Patents by Inventor Ming Xu

Ming Xu 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).

  • IMMERSED ACTIVE INFRARED SELF-CLEANING SECONDARY SEDIMENTATION TANK SLUDGE BLANKET INDUCTION DEVICE AND APPLICATION METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20220152529
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an immersed active infrared self-cleaning secondary sedimentation tank sludge blanket induction device and an application method thereof, the induction device comprises an upper sleeve and a lower sleeve that are connected up and down and form a communicated inner cavity, a set of infrared emitters and infrared receivers that are located on an inner wall of the upper sleeve and are oppositely arranged, a transparent hard ring that is annularly adhered to front sides of the infrared emitters and the infrared receivers, and a push rod assembly that can move up and down in the inner cavity and is used for cleaning the transparent hard ring; wherein a sludge outlet hole and a water outlet hole located below the sludge outlet hole are arranged on the upper sleeve, a bearing plate is arranged in the inner cavity of the lower sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: HOHAI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ming XU, Xiaoxiao SHEN
  • Display panel and manufacturing method of display panel
    Patent number: 11329112
    Abstract: A display panel and a manufacturing method of a display panel are provided. The display panel includes an, a plurality of pixel definition portions, and a plurality of light-emitting portions. The plurality of pixel definition portions are disposed on the array substrate and separated apart from each other. A quantum dot material is provided on a side of one of the pixel definition portions, and the side of the pixel definition portions faces an adjacent pixel definition portion. Each of the light-emitting portions is disposed between two adjacent pixel definition portions, the light-emitting portions are configured to emit light, and the quantum dot material on the side of the pixel definition portion is illuminated under excitation of the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventor: Ming Xu
  • PIEZO POSITION CONTROL FLOW RATIO CONTROL
    Publication number: 20220129021
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, for a first pipe, first pressure values corresponding to first valve positions of a first valve coupled to the first pipe. The method further includes receiving, for a second pipe routed in parallel with the first pipe, second pressure values corresponding to second valve positions of a second valve coupled to the second pipe. The method further includes generating a fluid conductance map based on the first valve positions, the first pressure values, the second valve positions, and the second pressure values. The method further includes causing, by a processing device based on a recipe and the fluid conductance map, the first valve to be in a first valve position and the second valve to be in a second valve position for a process of the recipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Ashley Okada, Ming Xu
  • POLISHING MECHANISM, POLISHING DEVICE, AND POLISHING METHOD
    Publication number: 20220097204
    Abstract: A polishing system for polishing a workpiece includes a sensor group detecting pressure information of the workpiece and generating a pressure sequence; a processor coupled to the sensor group and configured to: receive the pressure sequence; generate indication information including a predetermined track of a polishing head to polish the workpiece; based on the pressure sequence and the indication information, generate a deviation sequence of the pressure sequence; and based on the deviation sequence, generate an adjustment instruction, to adjust a position of the polishing head. A polishing method, an assistant polishing device, an assistant polishing system, and an assistant polishing method are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: YUAN-KUN YANG, XIAO-MING XU, HAN-CHIEH CHANG, BO LONG, HAI-JUN LI, CHUN-MING ZHONG
  • Animal pest control method
    Patent number: 11278533
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for protecting an animal from a parasitic invertebrate pest comprising treating an animal orally or by injection with a pesticidally effective amount of a compound of Formula 1, wherein R1 is halogen, C1-C3 haloalkyl or C1-C3 haloalkoxy; R2 is H, halogen, C1-C3 alkyl, C1-C3 haloalkyl or cyano; R3 is H, halogen, C1-C3 haloalkyl or C1-C3 haloalkoxy; R4 is halogen, C1-C3 alkyl, C1-C3 haloalkyl or C1-C3 haloalkoxy; R5 is H, CH3, C2-C4 alkylcarbonyl, C2-C4 haloalkylcarbonyl, C2-C5 alkoxycarbonyl or CH2O(C1-C3 alkyl); R6 is C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl or C3-C6 halocycloalkyl, each group substituted with one R7; or R6 is (CH2)mQ; and Q, R7, R8a and R8b are as defined in the disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: George Philip Lahm, Jeffrey Keith Long, Ming Xu
  • MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE FOR USE IN A FLOW CONTROL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20220081282
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a sensor device, systems incorporating the same, and methods of fabricating the same. In one embodiment, a sensor device comprises a free-standing sensing element, such as a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) device. The sensor device further comprises a metallic band to facilitate mounting the MEMS device to a mounting plate. The sensor device further comprises a conformal coating on a least a portion of a sensor region of the sensor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Nir Merry, Ming Xu
  • MASS FLOW CONTROL BASED ON MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20220083081
