Patents by Inventor Xiaoyong Liu
Xiaoyong 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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Patent number: 11670329Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to a tape drive including a tape head configured to read shingled data on a tape. The tape head comprises a first module head assembly aligned with a second module head assembly. Both the first and second module head assemblies comprises a plurality of data heads. Each data head comprises a write head, a first read head aligned with the write head, a second read head offset from the first read head in both a cross-track direction and a down-track direction, and a third read head offset from the first and/or second read heads in the cross-track and down-track directions. By utilizing three read heads within each data head, data can be read from a tape that has experienced tape dimensional stability, as at least one read head will be near a center of each data track of the tape.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Quang Le, Xiaoyong Liu, Hongquan Jiang, Cherngye Hwang, Kuok San Ho, Hisashi Takano
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Patent number: 11646054Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a tape drive including a tape head. The tape head comprises at least one same gap verify (SGV) module comprising a plurality of write transducer and read transducer pairs disposed on a substrate. Each pair comprises a null shield disposed between the write transducer and the read transducer. The null shield is used to create a null region, or a region where write flux goes to zero, and comprises laminated antiferromagnetic coupling materials to protect writer flux from going to the read transducer. The read transducer is disposed in the null region. The SGV module is configured to write data to a tape using the write transducer of each pair and read verify the data written on the tape using the read transducer of each pair such that the write transducer and read transducer of each pair are concurrently operable.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Quang Le, Xiaoyong Liu, Kuok San Ho, Hisashi Takano
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Patent number: 11641520Abstract: Computing devices, such as mobile computing devices, have access to one or more image sensors that can capture images with multiple subjects. Some of these subjects may be known to the user capturing an image with the image sensor. The user may prefer to have the captured image data be optimized around the known subjects. Low-power, fast-response machine learning logic can be configured to allow for the generation of a plurality of inference data. This inference data can be utilized along with other sensor data, such as a motion sensor, for the generation of one or more image sensor configuration changes that may be implemented to optimize the subsequent capture of image data. This cycle of image data analysis, image sensor optimization, and subsequent capture can continue multiple times until a threshold of optimization or time is met. The captured image data optimized around the known subjects is then stored.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Quang Le, Rajeev Nagabhirava, Kuok San Ho, Daniel Bai, Xiaoyong Liu
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Publication number: 20230121375Abstract: The present disclosure generally relate to spin-orbit torque (SOT) devices comprising a topological insulator (TI) modulation layer. The TI modulation layer comprises a plurality of bismuth or bismuth-rich composition modulation layers, a plurality of TI lamellae layers comprising BiSb having a (012) crystal orientation, and a plurality of texturing layers. The TI lamellae layers comprise dopants or clusters of atoms, the clusters of atoms comprising a carbide, a nitride, an oxide, or a composite ceramic material. The clusters of atoms are configured to have a grain boundary glass forming temperature of less than about 400° C. Doping the TI lamellae layers comprising BiSb having a (012) crystal orientation with clusters of atoms comprising a carbide, a nitride, an oxide, or a composite ceramic material enable the SOT MTJ device to operate at higher temperatures while inhibiting migration of Sb from the BiSb of the TI lamellae layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicant: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Quang LE, Brian R. YORK, Cherngye HWANG, Susumu OKAMURA, Xiaoyong LIU, Kuok San HO, Hisashi TAKANO
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Patent number: 11615809Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to spin-orbital torque (SOT) differential reader designs. The SOT differential reader is a multi-terminal device that comprises a first shield, a first spin hall effect layer, a first free layer, a gap layer, a second spin hall effect layer, a second free layer, and a second shield. The gap layer is disposed between the first spin hall effect layer and the second spin hall effect layer. Electrical lead connections are located about the first spin hall effect layer, the second spin hall effect layer, the gap layer, the first shield, and/or the second shield. The electrical lead connections facilitate the flow of current and/or voltage from a negative lead to a positive lead. The positioning of the electrical lead connections and the positioning of the SOT differential layers improves reader resolution without decreasing the shield-to-shield spacing (i.e., read-gap).Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Quang Le, Xiaoyong Liu, Zhigang Bai, Zhanjie Li, Kuok San Ho, Hisashi Takano
