Patents by Inventor SHICHAO JIAO

SHICHAO JIAO 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).

  • Composites for atmospheric condensable gas recovery
    Patent number: 11938460
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel composites for capture, e.g., absorption, of condensable gases and vapors from atmospheric sources, and gas or vapor streams, and the recovery of the condensed gases and vapors from the composites, as well as passive methods absent of external sources of energy for conducting the capturing and recovery processes. The composites include a hydrophilic matrix; hydrophilic solids embedded or immersed in the matrix, in close proximity to each other; and porogenic material embedded in the matrix, having a size larger than the hydrophilic solids; wherein selective removal of the porogenic material from the matrix forms a hierarchically porous matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH—OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
    Inventors: Shichao Jiao, Joseph John McCarthy
  • NOVEL COMPOSITES FOR ATMOSPHERIC CONDENSABLE GAS RECOVERY
    Publication number: 20210322950
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel composites for capture, e.g., absorption, of condensable gases and vapors from atmospheric sources, and gas or vapor streams, and the recovery of the condensed gases and vapors from the composites, as well as passive methods absent of external sources of energy for conducting the capturing and recovery processes. The composites include a hydrophilic matrix; hydrophilic solids embedded or immersed in the matrix, in close proximity to each other; and porogenic material embedded in the matrix, having a size larger than the hydrophilic solids; wherein selective removal of the porogenic material from the matrix forms a hierarchically porous matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
    Inventors: SHICHAO JIAO, JOSEPH JOHN MCCARTHY