Patents by Inventor Hairong Yao

Hairong Yao 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).

  • Patent number: 11921015
    Abstract: A device for sampling soil of tropical lowland rainforest is provided, and the device includes a driving motor, a probe rod and a sampling barrel. An output shaft of the driving motor is fixedly connected with the top end of the probe rod. The probe rod is hollow. The sampling barrel is disposed in the probe rod. An opening of the bottom end of the sampling barrel faces to the soil inlet. Two baffle plates are also arranged in the probe rod. The side wall of the baffle plate is arc-shaped, and the bottom end of the baffle plate is semicircular. The semicircular baffle plates can pass through the space and can be joined to form a cylinder with a closed bottom end. Two linear motors are fixedly arranged in the probe rod and can respectively drive the two baffle plates to move.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: International Center for Bamboo and Rattan
    Inventors: Huai Yang, Wenjie Liu, Qiu Yang, Hairong Yao
  • Publication number: 20220057300
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a device for sampling soil of tropical lowland rainforest, comprising a driving motor, a probe rod and a sampling barrel. An output shaft of the driving motor is fixedly connected with the top end of the probe rod. The probe rod is hollow. The sampling barrel is disposed in the probe rod. An opening of the bottom end of the sampling barrel faces to the soil inlet. Two baffle plates are also arranged in the probe rod. The side wall of the baffle plate is arc-shaped, and the bottom end of the baffle plate is semicircular. The semicircular baffle plates can pass through the space and can be jointed to form a cylinder with a closed bottom end. Two linear motors are fixedly arranged in the probe rod and can respectively drive the two baffle plates to move.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: International Center for Bamboo and Rattan
    Inventors: Huai Yang, Wenjie Liu, Qiu Yang, Hairong Yao