Patents by Inventor Xiaofeng Zhang

Xiaofeng 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).

  • Patent number: 10476526
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an FEC coding and decoding method and device, and a system. A transmit end determines a forward error correction FEC coding type according to a length of to-be-coded data in burst data, and performs coding according to the determined FEC coding type. A receive end determines a forward error correction FEC decoding type according to a length of to-be-decoded data in burst data, and performs decoding according to the determined FEC decoding type. The FEC coding and decoding method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure improves utilization of a communication resource is improved, and saves a communication resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoshu Si, Dao Pan, Fanglin Sun, Xiaofeng Zhang, Tao Ouyang
  • Publication number: 20190319711
    Abstract: An optical signal modulation circuit includes a laser (DFB), a modulator (EAM), and an operational amplifier. The laser (DFB) generates a laser to stimulate the modulator (EAM) to generate a photon-generated current (ip), a first port (a) of the modulator (EAM) is connected to a first input voltage (Vbias), a second port (b) of the modulator (EAM) is connected to an inverting input end of the operational amplifier, a non-inverting input end of the operational amplifier is connected to a second input voltage (Vin), and an output end of the operational amplifier is connected to the first port (a) of the modulator. In the modulation circuit, a photon-generated current (ip) of the EAM is fed back to the operational amplifier, to implement a linear relationship between the second input voltage (Vin) and the photon-generated current (ip) of the EAM, and obtain a linear EML transmission curve, namely, a high-linearity EML.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Liqiang YU, Liming FANG, Sulin YANG, Xiaofeng ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10419111
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides example data transmission methods and apparatuses. One example method includes obtaining a radio signal by using an input port. Based on a correspondence between an input port and a bearer channel, a bearer channel corresponding to the radio signal is determined. Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) modulation and carrier modulation on the radio signal are performed according to a codeword and a frequency sub-band corresponding to the bearer channel, to obtain a modulated electrical signal. The modulated electrical signal is then modulated to an optical wavelength corresponding to the bearer channel to obtain a modulated optical signal, and the modulated optical signal is sent to an optical network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaofeng Zhang, Lei Zhou
  • Publication number: 20190280358
    Abstract: A filter and a communications device are disclosed. The filter includes a metal cavity, a metal resonant cavity, and a metal cover covering the metal cavity and the metal resonant cavity. A dielectric waveguide is disposed in the metal cavity, and the dielectric waveguide is electrically connected to the metal cavity. Resonant rod is disposed in the metal resonant cavity. A coupling structure is disposed between the metal cavity and a metal resonant cavity that is neighboring to the metal cavity, the coupling structure includes a communication area between the metal cavity and the metal resonant cavity and a dielectric body that protrudes into the communication area, the dielectric body is connected to the dielectric waveguide, and the coupling structure is coupled to a resonant rod in the metal resonant cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Xiaofeng ZHANG, Bengui YUAN
  • Patent number: 10286466
    Abstract: A working attachment for a power tool is provided. The working attachment is able to be driven by the power tool to oscillate around a central axis. The working attachment includes a working portion for realizing a function of the working attachment and a connecting portion for connecting the working attachment with the power tool. The connecting portion includes at least two driven points for receiving a driving force of the power tool. The at least two driven points are disposed in a plane which is substantially perpendicular to the central axis and located between an upper end and a lower end of the connecting portion in a direction of the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: CHERVON (HK) LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaofeng Zhang, Huaqing Chen, Dong Cao
  • Patent number: 10257823
    Abstract: A training resource allocation method and apparatus includes obtaining a training resource block through division for a frequency band within a resource allocation period, determining user equipment eligible to occupy the training resource block, where the user equipment are corresponding to an uplink data time-frequency resource already allocated to the frequency band, and determining, according to at least one of a duration for which user equipment occupies the frequency band within the resource allocation period and a duration of user equipment band from a previous time of occupation of a training resource block in the frequency, from the user equipment eligible to occupy the training resource block, user equipment that occupies the training resource block, and allocating the training resource block to the user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiaofeng Zhang
  • Patent number: 10193132
