Patents by Inventor Cheng HOU

Cheng HOU 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).

  • Patent number: 12617711
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pre-sintered ceramic block for a dental restoration, which has a low pre-sintering temperature, contains a silica main crystal phase, but does not contain or contains a small amount of lithium metasilicate crystal phase. The pre-sintered ceramic block has a low hardness, with a Vickers hardness of 0.5-3 GPa, which is significantly lower than that of a ceramic block containing a lithium metasilicate crystal phase, and same is suitable for dry machining and also wet machining when being machined into a dental restoration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Shenzhen Upcera Dental Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lingling He, Guoyi Song, Cheng Hou, Chengwei Han, Zhongliang Zhao, Jialing Li
  • Patent number: 12508110
    Abstract: A pre-sintered porcelain block for dental restoration; the pre-sintered porcelain block does not contain crystal phases and has a Vickers hardness of 0.5-2 GPa. Due to a hardness which is significantly lower than that of the porcelain block containing a lithium metasilicate crystal phase, the pre-sintered porcelain block may be processed by using dry machining and can simultaneously be processed by using wet machining when being mechanically processed into a dental restoration shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: Shenzhen Upcera Dental Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lingling He, Guoyi Song, Cheng Hou, Chengwei Han, Zhongliang Zhao, Jialing Li
  • Patent number: 12497312
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of wastewater treatment, and discloses a method for enhanced bio-treatment of refractory organic pollutants with photo-excited holes as electron acceptors. The method comprises the following steps: 1) placing a composite semiconductor-coated carrier material into a reactor, introducing wastewater into the reactor inoculated with anaerobic sludge, and allowing the composite semiconductor-coated carrier material to be immersed in the wastewater, wherein the composite semiconductor-coated carrier material comprises a conductive carrier and composite semiconductor materials loaded on the conductive carrier; 2) carrying out habituated culture on the anaerobic sludge for a period of time, and loading a biological membrane on the surface of the composite semiconductor materials, to construct a photo-excited hole enhanced bioreactor; and 3) treating the refractory pollutants in the wastewater by utilizing the reactor under irradiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Xinbai Jiang, Hefei Shi, Jinyou Shen, Dan Chen, Cheng Hou
  • Patent number: 12246977
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of wastewater treatment, and discloses a bioaugmentation treatment process for lithium battery producing wastewater. The method comprises the following steps: 1) introducing wastewater into a hydrolytic acidification tank, and adding Enterobacter sp. NJUST50 and activated sludge to the hydrolytic acidification tank for hydrolytic acidification treatment; 2) introducing the effluent into an anoxic tank, and adding Enterobacter sp. NJUST50 and anaerobic activated sludge for anoxic treatment; 3) introducing the effluent into an aerobic tank, and adding Enterobacter sp. NJUST50 and aerobic activated sludge for aerobic treatment; 4) introducing the effluent into an anoxic filter tank, and adding Enterobacter sp. NJUST50 and anaerobic activated sludge to the filter tank for treatment; and 5) introducing the effluent into a biological aerated filter tank, and adding a sludge mixture of Enterobacter sp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignees: Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Zhenrun Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinyou Shen, Hebing Zhang, Jing Wang, Junfeng He, Xinbai Jiang, Hong Wang, Cheng Hou, Xiaodong Liu
  • Publication number: 20230158436
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a status detection method and apparatus for a filter. The filter filters a fluid in a sealed channel. At least a pressure sensor is further provided downstream of the filter in the sealed channel. The method includes: if a fluid flowing through a filter in a sealed channel is controlled to have a first flow rate, then acquiring a first pressure value measured by a pressure sensor; if the fluid flowing through the filter in the sealed channel is controlled to have a second flow rate, then acquiring a second pressure value measured by the pressure sensor; and determining a status of the filter according to a difference between the first pressure value and the second pressure value. Therefore, detection of the status of the filter is achieved, and an operator is prompted to maintain/replace the filter in time. In addition, an existing component can be used, so that applicability is high and detection costs are low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Cheng Hou, Albert Liu, Bin Tan, Mingming Meng, Kristen E. Nelson Mock
  • Publication number: 20230119366
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of wastewater treatment, and discloses a method for enhanced bio-treatment of refractory organic pollutants with photo-excited holes as electron acceptors. The method comprises the following steps: 1) placing a composite semiconductor-coated carrier material into a reactor, introducing wastewater into the reactor inoculated with anaerobic sludge, and allowing the composite semiconductor-coated carrier material to be immersed in the wastewater, wherein the composite semiconductor-coated carrier material comprises a conductive carrier and composite semiconductor materials loaded on the conductive carrier; 2) carrying out habituated culture on the anaerobic sludge for a period of time, and loading a biological membrane on the surface of the composite semiconductor materials, to construct a photo-excited hole enhanced bioreactor; and 3) treating the refractory pollutants in the wastewater by utilizing the reactor under irradiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Xinbai JIANG, Hefei SHI, Jinyou SHEN, Dan CHEN, Cheng HOU
  • Publication number: 20220402791
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of wastewater treatment, and discloses a bioaugmentation treatment process for lithium battery producing wastewater. The method comprises the following steps: 1) introducing wastewater into a hydrolytic acidification tank, and adding Enterobacter sp. NJUST50 and activated sludge to the hydrolytic acidification tank for hydrolytic acidification treatment; 2) introducing the effluent into an anoxic tank, and adding Enterobacter sp. NJUST50 and anaerobic activated sludge for anoxic treatment; 3) introducing the effluent into an aerobic tank, and adding Enterobacter sp. NJUST50 and aerobic activated sludge for aerobic treatment; 4) introducing the effluent into an anoxic filter tank, and adding Enterobacter sp. NJUST50 and anaerobic activated sludge to the filter tank for treatment; and 5) introducing the effluent into a biological aerated filter tank, and adding a sludge mixture of Enterobacter sp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Jinyou SHEN, Hebing ZHANG, Jing WANG, Junfeng HE, Xinbai JIANG, Hong WANG, Cheng HOU, Xiaodong LIU
  • Publication number: 20220192804
    Abstract: A pre-sintered porcelain block for dental restoration; the pre-sintered porcelain block does not contain crystal phases and has a Vickers hardness of 0.5-2 GPa. Due to a hardness which is significantly lower than that of the porcelain block containing a lithium metasilicate crystal phase, the pre-sintered porcelain block may be processed by using dry machining and can simultaneously be processed by using wet machining when being mechanically processed into a dental restoration shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Lingling HE, Guoyi SONG, Cheng HOU, Chengwei HAN, Zhongliang ZHAO, Jialing LI
  • Publication number: 20220177358
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pre-sintered ceramic block for a dental restoration, which has a low pre-sintering temperature, contains a silica main crystal phase, but does not contain or contains a small amount of lithium metasilicate crystal phase. The pre-sintered ceramic block has a low hardness, with a Vickers hardness of 0.5-3 GPa, which is significantly lower than that of a ceramic block containing a lithium metasilicate crystal phase, and same is suitable for dry machining and also wet machining when being machined into a dental restoration. (FIG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Lingling HE, Guoyi SONG, Cheng HOU, Chengwei HAN, Zhongliang ZHAO, Jialing LI