Patents by Inventor Yuan Zhu

Yuan 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).

  • Publication number: 20230387987
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods to implement receive beamforming in communication systems are described. In one example, apparatus of an evolved Node B (eNB) comprising processing circuitry to receive, from a user equipment (UE), a beamforming reference signal received power (BRS-RP) measurement and in response to the BRS-RP measurement, configure a downlink (DL) transmit (Tx) beamforming and a receiving (Rx) beamforming process on the UE. Other examples are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yushu Zhang, Yuan Zhu, Gang Xiong, Ralf Bendlin, Jong-Kae Fwu
  • Publication number: 20230335348
    Abstract: A capacitor, a manufacturing method therefor, and a use thereof. The capacitor comprises a housing (10), a cell located in the housing (10), and a sealing device located at an opening of the housing (10), the sealing device is connected to the cell and comprises a post (3), and a metal circular ring (4) and an insulating member (5) are sequentially sleeved on the outer periphery of the post (3) from top to bottom; a first annular engagement surface is provided downwardly from the top on the outer peripheral surface of the post (3); a second annular engagement surface is provided downwardly from the top on the inner peripheral surface of the metal circular ring (4), and the first and second annular engagement surfaces are fitted to and engaged with each other; a groove having an outward opening is formed along the radial direction of the insulating member (5), and a cover plate (1) is arranged in the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Fang BU, Chuiyi LUO, Yuan ZHU, Zhongzhi YUAN, Jianhua LIU, Jincheng LIU
  • Patent number: 11781222
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photoelectric film and a fabrication method thereof, and in particular, to a layered polycrystalline lead selenide (PbSe) film and a fabrication method thereof. The fabrication method mainly includes: (1) fabricating a dense PbSe layer on a substrate through chemical bath deposition (CBD); (2) fabricating a loose plumbonacrite (Pb10O(OH)6(CO3)6) layer on the dense PbSe layer through CBD; (3) placing a sample with the dense PbSe layer and the Pb10O(OH)6(CO3)6 layer in a selenium ion-containing solution to allow an ion exchange reaction to finally form the layered polycrystalline PbSe film. The fabrication method has the advantages of simple process, low cost, and high controllability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Jiangsu University
    Inventors: Guiwu Liu, Junlin Liu, Yuan Zhu, Guanjun Qiao, Xiangzhao Zhang, Quanjiang Lv, Haigang Hou, Jian Yang
  • Publication number: 20230291446
    Abstract: Various embodiments include an apparatus to be employed by an enhanced Node B (eNB), the apparatus comprising communication circuitry to receive, from a user equipment (UE), feedback information and control circuitry, coupled with the communication circuitry, to identify a codeword from a three-dimensional codebook based on the feedback information received from the UE, wherein the communication circuitry is further to precode data to be transmitted to the UE based on the codeword. An apparatus to be employed by a UE and additional methods are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Yuan Zhu, Qinghua Li, Xiaogang Chen, Jong-Kae Fwu
  • Patent number: 11757506
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods to implement receive beamforming in communication systems are described. In one example, apparatus of an evolved Node B (eNB) comprising processing circuitry to receive, from a user equipment (UE), a beamforming reference signal received power (BRS-RP) measurement and in response to the BRS-RP measurement, configure a downlink (DL) transmit (Tx) beamforming and a receiving (Rx) beamforming process on the UE. Other examples are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yushu Zhang, Yuan Zhu, Gang Xiong, Ralf Bendlin, Jong-Kae Fwu
  • Publication number: 20230276325
    Abstract: The first circuitry may be operable to establish a first UE Receive (Rx) beam as being for reception of data from a first eNB. The second circuitry may be operable to process a transmission including Downlink Control Information (DCI), wherein the DCI carries an eNB cell-switching indicator. The first circuitry may also be operable to establish a second UE Rx beam as being for reception of data from a second eNB based on the eNB cell-switching indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Wenting Chang, Shirish Nagaraj, Bishwarup Mondal, Yuan Zhu, Yushu Zhang
  • Patent number: 11742924
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus of an Evolved Node-B (eNB). The apparatus comprises a first circuitry, a second circuitry, and a third circuitry. The first circuitry is operable to associate a first Beam Reference Signal (BRS) for a first Transmit (Tx) beam having a first beamwidth with one or more second BRSes for one or more respectively corresponding second Tx beams having a second beamwidth. The second circuitry is operable to generate a first BRS transmission carrying the first BRS, and to generate one or more second BRS transmissions carrying the one or more respectively corresponding second BRSes. The third circuitry is operable to provide information regarding the first BRS and the second BRSes to the second circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wenting Chang, Gang Xiong, Yuan Zhu, Huaning Niu, Yushu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230268479
