Patents by Inventor Zi Lu
Zi Lu 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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Patent number: 11965833Abstract: A detection device includes a frame, a transport mechanism, detection mechanisms, and a grasping mechanism. The transport mechanism includes a feeding line, a first flow line, and a second flow line arranged in parallel on the frame. The detection mechanisms are arranged on the frame and located on two sides of the transport mechanism. The grasping mechanism is arranged on the frame and used to transport workpieces on the feeding line to the detection mechanisms, transport qualified workpieces to the first flow line, and transport unqualified workpieces to the second flow line.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignees: HONGFUJIN PRECISION ELECTRONICS (ZHENGZHOU) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jing-Zhi Hou, Lin-Hui Cheng, Yan-Chao Ma, Jin-Cai Zhou, Zi-Long Ma, Neng-Neng Zhang, Yi Chen, Chen-Xi Tang, Meng Lu, Peng Zhou, Ling-Hui Zhang, Lu-Hui Fan, Shi-Gang Xu, Cheng-Yi Chao, Liang-Yi Lu
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Publication number: 20240088667Abstract: Disclosed are a photovoltaic energy storage offline coordination system and method based on demand management. The system includes a photovoltaic generator set, an inverter, a dispatch and control device for charge-discharge, a load monitor, a first and second energy storage device, and a remote console. The photovoltaic generator set is electrically connected to the dispatch and control device for charge-discharge via the inverter; the first energy storage device is connected to a load-side power supply bus via a first dispatch and control unit; the second energy storage device is connected to the load-side power supply bus via a third dispatch and control unit; a second dispatch and control unit is connected to the load-side power supply bus; the load monitor is provided at the load-side power supply bus, and configured to monitor a load of the load-side.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Jian Yang, Zhijian Yu, Xinjian Chen, Dongbo Zhang, Jie Yu, Chenghuai Hong, Zihuai Zheng, Yuxi Tu, Lintong Wang, Weiming Lu, Qinye Chen, Zi Ying, Yizhi Zhu
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Patent number: 11557470Abstract: A sputtering target assembly, sputtering apparatus, and method, the target assembly including a backing plate having an aperture formed therein; and a target bonded to a front surface of the backing plate. The aperture is disposed on the backing plate such that a first end of the aperture is sealed by a portion of the target that is predicted by a sputtering target erosion profile to have the highest etching rate during a corresponding sputtering process.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2022Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company LimitedInventors: Chen-Fang Chung, Wen-Cheng Cheng, Po Wen Yang, Ming-Jie He, Yan-Zi Lu, Cheng-Yi Teng
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Publication number: 20220351953Abstract: A sputtering target assembly, sputtering apparatus, and method, the target assembly including a backing plate having an aperture formed therein; and a target bonded to a front surface of the backing plate. The aperture is disposed on the backing plate such that a first end of the aperture is sealed by a portion of the target that is predicted by a sputtering target erosion profile to have the highest etching rate during a corresponding sputtering process.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: Chen-Fang CHUNG, Wen-Cheng CHENG, Po Wen YANG, Ming-Jie HE, Yan-Zi LU, Cheng-Yi TENG
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Patent number: 11424111Abstract: A sputtering target assembly, sputtering apparatus, and method, the target assembly including a backing plate having an aperture formed therein; and a target bonded to a front surface of the backing plate. The aperture is disposed on the backing plate such that a first end of the aperture is sealed by a portion of the target that is predicted by a sputtering target erosion profile to have the highest etching rate during a corresponding sputtering process.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company LimitedInventors: Chen-Fang Chung, Wen-Cheng Cheng, Po Wen Yang, Ming-Jie He, Yan-Zi Lu, Cheng-Yi Teng
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Publication number: 20210407777Abstract: A sputtering target assembly, sputtering apparatus, and method, the target assembly including a backing plate having an aperture formed therein; and a target bonded to a front surface of the backing plate. The aperture is disposed on the backing plate such that a first end of the aperture is sealed by a portion of the target that is predicted by a sputtering target erosion profile to have the highest etching rate during a corresponding sputtering process.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2020Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Chen-Fang Chung, Wen-Cheng Cheng, Po Wen Yang, Ming-Jie He, Yan-Zi Lu, Cheng-Yi Teng
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Patent number: 10023289Abstract: According to one embodiment, a rotorcraft front windshield comprises an optically-transparent material having a non-uniform thickness profile such that the front windshield is a first thickness at a first position and a second thickness at a second position, the first thickness being different from the second thickness.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.Inventors: Zi Lu, Michael Seifert, Marc-Andre Rossini
