Patents by Inventor Lushuai Zhang

Lushuai Zhang 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).

  • Electrically-heated fiber, fabric, or textile for heated apparel
    Patent number: 11825569
    Abstract: A heating element composite comprises a substrate of one or more fibers or threads and an electrically-conductive polymer coating comprising an electrically-conductive polymer material deposited onto the one or more fibers or threads. A thickness of the electrically-conductive polymer coating is at least about 100 nanometers and the electrically-conductive polymer coating covers at least about 75% of an external surface area of the one or more fibers or threads of the substrate. The resulting heating element composite has a sheet resistance of from about 2?/? to about 200?/?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Trisha L. Andrew, Lushuai Zhang, Morgan Baima
  • ELECTRICALLY-HEATED FIBER, FABRIC, OR TEXTILE FOR HEATED APPAREL
    Publication number: 20220015198
    Abstract: A heating element composite comprises a substrate of one or more fibers or threads and an electrically-conductive polymer coating comprising an electrically-conductive polymer material deposited onto the one or more fibers or threads. A thickness of the electrically-conductive polymer coating is at least about 100 nanometers and the electrically-conductive polymer coating covers at least about 75% of an external surface area of the one or more fibers or threads of the substrate. The resulting heating element composite has a sheet resistance of from about 2 ?/? to about 200 ?/?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Trisha L. Andrew, Lushuai Zhang, Morgan Baima
  • Electrically-heated fiber, fabric, or textile for heated apparel
    Patent number: 11166344
    Abstract: A heating element composite comprises a substrate of one or more fibers or threads and an electrically-conductive polymer coating comprising an electrically-conductive polymer material deposited onto the one or more fibers or threads. A thickness of the electrically-conductive polymer coating is at least about 100 nanometers and the electrically-conductive polymer coating covers at least about 75% of an external surface area of the one or more fibers or threads of the substrate. The resulting heating element composite has a sheet resistance of from about 2 ?/? to about 200 ?/?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Trisha L. Andrew, Lushuai Zhang, Morgan Baima
  • Polymeric capacitors for energy storage devices, method of manufacture thereof and articles comprising the same
    Patent number: 10832873
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electrically insulating substrate comprising a p-doped poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) layer disposed thereon, where the p-doped poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) layer is manufactured by a method comprising charging a vapor comprising 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene into a reactor; where the reactor comprises the electrically insulating substrate; charging a vapor comprising an iron salt into the reactor; polymerizing the 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene with the iron salt to form the p-doped poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene); and disposing the poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) layer on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
    Inventors: Trisha L. Andrew, Lushuai Zhang
  • ELECTRICALLY-HEATED FIBER, FABRIC, OR TEXTILE FOR HEATED APPAREL
    Publication number: 20190230745
    Abstract: A heating element composite comprises a substrate of one or more fibers or threads and an electrically-conductive polymer coating comprising an electrically-conductive polymer material deposited onto the one or more fibers or threads. A thickness of the electrically-conductive polymer coating is at least about 100 nanometers and the electrically-conductive polymer coating covers at least about 75% of an external surface area of the one or more fibers or threads of the substrate. The resulting heating element composite has a sheet resistance of from about 2 ?/? to about 200 ?/?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Trisha L. Andrew, Lushuai Zhang, Morgan Baima
  • POLYMERIC CAPACITORS FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180269006
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electrically insulating substrate comprising a p-doped poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) layer disposed thereon, where the p-doped poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) layer is manufactured by a method comprising charging a vapor comprising 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene into a reactor; where the reactor comprises the electrically insulating substrate; charging a vapor comprising an iron salt into the reactor; polymerizing the 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene with the iron salt to form the p-doped poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene); and disposing the poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) layer on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Trisha L. Andrew, Lushuai Zhang