Patents by Inventor Rong Xiong
Rong Xiong 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).
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Patent number: 9086101Abstract: The present invention discloses a planar torsion spring for a robot joint, including a torsion spring outer ring, a torsion spring inner ring and a plurality of elastic bodies; the elastic bodies are uniformly distributed around the circumference and connected with the torsion spring outer ring and the torsion spring inner ring respectively at their two ends; each elastic body is composed of two symmetrical elastic body units, each elastic body unit includes an outer circular hole slot, an inner circular hole slot and a connecting beam; the connecting beam connects respectively between the torsion spring inner ring and the inner circular hole slot, the inner circular hole slot and the outer circular hole slot, the outer circular hole slot and the torsion spring outer ring; a wide-angle deformation of the torsion spring is achieved through a series of elastic deformation of the inner and outer circular hole slot.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2013Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITYInventors: Qiuguo Zhu, Rong Xiong, Jian Chu
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Publication number: 20150183265Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a multilayered laminate, comprising (a) a support substrate having at least one releasable major surface; (b) a transparent overcoat formed of a first coating composition on the releasable major surface of the support substrate, wherein the first coating composition comprises an aqueous polymer dispersion having a particle size in the range of 30 to 400 nm; (c) a stone-like topcoat system on the transparent overcoat, wherein the stone-like topcoat system comprises a multicolored spot layer and a background color layer; (d) an adhesive primer coat formed of a second coating composition on the stone-like topcoat system, wherein the second coating composition comprises an aqueous polymer dispersion selected from aqueous acrylic dispersions, aqueous organic silicone dispersions and aqueous vinyl acetate dispersions, wherein the transparent overcoat in the multilayered laminate, when released from the support substrate, a gloss of at least 60% at 60°.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2015Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: Valspar Sourcing, Inc.Inventors: Rong Xiong, Gang Duan, Hui Kou, Ronghai Hu, Hengsheng Hu
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Publication number: 20140045600Abstract: The present invention discloses a planar torsion spring for a robot joint, including a torsion spring outer ring, a torsion spring inner ring and a plurality of elastic bodies; the elastic bodies are uniformly distributed around the circumference and connected with the torsion spring outer ring and the torsion spring inner ring respectively at their two ends; each elastic body is composed of two symmetrical elastic body units, each elastic body unit includes an outer circular hole slot, an inner circular hole slot and a connecting beam; the connecting beam connects respectively between the torsion spring inner ring and the inner circular hole slot, the inner circular hole slot and the outer circular hole slot, the outer circular hole slot and the torsion spring outer ring; a wide-angle deformation of the torsion spring is achieved through a series of elastic deformation of the inner and outer circular hole slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITYInventors: QIUGUO ZHU, Rong Xiong, Jian Chu
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Patent number: 7976744Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for the preparation of a plane-parallel structure (a platelet-shaped body, or flake), comprising at least one dielectric layer consisting of one or more oxides of a metal selected from groups 3 to 15 of the periodic table, which comprises the steps of: (a) applying a thin film of the dielectric material on a flexible belt, by passing the belt through an aqueous solution of a fluorine scavenger and one or more fluorine containing metal complexes which are the precursors of the desired metal oxide coating; and subjecting said solution to microwave radiation to deposit the metal oxide onto said flexible belt, wherein step (a) can optionally be repeated using different fluorine containing metal complexes to produce one or more metal oxide layers or a gradient of concentration of 2 different metal oxides across the thickness; (b) separating the resulting layer from the flexible belt as plane-parallel structures.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2005Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Patrice Bujard, Rong Xiong
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Patent number: 7901609Abstract: A process for the preparation of a plane-parallel structure (a platelet-shaped body, or flake), comprising at least one dielectric layer consisting of oxides of one or more metal selected from groups 3 to 15 of the periodic table, which method comprises subjecting one or more precursors of one or more desired metal oxides and an acidic catalyst to microwave radiation to form a metal oxide layer on a substrate; and separating the resulting metal oxide layer from the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2007Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Rong Xiong, Patrice Bujard
