Patents by Inventor Chin-Chih Tai

Chin-Chih Tai 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: 11524258
    Abstract: An adsorbent material module includes a plurality of tubular adsorbent materials and a plurality of medium materials. Each of the tubular adsorbent materials includes at least one channel and at least one adsorbent layer. The adsorbent layer surrounds the at least one channel. The medium materials are coated on two ends of each of the tubular adsorbent materials, respectively, and the medium materials have a thermal conductivity function or an electrical conductivity function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Aura Material Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Chih Tai, Hsin-Hung Pan, Fang-Ching Chang
  • Patent number: 10995985
    Abstract: A drying apparatus includes a gas flow channel, a first hollow fiber module, a second hollow fiber module, a gas driver and a control unit. The gas flow channel is used to accommodate an article and has a first terminal and a second terminal. The first and second hollow fiber modules are disposed at the first and second terminals respectively to adsorb water or to be electrified to desorb water. The gas driver disposed in a gas flow path of the gas flow channel drives the gas flowing into the gas flow channel through the first hollow fiber module and flowing out from the gas flow channel through the second hollow fiber module, or flowing into the gas flow channel through the second hollow fiber module and flowing out from the gas flow channel through the first hollow fiber module. The control unit provides power to the first and second hollow fiber modules and controls the gas driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chin-Chih Tai, Yi-Shan Lee, Yun-Hsin Wang, Cheng-Fu Hsu
  • Publication number: 20200376426
    Abstract: An adsorbent material module includes a plurality of tubular adsorbent materials and a plurality of medium materials. Each of the tubular adsorbent materials includes at least one channel and at least one adsorbent layer. The adsorbent layer surrounds the at least one channel. The medium materials are coated on two ends of each of the tubular adsorbent materials, respectively, and the medium materials have a thermal conductivity function or an electrical conductivity function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Chin-Chih TAI, Hsin-Hung PAN, Fang-Ching CHANG
  • Patent number: 9878291
    Abstract: A CO2 adsorption and recovery system including an intake unit, a first purification/adsorption/regeneration unit, a second purification/adsorption/regeneration unit, a three-way valve switching unit, a vacuum drawing unit and an exhaust unit is provided. The first and second purification/adsorption/regeneration units have a hollow fiber bundle impurity adsorption column, a hollow fiber bundle CO2 adsorption column and two heating devices. One set of adsorption columns performs purification and adsorption procedures to the inlet gas in a normal or high pressure condition, and the other set of adsorption columns performs desorption and regeneration procedures in a high temperature condition when the adsorption columns are heated by the heating devices. The three-way valve switching unit exchanges the purification and adsorption procedures with the regeneration procedure to the first and second units. The vacuum drawing unit draws CO2 desorbed from the CO2 adsorption columns alternatively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chin-Chih Tai, Yun-Hsin Wang
  • Patent number: 9815020
    Abstract: Provided is a dehumidification system including an air directing device and an adsorbent hollow fiber module. The air directing device is used for conveying air. The adsorbent hollow fiber module can adsorb the moisture in the air as the air passes through the adsorbent hollow fiber module. The adsorbent hollow fiber module includes at least one adsorbent hollow fiber. The adsorbent hollow fiber has a tubular body having a first end and a second end and a channel disposed in the tubular body and extending from the first end to the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Reserach Institute
    Inventors: Chin-Chih Tai, Yun-Hsin Wang, Yi-Shan Lee, Tzer-Shen Lin
  • Publication number: 20170167789
    Abstract: A drying apparatus includes a gas flow channel, a first hollow fiber module, a second hollow fiber module, a gas driver and a control unit. The gas flow channel is used to accommodate an article and has a first terminal and a second terminal. The first and second hollow fiber modules are disposed at the first and second terminals respectively to adsorb water or to be electrified to desorb water. The gas driver disposed in a gas flow path of the gas flow channel drives the gas flowing into the gas flow channel through the first hollow fiber module and flowing out from the gas flow channel through the second hollow fiber module, or flowing into the gas flow channel through the second hollow fiber module and flowing out from the gas flow channel through the first hollow fiber module. The control unit provides power to the first and second hollow fiber modules and controls the gas driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Chin-Chih TAI, Yi-Shan LEE, Yun-Hsin WANG, Cheng-Fu HSU
  • Patent number: 9463413
