Patents by Inventor Qiuming Wang

Qiuming Wang 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: 12031029
    Abstract: Materials, methods of making, and methods of using a stable and regenerable immobilized amine sorbents for rare earth element and heavy metal recovery from liquid sources. Embodiments of the invention relate to the novel combination of different polyamines, primarily polyethylenimine Mw=800 (PEI800), and an epoxysilane, namely 2-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)ethyltrimethoxysilane (ECTMS), covalently immobilizing theREE and heavy metal-adsorbing amine sites within low cost, porous silica particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Mcmahan L. Gray, Brian W. Kail, Walter C. Wilfong, Qiuming Wang
  • Publication number: 20240218433
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an amplifying and testing device and a carrier loading method for amplifying and testing. The amplifying and testing device includes: a support, being provided with a test window; a test device arranged on the support and located at the test window; a reagent loading device, including a bracket and a carrier removably arranged on the bracket, the bracket is movably arranged on the support in a transverse direction, and the carrier moves along with the bracket, such that the carrier has a storage position located below the test window and a loading position moving out of the support; and a heating device movably arranged on the support in a vertical direction and capable of driving the carrier to lift, so as to lift the carrier to a test position cooperating with the test device in a butting manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Guoyao HE, Peng LI, Qiuming WANG, Yixian WANG, Xiaolin ZHENG, Hao XIAO
  • Patent number: 11850571
    Abstract: This disclosure provides polyamine sorbent compositions for the separation of metals from aqueous solutions. The polyamine sorbent compositions comprise a silica support, an aminosilane bound to the silica support, an epoxysilane bound to the silica support, and a polyamine where the polyamine is chemically tethered onto a solid silica support through via the epoxysilane. The polyamine may be further stabilized within the bulk sorbent through hydrogen bonding interactions with the aminosilane. The sorbent compositions resist leaching by H2O in an aqueous stream containing heavy oxyanion-based (and other) metals and demonstrate stability over a pH range of 2-14. The sorbent compositions are useful for the separation of metals from aqueous solutions. The cationic heavy metals are captured by the co-existing amine groups (—NH2, —NH, —N) from the polymeric network while additional metal capture capacity is derived from the introduction of a secondary silane linker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: McMahan L Gray, Brian W. Kail, Walter Christopher Wilfong, Qiuming Wang, Fan Shi
  • Patent number: 11738328
    Abstract: One or more embodiments relates to method for generating CHEFS having the steps of generating the CHEFS from a dope. One or more embodiments relates to a method for generating CHEFS having amine functional groups having the steps of generating a dope containing a BIAS with amine groups, at least one polymer, and at least one solvent; and forming CHEFS from the dope, wherein the generated CHEFS have no more than 30% amine loss compared to the BIAS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: McMahan L. Gray, Fan Shi, Shouliang Yi, Walter Chris Wilfong, Qiuming Wang
  • Publication number: 20230112681
    Abstract: Materials, methods of making, and methods of using a stable and regenerable immobilized amine sorbents for rare earth element and heavy metal recovery from liquid sources. Embodiments of the invention relate to the novel combination of different polyamines, primarily polyethylenimine Mw=800 (PEI800), and an epoxysilane, namely 2-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)ethyltrimethoxysilane (ECTMS), covalently immobilizing theREE and heavy metal-adsorbing amine sites within low cost, porous silica particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: McMahan L. Gray, Brian W. Kail, Walter C. Wilfong, Qiuming Wang
  • Publication number: 20210017047
    Abstract: One or more embodiments relate to a method of separating a target contaminant from an aqueous source by contacting a polyamine network-based sorbent with the aqueous source; and capturing and separating the target contaminant from the aqueous source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Brian W. Kail, McMahan L. Gray, Walter C. Wilfong, Qiuming Wang, Fan Shi
  • Publication number: 20210016246
    Abstract: This disclosure provides polyamine sorbent compositions for the separation of metals from aqueous solutions. The polyamine sorbent compositions comprise a silica support, an aminosilane bound to the silica support, an epoxysilane bound to the silica support, and a polyamine where the polyamine is chemically tethered onto a solid silica support through via the epoxysilane. The polyamine may be further stabilized within the bulk sorbent through hydrogen bonding interactions with the aminosilane. The sorbent compositions resist leaching by H2O in an aqueous stream containing heavy oxyanion-based (and other) metals and demonstrate stability over a pH range of 2-14. The sorbent compositions are useful for the separation of metals from aqueous solutions. The cationic heavy metals are captured by the co-existing amine groups (—NH2, —NH, —N) from the polymeric network while additional metal capture capacity is derived from the introduction of a secondary silane linker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: McMahan L. Gray, Brian W. Kail, Walter Christopher Wilfong, Qiuming Wang, Fan Shi
  • Patent number: 10836654
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for the removal of organic contaminates from wastewater. The method comprises contacting wastewater comprising water and an organic contaminate with a basic immobilized amine sorbent, where the basic immobilized amine sorbent comprises a polyamine bound to an inorganic support via a linker, such that contacting the wastewater causes at a least a portion of the organic contaminate to bind to the basic immobilized amine sorbent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: U.S. Department of Energy
    Inventors: McMahan L. Gray, Brian W. Kail, Qiuming Wang, Walter C. Wilfong
  • Publication number: 20180100065
    Abstract: Materials, methods of making, and methods of using a stable and regenerable immobilized amine sorbents for rare earth element and heavy metal recovery from liquid sources. Embodiments of the invention relate to the novel combination of different polyamines, primarily polyethylenimine Mw=800 (PEI800), and an epoxysilane, namely 2-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)ethyltrimethoxysilane (ECTMS), covalently immobilizing the REE and heavy metal-adsorbing amine sites within low cost, porous silica particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: McMahan L. Gray, Brian W. Kail, Walter C. Wilfong, Qiuming Wang
  • Publication number: 20160022625
    Abstract: A method for disaggregating amyloid peptide aggregates the method comprising administering a tanshinone or a tanshinone derivatives to an amyloid peptide aggregate. The method may be useful for disaggregating amyloid peptide aggregates in a patient in need of such treatment, such as patients with Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Jie Zheng, Xiang Yu, Qiuming Wang