Patents by Inventor Zhou Liu

Zhou 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).

  • Publication number: 20240135741
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. A light-controlling component configured to adjust a signal transmitter is disposed on a light-emitting surface of the signal transmitter of the display panel, thereby allowing modulated light, emitted from the signal transmitter disposed at a predetermined included angle with respect to a bottom surface of a cover plate, to be totally reflected between a top surface and the bottom surface of the cover plate. Total reflection is interrupted at a position where a user's finger touches. Light is received and recognized by a plurality of light sensors on a sensor array after entering the display panel, thereby realizing under-display fingerprint recognition in a large area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guangkun LIU, Xiaowei YE, Zhou ZHANG, Guowei ZHA
  • Patent number: 11946627
    Abstract: A warning device (100, 212, 301, 302, 510) for use in a luminaire (201, 410, 501), comprising a housing (110, 210, 310) accommodating a drive module (115, 215, 401, 402, 520) arranged to be coupled to a luminaire and to a mains voltage (260, 560). The drive module comprises a light source (120, 420) coupled to a switch (180, 380, 491, 492) and an electrical interface (140, 240) configured to electrically connect the drive module and the mains voltage to a light element (530) of the luminaire. The housing comprises a lid (130, 230, 330) operably coupled to the switch of the drive module and configured to activate the switch upon an opening of the lid for switching on the light source upon a current of the mains voltage passing in the electrical interface and deactivate the switch module upon a closing of the lid for switching off the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.
    Inventors: Liang Zhou, Liwen Zhou, Miner Zhang, Hai Tao Liu
  • Publication number: 20240106584
    Abstract: Payload transmission of multiple stations on a single resource unit may be performed. New and/or updated signaling may be introduced to enable a transmitter, e.g., an access point (AP), to include information/signaling in the preamble or in other frames. A receiver (e.g., a wireless station) that receives this information/signaling may accordingly determine in which RU it should decode to receive its allocated data or payload, allowing multiple receivers or STAs to share a single resource unit (RU). The new/updated signaling may include modified hybrid downlink multiuser signaling in Ultra High Reliability Signal (UHR-SIG), a group association identifier (gAID), a predefined special AID corresponding to an RU with use of a Bloom filter, multiple predefined special AIDs each corresponding to a non-overlapping group of wireless stations, and/or signaling announcing time sharing of single RUs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Jinjing Jiang, Lochan Verma, Jarkko L. Kneckt, Yong Liu, Ahmad Reza Hedayat, Tianyu Wu, Zhou Lan
  • Patent number: 11938041
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of medical instrument and provides a passage establishment device for posterior spinal fusion minimally invasive surgery. The device includes: a tube, an interior of the tube includes a through hole penetrating through both axial ends of the tube, and a wall of the tube includes an opening portion. The tube of the passage establishment device of the present disclosure can be inserted between the vertebral bodies and can also be removed from between the vertebral bodies. The through hole of the tube forms a surgical passage for the fusion device to penetrate, which can safely protect human tissues and is convenient for doctors to perform follow-up operations. The tube can be installed quickly, and thus the operation time is shortened. It is easy to disassemble, clean, and disinfect the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SHANGHAI SANYOU MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yue Zhou, Changqing Li, Mingyan Michael Liu, Xing Liu
  • Publication number: 20240084380
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and related methods, e.g., for preparing immobilized nucleic acid nanostructures using compaction oligonucleotides. In some embodiments, rolling circle amplification reaction can be conducted with compaction oligonucleotides on-support or in-solution to generate concatemer molecules having multiple copies of a polynucleotide unit arranged in tandem. Each polynucleotide unit comprises a sequence-of-interest and at least one universal adaptor sequence that binds one end of a compaction oligonucleotide. The 5? and 3? regions of the compaction oligonucleotide can hybridize to the concatemer to pull together distal portions of the concatemer causing compaction of the concatemer to form a nanostructure. Nanostructures having tighter size and shape compared to concatemers generated in the absence of the compaction oligonucleotides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Sinan ARSLAN, Michael KIM, Ramreddy TIPANNA, Chunhong ZHOU, William LIGHT, Hua YU, Junhua ZHAO, Tsung-Li LIU
