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: 20240142663
    Abstract: An experimental device and method for simulating a subsurface erosion process is disclosed, including a constant-pressure water supply device, a subsurface erosion generator, and a water-soil collection device. The constant-pressure water supply device and the subsurface erosion generator communicate with each other by a pipeline. The constant-pressure water supply device is used to simulate a natural water flow in subsurface erosion. The subsurface erosion generator is used to carry sand and display the occurrence process of water-soil subsurface erosion. The water-soil collection device is used to collect soil and water loss data required for an experiment. In accordance with the experimental device, the water-soil subsurface erosion process can be accurately displayed, a water pressure can be adjusted as needed, and a height between the constant-pressure water supply device and the erosion generator can be adjusted to simulate the terrain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Jin Zhang, Chuanhao Xi, Huazhong Qi, Zihan Ma, Chuanlong Xu, Mengxue Wang
  • 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