Patents by Inventor Xiaoping Zhu

Xiaoping Zhu 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: 11476620
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electric connector, which is used for being electrically connected with another adaptive connector (socket). The electric connector comprises a first shell, a lock plate, a second shell and an actuating assembly, wherein at least one electric connection point capable of being connected with the other connector is accommodated in the first shell; the lock plate is relatively fixed with the first shell; the second shell is at least partially located on the outer side of the lock plate and can move between a first position and a second position, the part of the second shell deforms the lock plate towards the inner side, so that the lock plate is tightly pressed with the outer surface of an outer shell of the other connector for frictional locking. According to the electric connector, the locking and pressing frictional force between the electric connectors can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventor: Xiaoping Zhu
  • Patent number: 11471526
    Abstract: HCMV US11 based therapeutics that can be used to target and reduce the activity of the FcRn protein are provided. Methods of treating auto-immune mediated and albumin-mediated diseases in a subject are provided that comprise administration of HCMV US11 protein, polypeptide fragments, or variants thereof, as well as methods for preventing, or treating, infections of HCMV through administration of a US11 inhibitor. US11 protein containing vaccine compositions are also provided for stimulation of an anti-US11 immune response for protection against HCMV infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: University of Maryland, College Park
    Inventors: Xiaoping Zhu, Xiaoyang Liu
  • Publication number: 20220329541
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a bandwidth scheduling method, a traffic transmission method, and a related product. The bandwidth scheduling method includes: receiving a bandwidth request sent by a data center, where the bandwidth request includes bandwidth required to transmit non-real-time traffic; allocating, based on historical bandwidth information, the bandwidth required by the data center to transmit the non-real-time traffic in a future time period, where the historical bandwidth information is used to predict occupation of total bandwidth by the data center in a region in which the data center is located at each moment in the future time period; and sending a bandwidth response to the data center, where the bandwidth response includes an allocation result. Embodiments of this application help improve utilization of physical line resources in each region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventor: Xiaoping Zhu
  • Patent number: 11376317
    Abstract: Disclosed are peptides comprising a monomeric Fc fragment of an immunoglobulin recognized by a neonatal receptor (FcRn); a modified pre-fusion respiratory syncytia virus (RSV) F protein; and a trimerization domain. Disclosed are nucleic acid sequences capable of encoding peptides comprising a monomeric Fc fragment of an immunoglobulin recognized by a neonatal receptor (FcRn); a modified pre-fusion respiratory syncytia virus (RSV) F protein; and a trimerization domain. Also disclosed are methods for eliciting a protective immune response against RSV comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of a composition comprising a monomeric Fc fragment of an immunoglobulin recognized by FcRn; a modified pre-fusion RSV F protein; and a trimerization domain, wherein the administering is to a mucosal epithelium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
    Inventors: Xiaoping Zhu, Weizhong Li
  • Patent number: 11336117
    Abstract: A wireless charging system is configured to charge one or more receiver devices simultaneously. The wireless charging system includes multiple coils that may be driven independently based on a feedback system with one or more feedback channels. One of the feedback channels may be demodulated communication signals from the one or more receiver devices. The demodulation may be performed by a communication demodulation circuit with configurable gain. The demodulated communication signals are processed for error correction at a bit level and a packet level, which improves accuracy despite presence of multiple receiver devices and noisy conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: AIRA, INC.
    Inventors: William Paul Abajian, Jules Marie Xavier Laffitte, John MacDonald, Lixin Shi, Jake Lee Vander Ploeg, Xiaoping Zhu
  • Patent number: 11336116
    Abstract: A wireless charging system is configured to charge one or more receiver devices simultaneously. The wireless charging system includes multiple coils that may be driven independently based on a feedback system with one or more feedback channels. One of the feedback channels may be a voltage and/or current measurement of coil driving signals from the coils that are indicative of receiver device presences on the wireless charging system. A coil driving signal may be sampled and processed using discrete Fourier transform to determine amplitude and phase information of the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: AIRA, INC.
