Patents by Inventor Xia Wei

Xia Wei 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: 20250140899
    Abstract: A battery includes a cathode compartment, a catholyte solution disposed within the cathode compartment, an anode compartment, an anolyte solution disposed within the anode compartment, a separator disposed between the cathode compartment and the anode compartment, and a flow system configured to provide fluid circulation in the cathode compartment and the anode compartment. The catholyte solution and the anolyte solution have different compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Gautam G. YADAV, Jinchao HUANG, Damon TURNEY, Michael NYCE, Alexander COUZIS, Valerio DEANGELIS, Sanjoy BANERJEE, Xia WEI
  • Patent number: 12221578
    Abstract: A wellbore fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and a plurality of nanoparticles suspended in the aqueous base fluid. The nanoparticles are present in the wellbore fluid in an amount effective to have an effect of increasing the density by at least 0.2 lb/gal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hui Zhang, Xia Wei, Brandi Katherine Price Hoelscher, Steven Young
  • Patent number: 12183876
    Abstract: A battery includes a cathode compartment, a catholyte solution disposed within the cathode compartment, an anode compartment, an anolyte solution disposed within the anode compartment, a separator disposed between the cathode compartment and the anode compartment, and a flow system configured to provide fluid circulation in the cathode compartment and the anode compartment. The catholyte solution and the anolyte solution have different compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Gautam G. Yadav, Jinchao Huang, Damon Turney, Michael Nyce, Alexander Couzis, Valerio Deangelis, Sanjoy Banerjee, Xia Wei
  • Patent number: 12002951
    Abstract: A membraneless battery comprising a cathode comprising a cathode electroactive material; an anode comprising an anode electroactive material; a catholyte in contact with the cathode, wherein the catholyte is not in contact with the anode; an anolyte in contact with the anode, wherein the anolyte is not in contact with the cathode; and one or more buffer interlayers disposed between the anolyte and the catholyte. The catholyte has a pH of less than 4, and the anolyte has a pH of greater than 10. The one or more buffer interlayers regulate a pH in the battery. The anode electroactive material comprises a Zn electroactive material. At least one of the one or more buffer interlayers comprises a weak acid and its conjugate base; and/or at least one of the one or more buffer interlayers comprises a weak base and its conjugate acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: URBAN ELECTRIC POWER INC.
    Inventors: Gautam G. Yadav, Aditya Upreti, Meir Weiner, Jinchao Huang, Xia Wei, Sanjoy Banerjee
  • Patent number: 11739246
    Abstract: A method of recycling a direct emulsion wellbore fluid may include disrupting a direct emulsion comprising an aqueous external phase and an oleaginous internal phase, wherein the direct emulsion is stabilized by a surfactant composition; and separating the aqueous phase and the oleaginous phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hui Zhang, Jeremy Smith, Xia Wei, Weiqing Huang, Steven Philip Young
  • Patent number: 11705751
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include a power system comprising a power-supply device having an output, the power-supply device being configured to provide output power to the output of the power-supply device, and control circuitry configured to receive voltage information indicative of a voltage of a battery, determine that the voltage of the battery is above a first voltage threshold, activate a shutdown signal responsive to determining that the voltage of the battery is above the first voltage threshold, determine that the voltage of the battery is below a second voltage threshold, the second voltage threshold being less than the first voltage threshold, control the power-supply device to disable the output power to the output of the power-supply device responsive to determining that the voltage of the battery is below the second voltage threshold and that the shutdown signal is activated, and control the power-supply device to provide the output power to the output of the power-supply device responsive to de
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xia Wei, Chenlei Bao, Tongfei Zhang, Jingli Liu
  • Publication number: 20230187623
    Abstract: A primary or rechargeable battery comprising a battery housing; a cathode comprising a cathode electroactive material a conductive carbon, and a binder; an anode comprising an anode electroactive material; an electrolyte; and a conductive interlayer; and wherein the cathode, the anode, the electrolyte, and the conductive interlayer are disposed within the battery housing. The cathode electroactive material comprises manganese dioxide, any polymorphs thereof, or combinations thereof. The cathode is configured to access 20-100% of 1st electron capacity of the cathode electroactive material. The conductive interlayer contacts the cathode. The conductive interlayer comprises (i) a binder and (ii) a conductive carbon, a metal hydroxide, a metal oxide, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Gautam G. YADAV, Jinchao HUANG, Xia WEI, Michael NYCE, Sanjoy BANERJEE
  • Patent number: 11667826
    Abstract: A wellbore fluid comprising a first aqueous base fluid and a plurality of silica nanoparticles suspended in the first aqueous base fluid. The nanoparticles are present in the fluid in an amount to have an effect of decreasing a crystallization temperature by at least 4 to 55° F. as compared to a second aqueous base fluid without the silica nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hui Joyce Zhang, Xia Wei, Steven Young
  • Publication number: 20230072927
    Abstract: A wellbore fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and a plurality of nanoparticles suspended in the aqueous base fluid. The nanoparticles are present in the wellbore fluid in an amount effective to have an effect of increasing the density by at least 0.2 lb/gal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Hui Zhang, Xia Wei, Brandi Katherine Price Hoelscher, Steven Young
  • Publication number: 20230030182
    Abstract: A battery comprises a housing, an electrolyte disposed in the housing, a cathode disposed in the housing, an anode disposed in the housing and comprising an anode material comprising: zinc or zinc oxide, an electrocoagulant material selected from the group consisting of: aluminum, iron, titanium, calcium, zirconium, a hydroxide thereof, a salt thereof, an oxide thereof, and a combination thereof, and a binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Gautam G. YADAV, Xia WEI, Joshua GALLAWAY, Michael NYCE, Sanjoy BANERJEE
