Patents by Inventor Binjian NIE

Binjian NIE 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).

  • Thermal management of vehicle systems using thermal energy storage on the vehicle
    Patent number: 11890956
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle charging station (1) comprising a first reservoir (5) arranged to contain a first charging fluid and a charging fluid delivery system (3) arranged to deliver at least part of the first charging fluid (5) into a heat exchange relationship with a vehicle thermal energy storage material (108) of a vehicle (100) selectively connected to the vehicle charging station (1), thereby charging the vehicle thermal energy storage material (108) by changing its temperature and/or phase and/or chemistry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
    Inventors: Yulong Ding, Hui Cao, Yanqi Zhao, Binjian Nie
  • VEHICLE CHARGING
    Publication number: 20200391603
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle charging station (1) comprising a first reservoir (5) arranged to contain a first charging fluid and a charging fluid delivery system (3) arranged to deliver at least part of the first charging fluid (5) into a heat exchange relationship with a vehicle thermal energy storage material (108) of a vehicle (100) selectively connected to the vehicle charging station (1), thereby charging the vehicle thermal energy storage material (108) by changing its temperature and/or phase and/or chemistry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Yulong DING, Hui CAO, Yanqi ZHAO, Binjian NIE