Patents by Inventor Shan Fan

Shan Fan 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: 11545672
    Abstract: An electrical energy generating device includes an electrical energy generating element, a first container, a second container, and a liquid having positive and negative ions. The electrical energy generating element includes a first porous electrode, an eggshell membrane, and a second porous electrode stacked on each other in that order. The first container is located on a side of the first porous electrode away from the eggshell membrane. The second container is located on a side of the second porous electrode away from the eggshell membrane. The liquid is located in at least one of the first container and the second container, and the liquid is configured to penetrate from one of the first container and the second container to another through the electrical energy generating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dan Gao, Chang-Hong Liu, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Publication number: 20220404205
    Abstract: A device for detecting energy beam is provided. The device comprises a carbon nanotube structure, a support structure and an infrared detector. The carbon nanotube structure comprises a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and an extending direction of each carbon nanotube is parallel to a direction of an energy beam to be detected. The support structure is configured to support the carbon nanotube structure, and make a portion of the carbon nanotube structure suspended in the air. The infrared detector is located below and spaced apart from the carbon nanotube structure. The infrared detector is configured to detect a temperature of a suspended portion of the carbon nanotube structure, and image according to a temperature distribution of the carbon nanotube structure. A method for detecting energy beam is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Ke ZHANG, Guo CHEN, Peng LIU, Kai-Li JIANG, Shou-Shan FAN
  • Patent number: 11530512
    Abstract: An infrared stealth cloth includes a cloth substrate and an infrared light absorber located on the cloth substrate. The infrared light absorber includes a first drawn carbon nanotube film, a second drawn carbon nanotube film, and a third drawn carbon nanotube film stacked on each other. The first drawn carbon nanotube film includes a plurality of first carbon nanotubes substantially extending along a first direction. The second drawn carbon nanotube film includes a plurality of second carbon nanotubes substantially extending along a second direction. The third drawn carbon nanotube film includes a plurality of third carbon nanotubes substantially extending along a third direction. The first direction and the second direction form an angle of about 42 degrees to about 48 degrees, and the first direction and the third direction form an angle of about 84 degrees to about 96 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuan-Hao Jin, Qun-Qing Li, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 11532448
    Abstract: A laser remote control switching system comprises a laser source and a control circuit. The control circuit comprises a power, an electronic device, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a photosensitive element electrically connected in sequence to form a loop. Each of the two nanofiber actuators comprises a composite structure and a vanadium dioxide layer. The composite structure comprises a carbon nanotube wire and an aluminum oxide layer. The aluminum oxide layer is coated on a surface of the carbon nanotube wire, and the aluminum oxide layer and the carbon nanotube wire are located coaxially with each other. The vanadium dioxide layer is coated on a surface of the composite structure, and the vanadium dioxide layer and the composite structure are located non-coaxially with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guang Wang, He Ma, Xiang Jin, Hua Yuan, Yang Wei, Qun-Qing Li, Kai-Li Jiang, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Publication number: 20220399582
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte three-electrode electrochemical test device comprises a housing, a working electrode, a counter electrode, a reference electrode, a first conductive structure, a second conductive structure, a third conductive structure, and a solid electrolyte layer. The housing comprises a groove and a first through hole located at a bottom of the groove. The reference electrode is insulated from the counter electrode. The first conductive structure and the working electrode are stacked with each other, and the working electrode and at least a part of the first conductive structure are located in the first through hole. The solid electrolyte layer, the counter electrode, the reference electrode, the second conductive structure and the third conductive structure are located in the groove, and the first conductive structure, the working electrode, the solid electrolyte layer, the counter electrode, and the second conductive structure are sequentially stacked and located coaxially with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: ZHEN-HAN FANG, JIA-PING WANG, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Publication number: 20220397498
    Abstract: A method for processing scanning electron microscope specimen is provided. The method comprises: providing a specimen to be observed; providing a carbon nanotube array comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes; and pulling a carbon nanotube film from the carbon nanotube array, and laying the carbon nanotube film on a surface of the specimen, wherein the carbon nanotube film comprising a plurality of through holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: XIN-YU GAO, GUO CHEN, KE ZHANG, LIN CONG, KAI-LI JIANG, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Patent number: 11527336
