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: 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20210259903
    Abstract: A robotic ankle system provides an assistive force for the heel-up portion of a user gait. Energy is stored in a spring responsive to a heel-on portion of the gait, and then released as the heel-up portion begins. In this manner, the gait of a user is assisted. The systems and methods are of particular use for those affected by stroke or in connection with rehabilitation activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Marcus Schaller, Wenlong Zhang, Seyed Mostafa Rezayat Sorkhabadi, Zhi Qiao
  • Publication number: 20210257389
    Abstract: An array substrate, includes: a substrate, three metal layers stacked on the substrate, and a plurality of signal line leads disposed in a peripheral area of the array substrate. The plurality of signal line leads are distributed in at least two of the three metal layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Wenlong ZHANG, Xu ZHANG, Wei ZHANG, Jianfei TIAN, Jingyi XU, Shuai HAN
  • Publication number: 20210118823
    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: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Yanan YU, Shuai HAN, Wenlong ZHANG, Peng LI, Huijie ZHANG, Jingyi XU, Yanfeng LI
  • Patent number: 10977970
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an array substrate, a display device, a detecting apparatus and a detecting method for detecting a defect connection of a data line. A data signal input bus of the array substrate of the present disclosure applies a data signal to each pixel unit, and a detection line is added on one side of the array substrate opposite to the data signal input bus, when the product is detected, the data signal input bus inputs the normal data signal, the detection line on the other side inputs a signal having a polarity contrary to that of the data signal. At a position of the data line existing defect connection, heat is generated and the data line is burnt at the position existing defect connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Zhang, Yezhou Fang, Le Sun, Wenlong Zhang, Guangshuai Wang
  • Patent number: 10933404
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a preparation method of a silver-modified spiral Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) nano-fiber photocatalyst, comprising the following steps: preparing a spiral TiO2 nano-fiber; preparing a nano-silver aqueous solution; and preparing a silver-modified spiral TiO2 nano-fiber photocatalyst. The photocatalyst is coupled with the spiral structure of the nano-fiber and nano-silver particles with a specific size, improving the photocatalytic activity of the photocatalyst. Moreover, the sterilizing and biological pollution resisting capacities of the photocatalyst are also improved through the modified nano-silver particles, and therefore, the photocatalyst can be widely applied to a deep sewage treatment system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: HOHAI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yi Li, Chi Zhang, Jie Li, Dawei Wang, Wenlong Zhang
  • Patent number: 10903249
    Abstract: An array substrate including a plurality of terminals, a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, wherein the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer include an insulating layer therebetween, wherein a plurality of first electrode plates and a plurality of second electrode plates are formed in the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, respectively, the first electrode plates and the second electrode plates are opposite to each other to constitute a capacitor structure, the terminals are provided in the same layer as the first conductive layer or the second conductive layer, or the terminals are provided in the same layer as a third conductive layer between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. A method of manufacturing an array substrate and a display device is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignees: ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Zhang, Hui Li, Tianlei Shi, Jonguk Kwak, Yezhou Fang, Wenlong Zhang, Xu Zhang, Zhijun Niu, Ruize Jiang, Yanwei Ren, Yu Liu
  • Publication number: 20200361095
    Abstract: A soft robot hand includes a palm, a first fabric-reinforced textile actuator coupled to the palm, and a second fabric-reinforced textile actuator coupled to the palm. The first actuator is moveable relative to the palm between a collapsed position and an inflated position to approximate a joint in a first human finger. The second actuator is spaced apart from the first actuator. The second actuator is moveable relative to the palm between a collapsed position and an inflated position to approximate a joint in a second human finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Pham Nguyen, Wenlong Zhang, Panagiotis Polygerinos, Francisco Lopez Arellano