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Publication number: 20230060134Abstract: Disclosed is an automatic welding apparatus using an inside steel tube, which includes a connecting seat and a fixing bracket. The fixing bracket is fixedly connected to a rear side of the connecting seat. a roller assembly is provided at one end of the fixing bracket, and a left side and a right side of the connecting seat are respectively fixedly connected with two first mounting brackets, between which a connecting shaft is rotatably connected. The connecting shaft is rotatably connected with a driving wheel, a signal transmission component is arranged on a periphery of the driving wheel, a laser welder is provided on an upper surface of the connecting seat, a laser welding head is provided at one end of the laser welder; and the laser welder is configured to start the laser welding head according to a signal transmitted by the signal transmission component.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicants: CHINA RAILWAY URBAN CONSTRUCTION GROUP THE 1ST ENGINEERING CORPORATION LIMITED, CHINA RAILWAY URBAN CONSTRUCTION GROUP CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Xiaoyong LIU, Qitao LIN, Meng ZHANG, Jian YANG, Mingwen HU, Qing XIA, Jianjun YANG, Yuanguang QIU, Xuewen WU, Xiaoben YANG, Jie LING
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Publication number: 20230047223Abstract: The present disclosure generally relate to spin-orbit torque (SOT) magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) devices comprising a buffer layer, a bismuth antimony (BiSb) layer having a (012) orientation disposed on the buffer layer, and an interlayer disposed on the BiSb layer. The buffer layer and the interlayer may each independently be a single layer of material or a multilayer of material. The buffer layer and the interlayer each comprise at least one of a covalently bonded amorphous material, a tetragonal (001) material, a tetragonal (110) material, a body-centered cubic (bcc) (100) material, a face-centered cubic (fcc) (100) material, a textured bcc (100) material, a textured fcc (100) material, a textured (100) material, or an amorphous metallic material. The buffer layer and the interlayer inhibit antimony (Sb) migration within the BiSb layer and enhance uniformity of the BiSb layer while further promoting the (012) orientation of the BiSb layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2021Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Quang LE, Brian R. YORK, Cherngye HWANG, Susumu OKAMURA, Michael GRIBELYUK, Xiaoyong LIU, Kuok San HO, Hisashi TAKANO
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Publication number: 20230040698Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a tape drive including a tape head. The tape head comprises at least one same gap verify (SGV) module comprising a plurality of write transducer and read transducer pairs disposed on a substrate. Each pair comprises a null shield disposed between the write transducer and the read transducer. The null shield is used to create a null region, or a region where write flux goes to zero, and comprises laminated antiferromagnetic coupling materials to protect writer flux from going to the read transducer. The read transducer is disposed in the null region. The SGV module is configured to write data to a tape using the write transducer of each pair and read verify the data written on the tape using the read transducer of each pair such that the write transducer and read transducer of each pair are concurrently operable.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Quang LE, Xiaoyong LIU, Kuok San HO, Hisashi TAKANO
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Publication number: 20230027086Abstract: A spin-orbit torque (SOT) magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) device includes a substrate, a seed layer over the substrate, and a bismuth antimony (BiSb) layer having (0120) orientation on the seed layer. The seed layer includes a silicide layer and a surface control layer. The silicide layer includes a material of NiSi, NiFeSi, NiFeTaSi, NiCuSi, CoSi, CoFeSi, CoFeTaSi, CoCuSi, or combinations thereof. The surface control layer includes a material of NiFe, NiFeTa, NiTa, NiW, NiFeW, NiCu, NiCuM, NiFeCu, CoTa, CoFeTa, NiCoTa, Co, CoM, CoNiM, CoNi, NiSi, CoSi, NiCoSi, Cu, CuAgM, CuM, or combinations thereof, in which M is Fe, Cu, Co, Ta, Ag, Ni, Mn, Cr, V, Ti, or Si.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Quang LE, Cherngye HWANG, Brian R. YORK, Andrew CHEN, Thao A. NGUYEN, Yongchul AHN, Xiaoyong LIU, Hongquan JIANG, Zheng GAO, Kuok San HO
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Patent number: 11557317Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a read head of a data storage device. The read head includes a read sensor sandwiched between two shields. The shields can have different materials as well as a different number of layers. Furthermore the shields can be fabricated by different processes and have different heights and thicknesses. The ratio of the thickness to the height for the shields are substantially identical to ensure that the saturation field are substantially identical and balanced.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Xiaoyong Liu, Goncalo Baiao De Albuquerque, Daniele Mauri, Yukimasa Okada
