Patents by Inventor Zhihong Liu
Zhihong Liu 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).
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Publication number: 20180112315Abstract: Methods and systems for forming cracks as masks for the fabrication of micro-metal mesh are disclosed, including depositing a composite film onto a substrate wherein the composite film comprises a brittle layer, a brittle layer atop a mediate layer, or a brittle layer atop a sacrificial layer; generating a tensile stress in the substrate and/or the composite film in order to form micro-cracks in the brittle layer; tuning widths of the micro-cracks; transferring pattern of the micro-cracks onto the sacrificial layer; depositing a conductive material onto the brittle layer and the area of the substrate or mediate layer exposed by the pattern of the micro-cracks; and performing a lift-off of the brittle layer and if present the sacrificial layer from the substrate or mediate layer, resulting in the micro-metal mesh atop the substrate or mediate layer. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2016Publication date: April 26, 2018Applicant: 2M Technology, LLCInventor: Zhihong Liu
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Patent number: 9727286Abstract: Disclosed are a method for obtaining print processing time and an electronic device having a print function which can be connected with a printer. The method comprises: executing a print instruction to make the printer perform a print operation on a first file while the current system time of the electronic device is recorded, referred to as time1; looking up in the print folder corresponding to the printer in the electronic device whether there is a second file with the extension .SPL corresponding to the first file; when the second file is found, reading the creation time of the second file, referred to as time2; detecting in the print folder that whether the second file has been modified to a third file; and when the second file is detected to have been modified to the third file, reading the modification time of the second file, referred to as time3.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2013Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignees: PEKING UNIVERSITY FOUNDER GROUP CO., LTD., PEKING UNIVERSITY, BEIJING FOUNDER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Shuai Wang, Zhenhua Li, Zhihong Liu, Feng Chen
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Patent number: 9662889Abstract: A method and device for checking nozzles in an inkjet printer is disclosed. The checking method comprises: obtaining an electronically scanned image which is a printed paper image printed by the inkjet printer according to a checking image, correspondence relationships between pixel point positions and numbers of nozzles in the inkjet printer being preset in the checking image (step 11); analyzing the scanned image to obtain pixel point positions free of ink in the scanned image (step 12); and according to the pixel point positions free of ink, obtaining and outputting the corresponding nozzle numbers (step 13). This invention may realize automatic checking of blocked nozzles, improve the convenience of checking, and reduce the error rate of checking.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignees: PEKING UNIVERSITY FOUNDER GROUP CO., LTD., PEKING UNIVERSITY, FOUNDER INFORMATION INDUSTRY HOLDINGS CO., LTD., BEIJING FOUNDER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yongtai Zhang, Zhihong Liu
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Patent number: 9500697Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for measuring flicker noise are disclosed. In one embodiment, a noise measurement system may include a first circuit path configured to drive a first terminal of a device under test (DUT) in the noise measurement system, a charging circuit path configured to charge the first terminal of the DUT in a setup phase, and logic configured to charge the first terminal of the DUT to a predetermined voltage using the first circuit path and the charging circuit path in the setup phase.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2014Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: PROPLUS DESIGN SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventor: Zhihong Liu
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Patent number: 9493422Abstract: Compounds of the general formula (I) and compounds of the general formula (II) Use of compounds (I) or (II) as visible or invisible markers, for staining materials, in the laser welding of materials, for detecting bases, acids or pH changes, as a dispersing assistant, pigment additive for organic pigments and intermediates for the production of pigment additives, in heat management or energy management, in photovoltaics or in optical data storage.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2009Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignees: BASF SE, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V.Inventors: Thomas Gessner, Helmut Reichelt, Klaus Muellen, Zhihong Liu, Chen Li
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Patent number: 9469688Abstract: Improved DLL4 binding proteins are described, including antibodies, CDR-grafted antibodies, human antibodies, and DLL4 binding fragments thereof, proteins that bind DLL4 with high affinity, and DLL4 binding proteins that neutralize DLL4 activity. The DLL4 binding proteins are useful for treating or preventing cancers and tumors and especially for treating or preventing tumor angiogenesis, and/or other angiogenesis-dependent diseases such as ocular neovascularization, or angiogenesis-independent diseases characterized by aberrant DLL4 expression or activity such as autoimmune disorders including multiple sclerosis.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: AbbVie Inc.Inventors: Lorenzo Benatuil, Erwin R. Boghaert, Jijie Gu, Maria Harris, Jonathan A. Hickson, Chung-Ming Hsieh, Yuliya Kutskova, Yingchun Li, Zhihong Liu, Susan Morgan-Lappe
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Patent number: 9459301Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for measuring flicker noise are disclosed. In one embodiment, a noise measurement system may include a first circuit path configured to drive a first terminal of a device under test (DUT) in the noise measurement system, an amplification circuit configured to amplify an output signal of the DUT, a second circuit path configured to drive a second terminal of the DUT, a third circuit path configured to couple a third terminal of the DUT to a circuit ground, and a decoupling circuit configured to decouple the DUT and the amplification circuit, logic configured to detect output signal characteristics of the DUT, logic configured to adjust input impedance of the amplification circuit based on the output signal characteristics of the DUT, and logic configured to measure a flicker noise of the DUT using the amplification circuit with adjusted input impedance.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: PROPLUS DESIGN SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventor: Zhihong Liu
