Patents by Inventor Tong Cai

Tong Cai 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: 11998073
    Abstract: A non-woven protective clothing against blood and viruses is composed from a non-woven fabric layer, which has two surfaces; and a moisture-permeable layer, which is a porous film that is laminated to one of the surfaces of the non-woven fabric layer; and an elastic pore filling layer, which is a hydrophilic polyurethane. The elastic pore filling layer is coated or printed onto the surface of the moisture-permeable layer, and the thickness of the elastic pore filling layer is thinner than that of the moisture-permeable layer. The synthetic blood permeability of the non-woven protective clothing against blood and viruses can resist a pressure of 2.0 psi for one minute, and the Phi-X174 bacteriophage penetrability thereof can resist a pressure of 2.0 psi for one minute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: WEB-PRO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fu-Chun Lin, Ping-Sen Liao, Ya-Tong Cai, Tsung-Chia Wang, Chiu-Ti Wang
  • Publication number: 20230041219
    Abstract: A non-woven protective clothing against blood and viruses, which is composed from: a non-woven fabric layer, which has two surfaces; and a high waterproof moisture-permeable layer, which is a porous film that is laminated to one of the surfaces of the non-woven fabric layer; and an elastic pore filling layer, which is a hydrophilic polyurethane. The elastic pore filling layer is coated or printed onto the surface of the high waterproof moisture-permeable layer, and the thickness of the elastic pore filling layer is thinner than that of the high waterproof moisture-permeable layer. The synthetic blood permeability of the non-woven protective clothing against blood and viruses can resist a pressure of 2.0 psi for one minute, and the Phi-X174 bacteriophage penetrability thereof can resist a pressure of 2.0 psi for one minute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Fu-Chun LIN, Ping-Sen LIAO, Ya-Tong CAI, Tsung-Chia WANG, Chiu-Ti WANG
  • Publication number: 20220205171
    Abstract: The present invention provides a waterproof, moisture-permeable composite non-woven fabric able to block viruses and blood, and consists of a non-woven fabric, which is provided with two surfaces and has a basic weight of ?70 g/m2; and a multi-layer breathable membrane, which is at least a three-layer co-extruded membrane. The basic weight of the multi-layer breathable membrane lies between 5˜30 g/m2 and is attached to one of the surfaces of the non-woven fabric. A powder in the multi-layer breathable membrane has a percentage by weight of 40˜60% and an extension ratio ?300%. The present invention has characteristics including a synthetic blood permeability able to resist pressure of 2.0 psi sustainable for at least one minute, a Phi-X17 bacteriophage penetrability able to resist pressure of 2.0 psi sustainable for at least one minute, and a moisture capacity ?1500 g/m2·24 hr.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Fu-Chun LIN, Ping-Sen LIAO, Ya-Tong CAI, Tsung-Chia WANG, Chiu-Ti WANG
  • Patent number: 11230529
    Abstract: Provided is a method of preparing 3-fluoroalkyl-1-substituted pyrazol-4-carboxylic acid by air oxidation. The methoduses 3-fluoroalkyl-1-substituted pyrazol-4-formaldehyde as raw material for reaction in a neutral or alkaline condition under the action of a catalyst and with air as an oxidizing agent, to obtain 3-fluoroalkyl-1-substituted pyrazol-4-carboxylic acid. The method employs a mild, safe and clean reaction, and is suitable for industrial mass production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: ABA CHEMICALS (NANTONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhigang Lin, Yueheng Jiang, Tong Cai
  • Patent number: 10487063
    Abstract: Provided is a preparation method for 1-substituted-1H-1, 2, 3-triazole-4-carboxylic acid. 1-Substituted-4, 5-dibromo-1H-1,2,3-triazole is added to an isopropylmagnesium chloride to obtain 1-substituted-4-bromo-1H-1,2,3-triazole by a reaction; then an isopropylmagnesium chloride-lithium chloride composite is added directly to obtain a mixture of 1-substituted-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxylic acid and 1-substituted-4-bromo-1H-1,2,3-triazole-5-carboxylic acid; secondly, to the mixture, a base and iodomethane are added to obtain 1-substituted-4-bromo-1H-1,2,3-triazole-5-carboxylic acid methyl ester by a reaction; the aqueous layer is adjusted with hydrochloric acid to pH=1-5, extracted with an organic solvent and dried; then 1-substituted-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxylic acid is obtained by concentration and crystallization. The method is suitable for industrialized production and has a greater application value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: ABA CHEMICALS (SHANGHAI) LIMITED