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Publication number: 20220414942Abstract: Computing devices, such as mobile computing devices, have access to one or more image sensors that can capture images and video with multiple subjects. Some of these subjects may vary in priority for various tasks. It may be desired to increase or decrease the compression on each subject in order to more efficiently store the image data. Low-power, fast-response machine learning logic can be configured to allow for the generation of a plurality of inference data. Inference data can be associated with the type, motion and/or priority of the subjects as desired. This inference data can be utilized along with other subject data to generate one or more variable compression regions within the image data. The image data can be subsequently processed to compress different areas of the image based on a desired application. The variably compressed image can reduce file sizes and allow for more efficient storage and processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2021Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Quang Le, Rajeev Nagabhirava, Kuok San Ho, Daniel Bai, Xiaoyong Liu
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Publication number: 20220417442Abstract: Computing devices, such as mobile computing devices, have access to one or more image sensors that can capture images with multiple subjects. Some of these subjects may be known to the user capturing an image with the image sensor. The user may prefer to have the captured image data be optimized around the known subjects. Low-power, fast-response machine learning logic can be configured to allow for the generation of a plurality of inference data. This inference data can be utilized along with other sensor data, such as a motion sensor, for the generation of one or more image sensor configuration changes that may be implemented to optimize the subsequent capture of image data. This cycle of image data analysis, image sensor optimization, and subsequent capture can continue multiple times until a threshold of optimization or time is met. The captured image data optimized around the known subjects is then stored.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Quang Le, Rajeev Nagabhirava, Kuok San Ho, Daniel Bai, Xiaoyong Liu
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Patent number: 11532325Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to a tape drive including a tape head configured to read shingled data tracks on a tape. The tape head comprises a first module head assembly aligned with a second module head assembly. Both the first and second module head assemblies comprises one or more servo heads and a plurality of data heads. Each data head comprises a write head, a first read head aligned with the write head, and a second read head offset from the first read head in both a cross-track direction and a down-track direction. The first read heads and the second read heads are configured to read data from a shingled data track of the tape simultaneously. In some embodiments, the tape head is able to be dynamically tilted in order to tilt the first and second reads heads when reading curved portions of shingled data tracks.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Quang Le, Xiaoyong Liu, Zhigang Bai, Kuok San Ho, Hisashi Takano
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Patent number: 11532323Abstract: The present disclosure generally relate to spin-orbit torque (SOT) magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) devices comprising a topological insulator (TI) modulation layer. The TI modulation layer comprises a plurality of bismuth or bismuth-rich composition modulation layers, a plurality of TI lamellae layers comprising BiSb having a (012) crystal orientation, and a plurality of texturing layers. The TI lamellae layers comprise dopants or clusters of atoms, the clusters of atoms comprising a carbide, a nitride, an oxide, or a composite ceramic material. The clusters of atoms are configured to have a grain boundary glass forming temperature of less than about 400° C. Doping the TI lamellae layers comprising BiSb having a (012) crystal orientation with clusters of atoms comprising a carbide, a nitride, an oxide, or a composite ceramic material enable the SOT MTJ device to operate at higher temperatures while inhibiting migration of Sb from the BiSb of the TI lamellae layers.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Quang Le, Brian R. York, Cherngye Hwang, Susumu Okamura, Xiaoyong Liu, Kuok San Ho, Hisashi Takano
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Publication number: 20220388920Abstract: A method for manufacturing a urea-formaldehyde slow-release nitrogen fertilizer includes steps of: mixing and heating urea and formaldehyde solution with a predetermined molar ratio of urea to formaldehyde; adjusting a PH value of hydroxymethylation reaction of urea and formaldehyde solution to 7.5-10.5; heating the hydroxymethylation reaction of urea and formaldehyde solution to the initial reaction temperature of 50° C.; adding a catalyst to start the hydroxymethylation reaction of urea and formaldehyde solution, and conducting hydroxymethylation reaction intermittently or continuously; heating cold urea-formaldehyde solution using the reaction heat of hydroxymethylation; adjusting the pH value of the methylenation reaction of urea and formaldehyde solution to 3.5-5.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2021Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: ZHENGZHOU GAOFU FERTILIZER CO., LTDInventors: Jianmin Hu, Peikun Wan, Jinzhe Hu, Yuntao Bai, Xiaoyong Liu, Shumin Hu
