Patents by Inventor Zhe Li

Zhe Li 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: 20240021809
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a positive electroactive material for an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions. The positive electroactive material includes a nickel-rich material including a plurality of solid-state particles. Each solid-state particle has a heterogeneous structure that includes a core and a shell that at least partially coats the core. The core includes a nickel-cobalt-manganese material, and the shell includes a nickel-cobalt-aluminum material. When the nickel-rich material is represented by LiNi(1-x-y-z)CoxMnyAl2O2, the nickel-cobalt-manganese material is represented by LiNi(i-x?-(y/a))Cox?Mn(y/a)O2, and the nickel-cobalt-aluminum material is represented by LiNi(i-x?-(z/b))Cox?Al(z/b)O2, where (i) 1-x-y-z>0.5, (ii) a+b=1, (iii) zx?+bx?=x, and (iv) 1-x?-(y/a)>1-x?-(z/b). In certain variations, the core and the shell define a base structure, and the heterogeneous structure further includes a buffer layer that at least partially coats the base structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Zhe LI, Qili SU, Yong LU, Haijing LIU, Lianqi ZHANG, Yiming SUN
  • Publication number: 20240021865
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell that includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrolyte layer that is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode is provided. The electrolyte layer includes a porous scaffold having a porosity greater than or equal to about 50 vol. % to less than or equal to about 90 vol. %, and a solution-processable solid-state electrolyte that at least partially fills the pores of the porous scaffold. The porous scaffold is defined by a plurality of fibers having an average diameter greater than or equal to about 0.01 micrometer to less than or equal to about 10 micrometers and an average length greater than or equal to about 1 micrometer to less than or equal to about 20 micrometers. The solution-processable solid-state electrolyte includes is selected from the group consisting of: sulfide-based solid-state particles, halide-based solid-state particles, hydride-based solid-state particles, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Zhe LI, Meiyuan WU, Qili SU, Yong LU, Haijing LIU
  • Publication number: 20240021866
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions. The electrochemical cell includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a separator physically separating the first and second electrodes, a solid-state interlayer disposed between the separator and the first electrode, and a liquid electrolyte disposed in each of the first electrode, the second electrode, the separator, and the solid-state interlayer. The solid-state interlayer includes a plurality of solid-state electrolyte particles. The solid-state interlayer covers greater than or equal to about 85% of a total surface area of the surface of the first electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Zhe LI, Qili SU, Jingyuan LIU, Haijing LIU, Mark W. VERBRUGGE
  • Publication number: 20240014440
    Abstract: The present disclosure a gel polymer electrolyte for an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions. The gel polymer electrolyte includes a polymer host, a liquid electrolyte, and greater than or equal to about 0.1 wt. % to less than or equal to about 10 wt. % of a sulfolene additive. In certain variations, the gel polymer electrolyte also includes greater than or equal to about 0.1 wt. % to less than or equal to about 5 wt. % of an ethylene carbonate additive. The ethylene carbonate additive may be selected from the group consisting of: vinyl ethylene carbonate (VEC), fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC), vinylene carbonate, and combinations thereof. In each instance, the lithium electrolyte may include a first lithium salt, a second lithium salt that is distinct from the first lithium salt, and a third lithium salt that is distinct from the first lithium salt and the second lithium salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Qili SU, Zhe LI, Haijing LIU, Lidan XING, Lijiao QUAN
  • Publication number: 20240003327
    Abstract: A method and device for determining a suction height of a variable speed unit is provided. The method includes: acquiring a reference cavitation coefficient and a reference specific rotation speed parameter corresponding to a target water head section in a preset number of power stations; conducting calculations on the reference cavitation coefficient and the reference specific rotation speed parameter by utilizing a target scheme to obtain a target formula; acquiring a maximum lift, a minimum lift, a speed variation range and a synchronous rotation speed value of a current target variable speed unit and input force values of the target variable speed unit at a plurality of key working condition points; and determining a target suction height of the target variable speed unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: CHINA THREE GORGES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jing YANG, Xiquan LIU, Zubing ZOU, Yong SUN, Zhe MA, Yuan GAO, Peng LI, Fangzheng WANG, Zhe LI
