Patents by Inventor Haiping Hong
Haiping Hong 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).
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Publication number: 20230404009Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for treating rice. The method comprises the steps of: providing a domestic rice crop plant and at least one ACCase-inhibiting aryloxyphenoxypropanoate herbicide selected from the group consisting of quizalofop or an ester thereof, haloxyfop, fluazifop or an ester thereof, clodinafop, clodinafop-propargyl, diclofop, and diclofop-methyl; applying an effective amount (measured in g AI/Ha) of the at least one aryloxyphenoxypropanoate herbicide to the domestic rice crop plant, post-emergence; thereby creating a treated rice plant; and growing the resulting treated rice plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2020Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: S. Luke Mankin, Leon Neuteboom, Sherry R. Whitt, Ulrich Schofl, Haiping Hong, Allan Wenck, Dale R. Carlson, John A. McElver, Jill M. Stevenson-Paulik
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Patent number: 11778933Abstract: A non-volatile memory circuit in embodiments of the present invention may have one or more of the following features: (a) a logic source, and (b) a semi-conductive device being electrically coupled to the logic source, having a first terminal, a second terminal and a nano-grease with significantly reduced amount of carbon nanotube loading located between the first and second terminal, wherein the nano-grease exhibits non-volatile memory characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF REGENTSInventors: Charles Tolle, Haiping Hong, Christian Widener, Greg Christensen, Jack Yang
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Publication number: 20230203667Abstract: The present disclosure relates to anode compositions, methods of preparing the anode compositions via cold spray, and batteries having an anode comprising the anode compositions, a cathode, a separator, and an electrolyte. Preferably, the anode compositions comprise a metalloid and/or metal added in its elemental form. Preferably the batteries are lithium ion batteries.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Haiping Hong, Rob Hrabe, Marius Ellingsen
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Patent number: 11626584Abstract: An electrode comprises carbon nanoparticles and at least one of metal particles, metal oxide particles, metalloid particles and/or metalloid oxide particles. A surfactant attaches the carbon nanoparticles and the metal particles, metal oxide particles, metalloid particles and/or metalloid oxide particles to form an electrode composition. A binder binds the electrode composition such that it can be formed into a film or membrane. The electrode has a specific capacity of at least 450 mAh/g of active material when cycled at a charge/discharge rate of about 0.1 C.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF REGENTSInventors: Haiping Hong, David R. Salem, Gregory Lee Christensen, Ruidong Yang, Hammad A. Younes
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Publication number: 20220348951Abstract: The present invention provides herbicide-tolerant plants. The present invention also provides methods for controlling the growth of weeds by applying an herbicide to which herbicide-tolerant plants of the invention are tolerant. Plants of the invention may express an acetyl-Coenzyme A carboxylase enzyme that is tolerant to the action of acetyl-Coenzyme A carboxylase enzyme inhibitors.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Scots L Mankin, Ulrich Schofl, Haiping Hong, Allen Wenck, Leon Neuteboom, Sherry Whitt, Dale Carlson
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Publication number: 20220251468Abstract: An engine oil additive includes carbon nanotubes and boron nitride particulates dispersed within a fluid. The additive is configured to be mixed with a quantity of oil such that the quantity of oil has a concentration from 0.05 to 0.5 grams of carbon nanotubes and of boron nitride particulates per quart of oil to improve the lubricity of the oil. The additive improves the horsepower and torque of the engine while reducing fuel consumption. The carbon nanotubes have an —OH functionalized exterior surface. The carbon nanotubes have a diameter from 1 nanometer to 50 nanometers and have a length from 1 micron to 1000 microns. The boron nitride particulates are hex-boron nitride structures having an average size from 30 nanometers to 500 nanometers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicants: Novum Nano, LLC, South Dakota Board of RegentsInventors: Craig Bailey, Greg Christensen, Haiping Hong
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Publication number: 20220220322Abstract: Disclosed herein is a conductive coating composition that includes a functionalized carbon nanomaterial and/or boron nanomaterial and a fluid component. The nanomaterial and fluid component forms hydrogen bond network in the disclosed composition. Because of the formed hydrogen bonds, the disclosed coating exhibits enhanced thermal or electrical conductivity. Also disclosed is a method to improve thermal or electrical conductivity of an existing coating composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Haiping Hong, Christian Widener, Gregory Lee Christensen
