Patents by Inventor Huigang Xiao

Huigang Xiao 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).

  • Viscoelastic damped jumpers
    Patent number: 8863784
    Abstract: A system, in certain embodiments, includes a multi-layer composite strip of pipe dampening materials, comprising a first layer of a first material, a second layer of a second material disposed adjacent to the first layer of material, and a third layer of a third material disposed adjacent to the second layer of material, wherein the second material comprises a viscoelastic material, and wherein the multi-layer composite strip of pipe dampening materials is configured to be affixed to an outer surface of a section of pipe. In certain embodiments, the first layer and the third layer may have stiffness values that are substantially different from each other. The difference in stiffness values may enable relative motion in the first layer and the third layer to be generated during vibration of the section of pipe, and the energy may be dissipated by the viscoelastic material, thereby dampening vibration of the section of pipe. In certain embodiments, multiple strips of pipe dampening materials may be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Gangbing Song, Chris Kocurek, Devendra Patil, He Ma, Mithun Singla, Huigang Xiao
  • VISCOELASTIC DAMPED JUMPERS
    Publication number: 20110259463
    Abstract: A system, in certain embodiments, includes a multi-layer composite strip of pipe dampening materials, comprising a first layer of a first material, a second layer of a second material disposed adjacent to the first layer of material, and a third layer of a third material disposed adjacent to the second layer of material, wherein the second material comprises a viscoelastic material, and wherein the multi-layer composite strip of pipe dampening materials is configured to be affixed to an outer surface of a section of pipe. In certain embodiments, the first layer and the third layer may have stiffness values that are substantially different from each other. The difference in stiffness values may enable relative motion in the first layer and the third layer to be generated during vibration of the section of pipe, and the energy may be dissipated by the viscoelastic material, thereby dampening vibration of the section of pipe. In certain embodiments, multiple strips of pipe dampening materials may be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
    Inventors: Gangbing Song, Chris Kocurek, Devendra Patil, He Ma, Mithun Singla, Huigang Xiao