Patents by Inventor Fanghao Yang

Fanghao Yang 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).

  • Enhanced Flow Boiling in Microchannels by High Frequency Microbubble-Excited and -Modulated Oscillations
    Publication number: 20140027005
    Abstract: Microfluidic devices, along with their methods of formation and use, are provided. The microfluidic device can include a substrate with a main channel and a first auxiliary channel defined in the substrate's surface. The main channel has a main width of about 1000 ?m or less. The first auxiliary channel intersects with the main channel at a first aperture defined in a first side wall of the main channel. A second auxiliary channel can intersect with the main channel at a second aperture defined in a second side wall of the main channel. A plurality of main channels and respective auxiliary channel(s) can be included on the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
    Inventors: Chen Li, Fanghao Yang, Xianming Dai, Yan Tong