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Patent number: 11319504Abstract: An engine oil additive includes carbon nanotubes and boron nitride particulates dispersed within a fluid. The additive is configured to be mixed with a quantity of oil such that the quantity of oil has a concentration from 0.05 to 0.5 grams of carbon nanotubes and of boron nitride particulates per quart of oil to improve the lubricity of the oil. The additive improves the horsepower and torque of the engine while reducing fuel consumption. The carbon nanotubes have an —OH functionalized exterior surface. The carbon nanotubes have a diameter from 1 nanometer to 50 nanometers and have a length from 1 micron to 1000 microns. The boron nitride particulates are hex-boron nitride structures having an average size from 30 nanometers to 500 nanometers.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignees: Novum Nano LLC, South Dakota Board of RegentsInventors: Craig Bailey, Greg Christensen, Haiping Hong
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Patent number: 11292925Abstract: Disclosed herein is a conductive coating composition that includes a functionalized carbon nanomaterial and/or boron nanomaterial and a fluid component. The nanomaterial and fluid component forms hydrogen bond network in the disclosed composition. Because of the formed hydrogen bonds, the disclosed coating exhibits enhanced thermal or electrical conductivity. Also disclosed is a method to improve thermal or electrical conductivity of an existing coating composition.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF REGENTSInventors: Haiping Hong, Christian Widener, Gregory Lee Christensen
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Publication number: 20210408376Abstract: A non-volatile memory circuit in embodiments of the present invention may have one or more of the following features: (a) a logic source, and (b) a semi-conductive device being electrically coupled to the logic source, having a first terminal, a second terminal and a nano-grease with significantly reduced amount of carbon nanotube loading located between the first and second terminal, wherein the nano-grease exhibits non-volatile memory characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: South Dakota Board of RegentsInventors: Charles Tolle, Haiping Hong, Christian Widener, Greg Christensen, Jack Yang
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Publication number: 20210392837Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for treating rice. The method comprises the steps of: providing a domestic rice crop plant and at least one ACCase-inhibiting aryloxyphenoxypropanoate herbicide selected from the group consisting of quizalofop or an ester thereof, haloxyfop, fluazifop or an ester thereof, clodinafop, clodinafop-propargyl, diclofop, and diclofop-methyl; applying an effective amount (measured in g AI/Ha) of the at least one aryloxyphenoxypropanoate herbicide to the domestic rice crop plant, post-emergence; thereby creating a treated rice plant; and growing the resulting treated rice plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Scots Luke MANKIN, Leon NEUTEBOOM, Sherry R. WHITT, Ulrich SCHOEFL, Haiping HONG, Allan WENCK, Dale R. CARLSON, John A. McELVER, Jill M. STEVENSON-PAULIK
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Publication number: 20210388285Abstract: An engine oil additive includes carbon nanotubes and boron nitride particulates dispersed within a fluid. The additive is configured to be mixed with a quantity of oil such that the quantity of oil has a concentration from 0.05 to 0.5 grams of carbon nanotubes and of boron nitride particulates per quart of oil to improve the lubricity of the oil. The additive improves the horsepower and torque of the engine while reducing fuel consumption. The carbon nanotubes have an —OH functionalized exterior surface. The carbon nanotubes have a diameter from 1 nanometer to 50 nanometers and have a length from 1 micron to 1000 microns. The boron nitride particulates are hex-boron nitride structures having an average size from 30 nanometers to 500 nanometers.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicants: Novum Nano, LLC, South Dakota Board of RegentsInventors: Craig Bailey, Greg Christensen, Haiping Hong
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Patent number: 11145815Abstract: A non-volatile memory circuit in embodiments of the present invention may have one or more of the following features: (a) a logic source, and (b) a semi-conductive device being electrically coupled to the logic source, having a first terminal, a second terminal and a nano-grease with significantly reduced amount of carbon nanotube loading located between the first and second terminal, wherein the nano-grease exhibits non-volatile memory characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: South Dakota Board of RegentsInventors: Charles Tolle, Haiping Hong, Christian Widener, Greg Christensen, Jack Yang
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Patent number: 11096346Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for treating rice. The method comprises the steps of: providing a domestic rice crop plant and at least one ACCase-inhibiting aryloxyphenoxypropanoate herbicide selected from the group consisting of quizalofop or an ester thereof, haloxyfop, fluazifop or an ester thereof, clodinafop, clodinafop-propargyl, diclofop, and diclofop-methyl; applying an effective amount (measured in g AI/Ha) of the at least one aryloxyphenoxypropanoate herbicide to the domestic rice crop plant, post-emergence; thereby creating a treated rice plant; and growing the resulting treated rice plant.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2017Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: BASF SEInventors: S. Luke Mankin, Leon Neuteboom, Sherry R. Whitt, Ulrich Schofl, Haiping Hong, Allan Wenck, Dale R. Carlson, John A. McElver, Jill M. Stevenson-Paulik
