Patents by Inventor Dewei Guan

Dewei Guan 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: 12658493
    Abstract: An energy storage cooling system for an energy storage module has a chiller for supplying a coolant; a PCM heat sink including a heat exchanger; a piping system for circulating the coolant between the chiller, the heat exchanger and a battery rack of the energy storage module; a valve system including at least one 3-way valve arranged upstream to the PCM heat sink and to the battery rack; a control unit configured to control the 3-way valves in different operating modes including at least following modes: Battery cooling mode, wherein the coolant is allowed to circulate through PCM heat sink and through the battery rack; and battery heating mode, wherein the coolant is not allowed to circulate through PCM heat sink but allowed through the battery rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: WÜRTSILÄ ENERGY STORAGE, INC.
    Inventor: Dewei Guan
  • Publication number: 20240250330
    Abstract: An energy storage cooling system for an energy storage module has a chiller for supplying a coolant; a PCM heat sink including a heat exchanger; a piping system for circulating the coolant between the chiller, the heat exchanger and a battery rack of the energy storage module; a valve system including at least one 3-way valve arranged upstream to the PCM heat sink and to the battery rack; a control unit configured to control the 3-way valves in different operating modes including at least following modes: Battery cooling mode, wherein the coolant is allowed to circulate through PCM heat sink and through the battery rack; and battery heating mode, wherein the coolant is not allowed to circulate through PCM heat sink but allowed through the battery rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: WÄRTSILÄ ENERGY STORAGE, INC.
    Inventor: Dewei GUAN
  • Patent number: 10914500
    Abstract: An icemaker for a refrigerated appliance is provided. The icemaker includes an ice tray having a plurality of ice-forming compartments and a duct for directing chilled air operably coupled with a diverter. The diverter includes a base having first and second sides and defining a plurality of variously sized slots. A centerline of the base is aligned with a centerline of the ice tray. At least one spacing portion extends between two of the plurality of variously sized slots. A plurality of fins extend away from a top surface of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Jose R. Aranda, Darci Cavali, Chao-Yi Chen, Milind Devle, Dewei Guan, Benjamin G. Jimenez, Varun Deepak Kotecha, Rishikesh Vinayak Kulkarni, Mahalingappa Mulimani, N S Ayodhya Ram, Rogerio Rodrigues, Jr., Anuj Sharma, Richard A. Spletzer, Shailesh Wani
  • Publication number: 20190145684
    Abstract: An icemaker for a refrigerated appliance is provided. The icemaker includes an ice tray having a plurality of ice-forming compartments and a duct for directing chilled air operably coupled with a diverter. The diverter includes a base having first and second sides and defining a plurality of variously sized slots. A centerline of the base is aligned with a centerline of the ice tray. At least one spacing portion extends between two of the plurality of variously sized slots. A plurality of fins extend away from a top surface of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jose R. Aranda, Darci Cavali, Chao-Yi Chen, Milind Devle, Dewei Guan, Benjamin G. Jimenez, Varun Deepak Kotecha, Rishikesh Vinayak Kulkarni, Mahalingappa Mulimani, N S Ayodhya Ram, Rogerio Rodrigues, JR., Anuj Sharma, Richard A. Spletzer, Shailesh Wani