Patents by Inventor Tao AN

Tao AN 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).

  • METHOD FOR SMELTING LOW-PHOSPHORUS HIGH-MANGANESE STEEL BASED ON REDUCTION DEPHOSPHORIZATION OF FERROMANGANESE
    Publication number: 20240141462
    Abstract: A method for smelting low-phosphorus high-manganese steel based on reduction dephosphorization of ferromanganese is provided in the present application, relating to the technical field of high-manganese steel smelting, where the dephosphorization of ferromanganese is carried out under reducing atmosphere conditions through mediate-frequency induction furnace to obtain molten ferromanganese with lower phosphorus content, which is subsequently mixed with low phosphorus molten steel obtained by smelting in oxidative period of electric arc furnace in LF ladle refining furnace to make the Mn content of steel reach the requirement of high-manganese steel, and smelting is carried out under the condition of reducing atmosphere by adjusting the composition and temperature of the molten steel to meet the requirements of the target composition of the steel grade before tapping the steel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Tao LI, Wei LIU, Chen CHEN, Fucheng ZHANG, Min TAN, Shaopeng GU, Lin ZHANG, Qian MENG, Degang WEI, Yuhan SUN, Guangbei ZHU, Aihua ZHAO
  • EARPHONES
    Publication number: 20240147116
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to acoustic technology, in particular to an earphone including a sound generation portion. The sound generation portion includes a transducer and a housing for accommodating the transducer. The earphone further includes an earhook. The earhook includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may be hung between an auricle and the head of a user, and the second portion may be connected to the first portion, extends toward an anterolateral side of the auricle, and may be connected to the sound generation portion. The sound generation portion may be fixed near an ear canal without blocking an opening of the ear canal. In at least one frequency range, when an input current of the transducer does not exceed 35.3 mA, a maximum sound pressure that the sound generation portion is able to provide to the ear canal may not be smaller than 75 dB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
  • GEOLOGIC PORE SYSTEM CHARACTERIZATION FRAMEWORK
    Publication number: 20240141773
    Abstract: A method may include acquiring NMR data and sonic data for a borehole in a subsurface geologic region; inverting the NMR data and the sonic data to determine volume fractions for a number of classes of pore types, where the classes include shape and size-based classes; and characterizing the subsurface geologic region based on the volume fractions for the number of classes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Jun Tao Ma, Lin Liang, Xi Yan, Gong Rui Yan, Marie Van Steene, Wael Abdallah, Shouxiang Ma
  • EARPHONES
    Publication number: 20240147119
    Abstract: The earphone includes a sound generation component including a transducer; at least a portion of the sound generation component extending into a concha cavity of a user; and an ear hook including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being connected to the first portion, and being connected to the sound generation component to place the sound generation component at a position near an ear canal without blocking an opening of the ear canal. The sound generation component has a first projection on a sagittal plane, and the auricle has a second projection on the sagittal plane. A centroid of the first projection may have a first distance from a highest point of the second projection in a vertical axis direction. A ratio of the first distance to a height of the second projection in the vertical axis direction may be in a range of 0.35-0.6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
  • NON-INVASIVE PLUMBING SENSOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240141629
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring a plumbing system. A sensor module includes an acoustic flow sensor, and is configured to be attached to a water pipe. In response to receiving sound at the acoustic flow sensor above a threshold level, the sensor module wakes up from a low-power sleep mode and begins collecting acoustic data. The acoustic data is analyzed to determine if water is flowing through the pipe, and if so, a thermal flow sensor may also be activated. Flow data is collected while the water is flowing to document the flow event. In response to the sensor module determining the flow of water has stopped, the collected data is transmitted to a remote server, and the sensor module returns to sleep mode. Multiple sensor modules can be deployed to form a sensor network that communicates wirelessly to monitor the plumbing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Tao Li, Steven G. Buchberger, Chandrashekhar Choudhary, Gagan Batra, Toritseju Omaghomi
  • OPEN EARPHONES
    Publication number: 20240147121
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an open earphone. The open earphone may include a sound production device and an ear hook including a first part and a second part connected in sequence. The first part may be hooked and arranged between an auricle and a head of a user. The second part may extend to a front lateral surface of the auricle and may be connected to the sound production device. The sound production device may be worn at a position that is near an ear canal without blocking an earhole of the user. The sound production device may be at least partially inserted into an auricular concha cavity of the user. An overlap ratio of a projection area of the sound production device on a sagittal plane to a projection area of the auricular concha cavity on the sagittal plane may be not less than 44.01%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
