Patents by Inventor Xiaodan Zhang
Xiaodan 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: 20210236970Abstract: Filter media including a filtration layer comprising fibers (e.g., synthetic fibers) comprising a flame retardant and related components, systems, and methods associated herewith are provided. In some embodiments, a filtration layer may include a nonwoven web (e.g., wet-laid nonwoven web) comprising fibers including a certain flame retardant that has a relatively low concentration of or is substantially free of certain undesirable and/or toxic components (e.g., halogens). In certain embodiments, the nonwoven web may also comprise a blend of fibers. For instance, in some embodiments, the nonwoven web may also comprise a blend of coarse and fine diameter synthetic fibers that impart beneficial performance properties to the filtration layer. In some embodiments, the filtration layer may be designed to have a desirable flame retardancy (e.g., F1 rating, K1 rating) and performance properties without compromising certain mechanical properties (e.g., pleatability of the media) and/or environmental attributes (e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: Xiaodan Zhang, Douglas M. Guimond, Carrie Liu, Nagendra Anantharamaiah, Sudhakar Jaganathan, Gerald Gadbois, Maxim Silin, Mark A. Gallimore
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Publication number: 20210189029Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for the production of polymer blends using multiple reactors arranged in parallel. The methods comprise: providing a first feed comprising propylene to a first reactor operated in parallel with a second reactor; catalytically converting the first feed in the first reactor under polymer formation conditions utilizing a first catalyst to form a first product mixture; separating the first product mixture into a first fraction comprising polypropylene and a second fraction comprising unreacted propylene; providing a second feed comprising one or more elastomeric monomers to the second reactor; catalytically converting the second feed in the second reactor under polymer formation conditions utilizing a second catalyst different from the first catalyst to form a second product mixture comprising an elastomeric polymer; and blending the first fraction with the second product mixture downstream from the first reactor and the second reactor to form a polymer blend.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Yifeng Hong, Jay L. Reimers, Xiaodan Zhang
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Patent number: 11014030Abstract: Filter media including a filtration layer comprising fibers (e.g., synthetic fibers) comprising a flame retardant and related components, systems, and methods associated herewith are provided. In some embodiments, a filtration layer may include a nonwoven web (e.g., wet-laid nonwoven web) comprising fibers including a certain flame retardant that has a relatively low concentration of or is substantially free of certain undesirable and/or toxic components (e.g., halogens). In certain embodiments, the nonwoven web may also comprise a blend of fibers. For instance, in some embodiments, the nonwoven web may also comprise a blend of coarse and fine diameter synthetic fibers that impart beneficial performance properties to the filtration layer. In some embodiments, the filtration layer may be designed to have a desirable flame retardancy (e.g., F1 rating, K1 rating) and performance properties without compromising certain mechanical properties (e.g., pleatability of the media) and/or environmental attributes (e.g.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: Xiaodan Zhang, Douglas M. Guimond, Carrie Liu, Nagendra Anantharamaiah, Sudhakar Jaganathan, Gerald Gadbois, Maxim Silin, Mark A. Gallimore
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Patent number: 10349020Abstract: An information processing method and an electronic apparatus are described. The information processing method includes determining, whether a content of an application in N applications is projected with the full-screen window by a projection unit of the electronic apparatus, and obtaining a determination result; setting a corresponding ID for an application, if the determination result indicates that the content of the application is projected; obtaining an operation, wherein the operation is used to switch a window of a k-th application among the N applications to a certain state, where 1?k?N; detecting whether the k-th application is provided with an ID, to obtain a first detection result; and setting a running state of the k-th application to a play state, if the first detection result indicates that the k-th application is provided with the ID, so that a content played by the k-th application is projected.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaodan Zhang, Zhurong Fu, Yanjiang Hu, Yuling Wei
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Publication number: 20180361287Abstract: Filter media, as well as related components, systems, and methods, are described herein. In some embodiments, the filter media comprises one or more layers including, for example, a pre-filter layer and a main filter layer. The pre-filter layer may comprise a non-woven web (e.g., a wet-laid non-woven web). In some instances, the non-woven web comprises two or more phases. Each phase of the pre-filter layer may be characterized by a surface average fiber diameter (SAFD), and the SAFD may vary across at least a portion of the thickness of the pre-filter layer. The filter media may have improved dust-holding capacities for dust particles having a wide range of particle sizes, and/or improved mechanical strength (e.g., stiffness).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2017Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: Xiaodan Zhang, Maxim Silin, Douglas M. Guimond, David T. Healey
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Publication number: 20170232372Abstract: Filter media including a filtration layer comprising fibers (e.g., synthetic fibers) comprising a flame retardant and related components, systems, and methods associated herewith are provided. In some embodiments, a filtration layer may include a nonwoven web (e.g., wet-laid nonwoven web) comprising fibers including a certain flame retardant that has a relatively low concentration of or is substantially free of certain undesirable and/or toxic components (e.g., halogens). In certain embodiments, the nonwoven web may also comprise a blend of fibers. For instance, in some embodiments, the nonwoven web may also comprise a blend of coarse and fine diameter synthetic fibers that impart beneficial performance properties to the filtration layer. In some embodiments, the filtration layer may be designed to have a desirable flame retardancy (e.g., F1 rating, K1 rating) and performance properties without compromising certain mechanical properties (e.g., pleatability of the media) and/or environmental attributes (e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2016Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: Xiaodan Zhang, Douglas M. Guimond, Carrie Liu, Nagendra Anantharamaiah, Sudhakar Jaganathan, Gerald Gadbois, Maxim Silin, Mark A. Gallimore
