Patents by Inventor Zhou Jin

Zhou Jin 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: 20250174767
    Abstract: A thermal management assembly is described comprising a first thermal pathway comprising a first expandable material disposed between a first electrochemical cell and a first heat exchange member; and a second thermal pathway comprising a second expandable material disposed between a second electrochemical cell and a second heat exchange member. The first and second expandable material independently comprise intumescent particles dispersed in an organic binder and the first and second expandable materials expand at a first expansion temperature range and a second expansion temperature range respectively. Also described are methods of using of a thermal management assembly and methods of making a thermal management assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: Jacob P. Podkaminer, Matthew H. Frey, Victor Ho, Matthew T. Johnson, Alexander J. Bourque, Samuel J. Carpenter, Brandon A. Bartling, Zhou Jin, Marc T. Dunham
  • Publication number: 20250140117
    Abstract: This application provides a vehicle searching method and apparatus, and an electronic device. The method may include: receiving parking location information of a vehicle, where the parking location information includes parking space number information of a parking location of the vehicle; and receiving a first instruction, and controlling display of the parking location of the vehicle according to the first instruction, where the parking location includes a parking space number indicated by the parking space number information. This application may be applied to a vehicle searching field of an intelligent vehicle or an electric vehicle, and helps improve vehicle searching efficiency and accuracy of a user, to improve user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Xiaofeng Liao, Qiuyuan Tang, Zhou Jin, Jinghuan Yang, Xiaoyue Wang
  • Publication number: 20250137510
    Abstract: A pilot valve seat for use in a damping valve in a shock absorber, comprising a pilot valve spool, a pilot valve seat, and a pilot spring disposed between the pilot valve spool and the pilot valve seat; the pilot valve spool and the pilot valve seat are connected with the housing; the pilot valve seat is provided with an oil inlet chamber for guiding the oil in the main valve chamber of the damping valve to the pilot chamber; the oil inlet chamber includes a radial oil inlet hole for oil inlet and a radial oil outlet hole for oil outlet; the pilot valve spool is provided with an adjusting cylinder matched with the oil inlet chamber, and the adjusting cylinder can move axially to control the flow rate of the oil inlet chamber and realize the pressure control in the pilot chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Yuan Zhengzheng, Li Jian, Zhou Jin, Shen Zhouzhou, Yao Yanqing, Zhao Li, Liu Xianfeng
  • Publication number: 20250129834
    Abstract: An internal damping valve for shock absorbers, comprising a main valve member, a valve housing, a valve sleeve and a main valve seat, the valve sleeve is connected with the valve housing, the main valve member is arranged in the valve sleeve, and the main valve seat is arranged at an end of the main valve member; the main valve member comprises a first channel, a second channel and a third channel; The third channel runs through the main spool, allowing fluid to enter the third channel from both directions. The fluid then passes through the third channel into a second oil flow path, subsequently flowing to the feedback chamber of the main spool. This reduces the eccentricity of the main spool caused by radial fluid entering unidirectionally, helping to maintain the relative balance of the main spool and improving the responsiveness and operational stability of the damping valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Shen Zhouzhou, Yuan Zhengzheng, Li Jian, Yao Yanqing, Zhou Jin, Zhao Li, Liu Xianfeng
  • Publication number: 20250091320
    Abstract: Articles are described comprising a first substrate and a second substrate. At least one adhesive layer is disposed between the first and second substrates. The article further comprises a multilayer film within at least a portion of the adhesive layer(s). Also described is a method of disassembly comprising providing an adhesively bonded article as described herein; and separating the first substrate from the second substrate by delaminating the (e.g. multilayer) film. In other embodiments, adhesive articles (e.g. tape) are described comprising a (e.g. multilayer) film and methods of making adhesively bonded articles that comprise a (e.g. multilayer) film. Also described are methods of reworking, repairing, repurposing, or recycling an article, and articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Matthew H. Frey, Jacob P. Podkaminer, Ashley J. Smith, Stephen A. Johnson, Christoph Kuesters, Zhou Jin, Yunshu Zhang, Matthew T. Johnson, Luis E. Sotelo Martin, William T. Fay, Jason C. Anderson, Joseph J. Benson
