Patents by Inventor Qiang Wei

Qiang Wei 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: 9205523
    Abstract: A positioning apparatus includes a mounting plate, a driving assembly, and two first position assemblies. The mounting plate defines a first guiding groove. The driving assembly is mounted on the mounting plate and includes a driver, and a transfer rod coupled to the driver. The first pivoting assembly includes a first coupling rod and a second coupling rod. The first coupling rod is movably received in the first guiding groove and pivotably coupled to the transfer rod. The second coupling rod is movably received in the first guiding groove and pivotably coupled to the transfer rod. The first position assemblies are respectively pivotably coupled to the first coupling rod and the second coupling rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignees: FU DING ELECTRONICAL TECHNOLOGY (JIASHAN) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Lu Yang, Chao Shen, Jie Ni, Qiang-Wei Wang
  • Publication number: 20150324113
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for detecting input gesture events on a touchscreen of an electronic device and for unlocking the electronic device is disclosed. The method may include displaying, while the electronic device is in a locked state, a plurality of guidance lines on the touchscreen of the electronic device, detecting, during an input gesture event, guidance line crossings and calculating a number of guidance line crossings detected during the input gesture event. The method may also include converting a calculated number of detected guidance line crossings into at least one password digit, comparing a sequence of password digits to a stored password in the electronic device and unlocking, in response to comparing the sequence of password digits to the stored password, the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Kapp, Martin A. Tiernan, Zhi Qiang Wei, Xiao Qing Zhang, Cheng Zhou
  • Publication number: 20150299226
    Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus for tunable metal-organic frameworks comprises a plurality of metallic ions, a plurality of organic linking anions that connect adjacent metallic ions of the plurality of metallic ions, and a plurality of cations connected to the plurality of organic linking anions, wherein the plurality of cations are selected from the group consisting of inorganic cations, organic cations, imidazolium based cations, pyridinium based cations, and cationic organic polymers and coordinated ligands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Qiang Wei, Tatiana Vladimirovna Timofeeva, Carlos Rafael Ordonez Chavez
  • Publication number: 20150227306
    Abstract: A device, method and computer program product are provided for unlocking a touchscreen. In response to entering a touchscreen unlocking interface, a slide-to-unlock button is displayed on a touchscreen at its initial position, wherein the slide-to-unlock button is divided into two portions. In response to pressing a first portion of the slide-to-unlock button and sliding the slide-to-unlock button along a specified trace, information about a position of the slide-to-unlock button on the specified trace is displayed on a second portion of the slide-to-unlock button. In response to performing a first action on the pressed first portion of the slide-to-unlock button, information about a position of the slide-to-unlock button on the specified trace when the first action is performed on the first portion of the slide-to-unlock button is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Mark S. Fleming, ZhenDe Fu, Tao Jiang, Jian Zhong Li, Zhi Qiang Wei
  • Publication number: 20150076306
    Abstract: A positioning apparatus includes a mounting plate, a driving assembly, and two first position assemblies. The mounting plate defines a first guiding groove. The driving assembly is mounted on the mounting plate and includes a driver, and a transfer rod coupled to the driver. The first pivoting assembly includes a first coupling rod and a second coupling rod. The first coupling rod is movably received in the first guiding groove and pivotably coupled to the transfer rod. The second coupling rod is movably received in the first guiding groove and pivotably coupled to the transfer rod. The first position assemblies are respectively pivotably coupled to the first coupling rod and the second coupling rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: MING-LU YANG, CHAO SHEN, JIE NI, QIANG-WEI WANG
  • Patent number: 8940172
    Abstract: The invention provides a preparation method of super-macroporous polymeric microspheres and a product thereof. The method is characterized in that adding high content of surfactant into an oil phase containing a monomer and dispersing the oil phase containing the monomer and the surfactant into an aqueous phase. Super-macroporous microspheres are obtained by means of suspension polymerization. In the interior of the microspheres, 10-60% of the pores are distributed in a range of 500-900 nm. The microspheres have a particle diameter of 1-200 ?m and a porosity of 30%-90%. The product is suitable for being used as a stationary phase matrix in liquid chromatography, a carrier for high performance catalysts and a high performance adsorbent, and especially, being used as a separation medium for separating biomacromolecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Guanghui Ma, Zhiguo Su, Weiqing Zhou, Qiang Wei
  • Publication number: 20140259587
    Abstract: A pressing device employed to press protection blocks to a workpiece, includes a seat, a transmission assembly and four pressing assemblies. The transmission assembly includes a connecting rod, a rotation shaft, a gear, and a transmission member. The connecting rod is pivotally connected to a bottom of the seat and forms racks on one end. The rotation shaft is assembled to a side of the seat away from the pivoting rod. The gear is securely sleeved on the rotation shaft and engages with the racks. The transmission member is securely sleeved on the rotations shaft. Each pressing assembly is connected to the transmission member of the transmission assembly, and when the connecting rod drives the rotation shaft, and the rotation shaft moves the pressing assembly toward the seat, the protection block is then pressed to the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., FU DING ELECTRONICAL TECHNOLOGY (JIASHAN) CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: XIANG-TAO ZHANG, QIANG-WEI WANG
