Patents by Inventor Frank (Zhi) Ni

Frank (Zhi) Ni 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).

  • Electrically heated fluid tube
    Publication number: 20100175469
    Abstract: An electrically heated, flexible fluid conduit or tube (40) includes an elongate, flexible tube body (42) defining a fluid flow path L (44) having a length (L) extending along a longitudinal axis (46). The tube body (42) includes an electrical resistance heater (48) surrounding the fluid flow path (44) over the length (L). The electrical resistance heater (48) has a heat output per unit length per voltage applied that does not vary when the tube body (42) is cut to different lengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventor: Frank (Zhi) Ni