Patents by Inventor Guowei Li

Guowei Li 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: 20250033958
    Abstract: There is described a method of producing hydrogen and nitrogen using a feedstock gas reactor. Reaction of feedstock and combustion gases in the reactor produces hydrogen and nitrogen through pyrolysis of the feedstock gas. Parameters of the process may be adjusted to control the ratio of hydrogen to nitrogen that is produced such that it may be suitable, for example, for the synthesis of ammonia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Christopher Edwin John Reid, Gary Edward Schubak, Kenneth William Kratschmar, David Aaron Leboe, Shawn Dayupay Esquivel, Guowei Li
  • Patent number: 12157669
    Abstract: There is described a method of producing hydrogen and nitrogen using a feedstock gas reactor. Reaction of feedstock and combustion gases in the reactor produces hydrogen and nitrogen through pyrolysis of the feedstock gas. Parameters of the process may be adjusted to control the ratio of hydrogen to nitrogen that is produced such that it may be suitable, for example, for the synthesis of ammonia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: EKONA POWER INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Edwin John Reid, Gary Edward Schubak, Kenneth William Kratschmar, David Aaron Leboe, Shawn Dayupay Esquivel, Guowei Li
  • Patent number: 12054832
    Abstract: The present invention refers to material that includes a compound of the formula ABOx wherein X is >1.5 and ?2.5, A is independently selected from a transition metal of IUPAC groups 10 and 11, and B is independently selected from a transition metal of IUPAC group 6, 7, 8 or 9 or a main group element of IUPAC group 13, as highly active catalyst for a hydrogen evolution reaction (HER).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV
    Inventors: Claudia Felser, Guowei Li, Andrew MacKenzie, Seunghyun Khim
  • Patent number: 12037495
    Abstract: A flame retardant low hardness material of the present technology contains: 100 parts by mass of a styrene-based elastomer; from 500 to 807 parts by mass of a process oil composed of a petroleum-based hydrocarbon; from 200 to 494 parts by mass of a melamine polyphosphate-based flame retardant; from 200 to 494 parts by mass of a metal phosphinate-based flame retardant; from 4 to 6 parts by mass of a fluorine-based resin; and from 56 to 93 parts by mass of a carbon filler, wherein an asker C hardness is 30 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Kitagawa Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guowei Li, Shinya Washino
  • Patent number: 11904728
    Abstract: This application discloses a thermal management system for a battery pack and a thermal management system for an electric vehicle. the thermal management system for the battery pack includes: a thermal management device for the battery pack, a processor, and a solenoid valve network connected to the thermal management device for the battery pack. An external port of the solenoid valve network is connected to an external cooling system. The processor is configured to control operating status of a solenoid valve in the solenoid valve network, so that the thermal management device for the battery pack heats the battery pack by using heat generated by the external cooling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yanru Li, Xingyuan Wu, Guowei Li, Wei Zhang, Zhimin Dan, Xiyang Zuo
  • Publication number: 20240010595
    Abstract: A method for synthesizing a labeled pyruvic acid is provided. An isopropenyl Grignard reagent is added to a reaction vessel and cooled to a preset temperature. A carbon isotope-labeled carbon dioxide is added to the reaction vessel and continuously reacted with the isopropenyl Grignard reagent for a preset time. The reaction system is added with an acid and adjusted to a preset temperature to quench the reaction. The reaction system is subjected to ozonization, and reduced in the presence of a reducing agent. Impurities are removed to obtain the labeled pyruvic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Jing QING, Xuelei JIA, Kai CHEN, Guowei LI, Quansheng HAN, Desheng DAI
  • Patent number: 11831028
    Abstract: A secondary battery including: a case including an opening; a top cover assembly including a top cover plate covering the opening and an electrode terminal, the top cover plate including an electrode lead-out hole corresponding to the electrode terminal; an electrode assembly received in the case and including a main body and a tab, the tab being bent relative to a thickness direction of the top cover plate to form a bent portion; and a current collecting wiring board disposed between the top cover plate and the main body and including a first connection portion, a second connection portion, and a transition portion, the first connection portion and the second connection portion extending along a width direction of the top cover plate and being provided opposite to each other, the first connection portion being connected with the electrode terminal, and the second connection portion being connected with the bent portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Jie Zhang, Zhijun Guo, Peng Wang, Guowei Li, Taosheng Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230226536
    Abstract: A method for controllably making catalysts with at least one metallic surface state, that includes: a) identifying all the topological insulators in the ICSD, b) calculating the Real Space Invariants of the valence bands for all these topological insulators in order to c) identify in all these topological insulators the Wyckoff Positions where the irreducible Wannier Charge Centers (WCCs) are localized, and then d) selecting as potentially catalytic active compound a topological insulator in which the position of WCCs is not occupied by any atom; e) synthesizing a crystal of the selected potentially catalytic active compound either so that it is grown in a predefined crystallographic direction (characterized by its Miller indices (h,k,l)) which exposes the metallic surface state; or cutting the crystal in a predefined crystallographic direction (characterized by its Miller indices (h,k,l)), so that the metallic surface state is exposed when ( ( { ( h , k , l ) · ( x - X j , y -
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicants: MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV, THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yuanfeng XU, Claudia FELSER, Guowei LI, Chenguang FU, Yan SUN, Bogdan Andrei BERNEVIG, Zhida SONG
  • Publication number: 20230158470
    Abstract: A continuous synthesis system of urea, including: a reactor, a mixing buffer tank for accommodating a first raw material, a feeding pump for pumping the first raw material to the reactor, a pressure regulating valve connected to the reactor to transfer a second raw material and regulate a pressure of the second raw material, a first heat exchanger connected to the reactor to regulate a temperature inside the reactor to a first preset temperature, and a back pressure valve connected to an end of the reactor away from the feeding pump to maintain a pressure of the continuous synthesis system at a preset pressure. The second raw material is gaseous. The second raw material is fed to the reactor through the pressure regulating valve to react with the first raw material in the reactor to generate a target product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Jing QING, Hengzhi YOU, Kai CHEN, Quansheng HAN, Guowei LI, Jingyuan LIAO, Xuelei JIA, Desheng DAI
