Patents by Inventor Tian Zhou

Tian Zhou 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: 20200321705
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a controllable wave-absorbing metamaterial including a substrate and a metamaterial unit array layer. Each conductive geometric unit includes a first hollow structure, second hollow structures, and conductive geometric structures. The second hollow structures are respectively extended from four vertices of the first hollow structure, and the conductive geometric structure is disposed between each two adjacent second hollow structures. The first end of the second hollow structure is provided with a varactor diode connected to the conductive geometric structures at both sides, the second end of the second hollow structure is provided with a fixed capacitor and a fixed resistor; the fixed capacitor is connected to the conductive geometric structure at one side, and the fixed resistor is connected to the conductive geometric structure at the other side. Therefore, active adjustment on a wave-absorption frequency band can be implemented, and power consumption is very low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Ruopeng LIU, Zhiya ZHAO, Jinguo HUANG, Mingjun XING, Tian ZHOU, Xingxing HUANG
  • Publication number: 20200303977
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotor for a synchronous drive motor including a plurality of rotor poles, each rotor pole having at least two magnetic layers arranged radially one behind the other, and each magnetic layer comprising a series of magnetic elements, which are formed by injection molding or casting, and solidification of permanent magnetic material in rotor cavities. According to the invention, at least a portion of the magnetic elements each include projections protruding on both sides in their radially inner halves to introduce centrifugal forces of the magnetic elements into the rotor. This ensures an improved possibility of supporting the magnetic elements where sufficient rotor material is available. As a result, it is possible to prevent the radially outer ends of the magnetic elements from abutting the wall of the rotor as a result of centrifugal forces, which reduces the loads and deformations in the webs and bridges between the magnetic elements or to the outer edge of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Raphael Teufel, Tian Zhou, Daniel Oeschger
  • Patent number: 10784574
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an antenna, which can improve a front-to-rear ratio and cross-polarization isolation without changing a structure of a reflection panel. The antenna includes an antenna element and a reflection panel. The antenna element is disposed on the reflection panel. The antenna further includes a wave-absorbing material layer. The wave-absorbing material layer is disposed on one side of an outer surface, back to the antenna element, of the reflection panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Kuang-Chi Institute of Advanced Technology
    Inventors: Ruopeng Liu, Tian Zhou, MuSen Li, Dong Wei
  • Patent number: 10739495
    Abstract: A cloud water resource detecting system and method, the system includes computing device, and Raman lidar, microwave radiometer, millimeter wave cloud radar, wind profile radar and Doppler wind lidar in communication connection with the computing device. The Raman lidar and the microwave radiometer are configured to obtain temperature and humidity data of a cloud system. The millimeter wave cloud radar and the microwave radiometer are configured to obtain cloud water content profiles. The wind profile radar is configured to obtain a horizontal wind speed of the cloud system. The Doppler wind lidar is configured to obtain the vertical motion speed of a cloud bottom. The computing device is configured to calculate the total amount of cloud water according to the temperature and humidity data of the cloud system, the cloud water content profiles, the horizontal wind speed of the cloud system and the vertical motion speed of the cloud bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignees: Xi'an University of Technology, Lanzhou University
    Inventors: Dengxin Hua, Lei Zhang, Fei Gao, Jun Wang, Huige Di, Zhongwei Huang, Tingyao He, Qing Yan, Wenhui Xin, Xianjie Cao, Yufeng Wang, Li Wang, Tian Zhou, Yan Li
  • Publication number: 20200234112
    Abstract: A method of adaptive quantization for a convolutional neural network, includes at least one of receiving an acceptable model accuracy, determining a float value multiply accumulate for the layer based on a float value weight and a float value input, quantizing the float value weight at multiple weight quantization precisions, quantizing the float value input at multiple input quantization precisions, determining a multiply accumulate at multiple multiply accumulate quantization precisions based on the weight quantization precisions and the input quantization precisions, determining multiple quantization errors based on differences between the float value multiply accumulate and the multiple multiply accumulate quantization precisions and selecting one of the multiple weight quantization precisions, one of the multiple input quantization precisions and one of the multiple multiply accumulate quantization precisions based on the predetermined acceptable model accuracy and the multiple quantization errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Zuoguan Wang, Tian Zhou, Qun Gu
  • Publication number: 20200153297