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Publication number: 20160271957Abstract: A method and device for checking nozzles in an inkjet printer is disclosed. The checking method comprises: obtaining an electronically scanned image which is a printed paper image printed by the inkjet printer according to a checking image, correspondence relationships between pixel point positions and numbers of nozzles in the inkjet printer being preset in the checking image (step 11); analyzing the scanned image to obtain pixel point positions free of ink in the scanned image (step 12); and according to the pixel point positions free of ink, obtaining and outputting the corresponding nozzle numbers (step 13). This invention may realize automatic checking of blocked nozzles, improve the convenience of checking, and reduce the error rate of checking.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2013Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Yongtai ZHANG, Zhihong LIU
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Patent number: 9348957Abstract: Method and system are disclosed for repetitive circuit simulation. In one embodiment, a computer implemented method for performing multiple simulations of a circuit includes providing descriptions of connectivity, instants, signal activities, and statistical parameters of the circuit, parsing the circuit in accordance with the descriptions of connectivity, instants, signal activities, and statistical parameters of the circuit to form one or more circuit partitions, performing a first pass simulation of the one or more circuit partitions in accordance with a set of stimuli to generate a history of the first pass simulation, and performing subsequent simulation of the one or more circuit partitions using the history of the first pass simulation.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: PROPLUS DESIGN SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Zhihong Liu, Bruce W. McGaughy
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Publication number: 20160139863Abstract: Disclosed are a method for obtaining print processing time and an electronic device having a print function which can be connected with a printer. The method comprises: executing a print instruction to make the printer perform a print operation on a first file while the current system time of the electronic device is recorded, referred to as time1; looking up in the print folder corresponding to the printer in the electronic device whether there is a second file with the extension .SPL corresponding to the first file; when the second file is found, reading the creation time of the second file, referred to as time2; detecting in the print folder that whether the second file has been modified to a third file; and when the second file is detected to have been modified to the third file, reading the modification time of the second file, referred to as time3.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2013Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Shuai WANG, Zhenhua LI, Zhihong LIU, Feng CHEN
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Publication number: 20160134765Abstract: Disclosed are a method and device for adjusting a paper feeding speed in a digital printing system. The method comprises the following steps: determining that the received dot matrix data reaches a threshold which allows dot matrix data to be sent, and then sending the received dot matrix data to an imaging component; after sending the dot matrix data, adjusting the paper feeding speed of the imaging component according to the size of the remaining dot matrix data when it is determined that the size of the remaining dot matrix data is not within a preset range, thus improving the imaging speed and stability of the digital printing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2013Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Cuiran YIN, Weiping HUANG, Zhihong LIU
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Patent number: 9278519Abstract: The present invention provides a control system for use in digital printing, comprising: a host; multiple main control boards connected to the host, multiple sets of nozzle plates, wherein each set of nozzle plate respectively is connected to one main control board and to one set of nozzle. The present invention also provides a control method for use in digital printing, comprising: the host decomposing a job into multiple portions, and distributing each portion of the job to one main control board; the main control boards concurrently converting received portions of the job into pages and distributing the pages to a set of nozzle plates connected thereto; the nozzle plates converting the pages into printing data and driving the nozzle sets connected to the nozzle boards to print the printing data thereof. The present invention achieves the effect of improving processing performance of the control system.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2012Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignees: Peking University Founder Group Co., Ltd., Peking University, Beijing Founder Electronics Co., Ltd., Peking University Founder R&D CenterInventors: Dan Li, Shaowei Guo, Xiaohui Wen, Zhihong Liu
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Publication number: 20160060332Abstract: Improved DLL4 binding proteins are described, including antibodies, CDR-grafted antibodies, human antibodies, and DLL4 binding fragments thereof, proteins that bind DLL4 with high affinity, and DLL4 binding proteins that neutralize DLL4 activity. The DLL4 binding proteins are useful for treating or preventing cancers and tumors and especially for treating or preventing tumor angiogenesis, and/or other angiogenesis-dependent diseases such as ocular neovascularization, or angiogenesis-independent diseases characterized by aberrant DLL4 expression or activity such as autoimmune disorders including multiple sclerosis.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Lorenzo Benatuil, Erwin R. Boghaert, Jijie Gu, Maria Harris, Jonathan A. Hickson, Chung-Ming Hsieh, Yuliya Kutskova, Yingchun Li, Zhihong Liu, Susan Morgan-Lappe
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Patent number: 9132190Abstract: Improved DLL4 binding proteins are described, including antibodies, CDR-grafted antibodies, human antibodies, and DLL4 binding fragments thereof, proteins that bind DLL4 with high affinity, and DLL4 binding proteins that neutralize DLL4 activity. The DLL4 binding proteins are useful for treating or preventing cancers and tumors and especially for treating or preventing tumor angiogenesis, and/or other angiogenesis-dependent diseases such as ocular neovascularization, or angiogenesis-independent diseases characterized by aberrant DLL4 expression or activity such as autoimmune disorders including multiple sclerosis.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2013Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: AbbVie Inc.Inventors: Lorenzo Benatuil, Erwin R. Boghaert, Jijie Gu, Maria Harris, Jonathan A. Hickson, Chung-Ming Hsieh, Yuliya Kutskova, Yingchun Li, Zhihong Liu, Susan Morgan-Lappe
