Patents by Inventor Zhen Qi

Zhen Qi 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: 20240125181
    Abstract: Hydrogeological drilling-type detection equipment includes a detection support frame, where the detection support frame is fixedly connected with a detection box body with a through hole, the through hole is communicated with an inside of the detection box body, a drilling box body is arranged inside the through hole, a lifting assembly is arranged inside the detection box body, the drilling box body is slidably connected with the through hole through the lifting assembly, a bottom end of the drilling box body is provided with a multifunctional drilling assembly provided with a blocking assembly, each of four corners of a bottom end of the detection support frame is provided with a moving wheel, the detection support frame is provided with a stable support assembly, the stable support assembly is correspondingly arranged with the moving wheel, and one side of the detection support frame is fixedly connected with an armrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Shengbin WANG, Zexue QI, Fenglin WANG, Zhen ZHAO, Xiaoran CHAI, Guoqiang ZHANG, Long CHEN, Youjing YUAN, Haicong KOU, Shanhu XIAO, Shaokang YANG, Jianhui WANG
  • Patent number: 11959183
    Abstract: A product includes a dilute alloy catalyst for carbon dioxide reduction. The catalyst has a majority component and at least one minority component. The majority component is present in a concentration of greater than 90 atomic percent of the catalyst. The majority component is copper, and each minority component is selected from the group consisting of: a transition metal, a main group metal, a lanthanide, and a semimetal. A method includes forming a product on a cathode. The product includes a dilute alloy catalyst for carbon dioxide reduction. The catalyst has a majority component and at least one minority component. The majority component is present in a concentration of greater than 90 atomic percent of the catalyst. The majority component is copper, and each minority component is selected from the group consisting of: a transition metal, a main group metal, a lanthanide, and a semimetal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Juergen Biener, Sneha Akhade, Monika Biener, Zhen Qi, Joel Varley, Stephen Weitzner, Vedasri Vedharathinam
  • Publication number: 20240118867
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for generating a merged dataset, comprising: accessing data comprising a core dataset and an additional dataset; identifying a plurality of common attributes between the core dataset and the additional dataset; determining a plurality of similarity scores between an inquiring entity in the core dataset and a plurality of candidate entities in the additional dataset, including, for each candidate entity of the plurality of candidate entities: calculating a similarity score for the candidate entity based at least in part on a distance-based score and a weight influence score; selecting one or more matches for the inquiring entity in the core dataset from the plurality of candidate entities in the additional dataset based at least in part on the plurality of similarity scores; and generating the merged dataset by adding the one or more selected matches for the inquiring entity to the core dataset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
    Inventors: Zhen QI, Xingyi YU, Samuel Pierce BURNS, Sierra HAWTHORNE, Shannon SMITH, Joseph David VOYLES, Anand Srinivasa RAO
  • Publication number: 20240091786
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of garbage landfill. The present invention discloses a classified landfill device and method for garbage landfills, and the problem solved by the present invention is that the device proposed in the above background absorbs metals in the garbage using a magnet, but when the surface of the magnet has absorbed a large amount of metal, the device needs to be closed to treat the metal adsorbed on the surface of the magnet. The present invention comprises a screening mechanism, crushing mechanism and discharge mechanism. According to the classified landfill device and method for garbage landfill, the second crushing knife is set at an angle to divert the falling garbage to the front and rear sides, so that the two first crushing knives and the second crushing knife cooperate to crush the garbage respectively to avoid excessive accumulation of garbage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Guangli XIAO, Xi HAN, Minghui QI, Qiang XU, Xinyue HAO, Zhen LONG
  • Patent number: 11919076
    Abstract: The production of a porous copper-zinc structure includes providing copper ink, creating a 3D model of the porous copper-zinc structure, 3D printing the copper ink into a porous copper lattice structure using the 3D model, heat treatment of the porous copper lattice structure producing a heat treated porous copper lattice structure, surface modification of the heat treated porous copper lattice structure by nanowires growth on the heat treated porous copper lattice structure producing a heat treated porous copper lattice structure with nanowires, and electrodeposition of zinc onto the heat treated porous copper lattice structure with nanowires to produce the porous copper-zinc structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Cheng Zhu, Eric B. Duoss, Zhen Qi, Anthony W. Van Buuren, Marcus A. Worsley
  • Publication number: 20230373005