    Abstract: A high temperature resistant wire is provided. The high temperature resistant wire comprises a carbon nanotube wire and a boron nitride layer coated on a surface of the carbon nanotube wire. The boron nitride layer is coaxially arranged with the carbon nanotube wire. A working temperature of the high temperature resistant wire in the air ranges from 0K to 1600K. A working temperature of the high temperature resistant wire in vacuum ranges from 0K to 2500K. A detector using the high temperature resistant wire is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin-He Yang, Peng Liu, Shi-Wei Lv, Duan-Liang Zhou, Chun-Hai Zhang, Feng Gao, Jian-Dong Gao, Kai-Li Jiang, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 11525190
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for making an iron telluride including placing Fe, Bi, and Te in a reacting chamber as reacting materials. The reacting chamber is evacuated to be a vacuum with a pressure lower than 10 Pa. The reacting chamber is heated to a first temperature of 700 degrees Celsius to 900 degrees Celsius and keeping the first temperature for a period of 10 hours to 14 hours. Then the reacting chamber is cooled to a second temperature of 400 degrees Celsius to 700 degrees Celsius within 60 hours to 75 hours and keeping the second temperature for a period of 40 hours to 50 hours, to obtain a reaction product including a FeTe0.9 single crystal. The FeTe0.9 single crystal is separated from the reaction product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hao Li, Yang Wu, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 11527335
    Abstract: A electronic blackbody cavity is provided. The electronic blackbody cavity comprises an inner surface; a chamber surrounded by the inner surface; an opening configured to make an electron beam enter the chamber; and a porous carbon material layer located on the inner surface. The porous carbon material layer consists of a plurality of carbon material particles and a plurality of micro gaps. The plurality of micro gaps are defined by the plurality of carbon material particles. A secondary electron detection device using the electronic blackbody cavity is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ke Zhang, Guo Chen, Peng Liu, Kai-Li Jiang, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Publication number: 20220392732
    Abstract: A method for processing scanning electron microscope specimen is provided. The method comprises: providing a specimen to be observed; providing a carbon nanotube array comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes; and pulling a carbon nanotube film from the carbon nanotube array, and laying the carbon nanotube film on a surface of the specimen, wherein the carbon nanotube film comprising a plurality of through holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: XIN-YU GAO, GUO CHEN, KE ZHANG, LIN CONG, KAI-LI JIANG, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Patent number: 11515438
    Abstract: A solar cell including: a silicon substrate; a back electrode; a doped silicon layer; an upper electrode, wherein the upper electrode includes a plurality of three-dimensional nanostructures extending along a same direction; an electrode lead, wherein a direction of the electrode lead intersects with the direction of the plurality of three-dimensional nanostructures; wherein the three-dimensional nanostructures includes a first rectangular structure, a second rectangular structure, and a triangular prism structure; the first rectangular structure, the second rectangular structure, and the triangular prism structure are stacked, a first width of a bottom surface of the triangular prism structure is equal to a second width of a top surface of the second rectangular structure, and is greater than a third width of a top surface of the first rectangular structure, materials of the first rectangular structure and the triangular prism structure are metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhen-Dong Zhu, Qun-Qing Li, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 11504812
    Abstract: A method for making an infrared light absorber is provided, and the method includes following steps: providing a first carbon nanotube array on a substrate; truncating the carbon nanotube array by irradiating a top surface of the carbon nanotube array by a laser beam in two directions, the top surface being away from the substrate, wherein the two directions being at an angle, the angle is in a range of 30 degrees to 90 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ying-Cheng Wang, Zhong-Zheng Huang, Yuan-Hao Jin, Qun-Qing Li, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 11482673
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solar battery. The solar battery comprises a semiconductor structure, a back electrode, and an upper electrode. The semiconductor structure defines a first surface and a second surface. The semiconductor structure comprises an N-type semiconductor layer and a P-type semiconductor layer. The back electrode is located on the first surface. The upper electrode is located on the second surface. The back electrode comprises a first carbon nanotube, the upper electrode comprises a second carbon nanotube, and the first carbon nanotube intersects with the second carbon nanotube. A multilayer structure is formed by an overlapping region of the first carbon nanotube, the semiconductor structure and the second carbon nanotube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Zhang, Yang Wei, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 11479465
