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Biao He, Saint Joseph, MI US
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20130241449 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF BRAKING APPLIED IN A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE - A method of operating a laundry treating appliance to control a rotational speed of a drum to move the laundry within the drum according to a predetermined category of movement. | 09-19-2013 |
20140125265 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING ROTOR POSITION IN A PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR-DRIVEN WASHING MACHINE - A device and method to determine the stopping rotor position of a washing machine motor includes an inverter, a permanent magnet synchronous motor, and an electronic motor controller. The controller determines the stopped rotor position of the motor by measuring induced currents in the stator field coils of the motor. While the motor is de-energized and slowly rotating, the controller directs the inverter to connect all of the stator field coils of the motor together. The stator field coils may be connected to a common D.C. rail, output from an A.C.-D.C. converter of the washing machine. In an embodiment, the controller determines the rotor position based on the polarities of current induced in the stator field coils. In another embodiment, the controller determines the rotor position based on the phase angle and angular frequency of the three phase currents, transformed into a stationary reference frame. | 05-08-2014 |
Chuan He, Northville, MI US
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20090025367 | Physical based LNT regeneration strategy | 01-29-2009 |
20090055072 | TURBO SPEED SENSOR DIAGNOSTIC FOR TURBOCHARGED ENGINES - A method of diagnosing operation of a turbo speed sensor that monitors a turbocharger in an internal combustion engine system includes determining whether the engine system is operating in one of a high speed and a low speed range and determining a threshold turbo speed value based on whether engine system is operating in one of the high speed and the low speed range. An actual turbo speed value of the turbocharger is monitored based on a signal generated by the turbo speed sensor. The actual turbo speed value is compared to the threshold turbo speed value and a diagnostic signal is generated based on the step of comparing. | 02-26-2009 |
20100241340 | CALIBRATION SCHEME FOR AN EXHAUST GAS SENSOR - Various systems and methods are described for controlling an engine in a vehicle in response to an equilibrium value of an exhaust gas constituent generated from an exhaust gas sensor. One example method comprises during engine fueling below a threshold amount where at least one intake valve and one exhaust valve of the engine are operating: generating an equilibrium value of an exhaust gas constituent reading of the exhaust gas sensor, the equilibrium value based on a trajectory of the exhaust gas constituent reading, and under selected engine combusting conditions, adjusting the sensor signal based on the equilibrium value. | 09-23-2010 |
20120029793 | CALIBRATION SCHEME FOR AN EXHAUST GAS SENSOR - Various systems and methods are described for controlling an engine in a vehicle in response to an equilibrium value of an exhaust gas constituent generated from an exhaust gas sensor. One example method comprises during engine fueling below a threshold amount where at least one intake valve and one exhaust valve of the engine are operating: generating an equilibrium value of an exhaust gas constituent reading of the exhaust gas sensor, the equilibrium value based on a trajectory of the exhaust gas constituent reading, and under selected engine combusting conditions, adjusting the sensor signal based on the equilibrium value. | 02-02-2012 |
20150063404 | BATTERY PACK LEAK DETECTION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A method of detecting a leak in a battery pack according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, calculating a predicted amount of thermal energy at a position, measuring an actual amount of thermal energy at the position, and comparing the predicted amount to the actual amount to identify if a battery pack is leaking. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066262 | IN-RANGE CURRENT SENSOR FAULT DETECTION - A current sensor fault detection system is disclosed which enables detection of a current sensor fault while the current sensor is operating and providing a current sensor output which is within a normal operating range. The current sensor is monitored by at least one controller which compares a change in battery state of charge error with a predetermined threshold. The change in battery state of charge error is a difference between a first change in battery state of charge calculated by integrating battery current with respect to a time and a second change in battery state of charge calculated based on the battery open circuit voltage during the time. | 03-05-2015 |
Guanghui He, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20130244100 | IRON PHOSPHATES: NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIALS FOR AQUEOUS RECHARGEABLE SODIUM ION ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES - Various embodiments of the present invention relate to electrode materials based on iron phosphates that can be used as the negative electrode materials for aqueous sodium ion batteries and electrochemical capacitors. At least one embodiment includes a negative electrode material for an aqueous sodium ion based energy storage device. The negative electrode material with a non-olivine crystal structure includes at least one phosphate selected from iron hydroxyl phosphate, Na | 09-19-2013 |
20140170476 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The described embodiments provide an energy storage device that includes a positive electrode including an active material that can store and release ions, a negative electrode including an active material that is a lithiated nano-architectured active material including tin and at least one stress-buffer component, and a non-aqueous electrolyte including lithium. The negative electrode active material is nano-architectured before lithiation. | 06-19-2014 |
