Patents by Inventor Hongyao ZHOU

Hongyao ZHOU 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).

  • Thermoelectric conversion material, thermoelectric conversion device having the same, thermo-electrochemical cell and thermoelectric sensor
    Patent number: 11367824
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoelectric conversion material having a considerably increased Seebeck coefficient, and a thermoelectric conversion device, a thermo-electrochemical cell and a thermoelectric sensor which include the material. The thermoelectric conversion material of the present invention includes a redox pair and a capture compound which captures only one of the redox pair selectively at low temperature and releases at high temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
    Inventors: Teppei Yamada, Hongyao Zhou, Nobuo Kimizuka
  • THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL, THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE HAVING THE SAME, THERMO-ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL AND THERMOELECTRIC SENSOR
    Publication number: 20190081224
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoelectric conversion material having a considerably increased Seebeck coefficient, and a thermoelectric conversion device, a thermo-electrochemical cell and a thermoelectric sensor which include the material. The thermoelectric conversion material of the present invention includes a redox pair and a capture compound which captures only one of the redox pair selectively at low temperature and releases at high temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
    Inventors: Teppei YAMADA, Hongyao ZHOU, Nobuo KIMIZUKA