Patents by Inventor Xiaowei Zhang

Xiaowei 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: 12105567
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a liquid cooling assembly that includes a base, a cover, a first connector, and a second connector. The cover is disposed on the base. The cover and the base together form an accommodation space therebetween. The cover has an inlet and an outlet respectively located at two opposite sides of the cover in a direction parallel to a longitudinal direction of the cover. The first connector is disposed to the inlet of the cover. The second connector is disposed to the outlet of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xuefeng Chen, Pin-Yi Xiang, Lisheng Wang, Yi-Dong Ji, Yanhua Shi, Yang Ying, Xiaowei Zhang
  • Patent number: 12107617
    Abstract: An RF filter comprising a resonator element and a polymer composition is provided. The polymer composition contains an aromatic polymer and has a melting temperature of about 240° C. or more. The polymer composition exhibits a dielectric constant of about 5 or less and dissipation factor of about 0.05 or less at a frequency of 10 GHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Ticona LLC
    Inventors: Xiaowei Zhang, Xinyu Zhao, Christopher McGrady
  • Publication number: 20240317528
    Abstract: Provided are a winding mandrel, a winding machine, and a battery cell winding method. The winding mandrel includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member configured to be combined with the first connecting member. The second connecting member and the first connecting member are arranged coaxially, and length of the combined first connecting member and second connecting member is greater than length of the first connecting member or the second connecting member. Changing a structure of a winding mandrel improves stiffness of the winding mandrel and improves the efficiency and quality of a winding operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaowei Zhang, Wei Zhang, Qinglin Bai, Yuqian Wen, Minghao Tang, Shengwu Zhang
  • Patent number: 12101910
    Abstract: A smoothly switching negative pressure liquid cooling system is provided in the present application, wherein a gas extraction pipeline of a gas circuit is used to extract gas to form a negative pressure environment, a gas supply pipeline is used to supply the gas to form a positive pressure environment. One of the three gas-liquid chambers is used for feeding the liquid and one of the three gas-liquid chambers is used for discharging the liquid to form a coolant circulation. The other chamber maintains a negative pressure environment. At the moment of switching a working state, the chamber that maintains the negative pressure environment forms a large pressure difference, so that the coolant enters the chamber quickly. Before the working state is switched, enough negative pressure has been formed to ensure the fluidity of the coolant at the moment of switching the working state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: SUZHOU METABRAIN INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhitao Xin, Guangzhi Liu, Xiaowei Zhang, Shengfu Liu
  • Publication number: 20240313253
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application relate to the field of electrode assembly winding technologies and specifically to a winding device and a winding method. The device includes: a winding mandrel configured to wind a roll material, where the winding mandrel includes a magnetic portion, the magnetic portion being disposed along an axial direction of the winding mandrel; and a magnetism supply assembly configured to provide a magnetic field, where the magnetism supply assembly is disposed in correspondence with the magnetic portion, and the magnetic field interacts with the magnetic portion to generate a magnetic force so as to resist deformation of the winding mandrel. The winding device decreases the deformation of the winding mandrel and reduces the risk of displacement or wrinkles of electrode assemblies during winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaowei Zhang, Zhiwen Wang, Xiang Wu, Wei Zhang, Yuqian Wen, Minghao Tang, Shengwu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240313310
    Abstract: A battery cell includes a housing having an opening, an end cap assembly for closing the opening and including an end cap body and an electrode terminal connected to the end cap body in an insulating manner, and an electrode assembly arranged in the housing and being of a wound structure and including: a wound main body, a first tab and a second tab, the first tab and the second tab having opposite polarities and being connected to the same side of the wound main body along a winding axis of the wound structure. The first tab is electrically connected to the electrode terminal, and the second tab is electrically connected to the end cap body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Yuqian WEN, Wei ZHANG, Meng LI, Wenqi ZHU, Qinglin BAI, Minghao TANG, Xiaowei ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240314112
    Abstract: A method of performing authentication and authorization in Proximity based Service (ProSe) communication by a requesting device which sends a request of a communication and a receiving device which receives the request from the requesting device, the method including deriving session keys Kpc and Kpi from an unique key Kp at the requesting and receiving devices, using the session keys Kpc and Kpi for ProSe communication setup and direct communication between the requesting and receiving devices, starting the direct communication with the requesting and receiving devices. The key Kpc is confidentiality key and the key Kpi is integrity protection key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaowei ZHANG, Anand Raghawa PRASAD