20140248531 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The described embodiments provide an energy storage device that includes a positive electrode including a material that stores and releases ion, a negative electrode including Nb-doped TiO | 09-04-2014 |
Guohong He, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20130105921 | MICROSYSTEM DEVICE AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | 05-02-2013 |
Halfeng He, Ypsilanti, MI US
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20100317787 | Methods and Compositions for Pigmented Self-Stratifying Coatings - A coating composition may include a polyol, a silsesquioxane, a polyurethane dendrimer, a crosslinker, and a pigment in contact with a dispersing agent. A process for preparing a coating composition is further disclosed including the step of contacting a polyol, a silsesquioxane, a polyurethane dendrimer, and a crosslinker to form a coating mixture dispersed within a solvent. The process further includes adding a pigment in contact with a dispersing agent to the coating mixture, and forming a self-stratifying coating having at least one layer, wherein the pigment resides substantially within one of the at least one layer. | 12-16-2010 |
Sheng Yang He, Okemos, MI US
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20090031456 | AtMIN7 mediated disease resistance to Pseudomonas syringae in arabidopsis - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for enhancing plant defenses against pathogens. More particularly, the invention relates to enhancing plant immunity against bacterial pathogens, wherein AtMIN7 mediated protection is enhanced and/or there is a decrease in activity of an AtMIN7 associated virulence protein such as a | 01-29-2009 |
20090258825 | HOPM1 Mediated disease resistance to Pseudomonas syringae in Arabidopsis - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for enhancing plant defenses against pathogens. More particularly, the invention relates to enhancing plant immunity against bacterial pathogens, wherein HopM1 | 10-15-2009 |
20100251428 | Compositions And Methods For Conversion Of Aldehydes To Alkanes - The invention provides the discovery that SCD2 (Susceptible to Coronatine-Deficient Pst DC3118-2) protein converts aldehydes to alkanes, thereby changing the composition and/or amount of synthesized waxes. The invention additionally provides homologs, orthologs and paralogs of SCD2 protein, and nucleotide sequences encoding these proteins. Also provided are expression vectors, transgenic cells, transgenic plants, transgenic seeds, methods for altering alkane production in cells, methods for identifying the function of a nucleotide sequence in the synthesis of plant surface wax, and methods for identifying plant tissue that has an altered surface wax composition. The invention's compositions and methods are useful for altering the amount and/or composition of wax produced by cells, including plants and seeds, that have been transformed with the invention's sequences. | 09-30-2010 |
Simon Xunnan He, Troy, MI US
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20100004080 | PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE FOR A HYDRAULIC TENSIONER - The relief valve uses a slotted Belleville spring preloaded in a cage. The center area of the spring is closed and presses a hole in the bottom wall of the cage. The top wall of the cage is open and has a ledge against which the radial end of the spring presses. The relief valve is used in a hydraulic tensioner and positioned in the tensioner to have the bottom wall form a wall of the pressure chamber. When the pressure in the pressure chamber exceeds the pressure of the spring against the hole, fluid leaks out of the hole. | 01-07-2010 |
20100203991 | CHAIN GUIDING ELEMENT FOR A TIMING CHAIN, TIMING CHAIN DRIVE, AND VEHICLE ENGINE - A chain guiding element ( | 08-12-2010 |
20110039647 | TRACTION MECHANISM DRIVE - A traction mechanism drive ( | 02-17-2011 |
20110105257 | MECHANICAL TENSIONER WITH DAMPING FEATURE - A mechanical tensioner for a traction drive element is provided. It includes a housing with a bore having an open end and a closed bottom. A plunger having a first end is located in the bore. The first end of the plunger has a tapered slot or tapered opening defined therein forming a hollow wall portion of the plunger. The hollow wall portion is discontinuous in a circumferential direction. A wedge insert is located at least partially in the slot or opening. The wedge insert has an outer surface with a contact area that is complementary to the tapered slot or tapered opening. A spring is located between the wedge insert and closed bottom of the housing. The spring forces the wedge insert into the tapered slot or tapered opening with an increase in force as the plunger is depressed into the bore in the housing. This forces the hollow wall portion outwardly in order to provide a friction damping feature that increases with the distance that the plunger is depressed. | 05-05-2011 |
20110136605 | DUAL PLUNGER LINEAR CHAIN TENSIONER FOR TENSIONING MULTIPLE CHAIN SPANS - A chain tensioner is provided with a base housing, a first plunger, and a second plunger. The base housing surrounds a portion of at least one of the first or second plungers. A first spring is disposed between the first and second plungers, and a second spring is disposed between the first plunger and the base housing. The chain tensioner can tension two chain spans simultaneously with different stiffness parameters based on the two springs. | 06-09-2011 |
20150049977 | TWO PIECE CAGE FOR A NEEDLE BEARING - A two piece rolling element cage for a bearing assembly comprising a first and second cage, with axial projections extending from a cage body, oriented toward each other and inserted between rolling elements, on opposite axial ends of the rolling elements. | 02-19-2015 |
