Patents by Inventor Pu Qing

Pu Qing 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: 12724019
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for determining hardness of raw water of a water softening device. The method includes: obtaining a correspondence between a geographical area and the hardness of raw water; and determining target hardness of raw water of the water softening device based on a target geographical area where the water softening device is located and the correspondence; the correspondence is obtained by detecting hardness of raw water of respective geographical areas and associating each of the respective geographical areas with a detection result of the hardness of raw water corresponding to each of the respective geographical areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignees: FOSHAN MIDEA CHUNGHO WATER PURIFICATION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP.CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhipeng Hao, Chenghuan Hu, Pu Qing, Bo Zhang, Ziming Gong, Rensheng Huang, Yuedong Zheng, Yumin Liao
  • Patent number: 12691444
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a water softening device. The water softening device includes a box body, an inner frame assembly, a top cover assembly, a regeneration assembly and a water softening assembly. A first accommodating chamber is formed inside the box body, a box opening communicating with the first accommodating chamber is formed at a top of the box body, the inner frame assembly is provided at the box opening of the box body; the top cover assembly is provided on an upper part of the inner frame assembly and connected to the inner frame assembly; the regeneration assembly is provided inside the first accommodating chamber and is detachably connected to the top cover assembly; and the water softening assembly is provided inside the first accommodating chamber and detachably connected to the inner frame assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignees: FOSHAN MIDEA CHUNGHO WATER PURIFICATION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo Zhang, Pu Qing, Zhipeng Hao, Chenghuan Hu, Ziming Gong, Rensheng Huang, Yuedong Zheng, Yumin Liao
  • Publication number: 20260184601
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of water softening device and provides a water softening control method and apparatus, electronic device and storage medium. The water softening control method includes: obtaining a comparison result between water consumption of a user and a soft water volume threshold; regenerating resin for water softening through a water softening agent in accordance with a determination that the water consumption of the user is greater than or equal to the soft water volume threshold; obtaining first consumption of the water softening agent during the resin regeneration; and determining second water consumption for the resin regeneration based on the first consumption and the first water consumption for the resin regeneration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Inventors: Ziming Gong, Zhipeng Hao, Jingkai Luo, Jiadong Chen, Yiguang Qiu, Bo Zhang, Pu Qing, Chenghuan Hu, Yumin Liao
  • Publication number: 20260184606
    Abstract: A flip cover assembly includes: a cover body and a first crank arm. A first end of the first crank arm is connected to an end of the cover body, and a second end of the first crank arm is used for rotatably connecting to a middle frame assembly of a water softener. The cover is flippable relative to the middle frame assembly through the first crank arm, and a flip angle of the cover body relative to the middle frame assembly is greater than 90°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Inventors: Chenghuan HU, Zhipeng HAO, Bo ZHANG, Pu QING, Ziming GONG, Rensheng HUANG, Yuedong ZHENG, Yumin LIAO
  • Patent number: 12474723
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates a water softening devices, and provides a method for adjusting hardness of outflow water from a water softening device, including: determining, in response to a hardness adjustment request for the outflow water, target hardness of outflow water corresponding to the hardness adjustment request for the outflow water; determining a water mixing ratio of soft water to raw water based on the target hardness of outflow water; and adjusting an opening degree of a water mixing unit of the water softening device based on the water mixing ratio, where the water mixing unit is configured to control the mixing of raw water and soft water in the water softening device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignees: FOSHAN MIDEA CHUNGHO WATER PURIFICATION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhipeng Hao, Chenghuan Hu, Pu Qing, Bo Zhang, Ziming Gong, Rensheng Huang, Yuedong Zheng, Yumin Liao
  • Publication number: 20250100900
    Abstract: The present application pertains to the field of water softening device, and provides a water leakage control method for a water softening device and an apparatus thereof, and an electronic device and a storage medium. The water leakage control method includes: determining that a target flow line is in a water leakage state based on a water-using parameter of the water softening device; and controlling a water inlet valve of the water softening device to be closed, and prompting that the target flow line is in the water leakage state; where the target flow line is a flow line located at a back end of the water inlet valve of the water softening device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Zhipeng Hao, Chenghuan Hu, Pu Qing, Bo Zhang, Rensheng Huang, Ziming Gong, Yuedong Zheng, Yumin Liao
  • Publication number: 20250103070
