Patents by Inventor Mingfu Zhang

Mingfu 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).

  • Patent number: 10173235
    Abstract: A shower head with water stop function and waterway switch function, includes a housing, a switch device and a water stop device; the switch device and the water stop device are disposed in the housing, the switch device has a switch mechanism and a swing mechanism connected together in driving way, the swing mechanism pushes the switch mechanism to switch waterways; the water stop device comprises a valve shaft and a valve spool connected together, and the valve shaft drives the valve spool to move axially in an open position and a close position to open and close the waterway; further comprising a control device, the control device comprises a button and a link mechanism, the central portion of the button is pivoted to the housing, the link mechanism is connected between the valve shaft and the button in driving way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fengde Lin, Tianming Wang, Mingfu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180353978
    Abstract: A net water outlet device includes a main body and an outlet cover plate. The outlet cover plate is disposed at one end of the main body, the other end of the main body is an inlet end. The outlet cover plate is disposed with a first outlet hole group and a second outlet hole group arranged concentrically; therein, the outlet direction of the first outlet holes are configured so that: the axis of the outlet cover plate projects to the circumference of each first outlet hole, making the axis of the outlet cover plate and the tangent line of the circumference of each first outlet hole jointly define a first plane, the outlet direction of the first outlet holes are in the first plane, forming a first intersection angle with the projection of the axis of the outlet cover plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongchuan CAI, Donghai CHEN, Mingfu ZHANG, Wenxing CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180345636
    Abstract: Methods of making prepregs are described. The methods include the steps of forming a fiber-containing substrate, and contacting the fiber-containing substrate with a resin mixture. The resin mixture may include polymer particles mixed in a liquid medium, and the polymer particles may be coated on the fiber-containing substrate to form a coated substrate. The liquid medium may be removed from the coated substrate to form the prepreg. The prepregs may be used to make fiber-reinforced articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Mingfu Zhang, Jawed Asrar, Klaus Friedrich Gleich, Asheber Yohannes
  • Publication number: 20180319105
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system for manufacturing a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) prepreg includes a mechanism for continuously moving a fabric or mat and a resin application component that applies a methyl methacrylate (MMA) resin to the fabric or mat. The system also includes a press mechanism that presses the fabric or mat during the continuous movement subsequent to the application of the MMA resin to ensure that the MMA resin fully saturates the fabric or mat. The system further includes a curing oven through which the fabric or mat is continuously moved. The curing oven is maintained at a temperature of between 40° C. and 100° C. to polymerize the MMA resin and thereby form PMMA so that upon exiting the curing oven, the fabric or mat is fully impregnated with PMMA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Mingfu Zhang, Klaus Friedrich Gleich, Asheber Yohannes, Michael John Block, Jawed Asrar, Derek Cooper Bristol, Christopher P. Sandoval
  • Publication number: 20180318859
    Abstract: A switching valve spool has a fixed shaft and a switching shaft coaxially arranged within. The switching shaft is linked with an operating unit and moves between a first, second, and third position in the fixed shaft along the axis. The switching shaft has an inlet and an outlet. In the first position of the switching shaft, the inlet is closed; in the second position of the switching shaft, the inlet is open and an air intake is formed between the side wall of the switching shaft closing to the outlet and the fixed shaft, when the water flows into the fixed shaft from the outlet, the air sucked from the air intake mixes with the water in the fixed shaft, because the fixed shaft diameter is larger than the outlet diameter; in the third position of the switching shaft, the inlet remains open and the air intake is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hailang GONG, Mingfu ZHANG, Fengde LIN, Wenxing CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180318853
    Abstract: An outlet device with multilevel rotary massage water has a main body, an operating unit, a switching unit and a driver. The main body has a cavity for accommodating the driver and the cavity has inlets with at least two different directions; the water from the inlet flows into the cavity and rotates the driver; the driver rotates a massage driving outlet unit, and the direction of the flow of the massage driving outlet unit periodically changes with the rotation to form the massage water; the operating unit drives the switching unit to move so that at least two inlets are both open or one of the inlets is closed; then, the velocity of the flow in the cavity is changed, so that the rotational speed of the driver increases or decreases correspondingly and the switching frequency of the massage water also increases or decreases accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fengde LIN, Hailang GONG, Mingfu ZHANG, Wenxing CHEN
  • Patent number: 10119020
    Abstract: Urea-formaldehyde (UF) resin binder compositions modified with a starch are described. The binder compositions may include about 1 wt. % to about 10 wt. % of a starch. In addition, fiber reinforced composites are described. The composites may include organic or inorganic fibers and a polymer matrix formed from a binder composition. The binder composition may include a UF resin and about 1 wt. % to about 10 wt. % of a starch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Johns Manville
