Patents by Inventor Guoming Zhong

Guoming Zhong 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).

  • Publication number: 20160368772
    Abstract: An efficient method has been invented to make or manufacture holey (or porous) nanomaterials such as 2D graphene by using microwave or similar efficient energy like infrared or halogen oven. The graphene can be put in microwave oven, as example but not limited to, without any catalysts or solvents used during the processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Chen, Guoming Zhong
  • Patent number: 8192526
    Abstract: An improved gas separation PSA process, more particularly for oxygen production, utilizing adsorbents of Type X characterized by high frequency (i.e., cycle times of less than 4 s), bed length to square of mean particle diameter ratio within 200 to 600 mm?1, bed size factor of less than 50 lb/TPDO. The bed length, mean particle size, and cycle time are selected in a range such that axial dispersion becomes an important factor. In this way, low product recovery and high pressure drop (high power consumption) disadvantages often associated with the use of small particles are overcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Guoming Zhong, Peter James Rankin, Mark William Ackley
  • Publication number: 20110017068
    Abstract: An improved gas separation PSA process, more particularly for oxygen production, utilizing adsorbents of Type X characterized by high frequency (i.e., cycle times of less than 4 s), bed length to square of mean particle diameter ratio within 200 to 600 mm?1, bed size factor of less than 50 lb/TPDO. The bed length, mean particle size, and cycle time are selected in a range such that axial dispersion becomes an important factor. In this way, low product recovery and high pressure drop (high power consumption) disadvantages often associated with the use of small particles are overcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Guoming Zhong, Peter James Rankin, Mark William Ackley
  • Patent number: 7828878
    Abstract: An improved gas separation PSA process, more particularly for oxygen production, utilizing adsorbents of Type X characterized by high frequency (i.e., cycle times of less than 4 s), bed length to square of mean particle diameter ratio within 200 to 600 mm?1, bed size factor of less than 50 lb/TPDO. The bed length, mean particle size, and cycle time are selected in a range such that axial dispersion becomes an important factor. In this way, low product recovery and high pressure drop (high power consumption) disadvantages often associated with the use of small particles are overcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Guoming Zhong, Peter James Rankin, Mark William Ackley
  • Publication number: 20080134889
    Abstract: An improved gas separation PSA process, more particularly for oxygen production, utilizing adsorbents of Type X characterized by high frequency (i.e., cycle times of less than 4 s), bed length to square of mean particle diameter ratio within 200 to 600 mm?1, bed size factor of less than 50 lb/TPDO. The bed length, mean particle size, and cycle time are selected in a range such that axial dispersion becomes an important factor. In this way, low product recovery and high pressure drop (high power consumption) disadvantages often associated with the use of small particles are overcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Guoming Zhong, Peter James Rankin, Mark William Ackley
  • Patent number: 7122073
    Abstract: A low void pressure swing adsorption system wherein flow movement and pressure pulse are influenced from the same source comprised of at least one hermetically sealed vessel containing an adsorbent bed with an inlet coupled to the adsorbent bed by way of an inlet header and an outlet coupled to the adsorbent bed by way of an outlet header. Void volume of the inlet and outlet headers can be limited to less than 20% of the adsorbent bed volume, preferably to less than 10%, and most preferably to less than 5%, by mounting high pressure source(s) and/or low pressure sink(s) proximate to, or nearly proximate to, the adsorbent bed/vessel. Low void volumes and reduced cycle times may be achieved in all bed configurations, including flat header beds, segmented beds, and vertical beds. Radial beds may be configured so that the void volume of the inlet and outlet headers is less than 50% of the volume of the radial adsorbent bed, preferably to less than 20%, and most preferably to less than 10%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Notaro, Alan Barnard Stewart, Jeffert John Nowobilski, Guoming Zhong, Arun Acharya
  • Patent number: 6551384
    Abstract: An advanced medical concentrator process and system is provided using fast cycle and advanced adsorbent. Significant improvements achieved results in a smaller, lighter and more efficient system in comparison with the current commercial stationary concentrators. Integrated with a conserver, a small portable concentrator is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark William Ackley, Guoming Zhong
  • Patent number: 6500235
    Abstract: An improved pressure swing adsorption process and system for producing a high recovery of a highly purified product gas, such as argon, from a feed gas stream containing the product gas and impurity gases employs first and second adsorption stages with beds for adsorbing impurity gases. The system and process provides for sequential steps of: feed pressurization; simultaneous feed pressurization and product pressurization; adsorption; adsorption and purge; adsorption in the absence of purge; pressure equalization between beds; evacuation and depressurization of adsorbent bed; evacuation with product purge; evacuation without purge; and pressure equalization between beds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Guoming Zhong, Mohamed Safdar Allie Baksh, Frank Notaro, Frederick Wells Leavitt
  • Publication number: 20020134240
    Abstract: An improved pressure swing adsorption process and system for producing a high recovery of a highly purified product gas, such as argon, from a feed gas stream containing the product gas and impurity gases employs first and second adsorption stages with beds for adsorbing impurity gases. The system and process provides for sequential steps of: feed pressurization; simultaneous feed pressurization and product pressurization; adsorption; adsorption and purge; adsorption in the absence of purge; pressure equalization between beds; evacuation and depressurization of adsorbent bed; evacuation with product purge; evacuation without purge; and pressure equalization between beds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Guoming Zhong, Mohamed Safdar Allie Baksh, Frank Notaro, Frederick Wells Leavitt