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Publication number: 20150212145Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for measuring flicker noise are disclosed. In one embodiment, a noise measurement system may include a first circuit path configured to drive a first terminal of a device under test (DUT) in the noise measurement system, a charging circuit path configured to charge the first terminal of the DUT in a setup phase, and logic configured to charge the first terminal of the DUT to a predetermined voltage using the first circuit path and the charging circuit path in the setup phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2014Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: PROPLUS ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Zhihong LIU
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Publication number: 20150212131Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for measuring flicker noise are disclosed. In one embodiment, a noise measurement system may include a first circuit path configured to drive a first terminal of a device under test (DUT) in the noise measurement system, an amplification circuit configured to amplify an output signal of the DUT, a second circuit path configured to drive a second terminal of the DUT, a third circuit path configured to couple a third terminal of the DUT to a circuit ground, and a decoupling circuit configured to decouple the DUT and the amplification circuit, logic configured to detect output signal characteristics of the DUT, logic configured to adjust input impedance of the amplification circuit based on the output signal characteristics of the DUT, and logic configured to measure a flicker noise of the DUT using the amplification circuit with adjusted input impedance.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2014Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: PROPLUS ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Zhihong LIU
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Patent number: 9073316Abstract: This invention provides an inkjet printing positioning device and control method thereof. The inkjet printing positioning device comprises: base; linear guide rail fixedly mounted on the base; inkjet unit, moving in matched manner with the linear guide rail; ball screw, driving the inkjet unit to move linearly when being rotated; servomotor, for driving the ball screw to rotate; zero position detecting device, mounted in a position on the moving travel route of the inkjet unit from the initial position to the printing area, and for sending zero position signal when detects that the inkjet unit is passing by; controller connecting the zero position detecting device and the servomotor, and for controlling the servomotor to drive the inkjet unit to move from the current position to the printing area and locate there, and controlling the servomotor to drive the inkjet unit to move predetermined displacement upon receipt of zero position signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2012Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignees: Peking University Founder Group Co., Ltd., Peking University, Beijing Founder Electronics Co., Ltd., Peking University Founder R&D CenterInventors: Peng Jin, Feng Chen, Zhihong Liu
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Patent number: 9013734Abstract: The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for controlling pauses in printing. The method includes: transmitting imaging data to an imaging unit, and transmitting one printing signal while transmitting the imaging data of each page which are printed when the imaging unit receives the printing signal; generating a command of pausing printing when receiving a cause of pausing; stopping transmitting the printing signal to the imaging unit according to the command of pausing printing, printing the imaging data is stopped when the imaging unit cannot receive the printing signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignees: Peking University Founder Group Co., Ltd., Peking University, Beijing Founder Electronics Co., Ltd., Peking University Founder R&D CenterInventors: Dan Li, Xiaohui Wen, Zhihong Liu
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Patent number: 8998359Abstract: Disclosed are a multicolor overprint control method and device applicable to an intermittent printing apparatus. According to the operating characteristic of the intermittent printing apparatus, the method solves the problems of overlap and inaccurate overprint of various colors during intermittent printing by controlling the relationship between the distance between adjacent color group modules of different colors and the motion distance between uniform segments of the intermittent printing apparatus. In addition, the method also sets different inkjet printing modes in accordance with whether the detected inkjet printing of the same color group module is in a first period, thereby solving the problems of printing media waste and discontinuous printing data. The method achieves multicolor digital inkjet printing by combining the unique motion mode of the printing media thereof, and makes printing contents flexible and changeable on the basis of guaranteeing printing efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignees: Peking University Founder Group Co., Ltd., Peking University, Beijing Founder Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhengsheng Zhou, Hong Shen, Feng Chen, Zhihong Liu
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Patent number: 8974023Abstract: This application discloses a method for controlling jet printing positions, including: detecting a color code of an inputted paper by a color code sensor, and outputting a pulse signal when the color code is detected; configuring an expectation window where the pulse signal is expected to be generated; initiating jet printing after a predetermined delay period when the pulse signal is detected in the expectation window; and initiating jet printing after correction when no pulse signal is detected in the expectation window or the pulse signal is detected outside the expectation window. The method may improve the quality of jet printing.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2011Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignees: Peking University Founder Group Co., Ltd., Peking University, Beijing Founder Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhenhua Li, Zhihong Liu