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Patent number: 7572843Abstract: The invention relates to poly(vinylalcohol)-co-poly(vinylamine) copolymers represented as formula (I), where B is greater than or equal to 1, L is independently of each other a chemical linking group which is —NH—, —N?, >N—, >N++<, —O— or —CO—, COPOLYMER is derived from a prepolymer of the formula (II) where R1 and R3 are independently H; 3-propionic acid or C1,-C6 alkyl ester thereof; or is 2-methyl-3-propionic acid or C1-C6 alkyl ester thereof, R2 and R4 are independently H or C1,-C6 alkyl, x+y+z is between about 3 and about 50 mole percent and q, n and m together make up the remainder of the mole percent, the indices x, y, z, n, m -and q independently may be 0, if q is not 0, b may also be 0.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2002Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals CorporationInventors: Walter L. Renz, Ramanathan Ravichandran, Andrew J. Naisby, Joseph Suhadolnik, Mervin Gale Wood, Rong Xiong
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Patent number: 7459182Abstract: A process for the preparation of organic material comprising an organic substrate and at least one dielectric layer consisting of one or more oxides of a metal selected from groups 3 to 15 of the periodic table, which comprises the steps of: (a) suspending the organic material in an aqueous solution of fluorine scavenger; (b) adding an aqueous solution of one or more fluorine containing metal complexes which are the precursors of the desired metal oxide coating; and (c) subjecting said suspension to microwave radiation to deposit the metal oxide onto said organic material, wherein steps (b) and (c) can optionally be repeated using different fluorine containing metal complexes to produce one or more metal oxide layers. The substrate can be optionally dissolved with solvent to yield free metal oxide or mixed metal oxides that have a plane-parallel structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2004Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals CorporationInventors: Rong Xiong, Stephen Daniel Pastor, Patrice Bujard
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Publication number: 20080185099Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for the preparation of a plane-parallel structure (a platelet-shaped body, or flake), comprising at least one dielectric layer consisting of one or more oxides of a metal selected from groups 3 to 15 of the periodic table, which comprises the steps of: (a) applying a thin film of the dielectric material on a flexible belt, by passing the belt through an aqueous solution of a fluorine scavenger and one or more fluorine containing metal complexes which are the precursors of the desired metal oxide coating; and subjecting said solution to microwave radiation to deposit the metal oxide onto said flexible belt, wherein step (a) can optionally be repeated using different fluorine containing metal complexes to produce one or more metal oxide layers or a gradient of concentration of 2 different metal oxides across the thickness; (b) separating the resulting layer from the flexible belt as plane-parallel structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2005Publication date: August 7, 2008Inventors: Patrice Bujard, Rong Xiong
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Publication number: 20070243337Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a plane-parallel structure (a platelet-shaped body, or flake), comprising at least one dielectric layer consisting of oxides of one or more metal selected from groups 3 to 15 of the periodic table, which method comprises: (a) optionally applying a layer of release material on a substrate, (b) applying a composition comprising one or more precursors of one or more desired metal oxides to said release layer, or directly to a substrate with no layer of release material, (c) subjecting the one or more precursors of one or more desired metal oxides to microwave radiation to form a metal oxide layer on the substrate or on the layer of release material; and (d) separating the resulting metal oxide layer from the substrate as plane-parallel structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2007Publication date: October 18, 2007Inventors: Rong Xiong, Patrice Bujard
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Patent number: 7244776Abstract: The present invention relates to novel ultraviolet light absorbers of the benzoxazinone, oxanilide, benzylidene malonate, quinazoline and benzotriazole classes. The invention also relates to polymer and photographic compositions stabilized against the deleterious effects of light induced degradation which comprise the novel ultraviolet light absorbers.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2006Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals CorporationInventors: Ramanathan Ravichandran, Stephen Daniel Pastor, Deborah Judd, Joseph Edmund Babiarz, Andrew Brian Naughton, Mervin Gale Wood, Anthony David Debellis, Rong Xiong, Robert Edward Detlefsen, Joseph Suhadolnik
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Publication number: 20070160780Abstract: Disclosed are ink jet recording media systems that comprise poly(vinyl alcohol)-co-poly(N-vinyl formamide) copolymers of the formula wherein m is 0-15 mole percent, n is 50 to 99 mole percent and x is 1 to 50 mole percent.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2007Publication date: July 12, 2007Inventors: Walter Renz, Ramanathan Ravichandran, Andrew Naisby, Joseph Suhadolnik, Mervin Wood, Rong Xiong
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Publication number: 20070100031Abstract: The present invention relates to novel ultraviolet light absorbers of the benzoxazinone, oxanilide, benzylidene malonate, quinazoline and benzotriazole classes. The invention also relates to polymer and photographic compositions stabilized against the deleterious effects of light induced degradation which comprise the novel ultraviolet light absorbers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2006Publication date: May 3, 2007Inventors: Ramanathan Ravichandran, Stephen Pastor, Deborah Judd, Joseph Babiarz, Andrew Naughton, Mervin Wood, Anthony Debellis, Rong Xiong, Robert Detlefsen, Joseph Suhadolnik