  • Publication number: 20140262246
    Abstract: A method for controlling well bore pressure based on model prediction control theory and systems theory, which belongs to the field of well bore pressure control technique, includes: detecting a well bottom pressure, a stand pipe pressure, a casing pressure, an injection flow rate and an outlet flow rate during construction process, and determining the presence of overflow or leakage; if there is no overflow or leakage, then fine-adjusting the wellhead casing pressure according to the slight fluctuations of the well bottom pressure, the stand pipe pressure or the casing pressure, ensuring that the well bottom pressure, the stand pipe pressure or the casing pressure are at a set value; if there is overflow or leakage, then using a well bore multi-phase flow dynamic model to simulate and calculate the overflow or leakage position and starting time of the overflow or leakage, predicting the variation over a future time period of the well bore pressure in the well drilling process, and utilizing an optimization a
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Zhilin Li, Bin Dong, Haifang Sun, Liexiang Han, Runde Xiao, Bo Yang, Gui Tang, Qiulai Xue, Qiang Wei, Guojun Tang, Xing Zuo
  • Patent number: 8783090
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides apparatus and methods to determine real-time total carbon content, non-inclusive of carbon dioxide, and/or solid carbon content of engine exhaust. For a total carbon content determination, substantially all carbon dioxide is removed from the exhaust, and thereafter substantially all the remaining carbon of the exhaust is oxidized to provide a quantity of carbon dioxide which then may be used to determine total carbon content of the exhaust. For solid carbon content determination, in addition to substantially all carbon dioxide being removed from the exhaust, substantially all carbon-containing non-solid substances are also removed from the exhaust, and thereafter substantially all the remaining carbon of the exhaust is oxidized to provide a quantity of carbon dioxide which then may be used to determine solid carbon content of the exhaust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Qiang Wei, Imad Said Abdul-Khalek
  • Publication number: 20140178168
    Abstract: A transporting device includes a support frame, a driving mechanism, a first picking mechanism, and a second picking mechanism. The driving mechanism is mounted on the support frame. The first picking mechanism includes a first sliding member slidably mounted on the support frame and driven by the driving mechanism, a first driving member mounted on the first sliding member, a hinge member comprising a hinge portion driven by the first driving member, a first connection portion rotatably connected to the hinge portion, and a second connection portion rotatably connected to the first connection portion. The second driving member includes a driving portion capable of telescoping and selectively latching with the second connection portion. Thus, the first connection portion and the first picking member are rotatable relative to the second connection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., FU DING ELECTRONICAL TECHNOLOGY (JIASHAN) CO.,LTD.
    Inventor: QIANG-WEI WANG
  • Publication number: 20140083613
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a gas supply device used in vacuum processing chambers, which comprises: a first gas source and a second gas source; a first gas switch in which its input is connected to the first gas source and its output can be switchably connected to the gas inlets of two vacuum processing chambers or two processing stations in one vacuum processing chamber; a second gas switch, in which its input is connected to the second gas source and its output can be switchably connected to the gas inlets of the two vacuum processing chambers or the two processing stations; a control device for controlling the switching of the first gas switch and the second gas switch, so as to make the first gas source and the second gas source complementarily switch between two vacuum processing chambers or two processing stations in one vacuum processing chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventors: Songlin XU, Tuqiang NI, Qiang WEI
  • Patent number: 8650973
    Abstract: A diluter for diluting a sample flow of a test gas to allow subsequent measurement of emissions in the test gas. During a calibration mode, a first flow control element receives and controls the dilution flow, a second flow control element receives and measures only the dilution flow, and a third flow control element is closed. Also during calibration, the second flow control element is calibrated to the first flow control element. During a measurement mode, the same dilution flow rate is maintained in the first and second flow control elements, the sample flow and dilution flow are mixed, and the mixed flow flows into both the second flow control element and the third flow control element. Also during measurement, the third flow control element controls sample flow, and the second flow control element delivers a portion of the mixed flow to the instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Qiang Wei, Imad Said Abdul-Khalek
  • Publication number: 20130302621
    Abstract: A decorative article includes a plastic film, a metallic layer located on the plastic film, and a decorative ink layer located on the metallic layer. The metallic layer contains silicon oxygen bonds. The decorative ink layer contains polyester ink and siloxane coupling agent. A device housing using the decorative article is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: WU LI, DA-QING HUANG, DONG-SHENG WENG, PENG-SONG LI, ZHANG-QI LI, QIANG WEI, QIANG ZHANG
