Patents Assigned to Tongji University
  • Publication number: 20230410240
    Abstract: A method for measuring disaster resilience of urban public services includes the following steps: constructing a residence-service-transportation space network under normal conditions; removing, through disaster simulation, failed road segments and function nodes to construct a damaged residence-service-transportation space network; calculating a per capita accessible public service of each residential node to represent network performance; calculating a change rate of the per capita accessible public service level before and after the disaster; and drawing a relation curve between the change rate and the disaster intensity to measure the disaster resilience of the urban public services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicants: Tongji University, Anhui Jianzhu University
    Inventors: Wentao YAN, Zihao LI, Zao LI, Lan WANG, Shangwu ZHANG, Kangkang GU, Shiping LIU, Hui CHEN
  • Patent number: 11802758
    Abstract: A system for precision displacement measurement based on a self-traceable grating interference includes a coherent light source, a photoelectric detection module, a self-traceable grating and a signal processing module. The self-traceable grating is arranged on a to-be-measured displacement motion platform. The coherent light source, the photoelectric detection module and the signal processing module are sequentially connected. Laser generated by the coherent light source propagates through the photoelectric detection module and is incident on the self-traceable grating, diffracts with the self-traceable grating, returns to the photoelectric detection module to continue propagating and enters the signal processing module. The signal processing module collects an interference signal to obtain a motion displacement and a motion direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Tongji University
    Inventors: Xiao Deng, Xinbin Cheng, Zichao Lin, Zhenjie Gu, Yulin Yao, Tongbao Li
  • Patent number: 11781068
    Abstract: A corrosion inhibitor for a soft water circulation heating and cooling system, wherein the corrosion inhibitor is pentapentanol core hyperbranched macromolecule functionalized by isothiourea and carboxyl, which has a chemical formula of C5H7O5{COC(CH3)[CH2OCOCH2CH(COOH)SC(NH)NH2]2}5. The corrosion inhibitor provided by the present invention is non-phosphorus, biodegradable, non-toxic, low in cost and has good corrosion inhibition effect. Moreover, it has excellent corrosion inhibition performance for circulating heating and cooling systems using soft water as the water source, and can significantly improve the reuse rate of circulating water. The present invention also provides a preparation method of the corrosion inhibitor, which is simple, easy to obtain raw materials and easy to industrialize.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: Shanghai CEO Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd., Tongji University
    Inventors: Fengting Li, Yufei Lu, Bingru Zhang, Xianwei Qu, Chunjiang Li
  • Patent number: 11781280
    Abstract: A subgrade with local deep excavation and backfilling structure and a rapid construction method thereof are provided. Supporting cast-in-place piles are laid at positions where an underground pipe gallery is located in a subgrade structure, and soil there between are longitudinally excavated to form a line-shaped foundation pit. A bottom of the line-shaped deep foundation pit is reinforced to support the underground pipe gallery, and lateral peripheral regions and top peripheral regions of the underground pipe gallery are backfilled with block geobag reinforced fillers. Geogrids are placed on the top of the underground pipe gallery, then backfilling compaction and reinforcing are performed, and the geogrids are fixedly assembled with anchor bolts. The construction method is simple and easy. By using compacted block geobag reinforced fillers and cement solidified slurry, an overall quality of the subgrade structure after backfilling can be ensured, and construction period and cost can be greatly reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Tongji University
    Inventors: Xilin Lyu, Zhiwei Xie, Bowen Cheng
  • Publication number: 20230185316
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a positioning and navigation method for automatic inspection of an unmanned aerial vehicle in a water diversion pipeline of a hydropower station, comprising: using a laser radar carried by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to scan the inside of a water diversion pipeline to obtain point cloud data; determining the central axis of the cylinder model; determining the foot point of the current position coordinate of the UAV in the central axis in a body coordinate system; calculating the actual speed of the UAV in a central axis coordinate system according to the distance change of central axes of two frames; and adjusting the attitude of the UAV according to the actual speed and the desired speed of the UAV. The present invention can adapt to pipeline environments with different bending degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Tongji University
    Inventor: Runjie Shen
  • Patent number: 11590455
    Abstract: A high-performance thin-film composite polyamide membrane upcycled from a substrate fouled with a biopolymer and a preparation method thereof are provided. The method includes fouling the substrate preferably with the biopolymer to obtain a composite of the substrate and a biopolymer foulant layer; then immersing the composite into a first solution formed by dissolving a polyamine monomer in water, followed by taking the composite out of the first solution and removing excess droplets from a surface of the composite; then immersing the composite treated in the previous step into a second solution formed by dissolving an acyl chloride monomer in n-hexane for interfacial polymerization to form a rejection layer on the surface of the composite; and after completion of the reaction, taking the composite out of the second solution, followed by drying and heat treatment, to obtain the target polyamide membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignees: Tongji University, Tianjin Polytechnic University
