Patents by Inventor Xiaolong LIU
Xiaolong LIU 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: 20210124214Abstract: The present application provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes an array substrate and a color filter substrate arranged oppositely, and a light source on a side of the color filter substrate facing the array substrate. The color filter substrate includes a first region and a second region. An orthogonal projection of the array substrate on the color filter substrate is in the first region, and the light source is in the second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Xiaolong LIU, Zhihui WANG, Changgong ZHU, Jianghong WEN, Keguo LIU, Xuefeng WANG, Yanli ZHAO, Guang WANG, Di WANG, Yu WANG
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Patent number: 10954132Abstract: A method of preparing a boron allotrope-organic lateral heterostructural article includes providing an article comprising a substrate comprising a portion thereof coupled to a boron allotrope comprising an elemental boron layer; generating an organic compound vapor from a solid organic compound source, said organic compound vapor having a higher enthalpy of adsorption on said substrate compared to enthalpy of adsorption on said boron allotrope; and contacting said organic compound vapor with said article to selectively deposit said organic compound on a substrate portion not coupled to said boron allotrope to provide a heterostructural article comprising said organic compound and said boron allotrope laterally adjacent one to the other and providing a lateral interface one with the other.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYInventors: Mark C. Hersam, Xiaolong Liu
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Patent number: 10931575Abstract: According to an example embodiment, a technique for operating a virtual private network (VPN) service in a multi-tenant data center is provided, the technique comprising operating, in the data center, a multi-tenant VPN server to relay data packets between a VPN tunnel that connects the multi-tenant VPN server to a remote network of a tenant and an overlay network service that implements the VPN for said tenant within the data center, wherein the data packets between the multi-tenant VPN server and the overlay network service are carried in a virtual local area network, VLAN, assigned for said tenant, and wherein the multi-tenant VPN server stores a multi-tenant forwarding table that stores a mapping between a tenant and a VLAN assigned for the tenant for a plurality of tenants.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2016Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventor: Xiaolong Liu
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Publication number: 20210030259Abstract: An airflow device projects a flow of air proximate to a field of view of a camera. The airflow device includes: a housing shaped to fit over an end of a camera lens; one or more air pumps located within the housing, the one or more air pumps receiving air through one or more air inlets; and one or more air outlets formed in the housing proximate the camera lens. The one or more air outlets are oriented to project air from the one or more air pumps across a field of view of the camera lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventor: Xiaolong Liu
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Publication number: 20210033854Abstract: A lens cleaning device includes: a housing shaped to fit over an end of a camera lens; a wiper movably attached to the housing, the wiper movable across the housing from a first position adjacent a first side of the housing to a second position adjacent a second side of the housing; and at least one SMA wire mechanically associated with the wiper. When the SMA wire is activated, the wiper is moved between the first position and the second position of the housing such that the wiper sweeps debris from a field of view of the camera lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventor: Xiaolong Liu
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Patent number: 10867573Abstract: Provided in the embodiments of the disclosure are a common voltage control circuit and method, a display panel and a display device. The control circuit includes a temperature sensing circuit and a voltage adjusting circuit. The temperature sensing circuit is configured to sense the ambient temperature. The voltage adjusting circuit is coupled to the temperature sensing circuit and the common electrode, and is configured to provide a corresponding common voltage to the common electrode based on a temperature signal from the temperature sensing circuit. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the common voltage may be changed according to the ambient temperature to improve the image sticking.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2017Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE SPECIAL DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaolong Liu, Shihao Wang, Zhicheng Wang, Shenglin Sun, Junguo Liu
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Patent number: 10866462Abstract: A backlight module is provided, including: a back frame in a box shape opening at an opening side; a sealant frame within the back frame; and a light guide plate and a membrane on the light guide plate, both surrounded by the sealant frame; the sealant frame has a step structure including a base portion whose upper surface is a step surface facing towards the opening side and a surrounding wall; the sealant frame has at least one positioning notch recessed into the base portion and the surrounding wall; the membrane has at least one positioning lug at an edge thereof, below the step surface and extending into the positioning notch; and the backlight module includes at least one positioning insert within a respective positioning notch and having a plate piece whose upper surface being an auxiliary supporting surface facing towards the opening side and flush with the step surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignees: CHONGQING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaolong Liu, Taeyup Min, Zhi Zhang, He Sun, Keguo Liu, Gang Chen, Taoliang Tang, Changgong Zhu, Jianghong Wen
