Patents by Inventor Xiaodong Niu

Xiaodong Niu 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: 11525357
    Abstract: An unloading type sinking rescue device of a subsea mining vehicle and a use method thereof are provided. The unloading type sinking rescue device includes an assembly support, an unloading system, an ejection system and a control system. The assembly support is box-shaped, fixed to a subsea mining vehicle, and provided with a plurality of enclosed cavities. The unloading system includes a counterweight, a counterweight cable, a counterweight fixing bracket and a counterweight recovery cavity. The ejection system includes an anchor, an ejection cavity, an anchor cable, an anchor recovery shaft, a pulley, a spring and a boosting device. The control system controls the operation of the unloading system and the ejection system. The use method includes: (1) unloading; (2) ejection; (3) recovery of a part of counterweights; (4) recovery of the anchor; and (5) recovery of remaining counterweights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA
    Inventors: Xuguang Chen, Xiaodong Niu, Lizhen Wang, Guangkun Lu
  • Publication number: 20220251955
    Abstract: An unloading type sinking rescue device of a subsea mining vehicle and a use method thereof are provided. The unloading type sinking rescue device includes an assembly support, an unloading system, an ejection system and a control system. The assembly support is box-shaped, fixed to a subsea mining vehicle, and provided with a plurality of enclosed cavities. The unloading system includes a counterweight, a counterweight cable, a counterweight fixing bracket and a counterweight recovery cavity. The ejection system includes an anchor, an ejection cavity, an anchor cable, an anchor recovery shaft, a pulley, a spring and a boosting device. The control system controls the operation of the unloading system and the ejection system. The use method includes: (1) unloading; (2) ejection; (3) recovery of a part of counterweights; (4) recovery of the anchor; and (5) recovery of remaining counterweights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA
    Inventors: Xuguang CHEN, Xiaodong NIU, Lizhen WANG, Guangkun LU
  • Publication number: 20190196722
    Abstract: A host device includes a first serial peripheral interface (SPI) and a second SPI to communicate with an embedded multimedia card (eMMC) device. The host device has a mode controller that controls the first SPI to toggle between first transmission and first reception modes for command transmission and response reception, respectively. The mode controller controls the second SPI to toggle between second transmission and second reception modes for data transmission and data reception, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: BIN ER, Wenwei Jiang, Xiaodong Niu, Yan Song
  • Patent number: 10318179
    Abstract: A host device includes a first serial peripheral interface (SPI) and a second SPI to communicate with an embedded multimedia card (eMMC) device. The host device has a mode controller that controls the first SPI to toggle between first transmission and first reception modes for command transmission and response reception, respectively. The mode controller controls the second SPI to toggle between second transmission and second reception modes for data transmission and data reception, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Bin Er, Wenwei Jiang, Xiaodong Niu, Yan Song