  • Publication number: 20240002239
    Abstract: A silicon-based particle with a core-shell structure, a method for preparing the same, an anode material, an electrode and a battery. The silicon-based particle includes: a core comprising an oxygen-containing silicon-based compound matrix and nano-silicon grains, a molar ratio of oxygen to silicon in the core being 0.5-1.5; a silicon carbide layer covering the core; and a carbon layer covering the silicon carbide layer. The silicon-based particle is used in batteries, and has the characteristics of low expansion rate, long cycle life, high capacity and high coulombic efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicants: Berzelius (Nanjing) Co., Ltd., Berzelius (Hefei) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhe LI, Hebao ZHANG, Shu LUO, Daosong ZHA, Cen WANG
  • Patent number: 11852374
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose humidifier. A specific implementation of the humidifier comprises: a housing and an inclined flow fan assembly fixed in the housing through a connecting plate, wherein the inclined flow fan assembly comprises a fan motor and a fan hub, the inside of the fan hub is further provided with a first annular water retaining portion, the bottom end of the first annular water retaining portion is connected with the fan hub; the inclined flow fan assembly further comprises a second annular water retaining portion arranged between the fan hub and the first annular water retaining portion and fixedly connected with the connecting plate, the bottom end of the second annular water retaining portion is lower than the top ends of the fan hub and the first annular water retaining portion. This implementation improves the safety and water-resisting property of the humidifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN MIAOXIN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Zhe Li
  • Publication number: 20230402585
    Abstract: A hybridized lithium-ion battery that includes one or more positive electrode assemblies is provided. Each of the one or more positive electrode assemblies includes a positive electrode current collector and one or more positive electroactive material layers disposed on one or more surfaces of the positive electrode current collector. The hybridized lithium-ion battery also includes two or more negative electrode current collectors, and one or more negative electroactive material layers disposed on one or more surfaces of at least one of the two or more negative electrode current collectors, where a total number of the one or more positive electroactive material layers is greater than a total number of negative electroactive material layers. The hybridized lithium-ion battery also includes two or more separating layers physically separating the positive electrode assemblies and the negative electroactive material layers or the positive electrode assemblies and the negative electrode current collectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Yong LU, Zhe LI, Meiyuan WU, Haijing LIU
  • Publication number: 20230402687
    Abstract: A battery cell includes an anode, a cathode, a liquid electrolyte, and a battery cell case. The battery cell case is configured to house the anode, the cathode, and the liquid electrolyte and includes a case interior wall arranged proximate one of the anode and the cathode, a battery case ceiling, and a battery case floor catching and collecting the liquid electrolyte due to force of gravity. The case interior wall defines a pattern of surface tension varying between hydrophobic and hydrophilic along the case interior wall between the battery case floor and the battery cell ceiling. The pattern of surface tension thereby facilitates self-propulsion of the liquid electrolyte in opposition to the force of gravity and a predetermined distribution of the liquid electrolyte along the battery cell wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jing Gao, Brian J. Koch, Yanyan Zhang, Zhe Li, Daniel J. Wilson, Xingcheng Xiao
  • Publication number: 20230399313
    Abstract: Disclosed herein relates to the biological activities and preparation of 5-(2-(4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-1H-indol-5-yloxy)-6-methoxyquinolin-7-yloxy)ethyl)-5-azaspiro[2.4]-heptan-7-ol (Compound A) stable crystalline form (Compound A-Xln); its tablet (Compound A-Xln tablet); its phosphoric acid salt (Compound A-P) and phosphoric acid salt stable crystalline form (Compound A-P-Xln); as well as its enantiomers (Compound R-A, Compound S-A). Furthermore, their anti-cancer activities, stabilities, chirality, dissolutions and treatment indications have also been investigated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Advenchen Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: Guoqing Paul Chen, Zhe Li, Yingyin Li, Lisha Qi, Tingting Yu
