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: 20250038363
    Abstract: The application discloses a battery cell, a battery, and an electrical device. The battery cell includes a shell, an electrode assembly and a buffering member. The shell includes two first side walls opposite to each other in a first direction, with a spacing of D1 between the two first side walls in the first direction. M electrode assemblies and N buffering members are accommodated inside the shell, where M and N are a positive integer greater than 0. In the fully charged state, the sum of the dimensions of M electrode assemblies along the first direction is D2. N buffering members and M electrode assemblies are stacked in the first direction. The buffering member is configured to be compressible, and the sum of the dimensions of N buffering members along the first direction in an uncompressed state is D3. D1, D2, and D3 meet: 0.9?(D2+D3)/D1?1.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Tao Zhang, Jianfu He, Qian Liu, Chen Cui, Xueyang Sun, Yonghuang Ye
  • Publication number: 20250037973
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include a process power controller for a plasma processing tool. In an embodiment, the process power controller includes a process power source optimizer, a source predictor, and a process uniformity controller. In an embodiment, the source predictor is communicatively coupled to the process power source optimizer and the process uniformity controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: David Coumou, Zhi Wang, Tao Zhang, David Peterson
  • Patent number: 12211670
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, from one or more sensors, sensor data associated with manufacturing equipment and updating one or more values of a digital replica associated with the manufacturing equipment based on the sensor data. The digital replica comprises a model reflecting a virtual representation of physical elements and dynamics of how the manufacturing equipment operates. One or more outputs indicative of predictive data is obtained from the digital replica and, based on the predictive data, performance of one or more corrective actions associated with the manufacturing equipment is caused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Tao Zhang, Upendra Ummethala
  • Publication number: 20250027249
    Abstract: A washing machine control method includes receiving an instruction for dispensing laundry treatment agent; controlling a switching valve to be in a preset neutral position where a valve core is not communicated with liquid inlets of a valve body; controlling the valve core of the switching valve to rotate to be communicated with a liquid inlet corresponding to a laundry treatment agent for dispensing; controlling the switching valve to rotate to be in the preset neutral position; determining whether to dispense a laundry treatment agent again; if not, controlling the switching valve to feed water for flushing. After receiving an instruction for dispensing a laundry treatment agent, the switching valve starts to run from a preset neutral position. After a laundry treatment agent is dispensed, the switching valve is again controlled to return to the preset neutral position, and then determining to receive a dispensing instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicants: HAIER IOC ECOSYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sheng XU, Dongsong SUN, Yanfen LV, Tao ZHANG, Chuanrong MA
  • Patent number: 12203119
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method for producing maltodextrin with a single polymerization degree by multienzyme coupling, and belongs to the technical field of biology. The disclosure provides a method for producing non-reducing maltodextrin with a uniform and low polymerization degree. After a reaction is preformed for 2-6 hours by using the method of the disclosure, the content of 4-O-?-maltohexaosyl ?-D-glucoside in a reaction solution can be as high as 57.2% to 77.3%, accounting for 50% to 90% of the total amount of maltodextrin in the reaction solution. In maltodextrin prepared by using the method of the disclosure, non-reducing maltodextrin with low polymerization degree only includes 4-O-?-maltohexaosyl ?-D-glucoside, and the content of non-reducing maltodextrin with low polymerization degree can be 50% to 90% of the total amount of maltodextrin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Bo Jiang, Tao Zhang, Luhua Zheng, Xiaolin Yao
  • Publication number: 20250023143
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a cooling plate, comprising: a cooling plate body, an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe. The cooling plate body has a first side plate, a second side plate and a fluid channel. The first side plate and the second side plate being disposed facing each other, and a cavity being formed between the first side plate and the second side plate. The fluid channel being provided in the cavity between the first side plate and the second side plate. The fluid channel having an inlet and an outlet. The inlet pipe is in fluid communication with the inlet of the fluid channel, and the outlet pipe is in fluid communication with the outlet of the fluid channel. The first side plate, the second side plate and the fluid channel in the cooling plate body are integrally formed by extrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Tao ZHANG, Chang LIU, Marco JANSEN, Joerg BIRKHOLZ
  • Publication number: 20250020321