  • Publication number: 20240080660
    Abstract: An electronic device (such as an access point) that receives a modified response frame is described. During operation, an interface circuit in the electronic device may provide a trigger frame addressed to a second electronic device, where the trigger frame includes a trigger-frame variant that is compatible with an IEEE 802.11 standard (such as IEEE 802.11ax or a subsequent IEEE 802.11 standard). Then, the interface circuit may receive a modified response frame associated with the second electronic device, where the modified response frame is different from a response frame associated with the trigger frame specified by the IEEE 802.11 standard. When the second electronic device indicates support for the modified response frame during association with the electronic device, the interface circuit may define parameters associated with the modified response frame in an association response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Jarkko L. Kneckt, Yong Liu, Su Khiong Yong, Leonid Epstein, Zhou Lan, Anuj Batra, Mohamed Abouelseoud, Qi Wang
  • Publication number: 20240073794
    Abstract: An electronic device (such as an access point) that receives a modified response frame is described. During operation, an interface circuit in the electronic device may provide a management frame addressed to a second electronic device. Then, the interface circuit may provide a trigger frame addressed to the second electronic device, where the trigger frame includes a trigger-frame variant that is compatible with an IEEE 802.11 standard. Next, the interface circuit may receive a modified response frame associated with the second electronic device, where the modified response frame is different from a response frame associated with the trigger frame specified by the IEEE 802.11 standard, and modifications to the modified response frame are specified in the management frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jarkko L. Kneckt, Yong Liu, Su Khiong Yong, Leonid Epstein, Zhou Lan, Anuj Batra, Mohamed Abouelseoud, Qi Wang
  • Patent number: 11916710
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a data transmission method, apparatus, and system, and an access point. The method includes: transceiving data of a data portion in an uplink OFDMA PPDU scheduled by an access point AP on a corresponding allocated frequency resource unit RU, determining one or more fundamental channel units on which the allocated frequency resource unit RU is located, and transceiving at least some fields in a common signaling portion in the uplink OFDMA PPDU on the determined one or more fundamental channels. In this way, one or more fundamental channels for transceiving at least some fields in a common signaling portion in an uplink OFDMA PPDU are determinate, and another user can transceive data on another idle fundamental channel, thereby improving channel utilization. In addition, multiple users can simultaneously transceive data on multiple fundamental channels, thereby improving a service transmission rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Le Liu, Zhou Lan
  • Publication number: 20240043882
    Abstract: A bioenergy generator to increase the life force of a biological system is provided. The bioenergy generator includes fine pieces of natural stone selected from the group of diamond, amethyst, tourmaline, jadestone with any color, and obsidian. The bioenergy generator includes fine pieces of natural sand selected from the group of white sand, black sand, pink sand, red sand, yellow sand, orange sand, and green sand. The bioenergy generator includes fine pieces of metal selected from the group of steel, iron, copper, zinc, aluminum, calcium, magnesium, silver, and gold. The bioenergy generator includes water and a supporting material operable to hold the natural sand, the natural stone, the metal, and the water together. The increase in life force is measured by an increase in Bovis values of the biological system, a Bioplasm 9D-NLS Bioresonance Machine, a Biophoton detector, Gas discharge visualization (GDV), or an increase in compensatory reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: James Zhou LIU, Yuehua GU
  • Publication number: 20240026389
