to flash according to a predetermined sequence. The voltage of the power supply is 4.5 V (volts) which is formed by serially connecting two batteries of 1.5V and 3.0V, respectively or the two batteries of 3.0V and 3.0V, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventor: Ming-Bi Weng
  • Publication number: 20050286248
    Abstract: A multi-level shoe-used lamp device comprises a plurality of single color light emitting diodes; at least one diode emitting light with wavelength below 5200 angstrom (?) by using a power supply having a voltage above 4.5 V; a power source including batteries for supplying power to the single color light emitting diodes; a vibration switch for generating a trigger signal when the vibration switch vibrates; and a substrate having an IC control circuit; the substrate being electrically connected to the single color light emitting diodes through conductive wires; when the circuit receiving a trigger signal, it will generate a driving signal to drive the single color light emitting diodes to flash according to a predetermined sequence. The voltage of the power supply is 4.5 V (volts) which is formed by serially connecting two batteries of 1.5V and 3.0V, respectively or the two batteries of 3.0V and 3.0V, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventor: Ming-Bi Weng
  • Publication number: 20050286244
    Abstract: A shoe lamp device with multiple voltage levels comprises a plurality of single color light emitting diodes; at least one diode emitting light with wavelength below 5200 angstrom (A?) by using a power supply having a voltage above 4.5 V; a power source including batteries for supplying power to the single color light emitting diodes; a vibration switch for generating a trigger signal when the vibration switch vibrates; and a substrate having an IC control circuit; the substrate being electrically connected to the single color light emitting diodes through conductive wires; when the circuit receiving a trigger signal, it will generate a driving signal to drive the single color light emitting diodes to flash according to a predetermined sequence. The voltage of the power supply is 4.5 V (volts) which is formed by serially connecting two batteries of 1.5V and 3.0V, respectively or the two batteries of 3.0V and 3.0V, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventor: Ming-Bi Weng
  • Patent number: 6974225
    Abstract: A lighting system with plurality of displaying sequences for a footwear comprises a plurality of light emitting sources; a power source for providing power; a switch turning “on” or “off” responsive to motions of the footwear; a key trigger being triggered in response to the turning “on” of the switch in an actuating period and the key trigger being inactive in response to an inactive time period; and a light source display sequence driver for driving the light sources to flash; the light source display sequence driver including a plurality of sequences for flashing the light sources and a plurality of dummy sequences for flashing no light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Inventor: Ming-Bi Weng
  • Patent number: 6949713
    Abstract: A lighting system having a vibration switch for a footwear is disclosed. The system comprise a vibrating switch turning “on” or “off” responsive to motions of the footwear. The vibrating switch further comprises an isolating housing, a spring on the isolating housing, one end of the spring being a free end and another end thereof being a fixing end, a conductive plate in the isolating housing; a metal support plate in the isolating housing and being at another side of the conductive plate; and a first and a second pins; the first pin being connected to the conductive plate and extending out of the isolating housing; and the second pin connected to the metal support plate and extending out of the isolating housing. When the isolating housing vibrates, the free end of the spring will swing to contact the conductive plate so as to conduct current to the conductive plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Inventors: Ming-Bi Weng, Pi-Lin Wang
  • Publication number: 20050161309
    Abstract: A lighting system having a vibration switch for a footwear is disclosed. The system comprise a vibrating switch turning “on” or “off” responsive to motions of the footwear. The vibrating switch further comprises an isolating housing, a spring on the isolating housing, one end of the spring being a free end and another end thereof being a fixing end, a conductive plate in the isolating housing; a metal support plate in the isolating housing and being at another side of the conductive plate; and a first and a second pins; the first pin being connected to the conductive plate and extending out of the isolating housing; and the second pin connected to the metal support plate and extending out of the isolating housing. When the isolating housing vibrates, the free end of the spring will swing to contact the conductive plate so as to conduct current to the conductive plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Ming-Bi Weng, Pi-Lin Wang
  • Publication number: 20040212317
    Abstract: A lighting system with plurality of displaying sequences for a footwear comprises a plurality of light emitting sources; a power source for providing power; a switch turning “on” or “off” responsive to motions of the footwear; a key trigger being triggered in response to the turning “on” of the switch in an actuating period and the key trigger being inactive in response to an inactive time period; and a light source display sequence driver for driving the light sources to flash; the light source display sequence driver including a plurality of sequences for flashing the light sources and a plurality of dummy sequences for flashing no light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventor: Ming-Bi Weng
  • Patent number: 5812063
    Abstract: A lighting circuit assembly mounted in a shoe and controlled to produce a lighting effect, including a switch, a control unit, an oscillation resistor for flash frequency control, a plurality of LEDs controlled to flash by the control unit, and a plastic member of a particular design coated with a layer of light conductive material and attached to two LEDs to receive and refract light, the control unit having a selection circuit for selecting flash modes of the LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Inventors: Ming-Bi Weng, Ming-Ta Chang
  • Patent number: 5663614
    Abstract: A lighting circuit module including a switch, a control unit controlled by the switch, an oscillatory resistor connected to the control unit, a plurality of bulbs, and a plurality of amplification elements controlled by the control unit to drive the bulbs, the control unit including a time sequence circuit controlled by the oscillatory resistor to provide a time sequence pulse signal, a trigger circuit controlled by the switch to provide a trigger signal, a counter circuit controlled by the trigger signal of the trigger circuit to count the time sequence pulse signal of the time sequence circuit, a cycle time circuit, a timer circuit controlled by the counter circuit and the cycle time circuit to control a driver circuit, a driver circuit controlled by the timer circuit and the counter circuit to drive the bulbs through the amplification elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1997
    Inventors: Ming-Bi Weng, Ming-Ta Chang