    Abstract: A gas-air mixing structure and a burner, comprising an external supporting structure (2) arranged in a housing (1) and a gas array pipe connected to the external supporting structure (2). An air inlet is connected to one end of the housing (1). A gas mixing channel is provided between the gas array pipe and a mixed gas outlet. The gas array pipe consists of multiple gas pipes (3) arranged in an array, the gas pipes (3) are provided with gas inlets and gas outlets (4), and the gas outlets (4) are arranged on the leeward surfaces of the gas pipes (3). A gas inlet pipe is arranged on the air channel and gas outlet holes (4) are spaced apart on the leeward surfaces of the gas pipes (3) to uniformly mix the gas ejected from the gas outlet holes (4) by utilizing a Coanda effect of air upon a circular pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Weizhen LI, Jingcai ZHANG, Tao ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20250011747
    Abstract: Provided are low glycosylated kallikrein I with no or a small amount of glycosylation at the NFS sequence and polyethylene glycol modified product and pharmaceutical applications. KLK1 with lower glycosylation at NFS is more active than KLK1 with higher glycosylation at NFS. A recombinant KLK1 mutant without N-glycosylation at the NFS sequence is also provided, containing only two N-glycosylation sites at NMS and NHT. Glycosylation of the recombinant KLK1 mutant is relatively more consistent, the molecular weight of the product is relatively more homogeneous, the yield is higher, the purification process is simpler, and the biological activity is higher, and the quality is more controllable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Bruce Yong MA, He WANG, Jun WANG, Chennan GE, Chenyang JIANG, Xiang YAO, Fang SUN, Tao ZHANG, Yu ZHUANG, Menghan ZHANG
  • Patent number: 12191475
    Abstract: An electrode assembly, secondary battery, battery module, battery pack and electrical device are provided. In some embodiments, the electrode assembly comprises a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate and a separator disposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, the positive electrode plate satisfies 0<CAP1/CAP2<1, in which CAP1 represents capacity of the first positive electrode film layer in Ah, CAP2 represents capacity of the second positive electrode film layer in Ah, and the electrode assembly satisfies R4/R3?R2/R1?0, in which R1 represents resistance of the first positive electrode film layer in ?, R2 represents resistance of the second positive electrode film layer in ?, R3 represents resistance of the first negative electrode film layer in m? and R4 represents resistance of the second negative film layer in m?. The present applicant may extend the cycle life of the secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Tao Zhang, Jianfu He, Qian Liu, Xueyang Sun, Yonghuang Ye
  • Patent number: 12190877
    Abstract: Devices and techniques are generally described for nearest device arbitration. In various examples, a first device may receive first audio data representing a wakeword spoken by a first speaker at a first time. In some examples, a second device may receive second audio data representing the wakeword spoken by the first speaker at the first time. In some cases, the first device may generate first feature data representing the first audio data and the second device may generate second feature data representing the second audio data. In various examples, a machine learning model may use the first feature data and the second feature data to generate first prediction data representing a prediction that the first device is closer to the first speaker than the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jarred Barber, Tao Zhang, Yifeng Fan
  • Publication number: 20250002480
    Abstract: Provided herein are novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of using related to cyclin dependent kinases (CDKs). The compounds herein are typically CDK2 inhibitors, which can be used for treating a variety of diseases or disorders, such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Dai CHENG, Qiang DING, Tao ZHANG
  • Patent number: 12178525
    Abstract: The invention relates to an orthopedic surgical device and an orthopedic surgery robot system. Wherein, the orthopedic surgical device includes an orthopedic surgical tool and two movable mechanisms, the two movable mechanisms respectively provide the orthopedic surgical tool with reciprocating motion variables in different directions; the orthopedic surgical device also includes a decoupling mechanism and a clamping mechanism; the clamping mechanism installs the orthopedic surgical tool and is connected to the decoupling mechanism; the decoupling mechanism is connected to two movable mechanisms, and the two movable mechanisms enable the orthopedic surgical tool to reach any position within a motion range. The invention makes the operation simpler and easier, has higher stability, higher accuracy, and improves operation efficiency, reduces the doctor's labor load and uncontrollable risks of the surgery during manual operation, and increases the controllability and safety of the surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN FUTURTEC MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shengxiao Zhu, Ye Luo, Tao Zhang, Jiarui Chen
  • Publication number: 20240429522
    Abstract: A battery cell comprises: a shell; an electrode assembly accommodated in the shell; and a buffer member, which is accommodated in the shell and connected to the electrode assembly and is configured to buffer expansion of the electrode assembly, wherein the buffer member comprises first closed pores, and the volume V1 of the first closed pores and the volume V of the buffer member meet a formula of V1/V>10%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Jianfu HE, Qian LIU, Yonghuang YE, Tao ZHANG, Haizu JIN