    Abstract: A hollow fiber adsorbent compressed dry air system including an intake unit, a first adsorption/regeneration unit, a second adsorption/regeneration unit, a switch unit and an exhaust unit is disclosed. The first adsorption/regeneration unit has a hollow fiber adsorbent housing and a heating device disposed in the surrounding of the adsorbent housing. The second adsorption/regeneration unit has another hollow fiber adsorbent housing and another heating device disposed in the surrounding of the another adsorbent housing. One of the hollow fiber adsorbent housings performs drying procedure to the compressed air in the room temperature, and the other hollow fiber adsorbent housing, when heated by the heating device thereof, performs a desorption regeneration procedure in a high temperature condition. The switch unit alternately switches the drying procedure and the desorption regeneration procedure to the first adsorption/regeneration unit and the second adsorption/regeneration unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chin-Chih Tai, Chien-Hung Chen, Yun-Hsin Wang
  • Publication number: 20160288058
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multi-channel hollow fiber including a tubular matrix having a first end and a second end, and a plurality of channels formed through the tubular matrix and extending between the first end and the second end. The multi-channel hollow fiber of the present disclosure provides enhanced adsorption or separation efficiency for gas and liquid. Meanwhile, the content of an adsorption material in the multi-channel hollow fiber can be increased to 95 wt %, and the multi-channel hollow fiber has good mechanical strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chin-Chih Tai, Yun-Hsin Wang
  • Publication number: 20160175765
    Abstract: A hollow fiber adsorbent compressed dry air system including an intake unit, a first adsorption/regeneration unit, a second adsorption/regeneration unit, a switch unit and an exhaust unit is disclosed. The first adsorption/regeneration unit has a hollow fiber adsorbent housing and a heating device disposed in the surrounding of the adsorbent housing. The second adsorption/regeneration unit has another hollow fiber adsorbent housing and another heating device disposed in the surrounding of the another adsorbent housing. One of the hollow fiber adsorbent housings performs drying procedure to the compressed air in the room temperature, and the other hollow fiber adsorbent housing, when heated by the heating device thereof, performs a desorption regeneration procedure in a high temperature condition. The switch unit alternately switches the drying procedure and the desorption regeneration procedure to the first adsorption/regeneration unit and the second adsorption/regeneration unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chin-Chih TAI, Chien-Hung CHEN, Yun-Hsin WANG
  • Publication number: 20160166978
    Abstract: A CO2 adsorption and recovery system including an intake unit, a first purification/adsorption/regeneration unit, a second purification/adsorption/regeneration unit, a three-way valve switching unit, a vacuum drawing unit and an exhaust unit is provided. The first and second purification/adsorption/regeneration units have a hollow fiber bundle impurity adsorption column, a hollow fiber bundle CO2 adsorption column and two heating devices. One set of adsorption columns performs purification and adsorption procedures to the inlet gas in a normal or high pressure condition, and the other set of adsorption columns performs desorption and regeneration procedures in a high temperature condition when the adsorption columns are heated by the heating devices. The three-way valve switching unit exchanges the purification and adsorption procedures with the regeneration procedure to the first and second units. The vacuum drawing unit draws CO2 desorbed from the CO2 adsorption columns alternatively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chin-Chih TAI, Yun-Hsin WANG
  • Patent number: 9222200
    Abstract: A spinning device is disclosed. The spinning device includes a tube body, a sleeve component, a jacket tube and a lid. The tube body has a first through orifice in a vertical direction, the sleeve component has a second through orifice for the tube body to be mounted therein to form a fluid passage in between; the jacket tube has a third through orifice for the sleeve component and the tube body to be mounted therein. A first opening and second opening are formed on the wall of the jacket tube, allowing the second opening to be coupled with the fluid passage. The lid is coupled to one end of the jacket tube, and has a fourth through orifice, allowing the tube body to rotate with respect to the sleeve tube, jacket tube and the lid, thereby making a the hollow fiber having a spiral passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Chin-Chih Tai
  • Patent number: 9114364
    Abstract: A hollow fiber for adsorption or filtration. The hollow fiber contains a tubular matrix having a first end and a second end, and a winding channel formed through the tubular matrix and extending between the first end and the second end. The tubular matrix is porous and has a surface-area-to-volume ratio of 10 to 20000 m2/m3, a thickness of 0.05 to 9.95 mm, an outside diameter of 0.1 to 10 mm, and a length 10 to 90% that of the winding channel. Also disclosed is a method of preparing this hollow fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventor: Chin-Chih Tai
  • Publication number: 20140174295
