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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Publication number: 20210390978Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2020Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Chih-Ching HU, Yung-Hung WANG, Ming MAO, Guanxiong LI, Daniele MAURI, Xiaoyong LIU, Yukimasa OKADA, Anup ROY, Chen-jung CHIEN, Hongxue LIU
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Publication number: 20210380502Abstract: In one aspect, a multi-layered fertilizer includes a layer-by-layer coated fertilizer layer and a coating layer, wherein the fertilizer layer is separated from the coating layer, and one of the fertilizer layers is a fertilizer core; the fertilizer layer contains at least one of nitrogen fertilizer, phosphate fertilizer and potassium fertilizer, the coating layer is polyurea formaldehyde, which includes at least a polyurea formaldehyde having two to five carbon atoms. It can better control the release of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium and zinc in the fertilizer to meet the different nutrient requirements of different crops at different growth stages. The fertilizer can be prepared by a reactor, a slurry tank, a powdering tank and supporting facilities, which can control the amount of each layer of fertilizer and its position in the entire fertilizer granules according to a design procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2018Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: ZHENGZHOU GAOFU FERTILIZER CO., LTDInventors: Jianmin Hu, Peikun Wan, Jinzhe Hu, Yuntao Bai, Xiaoyong Liu, Shumin Hu
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Patent number: 11170803Abstract: A magnetic recording write head includes a spin torque oscillator (STO) between a seed layer disposed on a write pole and trailing shield. The seed layer has a cross-track width greater than the width of the STO and a depth in a direction orthogonal to the disk-facing surface of the write pole greater than the depth of the STO. A first insulating refill layer is formed on the sides of the seed layer and STO, and a second insulating refill layer in contact with the first refill layer has a thermal conductivity greater than that of the first refill layer. When current is passing through the STO, the seed layer spreads the current to reduce heating of the write pole and STO, and the bilayer refill material facilitates the transfer of heat away from the write pole and STO.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Xiaoyong Liu, Quang Le, Hongquan Jiang, Guangli Liu, Jui-lung Li
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Patent number: 11170807Abstract: 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: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Xiaoyong Liu, Goncalo Baiao De Albuquerque, Daniele Mauri, Yukimasa Okada
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Patent number: 11170808Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to magnetic read heads comprising a dual free layer (DFL) structure. The magnetic read head comprises a first shield, a second shield, and a DFL structure disposed between the first and second shields. The DFL structure comprises a magnetic seed layer, a first free layer, and a second free layer. A non-magnetic spacer layer is disposed between and in contact with the first shield and the magnetic seed layer of the DFL structure at a media facing surface. A material and a thickness of the non-magnetic spacer layer is selected to control the coupling between the first shield and the magnetic seed layer of the DFL structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Xiaoyong Liu, Ji Li, Goncalo Marcos BaiĆ£o de Albuquerque, Daniele Mauri, Yukimasa Okada
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Patent number: 11172131Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to optical devices and related methods that facilitate tilt in camera systems, such as tilt of a lens. In one example, an optical device includes a lens, an image sensor disposed below the lens, a plurality of magnets disposed about the lens, and a plurality of: (1) vertical coil structures coiled in one or more vertical planes and (2) horizontal coil structures coiled in one or more horizontal planes. When power is applied, the coil structures can generate magnetic fields that, in the presence of the magnets, cause relative movement of the coil structures and associated structures. The plurality of vertical coil structures are configured to horizontally move the lens. The plurality of horizontal coil structures are configured to tilt the lens when differing electrical power is applied to at least two of the plurality of horizontal coil structures.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Quang Le, Rajeev Nagabhirava, Kuok San Ho, Zhigang Bai, Zhanjie Li, Xiaoyong Liu, Daniele Mauri
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Publication number: 20210336127Abstract: 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: April 28, 2020Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: 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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Publication number: 20210334465Abstract: A multi-relation fusion method for latent-association literature-based discovery, containing the following steps: identifying a first term set TC-Terms associated with topic compactness of a starting concept A and a first term set MSR-Terms associated with semantics of the starting concept A, forming a matrix of a linking concept set BTC and a matrix of a linking concept set BMSR; obtaining a linking concept B through fusion of a co-occurrence relation and a semantic relation; identifying a second term set TC-Terms associated with topic compactness of the linking concept B and a second term set MSR-Terms associated with semantics of the linking concept B, forming a matrix of a target concept set CTC and a matrix of a target concept set CMSR; obtaining a target concept C like the linking concept B; and performing co-occurrence detection on the starting concept A and the target concept C.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2019Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventor: Xiaoyong LIU
