Patents by Inventor Xiaowei Zhang
Xiaowei 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).
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Publication number: 20250233587Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices provide protection for sensing circuits. Methods may include providing, using a microcontroller unit (MCU), a drive signal to a touch sensor via an asymmetric conductance element of a protection circuit, providing, using the MCU, a scanning signal to the touch sensor via an additional conductance element of the protection circuit, and receiving, at the MCU, a sense signal from the touch sensor via the additional conductance element of the protection circuit. Methods also include determining, using the MCU, if a touch event has occurred based on measurements obtained during scanning of the touch sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2024Publication date: July 17, 2025Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventor: Xiaowei Zhang
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Patent number: 12355027Abstract: Provided are a winding shaft, a cell manufacturing apparatus, and a cell manufacturing method. The winding shaft is used for winding plates and includes: a winding shaft body including a first winding surface; an adjustment member configured to be mounted to the winding shaft body and movable simultaneously in an axial direction of the winding shaft and in a radial direction of the winding shaft, where the adjustment member includes a second winding surface, and the first winding surface and the second winding surface are configured to wind the plates jointly; and an actuator configured to drive the adjustment member to move to change a relative position of the second winding surface with respect to the first winding surface, so as to change a winding circumference of the winding shaft. The winding shaft of the present application can reduce the possibility of or the amount of misalignment between the tabs.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2024Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: JIANGSU CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Xiaowei Zhang, Jiang Lin, Minghao Tang, Wenfa Lin, Zhenqiang Cui, Shengwu Zhang
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Publication number: 20250212325Abstract: A laminate comprising a fibrous substrate and a conductive layer positioned adjacent to the fibrous substrate is provided. The fibrous substrate is formed from fibers that include a polymer composition. The polymer composition contains a liquid crystalline polymer, and it has a melting temperature of from about 300° C. to about 400° C. and a dissipation factor of about 0.005 or less at a frequency of 10 GHz.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2024Publication date: June 26, 2025Inventors: Xiaowei Zhang, Sean Culligan
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Publication number: 20250207298Abstract: A fiber that comprises a polymer composition is provided. The polymer composition includes a liquid crystalline polymer containing specific monomeric constituents within a specific molar concentration. The polymer composition has a melting temperature of from about 300° C. to about 400° C. as determined in accordance with ISO 11357-3:2018.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2024Publication date: June 26, 2025Inventors: Xiaowei Zhang, Sean Culligan
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Patent number: 12338536Abstract: A method may include annealing a material including iron and nitrogen in the presence of an applied magnetic field to form at least one Fe16N2 phase domain. The applied magnetic field may have a strength of at least about 0.2 Tesla (T).Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2021Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: Regents of the University of MinnesotaInventors: Michael P. Brady, Orlando Rios, YanFeng Jiang, Gerard M. Ludtka, Craig A. Bridges, Jian-Ping Wang, Xiaowei Zhang, Lawrence F. Allard, Edgar Lara-Curzio
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Patent number: 12334492Abstract: A winding device includes a pair of outer pins oppositely arranged in a first direction with a periphery for an electrode assembly to wind around, adjusting members configured to reciprocate in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to drive the pair of outer pins to move away from or close to each other to increase or reduce a distance between the pair of outer pins, a pair of inner pins arranged oppositely in the first direction between the pair of outer pins and configured to move independent of the adjusting members to clamp or release the electrode assembly, and an elastic returning member configured to apply an elastic force in the first direction to at least one of the pair of inner pins such that the pair of inner pins have a tendency to be close to each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2023Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITEDInventors: Xiaowei Zhang, Zhiwen Wang, Wei Zhang, Xiang Wu, Yuqian Wen, Minghao Tang, Shengwu Zhang
