Patents by Inventor Rongfu Li
Rongfu Li 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).
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Publication number: 20150184343Abstract: A method for treating a cellulosic material comprises extracting the cellulosic material with an extractant to selectively extract hemicellulose therein and separating the extracted hemicellulose to form a cellulosic product comprising less hemicellulose than the cellulose-containing material. The extractant comprises an amine oxide and a non-solvent. The cellulosic product retains the cellulosic fiber morphology.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2015Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: Rongfu Li, Jay Mehta, Xiaoyan Tu, Prabuddha Bansal, Michael Combs, Denis Fallon, Lawton E. Kizer
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Publication number: 20150184337Abstract: A method for treating a cellulosic material comprises extracting the cellulosic material with an extractant to selectively extract hemicellulose therein and separating the extracted hemicellulose to form a cellulosic product comprising less hemicellulose than the cellulose-containing material. The extractant comprises an ionic liquid and a non-solvent. The cellulosic product retains the cellulosic fiber morphology.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2015Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: Rongfu Li, Jay Mehta, Xiaoyan Tu, Prabuddha Bansal, Michael Combs, Denis Fallon, Lawton E. Kizer
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Patent number: 8986501Abstract: A method for treating a cellulosic material comprising extracting the cellulosic material with an extractant to selectively extract hemicellulose therein and separating the extracted hemicellulose to form a cellulosic product comprising less hemicellulose than the cellulosic material. The extractant comprises an amine oxide and a non-solvent. The cellulosic product retains the cellulosic fiber morphology.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Celanese International CorporationInventors: Rongfu Li, Jay Mehta, Xiaoyan Tu, Prabuddha Bansal, Michael Combs, Denis Fallon, Lawton E Kizer
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Patent number: 8980050Abstract: A method for treating a cellulosic material comprising extracting the cellulosic material with an extractant to selectively extract hemicellulose therein and separating the extracted hemicellulose to form a cellulosic product comprising less hemicellulose than the cellulosic material. The extractant comprises an amine oxide and a non-solvent. The cellulosic product retains the cellulosic fiber morphology.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Celanese International CorporationInventors: Rongfu Li, Jay Mehta, Xiaoyan Tu, Prabuddha Bansal, Michael Combs, Denis Fallon, Lawton E Kizer
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Publication number: 20150041084Abstract: A process for treating a cellulosic material comprising extracting hemicellulose from the cellulosic material with an extractant comprising a cellulose solvent and a co-solvent to selectively extract hemicellulose therefrom and separating the extracted hemicellulose to form a cellulosic product comprising less hemicellulose than the cellulosic material. The extractant comprises a cellulose solvent and a co-solvent. The cellulose solvent is selected from the group consisting of an ionic liquid, an amine oxide and combinations thereof, and the co-solvent may preferably have a boiling point less than 120° C., or less than 100° C. The cellulosic product advantageously retains its cellulosic fiber morphology. The processes involve separating and recovering the hemicellulose and separating and recycling various process streams employed in the process.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Inventors: Tianshu Pan, Dinesh Arora, Monica Boatwright, Michael T. Combs, Denis G. Fallon, Bin Li, Rongfu Li, Jennifer Maddrey, Jay Mehta
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Publication number: 20150045161Abstract: The present invention is directed to cellulose acetate table tennis balls and to processes for forming the cellulose acetate table tennis balls. Cellulose acetate may be provided as a flake or powder and then may be melt extruded to a sheet or pellet. The sheet may be soaked and a plurality of coupons may then be cut from the sheet. The coupons may be melt extruded to form hemispheres and then two hemispheres may be adhered to each other to form a sphere. The pellets may be injection molded to form hemispheres and then two hemispheres may be adhered to each other to form a sphere. The cellulose acetate table tennis balls are free of celluloid but meet the International Table Tennis Federation standards for table tennis balls.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Inventors: Zeming Gou, Jiawei Li, Rongfu Li, Kevin Pan, Naresh Budhavaram, Michael T. Combs, Yu Gao
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Publication number: 20140345510Abstract: A movement inhibiting apparatus for a floating offshore wind turbine and a floating base with the apparatus. The movement inhibiting apparatus for the floating offshore wind turbine comprises at least one layer of an annular shake-reducing panel placed horizontally and surrounding the floating base. A plurality of shake-reducing fins is further arranged on the shake-reducing panel. The plurality of shake-reducing fins comprises a first set of shake-reducing fins arranged on one side of the shake-reducing panel and the shake-reducing fins of the first set are spaced apart vertically around the floating base. The movement inhibiting apparatus for the floating offshore wind turbine can effectively inhibit the movement of the floating wind turbine and is of low cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Rongfu Li, Haifei Zhu, Luolin Bai, Lei Shi
