Patents by Inventor Xiaojian Zhou

Xiaojian 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).

  • Patent number: 11958942
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for recycling urea-formaldehyde (UF) from a wood-based panel. In the present disclosure, the UF is depolymerized by an ultrasonic treatment, and depolymerized UF can be reused for UF manufacture and wood-based panel production. The recycled and treated UF can be repeatedly used in wood-based panel manufacture without affecting performances of the wood-based panel. UF-glued wood-based panels can be recycled, and a recycled wood-based panel raw material can replace at least 50% of a non-recycled wood-based raw material for particle board production without affecting performances of the wood-based panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Southwest Forestry University
    Inventors: Hui Wan, An Mao, Hong Lei, Xiaojian Zhou, Zhi Li, Long Yang, Linkun Xie, Guanben Du
  • Publication number: 20230238671
    Abstract: A circuit connection apparatus includes a first member and a second member sequentially stacked along a first direction. The first member is conductive. The first member includes a first section, a second section, and a third section. The first section and the second section are spaced apart in the first member. The third section is connected to the first section and the second section separately. The second member includes a boss extending toward the first member. Viewed along the first direction, the boss at least partly overlaps the third section. Along the first direction, the boss and the third section are interspaced with a clearance. The first member and the second member are able to approach each other. The boss is configured to be able to press against and be pressed by the third section to fracture the third section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Dongguan Poweramp Technology Limited
    Inventors: Xiaojian Zhou, Silin Huang, Jun Xia, Zhiwen Xiao
  • Publication number: 20230182343
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of resource recycling and provides a processing method for a waste oriented strand board and waste oriented wood chips, and an oriented strand board preparation method thereof. The processing method for a waste oriented strand board provided in the present disclosure includes the following steps: softening a waste oriented strand board to obtain a softened waste oriented strand board; and flaking the softened waste oriented strand board pieces using a disc flaker to obtain waste oriented wood chips. According to the present disclosure, the waste oriented strand board is softened first to be chipped readily. It is specified in the present disclosure that the disc flaker is used such that relatively intact wood chips can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: HUI WAN, AN MAO, XIAOJIAN ZHOU, HONG LEI, GUANBEN DU
  • Publication number: 20230130576
    Abstract: An environmentally-friendly epoxy tannin resin based polyurea adhesive and its preparation method are provided. The method includes preparing the environmentally-friendly water-resistant tannin-based wood adhesive by graft copolymerization of epoxy tannin, which is obtained by epoxidation of tannin using epoxy chloropropane, with triethylene tetramine and subsequent deamination reaction of them with urea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventor: Xiaojian Zhou
  • Publication number: 20230097134
    Abstract: A plant protein-furfuryl alcohol wood adhesive and a preparation method thereof are disclosed. The adhesive according to the disclosure is prepared from raw materials comprising, in parts by weight, 10 to 15 parts of a plant protein, 10 to 25 parts of furfuryl alcohol, 4 to 8 parts of water, 1 to 6 parts of a catalyst, and 0 to 20 parts of an additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Xiaojian Zhou, Xinyi Chen, Guanben Du, Zhengyong Yang, Fuxian Yang, Haizhu Wu
  • Patent number: 11433566
    Abstract: A durable palm fiber composite material is obtained by impregnating an unprocessed palm bark in a resin adhesive solution prepared by using a palm leaf as a raw material and then hot-pressing. The palm bark is dried under a natural state without additional processing. The palm leaf is made into a tannin resin adhesive solution under the effect of additives such as furfuryl alcohol, paraformaldehyde, and others. A pH value of the adhesive solution is controlled to be 9-11. A solid content is 40-60%. An adhesive amount applied to the palm bark by the resin adhesive solution is 800-1500 g/m2. Odd number of layers (three or more layers) of palm barks that are impregnated by the resin adhesive solution and are hot-pressed to the composite material. Hot-pressed parameters are as follows: the temperature is 150-180° C. the unit pressure is 0.8-1.5 MPa, and the time is 10-30 s/mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xiaojian Zhou, Guanben Du, Jun Zhang, Jinxing Li, Bin Li, Taohong Li
