Patents by Inventor WENLONG ZHANG

WENLONG 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: 20230036030
    Abstract: An array substrate of a display device includes a pixel electrode layer on a substrate, which includes active pixel electrodes in an active display region; outermost active pixel electrodes include a first active pixel electrode including a first pixel electrode edge and a second pixel electrode edge; in a first direction, the first pixel electrode edge is between the second pixel electrode edge and a frame region. One of the array substrate and an opposite substrate of the display device includes a common electrode layer including a first extended common electrode which includes a first extended portion extending beyond the first active pixel electrode; a first extended portion edge of the first extended portion and a first substrate edge of the substrate respectively extend in a second direction; in the first direction, the first extended portion edge is located between the first substrate edge and the first pixel electrode edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jingwei HOU, Jingyi XU, Yanwei REN, Wenlong ZHANG, Yanan YU, Lei JIA, Yanhao SUN, Guolei ZHI
  • Patent number: 11518489
    Abstract: Various embodiments for a foldable quad-rotor (FQR) inspired by an origami mechanism are disclosed herein. The FQR can fold its arms during flight to enable aggressive turning maneuvers and operations in cluttered environments. A dynamic model of folding is built for this system with the collected data, and a feedback controller is designed to control the position and orientation of the FQR. Lyapunov stability analysis is conducted to show that the system is stable during arm folding and extension, and motion planning of the FQR is achieved based on a modified minimum-snap trajectory generation method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Wenlong Zhang, Dangli Yang, Shatadal Mishra, Daniel Aukes
  • Publication number: 20220355926
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a vision-guided unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system to identify and collect foreign objects from the surface of a body of water are disclosed herein. A vision system and methodology has been developed to reduce reflections and glare from a water surface to better identify an object for removal. A linearized polarization filter and a specularity-removal algorithm is used to eliminate excessive reflection and glare. A contour-based detection algorithm is implemented for detecting the targeted objects on water surface. Further, the system includes a boundary layer sliding mode control (BLSMC) methodology to reduce and minimize position and velocity errors between the UAV and object in the presence of modeling and parameter uncertainties due to variation in a moving water surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Wenlong Zhang, Shatadal Mishra, Danish Faraaz Syed, Michael Ploughe
  • Patent number: 11474585
    Abstract: A wake-up control method for a Body Control Module (BCM) includes: step S1 writing IDs and wake-up level information of all Micro Controller Unit (MCU) pins serving as an external wake-up source to a retention RAM; step S2, setting a wake-up detection timer, and triggering a system to enter a low power consumption mode; step S3, after a wake-up detection time set by the wake-up detection timer expires, enabling power supply to all MCU pins, setting the corresponding MCU pin as an input pin according to the pin ID information written in step S1, and acquiring level information of the input pin; and step S4, comparing the level information of the input pin with the wake-up level information written in step S1, if they are consistent, writing the ID of the input pin that is to serve as a wake-up source to the retention RAM and triggering the system to enter a normal operating mode, and if they are inconsistent, disabling the power supply to the MCU pin. A wake-up control device for a BCM is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenlong Zhang, Shaotang Huang, Zhide Zhang, Guangwei Ran
  • Publication number: 20220317573
    Abstract: This application relates to a photoresist removal method, including: acquiring a target wafer, a photoresist being provided on a surface of the target wafer, a surface of a photoresist layer of the photoresist being plated with a metal overhead layer; immersing the target wafer in a first organic solvent at a first temperature in a water bath for a first duration; rinsing the target wafer with a new first organic solvent in response to an end of the first duration; performing, in the first organic solvent, ultrasonic cleaning on the rinsed target wafer for a second duration based on a target ultrasonic power; removing the residual first organic solvent on the surface of the target wafer in response to an end of the second duration; and drying the target wafer with the solvent removed by simultaneous centrifugal drying and gas purging to obtain the target wafer with the photoresist removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Zhongping ZHAO, Wenlong ZHANG, Maochun DAI, Sainan HUAI, Yu ZHOU
  • Patent number: 11398439
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a display region, a frame region surrounding the display region, a color filter substrate, and an array substrate opposite to the color filter substrate. A black matrix is disposed on a side of the color filter substrate facing the array substrate. The array substrate is provided with a grounding portion located in the frame region. The grounding portion is electrically connected to a portion of the black matrix located in the frame region through a conductive portion. The portion of the black matrix located in the frame region is provided with a first through groove surrounding the display region. The first through groove penetrates the black matrix along a thickness direction of the black matrix. A portion of the first through groove is located between the conductive portion and the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignees: ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanan Yu, Shuai Han, Wenlong Zhang, Peng Li, Huijie Zhang, Jingyi Xu, Yanfeng Li
