Patents by Inventor Lianghua Lu

Lianghua Lu 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).

  • Method and device for making polymer microparticles
    Patent number: 10576452
    Abstract: A method includes spraying a liquid including polymer and a gas substantially inert to the liquid respectively from a first and second orifice of a nozzle into air to form mist of beads. The beads then are collected with a collecting medium at a temperature in a range from about ?10° C. to about 80° C. The collecting medium includes at least one of water and alcohols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lianghua Lu, Lin Chen, Jie Gao, Zhida Pan, Wenqing Peng, Tobias E. Soderman
  • Method and Device for Making Polymer Microparticles
    Publication number: 20180133685
    Abstract: A method includes spraying a liquid including polymer and a gas substantially inert to the liquid respectively from a first and second orifice of a nozzle into air to form mist of beads. The beads then are collected with a collecting medium at a temperature in a range from about ?10° C. to about 80° C. The collecting medium includes at least one of water and alcohols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lianghua Lu, Lin Chen, Jie Gao, Zhida Pan, Wenqing Peng, Tobias E. Soderman