Patents by Inventor George Wei Ni

George Wei 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).

  • Localized solar collectors
    Patent number: 9459024
    Abstract: A localized heating structure, and method of forming same, for use in solar systems includes a thermally insulating layer having interconnected pores, a density of less than about 3000 kg/m3, and a hydrophilic surface, and an expanded carbon structure adjacent to the thermally insulating layer. The expanded carbon structure has a porosity of greater than about 80% and a hydrophilic surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Hadi Ghasemi, Amy Marie Marconnet, Gang Chen, George Wei Ni
  • Localized Solar Collectors
    Publication number: 20150072133
    Abstract: A localized heating structure, and method of forming same, for use in solar systems includes a thermally insulating layer having interconnected pores, a density of less than about 3000 kg/m3, and a hydrophilic surface, and an expanded carbon structure adjacent to the thermally insulating layer. The expanded carbon structure has a porosity of greater than about 80% and a hydrophilic surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Hadi Ghasemi, Amy Marie Marconnet, Gang Chen, George Wei Ni