  • Publication number: 20220219830
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a variable geometry quadrotor with a compliant frame are disclosed, which adapts to tight spaces and obstacles by way of passive rotation of its arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Wenlong Zhang, Seyed Mostafa Rezayat Sorkhabadi, Shatadal Mishra, Karishma Patnaik
  • Publication number: 20220216134
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for an air bridge structure includes forming a first photoresist structure on a substrate. The first photoresist structure includes a first opening that reveals the substrate. The manufacturing method further includes forming a bridge supporting structure on the substrate by depositing an inorganic bridge supporting material on the substrate based on the first opening in the first photoresist structure, and stripping the first photoresist structure after the deposition. Then, the manufacturing method includes forming a second photoresist structure on the substrate. The second photoresist structure includes at least a second opening that reveals at least a portion of the bridge supporting structure on the substrate. Then, the method include forming the air bridge structure by depositing an air bridge material on the substrate based on the second opening and stripping the second photoresist structure after the deposition. Further, the bridge supporting structure can be removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Wenlong ZHANG, Chuhong YANG, Sainan HUAI, Yarui ZHENG, Sheng Yu ZHANG, Jiagui FENG, Kanglin XIONG, Biao WU, Yongdan HUANG, Xiao CHEN, Sunan DING
  • Publication number: 20220216390
    Abstract: This disclosure includes a method for fabricating an air bridge, an air bridge structure, and a superconducting quantum chip, and relates to the field of circuit structures. In some examples, a method for fabricating an air bridge includes forming an air bridge brace structure on a substrate, and forming, on the air bridge brace structure and the substrate, an air bridge material layer with one or more openings in the air bridge material layer that reveal the air bridge brace structure. The air bridge material layer with the one or more openings is formed based on a patterned photoresist layer with patterns corresponding to the one or more openings. The method further includes removing, based on the one or more openings in the air bridge material layer, the air bridge brace structure to obtain the air bridge having the one or more openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicants: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED, SUZHOU INSTITUTE OF NANO-TECH & NANO-BIONICS (SINANO), CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Wenlong ZHANG, Sainan HUAI, Yarui ZHENG, Jiagui FENG, Kanglin XIONG, Sunan DING
  • Patent number: 11350877
    Abstract: A smart shoe, smart shoe system, and a method of a smart shoe are disclosed. A smart shoe system may be used for monitoring patient activity. The smart shoe system may include a shoe having a plurality of pneumatic pressure sensors. The pressure sensors may be configured to detect pressure at a plurality of points in the sole of the shoe. The smart shoe may also include a microprocessor coupled to the pressure sensors and a GPS integrated circuit. The GPS integrated circuit may be used for correlating position of the smart shoe system to activity data generated by the plurality of pressure sensors. Additionally, the smart shoe system may include a flash memory storage for storing data generated by the microprocessor and pressure sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Wenlong Zhang, Julie Vuong, Zhi Qiao, Prudhvi Chinimilli
  • Publication number: 20220157646
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an air bridge, an air bridge, and an electronic device are disclosed. The method for manufacturing an air bridge includes: applying a first photoresist layer to a substrate; applying a second photoresist layer to the first photoresist layer; exposing, developing, and fixing the second photoresist layer, to form a patterned structure; etching away the first photoresist layer in a specified area through the patterned structure, to form a structure for blocking a deposition material from diffusing to a periphery on the substrate, the specified area including a projection area formed on the first photoresist layer by a top opening of the patterned structure; and depositing a bridge support structure on a surface of the substrate exposed after the first photoresist layer in the specified area is etched away, and forming an air bridge based on the bridge support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Wenlong ZHANG, Chuhong YANG, Shengyu ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20220130784
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses a method for preparing an indium pillar, a chip substrate and a chip. The method includes: applying a first photoresist layer on a substrate; applying a second photoresist layer on the first photoresist layer; covering a part of a surface of the second photoresist layer; underexposing the part of the second photoresist layer to obtain a processed second photoresist layer; developing and fixing the processed second photoresist layer to form an undercut structure; etching the first photoresist layer through the undercut structure to form an expose area; and depositing an indium material on the exposed area to form an indium pillar solder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Wenlong ZHANG, Chuhong YANG, Yarui ZHENG, Shengyu ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20220092462
