Patents by Inventor Songsong Chen

Songsong Chen 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).

  • Publication number: 20220274944
    Abstract: Disclosed are a composite absorbent and a method for using same in the absorption and conversion of ethylene oxide for the coupling co-production of ethylene carbonate. The composite absorbent comprises an ionic liquid and ethylene carbonate, wherein the ionic liquid is an imidazole ionic liquid, a quaternary ammonium ionic liquid and a quaternary phosphonium ionic liquid. The composite absorbent is used for absorbing ethylene oxide and carbon dioxide, and is also used in the absorption and conversion of ethylene oxide for the coupling co-production of ethylene carbonate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Weiguo Cheng, Li Dong, Junjie Chu, Zengliang Zhang, Qian Su, Songsong Chen, Yifan Liu, Xiangping Zhang, Suojiang ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11299450
    Abstract: A system and a process for co-producing dimethyl carbonate and ethylene glycol. The system comprises an interconnected ethylene carbonate preparation unit and an ethylene carbonate alcoholysis unit. The ethylene carbonate preparation unit comprises a fixed bed reactor and a light-component stripping column connected to each other. The fixed bed reactor is filled with a supported ionic liquid catalyst. The process comprises the steps of: reacting carbon dioxide and ethylene oxide as raw materials in the fixed bed reactor to produce ethylene carbonate, purifying the ethylene carbonate and then mixing it with an alcoholysis reaction catalyst, and reacting the mixture with methanol in a reactive distillation tower, producing dimethyl carbonate and ethylene glycol. The process increases the conversion rate of ethylene oxide and avoids the need for a process of separating conventional homogeneous catalysts from ethylene carbonate, thereby reducing process energy consumption and simplifying process procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Weiguo Cheng, Li Dong, Qian Su, Songsong Chen, Junping Zhang, Suojiang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210331999
    Abstract: A system and a process for co-producing dimethyl carbonate and ethylene glycol. The system comprises an interconnected ethylene carbonate preparation unit and an ethylene carbonate alcoholysis unit. The ethylene carbonate preparation unit comprises a fixed bed reactor and a light-component stripping column connected to each other. The fixed bed reactor is filled with a supported ionic liquid catalyst. The process comprises the steps of: reacting carbon dioxide and ethylene oxide as raw materials in the fixed bed reactor to produce ethylene carbonate, purifying the ethylene carbonate and then mixing it with an alcoholysis reaction catalyst, and reacting the mixture with methanol in a reactive distillation tower, producing dimethyl carbonate and ethylene glycol. The process increases the conversion rate of ethylene oxide and avoids the need for a process of separating conventional homogeneous catalysts from ethylene carbonate, thereby reducing process energy consumption and simplifying process procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Weiguo Cheng, Li Dong, Qian Su, Songsong Chen, Junping Zhang, Suojiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 10147226
    Abstract: A method of converting three dimensional image data into two dimensional image data, includes identifying at least two vertices of an object to be rendered in a frame of three dimensional image data, calculating a three-dimensional (3D) motion vector for each vertex of the object to be rendered, determining a position of each vertex in a new frame, calculating the motion vectors for a block based upon the vertex position in the new frame and the motion vectors for the vertex, and using the motion vectors for the vertex to render pixels in the new frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Pixelworks, Inc.
    Inventors: Songsong Chen, Bob Zhang, Neil Woodall