Patents by Inventor Tao Pan
Tao Pan 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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Publication number: 20190137471Abstract: Provided is a method for determining a quality level of an iron and steel product. The method includes: obtaining a plurality of first parameters related to a quality of an iron and steel product; fusing the plurality of first parameters to obtain a comprehensive quality evaluation parameter; and determining a quality level of the iron and steel product based on the comprehensive quality evaluation parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Hang SU, Tao PAN, Xiaoling CHEN, Caifu YANG, Feng CHAI, Qingyou LIU
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Publication number: 20180358054Abstract: A hard disk drive bracket is configured to be fixed within a hard disk drive holder and includes a support portion, a tray and an elastic piece. The tray is connected to a side of the support portion and has a chassis and a sidewall protruding form a side of the chassis. The elastic piece is suspended above the tray and has a first end fixed to the support portion and a second end forming a hook. The elastic piece and the tray form a holding space therebetween for holding a hard disk drive. When the hard disk drive is inserted into the chassis along a bending direction of the second end of the elastic piece, the second end lifts to hold the hard disk drive between the chassis and the elastic piece. The sidewall fixes the hard disk drive on the chassis with the cooperation of the elastic piece.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2016Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicants: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATIONInventor: Tao PAN
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Patent number: 9539571Abstract: A reactor for the quantitative analysis of target nucleic acids using an evanescent wave detection technique and a method for the quantitative analysis of target nucleic acids are provided. The reactor includes a substrate with a cavity, a buffer layer arranged over the substrate, a quartz cover plate arranged over the buffer layer, and inlet and outlet ports. The reactor is thermally and chemically stable for PCR processing and suitable for an evanescent wave detection technique.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2010Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Zhenhong Sun, Tao Pan, Xuanbin Liu
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Patent number: 9520146Abstract: A method of forming a wrapped-around shielded perpendicular magnetic recording writer pole is disclosed. A structure comprising a leading shield layer and an intermediate layer disposed over the leading shield layer is provided, the intermediate layer comprising a pole material and a dielectric material. A trench is formed in the dielectric material. A non-magnetic layer in the trench is removed via an ion beam etching process. A seed layer is deposited in the trench and over the pole material. A magnetic material comprising a side shield layer is deposited on at least a portion of the seed layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2013Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Western Digital (Fremont), LLCInventors: Jinwen Wang, Weimin Si, Jianxin Fang, Ying Hong, Hongzhou Jiang, Ching-Huang Lu, Yan Chen, Donghong Li, Lien-Chang Wang, Lieping Zhong, Tao Pan
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Patent number: 9508363Abstract: A method provides a magnetic transducer having an air-bearing surface (ABS) location. An intermediate layer having a substantially flat bottom surface is provided. A trench is formed in the intermediate layer. The trench is wider in yoke region than in the pole tip region. The trench has a first depth in the yoke region and a second depth less than the first depth in the pole tip region. A portion of the intermediate layer is at the bottom of the trench at the ABS location. A nonmagnetic layer is provided. The nonmagnetic layer fills part of the trench in the pole tip region such that the trench has a third depth less than the second depth at the ABS location. A main pole is provided. The main pole has a leading bevel adjacent to nonmagnetic layer in the portion of the pole tip region of the trench.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2014Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT), LLCInventors: Mingjun Yu, Donghong Li, Lien-Chang Wang, Lieping Zhong, Tao Pan
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Patent number: 9508372Abstract: A method and system provide a shingle magnetic write transducer. The transducer has an air-bearing surface (ABS) and includes a main pole and at least one coil. The coil(s) are configured to energize the main pole. The main pole includes a leading surface, a trailing surface, and a plurality of sides between the leading surface and the trailing surface. At least one of the plurality of sides form a sidewall angle with a down track direction. The sidewall angle is less than thirteen degrees and is at least zero degrees. In some aspects, the sidewall angle is less than a maximum skew angle for the data storage system.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2015Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT), LLCInventors: Yu Pan, Lieping Zhong, Yugang Wang, Zhigang Bai, Tao Pan
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Patent number: 9482871Abstract: An optical system for light energy concentration may comprise a light concentrator including two or more light-converging elements, a light splitting element to receive the converging light from the light-converging elements and to produce light having a first spectral component and light having a second spectral component, and a light directing element to direct the light having the first spectral component through a light guide and to direct the light having the second spectral component to a location external to the light guide.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2011Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Co. Ltd.Inventors: Sio Kuan Lam, Tao Pan, Wei Zhou
