Patents by Inventor Qi Lu

Qi Lu 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: 12636744
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for assembling a flexible ring-shaped workpiece to a device. According to some systems, each includes a robot; an apparatus adapted to be coupled to the robot via a coupling component for operating the workpiece or a part of the device; and a shaping plate adapted to receive at least a part of the workpiece which is moved by the apparatus to shape the workpiece into a predetermined shape. According to some apparatuses, each includes a first gripper adapted to be operated by the robot to grip the workpiece already shaped into the predetermined shape to allow the workpiece to be coupled to the device. With the apparatus according to embodiments of the present disclosure, a flexible ring-shaped workpiece such as a belt can be automatically assembled by a robot to various devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Zhiwei Li, Qi Lu, Jibo Yang
  • Patent number: 12604176
    Abstract: An example device includes a processor, and an embedded subscriber identification module (eSIM). The eSIM includes a secure memory, and a physical memory manager configured to receive a first request to load a first profile for accessing a first mobile network in the secure memory from a first mobile network operator, and responsive to authenticating the first request, create a first partition in the secure memory associated with the first mobile network operator, store in the first partition the first profile, and limit access to the first partition to the first mobile network operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Qi Lu, Manuel E Caceres, Mun Wei Low, Warren H Uy
  • Publication number: 20260092011
    Abstract: A high-toughness magnesium-calcium binder mortar material from multi-component high-salinity solid waste and a preparation method thereof are provided. Raw materials of the high-toughness magnesium-calcium binder mortar material from multi-component high-salinity solid waste include a dry powder mortar material, a shrinkage reducing agent, a water reducing agent and fibers, where an addition amount of the fibers is 1.0-2.0% of a mass of the dry powder mortar material; where in parts by weight, the dry powder mortar material includes: 28-40 parts of aging mixture, 10-15 parts of industrial solid waste gypsum, 5-8 parts of light burned magnesium oxide, 2-5 parts of high alumina cement, 3-8 parts of rubber powder and 30-40 parts of artificial fine sand; and where in parts by weight, the aging mixture includes 50-70 parts of municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash and 30-50 parts of magnesite, as well as aluminum dihydrogen phosphate solution and phosphogypsum leachate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2025
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Inventors: Xian ZHOU, Xia CHEN, Jiazheng LI, Wei HAN, Zeyu FAN, Zedong QIU, Chao GUO, Qi LU, Yinjun ZHOU, Xingdong LYU, Yuanyi WANG, Jinwei QIU, Tongchuan CHE, Jirong LAN, Ke MENG, Yongquan WANG, Hao RONG, Shanshan DENG, Fangmao GAN, Xiao LI, Sheng YOU, Shaohui LYU
  • Patent number: 12553166
    Abstract: Embodiments of present disclosure relates to a robot and method for sewing an object. The robot includes a first robotic arm adapted to hold a needle, the needle carrying a length of a thread, a second robotic arm adapted to hold the needle, and a controller configured to move the first and second robotic arms to perform a plural of sewing operations so as to form a plural of stitches on the object A sewing operation includes moving the first robotic arm a first distance to cause the needle to penetrate a part of the object; and moving the second robotic arm to hold a penetration portion of the needle and pull the whole needle out of the object after the needle being released by the first robotic arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Yiming Dong, Haiyang He, Jibo Yang, Qi Lu
  • Patent number: 12523337
    Abstract: A locking structure for a tripod head is provided. The locking structure for a tripod head includes a base. The base is provided with a lower ball seat and an upper ball seat. A gap is formed between the lower ball seat and the upper ball seat. A cambered surface structure of a supporting ball seat is placed in the gap. The supporting ball seat and the lower ball seat, and the supporting ball seat and the upper ball seat are in contact through cambered surfaces. The base is provided with an adjusting block and a top block. The side of the top block is provided with a protruding bump, and the adjusting block is arranged on the outer side of the bump and abuts against the bump. The outer side of the adjusting block is provided with an operating piece, and the operating piece is used for exerting extrusion force on the adjusting block. The top block is located at the lower part of the lower ball seat. The bottom of the lower ball seat is provided with a downward protruding abutting block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: Ningbo Weifeng Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Qi Lu
  • Patent number: 12523338
    Abstract: A dynamic balance adjusting structure used for a tripod head is provided. The dynamic balance adjusting structure includes a main body arranged on a tripod head. One side of the main body is provided with a rotatable side cover, and the outer side of the side cover is provided with a rotatable knob. The main body is internally provided with an inner torsion spring seat, a first torsion spring and a second torsion spring are arranged between the inner torsion spring seat and the side cover, and inner ends of the first torsion spring and the second torsion spring are fixed on the inner torsion spring seat. The inner side of the side cover is provided with a first outer torsion spring seat and a second outer torsion spring seat which are rotatable, an outer end of the first torsion spring is fixed on the first outer torsion spring seat, and an outer end of the second torsion spring is fixed on the second outer torsion spring seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: Ningbo Weifeng Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Qi Lu