  • Publication number: 20230124002
    Abstract: A continuous-flow synthesis method of 13C-urea, including: (S1) mixing sulphur and a methanol solution containing NH3 in a feed kettle to obtain a slurry; or mixing ammonia gas, sulphur and methanol in a feed kettle to obtain a slurry; (S2) feeding the slurry into a mixing unit; and feeding 13CO into the mixing unit to obtain a three-phase mixture; (S3) mixing the three-phase mixture in the mixing unit evenly; feeding the three-phase mixture into a continuous-flow reactor for reaction to obtain a reaction product; and (S4) feeding the reaction product into a gas-liquid separator for gas-liquid separation, and collecting a liquid phase as a crude product solution; and subjecting the liquid phase to purification to obtain the 13C-urea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Jing QING, Hengzhi YOU, Kai CHEN, Quansheng HAN, Guowei LI, Jingyuan LIAO, Xuelei JIA, Desheng DAI
  • Publication number: 20220389597
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for enhancing the catalytic efficiency of a catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), comprising exposing the catalyst to an external magnetic field of between 65×10?6 mT and ?200 mT during the oxygen evolution reaction, wherein the catalyst is a material which exhibits an increased Berry phase induced by the exposure of the catalyst to the external magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUND DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV
    Inventors: Guowei LI, Claudia FELSER
  • Patent number: 11482748
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery cap assembly and a secondary battery. The battery cap assembly comprises a cap plate, a first electrode terminal and a first connecting piece. The cap plate is made of insulating material and includes a first terminal hole; the first electrode terminal is provided to the cap plate and extends into the first terminal hole; the first connecting piece is provided below the cap plate. The first connecting piece includes a first connecting portion connected with the first electrode terminal, an upper surface of the first connecting portion is attached to the cap plate. The secondary battery comprises an electrode assembly, a case and the battery cap assembly. The case receives the electrode assembly and has an opening. The cap plate is connected with the case, the first connecting portion of the first connecting piece is electrically connected with the first electrode plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhijun Guo, Jie Zhang, Taosheng Zhu, Peng Wang, Guowei Li
  • Publication number: 20220333259
    Abstract: The present invention refers to methods of increasing the catalytic efficieny of Hydrogen Evolution Reactions (HER) electrocatalysts with a low external magnetic field. The present invention further includes electrochemical cells having an external magnetic field. The electrocatalyst is a metal or a compound with partially filled d-orbitals, more preferred a ferromagnetic or paramagnetic material with partially filled d-orbitals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUND DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV
    Inventors: Guowei LI, Claudia FELSER
  • Patent number: 11407331
    Abstract: In a battery heating system an inverter includes a first-phase bridge arm, a second-phase bridge arm and a third-phase bridge arm connected in parallel, each of a upper bridge arm and a lower bridge arm is provided with a switch module, the switch module is connected in parallel with a buffer module; and a motor controller in the inverter is provided for providing driving signals to the switch module of a target upper bridge arm and the switch module of a target lower bridge arm to control the switch module of the upper bridge arm of any bridge arm among the three phases of bridge arms and the switch module of the lower bridge arm of at least one bridge arm among the bridge arms except the bridge arm where the switch module of the target upper bridge arm is located to be periodically turned on and off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Xiyang Zuo, Zhimin Dan, Wei Zhang, Yizhen Hou, Guowei Li, Xingyuan Wu, Yanru Li
  • Publication number: 20220213586
    Abstract: A device and a method for manufacturing a thin film are provided. The device includes: a chamber; a substrate carrying member arranged within the chamber and configured to carry thereon a substrate on which the thin film is to be formed; a mask fixation member configured to fix a mask, wherein the mask includes a shielding region and an opening region, and a material for forming the thin film is allowed to pass through the opening region; and a position adjustment member configured to adjust a distance between the mask and the substrate to form the thin films of different sizes on the substrate, wherein orthogonal projections of the thin films of different sizes onto the substrate have different areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicants: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Quanqin SUN, Xiaodong YANG, Ang XIAO, Guowei LI, Hongjian WU, Yangyang ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11380712
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a display panel. The display panel may have a display area, a transition area, and a via hole area. The transition area may be between the via hole area and the display area. The display panel may include a substrate; an isolation structure on the substrate only in the transition area; and an encapsulation layer in both of the transition area and the display area. A first side surface of the isolation structure facing the via hole area may include a recess toward an interior of the isolation structure, and the encapsulation layer may include a cavity surrounding the isolation structure in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qin Zhang, Duanming Li, Guowei Li
  • Publication number: 20220185663
    Abstract: There is described a method of producing hydrogen and nitrogen using a feedstock gas reactor. Reaction of feedstock and combustion gases in the reactor produces hydrogen and nitrogen through pyrolysis of the feedstock gas. Parameters of the process may be adjusted to control the ratio of hydrogen to nitrogen that is produced such that it may be suitable, for example, for the synthesis of ammonia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Edwin John Reid, Gary Edward Schubak, Kenneth William Kratschmar, David Aaron Leboe, Shawn Dayupay Esquivel, Guowei Li
  • Patent number: D958099
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Inventor: Guowei Li
  • Patent number: D974442
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Inventor: Guowei Li
  • Patent number: D1020745
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TRISVISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Guowei Li