    Abstract: An extrusion head (1) for molding a pole piece and a molding device comprising same, and a molding method and a preparation method therefor. The extrusion head (1) comprises an extrusion head (1) housing, and a through extrusion channel (6) is provided inside the extrusion head (1) housing in an extrusion direction; and the extrusion channel (6) is divided into a transition cavity (61) and a molding cavity (62) that are in sequential butt joint and communication in the extrusion direction, and the diameter of the annular surface of the inner wall of the transition cavity (61) is gradually reduced in the extrusion direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Huihui DENG, Lang CAO, Peiling SUN, Pingao WANG, Jun ZHANG, Yuan ZHU, Jianhua LIU, Jincheng LIU
  • Patent number: 11737171
    Abstract: Devices for and methods of providing low latency 5G FDD communications are generally described. A HARQ ACK/NACK for an xPDSCH is transmitted in the xPUCCH of the same or next subframe as the xPDSCH and xPDCCH. An xPUSCH is generated in the same subframe in response to an xPDCCH and HARQ ACK/NACK response is carried by another xPDCCH or xPHICH in the same or next sub frame. The xPDCCH and the xPUCCH are at opposite ends of the same subframe, DL and UL subframe are delayed relative to each other, or at least one of the DL and UL subframe has an additional blank portion, portion with data associated with another UE or portion that contains a reference signal, broadcast signal or control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gang Xiong, Glenn J. Bradford, Yushu Zhang, Jong-Kae Fwu, Yuan Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230216116
    Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and a manufacturing method therefor. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing, a cover plate, and a cell. The first housing includes a bottom plate and a first enclosure wall annularly disposed on a side of the bottom plate. The second housing includes a top plate and a second enclosure wall annularly disposed on a side of the top plate. The second enclosure wall is sleeved on an outer side wall of the first enclosure wall. The top plate is provided with an exit hole. The cover plate plugs the exit hole. One of a positive tab or a negative tab of the cell is connected to a part of the cover plate facing the exit hole. The other one of the positive tab or the negative tab is sandwiched between the first enclosure wall and the second enclosure wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Liang liang LIU, Yuan ZHU, Jianhua LIU, Jincheng LIU
  • Patent number: 11695518
    Abstract: Apparatus that sends uplink control information (UCI) from user equipment (UE) to a network node, generates elements of the UCI including at least one of hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback for one or more uplink (UL) resources, a scheduling request (SR), a channel state information (CSI) report and a beam related information report in response to a trigger set by the network node. The apparatus encodes the UCI elements for transmission via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) of the one or more UL resources. The one or more UL resources may be UL slots or UL portions of downlink-uplink (DL-UL) slots received from a network node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gang Xiong, Hong He, Yushu Zhang, Wenting Chang, Yuan Zhu
  • Patent number: 11689261
    Abstract: Example embodiments are directed towards beam formation matching for communications between a receiver and transmitter in a multiple beam Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yeong-Sun Hwang, Yuan Zhu, Yushu Zhang, Huaning Niu, Wenting Chang
  • Patent number: 11647506
    Abstract: An apparatus of a user equipment (UE) may include a memory and one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory. The processors may process a scheduling trigger to provide channel state information (CSI) and beam information using extra-large physical uplink shared channel (xPUSCH). The processing device may also generate a reporting message comprising CSI and beam information. The processing device may then encode xPUSCH data to include the reporting message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yushu Zhang, Yuan Zhu, Wenting Chang, Sungho Moon, Bishwarup Mondal
  • Publication number: 20230138440
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to truncated channel state information (CSI) feedback. A device may establish a communication link with a station device. The device may identify a feedback frame received from the station device, wherein the feedback frame comprises information associated with channel state information (CSI). The device may identify the feedback frame as one or more feedback samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Qinghua LI, Cheng CHEN, Xiaogang CHEN, Jonathan SEGEV, Hao SONG, Yuan ZHU