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Patent number: 11127422Abstract: 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: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Xiaoyong Liu, Ji Li, Changhe Shang, Daniele Mauri, Yukimasa Okada
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Patent number: 11100946Abstract: 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: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Quang Le, Xiaoyong Liu, Zhigang Bai, Zhanjie Li, Kuok San Ho, Hisashi Takano
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Patent number: 11094338Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to spin-orbital torque (SOT) differential reader designs. The SOT differential reader is a multi-terminal device comprising a first seed layer, a first spin hall effect (SHE) layer, a first interlayer, a first free layer, a gap layer, a second seed layer, a second SHE layer, a second free layer, and a second interlayer. The gap layer is disposed between the first SHE layer and the second SHE layer. The materials and dimensions used for the first and second seed layers, the first and second interlayers, and the first and second SHE layers affect the resulting spin hall voltage converted from spin current injected from the first free layer and the second free layer, as well as the ability to tune the first and second SHE layers. Moreover, the SOT differential reader improves reader resolution without decreasing the shield-to-shield spacing (i.e., read-gap).Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Cherngye Hwang, Xiaoyong Liu, Quang Le, Kuok San Ho, Hisashi Takano, Brian R. York
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Patent number: 10978898Abstract: A charging circuit, a charging system, a charging method, and an electronic device is provided. In the charging circuit, a control signal transmitted by a controller is received, and then it is determined whether the control signal is a first control signal. If it is determined that the control signal is the first control signal, a first set of switches is turned on and a second set of switches is turned off to cause an adaptation module to charge a first capacitor, a second capacitor and a battery. If it is determined that the control signal is not the first control signal, the second set of switches is turned on and the first set of switches is turned off to cause the first capacitor and the second capacitor to charge the battery.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2017Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Inventors: Changsong Huang, Linfeng Chen, Xiaoyong Liu
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Patent number: 10839845Abstract: Magnetic sensors with effectively shaped side shields and their fabrication processes are provided. One such process includes depositing sensor materials on a substrate, shaping the sensor materials to form a stripe height of the magnetic sensor, shaping the sensor materials to form a track width of the magnetic sensor, depositing side shield materials on the shaped sensor materials, shaping the side shield materials such that a resulting side shield extends further than the stripe height, depositing an insulator layer on the shaped side shield materials, and shaping the insulator layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Quang Le, Yongchul Ahn, Xiaoyong Liu, Jui-Lung Li, Hongquan Jiang
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Patent number: 10777222Abstract: A hybrid read head structure for two-dimensional magnetic recording (TDMR) in a disk drive has two stacked current-perpendicular-to-the plane magnetoresistive (CPP-MR) read heads or sensors substantially aligned with one another in the along-the track direction to enable both sensors to read data from the same data track. The structure is a hybrid structure formed on the disk drive slider with the lower sensor being a dual free layer (DFL) or scissoring type of CPP-MR sensor and the upper sensor being a single free layer (SFL) type of CPP-MR sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Xiaoyong Liu, Chih-Ching Hu, Daniele Mauri, Ming Mao, Guanxiong Li, Yukimasa Okada, Ying Hong
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Patent number: 10720570Abstract: Magnetic sensors using spin Hall effect and methods for fabricating same are provided. One such magnetic sensor includes a spin Hall layer including an electrically conductive, non-magnetic material, a magnetic free layer adjacent to the spin Hall layer, a pair of push terminals configured to enable an electrical current to pass through the magnetic free layer and the spin Hall layer in a direction that is perpendicular to a plane of the free and spin Hall layers, and a pair of sensing terminals configured to sense a voltage when the electrical current passes through the magnetic free layer and the spin Hall layer, where each of the push and sensing terminals is electrically isolated from the other terminals.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Quang Le, David John Seagle, Xiaoyong Liu, Daniele Mauri, Yongchul Ahn, Hongquan Jiang, Guangli Liu, David Patrick Druist, Jui-Lung Li
