Patents by Inventor Aiying Chen

Aiying Chen 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: 20150380786
    Abstract: A metal-air battery includes an anode portion comprising at least a metal gel and an electrolyte. A mesh screen is disposed on the anode portion. The mesh screen is configured for substantially holding the metal gel within the anode portion. A cathode portion includes at least a current carrier and a cathode catalyst. A separator is disposed between the anode portion and the cathode portion for mitigating leakage of the electrolyte. A gate device is disposed between the anode portion and the cathode portion. The gate device has an open state to enable a contact of the anode portion and the cathode portion for activating a generation of electrical power, and a closed state to separate the contact of the anode portion and the cathode portion to inhibit the generation of electrical power for storing the metal-air battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Zongxuan Hong, Cunxi Shen, Aiying Chen
  • Publication number: 20140255242
    Abstract: A composite steel plate in which at least two steel sheets are rolled to form a plate. One of the sheets has a composition that varies in a depthwise direction between nanocrystalline and micron grained. The plate is made by treating a steel sheet to produce a composition in the sheet that varies in a depthwise direction of the sheet between nanocrystalline and micron grained, stacking the treated sheet with at least one other steel sheet and rolling the sheets to form the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    Inventors: Jian Lu, Junbao Zhang, Aiying Chen
  • Patent number: 8752752
    Abstract: A composite steel plate includes at least two steel sheets rolled to form a plate. One of the sheets has a composition that varies in a depthwise direction, between nanocrystalline and micron grained. The plate is made by treating a steel sheet to produce a composition in the sheet that varies in a depthwise direction of the sheet between nanocrystalline and micron grained, stacking the treated sheet with at least one other steel sheet, and rolling the stacked sheets to form the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    Inventors: Jian Lu, Junbao Zhang, Aiying Chen
  • Publication number: 20140127593
    Abstract: The metal-air battery system of this invention has a detachable anode compartment and cathode compartment for producing electric current, wherein the anode compartment and the cathode compartment are pressed into contact when the battery is put in use to generate electric power; and the anode compartment and the cathode compartment are separated when the battery is not in use to generate electric power. The anode compartment also has an injection device to inject water mist to maintain the moisture level of the metal gel inside the anode compartment. The metal-air battery system of this invention will extend the battery storage life significantly as compared to conventional metal-air battery. In addition, the metal-air battery system of this invention makes replacing anode conveniently so that the battery system can be re-used continuously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: ZONGXUAN HONG, CUNXI SHEN, AIYING CHEN
  • Patent number: 8409367
    Abstract: A method for producing a nanostructured austenitic sheet by consecutive martensite and austenite phase (?/??) transformations, in which the coarse grained austenite sheet transforms to nanocrystalline martensite by strain-induced transformation, and then generates reverse transformation to nanostructured austenite by warm rolling due to dynamic recrystallization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    Inventors: Jian Lu, Aiying Chen
  • Publication number: 20100227192
    Abstract: A composite steel plate includes at least two steel sheets rolled to form a plate. One of the sheets has a composition that varies in a depthwise direction, between nanocrystalline and micron grained. The plate is made by treating a steel sheet to produce a composition in the sheet that varies in a depthwise direction of the sheet between nanocrystalline and micron grained, stacking the treated sheet with at least one other steel sheets and rolling the stacked sheets to form the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jian Lu, Junbao Zhang, Aiying Chen
  • Publication number: 20100101686
    Abstract: A method for producing a nanostructured austenitic sheet by consecutive martensite and austenite phase (?/??) transformations, in which the coarse grained austenite sheet transforms to nanocrystalline martensite by strain-induced transformation, and then generates reverse transformation to nanostructured austenite by warm rolling due to dynamic recrystallization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jian Lu, Aiying Chen