Patents by Inventor Xikui Zhang

Xikui 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).

  • Publication number: 20230383125
    Abstract: A method of forming a titania-coated inorganic particle comprising the steps of (a) stirring a mixture of a titania precursor such as a titanium alkoxide and an inorganic particle such as a hollow glass particles in an organic solvent such as an alcohol for more than 1 h to cause adsorption of the titania precursor on the surface of the inorganic particle; and (b) adding water dropwise to the mixture under stirring to convert the titania precursor to titania which then forms a coating on the inorganic particle. A method for forming a paint formulation, a titania-coated inorganic particle, a paint formulation comprising a titania-coated inorganic particle and use of a titania-coated inorganic particle in a paint formulation is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Chao CHEN, Xu LI, Suxi WANG, Xikui ZHANG, Siew Yee WONG
  • Patent number: 11767433
    Abstract: A method of forming a titania-coated inorganic particle comprising the steps of (a) stirring a mixture of a titania precursor such as a titanium alkoxide and an inorganic particle such as a hollow glass particles in an organic solvent such as an alcohol for more than 1 h to cause adsorption of the titania precursor on the surface of the inorganic particle; and (b) adding water dropwise to the mixture under stirring to convert the titania precursor to titania which then forms a coating on the inorganic particle. A method for forming a paint formulation, a titania-coated inorganic particle, a paint formulation comprising a titania-coated inorganic particle and use of a titania-coated inorganic particle in a paint formulation is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
    Inventors: Chao Chen, Xu Li, Suxi Wang, Xikui Zhang, Siew Yee Wong
  • Publication number: 20230103047
    Abstract: This invention relates to a a one-step process for making a polymer composite suspension for coating plastic films characterized in that a first polymer is synthesized in-situ optionally in the presence of other polymers and in the presence of clay. Preferably the polymer composite suspension comprises a) 1.0 to 11.0 wt % of clay or silane modified clay, b) 0.1 to 10.0 wt % of poly (acrylic acid), which is a copolymer of acrylic acid (AA) with at least one other monomer selected from 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (ERA), ?-carboxyethyl acrylate (?-CEA), methacrylamidoethyl ethylene urea (WAM II) and ethoxylated behenyl methacrylate (?-EHA), c) 1.0 to 15.0 wt % of other polymers, preferably poly (vinyl alcohol) and d) 70 to 97 wt % of water or mixture of water with 2-propanol. The coating films made from the suspensions show good barrier capabilities against water vapor and oxygen can be used to make barrier layers on or within plastic films for packaging applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Xu LI, Yu Yuan CHIENG, Siew Yee WONG, Xikui ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11542347
    Abstract: This invention relates to a one-step process for making a polymer composite suspension for coating plastic films characterized in that a first polymer is synthesized in-situ optionally in the presence of other polymers and in the presence of clay. Preferably the polymer composite suspension comprises a) 1.0 to 11.0 wt % of clay or silane modified clay, b) 0.1 to 10.0 wt % of poly (acrylic acid), which is a copolymer of acrylic acid (AA) with at least one other monomer selected from 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (EHA), ?-carboxyethyl acrylate (?-CEA), methacrylamidoethyl ethylene urea (WAM II) and ethoxylated behenyl methacrylate (?-FM), c) 1.0 to 15.0 wt % of other polymers, preferably poly (vinyl alcohol) and d) 70 to 97 wt % of water or mixture of water with 2-propanol. The coating films made from the suspensions show good barrier capabilities against water vapor and oxygen can be used to make barrier layers on or within plastic films for packaging applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
    Inventors: Xu Li, Yu Yuan Chieng, Siew Yee Wong, Xikui Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220332929
    Abstract: There is provided a kit comprising a first component comprising a first polyolefin and a polymerisable epoxide resin, wherein the first polyolefin is a major phase of the first component, and a second component comprising a second polyolefin and a catalytic agent. There is also provided a method of providing a polyolefin composite, the polyolefin composite comprising a first polyolefin, a polymerisable epoxide linker and a second polyolefin, the method comprising mixing a first component comprising a first polyolefin and a polymerisable epoxide resin, wherein the first polyolefin is a major phase of the first component; and a second component comprising a second polyolefin and a catalytic agent, to form a mixture, and processing the mixture to obtain the polyolefin composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Warintorn Thitsartarn, Xikui Zhang, Jayven Chee Chuan Yeo, Chaobin He, Nopphawan Phonthammachai, Tanapon Sukachonmakul