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates a water softening devices, and provides a method for adjusting hardness of outflow water from a water softening device, including: determining, in response to a hardness adjustment request for the outflow water, target hardness of outflow water corresponding to the hardness adjustment request for the outflow water; determining a water mixing ratio of soft water to raw water based on the target hardness of outflow water; and adjusting an opening degree of a water mixing unit of the water softening device based on the water mixing ratio, where the water mixing unit is configured to control the mixing of raw water and soft water in the water softening device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Zhipeng HAO, Chenghuan HU, Pu QING, Bo ZHANG, Ziming GONG, Rensheng HUANG, Yuedong ZHENG, Yumin LIAO
  • Publication number: 20250083138
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a water softening device. The water softening device includes a box body, an inner frame assembly, a top cover assembly, a regeneration assembly and a water softening assembly. A first accommodating chamber is formed inside the box body, a box opening communicating with the first accommodating chamber is formed at a top of the box body, the inner frame assembly is provided at the box opening of the box body; the top cover assembly is provided on an upper part of the inner frame assembly and connected to the inner frame assembly; the regeneration assembly is provided inside the first accommodating chamber and is detachably connected to the top cover assembly; and the water softening assembly is provided inside the first accommodating chamber and detachably connected to the inner frame assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Bo Zhang, Pu Qing, Zhipeng Hao, Chenghuan Hu, Ziming Gong, Rensheng Huang, Yuedong Zheng, Yumin Liao
  • Publication number: 20250085267
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for determining hardness of raw water of a water softening device. The method includes: obtaining a correspondence between a geographical area and the hardness of raw water; and determining target hardness of raw water of the water softening device based on a target geographical area where the water softening device is located and the correspondence; the correspondence is obtained by detecting hardness of raw water of respective geographical areas and associating each of the respective geographical areas with a detection result of the hardness of raw water corresponding to each of the respective geographical areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Zhipeng HAO, Chenghuan HU, Pu QING, Bo ZHANG, Ziming GONG, Rensheng HUANG, Yuedong ZHENG, Yumin LIAO
  • Publication number: 20250083069
    Abstract: A top cover component and a water softening device. The top cover assembly includes: a first frame body (110), a first top cover component (120) and a second top cover component (130). The first frame body (110) is formed with a first opening (52); the first top cover component (120) is connected to the first frame body (110) through a flexible member (112), and is switchable between an open state and a closed state; and the second top cover component (130) is connected to the first frame body (110) and located on a side of the first opening (52).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Chenghuan HU, Zhipeng HAO, Pu QING, Bo ZHANG, Ziming GONG, Rensheng HUANG, Yuedong ZHENG, Yumin LIAO
  • Publication number: 20250077733
    Abstract: A method for detecting the performance of the water softening device includes: obtaining a correspondence between a water temperature and a pressure drop of a target flow line; determining a target pressure drop corresponding to a current test water temperature based on the correspondence between the water temperature and the pressure drop of the target flow line; and determining a performance detection result based on a numerical relationship between an actual pressure drop and the target pressure drop, where the target flow line is a flow line between a water inlet end and a water outlet end of the water softening device, and the actual pressure drop is a pressure drop of the target flow line under the current test water temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Pu QING, Bo ZHANG, Zhipeng HAO, Chenghuan HU, Ziming GONG, Rensheng HUANG, Yuedong ZHENG, Yumin LIAO
  • Publication number: 20250073697
    Abstract: A method for regenerating resin of a water softening plant including the following steps: controlling a backwashing assembly to suck a salt solution from a salt tank to wash the resin in a resin tank in the water softening plant through the salt solution; determining that washing of the resin by the salt solution is completed, and controlling the backwashing assembly to connect the resin tank with a raw water waterway, so as to obtain raw water from the raw water waterway to wash the resin in the resin tank; and the backwashing assembly is used for executing forward washing process or backwashing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Zhipeng HAO, Chenghuan HU, Pu QING, Bo ZHANG, Ziming GONG, Rensheng HUANG, Yuedong ZHENG, Yumin LIAO
  • Publication number: 20240270606
    Abstract: A method for prompting salt content in a salt container of a water softening device, a salt container and a water softening device are provided. The method includes: obtaining a current salt content in a cavity of the salt container; and determining that the current salt content is lower than a preset salt content, and in accordance with a determination that the current salt content is lower than the preset salt content, adjusting brightness of a first light-emitting assembly facing the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Chenghuan Hu, Zhipeng Hao, Pu Qing, Bo Zhang, Ziming Gong, Rensheng Huang, Yuedong Zheng, Yumin Liao