  • Patent number: 12096287
    Abstract: A UE (10) provides information on potential S?eNB(s). The information is forwarded from an MeNB (20_1) to an M?eNB (20_2) such that the M?eNB (20_2) can determine, before the handover happens, whether the M?eNB (20_2) will configure a new SeNB (S?eNB) and which S?eNB the M?eNB (20_2) will configure. In one of options, the MeNB (20_1) derives a key S?-KeNB for communication protection between the UE (10) and the S?eNB (30_1), and send the S?-KeNB to the M?eNB (20_2). In another option, the M?eNB (20_2) derives the S?-KeNB from a key KeNB* received from the MeNB (20_1). The M?eNB (20_2) sends the S?-KeNB to the S?eNB (30_1). Moreover, there are also provided several variations to perform SeNB Release, SeNB Addition, Bearer Modification and the like, in which the order and/or timing thereof can be different during the handover procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaowei Zhang, Anand Raghawa Prasad
  • Publication number: 20240296624
    Abstract: Provided are a parameter estimation model training method and apparatus, and a device and a storage medium. The parameter estimation model training method comprises: inputting each training sample in a facial image training set into a pre-constructed neural network model, estimating reconstruction parameters specified by 3D facial reconstruction, and inputting the reconstruction parameters into a pre-constructed 3D morphable model, so as to reconstruct a 3D face corresponding to the training sample; calculating a plurality of loss functions, under a plurality of pieces of 2D supervision information, between the 3D face and the training sample, and adjusting a weight corresponding to each loss function; and generating a fitting loss function on the basis of each loss function and the weight corresponding to each loss function, and performing inverse correction on the neural network model by using the fitting loss function, so as to obtain a trained parameter estimation model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaowei ZHANG, Zhongyuan HU, Gengdai LIU
  • Patent number: 12076913
    Abstract: A polymer composition containing a polyoxymethylene polymer having low shrinkage characteristics and/or an expanded processing window is disclosed. The polymer composition is particularly well suited for use in three-dimensional printing systems, such as printers that use filament fusion technology. The polymer composition, for instance, can be a feed material in the form of a filament or polymeric pellets. The feed material can be placed in a printer cartridge for insertion into a three-dimensional printing system. In accordance with the present disclosure, a polyoxymethylene polymer is combined with one or more dimensional stabilizing agents for dramatically improving the processing characteristics of the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: TICONA LLC
    Inventors: Craig Peterson, Kirsten Markgraf, Xiaowei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240274858
    Abstract: Provided are a winding shaft, a cell manufacturing apparatus, and a cell manufacturing method. The winding shaft is used for winding plates and includes: a winding shaft body including a first winding surface; an adjustment member configured to be mounted to the winding shaft body and movable simultaneously in an axial direction of the winding shaft and in a radial direction of the winding shaft, where the adjustment member includes a second winding surface, and the first winding surface and the second winding surface are configured to wind the plates jointly; and an actuator configured to drive the adjustment member to move to change a relative position of the second winding surface with respect to the first winding surface, so as to change a winding circumference of the winding shaft. The winding shaft of the present application can reduce the possibility of or the amount of misalignment between the tabs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaowei Zhang, Jiang Lin, Minghao Tang, Wenfa Lin, Zhenqiang Cui, Shengwu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240250310
    Abstract: An electrode assembly includes: a first electrode plate layer, a first separator, a second electrode plate layer and a second separator. A winding start end of the first electrode plate layer, a winding start end of the first separator, and a winding start end of the second separator are substantially aligned with one another. The first electrode plate layer includes a first insulating section and a first electrode plate connected to each other, and the end of the first insulating section away from the first electrode plate is the winding start end of the first electrode plate layer. Along a winding direction of the electrode assembly, the winding start end of the second electrode plate layer is substantially aligned with the winding start end of the first electrode plate layer, or is located downstream of the winding start end of the first electrode plate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaowei ZHANG, Wei ZHANG, Xiang WU, Guoda HUANG, Yuqian WEN, Minghao TANG, Shengwu ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240244743
    Abstract: A laminate for use in a circuit board is provided. The laminate comprises a conductive layer and a film positioned adjacent to the conductive layer. The film comprises a polymer composition that includes a liquid crystalline polymer and a hydrophobic material. The polymer composition exhibits a dielectric constant of about 5 or less and dissipation factor of about 0.05 or less at a frequency of 10 GHz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaowei Zhang, Xinyu Zhao, Christopher McGrady