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Patent number: 9443541Abstract: A method and system provide a magnetic transducer. The transducer includes a main pole, a side gap, at least one coil, a side shield and at least one of a leading shield, a trailing shield and a return pole. The coil(s) are configured to energize the main pole. The side gap is between the main pole and the side shield. The main pole is between the leading shield and the trailing shield. The trailing shield is between the main pole and the return pole. The side shield is between the leading shield and the trailing shield. At least one of the leading shield, the trailing shield and the return pole have a gradient in saturation magnetization such that the saturation magnetization varies in a down track direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2015Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT), LLCInventors: Feng Liu, El-Amine Salhi, Ming Sun, Tao Pan
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Patent number: 9343086Abstract: A method and system provide a magnetic transducer having an air-bearing surface (ABS). The magnetic transducer includes a main pole and at least one coil for energizing the main pole. The main pole includes a pole tip region and a yoke region. The pole tip region includes sidewalls, a bottom and a top wider than the bottom. At least one of the sidewalls forms a first sidewall angle with a down track direction at the ABS and a second sidewall angle with the down track direction at a first distance recessed from the ABS. The first sidewall angle is greater than the second sidewall angle.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Western Digital (Fremont), LLCInventors: Feng Liu, Zhigang Bai, Yugang Wang, Tao Pan
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Patent number: 9286919Abstract: A magnetic transducer has air-bearing surface (ABS) and includes a main pole, at least one coil, a side shield and a side gap. The coil(s) energize the main pole. A portion of the main pole resides at the ABS. The side gap is between the main pole and the side shield. The side gap is nonmagnetic and includes a first side gap and a second side gap. The first side gap is conformal with the main pole. The second side gap is conformal with the main pole. The first side gap is between the second side gap and the ABS. The second side gap is wider than the first side gap.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Western Digital (Fremont), LLCInventors: Feng Liu, Zhanjie Li, Tao Pan, Zhigang Bai
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Patent number: 9190079Abstract: A magnetic transducer has air-bearing surface (ABS) and includes a main pole and at least one coil. The coil(s) energize the main pole. The main pole includes a yoke and a pole tip having an ABS-facing surface. The pole tip includes a sidewall having a radius of curvature and a chisel angle. The chisel angle is measured between a yoke direction perpendicular to the ABS and a tangent the sidewall. The chisel angle for the pole tip continuously increases in the yoke direction to a maximum a first distance from the ABS-facing surface in the yoke direction. The radius of curvature for the pole tip has a minimum radius of curvature a second distance from the ABS-facing surface in the yoke direction. The first distance is greater than the second distance.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2014Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: Western Digital (Fremont), LLCInventors: Feng Liu, Tao Pan, Hai Sun, Zhigang Bai, Yang Xiang, Yugang Wang, Ling Wang
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Publication number: 20150248899Abstract: A method provides a magnetic transducer having an air-bearing surface. The method includes providing a main pole that has a plurality of sidewalls. The step of providing the main pole includes providing a trailing bevel. A side shield after the trailing bevel has been provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2014Publication date: September 3, 2015Inventors: MINGJUN YU, DONGHONG LI, LIEN-CHANG WANG, LIEPING ZHONG, TAO PAN
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Patent number: 9123359Abstract: A magnetic recording transducer for use in a data storage device is described. The transducer has a main writer pole and magnetic shields adjacent to the main writer pole. The magnetic shields include a first plated soft ferromagnetic layer, a second plated soft ferromagnetic layer, and an antiferromagnetic coupling (AFC) trilayer between the first plated soft ferromagnetic layer and the second plated soft ferromagnetic layer. The AFC trilayer includes a first AFC layer of sputtered ferromagnetic material; a second AFC layer of a nonmagnetic antiferromagnetic exchange material, and a third AFC layer of sputtered ferromagnetic material. Shields with AFC trilayers in leading, side, and/or trailing shields, as well as between shields are provided. A method of fabricating is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2010Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Western Digital (Fremont), LLCInventors: Dehua Han, Ming Sun, Feng Liu, Jinqiu Zhang, Shaoping Li, Lieping Zhong, Xiaoqi Liu, Tao Pan
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Patent number: 9123358Abstract: A perpendicular magnetic recording writer for use in a data storage device, the recording transducer has a magnetic writer pole, a pole tip facing an air bearing surface (ABS). The pole tip has a pole face, leading side wall, a trailing side wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. A trailing side wall nonmagnetic gap layer on the trailing side wall, a first side wall nonmagnetic gap layer deposited on the first side wall, and a second side wall nonmagnetic gap layer deposited on the second side wall. A high magnetic moment seed layer is deposited on the trailing side wall nonmagnetic gap layer, the first side wall nonmagnetic gap layer, and the second side wall nonmagnetic gap layer. In other aspects of the invention shields are provided that have magnetic moments less than the magnetic moment of the seed layers.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2014Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Western Digital (Fremont), LLCInventors: Feng Liu, Dehua Han, Yugang Wang, Zhigang Bai, Tao Pan
