Patents by Inventor Xiaodan Qiu
Xiaodan Qiu 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: 20240110659Abstract: A knit sleeve for providing thermal protection about an elongate member contained therein and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes a circumferentially continuous, tubular knit inner wall bounding a central cavity that extends lengthwise along a longitudinal central axis between open opposite ends. The sleeve further includes a knit outer wall with opposite edges extending lengthwise in generally parallel relation with the longitudinal central axis, with one of the opposite edges of the knit outer wall being integrally knit to the inner wall and the other of the opposite edges of the outer wall being wrappable about the inner wall into fixed relation about the inner wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Scott McFarland, Xiaodan Qiu, Jordan Boatwright
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Patent number: 11920266Abstract: A corrugated protective textile sleeve has a flexible, tubular wall of woven warp yarns, extending lengthwise along a longitudinal axis between opposite ends of the wall, and weft yarns, extending generally transversely to the warp yarns. At least some of the weft yarns are activatable weft yarn to shrink in length and at least some the weft yarns, adjacent the activatable weft yarn, are substantially non-activatable weft yarn. The substantially non-activatable weft yarn form crests, having a first diameter, spaced axially from one another and the activatable weft yarns, upon being activated and shrunken, form valleys, having a second diameter less than the first diameter, with at least some of the valleys extending between the crests to form the wall having a corrugated contour.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLCInventor: Xiaodan Qiu
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Publication number: 20230287607Abstract: A wrappable sleeve has a wall including an interlaced layer providing an inner surface and an opposite outer surface extending widthwise between opposite edges and extending lengthwise between opposite ends. The opposite edges are wrappable about a central longitudinal axis to bound the elongate member within a cavity bounded by the inner surface. The interlaced layer is formed of yarns interlaced with one another, wherein a least some of the yarns include multifilaments resistant to heat and monofilaments resistant to heat. The wall further includes a silicone-based coating adhered to the outer surface of the interlaced layer, and a closure member fixed along one of the opposite edges. The closure member has an adhesive surface configured to maintain the opposite edges of the wall in overlapping relation with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Thibaut Lesur, Marianne Khantouche, Amelie Simoens, Tianqi Gao, Kamel Fennell, Alexis Zambino Mason, Xiaodan Qiu
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Patent number: 11686022Abstract: A wrappable, corrugated woven sleeve and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes a wall having opposite edges wrapped about a central axis into overlapping relation with one another. The wall has a plurality of layers overlying one another. Each layer includes warp yarns extending generally parallel to the central axis woven with fill yarns extending generally transversely to the warp yarns. Each layer includes a plurality of annular first bands and a plurality of annular second bands alternating with one another along the length of the wall. The first bands of each layer include monofilament weft yarn and multifilament weft yarn and the second bands of each layer include only one of monofilament weft yarn or multifilament weft yarn. The first bands overlie one another to form peaks and the second bands B overlie one another to form valleys, such that the wall has a corrugated contour.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLCInventors: Yuki Yoneshige, Tianqi Gao, Xiaodan Qiu, Danny Winters, Emma Adamski, Ritesh Mehbubani, Leigh Krauser
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Publication number: 20230014166Abstract: A sleeve for protecting an elongate member, including a bus-bar of a battery pack, and method of construction thereof are provided. The sleeve includes a knit wall having a circumferentially continuous outer surface extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite open ends. The knit wall is formed at least in part by multifilament flame-resistant yarn. The multifilament flame-resistant yarn is knit to form both the knit wall, and also first ribs extending lengthwise along the circumferentially continuous outer surface or second ribs extending annularly about said circumferentially continuous outer surface. An impervious, flame-resistant coating is bonded to an outer surface of the circumferentially continuous knit wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Ritesh Mehbubani, Xiaodan Qiu, Scott Ian McFarland, Kamel Fennell, Alexis Zambino
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Publication number: 20220290339Abstract: A corrugated protective textile sleeve has a flexible, tubular wall of woven warp yarns, extending lengthwise along a longitudinal axis between opposite ends of the wall, and weft yarns, extending generally transversely to the warp yarns. At least some of the weft yarns are activatable weft yarn to shrink in length and at least some the weft yarns, adjacent the activatable weft yarn, are substantially non-activatable weft yarn. The substantially non-activatable weft yarn form crests, having a first diameter, spaced axially from one another and the activatable weft yarns, upon being activated and shrunken, form valleys, having a second diameter less than the first diameter, with at least some of the valleys extending between the crests to form the wall having a corrugated contour.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2020Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventor: XIAODAN QIU
