Patents by Inventor Congcong HAN

Congcong HAN 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: 11827314
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid dynamically installed anchor with a folding shank and a control method to keep the verticality of the hybrid anchor during free fall in the seawater, which can be applied to the field of offshore engineering. The hybrid anchor comprises a folding-shank plate anchor, a ballast shaft, an extension rod, a plurality of rear fins, and a recovery hole from the front to the tail. The folding shank is not only useful in reducing the water and soil resistance during installation, but also beneficial in improving the directional stability of the hybrid anchor during free fall in the seawater. The re-used shaft can significantly increase the penetration depth of the folding-shank plate anchor and reduce the installation cost at the same time. The control method keeping the verticality of the hybrid anchor can improve the success rate during anchor installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jun Liu, Congcong Han, Xu Wang
  • Patent number: 11396732
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a free-sliding seabed mudmat foundation, which belongs to the fields of offshore and ocean engineering. The mudmat comprises a base foundation, an upper foundation, and a cover plate. The base foundation sits on the seabed to support dead weights of the mudmat itself and the subsea production system fixed on the mudmat. The upper foundation, with a plurality of universal rolling ball bearing being attached to the bottom, can slide on the base foundation when it is subjected to a horizontal push force generated by the pipeline during operation. Therefore, the axial load on the pipeline during operation due to heating and pressurization is released and the buckling failure risk is then reduced. The mudmat disclosed has smaller size and lighter weight, which is beneficial in reducing fabrication costs and reducing requirements for cranes on the pipeline laying vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jun Liu, Congcong Han
  • Patent number: 11247200
    Abstract: The present invention provides a carbon nitride-based photocatalyst and a preparation method thereof. The photocatalyst is prepared by reaction of melem with 3,3?,4,4?-benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride. The photocatalyst according to an embodiment of the present invention achieves energy level matching in structure between the melem structure and the 3,3?,4,4?-benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride, reduces a singlet-triplet energy gap (?EST), promotes an intersystem crossing process, thereby enhancing the singlet oxygen production and improving the selective photocatalytic oxidation ability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM (EAST CHINA)
    Inventors: Wenting Wu, Congcong Han, Mingbo Wu, Zhongtao Li, Qinggang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210362810
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid dynamically installed anchor with a folding shank and a control method to keep the verticality of the hybrid anchor during free fall in the seawater, which can be applied to the field of offshore engineering. The hybrid anchor comprises a folding-shank plate anchor, a ballast shaft, an extension rod, a plurality of rear fins, and a recovery hole from the front to the tail. The folding shank is not only useful in reducing the water and soil resistance during installation, but also beneficial in improving the directional stability of the hybrid anchor during free fall in the seawater. The re-used shaft can significantly increase the penetration depth of the folding-shank plate anchor and reduce the installation cost at the same time. The control method keeping the verticality of the hybrid anchor can improve the success rate during anchor installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jun LIU, Congcong HAN, Xu WANG
  • Publication number: 20210277619
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a free-sliding seabed mudmat foundation, which belongs to the fields of offshore and ocean engineering. The mudmat comprises a base foundation, an upper foundation, and a cover plate. The base foundation sits on the seabed to support dead weights of the mudmat itself and the subsea production system fixed on the mudmat. The upper foundation, with a plurality of universal rolling ball bearing being attached to the bottom, can slide on the base foundation when it is subjected to a horizontal push force generated by the pipeline during operation. Therefore, the axial load on the pipeline during operation due to heating and pressurization is released and the buckling failure risk is then reduced. The mudmat disclosed has smaller size and lighter weight, which is beneficial in reducing fabrication costs and reducing requirements for cranes on the pipeline laying vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Jun LIU, Congcong HAN
  • Publication number: 20200055036
    Abstract: The present invention provides a carbon nitride-based photocatalyst and a preparation method thereof. The photocatalyst is prepared by reaction of melem with 3,3?,4,4?-benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride. The photocatalyst according to an embodiment of the present invention achieves energy level matching in structure between the melem structure and the 3,3?,4,4?-benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride, reduces a singlet-triplet energy gap (?EST), promotes an intersystem crossing process, thereby enhancing the singlet oxygen production and improving the selective photocatalytic oxidation ability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Wenting WU, Congcong HAN, Mingbo WU, Zhongtao LI, Qinggang ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10384746
    Abstract: An anchor booster is designed to increase the final penetration depth of the gravity installed plate anchor. Moreover, the booster can also improve the directional stability of the gravity installed plate anchor during its free fall in water. After installation, the booster is retrieved by pulling its retrieval line up and can be used for the subsequent installation. The booster is comprised of a cylindrical shaft with three rear fins. The shaft is designed with an ellipsoidal tip and a contracted rear. The shaft rear is set with three slots thus the rear fins can be inserted into the slots to improve the directional stability of the hybrid anchor (i.e. the gravity installed plate anchor with a booster). The booster tip is fabricated with a cylindrical slot and the anchor tail has a compatible bar, such that the booster can be connected to the anchor tail by a shear pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Dalian University of Technology
    Inventors: Jun Liu, Congcong Han, Yuxia Hu
  • Publication number: 20180346074
    Abstract: An anchor booster, which belongs to the field of ocean engineering, is designed to increase the final penetration depth of the OMNI-Max anchor. The anchor booster is attached to the tail of the OMNI-Max anchor to increase its impact velocity in water and penetration depth in seabed. Moreover, the booster can also improve the directional stability of the OMNI-Max anchor during its free fall in water. After installation, the booster is retrieved by pulling its retrieval line up and can be used for the subsequent installation. The booster is comprised of a cylindrical shaft with three rear fins. The shaft is designed with an ellipsoidal tip and a contracted rear to reduce the drag force during free fall in water and dynamic installation in seabed. The shaft rear is set with three slots separated by 120° in plane thus the rear fins can be inserted into the slots to improve the directional stability of the hybrid anchor (i.e. the OMNI-Max anchor with a booster).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Jun LIU, Congcong HAN, Yuxia HU