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).

  • Waterway switching device and a shower head including the device
    Patent number: 9950327
    Abstract: A waterway switching device for a shower head includes a fixation portion, a switching mechanism, a driving mechanism, and an adjusting set rotatably disposed in the fixation portion. The fixation portion has an inlet waterway and at least two diversion waterways. The switching mechanism is assembled in the fixation portion and includes a water diversion plate, a first drive mechanism and a valve shaft. The water diversion plate can move with respect to the fixation portion, the valve shaft can slide with respect to the fixation portion, the first drive mechanism is connected to the water diversion plate and the valve shaft, the valve shaft sliding once drives the water diversion plate to rotate at a certain angle to switch and connect one diversion waterway to the inlet waterway. The driving mechanism includes-a rotation shaft and a second drive mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fengde Lin, Wenxing Chen, Mingfu Zhang, Huasong Zhou
  • Waterway switch and on-off mechanism
    Patent number: 9939071
    Abstract: A waterway switch and on-off mechanism includes a fixing portion, a switch mechanism, an on-off mechanism and a driving mechanism. The driving mechanism includes a rotating base, a first sliding sleeve and a second sleeve. The rotating base has a first incline section, a first flat section, a second incline section and a second flat section; the coupling of the first incline section and the first sliding sleeve corresponds to the coupling of the second flat section and the second sliding sleeve, the rotating base drives the first sliding sleeve, the second sliding sleeve couples to the second flat section; the coupling of the second incline section and the second sliding sleeve corresponds to the coupling of the first flat section and the first sliding sleeve, the rotating base drives the second sliding sleeve, the first sliding sleeve couples to the first flat section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fengde Lin, Tianming Wang, Mingfu Zhang, Wenxing Chen
  • FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THEM
    Publication number: 20180093396
    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: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Mingfu Zhang, Jawed Asrar, Klaus Friedrich Gleich, Asheber Yohannes
  • Multifunctional shower head
    Patent number: 9901939
    Abstract: A multifunctional shower head, has a fixed seat, a driving mechanism, a water diversion plate rotatably connected to the fixed seat and a water diversion body. The water diversion body has a plurality of water diversion holes that are used to connect to the outlet functions of the shower head. The water diversion plate has an outlet hole. The driving mechanism drives the water diversion plate to rotate on the water diversion body, so that the outlet hole is alternately connected to part of the water diversion holes to switch the outlet functions of the shower head. A sealing ring is clamped between the water diversion plate and the fixed seat. The sealing ring defines a separating area on the upper surface of the water diversion plate, each water diversion hole has an O-ring, the bottom surface of the water diversion plate is pressed and contacts the O-ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fengde Lin, Mingfu Zhang, Wencong Xu
  • WATERWAY SWITCH AND ON-OFF MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20180051816
    Abstract: A waterway switch and on-off mechanism includes a fixing portion, a switch mechanism, an on-off mechanism and a driving mechanism. The driving mechanism includes a rotating base, a first sliding sleeve and a second sleeve. The rotating base has a first incline section, a first flat section, a second incline section and a second flat section; the coupling of the first incline section and the first sliding sleeve corresponds to the coupling of the second flat section and the second sliding sleeve, the rotating base drives the first sliding sleeve, the second sliding sleeve couples to the second flat section; the coupling of the second incline section and the second sliding sleeve corresponds to the coupling of the first flat section and the first sliding sleeve, the rotating base drives the second sliding sleeve, the first sliding sleeve couples to the first flat section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fengde LIN, Tianming WANG, Mingfu ZHANG, Wenxing CHEN
  • WATER STOP DEVICE AND SHOWER HEAD
    Publication number: 20180050353
    Abstract: The present invention is provided with a water stop device, wherein comprising: a main body, a transmitting element and a sealing element; the main body is disposed with an inlet passage, a diversion passage and a confluence passage in the axial direction in order; the diversion passage is connected to the confluence passage by a normal-open hole; one end of the sealing element is coupled to the transmitting element in transmitting way, such that the sealing element moves between a first position and a second position along the axial direction of the confluence passage; the diversion passage is connected to the confluence passage when the sealing element is situated in the first position; the sealing element closes the confluence passage when the sealing element is situated in the second position. The present invention can occupy small space such to decrease the diameter of the inlet pipe efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fengde LIN, Hailang GONG, Mingfu ZHANG, Wenxing CHEN