    Abstract: This application discloses methods and devices for a quantum chip, a quantum processor and a quantum computer, and relates to the field of quantum technology. The quantum chip includes a bottom sheet and a top sheet; a qubit array disposed on the top sheet, the qubit array comprising a plurality of qubits distributed in an array structure of M rows by N columns, and M and N being both integers greater than 1; a reading cavity disposed on the bottom sheet, and the reading cavity being configured to acquire status information of a qubit in the qubit array; and the bottom sheet and the top sheet being electrically connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Sainan HUAI, Yu ZHOU, Zhenxing ZHANG, Yarui ZHENG, Wenlong ZHANG, Chuhong YANG, Maochun DAI, Yicong ZHENG, Shengyu ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11260972
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a foldable unmanned aerial vehicle having a multi-layer laminate structure and extendible arms are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Wenlong Zhang, Dangli Yang, Daniel Aukes
  • Publication number: 20220037148
    Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure provide a photoresist structure, a patterned deposition layer, a semiconductor chip and a manufacturing method thereof According to the method for manufacturing a photoresist structure, a single photoresist is used, a second photoresist layer having an undercut can be obtained by only one development process using a single developing solution, and the size of the undercut can be controlled by the development time, thereby solving the problems such as difficulty in lift-off caused by adhesion of the deposited material to the sidewall of the photoresist structure in traditional lift-off processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Wenlong ZHANG, Yarui ZHENG, Shengyu ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20210398754
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a combination electronic switch with a transformable combination, which comprises a control operation module, a power and execution module, and a panel mounting module. The control operation module comprises a drive control assembly and an operation component, the power and execution module comprises a drive execution assembly, and the drive control assembly of the control operation module is electrically connected to the drive execution assembly of the power and execution module through preset assemblies. The control operation module is fixedly clamped to the power and execution module, and the panel mounting module is fixed on the power and execution module through the control operation module or directly fixed on the power and execution module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Zhijian YE, Fudi SU, Cheng ZHOU, Wenlong ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20210371101
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a system and associated method for a thrust-vector controlled unmanned aerial and ground vehicle are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Wenlong Zhang, Yizhuang Garrard, Shatadal Mishra, Karishma Patnaik, Zachary Chase, Michael Ploughe
  • Publication number: 20210322252
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a wearable exoskeleton include an inflatable actuator with a reduced operation volume for faster operation. The inflatable actuator may include a first paddle connectable to the human body, a second paddle connectable to the human body, and an inflatable fabric coupled between the first paddle and the second paddle. In response to the inflatable fabric being filled with compressed air, the rigidity of the inflatable fabric increases, causing the angle between the first paddle and the second paddle to change to provide an assistive force for a movement of the human body. A portable pneumatic source is provided for quickly supplying a compressed air to the inflatable actuator. The portable pneumatic source may include a double acting piston and a cylinder defining a first chamber and a second chamber, and a valve assembly, for compressing air at both the upstroke and downstroke of the piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Saivimal Sridar, Souvik Poddar, Wenlong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210308861
    Abstract: A soft continuum robotic module comprises a plurality of inflatable actuators disposed between plates. Via inflation or deflation of one or more of the actuators, the module may extend, contract, twist, bend, and/or exert a grasping force. One or more modules may be combined to form a robotic arm with multiple degrees of freedom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Wenlong Zhang, Pham Huy Nguyen, Zhi Qiao, Sam Seidel, Imran I. B. Mohd, Sunny Amatya
  • Publication number: 20210288544
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a busbar assembly, a motor, an electrical product, and a method for manufacturing a busbar assembly. The busbar assembly includes a busbar for conducting electricity and a busbar holder for supporting the busbar. The busbar extends in a circumferential direction, a height of the busbar in an axial direction is greater than a thickness in a radial direction, and the busbar holder is integrally molded with the busbar. The busbar includes a plurality of convex portions extending in the axial direction, and the convex portions are exposed from the busbar holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu WANG, Jun GAO, Wenlong ZHANG