Patents by Inventor Jinfa Chen

Jinfa Chen 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: 12480710
    Abstract: A surround hot air slow drying device and a three-stage baking method for pet food processing are provided. The surround hot air slow drying device for pet food processing includes a drying box. A hot air drying unit is provided at an inner bottom of the drying box, a circulating conveying unit is provided inside the drying box, a plurality of drying frames are evenly distributed on the circulating conveying unit, a material turning mechanism is provided inside the drying frames, and a positioning component is provided inside the drying box. The material turning mechanism cooperates with the positioning component to turn the raw materials in the drying frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2025
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Inventors: Jinfa Chen, Yaoqing Liu, Wenhao Wang, Huanhuan Gu, Minghui Zhang
  • Patent number: 5608658
    Abstract: A batch of units of a product are inspected before they are supplied to customers with warranties. The units are either defective or non-defective, realizing a defect index which is a random variable characterized by a statistical distribution. During the inspection, the units identified as being defective are repaired. A dynamic inspection technique has been developed and can be used to identify different thresholds for which number of units within a batch need to be inspected, such that costs due to the inspection, repair and warranty are minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University
    Inventors: David D. Yao, Jinfa Chen, Shaohui Zheng