Patents by Inventor Ming Lou

Ming Lou 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: 12163543
    Abstract: A rivet with improved structure for forming flat-bottom riveting of plates, which comprises a rivet cover, a rivet shoulder and a rivet body; specifically, the rivet cover is provided with a torque transmission structure and a positioning structure for driving the rivet to rotate; the rivet body comprises an inner cavity of the rivet body, an outer wall of the rivet body and an end of the rivet body; with the present invention, the bottom surface of the joint can be flush with the surface of the connected plates, which facilitates the subsequent processing of the coverage on the bottom surface, reduces the wind resistance coefficient of the joint, and broadens the application range of the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yongbing Li, Yunwu Ma, Ming Lou, He Shan, Bingxin Yang
  • Patent number: 11788174
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rare earth hard alloy and a preparation method and application thereof. The rare earth hard alloy includes 6 to 15 wt % of a binding phase and the balance of a hard phase, wherein the binding phase includes 30 to 50 wt % of Ni3Al, 0.1 to 0.5 wt % of a rare earth element and the balance of Ni. According to the rare earth hard alloy provided by the invention, the Ni—Ni3Al-rare earth element (e.g., Ni—Ni3Al—Y)-based binding phase is strengthened by Ni3Al, and an ordered strengthening phase is formed and is diffused and distributed in the binding phase, such that the rare earth hard alloy has a better high-temperature oxidation resistance, a better room-temperature fracture toughness and a better high-temperature bending strength than a conventional hard alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: Central South University, JiangXi University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Yong Du, Jian Lv, Keke Chang, Weibin Zhang, Ming Lou, Zepeng Li, Yangqing Lv
  • Publication number: 20230184281
    Abstract: A rivet with improved structure for forming flat-bottom riveting of plates, which comprises a rivet cover, a rivet shoulder and a rivet body; specifically, the rivet cover is provided with a torque transmission structure and a positioning structure for driving the rivet to rotate; the rivet body comprises an inner cavity of the rivet body, an outer wall of the rivet body and an end of the rivet body; with the present invention, the bottom surface of the joint can be flush with the surface of the connected plates, which facilitates the subsequent processing of the coverage on the bottom surface, reduces the wind resistance coefficient of the joint, and broadens the application range of the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Yongbing LI, Yunwu MA, Ming LOU, He SHAN, Bingxin YANG
  • Patent number: 10695821
    Abstract: A rivet rotational feeding method for friction self-piercing riveting (F-SPR) system, comprising: a semi-hollow rivet, a driving spindle and a die. The bottom surface of the rivet head is connected to the semi-hollow rivet shank. The semi-hollow rivet shank has a wedge-shaped end. The rivet head has rotation driving structures and positioning structure on the top end. The rotation driving structures are central symmetric concave or convex surfaces. The positioning structure is a central symmetric and mirror symmetric concave or convex surface. The matching between the driving spindle and the rivet can improve the rotation reliability and positioning accuracy of the riveting at a high rotational speed during F-SPR process, which is beneficial to solve the problems of poor stability and non-coincidence between the geometry axis and the rotation axis of the rivet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yongbing Li, Yunwu Ma, Ming Lou, Zhongqin Lin
  • Publication number: 20190039119
    Abstract: A rivet rotational feeding method for friction self-piercing riveting (F-SPR) system, comprising: a semi-hollow rivet, a driving spindle and a die. The bottom surface of the rivet head is connected to the semi-hollow rivet shank. The semi-hollow rivet shank has a wedge-shaped end. The rivet head has rotation driving structures and positioning structure on the top end. The rotation driving structures are central symmetric concave or convex surfaces. The positioning structure is a central symmetric and mirror symmetric concave or convex surface. The matching between the driving spindle and the rivet can improve the rotation reliability and positioning accuracy of the riveting at a high rotational speed during F-SPR process, which is beneficial to solve the problems of poor stability and non-coincidence between the geometry axis and the rotation axis of the rivet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Yongbing LI, Yunwu MA, Ming LOU, Zhongqin LIN
  • Patent number: 9229691
    Abstract: A programming assistance technical solution for a framework-based application program. The application program contains program files and configuration files, including: processing configuration files of an application program history base into a configuration file classification base according to types of frameworks; constructing a Closed Frequent Subtree Set according to the configuration file classification base and determining a support of the Closed Frequent Subtree; and providing the Closed Frequent Subtree Set and the support for programming assistance. The technical solution of the present invention can be employed to assist in programming of a framework-based application program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng Huang, Shao Chun Li, Ying Liu, Ming Lou, Yi Qi, Jun Zhu
  • Publication number: 20130067435
    Abstract: A programming assistance technical solution for a framework-based application program. The application program contains program files and configuration files, including: processing configuration files of an application program history base into a configuration file classification base according to types of frameworks; constructing a Closed Frequent Subtree Set according to the configuration file classification base and determining a support of the Closed Frequent Subtree; and providing the Closed Frequent Subtree Set and the support for programming assistance. The technical solution of the present invention can be employed to assist in programming of a framework-based application program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng Huang, Shao Chun Li, Ying Liu, Ming Lou, Yi Qi, Jun Zhu
  • Patent number: 6667161
    Abstract: The current invention relates to the design, synthesis, and biochemical evaluation of chromogenic substrate compounds for sialidases of bacterial, viral, protozoa, and vertebrate (including human) origin. In particular, this invention provides a novel class of effective compounds as chromogenic substrates of these sialidases which yield chromogenic products after reactions catalyzed by sialidase take place. Also provided are methods of making these substrate compounds, methods of diagnosis and prognosis of sialidase related diseases using these substrate compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignees: Ibbex, Inc., UAB Research Foundation
    Inventors: Stephen C. Johnson, Ming Lou, Shijia Yan