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Patent number: 11096345Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for treating rice. The method comprises the steps of: providing a domestic rice crop plant and at least one ACCase-inhibiting aryloxyphenoxypropanoate herbicide selected from the group consisting of quizalofop or an ester thereof, haloxyfop, fluazifop or an ester thereof, clodinafop, clodinafop-propargyl, diclofop, and diclofop-methyl; applying an effective amount (measured in g AI/Ha) of the at least one aryloxyphenoxypropanoate herbicide to the domestic rice crop plant, post-emergence; thereby creating a treated rice plant; and growing the resulting treated rice plant.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2016Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: BASF SEInventors: S. Luke Mankin, Leon Neuteboom, Sherry R. Whitt, Ulrich Schoefl, Haiping Hong, Allan Wenck, Dale R. Carlson, John A. McElver, Jill M. Stevenson-Paulik
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Publication number: 20210213523Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of homogeneously mixing solids, comprising: mixing, in a fluid medium, at least a first Got nanoparticle material and a surfactant, wherein the surfactant causes the first nanoparticle material to distribute uniformly in the fluid medium and have a specific charge; adding, to the fluid medium, a second nanoparticle material, wherein the surfactant has a charge of opposite polarity to the zeta potential of the second nanoparticle material; attaching the second nanoparticle material to the first Nnanoparticle material using the charge attraction of the surfactant and the second nanoparticle material to obtain a homogeneous material; and removing the attached first and second nanoparticle materials from the fluid medium to obtain a solid homogeneous material.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: G. P. "Bud" Peterson, Haiping Hong
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Patent number: 11053124Abstract: Disclosed herein is a conductive grease composition that includes a functionalized carbon nanomaterial and/or boron nanomaterial and a base oil. The nanomaterial and base oil forms hydrogen bond network in the disclosed composition. Because of the formed hydrogen bonds, the disclosed grease exhibits enhanced thermal or electrical conductivity. Also disclosed is a method to improve thermal or electrical conductivity of an existing grease composition.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: South Dakota Board of RegentsInventors: Haiping Hong, Christian A. Widener, Gregory Lee Christensen
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Publication number: 20210153448Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for treating rice. The method comprises the steps of: providing a domestic rice crop plant and at least one ACCase-inhibiting aryloxyphenoxypropanoate herbicide selected from the group consisting of quizalofop or an ester thereof, haloxyfop, fluazifop or an ester thereof, clodinafop, clodinafop-propargyl, diclofop, and diclofop-methyl; applying an effective amount (measured in g AI/Ha) of the at least one aryloxyphenoxypropanoate herbicide to the domestic rice crop plant, post-emergence; thereby creating a treated rice plant; and growing the resulting treated rice plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2020Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: S. Luke Mankin, Leon Neuteboom, Sherry R. Whitt, Ulrich Schofl, Haiping Hong, Allan Wenck, Dale R. Carlson, John A. McElver, Jill M. Stevenson-Paulik
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Publication number: 20210104720Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, and the resultant compositions, of preparing doped electrode materials comprising doping electrode compositions via a cold spray method. Preferably, the electrode materials are doped with hetero atoms and/or silicon-based compounds. The doped electrode materials preferably have a well-distributed deposition of the hetero atoms and/or silicon-based compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: HAIPING HONG, ROB HRABE
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Patent number: 10950847Abstract: An electrode comprises carbon nanoparticles and at least one of metal particles, metal oxide particles, metalloid particles and/or metalloid oxide particles. A surfactant attaches the carbon nanoparticles and the metal particles, metal oxide particles, metalloid particles and/or metalloid oxide particles to form an electrode composition. A binder binds the electrode composition such that it can be formed into a film or membrane. The electrode has a specific capacity of at least 450 mAh/g of active material when cycled at a charge/discharge rate of about 0.1C.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: South Dakota Board of RegentsInventors: Haiping Hong, David R. Salem, Gregory Lee Christensen, Ruidong Yang