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Publication number: 20250188593Abstract: Disclosed are a rare earth rotary target and a preparation method therefor. The rare earth rotary target includes a back tube and at least one rare earth target tube welded outside of the back tube; and the back tube and the rare earth target tube are welded via an intermediate welding layer. The intermediate welding layer includes a metal indium solder and an aluminum sheet arranged in the metal indium solder. The aluminum content in the intermediate welding layer is 3-10 wt. %. The back tube, the aluminum sheet, and the rare earth target tube are concentric cylindrical structures. According to the technical solution of the present application, the melting point of the solder is increased, thus achieving the purpose of improving the sputtering power density and a target utilization rate of rare earth rotary targets.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2025Publication date: June 12, 2025Applicants: GRIREM ADVANCED MATERIALS CO., LTD., GRIREM HI-TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Dehong CHEN, Zhiqiang WANG, Jiamin ZHONG, Zongan LI, Hongbo YANG, Xiaowei ZHANG, Daogao WU, Siming PANG, Yanling ZHANG, Jun CHENG, Shuang WANG, Minglei XU, Bingzheng YANG, Xiaoqiang ZHANG
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Publication number: 20250183866Abstract: Provided are a wafer-level packaged resonator and a preparation method therefor, as well as an electronic device, relating to the technical field of resonators. The electronic device includes a wafer-level packaged resonator. The wafer-level packaged resonator includes a wafer top cover, a wafer base, and a blank. The blank includes: a resonant part; an assembling part sleeved on the periphery of the resonant part, where the blank is bonded and packaged between the wafer top cover and the wafer base through the assembling part; and at least two connecting parts, connected between the resonant part and the assembling part, respectively, where each connecting part includes at least one continuous bend.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2024Publication date: June 5, 2025Inventors: Yang WAN, Xiaowei ZHANG, Mingfan LIU, Kang PENG
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Patent number: 12322873Abstract: An electronic device comprises a first radiator coupled to a second radiator. One end of a second branch of the second radiator is connected between a head end and a tail end of a first branch of the second radiator. The other end of the second branch is connected between a head end and a tail end of a third branch of the second radiator. A projection of a reference face of the first branch on the first radiator is a first projection. The first projection partly overlaps the first radiator, or a distance between the first projection and the first radiator is within a range of 0 to 3 millimeters. A ratio of a first center distance between an end face of the third branch and the reference face, and a second center distance between the other end face of the third branch and the reference face is within a range of 0.5 to 2.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: June 3, 2025Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaowei Zhang, Dong Yu, Meng Hou, Hanyang Wang
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Publication number: 20250158889Abstract: In some embodiments, there proposes a method performed by a first network function implementing a Network Repository Function (NRF). The method may comprise the step of receiving one or more subscription requests for subscribing one or more events from a second network function. Each of the subscription request may include a first parameter indicating a subscription condition and a second parameter indicating a common callback Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). The method may further comprise the step of transmitting a notification request for notifying the one or more events to the second network function according to the common callback URI. The notification request may include a third parameter indicating a subscription context regarding the subscription request. The subscription context relates to the created to a created subscription. The embodiments herein may improve and simplify the notification implementation, and do not require that the subscribing NF support distinct callback URI.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2022Publication date: May 15, 2025Inventors: Jesus Angel de Gregorio Rodriguez, Songmao Li, Xinyu Zhang, Xiaowei Zhang, Dawei Wan
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Publication number: 20250136400Abstract: The present application discloses a winding method and a winding system, and relates to the technical field of battery fabrication. The winding method includes: obtaining a first parameter and a second parameter of each electrode assembly on a winding needle in real time, the first parameter being any one of a number of winding layers, a sheet length and a winding roll diameter, and the second parameter being one or both of the remaining two of the number of winding layers, the sheet length and the winding roll diameter; comparing the second parameters respectively with corresponding preset parameter ranges, the preset parameter ranges being the ranges of the second parameters corresponding to the first parameters of preset standard models corresponding to the electrode assemblies; and adjusting, in response to the second parameter exceeding the corresponding preset parameter range, sheets to be wound of the corresponding electrode assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2025Publication date: May 1, 2025Inventors: Xiaowei Zhang, Hui Wei, Xiang Wu, Guoda Huang, Yuqian Wen, Minghao Tang, Shengwu Zhang