    Abstract: A bioenergy generator to increase the life force of a biological system is provided. The bioenergy generator includes fine pieces of natural stone selected from the group of diamond, amethyst, tourmaline, jadestone with any color, and obsidian. The bioenergy generator includes fine pieces of natural sand selected from the group of white sand, black sand, pink sand, red sand, yellow sand, orange sand, and green sand. The bioenergy generator includes fine pieces of metal selected from the group of steel, iron, copper, zinc, aluminum, calcium, magnesium, silver, and gold. The bioenergy generator includes water and a supporting material operable to hold the natural sand, the natural stone, the metal, and the water together. The increase in life force is measured by an increase in Bovis values of the biological system, a Bioplasm 9D-NLS Bioresonance Machine, a Biophoton detector, Gas discharge visualization (GDV), or an increase in compensatory reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: James Zhou LIU, Yuehua GU
  • Publication number: 20230392172
    Abstract: A bioenergy generator to increase the life force of a biological system is provided. The bioenergy generator includes fine pieces of natural stone selected from the group of diamond, amethyst, tourmaline, jadestone with any color, and obsidian. The bioenergy generator includes fine pieces of natural sand selected from the group of white sand, black sand, pink sand, red sand, yellow sand, orange sand, and green sand. The bioenergy generator includes fine pieces of metal selected from the group of steel, iron, copper, zinc, aluminum, calcium, magnesium, silver, and gold. The bioenergy generator includes water and a supporting material operable to hold the natural sand, the natural stone, the metal, and the water together. The increase in life force is measured by an increase in Bovis values of the biological system, a Bioplasm 9D-NLS Bioresonance Machine, a Biophoton detector, Gas discharge visualization (GDV), or an increase in compensatory reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: James Zhou LIU, Yuehua GU
  • Publication number: 20230056535
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of microwave absorption, and in particular, to a multi-layer wave absorber structure and use thereof. The multi-layer wave absorber structure has a sandwich structure, and an intermediate layer of the sandwich structure is an electromagnetic loss-free dielectric layer. The electromagnetic loss-free dielectric layer includes a vacuum layer, an air layer, a paraffin layer, or a polytetrafluoroethylene layer. The added electromagnetic loss-free dielectric layer enhances impedance matching by modulating phases of electromagnetic waves, such that loss of the electromagnetic waves in a composite wave absorbing layer of the multi-layer wave absorber structure is enhanced, and an effective absorption bandwidth is further improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: Peking University
    Inventors: Jinbo YANG, Zhou LIU, Wenyun YANG, Jingzhi HAN, Changsheng WANG, Shunquan LIU
  • Patent number: 11536340
    Abstract: The present application provides a superimposed opposing wave spring that has a plurality of superimposed-layer wave spring units, wherein each layer in each superimposed-layer wave spring unit is formed by spirally bending around an axis into a wave shape, and waveforms of the respective layers in each superimposed-layer wave spring unit are arranged to overlap each other. At least one connection spring part, which connects two adjacent superimposed-layer wave spring units that are stacked one above the other, so that the two adjacent superimposed-layer wave spring units respectively have a first wave trough and a second wave crest that are abutting each other with opposing apexes, and respectively have a first wave crest and a second wave trough that are arranged across from each other in an upper position and a lower position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG LISHENG SPRING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Leyong Zheng, Zhou Liu, Xujie Yu
  • Publication number: 20220196100
    Abstract: The present application provides a superimposed opposing wave spring that has a plurality of superimposed-layer wave spring units, wherein each layer in each superimposed-layer wave spring unit is formed by spirally bending around an axis into a wave shape, and waveforms of the respective layers in each superimposed-layer wave spring unit are arranged to overlap each other. At least one connection spring part, which connects two adjacent superimposed-layer wave spring units that are stacked one above the other, so that the two adjacent superimposed-layer wave spring units respectively have a first wave trough and a second wave crest that are abutting each other with opposing apexes, and respectively have a first wave crest and a second wave trough that are arranged across from each other in an upper position and a lower position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Leyong ZHENG, Zhou LIU, Xujie YU
  • Publication number: 20210308436
