Patents by Inventor Haiyan Henry Zhang

Haiyan Henry Zhang 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).

  • Systems and methods for use with internal combustion engines and vehicles comprising the same
    Patent number: 10309299
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and vehicles for use with internal combustion engines comprising combustion chambers that produce exhaust gases that include a Stirling engine having a hot side and a cold side with the hot side being in thermal contact with exhaust gases produced by the internal combustion engine. The Stirling engine is configured to be powered by heat from the exhaust gases during operation of the internal combustion engine, and a compressor powered by the Stirling engine is configured to provide compressed air to combustion chambers of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Adhiraj B. Mathur, Haiyan Henry Zhang
  • Parallelogram arm vehicle lift
    Patent number: 10195977
    Abstract: A lift for transferring a user to and from a vehicle, the lift including a lift platform for receiving the user, the lift platform being arcuately movable between a first position and a second position; a vertical arm coupled to the lift platform, the vertical arm having a profile that is progressively convex along the entire length of the vertical arm; and a pair of parallel arms extending from the vertical arm, wherein each of the parallel arms is pivotally coupled to a bracket mounted to the vehicle; wherein the vertical arm has a generally U-shaped cross-section that forms a channel configured to receive at least a portion of the pair of parallel arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: The Braun Corporation
    Inventors: Robert E. Bettcher, III, Justin M. Kline, Austin D. Metzger, Haiyan Henry Zhang, Cong Liao, Achilleas Bardakas
  • PARALLELOGRAM ARM VEHICLE LIFT
    Publication number: 20180126889
    Abstract: A lift for transferring a user to and from a vehicle, the lift including a lift platform for receiving the user, the lift platform being arcuately movable between a first position and a second position; a vertical arm coupled to the lift platform, the vertical arm having a profile that is progressively convex along the entire length of the vertical arm; and a pair of parallel arms extending from the vertical arm, wherein each of the parallel arms is pivotally coupled to a bracket mounted to the vehicle; wherein the vertical arm has a generally U-shaped cross-section that forms a channel configured to receive at least a portion of the pair of parallel arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Robert E. Bettcher, III, Justin M. Kline, Austin D. Metzger, Haiyan Henry Zhang, Cong Liao, Achilleas Bardakas
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE WITH INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES AND VEHICLES COMPRISING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170016392
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and vehicles for use with internal combustion engines comprising combustion chambers that produce exhaust gases that include a Stirling engine having a hot side and a cold side with the hot side being in thermal contact with exhaust gases produced by the internal combustion engine. The Stirling engine is configured to be powered by heat from the exhaust gases during operation of the internal combustion engine, and a compressor powered by the Stirling engine is configured to provide compressed air to combustion chambers of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Adhiraj B. Mathur, Haiyan Henry Zhang