    Inventors: Yueheng Jiang, Limin Que, Jun Xu, Dongguang Qin, Tong Cai
  • Publication number: 20180029999
    Abstract: Provided is a preparation method for 1-substituted-1H-1, 2, 3-triazole-4-carboxylic acid. 1-Substituted-4, 5-dibromo-1H-1,2,3-triazole is added to an isopropylmagnesium chloride to obtain 1-substituted-4-bromo-1H-1,2,3-triazole by a reaction; then an isopropylmagnesium chloride-lithium chloride composite is added directly to obtain a mixture of 1-substituted-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxylic acid and 1-substituted-4-bromo-1H-1,2,3-triazole-5-carboxylic acid; secondly, to the mixture, a base and iodomethane are added to obtain 1-substituted-4-bromo-1H-1,2,3-triazole-5-carboxylic acid methyl ester by a reaction; the aqueous layer is adjusted with hydrochloric acid to pH=1-5, extracted with an organic solvent and dried; then 1-substituted-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxylic acid is obtained by concentration and crystallization. The method is suitable for industrialized production and has a greater application value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: ABA CHEMICALS (SHANGHAI) LIMITED
    Inventors: Yueheng JIANG, Limin QUE, Jun XU, Dongguang QIN, Tong CAI
  • Publication number: 20170217900
    Abstract: Provided is a method of preparing 3-fluoroalkyl-1-substituted pyrazol-4-carboxylic acid by air oxidation. The methoduses 3-fluoroalkyl-1-substituted pyrazol-4-formaldehyde as raw material for reaction in a neutral or alkaline condition under the action of a catalyst and with air as an oxidizing agent, to obtain 3-fluoroalkyl-1-substituted pyrazol-4-carboxylic acid. The method employs a mild, safe and clean reaction, and is suitable for industrial mass production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Zhigang LIN, Yueheng JIANG, Tong CAI
  • Patent number: 9586912
    Abstract: Disclosed is a 2-substituted-2H-1,2,3-triazole derivative, a compound as represented by formula I or II. Also disclosed is a preparation method of the compound as represented by formula I or II, in particular to a preparation method of 2-substituted-4-bromo-5-chloro-1H-1,2,3-triazole, 2-substituted-4-bromo-5-iodo-1H-1,2,3-triazole, and 2-substituted-5-chloro-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxylic acid. The preparation methods of the present invention are simple and feasible, and has high yield of the obtained compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: ABA Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Yueheng Jiang, Limin Que, Tong Cai, Dongguang Qin
  • Publication number: 20150232431
    Abstract: Disclosed is a 2-substituted-2H-1,2,3-triazole derivative, a compound as represented by formula I or II. Also disclosed is a preparation method of the compound as represented by formula I or II, in particular to a preparation method of 2-substituted-4-bromo-5-chloro-1H-1,2,3-triazole, 2-substituted-4-bromo-5-iodo-1H-1,2,3-triazole, and 2-substituted-5-chloro-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxylic acid. The preparation methods of the present invention are simple and feasible, and has high yield of the obtained compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: ABA CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yueheng Jiang, Limin Que, Tong Cai, Dongguang Qin
  • Patent number: 9058798
    Abstract: Tunable polymer-based sonic structures (“TuPSS”) are made up of sonic structures and polymers. The TuPSS has three general requirements: a) The sonic structure is composed of one or materials engineered to behave as a lens, filter, cloak, or dampener; b) Stimulus sensitive polymer is incorporated into the sonic structure; and c) The actuation of the polymer tunes the acoustic behavior of the structure in a predictable manner. The tunable polymer-based sonic structures utilize stimuli-driven physical properties of the polymers in these acoustic structures to produce a stimulus driven, or tunable, sonic structure or device. The sonic structures actively modulate mechanical vibrations that propagate through the structures, but are passive in that they do not produce mechanical vibrations. The stimuli for the structures include electric, magnetic, electromagnetic, chemical, thermal, and shaking/orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: University of North Texas
    Inventors: Ezekiel Walker, Arup Neogi, Tong Cai
  • Patent number: 9018393
