Patents by Inventor Tao Zhang

Tao Zhang 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).

  • Publication number: 20230002682
    Abstract: A fluidized bed reactor, a device, and a method for producing low-carbon olefins from oxygen-containing compound are provided. The fluidized bed reactor includes a reactor shell, a reaction zone, a coke control zone and a delivery pipe, where there are n baffles arranged in the coke control zone, and the n baffles divide the coke control zone into n sub-coke control zones which include a first sub-coke control zone, a second sub-coke control zone, and an nth sub-coke control zone; at least one catalyst circulation hole is provided on each of the n-1 baffles, so that the catalyst flows in an annular shape in the coke control zone, where n is an integer. The device and method can be adapted to a new generation of DMTO catalyst, and the unit consumption of production ranges from 2.50 to 2.58 tons of methanol/ton of low-carbon olefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Mao YE, Tao ZHANG, Jinling ZHANG, Shuliang XU, Hailong TANG, Xiangao WANG, Cheng ZHANG, Jinming JIA, Jing WANG, Hua LI, Chenggong LI, Zhongmin LIU
  • Publication number: 20230001370
    Abstract: A coke control reactor, and a device and method for preparing low-carbon olefins from an oxygen-containing compound are provided. The coke control reactor includes a coke control reactor shell, a reaction zone I, and a coke controlled catalyst settling zone; a cross-sectional area at any position of the reaction zone I is less than that of the coke controlled catalyst settling zone; n baffles are arranged in a vertical direction in the reaction zone I; the n baffles divide the reaction zone I into m reaction zone I subzones; and a catalyst circulation hole is formed in each of the baffles, such that a catalyst flows in the reaction zone I in a preset manner. A catalyst charge in the present coke control reactor can be automatically adjusted, and an average residence time of a catalyst in the coke control reactor can be controlled by changing process operating conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Tao ZHANG, Mao YE, Jinling ZHANG, Shuliang XU, Hailong TANG, Xiangao WANG, Cheng ZHANG, Jinming JIA, Jing WANG, Hua LI, Chenggong LI, Zhongmin LIU
  • Publication number: 20230001371
    Abstract: A fluidized bed reactor includes a main shell and a coke control zone shell; the main shell includes an upper shell and a lower shell; the upper shell encloses a gas-solid separation zone, and the lower shell encloses a reaction zone; the reaction zone axially communicates with the gas-solid separation zone; the coke control zone shell is circumferentially arranged on an outer wall of the main shell; the coke control zone shell and the main shell enclose an annular cavity, and the annular cavity is a coke control zone; n baffles are radially arranged in the coke control zone, and the n baffles divide the coke control zone into n coke control zone subzones, where n is an integer; the coke control zone subzones are provided with a coke control raw material inlet; and a catalyst circulation hole is formed in each of n-1 of the baffles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Mao YE, Tao ZHANG, Jinling ZHANG, Shuliang XU, Hailong TANG, Xiangao WANG, Cheng ZHANG, Jinming JIA, Jing WANG, Hua LI, Chenggong LI, Zhongmin LIU
  • Publication number: 20230006487
    Abstract: A three-suspension pole magnetic suspension sheet switched reluctance motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a motor stator iron core, a magnetic conductive bridge, and a permanent magnet ring. Three stator suspension teeth and three stator torque teeth are distributed at intervals on an inner periphery of the motor stator iron core. The stator torque teeth are respectively connected to the motor stator iron core. The stator torque teeth are axially distributed and have inverted U-shapes. The magnetic conductive bridge is connected to the motor stator iron core through the permanent magnet ring. The magnetic conductive bridge includes a magnetism collection ring protruding inwards into the rotor. Rotor teeth are distributed on an outer side of the rotor. An outer air gap is between the rotor tooth and the motor stator iron core. An inner air gap is between the rotor tooth and the magnetism collection ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Tao ZHANG, Qianyun LE, Zixin WANG, Peng BAO, Jie CHEN, Honghai LI, Zujun DING, Xiaoting YE, Shasha WU, Bin LIU, Weihong DING
  • Publication number: 20220414292
    Abstract: A computing device is described that obtains a representation of a target ear canal of a user. Using a machine-learned model that has been trained based at least in part on representations of previously fabricated ear-wearable devices, the computing device generates a representation of an ear-wearable device for the target ear canal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventor: Tao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220405826
    Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of smart homes, and particularly relates to a detergent recommendation method and equipment. The detergent recommendation method of the present disclosure includes: obtaining usage numbers respectively corresponding to various types of washing programs used by a user where the various types of washing programs respectively correspond to different types of detergents, selecting N types of washing programs with a maximum usage number from various types of washing programs according to the usage numbers, and pushing a prompt information of detergents respectively corresponding to the N types of the washing programs to the user, and can preferentially recommend the detergent suitable for the washing program with higher operating frequency to the user based on the usage number of the user using different washing programs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junwei Li, Yi Meng, Xiaowei Wang, Tao Zhang, Fei Zhao
  • Publication number: 20220401905