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Patent number: 9487301Abstract: An external airbag for an aircraft includes an inflatable bladder having a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion being generally adjacent to an exterior of the aircraft. A widthwise panel divides the inflatable bladder into a first cylindrical portion and a second cylindrical portion. The widthwise panel acts to restrict outward bulging of the inflatable bladder. An aperture in the widthwise panel may be used for allowing gas communication between the first cylindrical portion and a second cylindrical portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2011Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Andrew T. Hill, Zi Lu, Robert S. Lynds, Andrew R. Hansen
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Patent number: 9452843Abstract: An aircraft airbag inflation system includes an airbag mounted on an external surface of an aircraft. The airbag is configured to inflate in one of multiple stages prior to the aircraft crashing, and each stage is associated with a respective pressure. The system also includes multiple sensors disposed on-board the aircraft and configured to sense aircraft velocities and an aircraft attitude. The system also includes a controller disposed on-board the aircraft and configured to receive multiple signals from the sensors, the multiple signals representing the aircraft velocities and the aircraft attitude sensed by the sensors, determine a crash event for the aircraft based on the received multiple signals, the crash event including an aircraft sink rate, an aircraft attitude at crash time, and an aircraft distance from the impact surface, and determine a stage at which the airbag is to be inflated based on the crash event.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2015Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.Inventors: Zi Lu, Michael Seifert, Cheng-Ho Tho
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Publication number: 20160264230Abstract: According to one embodiment, a rotorcraft front windshield comprises an optically-transparent material having a non-uniform thickness profile such that the front windshield is a first thickness at a first position and a second thickness at a second position, the first thickness being different from the second thicknessType: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.Inventors: Zi Lu, Michael Seifert, Marc-Andre Rossini
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Patent number: 9260192Abstract: A crash attenuation system has an airbag inflatable generally adjacent to an exterior of the aircraft. The system includes a gas generator in fluid communication with an interior of the airbag. The system also includes a vent system having a vent passage supported by the aircraft, the vent passage being configured to allow gas to escape from within the airbag during an impact to a second set of airbags for flotation. The vent system also includes an actuator door for sealing the vent passage, thereby preventing gas from leaving the airbag. The actuator door is actuated by an actuator, the actuator being in fluid communication with the gas generator through an actuator duct. The system operates such that deployment of gas from the gas generator causes the actuator to inflate, thereby causing the actuator door to seal the vent passage. The gas generator is configured to re-inflate the airbag after the actuator door seals the vent passage.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Zi Lu, Cheng-Ho Tho, Michael R. Smith, Michael Seifert
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Patent number: 9045222Abstract: The external crash attenuation airbag includes an inflatable bladder which is inflatable to an exterior of an aircraft, so that the inflatable bladder is generally located between the aircraft and a crash surface when inflated. The airbag includes a vent configured to burst at a predefined burst pressure, the vent being located along a side portion of the inflatable bladder. The airbag also includes a vent support located approximate the vent, the vent support being configured to prevent deformation and therefore maintain the effectiveness of a venting area of the vent, and the vent support being rigid and annular and includes an upper portion and a lower portion that are hinged together around the vent.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2011Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Zi Lu, Cheng-Ho Tho, Michael R. Smith, Andrew T. Hill, Samgeeth Rajan
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Publication number: 20150041584Abstract: A crash attenuation system has an airbag inflatable generally adjacent to an exterior of the aircraft. The system includes a gas generator in fluid communication with an interior of the airbag. The system also includes a vent system having a vent passage supported by the aircraft, the vent passage being configured to allow gas to escape from within the airbag during an impact to a second set of airbags for flotation. The vent system also includes an actuator door for sealing the vent passage, thereby preventing gas from leaving the airbag. The actuator door is actuated by an actuator, the actuator being in fluid communication with the gas generator through an actuator duct. The system operates such that deployment of gas from the gas generator causes the actuator to inflate, thereby causing the actuator door to seal the vent passage. The gas generator is configured to re-inflate the airbag after the actuator door seals the vent passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.Inventors: Zi Lu, Cheng-Ho Tho, Michael R. Smith, Michael Seifert