    Abstract: A method for obtaining metallic carbon nanotubes is provided. An insulating substrate comprising hollow portions and non-hollow portions is provided. A plurality of electrodes is formed on a surface of the non-hollow portions. A plurality of carbon nanotubes is formed on a surface of the insulating substrate, and the carbon nanotubes stretch across the hollow portions. The insulating substrate, the plurality of electrodes and the carbon nanotubes are placed into a cavity, and the cavity is evacuated. A voltage is applied between any two electrodes, and photos of carbon nanotubes suspended between the two electrodes are taken. In the photo, darker ones are semiconducting carbon nanotubes, and brighter ones are metallic carbon nanotubes. Finally, the semiconducting carbon nanotubes are removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ke Zhang, Yuan-Qi Wei, Kai-Li Jiang, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 11477854
    Abstract: A method for controlling interfacial thermal resistance is provided. The method includes: providing a metallic thermal conductor and a non-metallic thermal conductor, the metallic thermal conductor and the non-metallic thermal conductor are in direct contact with each other to form an interface; and varying an electric field at the interface to modulate the interfacial thermal resistance at the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zheng Duan, Chang-Hong Liu, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 11476058
    Abstract: A supercapacitor is provided. The supercapacitor includes an elastic fiber, an internal electrode, a first electrolyte layer, and an external electrode. The internal electrode, the first electrolyte layer, and the external electrode are sequentially wrapped on an outer surface of the elastic fiber. The internal electrode includes a first carbon nanotube film and a NiO@MnOx composite structure, and the external electrode includes a second carbon nanotube film and a Fe2O3 layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hua Yuan, Guang Wang, Yang Wu, Yang Wei, Yue-Gang Zhang, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 11465904
    Abstract: A method of making carbon nanotubes is provided, the method includes depositing a catalyst layer on a substrate, placing the substrate having the catalyst layer in a reaction furnace, heating the reaction furnace to a predetermined temperature, introducing a carbon source gas and a protective gas into the reaction furnace to grow a first carbon nanotube segment structure comprising a plurality of metallic carbon nanotube segments, and applying a pulsed electric field to grow a second carbon nanotube segment structure from the plurality of metallic carbon nanotube segments, where the pulsed electric field is a periodic electric field including a plurality of positive electric field pulses and a plurality of negative electric field pulses alternately arranged, and the second carbon nanotube segment structure includes a plurality of semiconducting carbon nanotube segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiang-Tao Wang, Peng Liu, Kai-Li Jiang, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 11460345
    Abstract: A cavity blackbody radiation source is provided. The cavity blackbody radiation source comprises a blackbody radiation cavity and a carbon nanotube composite material. The blackbody radiation cavity comprises an inner surface. The carbon nanotube composite material is located on the inner surface. The carbon nanotube composite material comprises a black lacquer and a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and the plurality of carbon nanotubes is dispersed in the black lacquer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Wei, Guang Wang, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Publication number: 20220307155
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for making an iron telluride including placing Fe, Bi, and Te in a reacting chamber as reacting materials. The reacting chamber is evacuated to be a vacuum with a pressure lower than 10 Pa. The reacting chamber is heated to a first temperature of 700 degrees Celsius to 900 degrees Celsius and keeping the first temperature for a period of 10 hours to 14 hours. Then the reacting chamber is cooled to a second temperature of 400 degrees Celsius to 700 degrees Celsius within 60 hours to 75 hours and keeping the second temperature for a period of 40 hours to 50 hours, to obtain a reaction product including a FeTe0.9 single crystal. The FeTe0.9 single crystal is separated from the reaction product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: HAO LI, YANG WU, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Patent number: 11454547
    Abstract: A cavity blackbody radiation source is provide. The cavity blackbody radiation source comprises a blackbody radiation cavity and a carbon nanotube composite material. The blackbody radiation cavity comprises an inner surface. The carbon nanotube composite material is located on the inner surface. The carbon nanotube composite material comprises a black lacquer and a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and the plurality of carbon nanotubes is in an upright state in the black lacquer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Wei, Guang Wang, Shou-Shan Fan