Patents by Inventor Weiming Lu

Weiming Lu 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: 20050091777
    Abstract: An adjustable frame for holding paint roller comprising: a pair of square arms, each of the square arms includes a distal part, a joint part, a pair of shafts at the ends of the distal parts, and a pair of racks which are opposite to each other and are respectively fixed at the ends of the joint parts; and a straight square tube which holds to the pair of joint parts and holds the pair of racks into its internal space, the pair of racks meshing with a gear wheel within the internal space of the square tube; a tee-joint which holds to the square tube, a pair of bearing holes through their walls holding up a bar to which the gear wheel is fixed, and one knob being fixed to one of two ends of the bar outside the wall of tee-joint. The present invention provides a holding-length adjustable frame that is capable of flexibly and tightly clamping and holding a variety of longitudinal sizes of paint rollers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventor: Weiming Lu
  • Patent number: 5990041
    Abstract: This invention relates to a mesoporous carbon material in the form of filaments having a high surface area. A process is also provided to produce mesoporous carbon material of high surface area. The process comprises drying a carbon material, surface oxidizing the dried material, stabilizing the surface oxidized material, and activating the stabilized material to produce a highly activated, mesoporous material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Research Foundation of State University of New York at Buffalo
    Inventors: Deborah D. L. Chung, Weiming Lu