Patents by Inventor Nan Zhou

Nan Zhou 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: 20220314233
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of mineral processing and separation, and in particular, to an underground coal hypergravity field separation system and a separation process. The separation system includes a grading hydrocyclone group, hypergravity field separators, feeding pumps, and conveying pumps. Coal collected underground is graded through a grading hydrocyclone first, then is fed into the hypergravity field separators for separation, and finally, is conveyed to a next link for dehydration through the conveying pumps. The separation system of the present disclosure has less supporting equipment, small floor area, and no complex pipeline, and is suitable for a downhole operation. In addition, the hypergravity field separators can provide a high-strength centrifugal acceleration, which can realize rapid separation of coal gangue particles in a radial direction and a tangential direction, and realize effective separation of fine coal gangue particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: China University of Mining and Technology
    Inventors: Enhui Zhou, Yuemin Zhao, Liang Dong, Chenlong Duan, Yongxin Ren, Nan Zhou
  • Patent number: 11414991
    Abstract: Provided are a system and a method for monitoring bearing compression rate of a filler in a coal mine gob area. An ground information processing system, a vibration source control system, and a monitoring system are arranged on the ground according to a buried depth of the filler in the gob area. The vibration source control system generates vibration, and transmits a signal to the filler. The monitoring system on the ground receives different reflected waves according to different elasticities of the fillers under different compaction degrees. Final data is transmitted to the ground information processing system for data processing. The monitoring of the filler starts when the filler is filled in the gob area; the filler is gradually compacted. The filler is monitored until the thickness of the filler does not change. Finally, a bearing compression rate formula is utilized to calculate the bearing compression rate of the filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jixiong Zhang, Yang Ju, A. J. S. (Sam) Spearing, Meng Li, Nan Zhou, Weiqing Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220220795
    Abstract: A recording head has a near-field transducer that extends a first distance away from a media-facing surface. Two subwavelength focusing mirrors are at an end of a waveguide proximate the media-facing surface and extend a second distance away from the media-facing surface that is less than the first distance. The subwavelength mirrors are on opposite crosstrack sides of the near-field transducer and separated from each other by a crosstrack gap. The subwavelength focusing mirrors each include a first material at the media-facing surface and a plasmonic material that covers an edge of the subwavelength focusing mirror that faces the near-field transducer. The first material is more mechanically robust than the plasmonic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Weibin Chen, Nan Zhou, Ruoxi Yang, Michael Allen Siegler
  • Publication number: 20220225510
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a circuit board is disclosed. An inner laminated structure with a conductive wiring layer and an outermost cover layer is provided. The conductive wiring layer includes a connection pad. A mask is disposed on a side of the cover layer away from the conductive wiring layer, and the mask defines a plurality of first openings penetrating the mask. A second opening is formed on the cover layer by laser etching through the mask to expose the connection pad. A surface treatment is applied to the connection pad and an electronic component is electrically connected with the connection pad. A circuit board is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: HSIAO-TING HSU, QIAN-NAN ZHOU, XIAN-QIN HU, MING-JAAN HO, FU-YUN SHEN
  • Patent number: 11377952
    Abstract: Provided is a method for radially mining open-pit end slope pressed coal, including: L-shaped or U-shaped main tunnel arrangements, and radially mining; branch tunnels are formed by excavating tunnels in directions perpendicular to or obliquely crossing the main tunnel from the L-shaped or U-shaped main tunnel; In the mining method, a coal mining system and a transportation system both adopt a remote control mode, a tunneling machine excavates a tunnel to product coal; a rubber belt conveyor conveys coal; the main tunnel adopts an exhaust ventilation mode, the branch tunnels adopt a blowing ventilation mode; the lengths of the branch tunnels do not exceed a farthest control distance of a remote control system; the length of each main tunnel needs to ensure that all the end slope pressed coal is mined under the premise that the branch tunnels do not exceed the farthest control distance of the remote control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Nan Zhou, Jixiong Zhang, Hao Yan, Meng Li, Jiaqi Wang
  • Patent number: 11373679
    Abstract: A recording head includes a near-field transducer proximate a media-facing surface of the recording head and a waveguide that overlaps and delivers light to the near-field transducer. The recording head includes subwavelength-sized focusing mirror comprising first and second reflectors disposed on cross track sides of the near-field transducer. Each of the first and second reflectors is spaced apart from the media-facing surface by a distance, D, measured along an axis normal to the media-facing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Ruoxi Yang, YongJun Zhao, Nan Zhou, Weibin Chen, Huaqing Yin, Michael Allen Seigler
  • Publication number: 20220168382
    Abstract: Disclosed are a pharmaceutical composition and method for relieving/eliminating morphine-induced analgesic tolerance. The pharmaceutical composition includes a therapeutically effective amount of a short peptide and morphine as active ingredients, and a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier. The short peptide is a peptide consisting of an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof. In the method, the short peptide and morphine are administered to a subject simultaneously; or the short peptide is injected to the subject followed by administration of the morphine; or a pharmaceutical composition including the short peptide and morphine is administered to the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Qiongyao TANG, Zhe ZHANG, Chen CHEN, Mingxi TANG, Yue TENG, Nan ZHOU, Shaoxi KE, Ping DONG, Jingjing WANG, Wanxin SU, Xiaohui WANG, Yanmei XIAO, Su LIU, Long MA, Jun GAN, Xiaoxia ZHU, Sibei RUAN, Feng LING