    Abstract: A method of producing submicrometer- to micrometer-sized spherical particles, the method comprising dissolving a lithium salt and a metal salt in water or alcohol forming a precursor solution, spraying the precursor solution to form fine aerosolized droplets, flowing the aerosolized droplets into a pyro lysis flame producing submicrometer- to micrometer-sized spherical particles. The submicrometer- to micrometer-sized spherical lithium-metal oxide powders produced are cathode materials for Li-ion batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Washington University
    Inventors: Richard Louis Axelbaum, Xiaofeng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190003125
    Abstract: The present application discloses a sizing method for making paper. An alkenyl succinic anhydride (ASA) is added to a papermaking process. An aluminum salt is added in one or more process steps during the papermaking process. Preferably, the aluminum salt is an aluminum salt which can generate free aluminum ion in aqueous solution. The sizing method of the present application enhances the usage efficiency of a sizing agent and the aluminum salt, as well as provides paper having a high moisture content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Zhi Chen, Jinhai Xiao, Xiaofeng Zhang, Kun Hou, James L. Thomas, Kaihong Huang
  • Patent number: 10171175
    Abstract: An apparatus for despreading in an optical domain configured to split a received optical signal into a first optical signal and a second optical signal, perform phase deflection on the second optical signal, output a third optical signal, perform phase deflection on the first optical signal and the third optical signal, output a fourth optical signal and a fifth optical signal to a balanced receiver, and superimpose the fourth optical signal and the fifth optical signal to generate a first electrical signal. A multiplication operation in conventional code division multiple access (CDMA) despreading is transferred from an electrical domain to an optical domain such that a chip rate can be easily raised to 20 gigahertz (GHz) or even to 25 GHz, a maximum rate of 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) can be provided in a single wavelength, and a user requirement for high bandwidth can be met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liming Fang, Lei Zhou, Meng Sui, Xiaofeng Zhang
  • Patent number: 10153839
    Abstract: A terminal device registration method and a device, where the method includes sending upstream registration window information to a terminal device, where the upstream registration window information indicates a starting position of an upstream registration window to the terminal device, receiving an upstream access signal sent by the terminal device from the starting position of the upstream registration window, where the upstream access signal includes a correlation sequence symbol and at least one orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol following the correlation sequence symbol, the correlation sequence symbol is constituted by a first sequence that meets a preset condition, and the at least one OFDM symbol modulates access information by means of differential phase modulation in a frequency domain, and performing upstream ranging according to the starting position of the upstream registration window and the correlation sequence symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaofeng Zhang, Guikai Peng
  • Publication number: 20180316535
    Abstract: A central access network unit comprising a processor configured to assign a plurality of upstream training blocks from an upstream OFDM symbol to a plurality of downstream network units, wherein the OFDM symbol comprises a plurality of pilot subcarriers equally spaced across an upstream RF spectrum in a pre-determined time interval, and wherein each upstream training block comprises a different subset of the pilot subcarriers that are non-consecutive and situated across the upstream RF spectrum, and generate one or more messages comprising assignments of the upstream training blocks, and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the messages to the plurality of downstream network units via a network, wherein the messages instruct at least one of the plurality of downstream network units to transmit a modulated pre-determined sequence at the pilot subcarriers corresponding to the upstream training block assigned to the downstream network unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Xiaofeng ZHANG, Tao Ouyang, Dao Pan, Xiaoshu Si, Syed Rahman
  • Patent number: 10093005
    Abstract: A bit accessory for a bit has a sleeve with an accommodating cavity running through the sleeve and a limiting member with a limiting hole running through the limiting member. The sleeve includes a first stopping portion for stopping the limiting member from passing through the accommodating cavity and the limiting member includes a first hole wall portion forming a first hole wall which provides the limiting hole with a minimum hole diameter and a second hole wall portion forming a second hole wall which provides the limiting hole with a maximum hole diameter. The limiting member is at least partly accommodated in the accommodating cavity, and a direction which the limiting hole runs through the limiting member is parallel to the accommodating cavity when the limiting member is stopped by the first stopping portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Chervon (HK) Limited
    Inventors: Xiaofeng Zhang, Rongzhen Li
  • Publication number: 20180277916