  • Publication number: 20220384856
    Abstract: A battery includes a housing, an electrolyte disposed in the housing, an anode disposed in the housing, and an electrode disposed in the housing and comprising an electrode material comprising manganese dioxide, and a conductive carbon coated with a metallic layer. The use of the conductive carbon coated with the metallic layer can help to control the effects of other ions such as zincate on the manganese dioxide during discharge or cycling of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Gautam G. YADAV, Xia WEI, Michael NYCE, Sanjoy BANERJEE
  • Publication number: 20220376223
    Abstract: A system and method for forming a metallic ion intercalated layered structure can include a housing, an electrolyte disposed in the housing, a counter-electrode disposed in the housing, and a working electrode disposed in the housing. The working electrode comprises a metallic support; and an electrode paste. The electrode paste can include an active material and a binder. The system can be used to form a layered structure having metallic ions from the metallic support intercalated into the layered structure based on cycling the working electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Gautam G. YADAV, Xia WEI, Michael NYCE, Sanjoy BANERJEE
  • Publication number: 20220213374
    Abstract: A wellbore fluid comprising a first aqueous base fluid and a plurality of silica nanoparticles suspended in the first aqueous base fluid. The nanoparticles are present in the fluid in an amount to have an effect of decreasing a crystallization temperature by at least 4 to 55° F. as compared to a second aqueous base fluid without the silica nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Hui Joyce Zhang, Xia Wei, Steven Young
  • Patent number: 11342548
    Abstract: A zinc electrode comprises an anode material, the anode material comprising: an electroactive material comprising at least one of zinc or a compound comprising zinc, a stabilizer additive comprising at least one of: bismuth, copper, indium, a compound comprising bismuth, a compound comprising copper, a compound comprising indium, or any combination thereof, a conductive additive, and a binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Gautam G. Yadav, Jungsang Cho, Xia Wei, Michael Nyce, Sanjoy Banerjee
  • Patent number: 11302917
    Abstract: A method of forming a layered manganese dioxide for use in a cathode of a battery comprises disposing a cathode into a housing of an electrochemical cell, disposing an anode into the housing, disposing a polymeric separator between the anode and the cathode such that the anode and the cathode are electrically separated, adding an alkaline electrolyte to the housing, cycling the electrochemical cell into the 2nd electron capacity of the manganese dioxide, and forming a layered manganese dioxide having a layered manganese dioxide structure with the one or more additives incorporated into the layered manganese dioxide structure. The cathode comprising a cathode material comprising: a manganese dioxide compound, one or more additives selected from the group consisting of bismuth, copper, tin, lead, silver, cobalt, nickel, magnesium, aluminum, potassium, lithium, calcium, gold, antimony, iron, zinc, and combinations thereof, and a conductive carbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventors: Gautam G. Yadav, Xia Wei, Michael Nyce, Sanjoy Banerjee
  • Publication number: 20220006078
    Abstract: A membraneless battery comprising a cathode comprising a cathode electroactive material; an anode comprising an anode electroactive material; a catholyte in contact with the cathode, wherein the catholyte is not in contact with the anode; an anolyte in contact with the anode, wherein the anolyte is not in contact with the cathode; and one or more buffer interlayers disposed between the anolyte and the catholyte. The catholyte has a pH of less than 4, and the anolyte has a pH of greater than 10. The one or more buffer interlayers regulate a pH in the battery. The anode electroactive material comprises a Zn electroactive material. At least one of the one or more buffer interlayers comprises a weak acid and its conjugate base; and/or at least one of the one or more buffer interlayers comprises a weak base and its conjugate acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Gautam G. YADAV, Aditya UPRETI, Meir WEINER, Jinchao HUANG, Xia WEI, Sanjoy BANERJEE
  • Publication number: 20210410207
    Abstract: The present application provides a data sending method, a terminal device and a storage medium. The method includes: a CP of the terminal device acquires to-be-sent data; the CP of the terminal device sends the to-be-sent data through a non-cellular mobile communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Yi He, Xianliang Chen, Xichun Gao, Xia Wei, Yanshan Shi, Qiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11149180
    Abstract: A wellbore fluid comprising a first aqueous base fluid and a plurality of silica nanoparticles suspended in the first aqueous base fluid. The nanoparticles are present in the fluid in an amount to have an effect of decreasing a crystallization temperature by at least 4 to 55° F. as compared to a second aqueous base fluid without the silica nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hui Joyce Zhang, Xia Wei, Steven Young
  • Publication number: 20210280899
    Abstract: A battery includes a cathode compartment, a catholyte solution disposed within the cathode compartment, an anode compartment, an anolyte solution disposed within the anode compartment, a separator disposed between the cathode compartment and the anode compartment, and a flow system configured to provide fluid circulation in the cathode compartment and the anode compartment. The catholyte solution and the anolyte solution have different compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Gautam G. YADAV, Jinchao HUANG, Damon TURNEY, Michael NYCE, Alexander COUZIS, Valerio DEANGELIS, Sanjoy BANERJEE, Xia WEI
  • Publication number: 20210261848
    Abstract: A method of recycling a direct emulsion wellbore fluid may include disrupting a direct emulsion comprising an aqueous external phase and an oleaginous internal phase, wherein the direct emulsion is stabilized by a surfactant composition; and separating the aqueous phase and the oleaginous phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Hui Zhang, Jeremy Smith, Xia Wei, Weiqing Huang, Steven Philip Young