    Abstract: A fluidized bed regenerator, a device for preparing low-carbon olefins, and a use thereof are provided. The fluidized bed regenerator includes a second activation zone, a first activation zone, and a gas-solid separation zone from bottom to top; the second activation zone axially communicates with the gas-solid separation zone; the first activation zone is arranged on a periphery of a junction between the second activation zone and the gas-solid separation zone; the first activation zone is an annular cavity; n baffles are radially arranged in the first activation zone, and the n baffles divide the first activation zone into n first activation zone subzones; and a catalyst circulation hole is formed in each of n?1 of the baffles such that a catalyst entering the first activation zone flows in an annular direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Mao YE, Tao ZHANG, Jinling ZHANG, Shuliang XU, Hailong TANG, Xiangao WANG, Cheng ZHANG, Jinming JIA, Jing WANG, Hua LI, Chenggong LI, Zhongmin LIU
  • Publication number: 20220390502
    Abstract: A testing circuit includes a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit and second circuit have a first capacitor and a second capacitor. The first circuit is connected to a first transistor. The second circuit is connected to a second transistor. A first inductor has a first terminal connected to an input of the testing circuit and a second terminal connected to a source of the second transistor. A first diode has an anode connected to ground and a cathode connected to the second terminal of the first inductor. The second capacitor has a first terminal connected to a drain of the second transistor and a second terminal connected to ground. The first capacitor has a first terminal connected to the input of the testing circuit and a second terminal connected to ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: JIHUA LI, TAO ZHANG, WENJIE LIN
  • Publication number: 20220392473
    Abstract: A system comprises an ear-worn electronic device configured to be worn by a wearer. The ear-worn electronic device comprises a processor and memory coupled to the processor. The memory is configured to store an annoying sound dictionary representative of a plurality of annoying sounds pre-identified by the wearer. A microphone is coupled to the processor and configured to monitor an acoustic environment of the wearer. A speaker or a receiver is coupled to the processor. The processor is configured to identify different background noises present in the acoustic environment, determine which of the background noises correspond to one or more of the plurality of annoying sounds, and attenuate the one or more annoying sounds in an output signal provided to the speaker or receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Ritwik Giri, Karim Helwani, Tao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220391311
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product to aggregate code change requests for a continuous integration pipeline. The method may include receiving a plurality of code change requests (CCRs) for a software product that are to be processed by a continuous integration (CI) pipeline. The method may also include obtaining all functions of the software product tested by all testcases in a testcase set. The method may also include selecting a plurality of groups of testcases from the testcase set, each group of the plurality of groups of testcases corresponding to a CCR from the plurality of CCRs. The method may also include identifying at least two groups of testcases from the plurality of groups of testcases without overlapping code. The method may also include aggregating each CCR that corresponds to the at least two groups of testcases into a single CCR group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Wen Tao Zhang, Hong Jun Tu, Yiwen Huang, Yang Yang, YE CUI, Xiao Kai Dong, Yu Chi Zhang, Wei Wu, Xin Huang
  • Publication number: 20220391567
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a numerical simulation method for proppant transport considering wall-retardation effect, comprising the followings: establish a physical model of laboratory experiment on proppant transport with a large flat-panel device; establish a drag coefficient model considering wall-retardation effect according to the numerical simulation experiment; establish a computational geometric model; set boundary conditions and physical parameters of the geometric model according to the two-fluid simulation method for solid proppant quasi-fluidization; verify the grid independence of the computational geometric model to obtain the transport characteristics and placement pattern of the proppant in fractures. The present invention employs a numerical simulation method to study the migration and distribution patterns of proppant under the retardation effect of narrow walls during the hydraulic fracturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Hangyu ZHOU, Jianchun GUO, Tao ZHANG, Kun SUN, Mingyong ZENG
  • Patent number: 11517708
    Abstract: An ear-worn electronic device includes a right ear device comprising a first processor and a left ear device comprising a second processor communicatively coupled to the first processor. A physiologic sensor module comprises one or more physiologic sensors configured to sense at least one physiologic parameter from a wearer. A motion sensor module comprises one or more sensors configured to sense movement of the wearer. The first and second processors are coupled to the physiologic and motion sensor modules. The first and second processors are configured to produce a three-dimensional virtual sound environment comprising relaxing sounds, generate verbal instructions within the three-dimensional virtual sound environment that guide the wearer through a predetermined mental exercise that promotes wearer relaxation, and generate verbal commentary that assesses wearer compliance with the predetermined mental exercise in response to one or both of the sensed movement and the at least one physiologic parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Miquel Espi Maques, Sahar Akram, Navin Chatlani, Karim Helwani, Carlos Renato Nakagawa, Tao Zhang
  • Patent number: 11522734
