Patents by Inventor Zhao FANG

Zhao FANG 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: 12322958
    Abstract: A circuit includes input terminals adapted to be coupled to a battery; a ground terminal; and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit coupled to the input terminals. The ESD protection circuit includes: a switch coupled between the ground terminal and the input terminals; and a control circuit coupled to the input terminals and to the switch. The control circuit is configured to: detect an ESD event at one of the input terminals; detect a transient voltage at one of the input terminals, in which the transient voltage is caused by an initial coupling of that input terminal to the battery; detect a condition in which the switch has been closed for longer than a threshold amount of time; close the switch responsive to the detected ESD event; and open the switch responsive to the detected transient voltage or the detected condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jose Antonio Vieira Formenti, Zhao Fang
  • Publication number: 20250023445
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first switch and a second switch connected in series between an input voltage bus and ground, a bootstrap capacitor connected between a bootstrap voltage bus, and a common node of the first switch and the second switch, and a bias power control circuit configured to function as a switched capacitor bootstrap circuit when the apparatus is configured to operate in a high impedance PFM mode, and configured to function as an active bootstrap circuit when the apparatus is configured to operate in another operating mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Zhao Fang, Yang Xu, Wenchao Qu
  • Patent number: 12140986
    Abstract: A low dropout regulator includes a first transistor having a first drain/source terminal coupled to an input terminal of a regulator, and a second drain/source terminal coupled to an output terminal of the regulator, a second transistor having a first drain/source terminal coupled to the input terminal of the regulator, and a second drain/source terminal coupled to the output terminal of the regulator through a resistor, and an error amplifier having an inverting input configured to receive a reference, a non-inverting input configured to detect an output voltage of the regulator, and an output coupled to gates of the first transistor and the second transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Halo Microelectronics International
    Inventors: Gangqiang Zhang, Zhao Fang, Wenchao Qu
  • Patent number: 12066157
    Abstract: A light-emitting assembly, a method for adjusting the light-emitting assembly, and a vehicle. The light-emitting assembly is used for a vehicle and includes a seat and a support, a light-emitting module being held on the support. A first adjustment mechanism is provided for performing a first adjustment on the light-emitting module, and a second adjustment mechanism is provided for performing a second adjustment on the light-emitting module. The support and the seat are pivotally connected together, so that the support can pivot around a horizontal axis under the action of the first adjustment mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Xin Zhang, Liang Lin, Zhao Fang, Lihua Zeng, Jianmin Yuan
  • Publication number: 20240128744
    Abstract: A circuit includes input terminals adapted to be coupled to a battery; a ground terminal; and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit coupled to the input terminals. The ESD protection circuit includes: a switch coupled between the ground terminal and the input terminals; and a control circuit coupled to the input terminals and to the switch. The control circuit is configured to: detect an ESD event at one of the input terminals; detect a transient voltage at one of the input terminals, in which the transient voltage is caused by an initial coupling of that input terminal to the battery; detect a condition in which the switch has been closed for longer than a threshold amount of time; close the switch responsive to the detected ESD event; and open the switch responsive to the detected transient voltage or the detected condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jose Antonio Vieira Formenti, Zhao Fang
  • Publication number: 20240052232
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of oilfield plugging agents, and in particular to a plugging agent for oil extraction in an oilfield and a preparation method therefor and an application thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicants: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, SINOPEC (BEIJING) RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinbiao YANG, Zhuo YI, Xi LIU, Lunyu ZHU, Zhao FANG, Xiaona HU, Yajing LI, Ruiqi ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11894673
    Abstract: A circuit includes input terminals adapted to be coupled to a battery; a ground terminal; and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit coupled to the input terminals. The ESD protection circuit includes: a switch coupled between the ground terminal and the input terminals; and a control circuit coupled to the input terminals and to the switch. The control circuit is configured to: detect an ESD event at one of the input terminals; detect a transient voltage at one of the input terminals, in which the transient voltage is caused by an initial coupling of that input terminal to the battery; detect a condition in which the switch has been closed for longer than a threshold amount of time; close the switch responsive to the detected ESD event; and open the switch responsive to the detected transient voltage or the detected condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jose Antonio Vieira Formenti, Zhao Fang
  • Publication number: 20240004412
    Abstract: A low dropout regulator includes a first transistor having a first drain/source terminal coupled to an input terminal of a regulator, and a second drain/source terminal coupled to an output terminal of the regulator, a second transistor having a first drain/source terminal coupled to the input terminal of the regulator, and a second drain/source terminal coupled to the output terminal of the regulator through a resistor, and an error amplifier having an inverting input configured to receive a reference, a non-inverting input configured to detect an output voltage of the regulator, and an output coupled to gates of the first transistor and the second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Gangqiang Zhang, Zhao Fang, Wenchao Qu
  • Patent number: 11837866
    Abstract: An ESD protection apparatus includes a discharge resistor and a transistor connected in series between a first voltage rail and a second voltage rail, a first coupling capacitor, a diode and a first bias resistor connected in series between the first voltage rail and the second voltage rail, wherein a common node of the diode and the first bias resistor is connected to a gate of the transistor, and an ESD protection device connected between the first voltage rail and the second voltage rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Halo Microelectronics International
    Inventors: Zhao Fang, Gangqiang Zhang, Wenchao Qu
  • Patent number: 11762407
    Abstract: A signal processing apparatus includes a signal processing circuit configured to process a signal obtained from a voltage bus, a high voltage circuit configured to withstand a voltage stress when a high voltage is applied to the voltage bus, and a bypass circuit configured to bypass the high voltage circuit when a low voltage is applied to the voltage bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Halo Microelectronics International
