Patents by Inventor Minhui CAI

Minhui 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).

  • Patent number: 11567043
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic carbon detector that can be used with a liquid chromatography equipment such as a size exclusion chromatography. The organic carbon detector contains a carbon oxidization subsystem and a stripping and CO2 detection subsystem arranged and detachably connected with each other in said order. The carbon oxidization subsystem contains a microfluidic agent injection module (1), an inorganic carbon removal module (2), a microfluidic ultraviolet oxidation module (3) and a vacuum pumping system (4), configured to remove inorganic carbons and oxidize organic carbons. The stripping and CO2 detection subsystem contains a stripping module (7) and a CO2 detector (12), using a carrier gas to transfer the organic carbon converted gas to the CO2 detector (12). Also disclosed is a method of using the organic carbon detector in water quality monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Wentao Li, Wenxiang Ji, Aimin Li, Minhui Cai, Yaping Wu, Yan Li, Shi Cheng, Ji Wu, Jichun Wu, Yanting Zuo, Yuze Han
  • Publication number: 20210018476
    Abstract: Disclosed are a size exclusion chromatography-combined nitrogen detector and an application method thereof, which belong to the field of detection and analysis of water quality. The detector comprises an oxidation system (1), a nitrate detection system (2), a power supply system (3), and a signal processing and control system (4), wherein after being separated by size exclusion chromatography, a sample to be detected enters into the oxidation system (1) to undergo oxidation treatment, and after nitrogenous compound in the sample is converted into nitrate, the sample is detected in the nitrate detection system (2) by ultraviolet (UV) absorbance method. The power supply system (3) supplies power to the detector, and the signal processing and control system (4) is responsible for processing and controlling signals of the oxidation system (1) and the nitrate detection system (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Wentao LI, Minhui CAI, Dalin YE, Xinqun XIA, Yan LI, Aimin LI, Jichun WU, Yanting ZUO, Yaping WU, Dawei LI, Haiou SONG
  • Publication number: 20200173968
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic carbon detector that can be used with a liquid chromatography equipment such as a size exclusion chromatography. The organic carbon detector contains a carbon oxidization subsystem and a stripping and CO2 detection subsystem arranged and detachably connected with each other in said order. The carbon oxidization subsystem contains a microfluidic agent injection module (1), an inorganic carbon removal module (2), a microfluidic ultraviolet oxidation module (3) and a vacuum pumping system (4), configured to remove inorganic carbons and oxidize organic carbons. The stripping and CO2 detection subsystem contains a stripping module (7) and a CO2 detector (12), using a carrier gas to transfer the organic carbon converted gas to the CO2 detector (12). Also disclosed is a method of using the organic carbon detector in water quality monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Wentao LI, Wenxiang JI, Aimin LI, Minhui CAI, Yaping WU, Yan LI, Shi CHENG, Ji WU, Jichun WU, Yanting ZUO, Yuze HAN