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for creating a powder for use in a selective laser sintering additive manufacturing (AM) application to form a battery component. In one aspect the method may comprise providing a battery component active material, a carbon material and a binder material. The active material and the binder material are mixed together in a first ratio in a mixer for a first time period, to carry out a first mixing operation, to produce a first mixture of active material and binder material. Carbon material may then be added to the first mixture of active material and binder material in a second ratio. The carbon material and the first mixture of active material and binder material may then be mixed for a second time period in a second mixing operation to form a homogeneously mixed powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Jianchao YE, Yiran XIAO, Zhen QI, Erika Paola RAMOS GUZMAN
  • Publication number: 20230173579
    Abstract: The production of a porous copper-zinc structure includes providing copper ink, creating a 3D model of the porous copper-zinc structure, 3D printing the copper ink into a porous copper lattice structure using the 3D model, heat treatment of the porous copper lattice structure producing a heat treated porous copper lattice structure, surface modification of the heat treated porous copper lattice structure by nanowires growth on the heat treated porous copper lattice structure producing a heat treated porous copper lattice structure with nanowires, and electrodeposition of zinc onto the heat treated porous copper lattice structure with nanowires to produce the porous copper-zinc structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Cheng Zhu, Eric B. Duoss, Zhen Qi, Anthony W. Van Buuren, Marcus A. Worsley
  • Publication number: 20230132546
    Abstract: Freeform fabrication of architected porous zinc via 3D printing. Ink including zinc powders, solvents and binders is created with printability. At least one 3D model is created with microarchitectures. Extrusion-based direct-writing is used to manufacture free-standing 3D zinc structures. Post-processing conditions generate final architected porous zinc products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Cheng Zhu, Eric B. Duoss, Zhen Qi, Tony W. Van Buuren, Marcus A. Worsley
  • Patent number: 11542613
    Abstract: A flow-through electrolysis cell includes a hierarchical nanoporous metal cathode. A method of reducing CO2 includes flowing the CO2 through the hierarchical nanoporous metal cathode of the flow-through electrolysis cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Monika M. Biener, Juergen Biener, Siwei Liang, Zhen Qi, Michael Stadermann, Vedasri Vedharathinam
  • Publication number: 20220032369
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for using a feedstock to form a three dimensional, hierarchical, porous metal structure with deterministically controlled 3D multiscale porous architectures. The system may have a reservoir for holding the feedstock, the feedstock including a rheologically tuned alloy ink. A printing stage may be used for receiving the feedstock. A processor may be incorporated which has a memory, and which is configured to help carry out an additive manufacturing printing process to produce a three dimensional (3D) structure using the feedstock in a layer-by-layer fashion, on the printing stage. A nozzle may be included for applying the feedstock therethrough onto the printing stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Zhen QI, Juergen BIENER, Wen CHEN, Eric DUOSS, Christopher SPADACCINI, Marcus A. WORSLEY, Jianchao YE, Cheng ZHU
  • Publication number: 20210361706
    Abstract: Combined therapy of cancer (e.g., breast cancer) involving a cyclophosphamide compound and natural killer (NK) cells. Also provided herein are methods for inducing immune memory and/or reducing the risk of tumor recurrence using the combined therapy of a cyclophosphamide compound and NK cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: ACADEMIA SINICA
    Inventors: Nan-Shih LIAO, Shih-Wen HUANG, Zhen-Qi WU, Yein-Gei LAI, Yae-Huei LIOU
  • Patent number: 11173545
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for forming a three dimensional, hierarchical, porous metal structure with deterministically controlled 3D multiscale pore architectures. The method may involve providing a feedstock able to be applied in an additive manufacturing process, and using an additive manufacturing process to produce a three dimensional (3D) structure using the feedstock. The method may involve further processing the 3D structure through at least a de-alloying operation to form a metallic 3D structure having an engineered, digitally controlled macropore morphology with integrated nanoporosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Zhen Qi, Juergen Biener, Wen Chen, Eric Duoss, Christopher Spadaccini, Marcus A. Worsley, Jianchao Ye, Cheng Zhu
  • Publication number: 20210317587
    Abstract: A flow-through electrolysis cell includes a hierarchical nanoporous metal cathode. A method of reducing CO2 includes flowing the CO2 through the hierarchical nanoporous metal cathode of the flow-through electrolysis cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
    Inventors: Monika M. Biener, Juergen Biener, Siwei Liang, Zhen Qi, Michael Stadermann, Vedasri Vedharathinam
  • Patent number: 11053597