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Patent number: 11514935Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to magnetic recording heads of magnetic recording devices. A read head includes a first reader, an insulating separation layer, and a second reader disposed above the insulating separation layer. The second reader includes a magnetic seed layer and a cap layer. The second reader includes a first upper free layer disposed between the magnetic seed layer and the cap layer, and a second upper free layer disposed between the first upper free layer and the cap layer. The second reader includes a barrier layer. In one implementation the second reader includes an antiferromagnetic (AFM) layer disposed between the magnetic seed layer and the insulating separation layer to pin the magnetic seed layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Xiaoyong Liu, Ji Li, Goncalo Marcos Baião De Albuquerque, Daniele Mauri, Yukimasa Okada
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Patent number: 11514932Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to magnetic storage devices, such as magnetic tape drives, comprising a read head. The read head comprises a plurality of read sensors disposed between a lower shield having a first width in a stripe height direction and an upper shield. The plurality of read sensors comprise an antiferromagnetic layer and a free layer comprising a first layer and a second layer. A plurality of soft bias side shields disposed adjacent to and outwardly of the plurality of read sensors in a cross-track direction, each of the plurality of soft bias side shields having a second width in the stripe height direction less than the first width. Each of the plurality of soft bias side shields are spaced a first distance from the lower shield and a second distance from the upper shield, the first distance being substantially equal to the second distance.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Quang Le, Hongquan Jiang, Hisashi Takano, Cherngye Hwang, Xiaoyong Liu
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Patent number: 11489108Abstract: A spin-orbit torque (SOT) magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) device includes a substrate, a seed layer over the substrate, and a bismuth antimony (BiSb) layer having (0120) orientation on the seed layer. The seed layer includes a silicide layer and a surface control layer. The silicide layer includes a material of NiSi, NiFeSi, NiFeTaSi, NiCuSi, CoSi, CoFeSi, CoFeTaSi, CoCuSi, or combinations thereof. The surface control layer includes a material of NiFe, NiFeTa, NiTa, NiW, NiFeW, NiCu, NiCuM, NiFeCu, CoTa, CoFeTa, NiCoTa, Co, CoM, CoNiM, CoNi, NiSi, CoSi, NiCoSi, Cu, CuAgM, CuM, or combinations thereof, in which M is Fe, Cu, Co, Ta, Ag, Ni, Mn, Cr, V, Ti, or Si.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Quang Le, Cherngye Hwang, Brian R. York, Andrew Chen, Thao A. Nguyen, Yongchul Ahn, Xiaoyong Liu, Hongquan Jiang, Zheng Gao, Kuok San Ho
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Patent number: 11430470Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to magnetic recording heads of magnetic recording devices. A magnetic read head includes a first pinning layer magnetically oriented in a first direction, and a second pinning layer formed above the first pinning layer and magnetically oriented in a second direction that is opposite of the first direction. The magnetic read head includes a rear hard bias disposed outwardly of one or more of the first pinning layer relative or the second pinning layer. The rear hard bias is magnetically oriented to generate a magnetic field in a bias direction. The bias direction points in the same direction as the first direction or the second direction. The magnetic read head does not include an antiferromagnetic (AFM) layer between a lower shield and an upper shield.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Xiaoyong Liu, Ji Li, Changhe Shang, Daniele Mauri, Yukimasa Okada
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Patent number: 11410690Abstract: The present disclosure generally related to a two dimensional magnetic recording (TDMR) read head having a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ). Both the upper reader and the lower reader have a dual free layer (DFL) MTJ structure between two shields. A synthetic antiferromagnetic (SAF) soft bias structure bounds the MTJ, and a rear hard bias (RHB) structure is disposed behind the MTJ. The DFL MTJ decreases the distance between the upper and lower reader and hence, improves the area density capacity (ADC). Additionally, the SAF soft bias structures and the rear head bias structure cause the dual free layer MTJ to have a scissor state magnetic moment at the media facing surface (MFS).Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Chih-Ching Hu, Yung-Hung Wang, Ming Mao, Guanxiong Li, Daniele Mauri, Xiaoyong Liu, Yukimasa Okada, Anup Roy, Chen-Jung Chien, Hongxue Liu