    Inventors: Zhiwei Wang, Ruobin Dai, Hongwei Zhang, Liang Wang, Hongyi Han, Tianlin Wang
  • Patent number: 11572688
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a prefabricated movable photosensitively adjustable solar bionic landscape pavilion capable of being disassembled and constructed quickly. The landscape pavilion comprises a support structure, a ceiling, a movable platform, a linkage system, a lighting system, and an energy system. The support structure is arranged at the center of the movable platform and forms large-area shelter space with the ceiling. The ceiling may rotate around the support structure in the height direction of the support structure, so as to be unfolded or folded. The movable platform is a base of the landscape pavilion, undertakes the support structure and the ceiling above the movable platform, and meanwhile, provides fixing space for the linkage system, the lighting system, and the energy system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Tongji University
    Inventors: Feng Deng, An Guo, Zishuo Huang, Bingjie Li, Yanbing Qiu, Yunni Gan, Jin Liao, Yonghao Xu, Dehan Li, Peiyu Kong, Yingxin Zhang, Yinan Li, Zhuoqun Zhu, Qilin Wu, Haoyi Ma
  • Patent number: 11571669
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining a mixing temperature of an asphalt mixture which includes the following steps: S100, obtaining a test result of surface energy of hot-melt asphalt; S200, obtaining, according to a calculation formula for total adhesion work and in combination with the test result of the surface energy of the hot-melt asphalt, total adhesion work of an asphalt and aggregate interface at different mixing temperatures; S300, determining a temperature range corresponding to peak values of the total adhesion work of the asphalt and aggregate interface; and S400, calculating a median value of the temperature range determined in S300, so as to determine an optimum mixing temperature of the asphalt mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Tongji University
    Inventors: Liping Liu, Lijun Sun, Qingbing Lu, Mingchen Li
  • Patent number: 11569517
    Abstract: A fuel cell control method and system based on model prediction control are provided. The method includes: (1) obtaining data required for control; (2) determining whether the data required for control are received completely; (3) estimating an internal state of a fuel cell based on outlet pressure of an air compressor and a voltage of the fuel cell to obtain a state estimation result; (4) calculating a target outlet flow of the air compressor and a target current of the fuel cell with a model prediction control algorithm based on the state estimation result; (5) calculating a control voltage of the air compressor, and a target outlet flow of the air compressor; and (6) tracking power of the fuel cell based on the target current of the fuel cell, and controlling air supply of the fuel cell based on the control voltage of the air compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Tongji University
    Inventors: Ke Song, Xiaodi Wang
  • Patent number: 11560789
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for pre-warning deformation of a casing pipe according to a change feature of the b-value of the hydraulic fracturing induced microseismicity. Based on number distribution and seismic magnitudes of hydraulic fracturing induced microseismic monitoring events, a b-value of microseismicity in a fracturing stage is calculated according to a Gutenberg-Richter relation describing frequency-seismic magnitude distribution in seismology, and whether fault activation occurs in a fracturing process is identified according to a change feature of the b-value. According to the method, a cumulative effect of fault activation in the hydraulic fracturing process is considered, and symptoms of fault activation in the fracturing process can be accurately identified, so as to pre-warn deformation of the casing pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Tongji University
    Inventors: Fengshou Zhang, Rui Feng, Zirui Yin, Shutian Cao, Luanxiao Zhao
  • Publication number: 20220340467
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for enhancing methanogenesis in anaerobic digestion of municipal sludge by utilizing a filter screen structure, comprising: arranging a filter screen structure with titanium or titanium alloy as the framework and Fe3O4 as the coating in the anaerobic digestion system to accelerate the rate of hydrolysis and acidification, and increase the proportion of methane in biogas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Tongji University
    Inventors: Xiaohu Dai, Lei Li, Ying Xu, Lipeng Dong, Linke Zheng, Bin Dong, Lingling Dai
  • Publication number: 20220297036
    Abstract: A method for recycling a scrapped polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane through chemical cleaning-structural transformation-hydrophilicity is disclosed, which can extend the service life of scrapped PVDF membrane materials (namely, membrane at the end of service life). The method includes the following steps: cleaning a scrapped membrane with sodium hypochlorite and citric acid; treating the membrane with a structural transformation agent, where, irreversible contaminants are washed away while the PVDF membrane is subjected to pore expansion and hydrophilization; and with self-polymerization of dopamine on a membrane surface, further improving the hydrophilicity of the membrane surface, enhancing the anti-contamination performance, and repairing damaged points on the surface of the scrapped PVDF membrane produced during long-term operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Tongji University
    Inventors: Zhiwei WANG, Chenxin TIAN, Ruobin DAI, Tianlin WANG, Jiansuxuan CHEN
  • Patent number: 11451835