    Abstract: A flow-through electrolysis cell includes a hierarchical nanoporous metal cathode. A method of reducing CO2 includes flowing the CO2 through the hierarchical nanoporous metal cathode of the flow-through electrolysis cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
    Inventors: Monika M. Biener, Juergen Biener, Siwei Liang, Zhen Qi, Michael Stadermann, Vedasri Vedharathinam
  • Publication number: 20210147989
    Abstract: A product includes a dilute alloy catalyst for carbon dioxide reduction. The catalyst has a majority component and at least one minority component. The majority component is present in a concentration of greater than 90 atomic percent of the catalyst. The majority component is copper, and each minority component is selected from the group consisting of: a transition metal, a main group metal, a lanthanide, and a semimetal. A method includes forming a product on a cathode. The product includes a dilute alloy catalyst for carbon dioxide reduction. The catalyst has a majority component and at least one minority component. The majority component is present in a concentration of greater than 90 atomic percent of the catalyst. The majority component is copper, and each minority component is selected from the group consisting of: a transition metal, a main group metal, a lanthanide, and a semimetal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Juergen Biener, Sneha Akhade, Monika Biener, Zhen Qi, Joel Varley, Stephen Weitzner, Vedasri Vedharathinam
  • Patent number: 10558492
    Abstract: A system and method for planning radar missions. The system includes a processing unit and a display. The method includes estimating the execution time of a plurality of radar tasks to be executed periodically at respective planned repetition rates, and assessing, using rate monotonic scheduling, whether the tasks can be executed at their respective planned repetition rates. The display may be employed to display a graphical representation of a path to be flown repeatedly by the aircraft, and, superimposed on the displayed path, symbols indicating whether at any point on the path the radar will be able to execute each task at its respective planned repetition rate, and whether each of a plurality of areas to be surveyed by the radar, each corresponding to a respective radar task, is in the field of view pattern of the radar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Rights, Zhen-Qi Gan, Darwin H. Easter, Ryan P. Ropp, Matthew A. Bennett, John M. Bartlett
  • Publication number: 20190309425
    Abstract: A flow-through electrolysis cell includes a hierarchical nanoporous metal cathode. A method of reducing CO2 includes flowing the CO2 through the hierarchical nanoporous metal cathode of the flow-through electrolysis cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Monika M. Biener, Juergen Biener, Siwei Liang, Zhen Qi, Michael Stadermann, Vedasri Vedharathinam
  • Patent number: 10284392
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to virtual private network (“VPN”) resiliency over multiple transports. According to one aspect, a customer premises equipment can select, from a transport preference database, a transport from a plurality of transports available to support a VPN tunnel. The transport selected is associated with a highest priority value of the plurality of transports in the transport preference database. The customer premises equipment can initiate setup of the VPN tunnel through the transport and can determine whether setup of the VPN tunnel was successful. If setup was not successful, the customer premises equipment can select a further transport from the plurality of transports available to support the VPN tunnel. Additional details are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Lalitha Parameswaran, Zhen Qi Dong, Michael Satterlee, John Medamana
  • Publication number: 20190118264
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for forming a three dimensional, hierarchical, porous metal structure with deterministically controlled 3D multiscale pore architectures. The method may involve providing a feedstock able to be applied in an additive manufacturing process, and using an additive manufacturing process to produce a three dimensional (3D) structure using the feedstock. The method may involve further processing the 3D structure through at least a de-alloying operation to form a metallic 3D structure having an engineered, digitally controlled macropore morphology with integrated nanoporosity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Zhen QI, Juergen BIENER, Wen CHEN, Eric DUOSS, Christopher SPADACCINI, Marcus A. WORSLEY, Jianchao YE, Cheng ZHU
  • Publication number: 20180337802
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to virtual private network (“VPN”) resiliency over multiple transports. According to one aspect, a customer premises equipment can select, from a transport preference database, a transport from a plurality of transports available to support a VPN tunnel. The transport selected is associated with a highest priority value of the plurality of transports in the transport preference database. The customer premises equipment can initiate setup of the VPN tunnel through the transport and can determine whether setup of the VPN tunnel was successful. If setup was not successful, the customer premises equipment can select a further transport from the plurality of transports available to support the VPN tunnel. Additional details are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Lalitha Parameswaran, Zhen Qi Dong, Michael Satterlee, John Medamana