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for controlling a remote service access path including the steps of: receiving a datagram sent by any terminal intending to access the remote service; requesting a node management server to determine an optimal gateway server as an optimal node for transferring the datagram, the optimal gateway server being selected from a number of gateway servers provided for a distributed deployment architecture established for a server cluster of the remote service; testing transmission quality of a number of accessed data connections to the optimal gateway server, and determining an optimal data connection having optimal transmission quality; and invoking the optimal data connection to send a datagram after tunnel encapsulation thereof, and the optimal gateway server forwarding the datagram to a business server connected to the optimal gateway server and belonging to the server cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU HUADUO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minggui Lin, Tao Zhang, Zhengxian Lin, Xun Feng, Shunwen Tan
  • Publication number: 20220379357
    Abstract: A fabricating apparatus and method for a flexible display screen. The fabricating apparatus for the flexible display screen comprises a roller mechanism and a jig (21); the jig (21) has a bearing surface (211) for bearing a flexible display panel (1); the bearing surface (211) is a curved surface; the roller mechanism comprises a roller (31); and the axis (x) of the roller (31) is parallel to the plain line (y) of the bearing surface. The fabricating apparatus for the flexible display screen is used for attaching a support layer (2) to the flexible display panel (1), so that the flexible display panel (1) is better bonded to the support layer (2), thereby reducing the probability that the flexible display panel (1) is separated from the support layer (2) during normal use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Rongkun FAN, Yuanhong WEN, Peng WANG, Jialin WANG, Zhao LIANG, Tao ZHANG, Mu ZENG, Yang WANG, Jia DENG, Hongwei CUI
  • Publication number: 20220385194
    Abstract: The subject application provides a zero-voltage switching flyback converter comprising: a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding; a primary switch and a secondary switch for conducting the currents flowing in the primary winding and secondary winding respectively. A timing control method for operating the flyback converter are provided to accomplish zero-voltage switch by turning on the secondary switch twice within one switching power cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Tao ZHANG, Jihua LI, Yulin CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220385197
    Abstract: The subject application provides a zero-voltage switching flyback converter comprising: a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding; a primary switch and a secondary switch for conducting the currents flowing in the primary winding and secondary winding respectively. A timing control method for operating the flyback converter are provided to accomplish zero-voltage switch by turning on the secondary switch twice within one switching power cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Tao ZHANG, Jihua LI, Yulin CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220376664
    Abstract: The electronic circuits and semiconductor device having the same are provided. The electronic circuit includes: a first transistor including a first electrode coupled with an input voltage; a second transistor including a first electrode coupled with a second electrode of the first transistor; a first capacitor coupled between the first transistor and the second transistor; a first diode including a first terminal coupled with the first electrode of the first transistor; a second diode including a first terminal coupled with a second terminal of the first diode and a second terminal coupled with a second electrode of the second transistor; a second capacitor coupled between the first transistor and the first diode; and a third capacitor coupled between the first diode and the second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Tao ZHANG, Yulin CHEN, Jihua LI, Wenjie LIN
  • Patent number: 11504703
    Abstract: The present application discloses a method for partially regenerating a methanol to olefin catalyst, comprising: placing a deactivated methanol to olefin catalyst in a regenerator to carry out a partial regeneration reaction to obtain a regenerated catalyst; at least a portion of the regenerated catalyst has a coke amount of more than 1%. The present application discloses a methanol to olefin process, the methanol to olefin reaction is carried out in a fluidized bed with the use of a methanol to olefin catalyst, wherein at least a portion of the regenerated catalyst has a coke amount of more than 1%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Mao Ye, Jibin Zhou, Tao Zhang, Jinling Zhang, Yinfeng Zhao, Xiangao Wang, Jinming Jia, Hailong Tang, Zhongmin Liu
  • Patent number: 11504299
    Abstract: An automatic acupuncture device includes: a case; a motor or an electromagnet; a needle driver, configured to move linearly under the force of the motor or electromagnet to drive an acupuncture needle in a needle gadget into a human body, the needle gadget comprising a needle tube and an acupuncture needle inside the needle tube; a needle gadget chamber configured to house the needle gadget; and a locking-releasing structure that is configured to lock the needle gadget so that it will not fall out of the needle gadget chamber during acupuncture treatment, and also configured to release the needle gadget from the needle gadget chamber after acupuncture treatment. A needle gadget is provided for use with the acupuncture device, so that the acupuncture needle will not be exposed in air outside the needle tube before or after acupuncture. The acupuncture process is automatic, safe, without complicated manual operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: WELLNESS ALLIED INC
    Inventors: Weihui Li, Tao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220369046
    Abstract: A method, comprising receiving at least one sound at an electronic device. The at least one sound is enhanced for the at least one user based on a compound metric. The compound metric is calculated using at least two sound metrics selected from an engineering metric, a perceptual metric, and a physiological metric. The engineering metric comprises a difference between an output signal and a desired signal. At least one of the perceptual metric and the physiological metric is based at least in part on input sensed from the at least one user in response to the received at least one sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Joao Felipe Santos, Tao Zhang, Yan Zhao, Buye Xu, Ritwik Giri