  • Publication number: 20220298342
    Abstract: A mechanically-enhanced polyolefin composite is provided. The mechanically-enhanced polyolefin composite comprises a matrix comprising a polyolefin, a polymer having a moiety grafted thereon, and a polymerisable linker, wherein the moiety grafted on the polymer is covalently bonded to the polymerisable linker via a chemical bond, and a filler disposed within the matrix. There is also provided a method of providing a polyolefin composite, comprising a matrix comprising a polyolefin, a polymer having a moiety grafted thereon, and a polymerisable linker, wherein the moiety grafted on the polymer is covalently bonded to the polymerisable linker via a chemical bond, and a filler disposed within the matrix, the method comprising (i) mixing a polyolefin, a polymer having a moiety grafted thereon, a polymerisable linker and a filler; (ii) melting the mixture of step (i); and (iii) kneading the mixture of step (ii).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Warintorn Thitsartarn, Xikui Zhang, Jayven Chee Chuan Yeo, Chaobin He, Nopphawan Phonthammachai, Supakitt Treethammakul, Tanapon Sukachonmakul
  • Publication number: 20210147690
    Abstract: A method of forming a titania-coated inorganic particle comprising the steps of (a) stirring a mixture of a titania precursor such as a titanium alkoxide and an inorganic particle such as a hollow glass particles in an organic solvent such as an alcohol for more than 1 h to cause adsorption of the titania precursor on the surface of the inorganic particle; and (b) adding water dropwise to the mixture under stirring to convert the titania precursor to titania which then forms a coating on the inorganic particle. A method for forming a paint formulation, a titania-coated inorganic particle, a paint formulation comprising a titania-coated inorganic particle and use of a titania-coated inorganic particle in a paint formulation is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Chao CHEN, Xu LI, Suxi WANG, Xikui ZHANG, Siew Yee WONG
  • Patent number: 10941298
    Abstract: A method of forming a titania-coated inorganic particle comprising the steps of (a) stirring a mixture of a titania precursor such as a titanium alkoxide and an inorganic particle such as a hollow glass particles in an organic solvent such as an alcohol for more than 1 h to cause adsorption of the titania precursor on the surface of the inorganic particle; and (b) adding water dropwise to the mixture under stirring to convert the titania precursor to titania which then forms a coating on the inorganic particle. A method for forming a paint formulation, a titania-coated inorganic particle, a paint formulation comprising a titania-coated inorganic particle and use of a titania-coated inorganic particle in a paint formulation is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
    Inventors: Chao Chen, Xu Li, Suxi Wang, Xikui Zhang, Siew Yee Wong
  • Patent number: 10904316
    Abstract: Data processing method and apparatus in a Service-Oriented architecture (SOA) system are disclosed. The method replaces a target parameter having a larger data length included in an original HTTP request with an intermediate parameter having a smaller data length. A data length of a HTTP request that is converted from an original HTTP request is reduced as compared to a data length of the original HTTP request, thus reducing an amount of data that is transmitted, i.e., sent or received, by a target component, which accordingly reduces an amount of data transmitted in the SOA system and decreases a network overhead of the SOA system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventor: Xikui Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200299477
    Abstract: This invention relates to a one-step process for making a polymer composite suspension for coating plastic films characterized in that a first polymer is synthesized in-situ optionally in the presence of other polymers and in the presence of clay. Preferably the polymer composite suspension comprises a) 1.0 to 11.0 wt % of clay or silane modified clay, b) 0.1 to 10.0) wt % of poly (acrylic acid), which is a copolymer of acrylic acid (AA) with at least one other monomer selected from 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (EHA), ?-carboxyethyl acrylate (?-CEA), methacrylamidoethyl ethylene urea (WAM II) and ethoxylated behenyl methacrylate (?-FM), c) 1.0 to 15.0 wt % of other polymers, preferably poly (vinyl alcohol) and d) 70 to 97 wt % of water or mixture of water with 2-propanol. The coating films made from the suspensions show good barrier capabilities against water vapor and oxygen can be used to make barrier layers on or within plastic films for packaging applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Xu LI, Yu Yuan Chieng, Siew Yee Wong, Xikui Zhang