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotor for a synchronous drive motor of an electrically driven motor vehicle having several rotor poles, wherein each rotor pole has at least three magnetic layers arranged radially one after the other with cavities, wherein an outermost magnetic layer includes at least one cavity filled with permanent magnetic material and each further magnetic layer includes at least two cavities filled with permanent magnetic material, furthermore each magnetic layer has an extension of a section of an ellipse, furthermore the central points of all ellipses lie within the smallest ellipse of the outer magnetic layer, wherein each cavity belonging to one of the at least three magnetic layers defines an interface in a radial plane, and each of these interfaces of a magnetic layer of the corresponding ellipse is divided into two partial interfaces, wherein bars made of the rotor material are formed in the second and every other magnetic layer between the cavities, and these bars, at the narrowest poi
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Tian Zhou, Daniel Oeschger, Raphael Teufel, Adina Muntean
  • Publication number: 20200064514
    Abstract: A cloud water resource detecting system and method, the system includes a computing device, and Raman lidar, microwave radiometer, millimeter wave cloud radar, wind profile radar and Doppler wind lidar in communication connection with the computing device. The Raman lidar and the microwave radiometer are configured to obtain temperature and humidity data of a cloud system. The millimeter wave cloud radar and the microwave radiometer are configured to obtain cloud water content profiles. The wind profile radar is configured to obtain a horizontal wind speed of the cloud system. The Doppler wind lidar is configured to obtain the vertical motion speed of a cloud bottom. The computing device is configured to calculate the total amount of cloud water according to the temperature and humidity data of the cloud system, the cloud water content profiles, the horizontal wind speed of the cloud system and the vertical motion speed of the cloud bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Dengxin Hua, Lei Zhang, Fei Gao, Jun Wang, Huige Di, Zhongwei Huang, Tingyao He, Qing Yan, Wenhui Xin, Xianjie Cao, Yufeng Wang, Li Wang, Tian Zhou, Yan Li
  • Publication number: 20180366823
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an antenna, which can improve a front-to-rear ratio and cross-polarization isolation without changing a structure of a reflection panel. The antenna includes an antenna element and a reflection panel. The antenna element is disposed on the reflection panel. The antenna further includes a wave-absorbing material layer. The wave-absorbing material layer is disposed on one side of an outer surface, back to the antenna element, of the reflection panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: KUANG-CHI INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ruopeng LIU, Tian ZHOU, MuSen LI, Dong WEI
  • Patent number: 10043084
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, a computer-implemented method receives image data from one or more sensors of a moving platform and detecting one or more objects from the image data. The one or more objects potentially represent extremities of a user associated with the moving platform. The method processes the one or more objects using two or more context processors and context data retrieved from a context database. The processing produces at least two confidence values for each of the one or more objects. The method filters at least one of the one or more objects from consideration based on the confidence value of each of the one or more objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tian Zhou, Preeti Pillai, Veeraganesh Yalla
  • Publication number: 20170344838
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, a computer-implemented method receives image data from one or more sensors of a moving platform and detecting one or more objects from the image data. The one or more objects potentially represent extremities of a user associated with the moving platform. The method processes the one or more objects using two or more context processors and context data retrieved from a context database. The processing produces at least two confidence values for each of the one or more objects. The method filters at least one of the one or more objects from consideration based on the confidence value of each of the one or more objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Tian Zhou, Preeti Pillai, Veeraganesh Yalla
  • Publication number: 20100035069
    Abstract: A lens and a method of manufacturing a lens including a substrate, a first anti-reflective (AR) coating on the substrate, a hard coating (HC) material on the AR layer, a hydrophobic material deposited on the HC layer; and the coated substrate having a reflectance that is lower than the reflectance of the HC material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Zhi Chao Li, Tian Zhou Wang
  • Patent number: 7255203
    Abstract: A clutch couples a car door of an elevator car with a landing door of an elevator system, wherein the car door is movable with respect to the elevator car by a first actuator. The clutch includes at least one coupling element and a second actuator. The coupling element is movable with respect to the car door between a first position and a second position by the second actuator such that the coupling element engages with the landing door when the elevator car is within a landing zone and the coupling element is moved towards the second position, thereby establishing the coupling of the car door with the landing door. The second actuator is a linear motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Rennetaud, Tian Zhou
  • Patent number: 7013605
    Abstract: A door suspension assembly includes a ferromagnetic flat plate horizontally extending from a support rail adapted to be attached to a door frame above a doorway or entrance portal. Two supporting blocks each have an opening in which a cylindrical bearing with an axial hole is located. The supporting blocks are attached to a door panel. Connectors extend downwardly from the flat plate and support a tube that extends through the holes in the bearings. A magnet array is supported by an upper plate attached to upper ends of the supporting blocks with a small magnetic gap between the magnet array and the flat plate such that the magnet array generates a magnetic force lifting the supporting blocks and the door panel. A primary of a linear motor is attached to the upper plate between the supporting blocks and cooperates with a secondary located in the interior of the tube to move the door panel relative to the flat plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventors: Tian Zhou, Jean-Marie Rennetaud