  • Publication number: 20240413437
    Abstract: The present invention provides a packaging sheet for a power battery of a new energy vehicle, a power battery assembly of a new energy vehicle, and a method for disassembling the power battery assembly of a new energy vehicle. The packaging sheet comprises a functional layer, the functional layer comprises a thermoplastic polymer, and the thermoplastic polymer has a glass transition temperature in a range of 40° C. to 67° C. and a number-average molecular weight in a range of 10000 to 23000. According to the present invention, the packaging sheet for packaging a power battery of a new energy vehicle is simple in structure and easy to disassemble, and the obtained power battery assembly of a new energy vehicle is simple in structure, light in weight and high in battery volume ratio, and in particular, can be disassembled through a very simple process, thereby greatly improving the efficiency of updating and repairing new energy vehicle power batteries for electric vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Yunshu Zhang, Zhou Jin, Xuetao Yu, Shuang Wu
  • Patent number: 12044813
    Abstract: Disclosed are a charge sensitive amplifier capable of minimizing a variation in a signal voltage of an output signal by applying a bias direct current to a gate of a feedback transistor, and a radiation sensor including the same. According to the charge sensitive amplifier and the radiation sensor including the same, it is possible to minimize a variation in a signal voltage of a charge sensitive amplifier output signal by applying a current, which is formed by mirroring a current bias circuit designed to be insensitive to PVT variations, to a gate of a feedback transistor. Furthermore, it is possible to reduce a variation in charging time and enable high-speed sensing by charging the signal voltage to the level of a common voltage VCOM by using a constant current supplied through a bandgap reference (BGR) circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignees: CHANGWON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION CORPS, ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Young Hee Kim, Hong Zhou Jin, Kyung Hwan Park
  • Patent number: 11853672
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention include configuring an initial tile with a plurality of portions, placing the initial tile at a location of the integrated circuit, and overlaying a clock mesh placement at the location. One or more of the plurality of portions of the initial tile that overlap with the clock mesh placement are determined, and the initial tile is modified, based on the determining the one or more of the plurality of portions, to generate a final tile. A design of the integrated circuit is finalized for fabrication based on using the final tile at the location, the final tile representing a plate of a metal insulator metal capacitor (MIMCAP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan Michael Kruse, Zhou Jin Dong
  • Patent number: 11697630
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides high-grade ethanol production systems and methods that increase energy efficiency as compared to typical systems and methods by minimizing undesired acetal formation. The provided ethanol production method may include a low boilers removal distillation column and/or a stripper column constructed to simultaneously remove at least a portion of the acetaldehyde and at least a portion of the acetal from a feed stream in the presence of water. In some aspects, a low boilers removal process may be followed by a water removal process, which may be followed by a high boilers removal process. Acidity (e.g., carbon dioxide) may also be removed from a feed stream prior to or during the low boilers removal process. By minimizing acetal production, the provided method minimizes the amount of energy that is required to remove acetal when producing high-grade ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: WHITEFOX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Virginia Andrade, Stephan Blum, Thiago Righi, Zhou Jin Ming
  • Publication number: 20230031704
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention include configuring an initial tile with a plurality of portions, placing the initial tile at a location of the integrated circuit, and overlaying a clock mesh placement at the location. One or more of the plurality of portions of the initial tile that overlap with the clock mesh placement are determined, and the initial tile is modified, based on the determining the one or more of the plurality of portions, to generate a final tile. A design of the integrated circuit is finalized for fabrication based on using the final tile at the location, the final tile representing a plate of a metal insulator metal capacitor (MIMCAP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan Michael Kruse, Zhou Jin Dong
