Patents by Inventor Jicheng Guo

Jicheng Guo 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).

  • Automated corrosion monitoring and control system for molten salt equipment
    Patent number: 12043904
    Abstract: The invention provides an in situ method for protecting material exposed to molten salt, the method having the steps of supplying metal in a first nonreactive state to the molten salt to create a mixture; measuring a redox state of the mixture; and transforming the metal to a second reactive state when the redox state indicates corrosion of the material is about to occur. Also provided is a system for preventing corrosion of structural alloys in molten salt environments, the system having a vessel defining a void containing the molten salt; a voltammetry sensor inserted into the molten salt; a first cathode inserted into the molten salt; and a first anode inserted into the molten salt, whereby the cathode and anode are in electrical communication with an electrical power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
    Inventors: Nathaniel C. Hoyt, Jicheng Guo, Mark A. Williamson
  • AUTOMATED CORROSION MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MOLTEN SALT EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20210310132
    Abstract: The invention provides an in situ method for protecting material exposed to molten salt, the method having the steps of supplying metal in a first nonreactive state to the molten salt to create a mixture; measuring a redox state of the mixture; and transforming the metal to a second reactive state when the redox state indicates corrosion of the material is about to occur. Also provided is a system for preventing corrosion of structural alloys in molten salt environments, the system having a vessel defining a void containing the molten salt; a voltammetry sensor inserted into the molten salt; a first cathode inserted into the molten salt; and a first anode inserted into the molten salt, whereby the cathode and anode are in electrical communication with an electrical power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
    Inventors: Nathaniel C. Hoyt, Jicheng Guo, Mark A. Williamson