  • Patent number: 8516908
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are sampling systems and sampling methods for regulating the provision of sample gases to downstream analytical equipment, such as an exhaust bench for analyzing exhaust gases emitted from an internal combustion engine. In some embodiments, the described systems and methods can enable accurate measurements to be taken from a source of gaseous samples, regardless of the gaseous sample inlet pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventor: Qiang Wei
  • Patent number: 8460638
    Abstract: A method of fluorescence imaging is disclosed that uses a non-labeled fluorescent microsphere comprising a primary amine polymer, wherein the microsphere does not contain an additional fluorescent substance, and wherein at least one primary amine group in the primary amine polymer has the structure of —N?R—, in which R is a residue after the reaction of an aldehyde-type cross-linking substance, and the other primary amine groups have the structure of —NH2. The fluorescence color of the microspheres can be adjusted by selecting different aldehyde-type cross-linking substances or combinations, and the fluorescence intensity of the microspheres can be controlled not only by the addition of the aldehyde-type cross-linking substances and the time of the cross-linking reaction, but also by adjusting the diameters of the microspheres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy od Science
    Inventors: Guanghui Ma, Zhiguo Su, Wei Wei, Lianyan Wang, Qiang Wei
  • Publication number: 20130133440
    Abstract: A diluter for diluting a sample flow of a test gas to allow subsequent measurement of emissions in the test gas. During a calibration mode, a first flow control element receives and controls the dilution flow, a second flow control element receives and measures only the dilution flow, and a third flow control element is closed. Also during calibration, the second flow control element is calibrated to the first flow control element. During a measurement mode, the same dilution flow rate is maintained in the first and second flow control elements, the sample flow and dilution flow are mixed, and the mixed flow flows into both the second flow control element and the third flow control element. Also during measurement, the third flow control element controls sample flow, and the second flow control element delivers a portion of the mixed flow to the instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Qiang Wei, Imad Said Abdul-Khalek
  • Publication number: 20130133308
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides apparatus and methods to determine real-time total carbon content, non-inclusive of carbon dioxide, and/or solid carbon content of engine exhaust. For a total carbon content determination, substantially all carbon dioxide is removed from the exhaust, and thereafter substantially all the remaining carbon of the exhaust is oxidized to provide a quantity of carbon dioxide which then may be used to determine total carbon content of the exhaust. For solid carbon content determination, in addition to substantially all carbon dioxide being removed from the exhaust, substantially all carbon-containing non-solid substances are also removed from the exhaust, and thereafter substantially all the remaining carbon of the exhaust is oxidized to provide a quantity of carbon dioxide which then may be used to determine solid carbon content of the exhaust.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Qiang WEI, Imad Said Abdul-Khalek
  • Publication number: 20130014560
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are sampling systems and sampling methods for regulating the provision of sample gases to downstream analytical equipment, such as an exhaust bench for analyzing exhaust gases emitted from an internal combustion engine. In some embodiments, the described systems and methods can enable accurate measurements to be taken from a source of gaseous samples, regardless of the gaseous sample inlet pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Qiang WEI
  • Publication number: 20120212114
    Abstract: A fixing unit includes a fixing plate and a bolting member. The fixing plate including a front surface and a rear surface has a holding portion and a locking structure. The bolting member is movably assembled on the fixing plate. The bolting member includes a main segment, an extension segment and a protruding segment sequentially defined thereon. The main segment and the extension segment have a first flanged structure therebetween. The extension segment inserts into the holding portion of the fixing plate. When the bolting member is secured to the fixing plate, the protruding segment of the bolting member exposes form the front surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicants: LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, SILITEK ELECTRONIC (GUANGZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YOU QIANG WEI, GANG CHENG, CHUAN-CHIEH TSENG
  • Patent number: 8180158
    Abstract: An image processing device capable of high-speed detection of a specific shape in an image. In the image processing device, a candidate position calculation section (106) obtains a first candidate position of the center point of a first circle in contact at three points with three sides contained in the shape of an object to be detected. An angle calculation section (106) obtains an angle formed by a normal line drawn from each of the three sides to the first candidate position and a standard line oriented in a specific direction and passing a point at which the normal line and each of the three sides cross. A relative relationship calculation section (106) obtains a relationship of the angle relative to the first candidate position. A recognition section (108) recognizes the shape contained in the given image based on the relative relationship of the angle and a relative relationship of a shape stored in advance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Gang Wu, Weijie Liu, Xiaohui Xie, Qiang Wei