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a mass flow control apparatus, systems incorporating the same, and methods using the same. In one embodiment, a mass flow control apparatus comprises a flow modulating valve configured to modulate gas flow in a gas flow channel, a sensor device, such as a micro-electromechanical (MEMS) device, configured to generate a signal responsive to a condition of the gas flow, and a processing device operatively coupled to the flow modulating valve and the sensor device to control the flow modulating valve based on a signal received from the sensor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Nir Merry, Paul Wirth, Ming Xu, Sushant Koshti, Raechel Chu-Hui Tan
  • Gas-Pulsing-Based Shared Precursor Distribution System And Methods Of Use
    Publication number: 20220075396
    Abstract: Gas distribution apparatus to provide uniform flows of gases from a single source to multiple processing chambers are described. A regulator is positioned at an upstream end of a shared volume having a plurality of downstream ends. A flow controller is positioned at each downstream end of the shared volume, the flow controller comprising an orifice and a fast pulsing valve. Methods of using the gas distribution apparatus and calibrating the flow controllers are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Rice, Joseph AuBuchon, Sanjeev Baluja, Ashley M. Okada, Alexander Fernandez, Ming Xu, Marcel E. Josephson, Sushant Suresh Koshti, Kenneth Le, Kevin M. Brashear
  • Electrical contact
    Patent number: 11271334
    Abstract: An electrical contact for extending through a hole in the printed circuit board in an insertion direction, includes a retention plate and a leg extending therefrom. The leg includes an insertion section and a deformation section. The deformation section includes a pair of opposite wide side faces in a first direction perpendicular to the insertion direction, and a pair of opposite narrow side faces in a second direction perpendicular to both the insertion direction and the first direction, and a cavity recessed from one wide side face in the first direction. The cavity forms a first end located closer to the insertion end of the leg in the insertion direction and equipped with a cone shape thereof, and a second end located opposite to the first end and closer to a rectangular retention section and equipped with an arc shape thereof. The cavity forms a trapezoidal cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: De-Ming Xu, Xiao-Bo Du, Guo-Hua Zhang, Zi-Qiang Zhu
  • ISOXAZOLINE COMPOUNDS FOR CONTROLLING INVERTEBRATE PESTS
    Publication number: 20220041582
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, wherein R1, R2, R3 and J are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound or a composition of the disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Ming XU, George Philip LAHM
  • Diaphragm valves and methods of operating same
    Patent number: 11236834
    Abstract: A diaphragm valve includes an inlet port, an outlet port, and a valve seat proximate one of the inlet port or the outlet port. A diaphragm is positioned relative to the valve seat and has an open state wherein the diaphragm is spaced from the valve seat to enable a fluid path between the inlet port and the outlet port. The diaphragm has a closed state wherein the diaphragm is seated on the valve seat to block the fluid path. A coupling member is coupled between the diaphragm and a reciprocatable member and configured to maintain the diaphragm in the open state while the reciprocatable member is in the opened position. The coupling member may have a clearance gap relative to the reciprocatable member when the reciprocatable member is in the closed position. Other diaphragm valves and methods of operating diaphragm valves are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth Le, Balarabe Mohammed, Sohrab Zokaei, Ming Xu
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION FOR AN ON-DEMAND SERVICE
    Publication number: 20220011131
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information providing method for an on-demand service. The method may include receiving service request information from a passenger of a passenger terminal device. The service request information may include a departure location of the passenger. The method may further include acquiring historical service request information related to the passenger; and determining travel-route-related information based at least in part on the departure location of the passenger and the historical service request information. Also disclosed is a system for implementing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: BEIJING DIDI INFINITY TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ye CHEN, Chengxiang ZHUO, Zhaoxue WU, Ming XU, Kaijie QIN, Yajie ZHANG, Haiyang LU, Dong GUO, Peng YU, Yanjun LU, Wenyi BAO
  • Systems and methods of optimal metrology guidance
    Patent number: 11216938
    Abstract: Systems and methods for optimal electron beam metrology guidance are disclosed. According to certain embodiments, the method may include receiving an acquired image of a sample, determining a set of image parameters based on an analysis of the acquired image, determining a set of model parameters based on the set of image parameters, generating a set of simulated images based on the set of model parameters. The method may further comprise performing measurement of critical dimensions on the set of simulated images and comparing critical dimension measurements with the set of model parameters to provide a set of guidance parameters based on comparison of information from the set of simulated images and the set of model parameters. The method may further comprise receiving auxiliary information associated with target parameters including critical dimension uniformity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Lingling Pu, Wei Fang, Nan Zhao, Wentian Zhou, Teng Wang, Ming Xu
  • Voltage regulating apparatus with pre-stage circuit and post-stage circuit
    Patent number: 11211867