  • Patent number: 11463461
    Abstract: Techniques for performing unequal sampling are provided. In one technique, multiple scores generated by a prediction model are identified, each score corresponding to a different entity of multiple entities. Multiple buckets are determined, each bucket corresponding to a different range of scores. Each entity is assigned to a bucket based on the score corresponding to the entity. A probability distribution function is generated based on the scores and a number of scores belonging to each bucket. For each entity, a probability of sampling the entity is determined based on the probability distribution function and a score corresponding to the entity. A subset of the entities are sampled based on the probability determined for each entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Wenqian Li, Zhou Jin, Rui Zhao, Xiaosu Huang, Chi-Yi Kuan
  • Patent number: 11362328
    Abstract: The invention provides a composite-coated nano-tin negative electrode material, which comprises a tin-based nanomaterial, a nano-copper layer coated on the surface of the tin-based nanomaterial and a conductive protective layer coated on the surface of the nano-copper layer. The nano-copper layer can inhibit the volume expansion of nano-tin, keep the nano-tin material from cracking, avoid direct contact between nano-tin and electrolyte to form stable SEI and increase the conductivity of the electrode. Coating a conductive layer on the surface of the nano-copper layer can effectively inhibit the oxidation of nano-copper, thus improving its electrochemical performance. The composite-coated nano-tin negative electrode material according to the invention is used as a negative electrode material of a lithium-ion battery, has excellent electrochemical performance, and has potential application prospects in portable mobile devices and electric vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Zhou Jin, Hailong Yu, Xuejie Huang
  • Patent number: 11362327
    Abstract: This invention relates to a double layer composite-coated nano-silicon negative electrode material, and its preparation methods and use, the negative electrode material comprising: a silicon-based nanoparticle, a copper layer coated on the surface of the silicon-based nanoparticle, and a conductive protective layer coated on the surface of the copper layer. Nano-copper has superplastic ductility and conductivity, and the prior art has proved that lithium ions can penetrate nano-copper; therefore, the copper coating layer has effects of inhibiting the volume expansion of the silicon-based nanoparticle and keeping the silicon-based nanoparticle from cracking so that direct contact between the silicon-based nanoparticle and an electrolyte is effectively avoided and a stable SEI is formed, and increasing the conductivity of the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Zhou Jin, Hailong Yu, Xuejie Huang
  • Publication number: 20220048841
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides high-grade ethanol production systems and methods that increase energy efficiency as compared to typical systems and methods by minimizing undesired acetal formation. The provided ethanol production method may include a low boilers removal distillation column and/or a stripper column constructed to simultaneously remove at least a portion of the acetaldehyde and at least a portion of the acetal from a feed stream in the presence of water. In some aspects, a low boilers removal process may be followed by a water removal process, which may be followed by a high boilers removal process. Acidity (e.g., carbon dioxide) may also be removed from a feed stream prior to or during the low boilers removal process. By minimizing acetal production, the provided method minimizes the amount of energy that is required to remove acetal when producing high-grade ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: WHITEFOX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Virginia Andrade, Stephan Blum, Thiago Righi, Zhou Jin Ming
  • Publication number: 20210405224
    Abstract: Disclosed are a charge sensitive amplifier capable of minimizing a variation in a signal voltage of an output signal by applying a bias direct current to a gate of a feedback transistor, and a radiation sensor including the same. According to the charge sensitive amplifier and the radiation sensor including the same, it is possible to minimize a variation in a signal voltage of a charge sensitive amplifier output signal by applying a current, which is formed by mirroring a current bias circuit designed to be insensitive to PVT variations, to a gate of a feedback transistor. Furthermore, it is possible to reduce a variation in charging time and enable high-speed sensing by charging the signal voltage to the level of a common voltage VCOM by using a constant current supplied through a bandgap reference (BGR) circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicants: CHANGWON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Industry Academy Cooperation Corps, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Young Hee KIM, Hong Zhou JIN, Kyung Hwan PARK
