Patents by Inventor Shumei Wen

Shumei Wen 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: 10160945
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of mass cultivation of microalgae and specifically relates to a horizontal submerged cover type carbon supplement device and carbon supplement method for cultivating microalgae in an open pond. The horizontal submerged cover type carbon supplement device for cultivating microalgae in an open pond, comprises: one or more than two covers and gas distributors, wherein the gas distributor is arranged at the bottom of the open pond and the cover is arranged above the gas distributor; the cover, in form of a cylinder with openings at both ends, is arranged along the flow direction of the culture solution, the two ends of the cover being a culture solution inlet and a culture solution outlet respectively; the gas distributor is kept away from the culture solution outlet of the cover by more than 40 cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Wei Cong, Ming Liu, Xia Wu, Shumei Wen, Dongmei Zhang, Zhongliang Sun
  • Patent number: 9567557
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of microalgae culture and specifically relates to a trap-type carbon supplement device and carbon supplement method for cultivating microalgae in an open pond. The trap-type carbon supplement device for cultivating microalgae in an open pond, comprises a trap-type container, a partition plate and a gas distributor, wherein the gas distributor is positioned at the culture solution inlet of the trap-type carbon supplement device; the thickness of the trap-type carbon supplement device on the side of the culture solution inlet is 0.5-2 times of the depth of the culture solution in the open pond; the gap between the lower end of the partition plate and the bottom of the trap-type container is 0.5-2 times of the thickness of the trap-type carbon supplement device on the side of the culture solution inlet; the upper end of the partition plate is higher than the wall of the trap-type container; and the width of the partition plate is matched with the trap-type container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Wei Cong, Zhongliang Sun, Ming Liu, Xia Wu, Dongmei Zhang, Shumei Wen
  • Publication number: 20150132830
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of microalgae culture and specifically relates to a trap-type carbon supplement device and carbon supplement method for cultivating microalgae in an open pond. The trap-type carbon supplement device for cultivating microalgae in an open pond, comprises a trap-type container, a partition plate and a gas distributor, wherein the gas distributor is positioned at the culture solution inlet of the trap-type carbon supplement device; the thickness of the trap-type carbon supplement device on the side of the culture solution inlet is 0.5-2 times of the depth of the culture solution in the open pond; the gap between the lower end of the partition plate and the bottom of the trap-type container is 0.5-2 times of the thickness of the trap- type carbon supplement device on the side of the culture solution inlet; the upper end of the partition plate is higher than the wall of the trap-type container; and the width of the partition plate is matched with the trap-type container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Wei Cong, Zhongliang Sun, Ming Liu, Xia Wu, Dongmei Zhang, Shumei Wen
  • Publication number: 20150125946
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of mass cultivation of microalgae and specifically relates to a horizontal submerged cover type carbon supplement device and carbon supplement method for cultivating microalgae in an open pond. The horizontal submerged cover type carbon supplement device for cultivating microalgae in an open pond, comprises: one or more than two covers and gas distributors, wherein the gas distributor is arranged at the bottom of the open pond and the cover is arranged above the gas distributor; the cover, in form of a cylinder with openings at both ends, is arranged along the flow direction of the culture solution, the two ends of the cover being a culture solution inlet and a culture solution outlet respectively; the gas distributor is kept away from the culture solution outlet of the cover by more than 40 cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Institute of Process Engineering ,Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Wei Cong, Ming Liu, Xia Wu, Shumei Wen, Dongmei Zhang, Zhongliang Sun