  • Publication number: 20260009497
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a support with an adjustable center of gravity, comprising a support body and a support arranged on the support body approximately perpendicular to the support plane of the support body, and at least one adjustment plate or adjustment column is actively arranged on the support body, and one end of the support arranged on the support body approximately perpendicular to the support plane of the support body is actively connected to the support body, and the other end of the adjustment plate or adjustment column extends out of the support body on the support plane, thereby causing the center of gravity of the support surface of the support body to move. The present invention has the advantages of easy portability and adjustable center of gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2025
    Publication date: January 8, 2026
    Inventors: SHENGHU AN, QI LU
  • Publication number: 20250387513
    Abstract: The present invention provides recombinant AAV particles comprising an opsin transgene for therapy of retinal diseases, and related compositions and methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2025
    Publication date: December 25, 2025
    Applicants: Ray Therapeutics, Inc., Wayne State University
    Inventors: Peter Francis, Zhuo-Hua Pan, Paul Bresge, Gary Abrams, Qi Lu
  • Publication number: 20250360627
    Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to calibration of a tool and a work object for a robot. The method includes determining a geometry constraint from a set of candidate geometry constraints as a physical closure for the calibration; determining a set of touch points of the tool with the work object based on a performance criterion and an objective function, wherein the objective function is constructed for the tool and the work object based on the selected geometry constraint; and obtaining calibration parameters of the tool and the work object according to the objective function based on observations from the robot with the set of touch points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2025
    Publication date: November 27, 2025
    Inventors: Wenbin Li, Qi Lu, Yichao Mao, Yiming Dong
  • Publication number: 20250324235
    Abstract: A device may include a processor. The processor may be configured to: detect either provisioning or deprovisioning a User Equipment device (UE) with a carrier profile; obtain a first identifier that identifies the UE and a second identifier that identifies the carrier profile; and generate a third identifier based on the first identifier and the second identifier, wherein the third identifier associates the first identifier and the second identifier. The processor may be further configured to either store the third identifier via a network device included in the network; or revoke the third identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Inventors: Qi Lu, Manuel Enrique Caceres, Mun Wei Low, Warren Hojilla Uy
  • Publication number: 20250274156
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an assembly structure for a mobile phone clip module. The assembly structure for a mobile phone clip module includes a mobile phone clip body. The back of the mobile phone clip body is provided with a chuck for assembly. The assembly structure for a mobile phone clip module also includes an assembly seat. An assembly cavity for the chuck to enter is formed in the assembly seat. The assembly cavity is internally provided with a first locating piece, and the first locating piece acts on an outer surface of the chuck and applies pressure. The first locating piece is stressed by an elastic piece, so that the first locating piece can move elastically. The assembly cavity is also internally provided with a second locating piece, and the second locating piece acts on the side of the chuck and applies pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2024
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Inventor: Qi Lu
  • Patent number: 12394798
    Abstract: An electrode includes an electrode composition having carbon nanotubes; carbon black particles having a Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area greater than 90 m2/g, and an oil adsorption number (OAN) greater than 150 mL/100g, wherein the ratio of the carbon nanotubes to the carbon black particles ranges from 3:1 to 0.25:1 by weight; and an electroactive material selected from lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide or lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide; and a current collector contacting the electrode composition. The total concentration of the carbon nanotubes and the carbon black particles is equal to or less than 3 wt % of the electrode composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: Cabot Corporation
    Inventors: Feng Feng, Aurelien DuPasquier, Miodrag Oljaca, Qi Lu, Olha Mashtalir, Kavita K. Pai
  • Publication number: 20250251030