    Abstract: A method for preparing 2-(N-substituted)-amino-benzimidazole derivatives is provided, which comprises the following steps: (1) reacting a compound of 2-(N-protecting group)-O-aryl diamine with a compound of N-phenoxycarbonyl monosubstituted amine to obtain a compound of 2-(N-protecting group)-amino aryl urea; (2) in a suitable organic solvent, performing dehydrating cyclization reaction of the compound of 2-(N-protecting group)-amino aryl urea in the presence of an organic base and dichloro triphenylphosphine prepared by triphenylphosphine oxide with oxalyl chloride or diphosgene or triphosgene, or dibromo triphenylphosphine prepared by triphenylphosphine oxide with bromine, to produce a compound of 1-protecting group-2-(N-substituted)-amino-benzimidazole; (3) deprotecting the resulting compound of 1-protecting group-2-(N-substituted)-amino-benzimidazole to obtain the compound 2-(N-substituted)-amino-benzimidazole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: ABA Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Yueheng Jiang, Tong Cai, Limin Que, Zhigang Lin
  • Patent number: 8940929
    Abstract: Disclosed is a preparation method of high-optical purity N2-[1-(S)-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-N6-trifluoroacetyl-L-lysine. The method includes: adding crude N2-[1-(S)-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-N6-trifluoroacetyl-L-lysine to one or more organic solvents, and then reacting with an organic acid to form a salt, which is precipitated, thereby achieving the purpose of separation and purification; next, adding the obtained solid or mother concentrate into deionized water, and then adding an inorganic base or an organic base for basification, so as to adjust the pH value, removing the organic acid, filtering, washing and drying, to obtain the high-optical purity N2-[1-(S)-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-N6-trifluoroacetyl-L-lysine, where the molar ratio of 1S-isomer to 1R-isomer is equal to or greater than 99:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: ABA Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Limin Que, Yueheng Jiang, Zhigang Lin, Tong Cai
  • Publication number: 20140060960
    Abstract: Tunable polymer-based sonic structures (“TuPSS”) are made up of sonic structures and polymers. The TuPSS has three general requirements: a) The sonic structure is composed of one or materials engineered to behave as a lens, filter, cloak, or dampener; b) Stimulus sensitive polymer is incorporated into the sonic structure; and c) The actuation of the polymer tunes the acoustic behavior of the structure in a predictable manner. The tunable polymer-based sonic structures utilize stimuli-driven physical properties of the polymers in these acoustic structures to produce a stimulus driven, or tunable, sonic structure or device. The sonic structures actively modulate mechanical vibrations that propagate through the structures, but are passive in that they do not produce mechanical vibrations. The stimuli for the structures include electric, magnetic, electromagnetic, chemical, thermal, and shaking/orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: University of North Texas
    Inventors: Ezekiel Walker, Arup Neogi, Tong Cai
  • Publication number: 20130345436
    Abstract: A method for preparing 2-(N-substituted)-amino-benzimidazole derivatives is provided, which comprises the following steps: (1) reacting a compound of 2-(N-protecting group)-O-aryl diamine with a compound of N-phenoxycarbonyl monosubstituted amine to obtain a compound of 2-(N-protecting group)-amino aryl urea; (2) in a suitable organic solvent, performing dehydrating cyclization reaction of the compound of 2-(N-protecting group)-amino aryl urea in the presence of an organic base and dichloro triphenylphosphine prepared by triphenylphosphine oxide with oxalyl chloride or diphosgene or triphosgene, or dibromo triphenylphosphine prepared by triphenylphosphine oxide with bromine, to produce a compound of 1-protecting group-2-(N-substituted)-amino-benzimidazole; (3) deprotecting the resulting compound of 1-protecting group-2-(N-substituted)-amino-benzimidazole to obtain the compound 2-(N-substituted)-amino-benzimidazole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: ABA CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yueheng Jiang, Tong Cai, Limin Que, Zhigang Lin
  • Publication number: 20130178651
