Patents by Inventor Seyed Hadi Zandavi

Seyed Hadi Zandavi 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).

  • Methods, apparatus and systems for generating and superheating vapor under sunlight
    Patent number: 10976076
    Abstract: A solar vapor generator includes an absorber to absorb sunlight and an emitter, in thermal communication with the absorber, to radiatively evaporate a liquid under less than 1 sun illumination and without pressurization. The emitter is physically separated from the liquid, substantially reducing fouling of the emitter. The absorber and the emitter may also be heated to temperatures higher than the boiling point of the liquid and may thus may be used to further superheat the vapor. Solar vapor generation can provide the basis for many sustainable desalination, sanitization, and process heating technologies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Gang Chen, Svetlana Boriskina, George Ni, Thomas Cooper, Seyed Hadi Zandavi
  • METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING AND SUPERHEATING VAPOR UNDER SUNLIGHT
    Publication number: 20200109877
    Abstract: A solar vapor generator includes an absorber to absorb sunlight and an emitter, in thermal communication with the absorber, to radiatively evaporate a liquid under less than 1 sun illumination and without pressurization. The emitter is physically separated from the liquid, substantially reducing fouling of the emitter. The absorber and the emitter may also be heated to temperatures higher than the boiling point of the liquid and may thus may be used to further superheat the vapor. Solar vapor generation can provide the basis for many sustainable desalination, sanitization, and process heating technologies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Gang Chen, Svetlana Boriskina, George Ni, Thomas Cooper, Seyed Hadi Zandavi