Patents by Inventor Enhua Zhu

Enhua Zhu 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: 11707566
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a pump for measuring a pressure of fluid to be transferred, a fluid transport system using the same, and a method for operating the system. The pump includes a pumping portion alternately generating a positive pressure and a negative pressure; a first diaphragm which is provided on one side of the pumping portion and of which a shape is changed as the positive pressure and the negative pressure are alternately generated; a transport chamber which sucks and discharges a transport target fluid corresponding to the deformation of the first diaphragm; a second diaphragm which is provided on the other side of the pumping portion; a monitoring chamber which is provided on one side of the second diaphragm and of which a pressure changes corresponding to the deformation of the second diaphragm; and a pressure measuring portion measuring a pressure change of the monitoring chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SOGANG UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Woonsup Shin, Enhua Zhu, Se Mi Son, Young Joo Lee
  • Publication number: 20230167813
    Abstract: An electro-osmotic pump according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a membrane that allows fluid movement; and a first electrode and a second electrode respectively provided on both sides of the membrane. The first electrode and the second electrode are formed of an impermeable substrate material and an electrode material coated thereon and have at least one fluid pathway. The impermeable substrate material is a plate-shaped substrate including at least one of a conducting material, a semiconducing material and a non-conducting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Woonsup SHIN, Enhua ZHU, Kyeonghyeon KIM, Junyeong KANG
  • Publication number: 20230158233
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrochemical apparatus for monitoring flow rate including a membrane having a space that is formed in a middle portion of the membrane and has a preset volume to contain an ionic fluid, a first electrode and a second electrode provided on both sides of the membrane, and a control unit configured to apply a voltage to the first electrode and the second electrode to change a state of the space to a concentration polarization state, wherein the membrane includes a fluid flow passage through which a fluid flows into and out of the space, and the control unit calculates a flow rate based on an ionic current generated by the fluid injected through the fluid flow passage in the concentration polarization state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicants: CAREMEDI CO., LTD., SOGANG UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Woon Sup Shin, Enhua Zhu, Tae Jwa Park
  • Publication number: 20220226565
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a pump for measuring a pressure of fluid to be transferred, a fluid transport system using the same, and a method for operating the system. The pump includes a pumping portion alternately generating a positive pressure and a negative pressure; a first diaphragm which is provided on one side of the pumping portion and of which a shape is changed as the positive pressure and the negative pressure are alternately generated; a transport chamber which sucks and discharges a transport target fluid corresponding to the deformation of the first diaphragm; a second diaphragm which is provided on the other side of the pumping portion; a monitoring chamber which is provided on one side of the second diaphragm and of which a pressure changes corresponding to the deformation of the second diaphragm; and a pressure measuring portion measuring a pressure change of the monitoring chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Woonsup SHIN, Enhua ZHU, Se Mi SON, Young Joo LEE
  • Patent number: 11318246
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a pump for measuring a pressure of fluid to be transferred, a fluid transport system using the same, and a method for operating the system. The pump includes a pumping portion alternately generating a positive pressure and a negative pressure; a first diaphragm which is provided on one side of the pumping portion and of which a shape is changed as the positive pressure and the negative pressure are alternately generated; a transport chamber which sucks and discharges a transport target fluid corresponding to the deformation of the first diaphragm; a second diaphragm which is provided on the other side of the pumping portion; a monitoring chamber which is provided on one side of the second diaphragm and of which a pressure changes corresponding to the deformation of the second diaphragm; and a pressure measuring portion measuring a pressure change of the monitoring chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SOGANG UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Woonsup Shin, Enhua Zhu, Se Mi Son, Young Joo Lee
  • Publication number: 20200217752
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a pump for measuring a pressure of fluid to be transferred, a fluid transport system using the same, and a method for operating the system. The pump includes a pumping portion alternately generating a positive pressure and a negative pressure; a first diaphragm which is provided on one side of the pumping portion and of which a shape is changed as the positive pressure and the negative pressure are alternately generated; a transport chamber which sucks and discharges a transport target fluid corresponding to the deformation of the first diaphragm; a second diaphragm which is provided on the other side of the pumping portion; a monitoring chamber which is provided on one side of the second diaphragm and of which a pressure changes corresponding to the deformation of the second diaphragm; and a pressure measuring portion measuring a pressure change of the monitoring chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Woonsup SHIN, Enhua ZHU, Se Mi SON, Young Joo LEE
  • Patent number: 10376841
    Abstract: A fluid pumping system may include an electroosmotic pump; and a separation member provided at least one end of the electroosmotic pump, and configured to separate the fluid and a transfer target fluid. The electroosmotic pump may include: a membrane that allows a fluid to move therethrough; and a first electrode and a second electrode which are respectively provided at two opposite sides of the membrane, and each of which is formed of a porous material or has a porous structure to allow a fluid to move therethrough; each of the first electrode and the second electrode may be made of porous carbon only; and an electrochemical reaction of the first electrode and the second electrode may take place as a cation is moved in a direction whereby a charge balance is established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: SOGANG UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Woonsup Shin, Enhua Zhu
  • Publication number: 20170312692
    Abstract: A fluid pumping system may include an electroosmotic pump; and a separation member provided at least one end of the electroosmotic pump, and configured to separate the fluid and a transfer target fluid. The electroosmotic pump may include: a membrane that allows a fluid to move therethrough; and a first electrode and a second electrode which are respectively provided at two opposite sides of the membrane, and each of which is formed of a porous material or has a porous structure to allow a fluid to move therethrough; each of the first electrode and the second electrode may be made of porous carbon only; and an electrochemical reaction of the first electrode and the second electrode may take place as a cation is moved in a direction whereby a charge balance is established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Woonsup Shin, Enhua Zhu
  • Patent number: 9745971
    Abstract: A fluid pumping system may include an electroosmotic pump; and a separation member provided at least one end of the electroosmotic pump, and configured to separate the fluid and a transfer target fluid. The electroosmotic pump may include: a membrane that allows a fluid to move therethrough; and a first electrode and a second electrode which are respectively provided at two opposite sides of the membrane, and each of which is formed of a porous material or has a porous structure to allow a fluid to move therethrough; each of the first electrode and the second electrode may contain a conductive polymer in which an anionic polymer is included or may be made of porous carbon only; and an electrochemical reaction of the first electrode and the second electrode may take place as a cation is moved in a direction whereby a charge balance is established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: SOGANG UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Woonsup Shin, Enhua Zhu
  • Publication number: 20160177931
    Abstract: A fluid pumping system may include an electroosmotic pump; and a separation member provided at least one end of the electroosmotic pump, and configured to separate the fluid and a transfer target fluid. The electroosmotic pump may include: a membrane that allows a fluid to move therethrough; and a first electrode and a second electrode which are respectively provided at two opposite sides of the membrane, and each of which is formed of a porous material or has a porous structure to allow a fluid to move therethrough; each of the first electrode and the second electrode may contain a conductive polymer in which an anionic polymer is included or may be made of porous carbon only; and an electrochemical reaction of the first electrode and the second electrode may take place as a cation is moved in a direction whereby a charge balance is established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Woonsup Shin, Enhua Zhu