    Inventors: Guodong Zheng, Mingfu Zhang, Luke Saylor Weith, Jawed Asrar
  • Publication number: 20180313070
    Abstract: A detachable hanging structure for hanging a hand shower head has a for-hanging structure and a hand shower head. The front side of the for-hanging structure has a V-shaped hanging groove in the hanging direction, with big end up and has small entrance and big middle part in the forward and backward directions. The rear side of the hand shower head is fixedly disposed with a hanging portion or is formed with a hanging portion; the hanging portion is V-shaped with big end up in the hanging direction and has narrow front and wide rear in the forward and backward directions; the hanging portion of the hand shower head can insert to the hanging groove in the hanging direction; V-shaped structure of the hanging groove is coupled to the V-shaped structure of the hanging portion to restrict the inserting depth of the hanging portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yonghui ZHANG, Donghai CHEN, Mingfu ZHANG, Wenxing CHEN
  • Patent number: 10105871
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system for manufacturing a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) prepreg includes a mechanism for continuously moving a fabric or mat and a resin application component that applies a methyl methacrylate (MMA) resin to the fabric or mat. The system also includes a press mechanism that presses the fabric or mat during the continuous movement subsequent to the application of the MMA resin to ensure that the MMA resin fully saturates the fabric or mat. The system further includes a curing oven through which the fabric or mat is continuously moved. The curing oven is maintained at a temperature of between 40° C. and 100° C. to polymerize the MMA resin and thereby form PMMA so that upon exiting the curing oven, the fabric or mat is fully impregnated with PMMA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Johns Manville
    Inventors: Mingfu Zhang, Klaus Friedrich Gleich, Asheber Yohannes, Michael John Block, Jawed Asrar, Derek Cooper Bristol, Christopher P Sandoval
  • Publication number: 20180297894
    Abstract: A curable formaldehyde-free binding composition for use with fiberglass is provided. Such curable composition comprises an addition product of an amine and a reactant to form an amino-amide intermediate. To the amino-amide is added an aldehyde or ketone to form the curable binder composition. The composition when applied to fiberglass is cured to form a water-insoluble binder which exhibits good adhesion to glass. In a preferred embodiment the composition when applied to fiberglass provides a sufficient blackness required in facer products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Bernhard Eckert, Bernd Christensen, Kiarash Alavi, Souvik Nandi, Jawed Asrar, Mingfu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180297044
    Abstract: A multi-functional shower includes body unit, a switch unit, a rain shower unit, a head shower unit and a connecting pipe. The body unit has connecting portion to connect a straight portion and a sloping portion. The rain shower unit is disposed inside the straight portion, and the switch unit and the head shower unit are disposed inside the sloping portion, the connecting pipe is disposed inside the connecting portion and is connected to the switch unit and the rain shower unit. The body unit is disposed with an inlet waterway. By rotating the switch unit, the inlet waterway is connected to the rain shower unit or the head shower unit, or is connected to the rain shower unit and the head shower unit at the same time, making water flow out of the rain shower unit or the head shower unit or both at the same time, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhaojin YIN, Mingfu ZHANG, Bin CAO, Huasong ZHOU
  • Patent number: 10099959
    Abstract: A curable formaldehyde-free binding composition for use with fiberglass is provided. Such curable composition comprises an aldehyde or ketone and an amine salt of an inorganic acid. The composition when applied to fiberglass is cured to form a water-insoluble binder which exhibits good adhesion to glass. In a preferred embodiment the composition when applied to fiberglass provides a sufficient blackness required in facer products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Johns Manville
    Inventors: Bernd Christensen, Kiarash Alavi, Souvik Nandi, Jawed Asrar, Mingfu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180291161
    Abstract: Methods of making a fiber-reinforced composite are described. The methods may include applying a sizing composition to a plurality of fibers to make sized fibers, where the sizing composition may include at least one of a curing agent or an accelerator for a resin composition. The sized fibers may be contacted with the resin composition to form a resin-fiber amalgam, where the resin composition includes 50 wt. % or less of a total amount of the curing agent and the accelerator that is also present on the sized fibers. The resin-fiber amalgam may then be cured to form the fiber-reinforced composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Mingfu Zhang, Jawed Asrar, Asheber Yohannes, Klaus Friedrich Gleich
  • Publication number: 20180282985
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hanging structure of an outlet terminal, wherein comprising an outlet terminal and a hanging element; when the outlet terminal moves along the direction away from the hanging element, the hanging element is in elastic state, the abutting force between the outlet terminal and the hanging element makes the hanging element open, thus making the outlet terminal separate from the hanging element; when the outlet terminal swings in the hanging element, the hanging element is in fixation state, the outlet terminal keeps in hanging state. The outlet terminal can be hung and taken down normally, at the same time. The outlet terminal would not fall down under the action of abnormal force on the outlet terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weilong LUO, Donghai CHEN, Mingfu ZHANG, Wenxing CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180280995