    Abstract: Disclosed is a preparation method of high-optical purity N2-[1-(S)-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-N6-trifluoroacetyl-L-lysine. The method includes: adding crude N2-[1-(S)-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-N6-trifluoroacetyl-L-lysine to one or more organic solvents, and then reacting with an organic acid to form a salt, which is precipitated, thereby achieving the purpose of separation and purification; next, adding the obtained solid or mother concentrate into deionized water, and then adding an inorganic base or an organic base for basification, so as to adjust the pH value, removing the organic acid, filtering, washing and drying, to obtain the high-optical purity N2-[1-(S)-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-N6-trifluoroacetyl-L-lysine, where the molar ratio of 1S-isomer to 1R-isomer is equal to or greater than 99:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: ABA CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Limin Que, Yueheng Jiang, Zhigang Lin, Tong Cai
  • Patent number: 7989505
    Abstract: The compositions of hydrogel colloidal crystals are made from mixing an aqueous suspension of poly-N-isopropylacrylamide (“PNIPAM”)-co-allylamine microgels with dichloromethane, forming a PNIPAM-co-allylamine/dichloromethane mixture. The PNIPAM-co-allylamine/dichloromethane mixture is incubated for a period of time at a given temperature, forming the colloidal crystal material. The colloidal crystals can be stabilized by diffusing a glutaric dialdehyde solution into the colloidal crystal material. The concentration of polymer matrix microgels can determine the orientation of random or columnar crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: University of North Texas
    Inventors: Zhibing Hu, Jun Zhou, Tong Cai, Shijun Tang, Manuel Marquez
  • Publication number: 20100261814
    Abstract: The compositions of hydrogel colloidal crystals are made from mixing an aqueous suspension of poly-N-isopropylacrylamide (“PNIPAM”)-co-allylamine microgels with dichloromethane, forming a PNIPAM-co-allylamine/dichloromethane mixture. The PNIPAM-co-allylamine/dichloromethane mixture is incubated for a period of time at a given temperature, forming the colloidal crystal material. The colloidal crystals can be stabilized by diffusing a glutaric dialdehyde solution into the colloidal crystal material. The concentration of polymer matrix microgels can determine the orientation of random or columnar crystals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: University of North Texas
    Inventors: Zhibing Hu, Jun Zhou, Tong Cai, Shijun Tang, Manuel Marquez
  • Publication number: 20100076105
    Abstract: Composition, processes, techniques, and apparatus for synthesizing monodisperse microgels based on poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) derivative polymers by using precipitation polymerization. These microgels are hydrophilic and have the adjustable volume phase transition temperature in aqueous environment. Microgels can be added with various functional groups. These microgels in water can self-assemble into various phases, including a crystalline phase. Hydrogel films with iridescent colors were formed using these microgels as crosslinkers to connect poly(ethylene glycol) chains. The colors of these hydrogel films change with changes of environment such temperature, pH, salt concentration, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: University of North Texas
    Inventors: Zhibing Hu, Tong Cai, Chenglin Chi, Manuel Marquez
  • Patent number: 7347988
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for creating hydrogels with ordered crystalline structures that exhibit a characteristic colored opalescence. In addition to the unique optical properties, these materials contain a large amount of water in their crosslinked networks. The manufacturing processes include synthesizing monodispersed hydrogel nanoparticles containing specific reactive functional groups, self-assembly of these particles to form a crystalline structure, and subsequent crosslinking neighboring spheres to stabilize the entire network. Polymerizing a hydrogel monomeric composition around the crystalline structure can enhance the mechanical strength. The resulting network is dimensionally and thermodynamically stabile under various pH and temperature conditions. The color and volume of these crystalline hydrogel networks can reversibly change in response to external stimuli such as temperature, pH and other environmental conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: University of North Texas
    Inventors: Zhibing Hu, Xihua Lu, Jun Gao, Tong Cai, Gang Huang, Bo Zhou
  • Publication number: 20080044472
    Abstract: Disclosed are photoresponsive hydrogels. The compositions disclosed herein can be prepared by polymerizing a hydrogel precursor and a spiropyran. The properties of the disclosed compositions can be changed by exposure to light, pH, and temperature. Methods of using the disclosed compositions to deliver pharmaceutical actives are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Antonio Garcia, Rohit Rosario, John Gust, Mark Hayes, Manuel Marquez, Zhibing Hu, Tong Cai