    Inventors: William Paul Abajian, Jules Marie Xavier Laffitte, John MacDonald, Viswajit Natarajan, Lixin Shi, Jake Lee Vander Ploeg, Xiaoping Zhu
  • Publication number: 20220098242
    Abstract: Disclosed are peptides comprising a monomeric Fc fragment of an immunoglobulin recognized by a FcRn; SARS-CoV-2 antigen; and a trimerization domain. Disclosed are peptide complexes comprising three peptides, wherein each of the three peptides comprises a monomeric Fc fragment of an immunoglobulin recognized by a FcRn; SARS-CoV-2 antigen; and a trimerization domain. Disclosed are compositions comprising any of the disclosed peptides or peptide complexes. Disclosed are methods for eliciting a protective immune response against SARS-CoV-2 comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of one or more of the compositions disclosed herein. Disclosed are methods of treating a subject exposed to SARS-CoV-2 or at risk of being exposed to SARS-CoV-2 comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of one or more of the compositions disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Xiaoping ZHU, Weizhong LI, Tao WANG
  • Patent number: 11095074
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrical connection plug, comprising: a housing; an electrical connection point provided on the housing, to achieve electrical connection with a receptacle, wherein the receptacle has a jack; a locking component and an actuating component, both of which are provided on the housing, wherein the locking component is used to be inserted into the jack. The locking component comprises a latch, which is connected to the actuation component to be driven by the actuation component to move with respect to the housing, wherein the latch is provided with a first inclined surface; a locking plate, which is provided outside the latch, wherein the locking plate is provided with a second inclined surface corresponding to the first inclined surface. The present invention achieves the locking between the electrical connection plugs in a new way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventor: Xiaoping Zhu
  • Patent number: 11057971
    Abstract: A COB illuminating device includes a light source component, a control module, and a base plate component. The light source component includes multiple illuminating sets that are electrically coupled in series. The control module includes multiple control terminals, an input control terminal, an output control terminal and a constant current control unit. The multiple control terminals are respectively and electrically coupled to intersections between the multiple illuminating sets. The input control terminal is electrically coupled to a head illuminating set. The output control terminal is electrically coupled to a tail illuminating set. The constant current control unit is electrically coupled to the multiple control terminals, the input control terminal and the output control terminal. Besides, the constant current control unit activates a dynamic number of illuminating sets starting from the head illuminating set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Changhe Zhong, Digen Shen, Jingjing Su, Xiaoping Zhu, Zhongkai Chen
  • Publication number: 20210203103
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electric connector, which is used for being electrically connected with another adaptive connector (socket). The electric connector comprises a first shell, a lock plate, a second shell and an actuating assembly, wherein at least one electric connection point capable of being connected with the other connector is accommodated in the first shell; the lock plate is relatively fixed with the first shell; the second shell is at least partially located on the outer side of the lock plate and can move between a first position and a second position, the part of the second shell deforms the lock plate towards the inner side, so that the lock plate is tightly pressed with the outer surface of an outer shell of the other connector for frictional locking. According to the electric connector, the locking and pressing frictional force between the electric connectors can, be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Xiaoping Zhu
  • Patent number: 11031817
    Abstract: A wireless charging system is configured to charge one or more receiver devices simultaneously. The wireless charging system includes a plurality of coils for wireless charging the one or more receiver devices. The wireless charging system may use a machine learning algorithm to detect the one or more receiver devices and select which of the multiple coils to activate for charging the multiple coils. Based on measurements made from signal through the coils within the wireless charging system, the machine learning algorithm determines a subset of the coils to activate for charging the detected one or more receiver devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Inventors: William Paul Abajian, Jules Marie Xavier Laffitte, John MacDonald, Viswajit Natarajan, Lixin Shi, Xiaoping Zhu
  • Publication number: 20210038675
    Abstract: An application of Longhu Rendan in preparing a medicament for preventing and/or treating liver fibrosis. The Longhu Rendan has significant effect in improving fibrosis, and its effect in anti-liver fibrosis and liver protection is equivalent to those of a positive drug silybin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Shanghai Zhonghua Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jiahua JIN, Biye WANG, Liqin DING, Wujie CAO, Xiaoping ZHU, Tian LAN
  • Publication number: 20200336018
    Abstract: A wireless charging system is configured to charge one or more receiver devices simultaneously. The wireless charging system includes a plurality of coils for wireless charging the one or more receiver devices. The wireless charging system may use a machine learning algorithm to detect the one or more receiver devices and select which of the multiple coils to activate for charging the multiple coils. Based on measurements made from signal through the coils within the wireless charging system, the machine learning algorithm determines a subset of the coils to activate for charging the detected one or more receiver devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: William Paul Abajian, Jules Marie Xavier Laffitte, John MacDonald, Viswajit Natarajan, Lixin Shi, Xiaoping Zhu