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Patent number: 9082423Abstract: A magnetic transducer has an ABS, a pole, coil(s) and a trailing shield. The pole includes a trailing surface having first and second portions. The first portion adjoins the ABS and is oriented at a first bevel angle from perpendicular to the ABS. The first bevel angle is nonzero and acute. The second portion adjoins the first portion, is recessed from the ABS and oriented at a second bevel angle from perpendicular to the ABS. The second bevel angle is less than the first bevel angle and nonzero. The trailing shield has a pole-facing surface part of which adjoins the ABS and is oriented at the first bevel angle. A write gap is between the trailing shield and the pole. The write gap has a constant thickness for the first portion of the trailing surface and a thickness that increases with increasing distance from the ABS for the second portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2014Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Western Digital (Fremont), LLCInventors: Feng Liu, Zhigang Bai, Weimin Si, Yugang Wang, Fenglin Liu, Tao Pan, Samuel W. Yuan
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Patent number: 9053715Abstract: A method and system for providing a magnetic recording head is described. The magnetic recording head has an air-bearing surface (ABS) configured to reside in proximity to a media during use. The magnetic recording head includes a main pole, at least one auxiliary pole, a nonmagnetic spacer, and at least one coil. The main pole includes a first main pole piece and a second main pole piece. The first main pole piece includes a pole tip occupying a portion of the ABS and a back edge distal from the ABS. The second main pole piece has a front surface. The auxiliary pole(s) have a front recessed from the ABS and are magnetically coupled with the main pole. The nonmagnetic spacer is between the back edge of the first main pole piece and the front surface of the second main pole piece. The coil(s) are for energizing the main pole.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2011Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Western Digital (Fremont), LLC.Inventors: Lisha Wang, Tao Pan, Sining Mao, Zhigang Bai, Feng Liu, Zhanjie Li
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Patent number: 9042052Abstract: A method and system provide a magnetic transducer having an air-bearing surface (ABS). The magnetic transducer includes a main pole and at least one coil for energizing the main pole. The coil(s) have a number of turns. The magnetic transducer also includes at least one shunt coupled to at least one of the number of turns. At least one remaining turn of the number of turns carries a current. The shunt(s) carry a portion of the current from the shunted turn of the number of turns. Thus, the coil(s) have an effective number of turns is less than the number of turns.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Western Digital (Fremont), LLCInventors: El-Amine Salhi, Tao Pan, Zhigang Bai, Donghong Li, Yan Chen, Neil D. Knutson
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Patent number: 8914969Abstract: A method fabricates a magnetic transducer. A sacrificial leading shield is provided on an etch stop layer. A nonmagnetic layer is provided on the sacrificial leading shield. A pole trench is formed in the nonmagnetic layer and on the sacrificial leading shield. A pole is formed. The pole has a bottom and a top wider than the bottom in a pole tip region. Part of the pole in the pole tip region is in the pole trench and at the ABS location. The sacrificial leading shield and part of the nonmagnetic layer adjacent to the pole are removed. An air bridge thus resides in place of the sacrificial leading shield between the portion of the pole and the etch stop layer. As least one shield layer is provided. The at least one shield layer substantially fills the air bridge and form a monolithic shield including a leading and side shields.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2012Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Western Digital (Fremont), LLCInventors: Xiaotian Zhou, Hongzhou Jiang, Donghong Li, Lien-Chang Wang, Ching-Huang Lu, Wencheng Su, Lieping Zhong, Tao Pan
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Patent number: 8859995Abstract: Embodiments generally relate to detection of end of service life for respirator filter cartridges for organic vapor(s). Typically, detection of end of service life might use a competitive UV absorbance-fluorescence approach. Thus, a sensor that emits light upon application of UV may be placed within the cartridge, with a UV lamp and a light detector directed at the sensor. In some embodiments, a plurality of corresponding sensor and UV lamp and light detector might be used. Typically, the light level emitted by the sensor(s) might be used to estimate effective end of service life.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2012Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Hailin Liu, Tao Pan, Xuanbin Liu, Li Wang
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Patent number: 8809810Abstract: The disclosure relates to a microarray reader that includes a light source which emits light and beam shaping elements positioned near the light source to direct the light. The microarray reader further includes a microarray that is at least formed of an optical substrate and a reaction chamber in contact with the optical substrate. A buffer solution is encapsulated by the optical substrate and the reaction chamber and a holder aligns the microarray relative to the light source such that when light hits the buffer solution molecules in the buffer solution are excited to emit fluorescent light. A temperature control component is thermally engaged with the holder such that the temperature control component adjusts the temperature of the buffer solution. The microarray reader further includes a sensor that receives the fluorescent light emitted by the excited molecules in the buffer solution to generate a signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2010Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Xuanbin Liu, Tao Pan, Zhenhong Sun