    Abstract: Disclosed is a combined shower head with cool water discharging function, which comprises two shower heads; the first shower head is disposed with an inlet passage, a first outlet portion and a first water diversion passage connected to the first outlet portion, the second shower head is disposed with a second outlet portion; the first shower head is further disposed with a water supply passage, a cool water discharging passage connected to the inlet passage, a temperature sensing component disposed in the cool water discharging passage and a control mechanism, the control mechanism is coupled to the inlet passage and the water supply passage to control the connection and disconnection of the inlet passage and the water supply passage. The present invention has advantages: the structure is simple, compact and low cost; the user can assemble the shower head fast and conveniently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xi HUANG, Donghai CHEN, Mingfu ZHANG, Wenxing CHEN
  • Patent number: 10087350
    Abstract: One-part thermosetting binder compositions are described that may include soy protein, a first crosslinking compound, and a second crosslinking compound different from the first crosslinking compound. Upon curing, the first and second crosslinking compounds covalently bond to each other and to the soy protein to form a thermoset binder. Also describe are fiber-containing products that include a plurality of fibers and a formaldehyde-free binder. The formaldehyde-free binder is formed from a one-part, thermosetting binder composition that includes soy protein, a first crosslinking compound, and a second crosslinking compound different from the first crosslinking compound. Upon curing, the first and second crosslinking compounds covalently bond to each other and to the soy protein to form a thermoset binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Johns Manville
    Inventors: Mingfu Zhang, Philip Francis Miele, Jawed Asrar
  • Patent number: 10077292
    Abstract: Binder compositions are described, where the compositions include a protein, a first crosslinking compound that includes a carbohydrate, and a second crosslinking compound that includes two or more primary amine groups. The first and second crosslinking compounds may be individually crosslinkable with each other and with the protein. Also described are fiber products that may include inorganic or organic fibers and a cured thermoset binder prepared from a protein and at least two crosslinking compounds. Additionally, methods of making fiber products are described that include providing inorganic or organic fibers, and applying a liquid binder composition to the fibers to form a fiber-binder amalgam. The liquid binder composition may include a protein and at least two crosslinking compounds that include a carbohydrate and an organic amine with two or more primary amines. The amalgam may be heated to a curing temperature to form the fiber product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Johns Maville
    Inventors: Mingfu Zhang, Jawed Asrar, Uranchimeg Lester
  • Publication number: 20180243764
    Abstract: An outlet device capable of switching different outlet water types in a same outlet hole, has a main body and an outlet cover plate; the outlet cover plate and the main body shape a chamber; a water reversing element is disposed in the chamber, a driving element drives the water reversing element to move in the chamber in the directions closing to the outlet cover or away from the outlet cover; the water reversing element is disposed with reversing unit corresponding to the outlet holes of the outlet cover plate one by one, the reversing unit moves with the water reversing element and changes the distance to the reversing coupling unit, making the direction or vortex velocity of water flowing into the reversing coupling unit change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fengde LIN, Mingfu ZHANG, Hailang GONG, Wenxing CHEN
  • Patent number: 10060105
    Abstract: A combination showerhead with press button switching includes a fixing holder mounted to a supporting arm and including an inlet passage and at least two diversion passages; a first showerhead mounted to the fixing holder and connected to at least one diversion passage; a second showerhead connected to another diversion passage; and a switching mechanism including a diversion plate movable relative to the fixing holder and cooperating with passages to switch waterways by a predetermined angle of rotation; a sliding block slidably connected to the fixing holder; a transmission mechanism connected between the sliding block and the diversion plate to drive the diversion plate to rotate by back-and-forth sliding of the sliding block; and a press button movably connected to the fixing holder and connected to the sliding block to drive the sliding block to slide. The transmission mechanism includes a valve core and a shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fengde Lin, Mingfu Zhang, Wenxing Chen
  • Publication number: 20180229399
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system for manufacturing a fully impregnated thermoplastic prepreg includes a mechanism for moving a fabric or mat and a drying mechanism that removes residual moisture from at least one surface of the fabric or mat. The system also includes a resin application mechanism that applies a reactive resin to the fabric or mat and a press mechanism that presses the coated fabric or mat to ensure that the resin fully saturates the fabric or mat. The system further includes a curing oven through which the coated fabric or mat is moved to polymerize the resin and thereby form a thermoplastic polymer so that upon exiting the oven, the fabric or mat is fully impregnated with the thermoplastic polymer. During at least a portion of the process, humidity in the vicinity of the coated fabric or mat is maintained at substantially zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Mingfu Zhang, Klaus Friedrich Gleich, Asheber Yohannes, Michael John Block, Jawed Asrar, Derek Cooper Bristol, Christopher P. Sandoval