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Publication number: 20200380724Abstract: A personalized scene image processing method is provided for a terminal device. The method includes acquiring, according to a touch event triggered in a screen region of the terminal device, a trajectory of the touch event in the screen region; generating a virtual model, according to a projection of the trajectory of the touch event in a space coordinate system; reconstructing a model view of the virtual model mapped within a field of view of the terminal device, according to a position and posture of the terminal device in the space coordinate system; and overlaying a scene image acquired by the terminal device in the position and posture with the model view to obtain a personalized scene image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Lingjie KE, Lingrui CUI, Zhenyang ZHAO, Wei DAI, Xubin LU, Xiaolong LIU, Qiqi ZHONG, Xinwan WU
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Publication number: 20200342828Abstract: Provided in the embodiments of the disclosure are a common voltage control circuit and method, a display panel and a display device. The control circuit includes a temperature sensing circuit and a voltage adjusting circuit. The temperature sensing circuit is configured to sense the ambient temperature. The voltage adjusting circuit is coupled to the temperature sensing circuit and the common electrode, and is configured to provide a corresponding common voltage to the common electrode based on a temperature signal from the temperature sensing circuit. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the common voltage may be changed according to the ambient temperature to improve the image sticking.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2017Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Xiaolong LIU, Shihao WANG, Zhicheng WANG, Shenglin SUN, Junguo LIU
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Publication number: 20200302887Abstract: A display apparatus and a control method for controlling a display apparatus are provided. The display apparatus includes: a display panel including multiple rows of scan lines and multiple columns of data lines, the scan lines and the data lines defining multiple sub-pixel regions, a first view pixel and a second view pixel being provided in each sub-pixel region; and a view control device connected with display panel, the view control device configured to: identify the number of users on a user side of display panel; and control a driving voltage of the scan lines according to the number of the users, so that the display panel controls first view pixel and second view pixel according to driving voltage so as to display a first view mode or a second view mode. A visual angle in the first view mode is greater than a visual angle in the second view mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2019Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Gang Chen, Zhihui Wang, He Sun, Xiuzhu Tang, Guang Wang, Yanli Zhao, Xiaolong Liu, Shuo Yang, Di Wang, Yu Wang
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Publication number: 20200148546Abstract: A method of preparing a boron allotrope-organic lateral heterostructural article includes providing an article comprising a substrate comprising a portion thereof coupled to a boron allotrope comprising an elemental boron layer; generating an organic compound vapor from a solid organic compound source, said organic compound vapor having a higher enthalpy of adsorption on said substrate compared to enthalpy of adsorption on said boron allotrope; and contacting said organic compound vapor with said article to selectively deposit said organic compound on a substrate portion not coupled to said boron allotrope to provide a heterostructural article comprising said organic compound and said boron allotrope laterally adjacent one to the other and providing a lateral interface one with the other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2019Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Mark C. Hersam, Xiaolong Liu
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Publication number: 20200118701Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a collimator. The collimator may include a motor, a transmission unit having a first end and a second end, and a leaf unit having a leaf. The first end of the transmission unit may be connected to the motor and the second end of the transmission unit may be connected to the leaf. The present disclosure also relates to a collimator system. The collimator system may include a leaf module having a leaf, a driving module having a motor configured to drive the leaf, and a processing module to generate a movement profile of the leaf. The movement profile of the leaf may include a first speed during a first stage, a second speed of the leaf during a second stage, and a third speed of the leaf during a third stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Jian ZHANG, Xiaolong LIU, Xiao FANG, Hui ZHOU, Hui YIN, Xu CHAO, Jian LIU
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Publication number: 20200086143Abstract: A radiation therapy medical apparatus is disclosed. The medical apparatus comprises: a base; a cylindrical gantry, peripherally and rotatably supported by the base; a radiation therapy assembly, comprising an arm and a radiation head, wherein one end of the arm is fixed to a first position on a first side of the gantry and the other end thereof is extended outwardly, and the radiation head is fixed to the other end of the arm; an imaging assembly, mounted to a second side of the gantry opposite to the first side, and configured to be a first balanced weight part for balancing the radiation therapy assembly; and a counterbalance, fixed to the second side of the gantry, and configured to cooperate with the imaging assembly to prevent the gantry from turnover under action of the radiation therapy assembly and configured to dynamically balance with the radiation therapy assembly with respect to a rotation axis of the gantry.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Jonathan MALTZ, Johannes STAHL, Jian LIU, Jian ZHANG, Yuelin SHAO, Xiaolong LIU