  • Publication number: 20050126860
    Abstract: A clutch couples a car door of an elevator car with a landing door of an elevator system, wherein the car door is movable with respect to the elevator car by a first actuator. The clutch includes at least one coupling element and a second actuator. The coupling element is movable with respect to the car door between a first position and a second position by the second actuator such that the coupling element engages with the landing door when the elevator car is within a landing zone and the coupling element is moved towards the second position, thereby establishing the coupling of the car door with the landing door. The second actuator is a linear motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Rennetaud, Tian Zhou
  • Publication number: 20050087400
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a primary part for producing a traveling magnetic field and a secondary part for providing a static magnetic field, wherein the secondary part and the primary part are movable relative to one another under an effect of the travelling magnetic field. The secondary part has a device with a substrate and a conductor track, which track is applied to the substrate, in the form of a layer structure, wherein the conductor track can be supplied with an electric current for the purpose of producing the static magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventor: Tian Zhou
  • Publication number: 20050045427
    Abstract: A method for making a scissor elevator assembly includes the steps of providing a mounting platform for being arranged on a support surface, providing a scissor assembly with at least two scissor columns for carrying an elevator car and being arranged underneath the elevator car, each scissor column having at least one pair of arms, and providing a drive mechanism that is capable of applying a force for unfolding the scissor assembly. A module is pre-assembled by securing the scissor columns to the mounting platform for installment on-site and the function of the scissor columns is examined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Rennetaud, Tian Zhou
  • Publication number: 20050045426
    Abstract: An elevator includes an elevator car supported on a scissor assembly connected to a drive mechanism. The scissor assembly has two vertical scissor columns each comprising at least one pair of arms that are pivotally movable relative to one another. The drive mechanism mechanically interacts with the scissor assembly for applying a force in order to move the elevator car upwards by unfolding the scissor assembly. At least one spring element provides a spring force which acts on at least one of the arms to provide an upwards oriented counterforce on the elevator car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Rennetaud, Tian Zhou
  • Publication number: 20050045428
    Abstract: An elevator installation has a scissor assembly for lifting an elevator car, the assembly being supported on the ground underneath the elevator car. The scissor assembly includes two scissor columns vertically arranged, with each column having at least one pair of arms which are pivotally movable relative to one another. The scissor columns are mechanically coupled by at least one cross element and a drive mechanism mechanically interacts with both scissor columns for applying a force in the vertical direction for unfolding the scissor assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Rennetaud, Tian Zhou
  • Patent number: 6832449
    Abstract: A door suspension system includes a rail support attachable to a crosspiece of a door and having a part shaped as a rigid substantially flat plate that supports a rail. A pair of brackets, each having a connector, are attached to support block having an opening in which the rail is partially received. The connectors have a substantially C-profile embracing the flat plate and the rail. A support strip is attached to the connectors and is provided with a connection device for suspending the door of an elevator. A magnetic way is attached to the plate and an elongated primary of a linear motor is attached to the strip in such a manner that the attraction force between the magnetic way and the primary cancels at least partially the weight of the door. The door suspension system further includes a bearing of substantially cylindrical shape with an axial recess. The bearing is mounted in the opening of the support block to guide the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Rennetaud, Tian Zhou
  • Publication number: 20030221374
    Abstract: A door suspension assembly includes a ferromagnetic flat plate horizontally extending from a support rail adapted to be attached to a door frame above a doorway or entrance portal. Two supporting blocks each have an opening in which a cylindrical bearing with an axial hole is located. The supporting blocks are attached to a door panel. Connectors extend downwardly from the flat plate and support a tube that extends through the holes in the bearings. A magnet array is supported by an upper plate attached to upper ends of the supporting blocks with a small magnetic gap between the magnet array and the flat plate such that the magnet array generates a magnetic force lifting the supporting blocks and the door panel. A primary of a linear motor is attached to the upper plate between the supporting blocks and cooperates with a secondary located in the interior of the tube to move the door panel relative to the flat plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Tian Zhou, Jean-Marie Rennetaud