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Patent number: 7173128Abstract: The present invention relates to novel ultraviolet light absorbers of the benzoxazinone, oxanilide, benzylidene malonate, quinazoline and benzotriazole classes. The invention also relates to polymer and photographic compositions stabilized against the deleterious effects of light induced degradation which comprise the novel ultraviolet light absorbers.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2002Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals CorporationInventors: Ramanathan Ravichandran, Stephen Daniel Pastor, Deborah Judd, Joseph Edmund Babiarz, Andrew Brian Naughton, Mervin Gale Wood, Anthony David Debellis, Rong Xiong, Robert Edward Detlefsen, Joseph Suhadolnik
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Publication number: 20050019507Abstract: Disclosed are ink jet recording media systems that comprise a poly(vinyl alcohol)-co-poly(N-vinyl formamide) copolymer of the formula, wherein n is between 0 and about 20 mole percent, m is between about 50 and about 97 mole percent, x is between 0 and about 20 mole percent, y is between 0 and about 20 mole percent, z is between 0 and about 2 mole percent and x+y is between about 3 and about 20 mole percent, R1 and R3 are independently H; 3-propionic add or C1-C6 alkyl ester thereof; or is 2-methyl-3-propionic acid or C1-C6 alkyl ester thereof, and R2 and R4 are independently H or C1-C6 alkyl.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2002Publication date: January 27, 2005Inventors: Walter Renz, Ramanathan Ravichandran, Andrew Naisby, Joseph Suhadolnik, Mervin Wood, Rong Xiong
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Publication number: 20050020729Abstract: The invention relates to poly(vinylalcohol)-co-poly(vinylamine) copolymers represented as formula (I), where B is greater than or equal to 1, L is independently of each other a chemical linking group which is —NH—, —N?, >N?, >N++<, —O— or —CO—, COPOLYMER is derived from a prepolymer of the formula (II) where R1 and R3 are independently H; 3-propionic acid or C1-C6 alkyl ester thereof; or is 2-methyl-3-propionic acid or C1-C6 alkyl ester thereof, R2 and R4 are independently H or C1-C6 alkyl, x+y+z is between about 3 and about 50 mole percent and q, n and m together make up the remainder of the mole percent, the indices x, y, z, n, m—and q independently may be 0, if q is not 0, b may also be 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2002Publication date: January 27, 2005Inventors: Walter Renz, Ramanathan Ravichandran, Andrew Naisby, Joseph Suhadolnik, Melvin Wood, Rong Xiong
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Publication number: 20050013934Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a pigment comprising a core material and at least one dielectric layer using microwave deposition of a metal oxide from an aqueous solution of fluorine scavenger onto a core material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2004Publication date: January 20, 2005Inventors: Rong Xiong, Stephen Pastor, Patrice Bujard
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Publication number: 20040265507Abstract: A process for the preparation of organic material comprising an organic substrate and at least one dielectric layer consisting of one or more oxides of a metal selected from groups 3 to 15 of the periodic table, which comprises the steps of:Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Rong Xiong, Stephen Daniel Pastor, Patrice Bujard
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Patent number: 6815550Abstract: Provided is a process for preparing 2H-benzotriazole UV absorbers containing a perfluoroalkyl moiety at the 5-position of the benzoic ring, for example a trifluoromethyl group, which involves digitizing the perfluoroalkyl substituted o-nitroaniline using concentrated sulfuric acid plus sodium nitrite or nitrosylsulfuric acid to form the corresponding monoazobenzene intermediate via the diazonium salt intermediate which is reduced to the corresponding 5-perfluoroalkyl substituted 2H-benzotriazole UV absorber compound by conventional reduction means. Also provided is a novel one-pot, multiphase reaction for the preparation of 2(2-nitrophenylazo) substituted phenols, which are precursors for 2H-benzotriazole UV absorbers.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2002Date of Patent: November 9, 2004Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals CorporationInventors: Mervin G. Wood, Deborah DeHessa, Joseph Suhadolnik, Andrew B. Naughton, Jerome Sanders, Jacqueline Lau, Rong Xiong, Joseph Babiarz
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Publication number: 20040192684Abstract: The present invention relates to novel ultraviolet light absorbers of the benzoxazinone, oxanilide, benzylidene malonate, quinazoline and benzotriazole classes. The invention also relates to polymer and photographic compositions stabilized against the deleterious effects of light induced degradation which comprise the novel ultraviolet light absorbers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2004Publication date: September 30, 2004Inventors: Ramanathan Ravichandran, Stephen Daniel Pastor, Deborah Judd, Joseph Edmund Babriarz, Andrew Brian Naughton, Mervin Gale Wood, Anthony David Debellis, Rong Xiong, Robert Edward Detlefsen, Joseph Suhadolnik
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Patent number: 6677392Abstract: Photostable, silylated benzotriazole compounds of formula (I) or (II) where at least one of E1, E2, E5, E8, E9, G2 and G7 is a silylated group; and G2 and/or G7 is an electron withdrawing moiety or E1 is &agr;-cumyl, are both photostable and particularly compatible in high performance coatings such as organopolysiloxanes.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2001Date of Patent: January 13, 2004Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals CorporationInventors: Ramanathan Ravichandran, Joseph Suhadolnik, Mervin G. Wood, Rong Xiong