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Publication number: 20140326421Abstract: A process for treating a cellulosic material comprising extracting the cellulosic material with an extractant to selectively extract hemicellulose therefrom and separating the extracted hemicellulose to form a cellulosic product comprising less hemicellulose than the cellulosic material. The extractant comprises a cellulose solvent and a co-solvent. The cellulosic product advantageously retains its cellulosic fiber morphology. The processes involve separating and recovering the hemicellulose and separating and recycling various process streams employed in the process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: Celanese International CorporationInventors: Denis G. Fallon, Thomas S. Garrett, Lawton Kizer, Bin Li, Rongfu Li, Jay Mehta, Tianshu Pan, Xiaoyan Tu, Leslie Allen, Dinesh Arora, Prabuddha Bansal, Michael T. Combs
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Publication number: 20140326422Abstract: A process for converting a starting material to a purified pulp material, comprising removing lignin from a starting material to form a wet pulp comprising at least 5 wt. % water, extracting hemicellulose from the wet pulp with an extractant, and separating the extracted hemicellulose from the extraction mixture to form a cellulosic product comprising less hemicellulose than the wet pulp. The extractant comprises a cellulose solvent and a co-solvent. The cellulosic product advantageously retains its cellulosic fiber morphology. The process involves separating and recovering hemicellulose and separating and recycling various process streams employed in the process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: Celanese International CorporationInventors: Denis G. Fallon, Bin Li, Rongfu Li, Jay Mehta, Tianshu Pan, Jaimes Sher, Leslie Allen, Dinesh Arora, Monica Boatwright, Christopher M. Bundren, Michael T. Combs
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Publication number: 20140048223Abstract: A method for treating a cellulosic material comprising extracting the cellulosic material with an extractant to selectively extract hemicellulose therein and separating the extracted hemicellulose to form a cellulosic product comprising less hemicellulose than the cellulosic material. The extractant comprises an amine oxide and a non-solvent. The cellulosic product retains the cellulosic fiber morphology.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Rongfu Li, Jay Mehta, Xiaoyan Tu, Prabuddha Bansal, Michael Combs, Denis Fallon, Lawton E Kizer
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Publication number: 20140048221Abstract: A method for treating a cellulosic material comprises extracting the cellulosic material with an extractant to selectively extract hemicellulose therein and separating the extracted hemicellulose to form a cellulosic product comprising less hemicellulose than the cellulose-containing material. The extractant comprises an ionic liquid and a non-solvent comprising acetic acid. The cellulosic product retains the cellulosic fiber morphology.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Rongfu Li, Jay Mehta, Xiaoyan Tu, Prabuddha Bansal, Michael Combs, Denis Fallon, Lawton E. Kizer
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Publication number: 20140048222Abstract: A method for treating a cellulosic material comprising extracting the cellulosic material with an extractant to selectively extract hemicellulose therein and separating the extracted hemicellulose to form a cellulosic product comprising less hemicellulose than the cellulosic material. The extractant comprises an amine oxide and a non-solvent. The cellulosic product retains the cellulosic fiber morphology.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Rongfu Li, Jay Mehta, Xiaoyan Tu, Prabuddha Bansal, Michael Combs, Denis Fallon, Lawton E. Kizer
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Patent number: 8614420Abstract: A radiation detection system can include a scintillating member including a polymer matrix, a first scintillating material, and a second scintillating material different from the first scintillating material and at least one photosensor coupled to the scintillating member. The radiation detection system can be configured to receive particular radiation at the scintillating member, generate a first light from the first scintillating material and a second light from the second scintillating material in response to receiving the particular radiation, receive the first and second lights at the at least one photosensor, generate a signal at the photosensor, and determine a total effective energy of the particular radiation based at least in part on the signal. Practical applications of the radiation detection system can include identifying a particular isotope present within an object, identifying a particular type of radiation emitted by the object, or locating a source of radiation within the object.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2011Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.Inventors: Peter R. Menge, Rongfu Li, Anne B. Hardy
