Patents by Inventor Xiansen Li

Xiansen 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).

  • Publication number: 20220080366
    Abstract: Composite structures composed of inorganic membranes or polymer membranes supported on and integrated with compressed metal foam supports are provided. Also provided are methods of making the composite structures from compressed reticulated metal foams and methods of using the composite structures as separation membranes in the dehydration of organic solutions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Haibing Wang, Xiansen Li, Claudia Goggin
  • Patent number: 11241932
    Abstract: An adsorption system can be used as part of a climate control system in a vehicle or in any other space requiring heating or cooling. The adsorbent system can include an enclosure, a plurality of layers arranged in a stack inside the enclosure, and a vapor channel inside the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Evelyn N Wang, Hyunho Kim, Xiansen Li, Shankar Narayan, Sameer R. Rao, Ari Samuel Umans, Sungwoo Yang
  • Publication number: 20190193512
    Abstract: An adsorption system can be used as part of a climate control system in a vehicle or in any other space requiring heating or cooling. The adsorbent system can include an enclosure, a plurality of layers arranged in a stack inside the enclosure, and a vapor channel inside the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Evelyn N Wang, Hyunho Kim, Xiansen Li, Shankar Narayanan, Sameer R. Rao, Ari Samuel Umans, Sungwoo Yang
  • Publication number: 20150345839
    Abstract: Thermo-adsorptive batteries can provide the heating and cooling functions by taking advantage of the reversible adsorption/desorption cycles involving the pair of the zeolite adsorbent and condensable vapor adsorbate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Evelyn N. WANG, Xiansen LI, Ian Salmon MCKAY
  • Patent number: 8328911
    Abstract: A method for removing and capturing carbon dioxide from a fluid stream includes the steps of exposing the fluid stream to an aqueous scrubbing solution that removes and holds carbon dioxide from the fluid stream, passing the aqueous scrubbing solution through a membrane in order to separate excess water from the scrubbing solution and increase the concentration of carbon dioxide in the scrubbing solution, heating the scrubbing solution having an increased concentration of carbon dioxide so as to release carbon dioxide gas and recycling the scrubbing solution. A carbon dioxide capture apparatus includes a carbon dioxide scrubber, a membrane downstream from the scrubber for separating water and concentrating carbon dioxide in a scrubbing solution and a stripper vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: The University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Kunlei Liu, James K. Neathery, Joseph E. Remias, Xiansen Li
  • Publication number: 20110311429
    Abstract: A method for removing and capturing carbon dioxide from a fluid stream includes the steps of exposing the fluid stream to an aqueous scrubbing solution that removes and holds carbon dioxide from the fluid stream, passing the aqueous scrubbing solution through a membrane in order to separate excess water from the scrubbing solution and increase the concentration of carbon dioxide in the scrubbing solution, heating the scrubbing solution having an increased concentration of carbon dioxide so as to release carbon dioxide gas and recycling the scrubbing solution. A carbon dioxide capture apparatus includes a carbon dioxide scrubber, a membrane downstream from the scrubber for separating water and concentrating carbon dioxide in a scrubbing solution and a stripper vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Kunlei Liu, James K. Neathery, Joseph E. Remias, Xiansen Li