Patents by Inventor Wen-Zhen Li

Wen-Zhen Li 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: 20200106085
    Abstract: An anode of the lithium ion battery is provided. The anode of the lithium ion battery comprises a nanoporous copper substrate and a copper oxide nanosheet array. The copper oxide nanosheet array is disposed on one surface of the nanoporous copper substrate, and the nanoporous copper substrate is chemically bonded to the copper oxide nanosheet array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: YUAN-FENG LIU, ZE-CHENG HOU, LU CHEN, LIN ZHU, WEN-ZHEN LI
  • Publication number: 20200102227
    Abstract: A nanoporous copper supported copper oxide nanosheet array composite is provided. The nanoporous copper supported copper oxide nanosheet array composite comprises a nanoporous copper substrate and a copper oxide nanosheet array. The copper oxide nanosheet array is disposed on one surface of the nanoporous copper substrate, and the nanoporous copper substrate is chemically bonded to the copper oxide nanosheet array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: YUAN-FENG LIU, ZE-CHENG HOU, LU CHEN, LIN ZHU, WEN-ZHEN LI
  • Patent number: 10562270
    Abstract: A three-dimensional porous composite structure comprises a porous structure and at least one carbon nanotube structure. The porous structure has a plurality of metal ligaments and a plurality of pores. The at least one carbon nanotube structure is embedded in the porous structure and comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined end to end by van der Waals attractive force, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes are arranged along a same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-Ying Fu, Wen-Zhen Li
  • Patent number: 10516166
    Abstract: An anode of lithium battery comprises a current collector and an anode material layer. The anode material layer is located in at least one surface of the current collector. The current collector is a three-dimensional porous composite structure. The three-dimensional porous composite structure comprises a porous structure and at least one carbon nanotube structure. The porous structure has a plurality of metal ligaments and a plurality of pores. The at least one carbon nanotube structure is embedded in the porous structure and comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined end to end by van der Waals attractive force, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes are arranged along a same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-Ying Fu, Wen-Zhen Li
  • Patent number: 10483556
    Abstract: A fuel cell electrode, comprising: a porous metal structure; and a carbon nanotube structure comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes, the carbon nanotube structure is fixed on a surface of the porous metal structure, wherein the porous metal structure and the carbon nanotube structure are shrunk together to form a plurality of wrinkled parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-Ying Fu, Wen-Zhen Li
  • Publication number: 20190203376
    Abstract: A method of making a nanoporous copper is provided. A copper alloy layer and at least one active metal layer are provided. The copper alloy layer comprises a first surface and a second surface. The at least one active metal layer is located on the first surface and the second surface to form a structure. The structure is processed to form a composite structure. A process of folding and pressing the composite structure is repeated to form a precursor. The precursor is corroded to form the nanoporous copper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Yue-Feng Meng, LUN-QIAO XIONG, Yuan-Feng Liu, Ze-Cheng Hou, HONG-YING FU, LIN ZHU, WEN-ZHEN LI
  • Patent number: 10253423
    Abstract: A three-dimensional porous composite structure comprises a porous structure and at least one carbon nanotube structure. The porous structure has a plurality of metal ligaments and a plurality of pores. The at least one carbon nanotube structure is embedded in the porous structure and comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined end to end by van der Waals attractive force, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes are arranged along a same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-Ying Fu, Wen-Zhen Li
  • Publication number: 20190055636
    Abstract: A method for making alloy matrix composite, comprising: providing a metal matrix composite, the metal matrix composite includes a metal body and a reinforcement body; placing an alloying element layer on a surface of the metal matrix composite to obtain a first composite structure; rolling the first composite structure to obtain a middle composite structure; repeatedly folding and rolling the middle composite structure to obtain a second composite structure; annealing the second composite structure to obtain the alloy matrix composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: LUN-QIAO XIONG, WEN-ZHEN LI, LIN ZHU
  • Publication number: 20180358629
    Abstract: A fuel cell electrode, comprising: a porous metal structure; and a carbon nanotube structure comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes, the carbon nanotube structure is fixed on a surface of the porous metal structure, wherein the porous metal structure and the carbon nanotube structure are shrunk together to form a plurality of wrinkled parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: HONG-YING FU, WEN-ZHEN LI
  • Publication number: 20180354228
    Abstract: A composite structure with porous metal comprises a porous metal structure and a carbon nanotube structure comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes, the carbon nanotube structure is fixed on surface of the porous metal structure, and the porous metal structure and the carbon nanotube structure are shrunk together to form a plurality of wrinkled parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: HONG-YING FU, WEN-ZHEN LI
  • Publication number: 20180356361