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Patent number: 9733553Abstract: An information processing method applied to an electronic device having a projection assembly and a position-orientation sensor configured to detect position-orientation information of the electronic device is described. The method includes determining whether the electronic device is in a projection mode to obtain a first determination result; acquiring position-orientation information of the electronic device as detected by the position-orientation sensor when the first determination result indicates that the electronic device is in a projection mode; generating an adjustment line based on the position-orientation information; acquiring a preset reference line; and displaying the adjustment line and the reference line in a projected screen, to assist a user in adjusting the adjustment line to coincide with the reference line.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2015Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.Inventor: Xiaodan Zhang
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Patent number: 9706179Abstract: A projection method of an electronic device, the electronic device has projection module. The method includes: detecting motion information of the electronic device to obtain a motion parameter; determining whether the motion parameter meets a predetermined condition; and adjusting an operating state of the projection module to match a motion state of the electronic device if the motion parameter meets the predetermined condition.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.Inventor: Xiaodan Zhang
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Patent number: 9691352Abstract: A control method and a device thereof are provided, which are applied to an electronic device. The electronic device includes a display module and a projection module, and is capable of displaying output content through the display module or projecting the output content to a projection screen. The method includes: detecting a state of the projection module; acquiring a current display brightness of the display module as a first display brightness, in the case that it is detected that the projection module is controlled to perform projection; and controlling a display brightness of the display module to switch from the first display brightness to a second display brightness which is lower than the first display brightness.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.Inventor: Xiaodan Zhang
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Patent number: 9654621Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for prompting a calling request and a device for the same, which belong to the field of electronic technology. The method includes: receiving a calling request from a second terminal during a call session with a first terminal, the calling request carrying a communication identification of the second terminal; inquiring whether the first user information corresponding to the communication identification of the second terminal is in a contact list stored in local; and converting the first user information to corresponding first audio data through an audio transformation according to the first user information, and playing the first audio data during the call session.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.Inventors: Mingyang Yu, Xiaodan Zhang, Baiming Ma, Wei Wang
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Patent number: 9575396Abstract: The disclosure provides an electronic device comprising a projector. The projector comprises: a projection module comprising a lens for projection, and a motor, wherein the motor is operable to rotate the lens of the projection module, in order to adjust an orientation of a projection by the projection module. Meantime, the disclosure also provides a control method for this electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignees: BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD., LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITEDInventors: Fei Cheng, Xiaodan Zhang, Zhurong Fu, Yanjiang Hu, Yuling Wei
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Publication number: 20160321968Abstract: The disclosure provides an information processing method and an electronic device. The method comprises: displaying a first content by a display unit provided in an electronic device; projecting the first content by a projecting unit provided in the electronic device; detecting a first operation and determining a first operation parameter; determining a part of the first content as a second content, based on the first operation parameter; and controlling the projecting unit to adjust a projection of the second content and controlling the display unit to keep its displaying of the second content unchanged.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2015Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventor: Xiaodan Zhang
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Patent number: 9462491Abstract: Provided are a method and device for processing a standard version mode of a base station, a terminal and a base station. A base station working in a first standard version mode judges whether a working mode of the base station needs to be adjusted, the first standard version mode is a mode of providing services for a first standard version terminal at least supporting a first standard version. If a judging result is yes, the base station adjusts the first standard version mode to another standard version mode, wherein said another standard version mode is a mode of providing services for other standard version terminals at least supporting another standard version other than the first standard version. Through the solutions, the problem that the system spectrum efficiency is hard to improve effectively and the networking flexibility is low due to the excessive emphasis on backward compatibility can be solved.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2012Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: ZTE CORPORATIONInventors: Zhaohua Lu, Xiaodan Zhang, Kun Liu