  • SPLASH WATER OUTLET MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20180043377
    Abstract: A water outlet mechanism, includes at least two diversion waterway sets connected to the water source and an outlet, each diversion waterway set has at least two diversion waterways and at least two water diversion passages; water from the at least two diversion waterways impact and converge and then enter the water diversion passages, the flowing direction of the at least two water diversion passages intersect, and water from the at least two water diversion passages impact and then spray out of the outlet. Water from at least two diversion waterways impacts and converges and then enters the water diversion passage, the water particles are refined and shaken; the direction of the at least two water diversion passages intersect, and water in the cavity of the inlet impact again to form wavy water type and then sprays out of the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wencong XU, Zhaoxing LAN, Mingfu ZHANG, Wenxing CHEN
  • REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180036919
    Abstract: A reinforced thermoplastic product may include a main body and a fabric reinforcing sheet that is disposed within a wall of the main body. The wall of the main body may be formed of or from a cast thermoplastic material and the fabric reinforcing sheet may extend circumferentially around the main body in order to reinforce the wall. The fabric reinforcing sheet may include a plurality of fiber bundles and a thermoplastic material that impregnates each fiber bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Mingfu Zhang, Klaus Friedrich Gleich, Jawed Asrar
  • SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A FULLY IMPREGNATED THERMOPLASTIC PREPREG
    Publication number: 20180030228
    Abstract: Fiber-containing polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) prepregs are described that include a first and second plurality of fibers. The second plurality of fibers is made from a different material than the first plurality of fibers. The PMMA prepregs also contain a polymerized resin that includes polymethyl methacrylate that has been formed from a reactive resin composition that includes methyl methacrylate. Methods of making fiber-containing PMMA prepregs are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Mingfu Zhang, Klaus Friedrich Gleich, Asheber Yohannes, Michael John Block, Jawed Asrar, Derek Cooper Bristol, Christopher P. Sandoval
  • WATER STOP SWITCH DEVICE AND SHOWER HEAD
    Publication number: 20180001331
    Abstract: A water stop switch device includes: a main body, a transmission element and a sealing element; the main body is disposed with a water passage, the sealing element is disposed in the water passage; one end of the sealing element is coupled to the transmission element in transmission way, the sealing element moves in the water passage to open the water passage; the other end of the sealing element and the main body surround to form a chamber; the side wall of the sealing element is disposed with a through hole connecting the water passage and the chamber; when the water passage is open, the chamber is full of water to reduce the pressure difference at two ends of the sealing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fengde LIN, Hailang GONG, Mingfu ZHANG
  • Fiber-reinforced composite articles and methods of making them
    Patent number: 9855680
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Johns Manville
    Inventors: Mingfu Zhang, Jawed Asrar, Klaus Friedrich Gleich, Asheber Yohannes
  • Combination showerhead with dial button switching
    Patent number: 9849471
    Abstract: A combination showerhead with dial button switching includes a fixing seat, two shower heads and a switch mechanism. The fixing seat has an inlet waterway and at least two diversion waterways. The switch mechanism includes a water diversion plate, a valve spool, a dial button and an elastic body. The water diversion plate is movably connected to the fixing seat and coupled to the inlet waterway and the diversion waterways, so that the plate rotates in a preset angle to switch the waterways. The valve spool is connected to the fixing seat and to the water diversion plate, so that the valve spool slides to drive the water diversion plate to rotate in a preset angle. The dial button has a cam portion and is rotatably connected to the fixing seat. The valve spool abuts against the periphery surface of the cam portion. The elastic body resets the valve spool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignees: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fengde Lin, Mingfu Zhang, Jincan Zhang
  • COOL WATER DRAINING SWITCH VALVE AND COMBINATION SHOWER HEAD
    Publication number: 20170362802
    Abstract: A cool water draining switch valve includes a valve body, a valve spool and a thermal module disposed in the valve body; the valve body has an inlet passage and a first outlet passage and a second outlet passage respectively connected to the inlet passage; the valve body is further disposed with a cool water draining passage connected to the inlet passage; the first outlet passage is connected to the cool water draining passage by a water draining hole, the second outlet passage is connected to the draining passage in unidirectional way by a check valve; a thermal port of the thermal module detects the water temperature of the draining passage, a retractable port of the thermal module opens or closes the water draining hole; when the valve spool is switched to a cool water draining mode, cool water in the inlet passage is drained to the draining passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hailang GONG, Mingfu ZHANG, Tianming WANG
