Patents by Inventor Sheng-Jhih LIN

Sheng-Jhih LIN 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).

  • Apparatus and method for continuously removing oily pollutant from polluted water using hydrophobic/oleophilic absorbent article
    Patent number: 9718703
    Abstract: An apparatus for continuously removing an oily pollutant from polluted water includes an absorbent unit and a suctioning unit. The absorbent unit is made of a hydrophobic and oleophilic porous material and is able to absorb and to separate the oily pollutant from water when the absorbent unit is placed in the polluted water. The suctioning unit is coupled to the absorbent unit and is operable for providing a suctioning force to the absorbent unit so as to continuously remove the oily pollutant absorbed by the absorbent unit. A method for continuously removing the oily pollutant from the polluted water is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: I SHOU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chih-Feng Wang, Sheng-Jhih Lin
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY REMOVING OILY POLLUTANT FROM POLLUTED WATER USING HYDROPHOBIC/OLEOPHILIC ABSORBENT ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20160069035
    Abstract: An apparatus for continuously removing an oily pollutant from polluted water includes an absorbent unit and a suctioning unit. The absorbent unit is made of a hydrophobic and oleophilic porous material and is able to absorb and to separate the oily pollutant from water when the absorbent unit is placed in the polluted water. The suctioning unit is coupled to the absorbent unit and is operable for providing a suctioning force to the absorbent unit so as to continuously remove the oily pollutant absorbed by the absorbent unit. A method for continuously removing the oily pollutant from the polluted water is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Chih-Feng WANG, Sheng-Jhih LIN