    Inventors: Gangqiang Zhang, Zhao Fang, Wenchao Qu
  • Patent number: 11732864
    Abstract: A lighting or signaling device comprises a first light source and a housing, the housing defining at least a first light exit region and a second light exit region independent of each other, part of light from the first light source exiting as a first light beam from the first light exit region; the lighting or signaling device further comprises a light guide member, which is assigned to the first light source and is positioned and configured to guide a part of the light from the first light source to exit through at least the second light exit region. A motor vehicle is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Stephane Thery, Jean Claude Puente, Minli Yu, Rong Zhou, Lihua Zeng, Zhao Fang, Hongchao Dong
  • Publication number: 20230216292
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first diode and a second diode connected in series between a first voltage terminal and a second voltage terminal, a switch connected between the first voltage terminal and the second voltage terminal, and a clamping threshold circuit connected between a common node of the first diode and the second diode, and a gate of the switch, wherein the clamping threshold circuit is configured such that in response to a voltage surge applied to the common node of the first diode and the second diode, the switch is turned on once the voltage surge is greater than a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Zhao Fang, Wenchao Qu, Gangqiang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230213159
    Abstract: A light-emitting assembly, a method for adjusting the light-emitting assembly, and a vehicle. The light-emitting assembly is used for a vehicle and includes a seat and a support, a light-emitting module being held on the support. A first adjustment mechanism is provided for performing a first adjustment on the light-emitting module, and a second adjustment mechanism is provided for performing a second adjustment on the light-emitting module. The support and the seat are pivotally connected together, so that the support can pivot around a horizontal axis under the action of the first adjustment mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Xin ZHANG, Liang LIN, Zhao FANG, Lihua ZENG, Jianmin YUAN
  • Patent number: 11695272
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first diode and a second diode connected in series between a first voltage terminal and a second voltage terminal, a switch connected between the first voltage terminal and the second voltage terminal, and a clamping threshold circuit connected between a common node of the first diode and the second diode, and a gate of the switch, wherein the clamping threshold circuit is configured such that in response to a voltage surge applied to the common node of the first diode and the second diode, the switch is turned on once the voltage surge is greater than a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Halo Microelectronics International
    Inventors: Zhao Fang, Wenchao Qu, Gangqiang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230044360
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first drain/source region and a second drain/source region surrounded by an isolation ring formed over a substrate, the isolation ring formed being configured to be floating, and a first diode connected between the substrate and the isolation ring, wherein the first diode is a Schottky diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Lijie Zhao, Kenneth Chung-Yin Kwok, Suming Lai, Zhao Fang
  • Patent number: 11196250
    Abstract: A surge protection device for providing bidirectional detections of one or more surge events. The device has low dynamic resistance during a surge protection mode, and it conducts ultra-low leakage current outside of the surge protection mode. In one implementation, the device includes first and second power transistors, a sensing circuit, and a driver circuit. The first power transistor includes a first source terminal that is coupled to the substrate, and the second power transistor includes a second source terminal that is coupled to the substrate. The sensing circuit is configured to detect a voltage of the first pin relative to the second pin and generate a sense signal when the voltage exceeds a threshold. The driver circuit is configured to generate a driver signal based on the sense signal and output the driver signal to at least one of the first or second gate terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Zhao Fang, Emmanuel Osei Boakye, Mark Benjamin Welty, Eddie W. Yu
  • Patent number: 11196248
    Abstract: A bidirectional flat clamp device includes a first device node and a second device node. The bidirectional flat clamp device also includes a first switch and a second switch coupled in series between the first and second device nodes. The bidirectional flat clamp device also includes at least one switch driver coupled to the first and second switches. The bidirectional flat clamp device also includes a first current path between the first and second device nodes, the first current path having a first diode, a voltage sensor circuit, and a second diode. The bidirectional flat clamp device also includes a second current path between the first and second device nodes, the second current path having a third diode, the voltage sensor circuit, and a fourth diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Zhao Fang, Mark Benjamin Welty
  • Publication number: 20210254808
    Abstract: A lighting or signaling device (100) comprises a first light source (101) and a housing (110), the housing (110) defining at least a first light exit region (120) and a second light exit region (130) independent of each other, part of light from the first light source (101) exiting as a first light beam from the first light exit region (120); the lighting or signaling device further comprises a light guide member (140), which is assigned to the first light source (101) and is positioned and configured to guide a part of the light from the first light source (101) to exit through at least the second light exit region (130). A motor vehicle is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Stephane THERY, Jean Claude PUENTE, Minli YU, Rong ZHOU, Lihua ZENG, Zhao FANG, Hongchao DONG
  • Publication number: 20200395753
    Abstract: A circuit includes input terminals adapted to be coupled to a battery; a ground terminal; and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit coupled to the input terminals. The ESD protection circuit includes: a switch coupled between the ground terminal and the input terminals; and a control circuit coupled to the input terminals and to the switch. The control circuit is configured to: detect an ESD event at one of the input terminals; detect a transient voltage at one of the input terminals, in which the transient voltage is caused by an initial coupling of that input terminal to the battery; detect a condition in which the switch has been closed for longer than a threshold amount of time; close the switch responsive to the detected ESD event; and open the switch responsive to the detected transient voltage or the detected condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Jose Antonio Vieira FORMENTI, Zhao FANG
  • Patent number: D1004821
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Depuxin Optoelectronics Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhao Fang