  • Publication number: 20200336008
    Abstract: A wireless charging system is configured to charge one or more receiver devices simultaneously. The wireless charging system includes multiple coils that may be driven independently based on a feedback system with one or more feedback channels. Each coil is driven by a coil driving signal selected based on a set of target characteristics. A coil drive circuit receives an input of a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal and outputs the coil driving signal to a corresponding coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: William Paul Abajian, Jules Marie Xavier Laffitte, John MacDonald, Viswajit Natarajan, Christopher William Sarli, Lixin Shi, Jake Lee Vander Ploeg, Xiaoping Zhu, Mark Huan Mekkittikul
  • Publication number: 20200336009
    Abstract: A wireless charging system is configured to charge one or more receiver devices simultaneously. The wireless charging system includes multiple coils that may be driven independently based on a feedback system with one or more feedback channels. One of the feedback channels may be demodulated communication signals from the one or more receiver devices. The demodulation may be performed by a communication demodulation circuit with configurable gain. The demodulated communication signals are processed for error correction at a bit level and a packet level, which improves accuracy despite presence of multiple receiver devices and noisy conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: William Paul Abajian, Jules Marie Xavier Laffitte, John MacDonald, Lixin Shi, Jake Lee Vander Ploeg, Xiaoping Zhu
  • Publication number: 20200333387
    Abstract: A wireless charging system is configured to charge one or more receiver devices simultaneously. The wireless charging system includes multiple coils that may be driven independently based on a feedback system with one or more feedback channels. One of the feedback channels may be a voltage and/or current measurement of coil driving signals from the coils that are indicative of receiver device presences on the wireless charging system. A coil driving signal may be sampled and processed using discrete Fourier transform to determine amplitude and phase information of the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: William Paul Abajian, Jules Marie Xavier Laffitte, John MacDonald, Viswajit Natarajan, Lixin Shi, Jake Lee Vander Ploeg, Xiaoping Zhu
  • Publication number: 20200297839
    Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to HCMV US11 based therapeutics that can be used to target and reduce the activity of the FcRn protein. The disclosure provides a method of treating auto-immune mediated and albumin-mediated diseases in a subject comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising HCMV US11 (herein after referred to as “US11”) polypeptide, polypeptide fragments, or variants thereof. The disclosure also provides methods for preventing, or treating, infections of HCMV through administration of a US11 inhibitor. US11 containing vaccine compositions are also provided for stimulation of an anti-US11 immune response for protection against HCMV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Xiaoping ZHU, Xiaoyang LIU
  • Publication number: 20200288551
    Abstract: A COB illuminating device includes a light source component, a control module, and a base plate component. The light source component includes multiple illuminating sets that are electrically coupled in series. The control module includes multiple control terminals, an input control terminal, an output control terminal and a constant current control unit. The multiple control terminals are respectively and electrically coupled to intersections between the multiple illuminating sets. The input control terminal is electrically coupled to a head illuminating set. The output control terminal is electrically coupled to a tail illuminating set. The constant current control unit is electrically coupled to the multiple control terminals, the input control terminal and the output control terminal. Besides, the constant current control unit activates a dynamic number of illuminating sets starting from the head illuminating set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Changhe ZHONG, Digen SHEN, Jingjing SU, Xiaoping ZHU, Zhongkai CHEN
  • Patent number: 10763619
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a locking electrical connector for electrical connection with an outlet connector. The adapter outlet connector includes a first housing, the locking electrical connector includes a second housing, an actuating assembly, and a locking member. At least one electrical connection point enclosing in the second housing, which can be electrically connected to the outlet connector. The locking member is rotatably fixed to the second housing and capable of being driven by the actuating assembly, so as to rotate relative to the second housing, such that the locking member is frictionally locked with the side surface of the first housing, thereby enabling the locking electrical connector to be electrically locked with the outlet connector. The present disclosure can better prevent the electrical connection from failing and loosening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Inventor: Xiaoping Zhu
  • Patent number: 10732696
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a method and an apparatus for wake-up control of an intelligent terminal. At least two alarm set indications are sent by one or more applications of the intelligent terminal. The alarm set indication is used to indicate a first alarm wake-up time determined by the application for waking up the intelligent terminal. At least two of the at least two first alarm wake-up times corresponding to the at least two alarm set indications are delayed until a second alarm wake-up time. The second alarm wake-up time is determined according to preset adjustment control information. The intelligent terminal is woken at the second alarm wake-up time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoping Zhu, Yonghong Qiao, Bingtian Han