Patents by Inventor Binglan Yu

Binglan Yu 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: 20230201514
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating and delivering nitric oxide are provided. In one aspect, a nitric oxide generator includes an inlet arranged to receive a gas including nitrogen and oxygen, an outlet, a pair of electrodes arranged downstream of the inlet and configured to generate nitric oxide from the gas, a pressure regulator configured to selectively adjust a pressure of the gas surrounding the electrodes, an accumulator in communication with the pressure regulator, a nitric oxide sensor arranged to measure a concentration of nitric oxide at the outlet, and a controller in communication with the pair of electrodes, the pressure regulator, and the nitric oxide sensor. The controller is configured to selectively instruct the pressure regulator to adjust the pressure of the gas surrounding the electrodes in response to the concentration of nitric oxide measured at the outlet by the nitric oxide sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Warren M. Zapol, Lorenzo Berra, Caio Morais, Stefano Gianni, Ryan W. Carroll, Walfre Franco, Binglan Yu, R. Rox Anderson
  • Publication number: 20230140163
    Abstract: Systems and methods for producing nitric oxide (NO) to be used in medical applications are provided. In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided for a NO generator that is capable of generating a desired concentration of NO to be provided to a respiratory system for inhalation by a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Warren Zapol, Binglan Yu
  • Patent number: 11617850
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and method for electric plasma synthesis of nitric oxide. In particular, the present disclosure provides a nitric oxide (NO) generation system configured to produce a controllable output of therapeutic NO gas at the point of care.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Warren Zapol, Aron Blaesi, Binglan Yu, Matt Hickcox
  • Patent number: 11497878
    Abstract: Systems and methods for producing nitric oxide (NO) to be used in medical applications are provided. In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided for a NO generator that is capable of generating a desired concentration of NO to be provided to a respiratory system for inhalation by a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Warren Zapol, Binglan Yu
  • Patent number: 11007503
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a nitric oxide (NO) generation system are provided. In particular, the present disclosure provide an NO generation system that is configured to be cooled to maintain an NO generator of the system at or below temperatures safe for patient use and contact. In some non-limiting examples, the NO generation system may include a pump configured to furnish a fluid (e.g., a gas) toward and/or through the NO generator to provide cooling thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Warren Zapol, Binglan Yu
  • Publication number: 20200345966
    Abstract: In some additional aspects, an apparatus for generating nitric oxide (NO) can include one or more pairs of electrodes configured to initiate a series of electric arcs to synthesize a reactant gas into a product gas comprising NO, a sensor configured to measure a flow of a gas in a respiratory system into which the product gas is provided, a controller in communication with the one or more pairs of electrodes and the sensor. The controller is configured to adjust at least one of a pulse width, pulse period, pulse count per pulse group, pulse groups per second, energy generated by the one or more pairs of electrodes, arc frequency, arc current, and a voltage supplied to the one or more pairs of electrodes based on the measured flow to control a concentration of nitric oxide in the product gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Warren M. Zapol, Binglan Yu, Paul Hardin, Matthew Hickcox
  • Publication number: 20200345965
    Abstract: A system for generating nitric oxide can include an apparatus positioned in a trachea of a mammal, the apparatus including a respiration sensor for collecting information related to one or more triggering events associated with the trachea, an oxygen sensor for collecting information related to a concentration of oxygen in a gas, and one or more pairs of electrodes for initiating a series of electric arcs to generate nitric oxide, and the system for generating nitric oxide can also include a controller for determining one or more control parameters based on the information collected by the respiration sensor and the oxygen sensor, wherein the series of electric arcs is initiated based on the control parameters determined by the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Warren M. Zapol, Binglan Yu, Paul Hardin, Matthew Hickcox
  • Patent number: 10773047
    Abstract: In some additional aspects, an apparatus can include a chamber having an inlet valve for receiving a reactant gas and an outlet valve for delivering a product gas, a piston positioned inside the chamber and configured to move along a length of the chamber for adjusting pressure in the chamber, a sensor for collecting information related to one or more conditions of a respiratory system associated with a patient, a controller for determining one or more control parameters based on the collected information, and one or more pairs of electrodes positioned inside the chamber for initiating a series of electric arcs external to the patient to generate nitric oxide based on the determined control parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Warren M. Zapol, Binglan Yu, Paul Hardin, Matthew Hickcox
  • Publication number: 20200238041
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and method for electric plasma synthesis of nitric oxide. In particular, the present disclosure provides a nitric oxide (NO) generation system configured to produce a controllable output of therapeutic NO gas at the point of care.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Warren Zapol, Aron Blaesi, Binglan Yu, Matt Hickcox
  • Patent number: 10646682
    Abstract: A system for generating nitric oxide can include an apparatus positioned in a trachea of a mammal, the apparatus including a respiration sensor for collecting information related to one or more triggering events associated with the trachea, an oxygen sensor for collecting information related to a concentration of oxygen in a gas, and one or more pairs of electrodes for initiating a series of electric arcs to generate nitric oxide, and the system for generating nitric oxide can also include a controller for determining one or more control parameters based on the information collected by the respiration sensor and the oxygen sensor, wherein the series of electric arcs is initiated based on the control parameters determined by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Warren M. Zapol, Binglan Yu, Paul Hardin, Matthew Hickcox
  • Publication number: 20200030567