  • Patent number: 12177763
    Abstract: A radio access control method is provided. The method includes a terminal device receiving access control information sent by an access network device, the access control information indicating a barred service type and a barred data transmission attribute to the terminal device. The terminal device determines whether to send a radio resource control connection request to the access network device based on the barred service type and the barred data transmission attribute. The data transmission attribute comprises a transmission scheme type, and the transmission scheme type is used to indicate a transmission scheme used by the terminal device for transmitting service data used by the terminal device, thereby improving network resource utilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tao Zhang, Yan Wang, Yinghui Yu
  • Patent number: 12176492
    Abstract: An electrode assembly, secondary battery, battery module, battery pack and electrical device are provided. In some embodiments, the electrode assembly comprises a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate and a separator disposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, the positive electrode plate satisfies CAP1=CAP2, in which CAP1 represents capacity of the first positive electrode film layer in Ah, CAP2 represents capacity of the second positive electrode film layer in Ah, and the electrode assembly satisfies |R4/R3?R2/R1|>0, in which R1 represents resistance of the first positive electrode film layer in ?, R2 represents resistance of the second positive electrode film layer in ?, R3 represents resistance of the first negative electrode film layer in m? and R4 represents resistance of the second negative film layer in m?. The present applicant may extend the cycle life of the secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Tao Zhang, Jianfu He, Qian Liu, Yonghuang Ye
  • Publication number: 20240421285
    Abstract: The present application provides a battery cell, a battery and an electrical apparatus, which belong to the technical field of batteries. The battery cell includes a case and at least three electrode assemblies; a cavity is defined in the case, the cavity includes a first region and a second region, the first region is closer to the case than the second region, a polarization parameter of a single electrode assembly located in the first region is PA, a polarization parameter of a single electrode assembly located in the second region is PB, and PA<PB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Tao ZHANG, Jianfu HE, Qian LIU, Yonghuang YE, Chen CUI
  • Patent number: 12168752
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a novel high-temperature visual acid etching test device and method; the test device includes a visual rock slab holder, an acid solution storage tank I, an acid solution storage tank II, a heating apparatus, a high-pressure water pump, a low-pressure acid pump, a back-pressure valve, an acid valve A, an acid valve B, an acid valve C, an acid valve D, an acid valve E, an acid valve F, a water valve G, a water valve H, a water valve I, a water valve J, and a water valve K; both the acid solution storage tank I and the acid solution storage tank II are provided with a piston therein, where the acid solution storage tank is divided into upper and lower independent parts by the piston. According to the present invention, the flowing process of an acid solution in a fracture can be directly observed to accurately characterize the distribution of the acid solution in the fracture, which facilitates a study on an acid etching mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Southwest Petroleum University
    Inventors: Kun Wang, Shouxin Wang, Jianchun Guo, Chi Chen, Tao Zhang, Xiang Bai, Xinghao Gou, Jichuan Ren, Cong Lu, Bo Gou, Jie Lai
  • Publication number: 20240412136
    Abstract: A Flexible Job Shop scheduling method includes: obtaining a shop scheduling state including at least one of a sequential order dependency relationship between job tasks being processed, a sequential order dependency relationship between operation steps in each job task of the job tasks, a processing/being processed relationship between the job tasks and machines, or mutual constraint relationships between the machines; representing the shop scheduling state as a state hypergraph; extracting a hypergraph-based job feature from the state hypergraph using a hypergraph neural network; and determining an action configured to change the shop scheduling state, wherein the action is determined according to the hypergraph-based job feature using a policy network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mengting HE, Tao ZHANG, Bo WEI, Jing LUO, Xiaoyu HUANG, Mengfei TONG, Feng ZHU, Hojae LEE, Lihao LUO, Yifei YANG
  • Publication number: 20240411936
    Abstract: A system-in-package comprising one or more target chiplets comprising one or more applications, and a chiplet hardware security module (CHSM). The CHSM comprising a time-to-digital converter (TDC) sensor configured to generate one or more power traces associated with the one or more applications and a hardware security monitor configured to determine a presence of malicious attacks based on the one or more power traces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Mark M. Tehranipoor, Hadi Mardani Kamali, Farimah Farahmandi, Kimia Zamiri Azar, Tao Zhang
  • Patent number: D1056573
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Inventor: Tao Zhang