  • Patent number: 11637602
    Abstract: Devices for and methods of synchronous beam refinement using a beam refinement reference signal (BRRS) are generally described. In one example embodiment, a UE receives BRRS information indicating switching of a Tx beam. The UE then uses this information to switch an associated Rx beam. In some embodiments, timing information is used to match the switching times. In some embodiments, DCI and CSI-RS operations are used to determine switching for the synchronous beam refinement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wenting Chang, Yuan Zhu, Yushu Zhang, Gang Xiong, Huaning Niu
  • Publication number: 20230113485
    Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to improved channel quality information feedback techniques. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus for a base station is provided that includes a radio interface and a processor coupled to the radio interface. The processor is configured to receive a channel quality indicator (CQI) index, wherein the CQI index is based on a channel state information (CSI) reference resource, further wherein a first three orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols of the CSI reference resource are occupied by control signals, select a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) based on the CQI index, and cause transmission of the PDSCH based on the selected MCS via the radio interface. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Alexei Davydov, Seunghee Han, Yuan Zhu, Xiaogang Chen, Alexander Maltsev, Gregory Morozov
  • Patent number: 11622377
    Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE) using a self-contained scheduling resource to communicate with an eNodeB within a wireless communication network is disclosed. The UE can select, at the UE, a selected eNodeB transmission (Tx) beam and a selected UE reception (Rx) beam based on a highest power beamforming reference signal (BRS) received power (BRS-RP). The UE can signal a transceiver of the UE to transmit to the eNodeB a scheduling request (SR), using the selected Rx beam, on a scheduling request (SR) resource in a self-contained subframe according to a time and frequency location of the selected eNodeB Tx beam. The UE can process an advanced physical downlink control channel (xPDCCH), received from the eNodeB, for an uplink (UL) grant using the selected UE RX beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Gang Xiong, Wenting Chang, Huaning Niu, Yushu Zhang, Yuan Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230036278
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus of an Evolved Node-B (eNB). The apparatus may comprise a first circuitry, a second circuitry, and a third circuitry. The first circuitry may be operable to associate a first Beam Reference Signal (BRS) for a first Transmit (Tx) beam having a first beamwidth with one or more second BRSes for one or more respectively corresponding second Tx beams having a second beamwidth. The second circuitry may be operable to generate a first BRS transmission carrying the first BRS, and to generate one or more second BRS transmissions carrying the one or more respectively corresponding second BRSes. The third circuitry may be operable to provide information regarding the first BRS and the second BRSes to the second circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wenting CHANG, Gang XIONG, Yuan ZHU, Huaning NIU, Yushu ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20230023442
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for transmitting uplink control information (UCI) over an OFDMA-based uplink. In some embodiments, UCI symbols are mapped to resource elements (REs) in the time/frequency resource grid to maximize frequency diversity. In some embodiments, UCI is mapped in a manner that takes into account channel estimation performance by mapping UCI symbols to those REs that are closest (in terms of OFDM subcarriers/symbols) to REs that carry reference signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Ralf Matthias Bendlin, Gang Xiong, Jong-Kae Fwu, Hong He, Yushu Zhang, Seunghee Han, Yuan Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230026117
    Abstract: Provided are a security apparatus, a manufacturing method thereof, and a battery. A first score-line and a second score-line are disposed on the security apparatus. The first score-line and the second score-line are connected to form a closed line. The first score-line and the second score-line divide the security apparatus into an outer frame and a valve sheet. A thickness of the security apparatus at the second score-line is greater than a thickness of the security apparatus at the first score-line. The valve sheet is capable of being separated from the outer frame along the first score-line and being kept in connection with the outer frame at the second score-line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Kuanjin SHU, Kaibo LI, Pengxiang ZHU, Wei HE, Yuan ZHU, Zhengzhong LV, Zhongzhi YUAN, Jincheng LIU