  • Patent number: 11073132
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dynamic matching method for improving wind power generation efficiency at medium and low wind speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Inventors: Yingtang Li, Ningning Zhu, Yingyong Li, Xiaojian Zhou, Penggao Chen, Bin Song
  • Patent number: 11032984
    Abstract: The present invention discloses genes and SNP markers significantly associated with lint percentage trait in cotton, and use thereof. The genes significantly associated with the lint percentage trait in cotton are genes Gh_D05G1124, Gh_D05G0313, and GhWAKL3. In the present invention, a CottonSNP63K gene array is used for genotyping, and genome re-sequencing data are analyzed to identify SNP markers significantly associated with the lint percentage trait in cotton. Moreover, the present invention also discloses use of the genes and SNP markers, which are significantly associated with the lint percentage trait in cotton, in cotton germplasm identification, breeding, or genetic diversity analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Institute of Cotton Research of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
    Inventors: Wei Li, Daigang Yang, Xiongfeng Ma, Xiaoyu Pei, Yangai Liu, Kunlun He, Fei Zhang, Zhongying Ren, Xiaojian Zhou, Wensheng Zhang, Zhenyu Wang, Chengxiang Song, Kuan Sun
  • Publication number: 20200404869
    Abstract: The present invention discloses genes and SNP markers significantly associated with lint percentage trait in cotton, and use thereof. The genes significantly associated with the lint percentage trait in cotton are genes Gh_D05G1124, Gh_D05G0313, and GhWAKL3. In the present invention, a CottonSNP63K gene array is used for genotyping, and genome re-sequencing data are analyzed to identify SNP markers significantly associated with the lint percentage trait in cotton. Moreover, the present invention also discloses use of the genes and SNP markers, which are significantly associated with the lint percentage trait in cotton, in cotton germplasm identification, breeding, or genetic diversity analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Wei Li, Daigang Yang, Xiongfeng Ma, Xiaoyu Pei, Yangai Liu, Kunlun He, Fei Zhang, Zhongying Ren, Xiaojian Zhou, Wensheng Zhang, Zhenyu Wang, Chengxiang Song, Kuan Sun
  • Publication number: 20200368936
    Abstract: A durable palm fiber composite material is obtained by impregnating an unprocessed palm bark in a resin adhesive solution prepared by using a palm leaf as a raw material and then hot-pressing. The palm bark is dried under a natural state without additional processing. The palm leaf is made into a tannin resin adhesive solution under the effect of additives such as furfuryl alcohol, paraformaldehyde, and others. A pH value of the adhesive solution is controlled to be 9-11. A solid content is 40-60%. An adhesive amount applied to the palm bark by the resin adhesive solution is 800-1500 g/m2. Odd number of layers (three or more layers) of palm barks that are impregnated by the resin adhesive solution and are hot-pressed to the composite material. Hot-pressed parameters are as follows: the temperature is 150-180° C. the unit pressure is 0.8-1.5 MPa, and the time is 10-30 s/mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: Southwest Forestry University
    Inventors: Xiaojian ZHOU, Guanben DU, Jun ZHANG, Jinxing LI, Bin LI, Taohong LI
  • Publication number: 20200309090
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dynamic matching method for improving wind power generation efficiency at medium and low wind speeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Yingtang Li, Ningning Zhu, Yingyong Li, Xiaojian Zhou, Penggao Chen, Bin Song
  • Patent number: 9922043
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for distributed data management. One of the methods includes maintaining, by a first member in a distributed data management system having multiple computing members installed on multiple respective computers, a first garbage collection version vector that includes, for each member in the distributed data management system, a garbage collection version that represents a number of garbage collection processes performed by the member on a respective copy of a replicated data region maintained by the member in the data management system. If the first garbage collection version vector is different than a second garbage collection version vector received from a different provider member, a first replication process is performed that is different than a second replication process that is performed when the first garbage collection version vector matches the second garbage collection version vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Pivotal Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Allen Smith, Bruce J. Schuchardt, Xiaojian Zhou
  • Patent number: 8557331