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Patent number: 10591225Abstract: The utility model discloses a novel phase change heat storage device, comprising a housing, wherein the housing is internally provided with a lining; an insulating layer is disposed between the lining and the housing; the lining is internally filled in with a phase change material; a coiled pipe is embedded in the phase change material; the inlet and outlet of the coiled pipe both extend out of the lining and are respectively welded with and communicate with a main water inflow pipe and a main water outflow pipe, so all welds between the coiled pipe and the main water inflow pipe and main water outflow pipe are positioned outside the lining and are not soaked by the phase change material. The lining is provided with at least one partition board; the partition board divides the inner space of the lining into independent spaces such that the phase change material is respectively positioned in the independent spaces divided by the partition board.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: PIONEER ENERGY (JIANGSU) CO., LTD.Inventors: Li Sun, Hong Wang, Xiaolong Liu, Changjun Wang
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Patent number: 10550003Abstract: Articles comprising a boron allotrope and an organic compound having a lateral interface one with the other, together with method(s) of preparation of such articles.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYInventors: Mark C. Hersam, Xiaolong Liu
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Patent number: 10553176Abstract: The disclosure discloses a display drive circuit, a display device, and a method for driving the same, where the display drive circuit includes a control circuit arranged between a power supply management circuit and a level conversion circuit, and the control circuit is configured to boost a standard gate turn-on voltage signal provided by the power supply management circuit, and to generate and then output a higher gate turn-on voltage signal to the level conversion circuit, upon determining that an ambient temperature is below a set temperature, and/or an output of a gate drive circuit of a display panel is abnormal, so that the level conversion circuit generates and then outputs a corresponding gate drive signal at higher voltage.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Chongqing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lijun Xiong, Zhi Zhang, Heecheol Kim, Xiuzhu Tang, Shuai Chen, Jingpeng Zhao, Xing Dong, Xiaolong Liu, Gang Chen, Yanli Zhao
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Publication number: 20200026126Abstract: A backlight module is provided, including: a back frame in a box shape opening at an opening side; a sealant frame within the back frame; and a light guide plate and a membrane on the light guide plate, both surrounded by the sealant frame; the sealant frame has a step structure including a base portion whose upper surface is a step surface facing towards the opening side and a surrounding wall; the sealant frame has at least one positioning notch recessed into the base portion and the surrounding wall; the membrane has at least one positioning lug at an edge thereof, below the step surface and extending into the positioning notch; and the backlight module includes at least one positioning insert within a respective positioning notch and having a plate piece whose upper surface being an auxiliary supporting surface, facing towards the opening side and flush with the step surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Xiaolong Liu, Taeyup Min, Zhi Zhang, He Sun, Keguo Liu, Gang Chen, Taoliang Tang, Changgong Zhu, Jianghong Wen
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Patent number: 10510456Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a collimator. The collimator may include a motor, a transmission unit having a first end and a second end, and a leaf unit having a leaf. The first end of the transmission unit may be connected to the motor and the second end of the transmission unit may be connected to the leaf. The present disclosure also relates to a collimator system. The collimator system may include a leaf module having a leaf, a driving module having a motor configured to drive the leaf, and a processing module to generate a movement profile of the leaf. The movement profile of the leaf may include a first speed during a first stage, a second speed of the leaf during a second stage, and a third speed of the leaf during a third stage.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Jian Zhang, Xiaolong Liu, Xiao Fang, Hui Zhou, Hui Yin, Xu Chao, Jian Liu
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Publication number: 20190355322Abstract: Provided in the embodiments of the disclosure are a common voltage control circuit and method, a display panel and a display device. The control circuit includes a temperature sensing circuit and a voltage adjusting circuit. The temperature sensing circuit is configured to sense the ambient temperature. The voltage adjusting circuit is coupled to the temperature sensing circuit and the common electrode, and is configured to provide a corresponding common voltage to the common electrode based on a temperature signal from the temperature sensing circuit. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the common voltage may be changed according to the ambient temperature to improve the image sticking.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2017Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Xiaolong LIU, Shihao WANG, Zhicheng WANG, Shenglin SUN, Junguo LIU
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Patent number: 10441816Abstract: A radiation therapy medical apparatus is disclosed. The medical apparatus comprises: a base; a cylindrical gantry, peripherally and rotatably supported by the base; a radiation therapy assembly, comprising an arm and a radiation head, wherein one end of the arm is fixed to a first position on a first side of the gantry and the other end thereof is extended outwardly, and the radiation head is fixed to the other end of the arm; an imaging assembly, mounted to a second side of the gantry opposite to the first side, and configured to be a first balanced weight part for balancing the radiation therapy assembly; and a counterbalance, fixed to the second side of the gantry, and configured to cooperate with the imaging assembly to prevent the gantry from turnover under action of the radiation therapy assembly and configured to dynamically balance with the radiation therapy assembly with respect to a rotation axis of the gantry.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2015Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Jian Liu, Jian Zhang, Yuelin Shao, Xiaolong Liu, Jonathan S Maltz, Johannes N Stahl