Patents by Inventor Nannan Chen

Nannan Chen 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: 20240363844
    Abstract: A positive electrode pre-lithiation reagent, which includes an inner core and a coating layer is described. The inner core includes a lithium-rich metal oxide; the coating layer covers the surface of the inner core and includes a conductive polymer and a low surface energy material. The surface energy of the low surface energy material is 10 mJ/m2 to 35 mJ/m2, optionally 10 mJ/m2 to 22 mJ/m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Nannan ZHANG, Xin SUN, Xiao CHEN, Haotian XIE, Donghao WANG, Erdong JING
  • Patent number: 12092784
    Abstract: Disclosed are a multi-line source ground-borehole transient electromagnetic detection method and a multi-line source ground-borehole transient electromagnetic detection device. The method includes following steps: S1, constructing a multi-line source ground-borehole transient electromagnetic forward model; S2, obtaining multi-line source ground-borehole transient electromagnetic responses of an underground target layer by the multi-line source ground-borehole transient electromagnetic forward model; and S3, recognizing the underground target layer according to electromagnetic diffusion characteristics of the multi-line source ground-borehole transient electromagnetic responses. A resolution and a detection capability of the underground target by a ground-borehole transient electromagnetic method is greatly improved by adopting technical schemes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Nannan Zhou, Guoqiang Xue, Weiying Chen, Shun Zhang
  • Patent number: 12066587
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for extracting IP information in a TEM response of a grounded-wire source, comprising the following steps: 1) obtaining subsurface resistivity through inversion of a vertical magnetic field less influenced by an IP effect; 2) obtaining an electric field response not influenced by the IP effect based on forward modeling of the obtained underground electrical structure; 3) removing the influence of the IP effect on an observed response to obtain a pure IP response; and 4) inverting the obtained IP response to obtain IP information of polarizability, a frequency dependence, and a time constant. The method of the present invention provides a new idea for further extracting IP information in a TEM response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (IGGCAS)
    Inventors: Nannan Zhou, Kangxin Lei, Guoqiang Xue, Wen Chen
  • Publication number: 20240274240
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of computers, and more particularly, to a method for generating training data based on immunohistochemistry, and a storage device. The method for generating the training data based on immunohistochemistry includes the following steps: performing immunohistochemical staining on a target object through different antibodies; labeling the target object according to staining results; and generating training data according to labeling results. According to the method, a pathologist can label a tissue or cell of interest rapidly and conveniently without performing labeling through H&E slicing in combination with histomorphology. In addition, since this tissue or cell is labeled based on an immunohistochemistry technology of a gold standard, this labeling is more accurate compared with manual labeling performed through H&E slicing in combination with histomorphology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Qinghai YANG, Benliang CHENG, Huiling CHEN, Xiaoya WANG, Nannan WU, Honghui ZHOU
  • Patent number: 11701738
    Abstract: A laser welded assembly and method of making. The laser welded assembly includes a first work piece having a thickness (T1) defined between an external surface and a faying surface; a second work piece having a thickness (T2) defined between an external surface and a faying surface of the second work piece; a weld seam having a core fusion zone extending from the external surface of the first work piece through the faying interface and at least partially into the thickness (T2) of the second work piece; and a protruding fusion zone extending laterally from the core fusion zone adjacent to the external surface of the first work piece. The protruding fusion zone may be formed by post-heating or concurrently with the core fusion zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Nannan Chen, Joshua L. Solomon, Hui-Ping Wang, Zixuan Wan, Blair E. Carlson, Paulina G. Torres Guzman
  • Publication number: 20220388096
    Abstract: A method for healing surface irregularities in a weld joint includes generating a healing energy beam by a focused energy device, where the healing energy beam includes a predefined energy density. The method also includes scanning the healing energy beam along at least a portion of a periphery of the weld joint, where the weld joint includes at least an upper layer and a lower layer. The method also includes melting less than half a thickness of the upper layer of the weld joint. The predefined energy density of the healing energy beam is based on the thickness of the upper layer of the weld joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Hui-ping Wang, Joshua Lee Solomon, Zixuan Wan, Nannan Chen, Scott A. Hooker
  • Patent number: 11465227
    Abstract: System and method of manufacturing high-strength bonded metal sheets for a battery cell are provided. The method comprises providing a stackup comprising a first metal sheet and a second metal sheet. The first and second metal sheets are separated by a first coating layer. The first coating layer comprises nickel-phosphide. The first metal sheet includes a first material of a first melting point and the second metal sheet includes a second material of a second melting point. The first coating layer including a third material of a third melting point. The method further comprises heating the stackup to allow crystallization of nickel in the first coating layer and remove the residual nickel-phosphide defining an enhanced coating layer. The enhanced coating layer comprises crystallized nickel for high-strength solid state bonding of the first and second metal sheets to the enhanced coating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Nannan Chen, Hongliang Wang, Zhongyi Liu
  • Publication number: 20220258274