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Patent number: 9444602Abstract: A method for transmitting control signaling, an apparatus for processing control signaling and a terminal are provided. A base station transmits evolved control signaling to an evolved terminal on M downlink subframes in a radio frame, wherein M is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than N, and N is the number of the downlink subframes in the radio frame. The above technical solution enhances basic control signaling of an LTE-series standard, reduces system overhead and terminal energy consumption, meets demands for future development of the industry, solves the problem of large system overhead and high terminal energy consumption due to the wireless communication standards, and meanwhile also gives sufficient consideration to backward compatibility of the system, and better meets demands of data users rapidly developing and future development of the wireless communications industry.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventors: Zhaohua Lu, Xiaodan Zhang, Kun Liu, Dihao Ning
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Publication number: 20160212392Abstract: A projection method of an electronic device, the electronic device has projection module. The method includes: detecting motion information of the electronic device to obtain a motion parameter; determining whether the motion parameter meets a predetermined condition; and adjusting an operating state of the projection module to match a motion state of the electronic device if the motion parameter meets the predetermined condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2015Publication date: July 21, 2016Applicant: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.Inventor: Xiaodan ZHANG
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Publication number: 20160191876Abstract: An information processing method applied to an electronic device having a projection assembly and a position-orientation sensor configured to detect position-orientation information of the electronic device is described. The method includes determining whether the electronic device is in a projection mode to obtain a first determination result; acquiring position-orientation information of the electronic device as detected by the position-orientation sensor when the first determination result indicates that the electronic device is in a projection mode; generating an adjustment line based on the position-orientation information; acquiring a preset reference line; and displaying the adjustment line and the reference line in a projected screen, to assist a user in adjusting the adjustment line to coincide with the reference line.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Applicant: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.Inventor: Xiaodan Zhang
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Publication number: 20160156777Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for prompting a calling request and a device for the same, which belong to the field of electronic technology. The method includes: receiving a calling request from a second terminal during a call session with a first terminal, the calling request carrying a communication identification of the second terminal; inquiring whether the first user information corresponding to the communication identification of the second terminal is in a contact list stored in local; and converting the first user information to corresponding first audio data through an audio transformation according to the first user information, and playing the first audio data during the call session.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2015Publication date: June 2, 2016Applicant: Xiaomi Inc.Inventors: Mingyang YU, Xiaodan ZHANG, Baiming MA, Wei WANG
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Publication number: 20160070421Abstract: An information processing method and an electronic apparatus are described. The information processing method includes determining, whether a content of an application in N applications is projected with the full-screen window by a projection unit of the electronic apparatus, and obtaining a determination result; setting a corresponding ID for an application, if the determination result indicates that the content of the application is projected; obtaining an operation, wherein the operation is used to switch a window of a k-th application among the N applications to a certain state, where 1?k?N; detecting whether the k-th application is provided with an ID, to obtain a first detection result; and setting a running state of the k-th application to a play state, if the first detection result indicates that the k-th application is provided with the ID, so that a content played by the k-th application is projected.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Applicant: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaodan Zhang, Zhurong Fu, Yanjiang Hu, Yuling Wei
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Publication number: 20160071489Abstract: A control method and a device thereof are provided, which are applied to an electronic device. The electronic device includes a display module and a projection module, and is capable of displaying output content through the display module or projecting the output content to a projection screen. The method includes: detecting a state of the projection module; acquiring a current display brightness of the display module as a first display brightness, in the case that it is detected that the projection module is controlled to perform projection; and controlling a display brightness of the display module to switch from the first display brightness to a second display brightness which is lower than the first display brightness. According to the embodiments of the disclosure, the electronic device operates in reduced power consumption while performing projection.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Applicant: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.Inventor: Xiaodan ZHANG
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Publication number: 20160070157Abstract: The disclosure provides an electronic device comprising a projector. The projector comprises: a projection module comprising a lens for projection, and a motor, wherein the motor is operable to rotate the lens of the projection module, in order to adjust an orientation of a projection by the projection module. Meantime, the disclosure also provides a control method for this electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: FEI CHENG, XIAODAN ZHANG, ZHURONG FU, YANJIANG HU, YULING WEI