  • Patent number: 10689497
    Abstract: This invention relates to a a one-step process for making a polymer composite suspension for coating plastic films characterized in that a first polymer is synthesized in-situ optionally in the presence of other polymers and in the presence of clay. Preferably the polymer composite suspension comprises a) 1.0 to 11.0 wt % of clay or silane modified clay, b) 0.1 to 10.0 wt % of poly (acrylic acid), which is a copolymer of acrylic acid (AA) with at least one other monomer selected from 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (EHA), ?-carboxyethyl acrylate (?-CEA), methacrylamidoethyl ethylene urea (WAM II) and ethoxylated behenyl methacrylate (?-EM), c) 1.0 to 15.0 wt % of other polymers, preferably poly (vinyl alcohol) and d) 70 to 97 wt % of water or mixture of water with 2-propanol. The coating films made from the suspensions show good barrier capabilities against water vapor and oxygen can be used to make barrier layers on or within plastic films for packaging applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
    Inventors: Xu Li, Yu Yuan Chieng, Siew Yee Wong, Xikui Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190273772
    Abstract: Data processing method and apparatus in a Service-Oriented architecture (SOA) system are disclosed. The method replaces a target parameter having a larger data length included in an original HTTP request with an intermediate parameter having a smaller data length. A data length of a HTTP request that is converted from an original HTTP request is reduced as compared to a data length of the original HTTP request, thus reducing an amount of data that is transmitted, i.e., sent or received, by a target component, which accordingly reduces an amount of data transmitted in the SOA system and decreases a network overhead of the SOA system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventor: Xikui Zhang
  • Patent number: 10362087
    Abstract: Data processing method and apparatus in a Service-Oriented architecture (SOA) system are disclosed. The method replaces a target parameter having a larger data length included in an original HTTP request with an intermediate parameter having a smaller data length. A data length of a HTTP request that is converted from an original HTTP request is reduced as compared to a data length of the original HTTP request, thus reducing an amount of data that is transmitted, i.e., sent or received, by a target component, which accordingly reduces an amount of data transmitted in the SOA system and decreases a network overhead of the SOA system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventor: Xikui Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190185677
    Abstract: A method of forming a titania-coated inorganic particle comprising the steps of (a) stirring a mixture of a titania precursor such as a titanium alkoxide and an inorganic particle such as a hollow glass particles in an organic solvent such as an alcohol for more than 1 h to cause adsorption of the titania precursor on the surface of the inorganic particle; and (b) adding water dropwise to the mixture under stirring to convert the titania precursor to titania which then forms a coating on the inorganic particle. A method for forming a paint formulation, a titania-coated inorganic particle, a paint formulation comprising a titania-coated inorganic particle and use of a titania-coated inorganic particle in a paint formulation is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Chao CHEN, Xu LI, Suxi WANG, Xikui ZHANG, Siew Yee WONG
  • Publication number: 20190169389
    Abstract: This invention relates to a a one-step process for making a polymer composite suspension for coating plastic films characterized in that a first polymer is synthesized in-situ optionally in the presence of other polymers and in the presence of clay. Preferably the polymer composite suspension comprises a) 1.0 to 11.0 wt % of clay or silane modified clay, b) 0.1 to 10.0 wt % of poly (acrylic acid), which is a copolymer of acrylic acid (AA) with at least one other monomer selected from 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (EHA), ?-carboxyethyl acrylate (?-CEA), methacrylamidoethyl ethylene urea (WAM II) and ethoxylated behenyl methacrylate (?-FM), c) 1.0 to 15.0 wt % of other polymers, preferably poly (vinyl alcohol) and d) 70 to 97 wt % of water or mixture of water with 2-propanol. The coating films made from the suspensions show good barrier capabilities against water vapor and oxygen can be used to make barrier layers on or within plastic films for packaging applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Xu LI, Yu Yuan CHIENG, Siew Yee WONG, Xikui ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10305167