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Patent number: 12277161Abstract: A computer-implemented method of providing one or more content item recommendations for a user of a content distribution system, comprising: determining if a user search using a title of content finds the title of content in one or more content sources available to the user; identifying, in response to the title of content not being found in the one or more content sources, content in a content library by determining if the title of content is in the content library, wherein the content library contains metadata concerning items of content in the content library, the metadata representing at least some properties of the items of content; using, in response to the title of content being determined to be in the content library, the metadata of the identified content in the content library and metadata concerning content available from the one or more content sources available to the user to generate at least one content item recommendation for the user, wherein the at least one content item recommendation is foType: GrantFiled: April 4, 2023Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: ThinkAnalytics Ltd.Inventors: Peter Docherty, Christopher McGuire, Xiaowei Zhang, Richard Dowling, Craig Palmer
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Publication number: 20250087807Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a battery pack for an electric vehicle. In some implementation examples, the battery pack has an array of battery cells and a battery pack enclosure for holding the array of battery cells. The battery pack enclosure has a top surface above the array of battery cells. An impact attenuation layer can be integrated into at least a portion of the top surface of the battery pack enclosure. The impact attenuation layer has a first sub-layer and a second sub-layer. The first sub-layer has a first puncture resistance attribute and a first impact resistance attribute and the second sub-layer has a second puncture resistance attribute and a second impact resistance attribute. The first puncture resistance attribute is higher than the second, puncture resistance attribute and the first impact resistance attribute is lower than the second impact resistance attribute.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2023Publication date: March 13, 2025Inventors: Malcolm Burgess, Karim Najjar, Xiaowei Zhang, Timothy Lai
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Patent number: 12227752Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of MtNAC33 gene and a protein encoded thereby in the cultivation of high-biomass and drought-tolerant alfalfa, belonging to the technical field of plant genetic engineering. The plant protein encoded by MtNAC33 gene has the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2, and MtNAC33 gene has the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1. In the present invention, the drought tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana and alfalfa can be significantly improved by regulating the expression level of MtNAC33 in alfalfa. The phenotypes of delayed flowering, increased leaf-to-stem ratio and more biomass in alfalfa were also developed, which has an important effect for genetic improvement of stress resistance and biomass of forage grass and other crops.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2024Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignees: QINGDAO INSTITUTE OF BIOENERGY AND BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, Inner Mongolia Pratacultural Technology Innovation Center Co. LtdInventors: Chunxiang Fu, Ruijuan Yang, Wenwen Liu, Zhaoming Wang, Feng Yuan, Ying Sun, Shiqie Bai, Chuanen Zhou, Jiajun Yan, Yaling Liu, Xiaowei Zhang, Shanshan Jiang
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Patent number: 12224500Abstract: The electronic device includes a composite antenna including a slot antenna and a wire antenna. A first strip-shaped conductor of the slot antenna includes a first ground part, a second ground part, and a feeding part. The first ground part and the second ground part are respectively two ends of the first strip-shaped conductor. The feeding part is located between the first ground part and the second ground part. A second strip-shaped conductor of the wire antenna includes a first end and a second end. The first end of the second strip-shaped conductor is electrically connected to the first ground part. The second end of the second strip-shaped conductor is an open end.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Hanyang Wang, Meng Hou, Dong Yu, Pengfei Wu, Xiaowei Zhang, Chuanbo Shi
