Qihong Nie

20140036461, Feb 6, 2014

Oct 27, 2011

13/883386

Ravi Palaniswamy - Singapore, SG
Arokiaraj Jesudoss - Singapore, SG
Alejandro Aldrin II Agcaoili Narag - Singapore, SG
James R White - Singapore, SG
Fong Liang Tan - Singapore, SG
Andrew J Ouderkirk - Saint Paul MN, US
Justine A Mooney - Austin TX, US
Nathan P Kreutter - Austin TX, US
Qihong Nie - Woodbury MN, US
Jian Xia Gao - Singapore, SG

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY - St. Paul MN

H05K 1/02

361762, 174254, 174252

Provided is a flexible light emitting semiconductor device (), such as an LED device, that includes a flexible dielectric layer () having first and second major surfaces and at least one via () extending through the dielectric layer from the first to the second major surface, with a conductive layer () on each of the first and second major surfaces and in the via. The conductive layer () in the via supports a light emitting semiconductor device () and is electrically isolated from the conductive layer () on the first major surface of the dielectric layer.

20130294471, Nov 7, 2013

Oct 27, 2011

13/883354

Ravi Palaniswamy - Singapore, SG
Arokiaraj Jesudoss - Singapore, SG
Alejandro Aldrin II Agcaoili Narag - Singapore, SG
James R. White - Singapore, SG
Fong Liang Tan - Singapore, SG
Andrew J. Ouderkirk - St. Paul MN, US
Justine A. Mooney - Austin TX, US
Nathan P. Kreutter - Austin TX, US
Qihong Nie - Woodbury MN, US
Jian Xia Gao - Singapore, SG

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY - St. Paul MN

H01S 5/024
H01L 33/64

372 4301, 257 79

Provided is a flexible light emitting semiconductor device, such as an LED device, that includes a flexible dielectric layer having first and second major surfaces with a conductive layer on the first major surface and at least one cavity in the first major surface with a conductive layer in the cavity that supports a light emitting semiconductor device. The conductive layer in the cavity is electrically isolated from the second major surface of the dielectric layer.

20200357942, Nov 12, 2020

Jan 30, 2019

16/962988

- St. Paul MN, US
Timothy N. Narum - Lake Elmo MN, US
Mark B. O'Neill - Stillwater MN, US
Qihong Nie - Cottage Grove MN, US
Yuting Wan - Shanghai, CN

H01L 31/048
H01L 31/05
H01L 31/054

Disclosed is a solar cell module, which comprises: a plurality of solar cells; a light transmitting element disposed on the light receiving side of the plurality of solar cells; a front encapsulant layer between the plurality of solar cells and the light transmitting element; a plurality of tabbing ribbons disposed on the light receiving surfaces of the plurality of solar cells for connecting the plurality of solar cells; and a light redirecting film disposed upon the on-the-cell portion of at least one said tabbing ribbon; the light redirecting film comprises an optical structure layer facing the light transmitting element, for reflecting light toward the interface between the light transmitting element and the air, which light is subsequently totally internally reflected back to the surfaces of the solar cells, wherein the thickness of the light redirecting film is between 20 μm and 115 μm, and the gram weight of the front encapsulant layer is between 400 g/m2 and 500 g/m2.

20200156216, May 21, 2020

Jul 9, 2018

16/635332

- St. Paul MN, US
Andrew C. Anderson - Hudson WI, US
Sarah L. Hagen - Inver Grove Heights MN, US
Jesse D. Lund - Saint Paul MN, US
Qihong Nie - Woodbury MN, US
David C. Raithel - Hudson WI, US

B24D 11/04
B24D 11/06

A surface-treating article, comprising a circular substrate () comprising a first major surface, an abrasive disposed on the first major surface, the abrasive having a first concentration at a first radius () measured from the center of the substrate, the abrasive having a second concentration not equal to the first concentration at a second radius () measured from the center of the substrate, wherein the first radius () and the second radius () are different lengths.

20190003901, Jan 3, 2019

Dec 21, 2015

16/064745

- St. Paul MN, US
Justin M. Johnson - Hudson WI, US
Ryan D. Erickson - Roseville MN, US
Christopher D. Sebesta - Brooklyn NY, US
Zheng Huang - Shanghai, CN
Jia Hu - Mounds View MN, US
Tongyong Li - Shanghai, CN
Gaofei Guo - Shanghai, CN
Tao Yang - Beijing, CN
Qihong Nie - Woodbury MN, US

G01K 7/34
G01K 7/32
G01K 7/24
G01K 1/14

A temperature-sensing apparatus for sensing the temperature of an electrical conductor (), comprising a sensor frame () including a frame body () and a channel () adapted to accommodate the electrical conductor (). At least a portion of a temperature sensor is received in a chamber () of the sensor frame (). At least a portion of a thermal contact member is disposed between the electrical conductor () and the temperature sensor and configured to enhance thermal-contact therebetween. At least a portion of the thermal contact member is radially pressable against the electrical conductor ().

20160326741, Nov 10, 2016

Dec 16, 2014

15/105735

- Saint Paul MN, US
Donna W. Bange - Eagan MN, US
Cedric Bedoya - Woodbury MN, US
Paul T. Engen - River Falls WI, US
Peter B. Hogerton - White Bear Lake MN, US
Joseph M. Pieper - Minneapolis MN, US
Amy Preszler Prince - Woodbury MN, US
Ta-Hua Yu - Woodbury MN, US
Qihong Nie - Woodbury MN, US
Donald J. McClure - Lindstrom MN, US

E04B 1/80
E04C 2/296
C23C 14/10
C23C 14/20
C23C 14/08
E04B 1/94
C23C 14/34

There is provided a vacuum insulation panel envelope having a substrate, a low thermal conductivity organic layer and a low thermal conductivity inorganic stack. The low thermal conductivity inorganic stack will include low thermal conductivity non-metallic inorganic materials and/or low thermal conductivity metallic materials.

20150273405, Oct 1, 2015

Sep 17, 2013

14/428831

- Saint Paul MN, US
Brady P. Haislet - Maple Plain MN, US
Brent R. Hansen - New Richmond WI, US
Jonathan F. Hester - Hudson WI, US
Gregory M. Jellum - Marine on St. Croix MN, US
Qihong Nie - Woodbury MN, US
John F. Reed - North Oaks MN, US
John B. Scheibner - Woodbury MN, US
David F. Slama - City of Grant MN, US
Steven E. Turch - Blaine MN, US

B01D 71/68
B01D 19/00
B01D 67/00
B01D 71/10
B01D 71/34
B01D 71/58
B01D 71/50
B01D 71/26
B01D 71/38
B01D 71/32
B01D 53/22
B01D 71/56

Described herein is a membrane separation module and articles and methods thereof, wherein the membrane separation module has a series of repeating layers, each layer comprising (a) a selectively permeable membrane; and (b) at least one support layer, wherein the support layer comprises a plurality of flow channels and a plurality of rails extending from the support layer, wherein the sides of two adjacent rails form a flow channel, wherein the plurality of rails on the support layer comprise a thermoplastic polymer at the distal end of at least a portion of the plurality of rails, and wherein the distal end of the plurality of rails contacts the selectively permeable membrane to form a bonded stack.