    Abstract: An antenna circuit includes a first antenna circuit, a second antenna circuit, and a connection hole. The first antenna circuit is disposed on a non-exterior surface of a terminal device; the second antenna circuit is disposed on an exterior surface of the terminal device, where the exterior surface is a surface of the terminal device visible to a user, and the non-exterior surface is disposed opposite to the exterior surface; and the connection hole penetrates through the non-exterior surface and the exterior surface, where the first antenna circuit and the second antenna circuit are electrically connected by using the connection hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xikui Zhang, Tiezhu Liang, Yukun Guo, Hui Li
  • Patent number: 10233297
    Abstract: This invention relates to a a one-step process for making a polymer composite suspension for coating plastic films characterized in that a first polymer is synthesized in-situ optionally in the presence of other polymers and in the presence of clay. Preferably the polymer composite suspension comprises a) 1.0 to 11.0 wt % of clay or silane modified clay, b) 0.1 to 10.0 wt % of poly (acrylic acid), which is a copolymer of acrylic acid (AA) with at least one other monomer selected from 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (EHA), ?-carboxyethyl acrylate (?-CEA), methacrylamidoethyl ethylene urea (WAM II) and ethoxylated behenyl methacrylate (?-EM), c) 1.0 to 15.0 wt % of other polymers, preferably poly (vinyl alcohol) and d) 70 to 97 wt % of water or mixture of water with 2-propanol. The coating films made from the suspensions show good barrier capabilities against water vapor and oxygen can be used to make barrier layers on or within plastic films for packaging applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
    Inventors: Xu Li, Yu Yuan Chieng, Siew Yee Wong, Xikui Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170217125
    Abstract: A conductive carbonaceous fiber is provided, comprising a carbonaceous material obtained from carbonizing an electrospun fiber wherein said fiber comprises at least one conductive metal precursor. The electrospun fibers can be formed into fibrous mats during spinning, stabilization and carbonization that are conductive materials which can be used to make stretchable conductors for flexible electronic devices. The invention relates also to the process for making the fibers, corresponding elastomeric fibrous mesh/polymer composites as well as use of these composites for making stretchable electrical conductors. The obtainable elastomeric composite films (with a thickness in the range of 0.8 to 1.5 mm) exhibit good electrical conductivity and excellent electromechanical stability under mechanical deformations (e.g. elongating, twisting and bending).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Xu LI, Suxi WANG, Chaobin HE, Xikui ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20170183468
    Abstract: This invention relates to a a one-step process for making a polymer composite suspension for coating plastic films characterized in that a first polymer is synthesized in-situ optionally in the presence of other polymers and in the presence of clay. Preferably the polymer composite suspension comprises a) 1.0 to 11.0 wt % of clay or silane modified clay, b) 0.1 to 10.0 wt % of poly (acrylic acid), which is a copolymer of acrylic acid (AA) with at least one other monomer selected from 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (EHA), ?-carboxyethyl acrylate (?-CEA), methacrylamidoethyl ethylene urea (WAM II) and ethoxylated behenyl methacrylate (?-EM), c) 1.0 to 15.0 wt % of other polymers, preferably poly (vinyl alcohol) and d) 70 to 97 wt % of water or mixture of water with 2-propanol. The coating films made from the suspensions show good barrier capabilities against water vapor and oxygen can be used to make barrier layers on or within plastic films for packaging applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Xu LI, Yu Yuan CHIENG, Siew Yee WONG, Xikui ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20170047643
    Abstract: An antenna circuit includes a first antenna circuit, a second antenna circuit, and a connection hole. The first antenna circuit is disposed on a non-exterior surface of a terminal device; the second antenna circuit is disposed on an exterior surface of the terminal device, where the exterior surface is a surface of the terminal device visible to a user, and the non-exterior surface is disposed opposite to the exterior surface; and the connection hole penetrates through the non-exterior surface and the exterior surface, where the first antenna circuit and the second antenna circuit are electrically connected by using the connection hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Xikui ZHANG, Tiezhu LIANG, Yukun GUO, Hui LI