    Abstract: Provided is a dehumidification system including an air directing device and an adsorbent hollow fiber module. The air directing device is used for conveying air. The adsorbent hollow fiber module can adsorb the moisture in the air as the air passes through the adsorbent hollow fiber module. The adsorbent hollow fiber module includes at least one adsorbent hollow fiber. The adsorbent hollow fiber has a tubular body having a first end and a second end and a channel disposed in the tubular body and extending from the first end to the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chin-Chih Tai, Yun-Hsin Wang, Yi-Shan Lee, Tzer-Shen Lin
  • Publication number: 20140166571
    Abstract: A hollow fiber for adsorption or filtration. The hollow fiber contains a tubular matrix having a first end and a second end, and a winding channel formed through the tubular matrix and extending between the first end and the second end. The tubular matrix is porous and has a surface-area-to-volume ratio of 10 to 20000 m2/m3, a thickness of 0.05 to 9.95 mm, an outside diameter of 0.1 to 10 mm, and a length 10 to 90% that of the winding channel. Also disclosed is a method of preparing this hollow fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)
    Inventor: Chin-Chih Tai
  • Publication number: 20140170256
    Abstract: A spinning device is disclosed. The spinning device includes a tube body, a sleeve component, a jacket tube and a lid. The tube body has a first through orifice in a vertical direction, the sleeve component has a second through orifice for the tube body to be mounted therein to form a fluid passage in between; the jacket tube has a third through orifice for the sleeve component and the tube body to be mounted therein. A first opening and second opening are formed on the wall of the jacket tube, allowing the second opening to be coupled with the fluid passage. The lid is coupled to one end of the jacket tube, and has a forth through orifice, allowing the tube body to rotate with respect to the sleeve tube, jacket tube and the lid, thereby making a the hollow fiber having a spiral passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventor: Chin-Chih TAI
  • Patent number: 8669200
    Abstract: A hollow fibre containing one or more layers having a mean pore size in one or more of said layers of less than 100?m. The invention also extends to a method for preparing porous hollow fibres and to the apparatus for preparing said fibres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: The University of Bath
    Inventors: Semali Priyanthi Perera, Chin-Chih Tai
  • Publication number: 20140020560
    Abstract: An adsorption unit comprising an adsorbent hollow fibre in which the fibre includes an active component and means for transmitting heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Nano-Porous Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Semali Priyanthi PERERA, Chin-Chih TAI
  • Patent number: 8604092
    Abstract: A polymeric complex supporter for controlling oxygen-released compounds (PCS-ORCs) and a method for manufacturing the same is disclosed. PCS possesses a porous surface and internal coralloid-like channel structure that can accommodate ORCs with a high ratio (up to 92 wt %) to polymers. In applications, the PCS-ORCs can be shaped as various types and be coupled with other solids that could be used as delivery tools. As PCS-ORCs is delivered into a water-containing environment, water molecules can diffuse into the internal channels through the surface pores and then react with ORCs. Due to the tunable structure properties of PCS, the produced oxygen can be release out through the surface pores for one to six months long. In comparison with powder-type ORCs, PCS-ORCs can exhibit better application potentials in terms of time-release technology, oxygen delivery and environmental responsibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: GeoNano Environmental Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Chih Tai, Yuan-Pang Sun
  • Patent number: 8540810
    Abstract: An adsorption unit comprising an adsorbent hollow fiber in which the fiber includes an active component and means for transmitting heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Nano-Porous Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Semali Priyanthi Perera, Chin-Chih Tai
  • Publication number: 20130062557
    Abstract: A zero-valent metal polymeric complex supporter (ZVM-PCS) is disclosed. The PCS possesses porous surface and internal coralloid-like channel structure that can accommodate high amount of iron-containing materials and derivatives thereof. The surface pore size, porosity, hydrophilicitv, and internal coralloid-like channel structure of PCS can be tailored through the manufacturing process, with which PCS can be functioned as a regulator for the releasing of produced hydrogen, and also control the adsorption and reactions toward heavy metals and chlorinated volatile organic compounds in water. The hydrogen released from the ZVM-PCS can be applied to anaerobic bioremediation. Moreover, the ZVM-PCS can be filter materials that can be installed in a column or any storage for water and wastewater treatment, or even in a groundwater cut-off barrier for the cleanup of contamination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: GEONANO ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Yuan-Pang SUN, Chin-Chih TAI