Patents by Inventor Zhichao Hong

Zhichao Hong 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: 20240167504
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a rotating equipment monitoring device and a method for operating a rotating equipment monitoring device. The rotating equipment monitoring device includes a housing having a first accommodating space and a second accommodating space. The second accommodating space is located at an end of the housing and separated from the first accommodating space by a partition wall of the housing. A sensor assembly is arranged in the first accommodating space. An antenna circuit board has an antenna installed thereon. The antenna communicates with the sensor assembly and is arranged in the second accommodating space. A cover seals the antenna circuit board in the second accommodating space. The first accommodating space is filled with an explosion-proof medium that completely surrounds the sensor assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Renxiang CHEN, Zhichao HONG
  • Publication number: 20240167854
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a rotating equipment monitoring device. The rotating equipment monitoring device includes a housing having a first accommodating space and a second accommodating space. The second accommodating space is located at an end of the housing and is separated from the first accommodating space. A sensor assembly is arranged in the first accommodating space. The first accommodating space is filled with an explosion-proof medium that completely surrounds the sensor assembly. An antenna communicates with the sensor assembly and is arranged in the second accommodating space. A cover is installed on the housing via a cover installation portion at an end of a sidewall of the housing to seal the antenna in the second accommodating space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Renxiang CHEN, Zhichao Hong
  • Publication number: 20240133861
    Abstract: An installation structure for grease sensor includes a housing having a through-hole. A resilient grommet is installed in the through-hole. The resilient grommet has an installation hole. A probe of the grease sensor extends from a base and is inserted into said installation hole such that the end of the probe extends into the interior of the housing to contact the grease. The inner surface of the resilient grommet is resiliently pressed against the outer surface of the probe to form a tightly sealing interface. This kind of installation structure allows effective grease sealing, and convenient and stable installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventor: Zhichao Hong
  • Publication number: 20230309835
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods for vascular imaging co-registration and using the co-registered imaging data in guiding live fluoroscopy. Extravascular imaging data includes an extravascular contrast image showing the portion of the blood vessel with contrast showing a visualized anatomical landmark while intravascular imaging data is obtained during a translation procedure that includes one or more intravascular images showing a detected anatomical landmark. The starting location and the ending location of the imaging element on the extravascular imaging data is marked, and the predicted location of the detected anatomical landmark on the extravascular imaging data is marked. The predicted location of the detected anatomical landmark is then aligned with the visualized anatomical landmark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Wenguang Li, Kevin Bloms, Zhichao Hong, Alan Torborg, Brandon Zingsheim
  • Publication number: 20230168129
    Abstract: The invention provides a temperature sensor assembly, including: a housing, having a heat transmission portion for directly connecting with a component to be sensed and receiving heat from the component to be sensed; a temperature sensor, disposed in the housing and connected with the heat transmission portion to receive heat from the heat transmission portion; a short-distance wireless communication device, communicatively connected with the temperature sensor, to receive a sensing signal from the temperature sensor and transmit a first output signal corresponding to the sensing signal. Furthermore, the invention also provides a temperature sensing system and a method for using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventor: Zhichao HONG
  • Publication number: 20230168128
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sensor assembly including housing; a sensor, disposed in the housing; a conductive member, having an inner portion located inside the housing and an outer portion located outside the housing. The outer portion receives a physical quantity from a component to be sensed and transmits the physical quantity to the sensor through the inner portion, so that the sensor senses the physical quantity and generates a sensing signal; a wireless communication module, receiving the sensing signal and transmits an output signal corresponding to the sensing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Zhichao HONG, Wen LU, Wei YANG
  • Publication number: 20220396311
    Abstract: A steering angle sensor for measuring the rotation angle of a motor vehicle steering wheel includes a master gear driven by the main rotating shaft of the motor vehicle steering wheel, first and second gears meshed with the master gear, a printed circuit board, a first casing, and a second casing. The first and second casings are fixedly installed together, and an accommodating space is formed between the two casings to accommodate the master gear, the first and second gears, and the printed circuit board. The master gear is rotatably connected with at least one of the first and second casings, and the first and second gears are rotatably accommodated in the accommodating space. The first casing is provided with an isolated space, and the printed circuit board is fixedly installed in the isolated space to inhibit water from entering the isolated space to damage the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventor: Zhichao Hong
  • Patent number: 10989262
    Abstract: A motor vehicle brake pad thickness detection system comprising a brake disc, a brake pad, a brake caliper and a brake pad driving means, the brake caliper having a fixing part, and the brake pad being fixed to the fixing part. A first brake pad thickness detector is provided between the brake pad and the fixing part, and a second brake pad thickness detector is provided on the brake disc in a position corresponding to the first brake pad thickness detector. The safety of the braking system is greatly improved due to the fact that the brake pad thickness detection system detects the thickness of the brake pad precisely each time braking is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Zhichao Hong
  • Publication number: 20190368562
    Abstract: A motor vehicle brake pad thickness detection system comprising a brake disc, a brake pad, a brake caliper and a brake pad driving means, the brake caliper having a fixing part, and the brake pad being fixed to the fixing part. A first brake pad thickness detector is provided between the brake pad and the fixing part, and a second brake pad thickness detector is provided on the brake disc in a position corresponding to the first brake pad thickness detector. The safety of the braking system is greatly improved due to the fact that the brake pad thickness detection system detects the thickness of the brake pad precisely each time braking is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventor: Zhichao Hong
  • Patent number: 10214237
    Abstract: A device for determining steering wheel rotation information, which comprises a linear motion transforming element connected to a steering column of a steering wheel for transforming rotation of the steering wheel into a linear movement, and a processing element electrically connected to the linear motion transforming element for determining steering wheel rotation information based on the linear movement transformed by the motion transforming element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Zhichao Hong
  • Publication number: 20170190359
    Abstract: A device for determining steering wheel rotation information, which comprises a linear motion transforming element connected to a steering column of a steering wheel for transforming rotation of the steering wheel into a linear movement, and a processing element electrically connected to the linear motion transforming element for determining steering wheel rotation information based on the linear movement transformed by the motion transforming element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Zhichao Hong
  • Publication number: 20170183034
    Abstract: A sensing device includes: an encoder rotating with a rotation shaft and having an external surface with an alternating structure made of magnetic material; at least one magnet facing the external surface and arranged to be fixed outside the encoder; and at least one sensing element arranged to be fixed between the at least one magnet and the encoder and output an alternating signal from the alternating structure as the encoder rotates, wherein the sensing element is a sensing element sensitive to a magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Zhichao Hong, Baichao Tong, Desheng Zhao, Dong Sun