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a damping structure. The damping structure includes two damping assemblies which are oppositely arranged, and a gap is formed between the two damping assemblies. An inner wall of the damping assembly is provided with a locating piece for locating, and an outer wall of the damping assembly is provided with damping surfaces which are in contact with a tube wall and are used for providing damping during relative movement. An elastic cavity is formed in the damping assembly, and the elastic cavities on the two damping assemblies are oppositely arranged. The damping structure also includes an elastic piece. Both sides of the elastic piece are provided with elastic arms bent into arcs. The two elastic arms are respectively arranged in two elastic cavities, and a plurality of positions on the elastic arm abut against support structures in the elastic cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventor: Qi Lu
  • Publication number: 20250251080
    Abstract: A dynamic balance adjusting structure used for a tripod head is provided. The dynamic balance adjusting structure includes a main body arranged on a tripod head. One side of the main body is provided with a rotatable side cover, and the outer side of the side cover is provided with a rotatable knob. The main body is internally provided with an inner torsion spring seat, a first torsion spring and a second torsion spring are arranged between the inner torsion spring seat and the side cover, and inner ends of the first torsion spring and the second torsion spring are fixed on the inner torsion spring seat. The inner side of the side cover is provided with a first outer torsion spring seat and a second outer torsion spring seat which are rotatable, an outer end of the first torsion spring is fixed on the first outer torsion spring seat, and an outer end of the second torsion spring is fixed on the second outer torsion spring seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventor: Qi Lu
  • Publication number: 20250243965
    Abstract: A locking structure for a tripod head is provided. The locking structure for a tripod head includes a base. The base is provided with a lower ball seat and an upper ball seat. A gap is formed between the lower ball seat and the upper ball seat. A cambered surface structure of a supporting ball seat is placed in the gap. The supporting ball seat and the lower ball seat, and the supporting ball seat and the upper ball seat are in contact through cambered surfaces. The base is provided with an adjusting block and a top block. The side of the top block is provided with a protruding bump, and the adjusting block is arranged on the outer side of the bump and abuts against the bump. The outer side of the adjusting block is provided with an operating piece, and the operating piece is used for exerting extrusion force on the adjusting block. The top block is located at the lower part of the lower ball seat. The bottom of the lower ball seat is provided with a downward protruding abutting block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventor: Qi Lu
  • Publication number: 20250163111
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and kits including at least one nucleic acid or polypeptide molecule encoding for a mutant CoChop protein. Methods of the invention include administering a composition comprising a mutant CoChop to a subject to preserve, improve, or restore phototransduction. Preferably, the compositions and methods of the invention are provided to a subject having impaired vision, thereby restoring vision to normal levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2025
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Zhuo-Hua Pan, Tushar Ganjawala, Qi Lu, Gary Abrams
  • Patent number: 12251843
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for time calibration. The method can include, in responses to receiving sensing data which indicates a deviation of a tool from an object to be operated by a robot with the tool, triggering the robot to perform a plurality of transformations. Each transformation causing the tool to contact the object at a reference position; determining joint positions of a joint of the robot holding the tool or the object after the plurality of transformations; and determining a position relationship between the tool and the robot at least partially based on the joint positions and the reference position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Xinyu Fang, Yichao Mao, Qi Lu, Jiafan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20250070177
    Abstract: An anode slurry composition includes: an anode active material; a conductive material; and two or more types of cellulose-based binders. The cellulose-based binders include carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and cellulose nanofibrils (CNF), and the weight ratio of the cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) to the carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) in the cellulose-based binders (CNF/CMC) is in the range of about 0.05 to 3.00.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jegon Lee, Jiwon Jeong, Jegwon Lee, Minjune Kim, Qi Lu
  • Patent number: 12234267
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and kits including at least one nucleic acid or polypeptide molecule encoding for a mutant CoChop protein. Methods of the invention include administering a composition comprising a mutant CoChop to a subject to preserve, improve, or restore phototransduction. Preferably, the compositions and methods of the invention are provided to a subject having impaired vision, thereby restoring vision to normal levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Wayne State University
    Inventors: Zhuo-Hua Pan, Tushar Ganjawala, Qi Lu, Gary Abrams
  • Patent number: D1081571
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Shenzhen Xiaoshi Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Qi Lu