  • AIR GUIDE COMPONENT, AIR OUTLET FRAME ASSEMBLY, AND AIR CONDITIONER
    Publication number: 20240142136
    Abstract: An air guide component includes an air guide assembly including an air guide plate assembly and a connector. The air guide plate assembly includes an outer air guide plate including an anti-disengagement structure and an inner air guide plate including a mounting structure having an avoidance port. The connector is disposed at the inner air guide plate and configured to be connected to an air guide drive mechanism. A part of the connector passes through the avoidance port. The connector, when at a first position, is connected to the air guide drive mechanism and is mounted and positioned through the mounting structure, and, when at a second position, is separated from the air guide drive mechanism and is limited by the mounting structure and the anti-disengagement structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Penglei DING, Liangrui CHEN, Tao ZHANG, Qiang QIN, Tiesheng KANG, Xianyou MAO, Hejie ZHOU
  • HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST (HARQ) FEEDBACK CONTROL FOR MULTICAST COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20240146465
    Abstract: A method for wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a base station, a first indication to disable hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback for a number of instances of a multicast transport block (TB). The method also includes receiving, from the base station, a second indication identifying a value of the number of instances of the multicast TB. The method further includes receiving, from the base station, one or more instances of the multicast TB. The method still further includes determining, based on the one or more received instances, whether the multicast TB is recoverable. The method further includes selectively transmitting, to the base station, HARQ feedback after all instances of the multicast TB have been transmitted by the base station based on the determination of whether the multicast TB is recoverable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Le LIU, Alberto RICO ALVARINO, Kazuki TAKEDA, Wanshi CHEN, Tao LUO, Ayan SENGUPTA, Xiaoxia ZHANG, Peter GAAL
  • EARPHONES
    Publication number: 20240147133
    Abstract: An earphone comprises a sound production component and an ear hook including a first portion and a second portion connected in sequence. The first portion is hung between an auricle of a user and a head of the user, and the second portion extends toward a front outer side of the auricle and connects to the sound production component, so that the sound production component is worn at a position near an ear canal but does not block an opening of the ear canal. The sound production component and the auricle have a first projection and a second projection on a sagittal plane, respectively. A first distance between a centroid of the first projection and a highest point of the second projection in a vertical axis direction is within a range of 17 mm-43 mm, and an area of the first projection is within a range of 202 mm2-560 mm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
  • TCI AND PATH LOSS REFERENCE SIGNAL PRE-CONFIGURATION FOR CANDIDATE CELLS
    Publication number: 20240146487
    Abstract: The apparatus may be a UE configured to receive, from a network node, a switch indication for the UE to switch from being served by a first cell to being served by a second cell. The apparatus may further be configured to receive a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state indication that indicates a TCI state for the UE to use with the second cell, where a first time period between the switch indication and the TCI state indication is based on a relationship of the TCI state to one or more reference signals measured by the UE prior to receiving the switch indication. The apparatus may also be configured to communicate with the network node via the second cell and using the TCI state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Tianyang BAI, Yan ZHOU, Jelena DAMNJANOVIC, Junyi LI, Tao LUO
  • EARPHONES
    Publication number: 20240147138
    Abstract: The earphone includes a sound generation component including a transducer; at least a portion of the sound generation component extending into a concha cavity of a user; and an ear hook including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being connected to the first portion, and being connected to the sound generation component to place the sound generation component at a position near an ear canal without blocking an opening of the ear canal. The sound generation component has a first projection on a sagittal plane, and the auricle has a second projection on the sagittal plane. A centroid of the first projection may have a first distance from a highest point of the second projection in a vertical axis direction. A ratio of the first distance to a height of the second projection in the vertical axis direction may be in a range of 0.35-0.6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
  • MECHANISM FOR SIDELINK POSITIONING
    Publication number: 20240147411
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, device, apparatus and computer readable medium for sidelink positioning. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a second device transmits information related to sidelink positioning to a first device. The information indicates that the second device is able to assist with the sidelink positioning and comprises assistance information for the sidelink positioning. The first device selects at least one proper device for the sidelink positioning based on the assistance information. In this way, it improves accuracy of the sidelink positioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Ryan KEATING, Tao TAO, Yong LIU, Jun TAN
