Patents by Inventor Jinhu Zou

Jinhu Zou 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).

  • Publication number: 20220241909
    Abstract: A method for sealing a high-temperature heat pipe includes: (1) necking and reducing two ends of the heat pipe separately, so as to obtain a necked end and a reduced end; (2) sealing the necked end by laser welding or electron beam welding; (3) placing the heat pipe in an inert gas glove box, and pouring a working medium without impurities into the heat pipe; (4) heating the heat pipe, connecting the reduced end to a vacuum pump, pumping gas inside the heat pipe by the vacuum pump to vacuumize the heat pipe, such that pressure in an inner cavity of the heat pipe reaches a target pressure, and flattening the reduced end; and (5) sealing an opening of the flattened reduced end by electron beam welding or laser welding, so as to obtain the high-temperature heat pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Zhenping WAN, Zicong HE, Jinhu ZOU, Longsheng LU, Yong TANG
  • Patent number: 11389912
    Abstract: A method for sealing a high-temperature heat pipe includes: (1) necking and reducing two ends of the heat pipe separately, so as to obtain a necked end and a reduced end; (2) sealing the necked end by laser welding or electron beam welding; (3) placing the heat pipe in an inert gas glove box, and pouring a working medium without impurities into the heat pipe; (4) heating the heat pipe, connecting the reduced end to a vacuum pump, pumping gas inside the heat pipe by the vacuum pump to vacuumize the heat pipe, such that pressure in an inner cavity of the heat pipe reaches a target pressure, and flattening the reduced end; and (5) sealing an opening of the flattened reduced end by electron beam welding or laser welding, so as to obtain the high-temperature heat pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Zhenping Wan, Zicong He, Jinhu Zou, Longsheng Lu, Yong Tang