Patents by Inventor Zihan Xu

Zihan Xu 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: 20250120242
    Abstract: A method for improving interfacial adhesion of an organic solar cell and an organic solar cell are provided. An elastomer interface layer, which is formed by thermoplastic elastomers, is arranged between at least two adjacent functional layers in the organic solar cell, or, the upper and lower interfaces of at least one functional layer have an enrichment layer formed by enrichment of thermoplastic elastomers. The method includes: arranging an elastomer interface layer at least two adjacent functional layers, or, enriching thermoplastic elastomers at the upper and lower interfaces of at least one functional layer to form an enrichment layer. According to the present application, the thermoplastic elastomers enriched at the interfaces, or the thermoplastic elastomers used as interface layers alone serve as glue between functional layers. The method is simple in process, large in doping window, and small in thickness dependence when independent film formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: SUZHOU INSTITUTE OF NANO-TECH AND NANO-BIONICS (SINANO) , CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Qun LUO, Changqi MA, Zihan XU, Yunfei HAN
  • Publication number: 20250029339
    Abstract: This relates generally to intelligent automated assistants and, more specifically, to provide intelligent visualization of snippet information. An example method includes receiving a user request and in response to receiving the user request, determining a response for the user request, determining a format for a visual representation of the response, identifying one or more virtual objects based on the format for the visual representation of the response, determining a size for each of the one or more virtual objects based on context information associated with the response, and displaying the one or more virtual objects within a background environment based on the size for each of the one or more virtual objects and geometry of the background environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Shiraz AKMAL, Brad K. HERMAN, St John W. COLON, Viraaj M. MARATHE, Isar ARASON, Scott M. ANDRUS, Karan M. DARYANANI, Zihan XU, Ryan J. QUINTANA, David A. CARSON
  • Patent number: 12136172
    Abstract: This relates generally to intelligent automated assistants and, more specifically, to provide intelligent visualization of snippet information. An example method includes receiving a user request and in response to receiving the user request, determining a response for the user request, determining a format for a visual representation of the response, identifying one or more virtual objects based on the format for the visual representation of the response, determining a size for each of the one or more virtual objects based on context information associated with the response, and displaying the one or more virtual objects within a background environment based on the size for each of the one or more virtual objects and geometry of the background environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shiraz Akmal, Brad K. Herman, St John W. Colon, Viraaj M. Marathe, Isar Arason, Scott M. Andrus, Karan M. Daryanani, Zihan Xu, Ryan J. Quintana, David A. Carson
  • Patent number: 11670731
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for low noise and high efficiency photoelectric amplification based on cycling excitation process (CEP). In some aspects, a device for amplifying signals of light-induced photocurrent includes an anode connected to a positive terminal of a voltage source; a disordered material layer coupled to the anode, wherein the disordered material layer is structured to have a thickness of 100 nm or less; and a cathode coupled to the disordered material layer and connected to a negative terminal of the voltage source, in which the device is operable to amplify photoexcited carriers based on photon absorption to produce an external quantum efficiency of the device that is at least 100%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: The Regents of the Unversity of California
    Inventors: Yu-Hwa Lo, David Hall, Yu-Hsin Liu, Zihan Xu, Lujiang Yan
  • Publication number: 20230087244
    Abstract: This relates generally to intelligent automated assistants and, more specifically, to provide intelligent visualization of snippet information. An example method includes receiving a user request and in response to receiving the user request, determining a response for the user request, determining a format for a visual representation of the response, identifying one or more virtual objects based on the format for the visual representation of the response, determining a size for each of the one or more virtual objects based on context information associated with the response, and displaying the one or more virtual objects within a background environment based on the size for each of the one or more virtual objects and geometry of the background environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Shiraz AKMAL, Brad K. HERMAN, St John W. COLON, Viraaj M. MARATHE, Isar ARASON, Scott M. ANDRUS, Karan M. DARYANANI, Zihan XU, Ryan J. QUINTANA, David A. CARSON
  • Publication number: 20190363213
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for low noise and high efficiency photoelectric amplification based on cycling excitation process (CEP). In some aspects, a device for amplifying signals of light-induced photocurrent includes an anode connected to a positive terminal of a voltage source; a disordered material layer coupled to the anode, wherein the disordered material layer is structured to have a thickness of 100 nm or less; and a cathode coupled to the disordered material layer and connected to a negative terminal of the voltage source, in which the device is operable to amplify photoexcited carriers based on photon absorption to produce an external quantum efficiency of the device that is at least 100%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Yu-Hwa Lo, David Hall, Yu-Hsin Liu, Zihan Xu, Lujiang Yan