Patents by Inventor Chuan Zhao
Chuan Zhao 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).
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Publication number: 20220010440Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and methods for using the catalyst in a water-splitting process. The invention also provides a composition, a material and an electrode comprising the catalyst. In particular, the invention relates to a hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalyst comprising a catalytic metal species comprising an active catalyst species and a vanadium species; wherein the catalytic metal species and the vanadium species are interspersed within the HER catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Chuan Zhao, Yibing Li
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Publication number: 20220002887Abstract: A layered double hydroxide (LDH) material, methods for using the LDH material to catalyse the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in a water-splitting process and methods for preparing the LDH material. The LDH material includes nickel, iron and chromium species and possesses a sheet-like morphology including at least one hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2018Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Chuan ZHAO, Xin BO
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Publication number: 20210399327Abstract: Disclosed herein are batteries and methods of making batteries. The batteries disclosed herein generally comprise a cathode, an electrolyte capable of conducting protons and/or hydronium ions, and an anode comprising a material capable of absorbing protons and/or hydronium ions, wherein (i) the cathode is in contact with a cathode substance, or (ii) the electrolyte comprises a reduced cathode substance, or (iii) the cathode is in contact with a cathode substance and the electrolyte comprises a reduced cathode substance, and wherein the cathode substance is an oxide of one or more metals or an oxide of a halide.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Chuan ZHAO, Haocheng GUO, Yachao ZENG, Wenhao REN, Zhen SU, Xuancheng PENG
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Publication number: 20210348284Abstract: The invention relates to a layered double hydroxide (LDH) material and methods for using the LDH material to catalyse the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in a water-splitting process. The invention also provides a composition, a catalytic material, an electrode and an electrolyser including the LDH material. In particular, the LDH material includes a metal composite including cobalt, iron, chromium and optionally nickel species interspersed with a hydroxide layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2019Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Chuan ZHAO, Xin BO
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Patent number: 11141723Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for improving the catalytic activity of an oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst comprising a substrate with a catalytic metallic composite coating. The method comprises exposing the metallic composite coating to a reducing agent to thereby increase oxygen vacancy density in the metallic composite coating.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: NewSouth Innovations Pty LimitedInventor: Chuan Zhao
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Publication number: 20210280874Abstract: The present application describes a fuel cell comprising an anode, a cathode, a non-precious metal catalyst in contact with the cathode and an electrolyte comprising a protic ionic liquid in contact with the non-precious metal catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2017Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventor: Chuan ZHAO
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Publication number: 20200159866Abstract: A method of loading objects in web pages may include applying weights to the viewed zones according to at least one factor, determining a sampled loading time based on an elapsed time of loading of the viewed zones and a percentage of loading of the viewed zones, calculating a perceived loading time based on the sampled loading time and the weights of the viewed zones, and adjusting a subsequent loading of the viewed zones of the web page based on the perceived loading time.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2018Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Wen Tao Dong, Hui Chuan Zhao, Su Liu, Wei Wu
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Patent number: 10519555Abstract: Disclosed herein is a catalytic assembly comprising a porous electrically conductive substrate, and a porous metallic composite coating the substrate, where the catalytic assembly has a three dimensional interpenetrating porous structure, where the substrate has a three dimensional interpenetrating porous structure having a first average pore diameter (PDSUB), and the porous metallic composite is amorphous and has a three dimensional interpenetrating porous structure having a second average pore diameter (PDPMC), the PDPMC being sufficiently smaller than the PDSUB to allow the porous metallic composite to coat substrate surfaces throughout the substrate including surfaces of pores in the substrate. The catalytic assembly may be suitable for use as oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalysts, among others.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2015Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: NewSouth Innovation Pty LimitedInventors: Chuan Zhao, Xunyu Lu
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Publication number: 20180345266Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for improving the catalytic activity of an oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst comprising a substrate with a catalytic metallic composite coating. The method comprises exposing the metallic composite coating to a reducing agent to thereby increase oxygen vacancy density in the metallic composite coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2016Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventor: Chuan Zhao
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Patent number: 10123259Abstract: A communication device is configured to store one or more aggregator service application modules for use in accessing one or more different aggregator, services. Each aggregator service offers access through a plurality of offered wireless networks identified by a plurality of offered wireless network identifiers. The communication device maintains a prioritized list of profiles which include one or more aggregator service profiles associated with the one or more aggregator services. A scanning operation is performed for identifying one or more available wireless networks in a geographic area of the device, for producing a scan list of one or more available wireless network identifiers corresponding to the one or more available wireless networks. One of the aggregator service profiles is selected from the prioritized list, causing one of the aggregator service application modules corresponding to the selected profile to be invoked.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2015Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Andrey Leonov, Jing Chuan Zhao, Kevin Oerton, Denis Fedotenko, Christopher Maybee Ryerson, Jayesh Beldar
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Publication number: 20170226648Abstract: Disclosed herein is a catalytic assembly comprising a porous electrically conductive substrate, and a porous metallic composite coating the substrate, where the catalytic assembly has a three dimensional interpenetrating porous structure, where the substrate has a three dimensional interpenetrating porous structure having a first average pore diameter (PDSUB), and the porous metallic composite is amorphous and has a three dimensional interpenetrating porous structure having a second average pore diameter (PDPMC), the PDPMC being sufficiently smaller than the PDSUB to allow the porous metallic composite to coat substrate surfaces throughout the substrate including surfaces of pores in the substrate. The catalytic assembly may be suitable for use as oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalysts, among others.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2015Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicant: NEWSOUTH INNOVATIONS PTY LIMITEDInventors: Chuan Zhao, Xunyu Lu