    Abstract: A method to utilize a chemical genus of chromen-4-one derivatives as non-toxic, environment friendly antifouling agent, a coating material for objects submerged under the water and subject to biofouling based on the chromen-4-one compounds, as well as a method of obtaining one of such chromen-4-one antifouling compounds, 4?,5,7-trihydroxy-isoflavone, from a natural source. Particularly exemplary of such substituted chromen-4-one antifouling compounds are provided and they are 4?,5,7 -trihydroxy-isoflavone, 4?,5-dihydroxy-3,6,7,8 tetramethoxy-flavone, 3?,5-dihydroxy-3,4?,6,8 tetramethoxy-flavone, 4?,5-dihydroxy-3,6,7-trimethoxy-flavone, 4?,5,7-trihydroxy-flavone, 3?,4?,6,7-tetrahydroxy-flavone, and 5-monohydroxy-flavone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Peiyuan Qian, Xiaojian Zhou, Hongping He, Ying Xu
  • Patent number: 8177896
    Abstract: A novel chemical genus of furan-2-one antifouling compound as non-toxic, environment friendly antifouling agent, a coating material for objects submerged under the water based on the furan-2-one compounds. The substituted furan-2-one antifouling compounds have a furan-2-one ring and an alkyl side chain thereto and are of the formula: where n=6-14, representing the number of carbon atoms in said side chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Peiyuan Qian, Ying Xu, Xiaojian Zhou, Hongping He, Nobuhiro Fusetani, Wei-Min Dai
  • Publication number: 20110185944
    Abstract: A novel chemical genus of furan-2-one antifouling compound as non-toxic, environment friendly antifouling agent, a coating material for objects submerged under the water based on the furan-2-one compounds. The substituted furan-2-one antifouling compounds have a furan-2-one ring and an alkyl side chain thereto and are of the formula: where n=6-14, representing the number of carbon atoms in said side chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Peiyuan Qian, Ying Xu, Xiaojian Zhou, Hongping He, Nobuhiro Fusetani, Wei-Min Dai
  • Publication number: 20110177237
    Abstract: A method to utilize a chemical genus of chromen-4-one derivatives as non-toxic, environment friendly antifouling agent, a coating material for objects submerged under the water and subject to biofouling based on the chromen-4-one compounds, as well as a method of obtaining one of such chromen-4-one antifouling compounds, 4?,5,7-trihydroxy-isoflavone, from a natural source. Particularly exemplary of such substituted chromen-4-one antifouling compounds are provided and they are 4?,5,7-trihydroxy-isoflavone, 4?,5-dihydroxy-3,6,7,8 tetramethoxy-flavone, 3?,5-dihydroxy-3,4?,6,8 tetramethoxy-flavone, 4?,5-dihydroxy-3,6,7-trimethoxy-flavone, 4?,5,7-trihydroxy-flavone, 3?,4?,6,7-tetrahydroxy-flavone, and 5-monohydroxy-flavone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Peiyuan Qian, Xiaojian Zhou, Hongping He, Ying Xu
  • Patent number: 7264738
    Abstract: The present invention relates to gaseous discharge and applied biotechnology. In particularly, the present invention relates to a method for killing organisms in the course of conveying ballast water in ship, comprising applying a voltage with frequency of 400-40000 Hz between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode of the free radical generator, thereby forming strong ionization discharge of electric field strength of 250-600 Td between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode, ionizing, dissociating, and exciting O2 and H2O, or O2, processing into active particles comprising O3, OH. and HO2, dissolving excitedly to obtain free radical solution mainly consisted of OH, adding the free radical solution to conveying pipeline of ballast water, conveying for 2-20 s in the pipeline, thereby killing organisms of ballast water selected from the group consisted of bacteria, single cell alga, and protozoan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Dalian Maritime University
    Inventors: Mindong Bai, Xiyao Bai, Xiaojian Zhou, Zhitao Zhang, Mindi Bai, Bo Yang, Chengwu Yi
  • Publication number: 20040251215
    Abstract: The present invention relates to gaseous discharge and applied biotechnology. In particularly, the present invention relates to a method for killing organisms in the course of conveying ballast water in ship, comprising applying a voltage with frequency of 400-40000 Hz between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode of the free radical generator, thereby forming strong ionization discharge of electric field strength of 250-600 Td between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode, ionizing, dissociating, and exciting O2 and H2O, or O2, processing into active particles comprising O3, OH+and HO2, dissolving excitately to obtain free radical solution mainly consisted of OH+, adding the free radical solution to conveying pipeline of ballast water, conveying for 2-20 s in the pipeline, thereby obtaining killing organisms of ballast water selected from the group consisted of bacteria, single cell alga, and protozoan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Mindong Bai, Xiyao Bai, Xiaojian Zhou, Zhitao Zhang, Mindi Bai, Bo Yang, Chengwu Yi