Patents by Inventor Rong Ye

Rong Ye 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: 9711297
    Abstract: A method of pre-doping an anode of an energy storage device can include immersing the anode and a dopant source in an electrolyte, and coupling a substantially constant current between the anode and the dopant source. A method of pre-doping an anode of an energy storage device can include immersing the anode and a dopant source in an electrolyte, and coupling a substantially constant voltage across the anode and the dopant source. An energy storage device can include an anode having a lithium ion pre-doping level of about 60% to about 90%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Maxwell Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Santhanam Raman, Xiaomei Xi, Xiang-Rong Ye
  • Publication number: 20140313639
    Abstract: A method of pre-doping an anode of an energy storage device can include immersing the anode and a dopant source in an electrolyte, and coupling a substantially constant current between the anode and the dopant source. A method of pre-doping an anode of an energy storage device can include immersing the anode and a dopant source in an electrolyte, and coupling a substantially constant voltage across the anode and the dopant source. An energy storage device can include an anode having a lithium ion pre-doping level of about 60% to about 90%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Santhanam Raman, Xiaomei Xi, Xiang-Rong Ye
  • Patent number: 8333948
    Abstract: Provided are aligned carbon nanotubes for a fuel cell having a large surface area, a nanocomposite that includes the aligned carbon nanotubes loaded with highly dispersed nanoparticles of a metallic catalyst, methods of producing the carbon nanotubes and the nanocomposite, and a fuel cell including the nanocomposite. In the nanocomposite, nanoparticles of the metallic catalyst are uniformly distributed on external walls of the nanotubes. A fuel cell including the nanocomposite exhibits better performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Chan-Ho Pak, Hyuk Chang, Sungho Jin, Xiang-Rong Ye, Li-Han Chen
  • Patent number: 7552537
    Abstract: A utility cutter includes a cutter blade, a cutter handle, a blade frame, and a blade replacement arrangement. The blade frame includes a first and a second frame member pivotally mounted with each other to define a blade receiving cavity that the cutter blade is substantially retained at the blade receiving cavity, wherein the blade frame is pivotally mounted to the elongated cutter handle for folding between a folded position and an unfolded position. The blade replacement arrangement is operatively coupled with the first and the second frame member for normally locking the first and the second frame member with each other. When the blade frame is in the unfolded position, the blade replacement arrangement is adapted to unlock the first frame member, such that the cutter blade is capable of being conveniently and safely replaced at the blade receiving cavity without sliding movement of the cutter blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Inventor: Jing Rong Ye
  • Publication number: 20090075157
    Abstract: Provided are aligned carbon nanotubes for a fuel cell having a large surface area, a nanocomposite that includes the aligned carbon nanotubes loaded with highly dispersed nanoparticles of a metallic catalyst, methods of producing the carbon nanotubes and the nanocomposite, and a fuel cell including the nanocomposite. In the nanocomposite, nanoparticles of the metallic catalyst are uniformly distributed on external walls of the nanotubes. A fuel cell including the nanocomposite exhibits better performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Chan-Ho Pak, Hyuk Chang, Sung-Ho Jin, Xiang-Rong Ye, Li-Han Chen
  • Publication number: 20080220244
    Abstract: Embodiments of nanostructures and nanocomposites and embodiments of methods for forming and modifying these nanostructures and nanocomposites are disclosed. The methods can include transporting a metal, metallic compound or precursor to a surface of a nanostructure substrate in a carrier while the carrier is in supercritical fluid form. Embodiments of the disclosed methods can be used to form catalytic structures, such as catalytic structures including nanostructure supports and catalytic metallic nanoparticles attached to the nanostructure supports. These catalytic structures are useful for catalyzing reactions in fuel cell applications, such as oxygen reduction and methanol oxidation reactions. Some of the disclosed nanostructures and nanocomposites include carbon nanotubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Chien M Wai, Xiang-Rong Ye, Yuehe Lin
  • Publication number: 20080066318
    Abstract: A utility cutter includes a cutter blade, a cutter handle, a blade frame, and a blade replacement arrangement. The blade frame includes a first and a second frame member pivotally mounted with each other to define a blade receiving cavity that the cutter blade is substantially retained at the blade receiving cavity, wherein the blade frame is pivotally mounted to the elongated cutter handle for folding between a folded position and an unfolded position. The blade replacement arrangement is operatively coupled with the first and the second frame member for normally locking the first and the second frame member with each other. When the blade frame is in the unfolded position, the blade replacement arrangement is adapted to unlock the first frame member, such that the cutter blade is capable of being conveniently and safely replaced at the blade receiving cavity without sliding movement of the cutter blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventor: Jing Rong Ye
  • Patent number: D774005
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Hangzhou Leaderway Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rong Ye, Chengqi Yang, Jingming Jiang