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Patent number: 10556219Abstract: A continuous chemical reactor may include a primary reaction unit and at least one secondary reaction unit. The primary reaction unit has a stirring device and a first temperature regulating device, and a feed inlet provided at an upper portion thereof. The secondary reaction unit is sleeved outside the primary reaction unit, and a reaction chamber is formed therebetween. By adding reaction materials to the primary reaction unit via the feed inlet and adjusting the temperature of the reaction materials by the first temperature regulating device, the reacted materials enter the reaction chamber, and the heat generated in the reaction chamber can be used to adjust the temperature of the materials in the primary reaction unit to more effectively use the heat, and the product after reaction can be discharged from a discharge hole at the lower end of the secondary reaction unit, thereby achieving continuous production.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2017Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Inventors: Jianmin Hu, Peikun Wan, Jinzhe Hu, Yuntao Bai, Xiaoyong Liu, Shumin Hu
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Publication number: 20190333534Abstract: Magnetic sensors with effectively shaped side shields and their fabrication processes are provided. One such process includes depositing sensor materials on a substrate, shaping the sensor materials to form a stripe height of the magnetic sensor, shaping the sensor materials to form a track width of the magnetic sensor, depositing side shield materials on the shaped sensor materials, shaping the side shield materials such that a resulting side shield extends further than the stripe height, depositing an insulator layer on the shaped side shield materials, and shaping the insulator layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Quang Le, Yongchul Ahn, Xiaoyong Liu, Jui-Lung Li, Hongquan Jiang
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Publication number: 20190279662Abstract: A magnetic recording write head includes a spin torque oscillator (STO) between the write pole and trailing shield and an extended seed layer on the write pole beneath the STO. The seed layer has a cross-track width greater than the width of the STO and a depth in a direction orthogonal to the disk-facing surface of the write pole greater than the depth of the STO. A first insulating refill layer is formed on the sides of the extended seed layer and STO and a second insulating refill layer in contact with the first refill layer has a thermal conductivity greater than that of the first refill layer. When current is passing through the STO the extended seed layer spreads the current to reduce heating of the write pole and STO and the bilayer refill material facilitates the transfer of heat away from the write pole and STO.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2017Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Xiaoyong Liu, Quang Le, Hongquan Jiang, Guangli Liu, Jui-Lung Li
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Patent number: 10410658Abstract: A magnetic recording write head includes a spin torque oscillator (STO) between the write pole and trailing shield and an extended seed layer on the write pole beneath the STO. The seed layer has a cross-track width greater than the width of the STO and a depth in a direction orthogonal to the disk-facing surface of the write pole greater than the depth of the STO. A first insulating refill layer is formed on the sides of the extended seed layer and STO and a second insulating refill layer in contact with the first refill layer has a thermal conductivity greater than that of the first refill layer. When current is passing through the STO the extended seed layer spreads the current to reduce heating of the write pole and STO and the bilayer refill material facilitates the transfer of heat away from the write pole and STO.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Xiaoyong Liu, Quang Le, Hongquan Jiang, Guangli Liu, Jui-Lung Li
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Patent number: 10388650Abstract: The disclosure belongs to the technical field of semiconductor power devices, specifically relates to a semi-floating-gate power device, and comprises the gallium nitride high-electron-mobility transistor, the diode and the capacitor; the anode of the diode is connected with the gate of the gallium nitride high-electron-mobility transistor and the cathode of the diode is connected with the source or the channel area of the gallium nitride high-electron-mobility transistor; one end of the capacitor is connected with the gate of the gallium nitride high-electron-mobility transistor and the other end of the capacitor is connected with the external voltage signal. The semi-floating-gate power device has a simple structure, is easy to manufacture, adapts to high-voltage and high-speed operation and has very high reliability, can increase the threshold voltage of the gallium nitride high-electron-mobility transistor in the working state, so that the transistor can serve as the power switch tube better.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2015Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: FUDAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Pengfei Wang, Xiaoyong Liu