  • Publication number: 20230402139
    Abstract: A user interface may be used to present a graph that represents observable values from health record data stored on a user device. A personal health ontology stored on the user device may be accessed. At least one observable value of the observable values may be determined to be of a type of data for which a filter exists by at least accessing the personal health ontology. A filter may be added to the least one observable value. The user interface including the graph may be presented and the filter may be applied to the at least one observable value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick W. Granvold, Jason B. Morley, Zhe Li
  • Publication number: 20230397887
    Abstract: A method for predicting blood pressure by fusing calibrated photoplethysmography (PPG) signal data includes obtaining real-time PPG signal data, calibrated PPG signal data, calibrated diastolic blood pressure data, and systolic blood pressure data; using a CNN+ANN model to calculate the relative blood pressure data, and generating an ANN output tensor, according to the calibrated diastolic blood pressure and systolic blood pressure data, and the ANN output tensor, performing blood pressure data calculation and generating a blood pressure tensor; if the predicted type information is a first type, performing a mean value calculation according to the blood pressure tensor, and generating diastolic blood pressure prediction data and systolic blood pressure prediction data; if the predicted type information is a second type, performing data extraction processing on the blood pressure tensor, and generating a diastolic blood pressure prediction data sequence and a systolic blood pressure prediction data sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Jun Cao, Hongdai Sun, Zhe Li
  • Publication number: 20230389808
    Abstract: A video data-based system for blood pressure prediction. The video data-based system for blood pressure prediction comprises: a first device and a cloud server, where the first device comprises a first master control module, a first camera, a lighting module, a display screen, and a first communication; the cloud server comprises a second master control module, a validity validation module, a parameter validation module, a data preprocessing module, an artificial intelligence blood pressure prediction module, and a second communication module. The use of the video data-based system for blood pressure prediction provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure obviates the need to wear any specific collecting device for the real-time detection and continuous monitoring of the blood pressure, thus reducing the difficulty of implementing the real-time detection and monitoring of a test subject, and enriching the application scenarios of photoplethysmography in the field of guardianship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Jun Cao, Zejian WU, Sihan WANG, Biying Zhang, Hongdai Sun, Zhe Li, Chengzhong Zhang, Ruilai Li, Kaifeng Zang, Ruiguang LU, Yuelei Wang, Liang Ban, Xiaole Zhao, Xin Qi
  • Publication number: 20230395224
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to medication calendaring. An example method can include a computing device receiving a first interval of days associated with a medication identifier and a second interval of days associated with the medication identifier, wherein the second interval of days sequentially follows the first interval of days. The computing device can determine a medication time interval, the medication time interval comprising the first interval of days and the second interval of days. The computing device can generate a second instance of the medication identifier. The computing device can calendar the second instance of the medication identifier on an electronic calendar via a sliding generation window, the sliding generation window comprising a consecutive set of days of the days of the medication period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jessica Pease, Jim H. Qin, Zhe Li
  • Publication number: 20230387381
    Abstract: An all-solid-state electrochemical cell is provided. The electrochemical cell includes an electrode having a current collector that defines a major axis, and an electroactive material layer disposed on or adjacent to the current collector. The electroactive material layer includes a plurality of hierarchical silicon columns, and a solid sulfide electrolyte. The solid sulfide electrolyte is formed in-situ and fills greater than or equal to about 60 vol. % to less than or equal to about 100 vol. % of voids in the electroactive material layer. The voids being defined by openings between the hierarchical silicon columns. A longest dimension of each hierarchical silicon columns is perpendicular to the major axis of the second current collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Zhe LI, Xingcheng XIAO, Yong LU, Haijing LIU, Mark W. VERBRUGGE