    Abstract: This application describes an example dielectric resonator and a filter. One example dielectric resonator includes a body and an encirclement wall, where the encirclement wall is saliently disposed on a surface of the body. The encirclement wall of the dielectric resonator encircles the surface of the body to form a cavity area, where the encirclement wall isolates the cavity area from external space of the encirclement wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Lixia QIU, Xiaofeng ZHANG, Zhiyu LIU, Zhen SHEN
  • Publication number: 20180278270
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an FEC coding and decoding method and device, and a system. A transmit end determines a forward error correction FEC coding type according to a length of to-be-coded data in burst data, and performs coding according to the determined FEC coding type. A receive end determines a forward error correction FEC decoding type according to a length of to-be-decoded data in burst data, and performs decoding according to the determined FEC decoding type. The FEC coding and decoding method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure improves utilization of a communication resource is improved, and saves a communication resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Xiaoshu SI, Dao PAN, Fanglin SUN, Xiaofeng ZHANG, Tao OUYANG
  • Publication number: 20180205456
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides example data transmission methods and apparatuses. One example method includes obtaining a radio signal by using an input port. Based on a correspondence between an input port and a bearer channel, a bearer channel corresponding to the radio signal is determined. Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) modulation and carrier modulation on the radio signal are performed according to a codeword and a frequency sub-band corresponding to the bearer channel, to obtain a modulated electrical signal. The modulated electrical signal is then modulated to an optical wavelength corresponding to the bearer channel to obtain a modulated optical signal, and the modulated optical signal is sent to an optical network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Xiaofeng ZHANG, Lei ZHOU
  • Patent number: 10020974
    Abstract: A central access network unit comprising a processor configured to assign a plurality of upstream training blocks from an upstream OFDM symbol to a plurality of downstream network units, wherein the OFDM symbol comprises a plurality of pilot subcarriers equally spaced across an upstream RF spectrum in a pre-determined time interval, and wherein each upstream training block comprises a different subset of the pilot subcarriers that are non-consecutive and situated across the upstream RF spectrum, and generate one or more messages comprising assignments of the upstream training blocks, and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the messages to the plurality of downstream network units via a network, wherein the messages instruct at least one of the plurality of downstream network units to transmit a modulated pre-determined sequence at the pilot subcarriers corresponding to the upstream training block assigned to the downstream network unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaofeng Zhang, Tao Ouyang, Dao Pan, Xiaoshu Si, Syed Rahman
  • Patent number: 10014880
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an FEC coding and decoding method and device, and a system. A transmit end determines a forward error correction FEC coding type according to a length of to-be-coded data in burst data, and performs coding according to the determined FEC coding type. A receive end determines a forward error correction FEC decoding type according to a length of to-be-decoded data in burst data, and performs decoding according to the determined FEC decoding type. The FEC coding and decoding method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure improves utilization of a communication resource is improved, and saves a communication resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoshu Si, Dao Pan, Fanglin Sun, Xiaofeng Zhang, Tao Ouyang
  • Patent number: 10009104
    Abstract: An uplink signal scheduling method, a processing device, and a system. The method includes when uplink signals sent by at least one transmit device are received, preprocessing the uplink signals, to generate a data over cable service interface specification (DOCSIS) frame, where the DOCSIS frame includes at least two uplink signals, and each uplink signal of the at least two uplink signals corresponds to one uplink wavelength, and when it is detected that a signal conflict exists in the DOCSIS frame, creating at least two signal groups according to the uplink signals, and allocating, to the at least two signal groups, uplink signals that have a same uplink wavelength and cause the signal conflict, and performing scheduling on the uplink signals according to the signal groups that have undergone allocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guangsheng Wu, Li Zhang, Dao Pan, Xiaofeng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180141820
    Abstract: Spherically-shaped silica can include a precipitated silica powder having a d50 particle size selected within a range of greater than 20 ?m and up to 80 ?m, a di-octyl adipate oil absorption selected within a range of from 150 ml/100 g to 500 ml/100 g, an average circularity selected within a range of from 0.70 to 1.0, and an angle of repose, of less than 30°. A process of preparing spherically-shaped silica powder is also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Xiaofeng Zhang, Raphael O. Kollah
  • Patent number: D830368
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Inventor: Xiaofeng Zhang