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Publication number: 20250043301Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of MtNAC33 gene and a protein encoded thereby in the cultivation of high-biomass and drought-tolerant alfalfa, belonging to the technical field of plant genetic engineering. The plant protein encoded by MtNAC33 gene has the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2, and MtNAC33 gene has the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1. In the present invention, the drought tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana and alfalfa can be significantly improved by regulating the expression level of MtNAC33 in alfalfa. The phenotypes of delayed flowering, increased leaf-to-stem ratio and more biomass in alfalfa were also developed, which has an important effect for genetic improvement of stress resistance and biomass of forage grass and other crops.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Inventors: CHUNXIANG FU, RUIJUAN YANG, WENWEN LIU, ZHAOMING WANG, FENG YUAN, YING SUN, SHIQIE BAI, CHUANEN ZHOU, JIAJUN YAN, YALING LIU, XIAOWEI ZHANG, SHANSHAN JIANG
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Patent number: 12215002Abstract: Equipment for self-positioning handling of aluminum profiles for rail vehicle, including a handling and lifting mechanism, a steel beam fixed on and being driven to lift by the mechanism, 2-DOF spatial mechanisms fixed on the steel beam and mechanical clamping jaws fixed on a clamping jaw connecting seat; the 2-DOF spatial mechanisms includes a cylinder supporting seat, four connecting members on an outer ring of the cylinder supporting seat hinged respectively to four first connecting rods; wherein, two of the first rods are hinged to first ends of two ball joint connecting rods of which second ends are hinged to the clamping jaw connecting seat; the other two first rods are hinged to first ends of two second connecting rods of which second ends are hinged to the clamping jaw connecting seat; a piston rod of a cylinder center of the cylinder supporting seat driving the clamping jaw connecting seat.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignees: QINGDAO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, QINGDAO HUANGHAI UNIVERSITY, GUOHUA (QINGDAO) INTELLIGENT PRECISION DRIVE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD., QINGDAO JIMO QINGLI INTELLIGENT MANFACTURING INDUCTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Xiaoming Wang, Changhe Li, Zhuang Shi, Bo Liu, Zongming Zhou, Yun Chen, Xiaowei Zhang, Zafar Said, Wenfeng Ding, Yanbin Zhang
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Patent number: 12209164Abstract: A polymer composition comprising a liquid crystalline polymer that contains repeating units derived from naphthenic hydroxycarboxylic and/or dicarboxylic acids in an amount of about 50 mol. % or more is provided. The polymer composition exhibits a dielectric constant of about 4 or less and a dissipation factor of about 0.05 or less at a frequency of 10 GHz.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2020Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Ticona LLCInventors: Xiaowei Zhang, Young Shin Kim
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Publication number: 20250008383Abstract: A UE (10) provides information on potential S?eNB(s). The information is forwarded from an MeNB (20_1) to an M?eNB (20_2) such that the M?eNB (20_2) can determine, before the handover happens, whether the M?eNB (20_2) will configure a new SeNB (S?eNB) and which S?eNB the M?eNB (20_2) will configure. In one of options, the MeNB (20_1) derives a key S?-KeNB for communication protection between the UE (10) and the S?eNB (30_1), and send the S?-KeNB to the M?eNB (20_2). In another option, the M?eNB (20_2) derives the S?-KeNB from a key KeNB* received from the MeNB (20_1). The M?eNB (20_2) sends the S?-KeNB to the S?eNB (30_1). Moreover, there are also provided several variations to perform SeNB Release, SeNB Addition, Bearer Modification and the like, in which the order and/or timing thereof can be different during the handover procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2024Publication date: January 2, 2025Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Xiaowei ZHANG, Anand Raghawa PRASAD
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Publication number: 20250006858Abstract: The present application provides a display panel and a manufacturing method thereof, the manufacturing method comprises: providing a first substrate, wherein a side of the first substrate is provided with a plurality of Micro-LED chips that are spaced apart from each other; providing a second substrate, wherein a surface on a side of the second substrate has a plurality of conductive layer parts; forming an isolation layer on the second substrate, wherein the isolation layer has a plurality of opening groups, each of the opening groups comprises a first opening and a second opening to expose a surface of one of the conductive layer parts, wherein a width of the first opening is greater than that of a P-type electrode, and a width of the second opening is greater than that of a N-type electrode; forming a first bonding layer in the first opening and forming a second bonding layer in the second opening; while supporting the chip body by the isolation layer, bonding the P-type electrode with the first bonding laType: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: January 2, 2025Applicants: XIAMEN UNIVERSITY, TAN KAH KEE INNOVATION LABORATORYInventors: Kai HUANG, Xiaowei ZHANG, Xu YANG, Jinchai LI, Rong ZHANG