  • Publication number: 20230371498
    Abstract: A micro frozen body for loading drugs, the micro frozen body is formed of frozen liquid, the micro frozen body contains drugs, the micro frozen body releases drugs to the target tissue in the organism. The liquid is solidified by cryogenic freezing to form a solid-state micro frozen body, the drug loaded in micro freezing or the micro frozen body itself is formed of solidified drug solution, the micro frozen body can be made into a needle with certain hardness, the micro frozen body implements puncture, the low temperature of micro frozen body can reduce the aching feeling in the piercing process and constrict the capillary vessels on the site of puncture to reduce bleeding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventor: Zhe Li
  • Publication number: 20230378610
    Abstract: A polymer blocker for use in an electrochemical battery that cycles lithium ions is provided. The polymer blocker includes a polymeric layer, a first adhesive layer that includes a first adhesive and is disposed on or near a first surface of the polymeric layer, and a second adhesive layer that includes a second adhesive and is disposed on or near a second surface of the polymeric layer. The polymeric layer has a porosity greater than or equal to about 50 vol. % to less than or equal to about 95 vol. %. A portion of the first adhesive impregnates a first portion of the polymeric layer, and a portion of the second adhesive impregnating a second portion of the polymeric layer. The first and second portions of the polymeric layer may be the same or different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Zhe LI, Meiyuan WU, Yong LU, Haijing LIU
  • Patent number: 11824159
    Abstract: An anode-free solid-state battery includes a cathode layer having transient anode elements and a bare current collector devoid of non-transitory anode material and configured to accept thereon the transient anode elements. The battery also includes a solid-state electrolyte layer defining voids and arranged between the current collector and the cathode layer. The battery additionally includes a gel situated within the solid-state electrolyte and cathode layers, to permeate the electrolyte voids and form a gelled solid-state electrolyte layer, coat the cathode layer, and facilitate ionic conduction of the anode elements between the cathode layer, the solid-state electrolyte layer, and the current collector. Charging the battery diffuses the anode elements from the cathode layer, via the gelled solid-state electrolyte layer, onto the current collector. Discharging the battery returns the anode elements, via the gelled solid-state electrolyte layer, to the cathode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Zhe Li, Yong Lu, Haijing Liu, Qili Su, Xiaochao Que, Mark W. Verbrugge
  • Patent number: 11822371
    Abstract: A term base can be used to index a raw medical term (e.g., a text string from an electronic health record) to generate a computational expression of the raw medical term. The computational expression of the raw medical term can be used to generate a uniform medical term for the raw medical term. The computational expression can be compared with other computational expressions to organize the electronic health record, filter the electronic health record, and provide a uniform presentation of raw medical terms from different events in the electronic health record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Padgett, John P. Clark, Brian A. Carlsen, Jeffrey D. LaMarche, Jason B. Morley, Christian Schroeder, Mark E. Pennell, Zhe Li, Jorge F. Pozas Trevino, Kevin M. Lynch
  • Patent number: 11824348
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of potential transformer (PT) ferromagnetic resonance elimination, in particular to a PT ferromagnetic resonance elimination method implemented by actively inputting resistance through an electronic load, including the following steps: setting up a PT, and determining a mapping relationship; constructing a resonance elimination control system; and designing the electronic load as an active resonance elimination device. The present disclosure overcomes a contradiction between a magnitude of resonance elimination resistance and winding overload in a PT open delta during single-phase-to-earth fault and fault clearance, and effectively avoids the technical problems of difficult distinguishing between single-phase-to-earth fault characteristics and power frequency resonance characteristics and causing resonance in a single-phase-to-earth fault process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: QUJING POWER SUPPLY BUREAU OF YUNNAN POWER GRID CO., LTD
    Inventors: Xiaohong Zhu, Yin Yang, Sirao Lu, Yuan Shan, Juntao Zeng, Weirong Yang, Zhe Li, Yu Gong, Wenfei Feng, Shoudong Xu, Yongsheng Ning, Rong Zhang, Qibin Mei, Lianjing Yang, Dekai Chen