  • METHODS OF PRODUCING THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES USING FABRIC-BASED THERMOPLASTIC PREPREGS
    Publication number: 20170361546
    Abstract: A thermoplastic product includes a fabric-based reinforcing sheet and a polymerized thermoplastic material. The fabric-based reinforcing sheet is wound about a mandrel to form a plurality of layers having a cross-sectional shape that corresponds to the mandrel. The fabric-based reinforcing sheet includes a plurality of fiber bundles, which may have a bidirectional orientation or configuration. A polymerized thermoplastic material is disposed within each layer of the fabric-based reinforcing sheet. The polymerized thermoplastic material bonds each layer of the fabric-based reinforcing sheet to an adjacent layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Mingfu Zhang, Jawed Asrar
  • MANUFACTURING THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES AND ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20170341270
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present technology may include a method of making a thermoplastic composite strand. The method may include melting a reactive thermoplastic resin to form a molten reactive resin. The method may also include fully impregnating a plurality of continuous fibers with the molten reactive resin in an impregnation device. The method may further include polymerizing the molten reactive resin to form a thermoplastic resin matrix. In addition, the method may include cooling the thermoplastic resin matrix to form a thermoplastic composite strand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Mingfu Zhang, Asheber Yohannes, Michael Block, Klaus Friedrich Gleich, Daniel P. De Kock, Jawed Asrar
  • Outlet device and a shower head having the outlet device
    Patent number: 9815070
    Abstract: An outlet device that may be used in a shower head includes a base portion that is disposed with at least one inlet and a plurality of diversion holes. The base portion is disposed with a impeller. The impeller rotates when it is impacted by water flowing. A guard sheet is movably disposed in the base portion. The impeller is connected to the guard sheet in driving way so that the impeller rotates to drive the guard sheet to move. The guard sheet moves with respect to the base portion to control the diversion holes to outflow water in cycles intermittently. Each diversion hole is rotatably connected with an outlet nozzle. The impeller rotates to drive the outlet nozzles to rotate to outflow rotating water. The impeller and the outlet nozzles cooperate to achieve a rotating water with strong massage effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignees: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Renbang Lin, Wenxing Chen, Mingfu Zhang
  • System for producing a fully impregnated thermoplastic prepreg
    Patent number: 9815954
    Abstract: Fiber-containing polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) prepregs are described that include a first and second plurality of fibers. The second plurality of fibers is made from a different material than the first plurality of fibers. The PMMA prepregs also contain a polymerized resin that includes polymethyl methacrylate that has been formed from a reactive resin composition that includes methyl methacrylate. Methods of making fiber-containing PMMA prepregs are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Johns Manville
    Inventors: Mingfu Zhang, Klaus Friedrich Gleich, Asheber Yohannes, Michael John Block, Jawed Asrar, Derek Cooper Bristol, Christopher P Sandoval
  • SHOWER HEAD WITH WATER STOP FUNCTION AND WATERWAY SWITCH FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20170320084
    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: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fengde LIN, Tianming WANG, Mingfu ZHANG
  • FIBER REINFORCED THERMOSET COMPOSITES AND METHODS OF MAKING
    Publication number: 20170306111
    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: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Mingfu Zhang, Jawed Asrar, Asheber Yohannes, Klaus Friedrich Gleich
  • FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES MADE WITH THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITIONS AND REACTIVE COUPLING FIBERS
    Publication number: 20170298196
    Abstract: Methods of making fiber-resin compositions are described. The methods may include the providing of a thermoplastic resin to an extruder, where the thermoplastic resin may include at least one reactive moiety capable of forming a covalent bond with a coupling agent on a plurality of reactive fibers. The methods may further include combining the thermoplastic resin with the plurality of reactive fibers also supplied to the extruder. The reactive fibers are sized with the coupling agent that reacts with the thermoplastic resin to form the fiber-resin composition, which may be extruded from the extruder. Methods of making fiber-reinforced composite articles from the fiber-resin composition are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Michael J Block, Mingfu Zhang, Asheber Yohannes, Klaus Friedrich Gleich, Jawed Asrar