    Abstract: A system for generating nitric oxide can include an apparatus positioned in a trachea of a mammal, the apparatus in-eluding a respiration sensor for collecting information related to one or more triggering events associated with the trachea, an oxygen sensor for collecting information related to a concentration of oxygen in a gas, and one or more pairs of electrodes for initiating a series of electric arcs to generate nitric oxide, and the system for generating nitric oxide can also include a controller for determining one or more control parameters based on the information collected by the respiration sensor and the oxygen sensor, wherein the series of electric arcs is initiated based on the control parameters determined by the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Warren M. Zapol, Binglan Yu, Paul Hardin, Matthew Hickcox
  • Patent number: 10434276
    Abstract: A system for generating nitric oxide can include an apparatus positioned in a trachea of a mammal, the apparatus in eluding a respiration sensor for collecting information related to one or more triggering events associated with the trachea, an oxygen sensor for collecting information related to a concentration of oxygen in a gas, and one or more pairs of electrodes for initiating a series of electric arcs to generate nitric oxide, and the system for generating nitric oxide can also include a controller for determining one or more control parameters based on the information collected by the respiration sensor and the oxygen sensor, wherein the series of electric arcs is initiated based on the control parameters determined by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Warren M. Zapol, Binglan Yu, Paul Hardin, Matthew Hickcox
  • Publication number: 20190299188
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a nitric oxide (NO) generation system are provided. In particular, the present disclosure provide an NO generation system that is configured to be cooled to maintain an NO generator of the system at or below temperatures safe for patient use and contact. In some non-limiting examples, the NO generation system may include a pump configured to furnish a fluid (e.g., a gas) toward and/or through the NO generator to provide cooling thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Warren Zapol, Binglan Yu
  • Patent number: 10293133
    Abstract: A system for generating nitric oxide can include an apparatus positioned in a trachea of a mammal, the apparatus including a respiration sensor for collecting information related to one or more triggering events associated with the trachea, an oxygen sensor for collecting information related to a concentration of oxygen in a gas, and one or more pairs of electrodes for initiating a series of electric arcs to generate nitric oxide, and the system for generating nitric oxide can also include a controller for determining one or more control parameters based on the information collected by the respiration sensor and the oxygen sensor, wherein the series of electric arcs is initiated based on the control parameters determined by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Warren M. Zapol, Binglan Yu, Paul Hardin, Matthew Hickcox
  • Patent number: 10279139
    Abstract: In some additional aspects, an apparatus can include a chamber having an inlet valve for receiving a reactant gas and an outlet valve for delivering a product gas, a piston positioned inside the chamber and configured to move along a length of the chamber for adjusting pressure in the chamber, a sensor for collecting information related to one or more conditions of a respiratory system associated with a patient, a controller for determining one or more control parameters based on the collected information, and one or more pairs of electrodes positioned inside the chamber for initiating a series of electric arcs external to the patient to generate nitric oxide based on the determined control parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Warren M. Zapol, Binglan Yu, Paul Hardin, Matthew Hickcox
  • Patent number: 10239038
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a nitric oxide (NO) generation system are provided. In particular, the present disclosure provide an NO generation system that is configured to be cooled to maintain an NO generator of the system at or below temperatures safe for patient use and contact. In some non-limiting examples, the NO generation system may include a pump configured to furnish a fluid (e.g., a gas) toward and/or through the NO generator to provide cooling thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Warren Zapol, Binglan Yu
  • Publication number: 20190070383
    Abstract: A system for generating nitric oxide can include an apparatus positioned in a trachea of a mammal, the apparatus in eluding a respiration sensor for collecting information related to one or more triggering events associated with the trachea, an oxygen sensor for collecting information related to a concentration of oxygen in a gas, and one or more pairs of electrodes for initiating a series of electric arcs to generate nitric oxide, and the system for generating nitric oxide can also include a controller for determining one or more control parameters based on the information collected by the respiration sensor and the oxygen sensor, wherein the series of electric arcs is initiated based on the control parameters determined by the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Warren M. Zapol, Binglan Yu, Paul Hardin, Matthew Hickcox
  • Publication number: 20180296790
    Abstract: Systems and methods for producing nitric oxide (NO) to be used in medical applications are provided. In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided for a NO generator that is capable of generating a desired concentration of NO to be provided to a respiratory system for inhalation by a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Warren Zapol, Binglan YU
  • Publication number: 20180280920
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a nitric oxide (NO) generation system are provided. In particular, the present disclosure provide an NO generation system that is configured to be cooled to maintain an NO generator of the system at or below temperatures safe for patient use and contact. In some non-limiting examples, the NO generation system may include a pump configured to furnish a fluid (e.g., a gas) toward and/or through the NO generator to provide cooling thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Warren Zapol, Binglan Yu
  • Publication number: 20180221619
    Abstract: In some additional aspects, an apparatus can include a chamber having an inlet valve for receiving a reactant gas and an outlet valve for delivering a product gas, a piston positioned inside the chamber and configured to move along a length of the chamber for adjusting pressure in the chamber, a sensor for collecting information related to one or more conditions of a respiratory system associated with a patient, a controller for determining one or more control parameters based on the collected information, and one or more pairs of electrodes positioned inside the chamber for initiating a series of electric arcs external to the patient to generate nitric oxide based on the determined control parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Warren M. Zapol, Binglan Yu, Paul Hardin, Matthew Hickcox