Patents by Inventor Weigu LI

Weigu LI 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).

  • Dendritic materials with hierarchical porosity
    Patent number: 11858816
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are dendritically porous three-dimensional structures, including hierarchical dendritically porous three-dimensional structures. The structures include metal foams and graphite structures, and are useful in energy storage devices as well as chemical catalysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Weigu Li, Donglei Fan
  • DENDRITIC MATERIALS WITH HIERARCHICAL POROSITY
    Publication number: 20230053249
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are dendritically porous three-dimensional structures, including hierarchical dendritically porous three-dimensional structures. The structures include metal foams and graphite structures, and are useful in energy storage devices as well as chemical catalysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Weigu LI, Donglei FAN
  • Dendritic materials with hierarchical porosity
    Patent number: 11427474
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are dendritically porous three-dimensional structures, including hierarchical dendritically porous three-dimensional structures. The structures include metal foams and graphite structures, and are useful in energy storage devices as well as chemical catalysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Weigu Li, Donglei Fan
  • 3-D COMPOSITIONS WITH INTEGRATED CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS FOR WATER PURIFICATION AND OIL SEPARATION
    Publication number: 20220227641
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are conductive polymer-based composites. The composites include a conductive polymer entangled in a thin substrate. The composites may be hydrophobic or hydrophilic. The hydrophilic composites may be used as solar steamers for water purification, and the hydrophobic composites can be used to sequester hydrophobic materials, such as oil, from watery mixes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Donglei FAN, Weigu LI
  • DENDRITIC MATERIALS WITH HIERARCHICAL POROSITY
    Publication number: 20210163297
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are dendritically porous three-dimensional structures, including hierarchical dendritically porous three-dimensional structures. The structures include metal foams and graphite structures, and are useful in energy storage devices as well as chemical catalysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Weigu LI, Donglei FAN
  • Flexible supercapacitors and devices containing the same
    Patent number: 10984964
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are stretchable strain sensors that include a graphite network embedded within an elastomeric material. The sensors are wearable and can be used to detect mechanical movements in three dimensions in a wide variety of contexts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Donglei Fan, Weigu Li, Jianhe Guo
  • FLEXIBLE SUPERCAPACITORS AND DEVICES CONTAINING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20190237269
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are stretchable strain sensors that include a graphite network embedded within an elastomeric material. The sensors are wearable and can be used to detect mechanical movements in three dimensions in a wide variety of contexts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Donglei FAN, Weigu LI, Jianhe GUO