  • Patent number: 11347614
    Abstract: A computer system modifies a compiled application to monitor performance. A request routing function of the compiled application is replaced with jump code that directs processing to a data collection function and backing up the request routing function. In response to receiving, during execution of the compiled application, an incoming request from a remote device for handling by the request routing function, the data collection function is executed based on the jump code. Using the data collection function, data associated with the incoming request is collected, the data comprising performance metrics. The backup of the request routing function is called using the data collection function to process the request and provide a response. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and program product for modifying a compiled application to monitor performance in substantially the same manner described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yanfeng Shi, Guanqin Zhang, Yue Wang, Hui Gao, Yue Chen, Huai Nan Zhou, Hai Jun Xu, Wei ming He
  • Patent number: 11339658
    Abstract: Provided is a method for recovering room-type coal pillars by cemented filling of reserved roadways, which is especially suitable for safe and efficient recovery of left coal pillars in room-type mining faces in mining areas where the ecological system is fragile, such as in western China. In the method, by constructing reserved roadways in two adjacent rows of room-type goafs, excavating coal pillar roadways in room-type coal pillars, and finally interconnecting the reserved roadways with the coal pillar roadways to form a U-shaped working face, room-type left coal pillars are recovered. Thus, not only the workload of roadway excavation is reduced, but also the recovery ratio of the coal resources is maximized. The method provides a novel technical model for the recovery of room-type left coal pillars in mining areas, such as in western China.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Nan Zhou, Meng Li, Hao Yan, Jixiong Zhang, Hengfeng Liu
  • Patent number: 11313226
    Abstract: An internally injected replacement support room-type coal pillar recovery method is provided. During the recovery, the room-type coal pillars with an aspect ratio greater than 0.6 are divided into two parts: reserved coal pillars and pre-mined coal pillars. After the mining of the pre-mined coal pillars, a cemented filling material is injected into a goaf surrounded by the reserved coal pillars, and is stabilized to replace the coal pillars for support, and the reserved coal pillars are recovered. A mechanical model of the reserved coal pillars in a support overburden stage is established based on the Winkler beam theory, to obtain displacement and stress conditions of a roof of the reserved coal pillar in a support stage. A theoretical reserve-width of the reserved coal pillars is obtained according to a first strength theory of the roof and a criterion of ultimate strength of the reserved coal pillars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Nan Zhou, Jiaqi Wang, Jixiong Zhang, Kai Sun, Meng Li
  • Patent number: 11264053
    Abstract: A recording head has a near-field transducer proximate a media-facing surface of the recording head. The near-field transducer extends a first distance away from the media-facing surface. A waveguide overlaps and delivers light to the near-field transducer. Two subwavelength focusing mirrors are at an end of the waveguide proximate the media-facing surface. The subwavelength mirrors are on opposite crosstrack sides of the near-field transducer and separated from each other by a crosstrack gap. The subwavelength focusing mirrors each include a first material at the media-facing surface and a liner that covers an edge of the mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Weibin Chen, Nan Zhou, Ruoxi Yang, Michael Allen Seigler
  • Publication number: 20210355826
    Abstract: Provided is a method for recovering room-type coal pillars by cemented filling of reserved roadways, which is especially suitable for safe and efficient recovery of left coal pillars in room-type mining faces in mining areas where the ecological system is fragile, such as in western China. In the method, by constructing reserved roadways in two adjacent rows of room-type goafs, excavating coal pillar roadways in room-type coal pillars, and finally interconnecting the reserved roadways with the coal pillar roadways to form a U-shaped working face, room-type left coal pillars are recovered. Thus, not only the workload of roadway excavation is reduced, but also the recovery ratio of the coal resources is maximized. The method provides a novel technical model for the recovery of room-type left coal pillars in mining areas, such as in western China.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Nan Zhou, Meng Li, Hao Yan, Jixiong Zhang, Hengfeng Liu
  • Publication number: 20210277779
    Abstract: Provided are a system and a method for monitoring bearing compression rate of a filler in a coal mine gob area. An ground information processing system, a vibration source control system, and a monitoring system are arranged on the ground according to a buried depth of the filler in the gob area. The vibration source control system generates vibration, and transmits a signal to the filler. The monitoring system on the ground receives different reflected waves according to different elasticities of the fillers under different compaction degrees. Final data is transmitted to the ground information processing system for data processing. The monitoring of the filler starts when the filler is filled in the gob area; the filler is gradually compacted. The filler is monitored until the thickness of the filler does not change. Finally, a bearing compression rate formula is utilized to calculate the bearing compression rate of the filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jixiong ZHANG, Yang JU, A.J.S. (Sam) Spearing, Meng LI, Nan ZHOU, Weiqing ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11107497
