Patents by Inventor Liping Cai

Liping Cai 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).

  • Fabrication of a phase change material (PCM) integrated insulation
    Patent number: 11828060
    Abstract: A method of making an insulated material comprises melting a phase change material to form liquid phase change material, combining the liquid phase change material with an insulating material, and forming a composite insulation material in response to the combining. The insulating material can be a porous material that comprises a plurality of pores, and the liquid phase change material is disposed in the plurality of pores. The phase change material can also be stored in a container and used as layer in an insulation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
    Inventors: Sheldon Q. Shi, Weihuan Zhao, Liping Cai
  • FABRICATION OF A PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM) INTEGRATED INSULATION
    Publication number: 20220259847
    Abstract: A method of making an insulated material comprises melting a phase change material to form liquid phase change material, combining the liquid phase change material with an insulating material, and forming a composite insulation material in response to the combining. The insulating material can be a porous material that comprises a plurality of pores, and the liquid phase change material is disposed in the plurality of pores. The phase change material can also be stored in a container and used as layer in an insulation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Sheldon Q. SHI, Weihuan ZHAO, Liping CAI
  • Fabrication of a phase change material (PCM) integrated insulation
    Patent number: 11352783
    Abstract: A method of making an insulated material comprises melting a phase change material to form liquid phase change material, combining the liquid phase change material with an insulating material, and forming a composite insulation material in response to the combining. The insulating material can be a porous material that comprises a plurality of pores, and the liquid phase change material is disposed in the plurality of pores. The phase change material can also be stored in a container and used as layer in an insulation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
    Inventors: Sheldon Q. Shi, Weihuan Zhao, Liping Cai
  • FABRICATION OF PCM INTEGRATED INSULATION
    Publication number: 20210230862
    Abstract: A method of making an insulated material comprises melting a phase change material to form liquid phase change material, combining the liquid phase change material with an insulating material, and forming a composite insulation material in response to the combining. The insulating material can be a porous material that comprises a plurality of pores, and the liquid phase change material is disposed in the plurality of pores. The phase change material can also be stored in a container and used as layer in an insulation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Sheldon Q. SHI, Weihuan ZHAO, Liping CAI
  • Methods And Compositions For Cellular Imaging And Cancer Cell Detection Using Light Harvesting Conjugated Polymer-Biomolecular Conjugates
    Publication number: 20130109029
    Abstract: The present invention relates to conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE) or oligoelectrolyte (COE) compounds represented by general structural formulae (I)-(IV), or a salt thereof and methods of using these compounds to detect targets in samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
    Inventors: Bin Liu, Kanyi Pu, Kai Li, Liping Cai, Yanyan Wang, Dan Ding