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a voltage regulating apparatus, including a pre-stage circuit and a post-stage circuit. The pre-stage circuit receives an input voltage and outputs an intermediate bus voltage, and the post-stage circuit receives the intermediate bus voltage and outputs an output voltage. The post-stage circuit includes a plurality of post-stage converters, the post-stage converters are connected in parallel in an interleaved manner. In this way, the post-stage circuit has a small inductance, thereby reducing the volume of the apparatus and increasing the power density of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: FSP-Powerland Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Ming Xu
  • BASE STATION AND WIRELESS TERMINAL APPARATUS AND TRANSMISSION METHOD
    Publication number: 20210384947
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of generating codebook in a wireless communication system with multiple antenna arrays, as well as a wireless communication system, base station and terminal using the codebook for communication. The method comprises steps of: providing a basic codebook which contains multiple pre-coding matrices; and assigning phase offsets to certain pre-coding matrices in the basic codebook to form a codebook with phase offset. The feedback overhead from a client to a base station side is reduced and a good precision of feedback for multi-antenna array is kept by applying the method of generating codebook and using the generated codebook in the wireless communication system, base station and terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hui Tong, Masayuki Hoshino, Ming Xu, Seigo Nakao, Daichi Imamura
  • DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY PANEL
    Publication number: 20210367010
    Abstract: A display panel and a manufacturing method of a display panel are provided. The display panel includes an, a plurality of pixel definition portions, and a plurality of light-emitting portions. The plurality of pixel definition portions are disposed on the array substrate and separated apart from each other. A quantum dot material is provided on a side of one of the pixel definition portions, and the side of the pixel definition portions faces an adjacent pixel definition portion. Each of the light-emitting portions is disposed between two adjacent pixel definition portions, the light-emitting portions are configured to emit light, and the quantum dot material on the side of the pixel definition portion is illuminated under excitation of the light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming XU
  • Gas-pulsing-based shared precursor distribution system and methods of use
    Patent number: 11169547
    Abstract: Gas distribution apparatus to provide uniform flows of gases from a single source to multiple processing chambers are described. A regulator is positioned at an upstream end of a shared volume having a plurality of downstream ends. A flow controller is positioned at each downstream end of the shared volume, the flow controller comprising an orifice and a fast pulsing valve. Methods of using the gas distribution apparatus and calibrating the flow controllers are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Rice, Joseph AuBuchon, Sanjeev Baluja, Ashley M. Okada, Alexander Fernandez, Ming Xu, Marcel E. Josephson, Sushant Suresh Koshti, Kenneth Le, Kevin M. Brashear
  • ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20210335899
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode display is provided, including a transparent substrate, a top emission-type light-emitting device disposed on the transparent substrate and including a first thin film transistor, and a bottom emission-type light-emitting device disposed on the transparent substrate and including a second thin film transistor. An orthographic projection of the second thin film transistor of the bottom emission-type light-emitting device on the top emission-type light-emitting device overlaps at least a portion of the first thin film transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventor: Ming XU
  • Millimeter wave security inspection apparatus and method for inspecting human or article
    Patent number: 11156739
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a millimeter wave security inspection apparatus and a method for inspecting human or article. The apparatus includes: a door device including a first door and a second door arranged in a stacked mode and each made of a material allowing a millimeter wave to penetrate therethrough; a millimeter wave transceiver arranged between the first door and the second door and including an millimeter wave transceiving antenna array configured to transmit and receive a millimeter wave signal to and from an entrance side and an exit side of the door device; and a linear driver to which the millimeter wave transceiver is connected to be movable relative to the door device, so as to scan a first side of an object positioned at the entrance side and a second side of the object opposite to the first side positioned at the exit side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Yingkang Jin, Lingbo Qiao, Zhimin Zheng, Ming Xu, Xilei Luo
  • Methods and systems for providing information for an on-demand service
    Patent number: 11156470
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information providing method for an on-demand service. The method may include receiving service request information from a passenger of a passenger terminal device. The service request information may include a departure location of the passenger. The method may further include acquiring historical service request information related to the passenger; and determining travel-route-related information based at least in part on the departure location of the passenger and the historical service request information. Also disclosed is a system for implementing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: BEIJING DIDI INFINITY TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ye Chen, Chengxiang Zhuo, Zhaoxue Wu, Ming Xu, Kaijie Qin, Yajie Zhang, Haiyang Lu, Dong Guo, Peng Yu, Yanjun Lu, Wenyi Bao