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Patent number: 11401631Abstract: A wrappable, woven sleeve includes a wall having opposite edges extending lengthwise between opposite ends, with the opposite edges being wrappable into overlapping relation to bound a central cavity. The wall has a plurality of layers extending from one edge to the opposite edge and from one end to the opposite end in overlying relation with one another. Each of the layers include warp yarns and fill yarns woven together. The wrapped wall has a radially outermost layer and a radially innermost layer. The radially outermost layer has at least one of a first tightness and/or first width and the radially innermost layer has at least one of a second tightness and/or second width, with the first tightness and first width being greater than the second tightness and second width.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLCInventors: Yuki Yoneshige, Xiaodan Qiu, Tianqi Gao, Danny Winters, Ritesh Mehbubani
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Publication number: 20220186408Abstract: A woven sleeve and method of construction are provided. The sleeve (10,10?) has a flexible, abrasion resistant elongate wall (12,12?) constructed from woven monofilament and/or multifilament yarns. The wall is configured to bound a cavity extending along a central axis (18) of the sleeve. The wall is woven with warp yarns (23) that extend generally parallel to the central axis of the sleeve and fill yarns (24) that extend circumferentially about the sleeve, generally transversely to the central axis. The warp yarns are bundled into individual, discrete groups (22), with each group (22) including a plurality of yarns (23) in side-by-side relation with one another, wherein each of the yarns (23) within the same discrete group (22) is interlaced over the same side of a common fill yarn (24).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Xiaodan QIU, Tianqi GAO, Ritesh MEHBUBANI, Danny WINTERS, Emma ADAMSKI
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Patent number: 11332859Abstract: A textile sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes an elongate, braided wall having a circumferentially continuous, tubular outer periphery extending along a central axis between opposite open ends. The wall includes shrinkable yarns and non-shrinkable yarns. The shrinkable yarn provides the wall with an ability to be radially contracted from a first, diametrically enlarged assembly state to a second, diametrically shrunken state.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2017Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLCInventors: Xiaodan Qiu, Leigh Krauser, Mike Piotrowski, Tianqi Gao, Emma Adamski
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Patent number: 11305508Abstract: A protective textile sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members against impact and method of constructed thereof are provided. The sleeve includes a plurality of yarns interlaced with one another, with the interlaced yarns forming an elongate, circumferentially continuous, tubular wall extending lengthwise along a longitudinal axis between opposite open ends. At least some of the plurality of yarns include tubular yarn having a central cavity extending along the length of the tubular yarn, thereby providing an impact resistant, dual layered wall to the tubular yarn. The sleeve can be constructed in a weaving, braiding or knitting process, wherein the tubular yarn can be interlaced as a woven yarn, braided yarn, or knit yarn, and further, the tubular yarn can be interlaced as an inserted yarn.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLCInventors: Alice Kaing, Melanie Veronneau, Patrick Thomas, Tianqi Gao, Xiaodan Qiu, Alexa Woodruff, Emma Adamski
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Patent number: 11180872Abstract: A woven sleeve for routing and protecting an elongate member and method of construction thereof are provided. The sleeve has a woven wall with a circumferentially continuous outer periphery extending along a central axis between opposite ends. Warp yarns extend generally parallel to the central axis and fill yarns extend generally transversely to the warp yarns. At least a portion of the wall has a plurality of layers in abutment with one another. At least one of the fill yarns is provided as a shrinkable yarn that provides the wall with an ability to remain in a first, diametrically enlarged assembly state to facilitate assembly of the sleeve about the elongate member, whereupon the wall can be radially constricted to a second, diametrically constricted assembled state to maintain the sleeve in the desired location, while also minimizing the outer circumference to facilitate use of the sleeve in tight spaces.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2017Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLCInventors: Xiaodan Qiu, Tianqi Gao, Danny Winters, Ritesh Mehbubani, Zhong Huai Zhang
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Publication number: 20210249848Abstract: A wrappable, corrugated woven sleeve and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes a wall having opposite edges wrapped about a central axis into overlapping relation with one another. The wall has a plurality of layers overlying one another. Each layer includes warp yarns extending generally parallel to the central axis woven with fill yarns extending generally transversely to the warp yarns. Each layer includes a plurality of annular first bands and a plurality of annular second bands alternating with one another along the length of the wall. The first bands of each layer include monofilament weft yarn and multifilament weft yarn and the second bands of each layer include only one of monofilament weft yarn or multifilament weft yarn. The first bands overlie one another to form peaks and the second bands B overlie one another to form valleys, such that the wall has a corrugated contour.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Yuki Yoneshige, Tianqi Gao, Xiaodan Qiu, Danny Winters, Emma Adamski, Ritesh Mehbubani, Leigh Krauser