Xiaobing He, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20110020221 | CANCER STEM CELL EXPRESSION PATTERNS AND COMPOUNDS TO TARGET CANCER STEM CELLS - Described herein are therapeutic targets expressed in cancer stem cells and methods for treating and diagnosing cancer by targeting such cells with antibodies, compounds, nucleic acid, or other therapeutic agent. In one embodiment described herein, therapeutic agents for the treatment of cancer are provided based on the identification of cancer stem cell targets. The present invention also includes therapeutic targets for cancer therapy and cancer stem cell-targeted therapy. The invention includes the treatment of cancer by the administration of compounds or agents that target cancer stem cells. | 01-27-2011 |
Yiyong He, Midland, MI US
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20120129417 | ETHYLENIC POLYMER AND ITS USE - Ethylenic polymers comprising low levels of total unsaturation are disclosed. Compositions using such ethylene polymers and fabricated articles made from them are also disclosed. | 05-24-2012 |
20140315104 | Lithium Battery Electrodes Containing Lithium Oxalate - Cathodes for lithium batteries contain a lithium-manganese cathodic material and from 0.5 to 20% by weight of lithium oxalate. Batteries containing the electrodes tend to exhibit high cycling capacities. | 10-23-2014 |
20150038669 | Process to Produce Polycarbamate Using a Gradient Feed of Urea - A process to produce polycarbamate comprising providing urea in liquid form; and adding the urea in liquid form to a polyol in a reduced gradient profile to form polycarbamate product is provided. Also provided are: (a) a reaction product of the process and (b) an apparatus for operating the process. | 02-05-2015 |
20150038670 | Process for Preparing Polycarbamate and Reaction Product Thereof - A first process to produce polycarbamate comprising providing urea in liquid form; and adding the liquid urea to a polyol is provided. A second process for producing polycarbamate comprising adding solid urea to a polyol in liquid form to form a reaction mixture is provided. Also provided is a reaction product produced by the first process or second process. | 02-05-2015 |
Yongqun He, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20090105962 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING MOLECULAR PATHWAY ELEMENTS - The present invention provides methods and systems useful in determining molecular pathways and elements of molecular pathways. In particular, the present invention provides for the discovery of new molecular pathway elements using Bayesian networks and gene expression information. | 04-23-2009 |
Yongshen He, Sterling Heights, MI US
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20130024089 | ENGINE-OUT NOX VIRTUAL SENSOR USING CYLINDER PRESSURE SENSOR - Method for estimating NOx creation in a combustion process of an engine including a variable volume combustion chamber includes monitoring engine sensor inputs including a cylinder pressure within the combustion chamber. A mass fraction burn value for combustion can be modeled within the combustion chamber based upon said sensor inputs, wherein said mass fraction burn value indexes a crank angle at which a selected percentage of injected fuel is burned in a combustion cycle. The state of combustion within the combustion chamber can be estimated based upon the mass fraction burn value, the state of combustion including a combustion phasing and a combustion strength. NOx creation within the combustion chamber can be estimated with a non-linear function based upon said state of combustion. | 01-24-2013 |
Yuanzheng He, Grand Rapids, MI US
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20100179167 | METHODS OF USING SUBSTITUTED ISOXAZOLO PYRIDINONES AS DISSOCIATED GLUCOCORTICOIDS - A method for treating a subject having an inflammatory or auto-immune disease with a substituted isoxazolo pyridinone. Also, a method for administering a substituted isoxazolo pyridinone to a cell to retain or increase glucocorticoid receptor transrepression activity with only minimal glucocorticoid receptor transactivation activity. | 07-15-2010 |
20110237497 | COMPOSITIONS OF A V-ATPASE INHIBITOR IN COMBINATION WITH A GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR LIGAND AND METHODS OF USE - A composition of a glucocorticoid receptor (GR) ligand, or analog thereof, and a V-ATPase inhibitor, or analog thereof. A method for administering such composition to a cell either to increase glucocorticoid transrepression activity or to increase glucocorticoid transactivation activity in the cell. Also, a method for treating a subject having an inflammatory or auto-immune disease by administering such composition. | 09-29-2011 |
20110251211 | METHODS OF USING SUBSTITUTED ISOXAZOLO PYRIDINONES AS DISSOCIATED GLUCOCORTICOIDS - A method for treating a subject having an inflammatory or auto-immune disease with a substituted isoxazolo pyridinone. Also, a method for administering a substituted isoxazolo pyridinone to a cell to retain or increase glucocorticoid receptor transrepression activity with only minimal glucocorticoid receptor transactivation activity. | 10-13-2011 |
Zhong He, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20090114829 | Three-Dimensional, Position-Sensitive Radiation Detection - Disclosed herein is a method of determining a characteristic of radiation detected by a radiation detector via a multiple-pixel event having a plurality of radiation interactions. The method includes determining a cathode-to-anode signal ratio for a selected interaction of the plurality of radiation interactions based on electron drift time data for the selected interaction, and determining the radiation characteristic for the multiple-pixel event based on both the cathode-to-anode signal ratio and the electron drift time data. In some embodiments, the method further includes determining a correction factor for the radiation characteristic based on an interaction depth of the plurality of radiation interactions, a lateral distance between the selected interaction and a further interaction of the plurality of radiation interactions, and the lateral positioning of the plurality of radiation interactions. | 05-07-2009 |