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Patent number: 8870115Abstract: A crash attenuation system has an airbag inflatable generally adjacent to an exterior of the aircraft. The system includes a gas generator in fluid communication with an interior of the airbag. The system also includes a vent system having a vent passage supported by the aircraft, the vent passage being configured to allow gas to escape from within the airbag during an impact. The vent system also includes an actuator door for sealing the vent passage, thereby preventing gas from leaving the airbag. The actuator door is actuated by an actuator, the actuator being in fluid communication with the gas generator through an actuator duct. The system operates such that deployment of gas from the gas generator causes the actuator to inflate, thereby causing the actuator door to seal the vent passage. The gas generator is configured to re-inflate the airbag after the actuator door seals the vent passage.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2010Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Zi Lu, Cheng-Ho Tho, Michael R. Smith
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Patent number: 8474753Abstract: A crash attenuation system for an aircraft includes an airbag carried by the aircraft that is inflatable generally adjacent an exterior of the aircraft. The airbag is in fluid communication with at least one vent passage for channeling gas from within the interior of the airbag to a region external to the airbag that allows the gas to escape without being obstructed by the airbag. A gas source is in fluid communication with the interior of the airbag for inflating the airbag. A vent valve is provided within the vent passage for controlling a flow of gas through the vent passage, thereby controlling deflation of the airbag. The vent valve is continuously adjustable to and between an open state, a closed state, and any number of partially open states.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2009Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Andrew T. Hill, Michael R. Smith, Zi Lu, Cheng-Ho Tho
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Publication number: 20130068883Abstract: The external crash attenuation airbag includes an inflatable bladder which is inflatable to an exterior of an aircraft, so that the inflatable bladder is generally located between the aircraft and a crash surface when inflated. The airbag includes a vent configured to burst at a predefined burst pressure, the vent being located a side portion of the inflatable bladder. The airbag also includes a vent support located approximate the vent, the vent support being configured to prevent deformation and therefore maintain the effectiveness of a venting area of the vent.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.Inventors: Zi Lu, Cheng-Ho Tho, Michael R. Smith, Andrew T. Hill, Samgeeth Rajan
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Publication number: 20130062465Abstract: An external airbag for an aircraft includes an inflatable bladder having a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion being generally adjacent to an exterior of the aircraft. A widthwise panel divides the inflatable bladder into a first cylindrical portion and a second cylindrical portion. The widthwise panel acts to restrict outward bulging of the inflatable bladder. An aperture in the widthwise panel may be used for allowing gas communication between the first cylindrical portion and a second cylindrical portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.Inventors: Andrew T. Hill, Zi Lu, Robert S. Lynds, Andrew R. Hansen
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Publication number: 20130032665Abstract: A crash attenuation system has an airbag inflatable generally adjacent to an exterior of the aircraft. The system includes a gas generator in fluid communication with an interior of the airbag. The system also includes a vent system having a vent passage supported by the aircraft, the vent passage being configured to allow gas to escape from within the airbag during an impact. The vent system also includes an actuator door for sealing the vent passage, thereby preventing gas from leaving the airbag. The actuator door is actuated by an actuator, the actuator being in fluid communication with the gas generator through an actuator duct. The system operates such that deployment of gas from the gas generator causes the actuator to inflate, thereby causing the actuator door to seal the vent passage. The gas generator is configured to re-inflate the airbag after the actuator door seals the vent passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2010Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.Inventors: Zi Lu, Cheng-Ho Tho, Michael R. Smith
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Publication number: 20110204181Abstract: A crash attenuation system for an aircraft includes an airbag carried by the aircraft that is inflatable generally adjacent an exterior of the aircraft. The airbag is in fluid communication with at least one vent passage for channeling gas from within the interior of the airbag to a region external to the airbag that allows the gas to escape without being obstructed by the airbag. A gas source is in fluid communication with the interior of the airbag for inflating the airbag. A vent valve is provided within the vent passage for controlling a flow of gas through the vent passage, thereby controlling deflation of the airbag. The vent valve is continuously adjustable to and between an open state, a closed state, and any number of partially open states.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2009Publication date: August 25, 2011Inventors: Andrew T. Hill, Michael R. Smith, Zi Lu, Cheng-Ho Tho