  • Publication number: 20210260850
    Abstract: A fire protection article is provided that includes a fire barrier comprising a plurality of non-combustible fibers, and a passive thermal insulator coupled to the fire barrier and comprising a plurality of non-meltable fibers. Optionally, the fire protection article displays a time to break in the 1100° C. Break Strength Test of at least 10 seconds or a minimum tensile strength at 150° C. of at least 5 kPa. Optionally, the fire barrier comprises substantially continuous fibers that are mutually entangled. The fire barrier and passive thermal insulator can be mutually secured using a suitable polymeric binder, such a thermoplastic fluoropolymer binder. The combination of a relatively thin fire barrier with a comparatively thicker passive thermal insulator can provide thermal runaway protection in lithium-ion battery applications, structural integrity and a high degree of thermal insulation in the event of fire exposure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Zhou JIN, Pingfan WU, Tatjana STECENKO, Shailendra Bhogilal RATHOD, Anne Nathalie DE ROVERE, Bhaskara Rao BODDAKAYALA
  • Publication number: 20210102053
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an elastomer composition, comprising, based on the total weight 100 wt. % of the elastomer composition: 1-50 wt. % of a modified ethylene propylene copolymer; 5-60 wt. % of a first silicone resin, the first silicone resin comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of the following: a hydroxyl-terminated silicone resin and an alkoxy-terminated silicone resin; 0.1-15 wt. % of a first crosslinking agent; 0.1-15 wt. % of a catalyst; and 10-85 wt. % of a filler. The elastomer composition provided by the present disclosure at least can be co-crosslinked in low temperature (approximately ?20° C. to 60° C.) conditions. An elastomer prepared from the elastomer composition provided by the present disclosure has good mechanical properties and electrical insulation properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Yaming Wang, Wei Zhou, Wenyan Li, Jingqiang Hou, Zhou Jin, Zheng Guan
  • Publication number: 20200382530
    Abstract: Techniques for performing unequal sampling are provided. In one technique, multiple scores generated by a prediction model are identified, each score corresponding to a different entity of multiple entities. Multiple buckets are determined, each bucket corresponding to a different range of scores. Each entity is assigned to a bucket based on the score corresponding to the entity. A probability distribution function is generated based on the scores and a number of scores belonging to each bucket. For each entity, a probability of sampling the entity is determined based on the probability distribution function and a score corresponding to the entity. A subset of the entities are sampled based on the probability determined for each entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Wenqian Li, Zhou Jin, Rui Zhao, Xiaosu Huang, Chi-Yi Kuan
  • Publication number: 20200348187
    Abstract: Disclosed is a temperature-indicating composite material product and a manufacturing method and application thereof, the temperature-indicating composite material product comprising: a porous film (1), opaque to at least a portion of visible light or opaque to at least a portion of visible light and at least a portion of ultraviolet light; and a colored composite material layer (2) located at the lower surface of the porous film (1), wherein the colored composite material layer (2) comprises a macro-molecular connecting material, a crystalline material and a colorant. Preferably, the macro-molecular connecting material is a crosslinked pressure-sensitive adhesive material, wherein the crystalline material and the colorant are dispersed in the macro-molecular connecting material, and the macro-molecular connecting material is an amorphous material or has a melting point higher than that of the crystalline material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Cheng Li, Guang Ming Gong, Ying Shi, Zhou Jin, Zheng Guan
  • Publication number: 20200299553
    Abstract: UV curable adhesive compositions are provided that include 1) a UV curable poly(meth)acrylate copolymer containing monomeric units having an epoxy group wherein the poly(meth)acrylate copolymer has a glass transition temperature between ?30° C. and ?10° C., 2) a silsesquioxane polymer having epoxy-containing groups, and 3) a photocatalyst. UV cured adhesive compositions and adhesive tapes containing the cured adhesive compositions are also provided. The cured adhesive compositions are pressure sensitive adhesives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Wei Cui, Hongbo Liu, Weigang Lin, Long Yin, Qing Wu, Zhou Jin