  • Publication number: 20240240935
    Abstract: A cell winding calibration method includes: obtaining a first reference distance between first and second reference lines; obtaining a reference number of pixels included in the first reference distance, and determining, based on the first reference distance and the reference number of pixels included in the first reference distance, an actual distance corresponding to a single pixel; obtaining an actual number of pixels included in a distance between an edge of a winding substrate and the first or second reference line, and determining real-time position information of the edge of the winding substrate based on the actual number of pixels included in the distance between the edge of the winding substrate and the first or second reference line and the actual distance corresponding to a single pixel; and calibrating the winding substrate based on the real-time position information of the edge of the winding substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaowei ZHANG, Zhiwen WANG, Wei ZHANG, Yuqian WEN, Minghao TANG, Shengwu ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240243337
    Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a first separator, a first electrode plate, and a second separator that are stacked. The first electrode plate is sandwiched between the first separator and the second separator. Along a width direction of the first electrode plate, partial edges of two sides of starting sections of the first separator and second separator are fixedly connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaowei ZHANG, Zhiwen WANG, Wei ZHANG, Yuqian WEN, Minghao TANG, Shengwu ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240224036
    Abstract: A method of forming a secure group in ProSe communication includes requesting a service request to a ProSe server from a requesting device (21), the service request indicating a request to communicate with a receiving device (22) from the requesting device (21), performing verification on the requesting and receiving devices (21) and (22) by the ProSe server 24, sending a ProSe Service Result to the requesting and receiving devices (21) and (22) to inform to be allowed a group member, and starting a group security establishment of the group including the requesting and receiving devices (21) and (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaowei ZHANG, Anand Raghawa Prasad
  • Patent number: 12028799
    Abstract: Methods and nodes related to subscription handling and notifications, for instance, with respect to Network Function (NF) management services, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Jesus-Angel De-Gregorio-Rodriguez, Xiaowei Zhang, Yubao Ma, Xin Yu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240200090
    Abstract: Provided is a method for regulating the symbiosis of gramineous plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi or regulating the inhibitory effect of high phosphorus on mycorrhizal symbiosis, the method comprising: adjusting the expression or activity of the phosphorus starvation response factor PHR2 in gramineous plants. Also provided is the use of PHR2 or an encoding gene thereof in regulating the symbiosis of gramineous plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, regulating the inhibitory effect of high phosphorus on mycorrhizal symbiosis, and as a molecular marker for the identification of the symbiosis of gramineous plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Also provided is a method for using PHR2 to screen for substances that regulate the symbiosis of gramineous plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi or regulate the inhibitory effect of high phosphorus on mycorrhizal symbiosis. Also provided is a method for using PHR2 to identify mycorrhizal-associated genes regulated by PHR2 in mycorrhizal symbiosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Ertao Wang, Jincai Shi, Boyu Zhao, Xiaowei Zhang, Huiling Dai
  • Patent number: 12014853
    Abstract: In general, the disclosure is directed to bulk iron-nitride materials having a polycrystalline microstructure having pores including a plurality of crystallographic grains surrounded by grain boundaries, where at least one crystallographic grain includes an iron-nitride phase including any of a body centered cubic (bcc) structure, a body centered tetragonal (bct), and a martensite structure. The disclosure further describes techniques producing a bulk iron-nitride material having a polycrystalline microstructure, including: melting an iron source to obtain a molten iron source; fast belt casting the molten iron source to obtain a cast iron source; cooling and shaping the cast iron source to obtain a bulk iron-containing material having a body-centered cubic (bcc) structure; annealing the bulk iron-containing material at an austenite transformation temperature and subsequently cooling the bulk iron-containing material; and nitriding the bulk iron-containing material to obtain the bulk iron-nitride material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Wang, Jinming Liu, Bin Ma, Fan Zhang, Guannan Guo, Yiming Wu, Xiaowei Zhang
  • Patent number: 12012503
    Abstract: A polymer composition containing cellulose acetate in combination with one or more impact modifiers is described. The polymer composition can also contain a plasticizer and a bio-based polymer in addition to the cellulose acetate. The polymer composition is formulated so as to have properties similar to petroleum-based polymers for producing, for example, single-use biodegradable articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: TICONA LLC.
    Inventors: Christopher McGrady, Rongfu Li, Michael Combs, Xiaowei Zhang, Suresh Subramonian