Patents by Inventor Weijiang Zhou

Weijiang Zhou 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: 20230112440
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for forming noble metal nanostructures on a support. The method comprises mixing one or more noble metal precursor with a first solvent and a base to obtain a noble metal precursor solution; feeding the noble metal precursor solution to a spiral tube reactor; heating the spiral tube reactor containing the noble metal precursor solution to reduce the one or more noble metal precursor to obtain noble metal nanostructures; and mixing a support ink with the noble metal nanostructures obtained after heating, wherein the support ink comprises a second solvent, the support and an ink acid. There are also provided noble metal nanostructures on a support and a use thereof as an electro-catalyst in an electrode for fuel cell applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Weijiang ZHOU, Siew Hwa CHAN
  • Publication number: 20220126275
    Abstract: A composite catalyst is provided. The composite catalyst includes a first catalytic material incorporated with a second catalytic material, wherein the first catalytic material comprises carbon doped with (i) nitrogen and (ii) at least one non-precious transition metal, and wherein the second catalytic material comprises a carbon-based supporting material incorporated with platinum nanoparticles. A method of producing the composite catalyst is also provided. The method includes providing a mixture comprising the first catalytic material and the second catalytic material, and subjecting the mixture to a size reduction step. The first catalytic material and a method of producing the first catalytic material are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Weijiang ZHOU, Siew Hwa CHAN, Ovi Lian DING, Jinli YU
  • Patent number: 11201335
    Abstract: Provided is a method for forming noble metal nanoparticles on a support. In particular, the method includes heating precursors of the noble metal nanoparticles in a spiral glass tube reactor to reduce the precursors to form the noble metal nanoparticles on the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Nanyang Technological University
    Inventors: Weijiang Zhou, Miao Li, Siew Hwa Chan
  • Publication number: 20200283169
    Abstract: An osculating cone theory-based fixed-plane waverider design method, comprising the following steps: (1) establishing an equation (I) between a leading-edge sweepback angle ? of a waverider, and ICC and FCT, and (2) according to the equation in (l), designating a leading edge of the waverider as a straight line with a fixed tangent angle ?, then giving one of the ICC or FCT, that is ?1 or ?2 being already known, to solve the distribution of ?1 or ?2, and then generating an outline of the waverider by utilizing a traditional osculating cone method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Chuanzhen LIU, Peng BAI, Weijiang ZHOU, Yunjun YANG
  • Publication number: 20190326607
    Abstract: Provided is a method for forming noble metal nanoparticles on a support. In particular, the method includes heating precursors of the noble metal nanoparticles in a spiral glass tube reactor to reduce the precursors to form the noble metal nanoparticles on the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Weijiang ZHOU, Miao LI, Siew Hwa CHAN
  • Patent number: 10439228
    Abstract: Provided is a method for forming noble metal nanoparticles on a support. In particular, the method includes heating precursors of the noble metal nanoparticles in a spiral glass tube reactor to reduce the precursors to form the noble metal nanoparticles on the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Nanyang Technological University
    Inventors: Weijiang Zhou, Miao Li, Siew Hwa Chan
  • Publication number: 20160141630
    Abstract: Provided is a method for forming noble metal nanoparticles on a support. In particular, the method includes heating precursors of the noble metal nanoparticles in a spiral glass tube reactor to reduce the precursors to form the noble metal nanoparticles on the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: Nanyang Technological University
    Inventors: Weijiang ZHOU, Miao LI, Siew Hwa CHAN
  • Patent number: 8994462
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a frequency jitter circuit and a method for generating frequency jitter. The frequency jitter circuit, comprising: an oscillating circuit, configured to generate an oscillating frequency output signal; a decoding circuit, configured to be controlled by said oscillating frequency output signal for generating several pulse output signals; a delay circuit, through which said oscillating frequency output signal is passed for generating a frequency jitter output signal that is delayed a period of time compared to said oscillating frequency output signal. Application of the invention into switched-mode power supply might reduce EMI average noise in the switched-mode power supply, and smooth energy spectrum density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Weijiang Zhou, Yunlong Yao
  • Publication number: 20120163042
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a frequency jitter circuit and a method for generating frequency jitter. The frequency jitter circuit, comprising: an oscillating circuit, configured to generate an oscillating frequency output signal; a decoding circuit, configured to be controlled by said oscillating frequency output signal for generating several pulse output signals; a delay circuit, through which said oscillating frequency output signal is passed for generating a frequency jitter output signal that is delayed a period of time compared to said oscillating frequency output signal. Application of the invention into switched-mode power supply might reduce EMI average noise in the switched-mode power supply, and smooth energy spectrum density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: HANGZHOU SILAN MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weijiang Zhou, Yunlong Yao