    Abstract: A biosensor electrode, comprising: a porous metal structure; and a carbon nanotube structure comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes, the carbon nanotube structure is fixed on a surface of the porous metal structure, wherein the porous metal structure and the carbon nanotube structure are shrunk together to form a plurality of wrinkled parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: HONG-YING FU, WEN-ZHEN LI
  • Publication number: 20180354232
    Abstract: A method for making composite structure with porous metal comprising: S20, providing a substrate; S30, fixing a porous metal structure on the substrate to obtain a first middle structure; S40, fixing at least one carbon nanotube structure on the porous metal structure in the first middle structure to obtain a second middle structure; and S50, shrinking the second middle structure to form a composite structure with porous metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: HONG-YING FU, WEN-ZHEN LI
  • Publication number: 20180321177
    Abstract: A biosensor electrode comprises comprising a porous structure comprising a plurality of metal ligaments and a plurality of pores; and at least one carbon nanotube structure embedded in the porous structure and comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined end to end by van der Waals attractive force, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes are arranged along a same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: HONG-YING FU, WEN-ZHEN LI
  • Publication number: 20180323444
    Abstract: A fuel cell electrode comprises a three-dimensional porous composite structure comprising a porous structure comprising a plurality of metal ligaments and a plurality of pores; and at least one carbon nanotube structure embedded in the porous structure and comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined end to end by van der Waals attractive force, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes are arranged along a same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: HONG-YING FU, WEN-ZHEN LI
  • Publication number: 20180319664
    Abstract: A three-dimensional porous composite structure comprises a porous structure and at least one carbon nanotube structure. The porous structure has a plurality of metal ligaments and a plurality of pores. The at least one carbon nanotube structure is embedded in the porous structure and comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined end to end by van der Waals attractive force, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes are arranged along a same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: HONG-YING FU, WEN-ZHEN LI
  • Publication number: 20180323437
    Abstract: An anode of lithium battery comprises a current collector and an anode material layer. The anode material layer is located in at least one surface of the current collector. The current collector is a three-dimensional porous composite structure. The three-dimensional porous composite structure comprises a porous structure and at least one carbon nanotube structure. The porous structure has a plurality of metal ligaments and a plurality of pores. The at least one carbon nanotube structure is embedded in the porous structure and comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined end to end by van der Waals attractive force, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes are arranged along a same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: HONG-YING FU, WEN-ZHEN LI
  • Publication number: 20180319128
    Abstract: A three-dimensional porous composite structure comprises a porous structure and at least one carbon nanotube structure. The porous structure has a plurality of metal ligaments and a plurality of pores. The at least one carbon nanotube structure is embedded in the porous structure and comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined end to end by van der Waals attractive force, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes are arranged along a same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: HONG-YING FU, WEN-ZHEN LI
  • Patent number: 9034073
    Abstract: A method for making a metal-based nano-composite material is disclosed. In the method, a semi-solid state metal-based material is provided. The semi-solid state metal-based material is stirred and nano-sized reinforcements are added into the semi-solid state metal-based material to obtain a semi-solid state mixture. The semi-solid state mixture is heated to a temperature above a liquidus temperature of the metal-based material, to achieve a liquid-metal-nano-sized reinforcement mixture. The liquid-metal-nano-sized reinforcement mixture is ultrasonically processed at a temperature above the liquidus temperature by conducting ultrasonic vibrations to the liquid-metal-nano-sized reinforcement mixture along different directions at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Zhen Li, Shi-Ying Liu
  • Patent number: 8903115
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an acoustic device. The acoustic device includes an enclosure and a speaker enclosed by the enclosure. The enclosure includes a magnesium based composite material. The magnesium based composite material includes a magnesium based metal matrix and nanoparticles dispersed therein. The present disclosure also relates to an earphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Zhen Li, Hwang-Miaw Chen
  • Patent number: 8734602
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a magnesium based composite material. The magnesium based composite material includes a magnesium based metal matrix and nanoparticles dispersed in the magnesium based metal matrix in a weight percentage of a range from about 0.01% to about 2%. The present disclosure also relates to a method for making the magnesium based composite material. In the method, the nanoparticles are added to the magnesium based metal at a temperature of about 460° C. to about 580° C. to form a mixture. The mixture is ultrasonically vibrated at a temperature of about 620° C. to about 650° C. The mixture is casted at a temperature of about 650° C. to about 680° C., to form an ingot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Zhen Li, Hwang-Miaw Chen