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a four-way complete cleansing system for the entire upper respiratory tract (upper airway) and the process of how to use this advanced system to perform a complete cleansing of the upper airway of a human. The device is equipped with two one-way valves and at least two exchangeable tips for an effective upper airway cleansing. The composition of the cleansing solution comprises a chemical compound or an herb extract or the combination having at least one of the cleansing activities against viruses, bacteria, fungi, inflammatory factors, allergens, and promoting membrane healing or immunomodulating, for the treatment and prevention of a respiratory tract disease of a human.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: James Zhou Liu, Yuehue Gu
  • Patent number: 10936088
    Abstract: Disclosures of the present invention describe an intelligent brightness modulating device for being applied in a gaming input device like a gaming mouse. The intelligent brightness modulating device comprises a photoresistor and a voltage regulating unit. In case of a resistance of the photoresistor varying with an intensity of an ambient light, the voltage regulating unit is adaptively configured for controlling a light driver chip according to the resistance of the photoresistor, such that a driving power of at least one light unit of the gaming mouse is hence correspondingly modulated with the intensity of the ambient light. By using the intelligent brightness modulating device, not only does the gaming mouse be therefore provided with a power saving function, but eyes of a game player are also protected from being stimulated or hurt by a high-intensity light that is radiated from the light unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventor: Zhou Liu
  • Patent number: 10843147
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for mixing highly viscous fluids to form a mixture. The mixture is created rapidly and has a high level of uniformity. The mixture is created by utilizing induced viscous fluid folding under the influence of an electric field. The electric field is introduced by connecting a nozzle dispensing the fluids in parallel to a voltage supply and grounding a collection plate located below the nozzle. When a certain voltage is applied the co-flow viscous fluids start to fold because the electric field exerts stress on the surface of the fluids, which results in changes of the geometry and dynamics of the viscous fluids. Control of the electric field provides great control over the mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: VERSITECH LIMITED
    Inventors: Tiantian Kong, Zhou Liu, Ho Cheung Shum, Liqiu Wang
  • Publication number: 20190373939
    Abstract: The present invention is related to the composition and process of making the desired foods with big volume for weight control. Water, hydrocolloids and premix of nutrients are the major ingredients to make the new food with bigger volume than its original formulation. The new food is high in nutrients and low in calorie density for weight loss. The new food can also be high in nutrients and high in calorie for weight gain after adjusting the composition. A new instrument named Meal Cylinder is provided for measuring the quality and quantity of the food, and for food labeling and for nutrition education. Meal Cylinder links everyone's innate ability of the stomach fullness to the quality and quantity of the food. Hence, it has a practical usefulness for weight control. Using Meal Cylinder, one can select the appropriate foods and meals for special purposes. Foods and meals are categorized according to its Meal Cylinder fullness level, as well as its calorie and nutrient cylinder fullness levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventor: James Zhou Liu
  • Patent number: 10345292
    Abstract: The following discloses mammalian cells lines that stably express functional nematode acetylcholine receptor subunits. The resulting expression of functional ion channels has been made possible by the stable co-expression of the chaperone protein, RIC3. These cell lines are extremely useful for the high throughput screening (HTS) of compounds, to identify new candidate parasiticidal, including nematocidal, active ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignees: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM ANIMAL HEALTH INC., SANOFI
    Inventors: Lance Hammerland, Brenda Bondesen, Jean-Marie Chambard, Thierry Vermat, Werner Dittrich, Michel Partiseti, Qing Zhou-Liu, Cathy Cojean, Rachid Boukaiba, Eric Tagat
  • Publication number: 20180126100
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are hand-actuated aerosol generators, having an adjustable two-compartment medicament container (20) that holds a medicament in a liquid or a fine dry powder form, and connects to a fluid passage; a cap of said container with a jet-sprayer capacity; a mouthpiece (6) through which a medicament released from said jet-sprayer (2) can be inhaled into the respiratory tract by a patient without leakage; a hand-actuated positive air pressure supplier connected to the cap of said medicament container, and an optional spacer that increases inhalation efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: James Zhou Liu, Yuehua GU