Patents by Inventor HELEN TIANZHAO LAN

HELEN TIANZHAO LAN 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: 10584869
    Abstract: A heater having a planar metal sheet with a first and second surface. A metal oxide layer is formed on the first surface of the sheet and a combustion catalyst is impregnated into the metal oxide layer. A source of fuel and air is then supplied to the first side of the metal sheet resulting in catalytic combustion which heats the metal sheet. The metal sheet can serve as a cooking stove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Ivan Chihang Lee, Helen Tianzhao Lan
  • Publication number: 20170030578
    Abstract: A heater having a planar metal sheet with a first and second surface. A metal oxide layer is formed on the first surface of the sheet and a combustion catalyst is impregnated into the metal oxide layer. A source of fuel and air is then supplied to the first side of the metal sheet resulting in catalytic combustion which heats the metal sheet. The metal sheet can serve as a cooking stove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE ARM Y
    Inventors: Ivan Chihang Lee, HELEN TIANZHAO LAN