    Abstract: System and method of manufacturing high-strength bonded metal sheets for a battery cell are provided. The method comprises providing a stackup comprising a first metal sheet and a second metal sheet. The first and second metal sheets are separated by a first coating layer. The first coating layer comprises nickel-phosphide. The first metal sheet includes a first material of a first melting point and the second metal sheet includes a second material of a second melting point. The first coating layer including a third material of a third melting point. The method further comprises heating the stackup to allow crystallization of nickel in the first coating layer and remove the residual nickel-phosphide defining an enhanced coating layer. The enhanced coating layer comprises crystallized nickel for high-strength solid state bonding of the first and second metal sheets to the enhanced coating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Nannan Chen, Hongliang Wang, Zhongyi Liu
  • Publication number: 20220134466
    Abstract: A method of resistive joining of metal sheets for a battery cell is provided. The method comprises providing an asymmetrical stackup comprising a first set of first metal sheets and a second set of second metal sheets. The first metal sheets arranged in sequence relative the second metal sheets defining the asymmetrical stackup. Each of the first and second metal sheets separated by a coating layer. The first metal sheets include a first material of a first melting point and the second metal sheets include a second material of a second melting point. The coating layer includes a third material of a third melting point. The first melting point is greater than the second melting point. The third melting point is greater than the second melting point and less than the first melting point. The method further comprises heating the first metal sheets to a first temperature to allow solid state bonding of the first metal sheets and to allow solid state bonding of the first set to the second set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Nannan Chen, Hongliang Wang, James G. Schroth
  • Publication number: 20220097172
    Abstract: A laser welded assembly and method of making. The laser welded assembly includes a first work piece having a thickness (T1) defined between an external surface and a faying surface; a second work piece having a thickness (T2) defined between an external surface and a faying surface of the second work piece; a weld seam having a core fusion zone extending from the external surface of the first work piece through the faying interface and at least partially into the thickness (T2) of the second work piece; and a protruding fusion zone extending laterally from the core fusion zone adjacent to the external surface of the first work piece. The protruding fusion zone may be formed by post-heating or concurrently with the core fusion zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Nannan Chen, Joshua L. Solomon, Hui-Ping Wang, Zixuan Wan, Blair E. Carlson, Paulina G. Torres Guzman
  • Patent number: 10973036
    Abstract: An electronic device and a wireless communication method in a wireless communication system. The electronic device includes circuitry configured to: set configuration information for D2D communication measurement for a first UE served by the electronic device, wherein the configuration information contains reference signal information about a second UE of a candidate object with which the first UE conducts D2D communication; send the configuration information, to trigger communication link quality measurement between the first UE and the second UE; receive a measurement report from the first UE; determine whether to convert the communication between the first UE and a current communication object to a communication with the second UE based on the measurement report; and send conversion information when the conversion determination unit determines to convert the communication, to notify the first UE and the UE to conduct communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong Xu, Weiyang Lin, Chengcheng Yang, Nannan Chen, Xiaojia Song
  • Publication number: 20210015719
    Abstract: An emulsified gel composition having an emulsified gel system having an emulsifier and a hyaluronic acid delivery component. The hyaluronic acid delivery component includes a combination of active ingredients. The combination of active ingredients includes each of a hyaluronic acid, a hyaluronidase inhibitor, and hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol. The composition is stable and has a pleasing tactile feel. A method for cosmetic treatment of keratinous tissues is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Gloria LU, Patricia BRIEVA, Donna McCANN, Nannan CHEN, Lauren E. MANNING
  • Patent number: 10849107
    Abstract: An electronic device on a user equipment side in a wireless communication system and a wireless communication method. The electronic device includes: a communication unit, configured to implement device-to-device (D2D) communication under a cellular communication protocol with multiple user equipments, to directly send data and/or control information to the multiple user equipments; and a configuration unit, configured to configure, for a first user equipment and a second user equipment in the multiple user equipments, resources and a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for implementing D2D communication between the first user equipment and the second user equipment, wherein the second user equipment is a candidate that the first user equipment implements D2D communication with, and the communication unit send information indicating the resources and the MCS to the first user equipment and the second user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong Xu, Chengcheng Yang, Weiyang Lin, Ce Wang, Nannan Chen
  • Patent number: 10760934
    Abstract: An electronic flow meter that is configured to use localized flow conditions to determine volumetric flow. The embodiments may include a body forming a pass-through channel and a by-pass channel; a semiconductor device comprising a sensor disposed proximate the by-pass channel, the sensor configured to generate a signal with data that reflects localized pressure and localized temperature of a stream in the by-pass channel; and a processing component coupled with the sensor to receive and process the signal so as to identify a flow condition for the stream, select a calculation for volumetric flow rate in response to the flow condition, use data for localized pressure and localized temperature in the calculation to generate a value for the volumetric flow rate; and generate an output with data that reflects the value for the volumetric flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Natural Gas Solutions North America, LLC