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Patent number: 8382861Abstract: The invention relates to a composite gel polymer Li-ion battery and its producing method. The Li-ion battery cell includes a three-layer composite layer of positive electrode current collector, positive electrode active material and gel polymer electrolyte obtained by a two-layer one-step coating process; a two-layer composite layer of negative electrode current collector and negative electrode active material obtained by a single-layer coating process or a negative electrode two-layer composite layer coated with a little polyurethane adhesive(s) on the surface. The gel polymer Li-ion battery cell is obtained by laminating the resultant two composite layers. The gel polymer Li-ion battery cell has a small thickness and a compact structure, and is laminated closely and easy for preparation and industrial automatic production. The Li battery prepared by the method has a uniform structure, a low internal resistance, a high uniformity, a good unity, and a high safety.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2010Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Inventors: Xin Zhang, Haitao Xu, Yanchuan Guo, Qiangli Gao, Rongfu Li, Ying Cui, Yuanfen Hu, Keli Chen
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Patent number: 8343655Abstract: The present invention relates to a gel polymer Li-ion battery electrode slice and a method for preparing the same. The electrode slice comprises a two-layer composite structure of electrode active material/gel electrolyte or a three-layer composite structure of electrode active material/gel electrolyte/electrode active material.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Inventors: Xin Zhang, Yanchuan Guo, Haitao Xu, Qiangli Gao, Rongfu Li, Ying Cui, Yuanfen Hu, Keli Chen
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Publication number: 20110297228Abstract: The invention describes a polymer that is composed of a fluoropolymer modified with a UV absorber. The UV absorber is grafted to the polymeric backbone of the fluoropolymer. Optionally, a HALS can also be grated to the polymeric backbone of the fluoropolymer. Incorporation or the absorber or stabilizer helps to reduce degradation of underlying layers such as an encapsulant while still allowing useful light energy to pass through the layers to a device, such as a photovoltaic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2010Publication date: December 8, 2011Inventors: Rongfu Li, Ran Ding, Oh-hun Kwon
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Publication number: 20110192981Abstract: A radiation detection system can include a scintillating member including a polymer matrix, a first scintillating material, and a second scintillating material different from the first scintillating material and at least one photosensor coupled to the scintillating member. The radiation detection system can be configured to receive particular radiation at the scintillating member, generate a first light from the first scintillating material and a second light from the second scintillating material in response to receiving the particular radiation, receive the first and second lights at the at least one photosensor, generate a signal at the photosensor, and determine a total effective energy of the particular radiation based at least in part on the signal. Practical applications of the radiation detection system can include identifying a particular isotope present within an object, identifying a particular type of radiation emitted by the object, or locating a source of radiation within the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.Inventors: Peter R. Menge, Rongfu Li, Anne B. Hardy
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Publication number: 20100304221Abstract: The present invention relates to a gel polymer Li-ion battery electrode slice and a method for preparing the same. The electrode slice comprises a two-layer composite structure of electrode active material/gel electrolyte or a three-layer composite structure of electrode active material/gel electrolyte/electrode active material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Inventors: Xin ZHANG, Yanchuan Guo, Haitao Xu, Qiangli Gao, Rongfu Li, Ying Cui, Yuanfen Hu, Keli Chen
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Publication number: 20100304220Abstract: The invention relates to a composite gel polymer Li-ion battery and its producing method. The Li-ion battery cell includes a three-layer composite layer of positive electrode current collector, positive electrode active material and gel polymer electrolyte obtained by a two-layer one-step coating process; a two-layer composite layer of negative electrode current collector and negative electrode active material obtained by a single-layer coating process or a negative electrode two-layer composite layer coated with a little polyurethane adhesive(s) on the surface. The gel polymer Li-ion battery cell is obtained by laminating the resultant two composite layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Inventors: Xin ZHANG, Haitao Xu, Yanchuan Guo, Qiangli Gao, Rongfu Li, Ying Cui, Yuanfen Hu, Keli Chen
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Patent number: 6447437Abstract: Industrial combustion facilities are integrated with greenhouse gas-solidifying fertilizer production reactions so that CO2, CO, NOx, and SOx emissions can be converted prior to emission into carbonate-containing fertilizers, mainly NH4HCO3 and/or (NH2)2CO, plus a small fraction of NH4NO3 and (NH4)2SO4. The invention enhances sequestration of CO2 into soil and the earth subsurface, reduces N03− contamination of surface and groundwater, and stimulates photosynthetic fixation of CO2 from the atmosphere. The method for converting CO2, CO, NOx, and SOx emissions into fertilizers includes the step of collecting these materials from the emissions of industrial combustion facilities such as fossil fuel-powered energy sources and transporting the emissions to a reactor. In the reactor, the CO2, CO, N2, SOx, and/or NOx are converted into carbonate-containing fertilizers using H2, CH4, or NH3.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2000Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLCInventors: James Weifu Lee, Rongfu Li