  • Sofa Seat Stretching Device
    Publication number: 20240138577
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to the field of furniture. Provided is a sofa seat stretching device. In the sofa seat stretching device, one end of a second support facing away from a first support, and a second leg rest plate connector are hinged at a fourth hinge point, so that the stretching assembly's stretching speed is reduced in a process of switching from a sitting position state to a lying position state when a driving assembly acts in the same way, and the weightlessness feeling can be effectively avoided. Moreover, the driving assembly drives the stretching assembly so that the process of switching the stretching assembly from the lying position state to the sitting position state is smoother.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Liming YANG, Qiqi YE, Bin SHEN, Kangming TAO, Hanhao TU
  • EARPHONES
    Publication number: 20240147112
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an earphone, comprising: a sound production component, at least a portion of the sound production component extending into a concha cavity; ear hook disposed between an auricle and a head of the user, extending toward a side of the auricle away from the head, and connecting the sound production component; in a non-wearing state, the ear hook and the sound production component form a first projection on a first plane comprising an outer contour, a first end contour, an inner contour, and a second end contour, the outer contour, the first end contour, the second end contour, and a tangent segment connecting the first end contour and the second end contour define a first closed curve, a ratio of a projection area of the sound production component on the first plane to a first area of the first closed curve is between 0.25 and 0.4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
  • SPEAKERS
    Publication number: 20240147161
    Abstract: A speaker includes a diaphragm, a magnetic circuit component, a coil, and a bracket arranged around the magnetic circuit component. At least part of the coil is arranged in a magnetic gap formed by the magnetic circuit component. The coil drives the diaphragm to vibrate to generate sound after the coil is energized. The diaphragm includes a main-body region and a folded-ring region surround the main-body region. A first part of the bracket is connected to the folded ring region. A thickness of the first part of the bracket is within a range of 0.3 mm-3 mm. The thickness of the first part is a minimum distance between a connection region and an attaching region. The connection region is a region where the bracket and the folded-ring region connect. The attaching region is a region where the bracket directly attaches to the magnetic circuit component in a vibration direction of the diaphragm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD., KING TONE INNOVATION (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Shanyong GU, Hongqiang ZHAO, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
  • Method for allocating resource and accessing in open wireless channels
    Patent number: 11974260
    Abstract: A method for allocating resource and accessing in open wireless channels includes: covering multiple types of user terminal stations in open wireless channels; making dynamic adaptive matching according to comprehensive change factors of a transmitting end and a receiving end in each communication process. The factors of the transmitting end mean that a type and transmitting capacity of a transmitting station are changed, a current state of the wireless channel between the transmitting station and a relay node is changed, a working state of a receiving end of the relay node is changed, and user services to be transmitted are changed; the factors of the receiving end mean that a type and receiving capacity of a receiving station are changed, a current state of the channel from the relay node to the receiving station is changed, and a working state of a transmitting end of the relay node is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: PEKING UNIVERSITY, BEIJING XINXING WEITONG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ye Jin, Baoji Wang, Guocheng Lv, Tao He, Aimin Liu, Mingke Dong
  • Techniques for time alignment of measurement gaps and frequency hops
    Patent number: 11974155
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which a user equipment (UE) may be configured with a frequency hopping pattern for communication between the UE and a base station, and also may be configured with a measurement gap pattern for measurement of one or more reference signals from one or more neighboring base stations. One or more switching timings of a set of switching timings of the frequency hopping pattern may be aligned with a reference point associated with the measurement gap pattern, which may provide aligned switching gaps in the frequency hopping pattern and the measurement gap pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Prashant Sharma, Changhwan Park, Iyab Issam Sakhnini, Tao Luo
  • Block acknowledgement for multiple sps configurations
    Patent number: 11974310
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, to mechanisms for using block acknowledgments to acknowledge SPS occasions from multiple SPS configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Olufunmilola Omolade Awoniyi-Oteri, Jelena Damnjanovic, Tao Luo, Ozcan Ozturk, Iyab Issam Sakhnini, Jing Sun, Xiaoxia Zhang, Sony Akkarakaran, Junyi Li, Juan Montojo, Shanyu Zhou
  • Audio device
    Patent number: D1025019
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Tao Lu, Alexander Demin
  • Exercise equipment
    Patent number: D1025254
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Inventor: Xiongwei Tao