    Abstract: An image coding method and apparatus and an image decoding method and apparatus are provided by the present invention. The image coding method includes: implementing matching coding for pixels of an input video image to obtain one or more matching relationship parameters, herein the matching relationship parameters are parameters used in a process of constructing predicted values and/or reconstructed values of the pixels in the image; mapping the matching relationship parameters to obtain mapped values of the matching relationship parameters; and performing entropy coding on the mapped values of the matching relationship parameters. The present invention addresses the problem existing in the conventional art which is caused by the direct implementation of entropy coding for matching relationship parameters and achieves a good data compression effect through entropy coding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignees: Tongji University, ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Tao Lin, Ming Li, Guoqiang Shang, Zhao Wu
  • Publication number: 20220266201
    Abstract: A polyamide (PA) nanofiltration (NF) membrane and a preparation method thereof by regeneration from a scrapped microfiltration (MF) membrane are provided. The method adopts a cleaning-repairing-interfacial polymerization upgrading strategy, where, sodium hypochlorite and oxalic acid are used for deeply cleaning a scrapped MF membrane. PDA is used as a repairing agent to construct a reaction platform on the membrane surface, and finally a reaction system of piperazine and trimesoyl chloride (TMC) are used to form a PA NF membrane with a PA active layer. The repairing can construct a coating with a given thickness and prominent hydrophilicity on the membrane surface, which provides favorable base membrane conditions for upgrading and preparing an NF membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Tongji University
    Inventors: Zhiwei WANG, Hongyi HAN, Ruobin DAI, Tianlin WANG, Chenxin TIAN
  • Publication number: 20220219126
    Abstract: A zeolite membrane and a preparation method thereof are provided. The method includes: adding an organic binder solution dropwise to zeolite, and thoroughly grinding and stirring; blade-coating a resulting mixture on a substrate at a given thickness; and drying to obtain the zeolite membrane. The preparation of a zeolite membrane does not require a complicated hydrothermal crystal growth process, and the membrane can be prepared directly from natural zeolite or artificial zeolite. A prepared zeolite membrane has the characteristics of simple preparation process, low cost, prominent water permeability, high contaminant rejection rate and high zeolite load. The zeolite membrane, when used for the rejection of contaminants in water, can not only remove macromolecular contaminants in water, but also efficiently remove ammonia nitrogen by way of ion exchange, which is suitable for advanced treatment of wastewater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Tongji University
    Inventors: Zhiwei WANG, Wei SHI, Huimin ZHOU, Xueye WANG
  • Publication number: 20220213502
    Abstract: The present invention provides in general methods for transdifferentiation of a somatic cell, e.g., a fibroblast, to a dopaminergic precursor. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods for making iDP cells, and methods for using them in, e.g., treating neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicants: Tongji University, Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
    Inventors: Jialin Zheng, Changhai Tian
  • Patent number: 11344934
    Abstract: A method for harmlessly pretreating an organic solid waste based on combination of calcium ion and hydrothermal treatment, including: preliminarily screening the organic solid waste followed by addition of calcium ions and hydrothermal treatment to make the organic solid waste harmless.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Tongji University
    Inventors: Xiaohu Dai, Yu Hua
  • Patent number: 11345934
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method for anaerobically fermenting an organic solid waste, including: subjecting the organic solid waste to anaerobic fermentation under catalysis of a zirconium-based metal organic framework (MOF) material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Tongji University
    Inventors: Xiaohu Dai, Yu Hua
  • Patent number: 11339849
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a three-dimensional seismic and vibration isolator with adaptive stiffness property in both vertical and horizontal directions. The isolator comprises an upper connection plate, a middle plate, an lower connection plate, a disc spring, a pre-compressed helical springs, a laminated lead rubber bearing, and viscous dampers. The upper connection plate, the middle plate and lower connection plate are made of high strength low carbon steel. The upper connection plate and middle plate are tightly contacted by the occlusive design, to guide the vertical motion. The vertical isolation system is made up of the disc spring, pre-compressed helical spring, and viscous damper. The horizontal isolation system comprises the laminated lead rubber bearing, pre-compressed helical spring and viscous damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Tongji University
    Inventors: Ying Zhou, Peng Chen
  • Publication number: 20220119599
    Abstract: A hybrid hydrogel carrier for high-salinity wastewater treatment and a preparation method thereof are disclosed. The hybrid hydrogel carrier includes a functional microorganism and a conductive hydrogel carrier, wherein the functional microorganism is a halotolerant species; the conductive hydrogel carrier is a compatible conductive hybrid hydrogel, and magnetic triiron tetraoxide (Fe3O4) particles and a compatible substance are uniformly distributed on the surface and inside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Tongji University
    Inventors: Yalei ZHANG, Xuefei ZHOU, Xiaogang YOU, Jiabin CHEN, Tao ZHANG, Yinchuan YANG