    Inventors: Roman Leon Artiuch, Ertugrul Berkcan, Nannan Chen
  • Publication number: 20200092897
    Abstract: An electronic device and a wireless communication method in a wireless communication system. The electronic device includes circuitry configured to: set configuration information for D2D communication measurement for a first UE served by the electronic device, wherein the configuration information contains reference signal information about a second UE of a candidate object with which the first UE conducts D2D communication; send the configuration information, to trigger communication link quality measurement between the first UE and the second UE; receive a measurement report from the first UE; determine whether to convert the communication between the first UE and a current communication object to a communication with the second UE based on the measurement report; and send conversion information when the conversion determination unit determines to convert the communication, to notify the first UE and the UE to conduct communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Weiyang LIN, Chengcheng YANG, Nannan CHEN, Xiaojia SONG
  • Patent number: 10517108
    Abstract: An electronic device and a wireless communication method in a wireless communication system. The electronic device includes circuitry configured to: set configuration information for D2D communication measurement for a first UE served by the electronic device, wherein the configuration information contains reference signal information about a second UE of a candidate object with which the first UE conducts D2D communication; send the configuration information, to trigger communication link quality measurement between the first UE and the second UE; receive a measurement report from the first UE; determine whether to convert the communication between the first UE and a current communication object to a communication with the second UE based on the measurement report; and send conversion information when the conversion determination unit determines to convert the communication, to notify the first UE and the UE to conduct communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong Xu, Weiyang Lin, Chengcheng Yang, Nannan Chen, Xiaojia Song
  • Patent number: 10408653
    Abstract: A system for metering gas includes a housing configured to allow a flow of the gas between an input port and an output port. Further, the system includes a flow manager disposed in the housing and configured to modify at least one physical characteristic of the flow of the gas in the housing. Furthermore, the system includes a flow sensor disposed in the housing and configured to generate an electrical signal in response to flow characteristics of the gas in the housing. Moreover, the system also includes a processor configured to determine at least one flow parameter of the gas based on an amplitude characteristic of the electrical signal, a temporal characteristic of the electrical signal, or both the amplitude characteristic and the temporal characteristic of the electrical signal. A method for metering the gas is also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Natural Gas Solutions North America, LLC
    Inventors: Ertugrul Berkcan, Nannan Chen, Roman Leon Artiuch, Bo Li
  • Publication number: 20190261322
    Abstract: An electronic device on a user equipment side in a wireless communication system and a wireless communication method. The electronic device includes: a communication unit, configured to implement device-to-device (D2D) communication under a cellular communication protocol with multiple user equipments, to directly send data and/or control information to the multiple user equipments; and a configuration unit, configured to configure, for a first user equipment and a second user equipment in the multiple user equipments, resources and a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for implementing D2D communication between the first user equipment and the second user equipment, wherein the second user equipment is a candidate that the first user equipment implements D2D communication with, and the communication unit send information indicating the resources and the MCS to the first user equipment and the second user equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Chengcheng YANG, Weiyang LIN, Ce WANG, Nannan CHEN
  • Patent number: 10327227
    Abstract: An electronic device on a user equipment side in a wireless communication system and a wireless communication method. The electronic device includes: a communication unit, configured to implement device-to-device (D2D) communication under a cellular communication protocol with multiple user equipments, to directly send data and/or control information to the multiple user equipments; and a configuration unit, configured to configure, for a first user equipment and a second user equipment in the multiple user equipments, resources and a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for implementing D2D communication between the first user equipment and the second user equipment, wherein the second user equipment is a candidate that the first user equipment implements D2D communication with, and the communication unit send information indicating the resources and the MCS to the first user equipment and the second user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong Xu, Chengcheng Yang, Weiyang Lin, Ce Wang, Nannan Chen
  • Publication number: 20180344609
    Abstract: An emulsified gel composition having an emulsified gel system having an emulsifier and a hyaluronic acid delivery component. The hyaluronic acid delivery component includes a combination of active ingredients. The combination of active ingredients includes each of a hyaluronic acid, a hyaluronidase inhibitor, and hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol. The composition is stable and has a pleasing tactile feel. A method for cosmetic treatment of keratinous tissues is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Gloria LU, Patricia BRIEVA, Donna McCANN, Nannan CHEN, Lauren E. MANNING