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Patent number: 9507884Abstract: A modeling system and modeling method based on a logical relation, including an operation task integrating module, a task interpreter, a graph layout correcting module, a graph wiring correcting module and a database model increment correcting module, wherein the database model increment correcting module includes a graph increment calculating unit and a model increment calculating unit. The system, through description of the logical relation and based on support of the automatic wiring technology, realizes the graph-model integrated generation of a new grid model of the power system which is based on the description of the logical relation; the grid model is completely defined and modified on “one net”, which is different from the original way that the power system model is established on countless net graphs, thereby helping the grid operation manager to accurately and rapidly establish and modify the grid model of the full system.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2013Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: QINGDAO POWER SUPPLY COMPANY OF SHANDONG ELECTRIC POWER GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Jian Ying Li, Sheng Chuan Zhao, Yuan Long Liu, Lu Dong Luo, Qiang Wang, Yuan Zhang, Wen Gang Wang, Chao Wang, Rui Peng Zhang, Li Wang, Ze Zhong Wang, Gong Pu Wang, Xin Yang, Hui Yang
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Publication number: 20150351019Abstract: A communication device is configured to store one or more aggregator service application modules for use in accessing one or more different aggregator, services. Each aggregator service offers access through a plurality of offered wireless networks identified by a plurality of offered wireless network identifiers. The communication device maintains a prioritized list of profiles which include one or more aggregator service profiles associated with the one or more aggregator services. A scanning operation is performed for identifying one or more available wireless networks in a geographic area of the device, for producing a scan list of one or more available wireless network identifiers corresponding to the one or more available wireless networks. One of the aggregator service profiles is selected from the prioritized list, causing one of the aggregator service application modules corresponding to the selected profile to be invoked.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventors: Andrey LEONOV, Jing Chuan ZHAO, Kevin OERTON, Denis FEDOTENKO, Christopher Maybee RYERSON, Jayesh BELDAR
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Patent number: 9107142Abstract: A communication device is configured to store one or more aggregator service application modules for use in accessing one or more different aggregator services. Each aggregator service offers access through a plurality of offered wireless networks identified by a plurality of offered wireless network identifiers. The communication device maintains a prioritized list of profiles which include one or more aggregator service profiles associated with the one or more aggregator services. A scanning operation is performed for identifying one or more available wireless networks in a geographic area of the device, for producing a scan list of one or more available wireless network identifiers corresponding to the one or more available wireless networks. One of the aggregator service profiles is selected from the prioritized list, causing one of the aggregator service application modules corresponding to the selected profile to be invoked.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2010Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Andrey Leonov, Jing Chuan Zhao, Kevin Oerton, Denis Fedotenko, Christopher Maybee Ryerson, Jayesh Beldar
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Publication number: 20140039865Abstract: A modeling system and modeling method based on a logical relation, including an operation task integrating module, a task interpreter, a graph layout correcting module, a graph wiring correcting module and a database model increment correcting module, wherein the database model increment correcting module includes a graph increment calculating unit and a model increment calculating unit. The system, through description of the logical relation and based on support of the automatic wiring technology, realizes the graph-model integrated generation of a new grid model of the power system which is based on the description of the logical relation; the grid model is completely defined and modified on “one net”, which is different from the original way that the power system model is established on countless net graphs, thereby helping the grid operation manager to accurately and rapidly establish and modify the grid model of the full system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: QINGDAO POWER SUPPLY COMPANY OF SHANDONG ELECTRIC POWER GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Jian Ying LI, Sheng Chuan ZHAO, Yuan Long LIU, Lu Dong LUO, Qiang WANG, Yuan ZHANG, Wen Gang WANG, Chao WANG, Rui Peng ZHANG, Li WANG, Ze Zhong WANG, Gong Pu WANG, Xin YANG, Hui YANG
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Publication number: 20130326388Abstract: The invention relates to a power grid visualization system and a power grid visualization method based on a three-dimensional geographic information system (GIS) technology. Models to be loaded are divided into different model loading subtasks according to the difference of object types included in a scene to be loaded, and model files are called in parallel from a plurality of subtasks in a multi-thread mode; and meanwhile, on the basis that loading tasks are divided into a plurality of model loading subtasks according to the loaded object types, model files of objects of each type are only read once, moreover, reuse of the model files is not limited to a client loading task, different clients can reuse the read model files, and the characteristics of limited type and relatively consistent specification of power equipment are fully considered, so that rereading of the model files of the same type is avoided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Inventors: Xiang SHI, Sheng Chuan ZHAO, Zhi Yong CHEN, Xing Zhao WANG, Ke Cun HAN, Li Qun ZHANG, You Jie WANG, Cheng Ming LIU, Qiang XU, Xian Ming LAN
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Publication number: 20120047269Abstract: A communication device is configured to store one or more aggregator service application modules for use in accessing one or more different aggregator services. Each aggregator service offers access through a plurality of offered wireless networks identified by a plurality of offered wireless network identifiers. The communication device maintains a prioritized list of profiles which include one or more aggregator service profiles associated with the one or more aggregator services. A scanning operation is performed for identifying one or more available wireless networks in a geographic area of the device, for producing a scan list of one or more available wireless network identifiers corresponding to the one or more available wireless networks. One of the aggregator service profiles is selected from the prioritized list, causing one of the aggregator service application modules corresponding to the selected profile to be invoked.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2010Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Andrey Leonov, Jing Chuan Zhao, Kevin Oerton, Denis Fedolenko, Christopher Maybee Ryerson, Jayesh Beldar