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Publication number: 20210123168Abstract: A wrappable, woven sleeve includes a wall having opposite edges extending lengthwise between opposite ends, with the opposite edges being wrappable into overlapping relation to bound a central cavity. The wall has a plurality of layers extending from one edge to the opposite edge and from one end to the opposite end in overlying relation with one another. Each of the layers include warp yarns and fill yarns woven together. The wrapped wall has a radially outermost layer and a radially innermost layer. The radially outermost layer has at least one of a first tightness and/or first width and the radially innermost layer has at least one of a second tightness and/or second width, with the first tightness and first width being greater than the second tightness and second width.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Yuki Yoneshige, Xiaodan Qiu, Tianqi Gao, Danny Winters, Ritesh Mehbubani
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Patent number: 10415162Abstract: A knitted sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members and method of construction thereof are provided. The sleeve includes an elongate, knitted wall having a circumferentially continuous, tubular outer periphery extending along a central axis between opposite open ends. The wall includes knitted shrinkable yarn and knitted non-shrinkable yarn. The shrinkable yarn provides the wall with an ability to be radially constricted from a first, diametrically enlarged state to a second, diametrically shrunken state, wherein said shrinkable yarn and said non-shrinkable yarn are knit in alternating groups of courses with one another.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLCInventors: Zhong Huai Zhang, Xiaodan Qiu, Linwood Ludy, Ali Khosroshahi, Leigh Krauser
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Publication number: 20190211482Abstract: A protective textile sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members against impact and method of constructed thereof are provided. The sleeve includes a plurality of yarns interlaced with one another, with the interlaced yarns forming an elongate, circumferentially continuous, tubular wall extending lengthwise along a longitudinal axis between opposite open ends. At least some of the plurality of yarns include tubular yarn having a central cavity extending along the length of the tubular yarn, thereby providing an impact resistant, dual layered wall to the tubular yarn. The sleeve can be constructed in a weaving, braiding or knitting process, wherein the tubular yarn can be interlaced as a woven yarn, braided yarn, or knit yarn, and further, the tubular yarn can be interlaced as an inserted yarn.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Alice Kaing, Melanie Veronneau, Patrick Thomas, Tianqi Gao, Xiaodan Qiu, Alexa Woodruff, Emma Adamski
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Publication number: 20180057982Abstract: A textile sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes an elongate, braided wall having a circumferentially continuous, tubular outer periphery extending along a central axis between opposite open ends. The wall includes shrinkable yarns and non-shrinkable yarns. The shrinkable yarn provides the wall with an ability to be radially contracted from a first, diametrically enlarged assembly state to a second, diametrically shrunken state.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Xiaodan Qiu, Leigh Krauser, Mike Piotrowski, Tianqi Gao, Emma Adamski
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Publication number: 20180057977Abstract: A knitted sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members and method of construction thereof are provided. The sleeve includes an elongate, knitted wall having a circumferentially continuous, tubular outer periphery extending along a central axis between opposite open ends. The wall includes knitted shrinkable yarn and knitted non-shrinkable yarn. The shrinkable yarn provides the wall with an ability to be radially constricted from a first, diametrically enlarged state to a second, diametrically shrunken state, wherein said shrinkable yarn and said non-shrinkable yarn are knit in alternating groups of courses with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Zhong Huai Zhang, Xiaodan Qiu, Linwood Ludy, Ali Khosroshahi, Leigh Krauser
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Publication number: 20180062364Abstract: A woven sleeve for routing and protecting an elongate member and method of construction thereof are provided. The sleeve has a woven wall with a circumferentially continuous outer periphery extending along a central axis between opposite ends. Warp yarns extend generally parallel to the central axis and fill yarns extend generally transversely to the warp yarns. At least a portion of the wall has a plurality of layers in abutment with one another. At least one of the fill yarns is provided as a shrinkable yarn that provides the wall with an ability to remain in a first, diametrically enlarged assembly state to facilitate assembly of the sleeve about the elongate member, whereupon the wall can be radially constricted to a second, diametrically constricted assembled state to maintain the sleeve in the desired location, while also minimizing the outer circumference to facilitate use of the sleeve in tight spaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Xiaodan Qiu, Tianqi Gao, Danny Winters, Ritesh Mehbubani, Zhong Huai Zhang