    Abstract: A recording head includes a near-field transducer proximate a media-facing surface of the recording head and a waveguide that overlaps and delivers light to the near-field transducer. The recording head includes subwavelength-sized focusing mirror comprising first and second reflectors disposed on cross track sides of the near-field transducer. Each of the first and second reflectors is spaced apart from the media-facing surface by a distance, D, measured along an axis normal to the media-facing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Ruoxi Yang, YongJun Zhao, Nan Zhou, Weibin Chen, Huaqing Yin, Michael Allen Seigler
  • Publication number: 20210264935
    Abstract: A double-talk state detection method includes: calculating an energy ratio between a first energy of an error signal in each sub-band of M sub-bands and a second energy of a filtered signal in the same sub-band as the error signal, thereby obtaining M energy ratios, where the error signal is a difference between an input signal collected by a microphone and the filtered signal, the filtered signal is a signal obtained after performing filtering process on a reference signal, and M is a positive integer; performing a first smoothing processing on the M energy ratios to obtain M first energy smoothing ratios, and performing a second smoothing processing on the M first energy smoothing ratios to obtain M second energy smoothing ratios; performing double-talk state detection based on the M first energy smoothing ratios and the M second energy smoothing ratios to determine a state of the input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junnan Wu, Yangfei Xu, Jun Ning, Yuzhou Gong, Nan Zhou
  • Publication number: 20210254465
    Abstract: Provided is a method for radially mining open-pit end slope pressed coal, including: L-shaped or U-shaped main tunnel arrangements, and radially mining; branch tunnels are formed by excavating tunnels in directions perpendicular to or obliquely crossing the main tunnel from the L-shaped or U-shaped main tunnel; In the mining method, a coal mining system and a transportation system both adopt a remote control mode, a tunneling machine excavates a tunnel to product coal; a rubber belt conveyor conveys coal; the main tunnel adopts an exhaust ventilation mode, the branch tunnels adopt a blowing ventilation mode; the lengths of the branch tunnels do not exceed a farthest control distance of a remote control system; the length of each main tunnel needs to ensure that all the end slope pressed coal is mined under the premise that the branch tunnels do not exceed the farthest control distance of the remote control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Nan ZHOU, Jixiong ZHANG, Hao YAN, Meng LI, Jiaqi WANG
  • Publication number: 20210249039
    Abstract: A recording head has a near-field transducer proximate a media-facing surface of the recording head. The near-field transducer extends a first distance away from the media-facing surface. A waveguide overlaps and delivers light to the near-field transducer. Two subwavelength focusing mirrors are at an end of the waveguide proximate the media-facing surface. The subwavelength mirrors are on opposite crosstrack sides of the near-field transducer and separated from each other by a crosstrack gap. The subwavelength focusing mirrors each include a first material at the media-facing surface and a liner that covers an edge of the mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Weibin Chen, Nan Zhou, Ruoxi Yang, Michael Allen Seigler
  • Publication number: 20210240540
    Abstract: Routing containerized services requests on a serverless platform can include responding to receiving on the serverless platform a request for a containerized service and detecting a potential request failure. The response to the potential request failure can include searching a database that maps version-specific requests to a plurality of containers that are configured and managed by the serverless platform. The routing can include redirecting the request to a container containing a prior version of the containerized service requested in response to determining that the prior version of the containerized service maps to a version-specific request that matches the request received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Yue Wang, Yue Chen, Wei ming He, Huai Nan Zhou, Hui Gao, Yanfeng Shi, Hai Jun Xu, Wen Tao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210240590
    Abstract: A computer system modifies a compiled application to monitor performance. A request routing function of the compiled application is replaced with jump code that directs processing to a data collection function and backing up the request routing function. In response to receiving, during execution of the compiled application, an incoming request from a remote device for handling by the request routing function, the data collection function is executed based on the jump code. Using the data collection function, data associated with the incoming request is collected, the data comprising performance metrics. The backup of the request routing function is called using the data collection function to process the request and provide a response. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and program product for modifying a compiled application to monitor performance in substantially the same manner described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Yanfeng Shi, Guanqin Zhang, Yue Wang, Hui Gao, Yue Chen, Huai Nan Zhou, Hai Jun Xu, Wei ming He
  • Patent number: 11021954
    Abstract: A method of recovering a room-and-pillar coal pillar by using external replacement supports. In the recovery of a room-and-pillar coal pillar, a cement material wall is formed by performing pouring around a coal pillar having a width to height ratio of less than 0.6, by means of a single-pillar sack arrangement technique, such that a coal pillar resource may be mined while a wall made from a cement filling material supports an overlying stratum. After mining is complete, a coal pillar goaf region is filled with the cement filling material, and after the cement filling material solidifies and is stable, the single pillar can be recovered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: China University of Mining and Technology
    Inventors: Nan Zhou, Hengfeng Liu, Meng Li, Zhongya Wu, Jixiong Zhang