Patents by Inventor Yan Yao

Yan Yao 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).

  • Patent number: 12272958
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of power generation of power systems, and in particular to a power supply and energy storage system using carbon as a medium. The power supply and energy storage system generates energy by reacting carbon dioxide and air, collects carbon monoxide by providing a pressurizing apparatus and a gas storage apparatus, and sends the collected carbon monoxide back to an energy supply apparatus during power consumption peaks, thereby balancing power deficits of loads and renewable energy power generation, considering the stability, reliability, and economic efficiency of the power supply and energy storage system, and improving energy utilization efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignees: Ningbo Electric Power Design Institute Co. Ltd, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo Yongyao Power Investment Corporation Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yan Yao, Wanbing Guan, Zixiang Pei, Junhua Wang, Puyan Wang, Yuzhe Xie, Xuanjun Chen, Yuting Liu, Jun Wu, Wei Xue, Tianchen Fan
  • Publication number: 20250000423
    Abstract: A device for diagnosing etiology, a storage media and an electronic device are provided according to the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: FUWAI HOSPITAL CHINESE ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
    Inventors: Yan YAO, Jiao LI, Si ZHENG, Xiaowei XU, Zhao HU
  • Publication number: 20240426859
    Abstract: A hermetically sealable transfer vessel provides a cover, base, drive system, and sample platform. The cover and base may form a sealed space around the sample platform. A transparent window may be provided for the cover. The drive system provides a securing mechanism that allows the cover to be opened and closed. A mechanical lift is provided that allows the sample platform to be adjusted vertically. The transfer vessel is suitable for several mainstream analytical instruments, including focus ion beam (“FIB”) instruments. The transfer vessel allows samples to be analyzed by multiple analytical instruments, thereby allowing multi-physics characterizations on an individual sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: SOLID DESIGN INSTRUMENTS, LLC
    Inventors: Zheng FAN, Yan YAO
  • Publication number: 20240290976
    Abstract: This invention relates to materials for electrodes, to materials for lithium-ion batteries, and to materials for lithium-ion storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
    Inventors: Ognjen Miljanic, Yan Yao, Said Jalife Jacobo, Judy Wu, Alexandra Robles
  • Publication number: 20240055608
    Abstract: An improved rechargeable battery may utilize materials that are entirely solid-state. The battery may utilize at least one organic active material for an electrode. The battery may utilize a cathode that comprises quinone(s). An electrolyte of the battery may be an ion-conducting inorganic compound. An anode of the battery may comprise an alkali metal. Further, a carbonyl group of the quinone(s) of the cathode may be reduced into a phenolate and coordinated to an alkali metal ion during discharge and vice versa during charging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
    Inventors: Yan Yao, Yanliang Liang
  • Patent number: 11749795
    Abstract: A method for activating two-dimensional host materials for a multivalent/polyatomic ion battery may include adding a pillaring salt in electrolyte. This process may be followed by in-situ electrochemically intercalating the pillaring ions, solvent molecules and multivalent ions into the van der Waals gap of host materials. After the activation process, the host material is transformed into an interlayer-expanded 2D material with significantly enhanced specific capacity and rate performance for multivalent ion intercalation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: University of Houston System
    Inventors: Yan Yao, Hyun Deog Yoo
  • Patent number: 11621420
    Abstract: An improved rechargeable battery may utilize materials that are entirely solid-state. The battery may utilize at least one organic active material for an electrode. The battery may utilize a cathode that comprises quinone(s). An electrolyte of the battery may be an ion-conducting inorganic compound. An anode of the battery may comprise an alkali metal. Further, a carbonyl group of the quinone(s) of the cathode may be reduced into a phenolate and coordinated to an alkali metal ion during discharge and vice versa during charging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: University of Houston System
    Inventors: Yan Yao, Yanliang Liang
  • Publication number: 20210210742
    Abstract: A method for activating two-dimensional host materials for a multivalent/polyatomic ion battery may include adding a pillaring salt in electrolyte. This process may be followed by in-situ electrochemically intercalating the pillaring ions, solvent molecules and multivalent ions into the van der Waals gap of host materials. After the activation process, the host material is transformed into an interlayer-expanded 2D material with significantly enhanced specific capacity and rate performance for multivalent ion intercalation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: University of Houston System
    Inventors: Yan Yao, Hyun Deog Yoo
  • Publication number: 20210066748
    Abstract: A class of improved solid-state electrolytes and methods for forming such electrolytes are discussed herein. The improved electrolytes may be a sodium oxy-sulfide, such as with a nominal composition of Na3PS4 _xOx (0<x?2). The electrolytes can be synthesized from using a simple one-step ball-milling method. The ball-milling may be performed at high rotation speeds. The resulting ball-milled materials may further be optionally pressed. The pressing may be performed at low or room temperatures and/or relatively low pressure, and the resulting electrolytes achieve high relative densities. The solid-state electrolyte forms a highly dense layer that approaches a continuous glass that is nearly flawless, is mainly amorphous, and/or maintains a stable low-resistance interface with Na metal and Na-alloy electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: University of Houston System
    Inventors: Yan Yao, Xiaowei Chi
  • Publication number: 20200295369
    Abstract: An improved rechargeable battery may utilize materials that are entirely solid-state. The battery may utilize at least one organic active material for an electrode. The battery may utilize a cathode that comprises quinone(s). An electrolyte of the battery may be an ion-conducting inorganic compound. An anode of the battery may comprise an alkali metal. Further, a carbonyl group of the quinone(s) of the cathode may be reduced into a phenolate and coordinated to an alkali metal ion during discharge and vice versa during charging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: University of Houston System
    Inventors: Yan Yao, Yanliang Liang
  • Patent number: 10749180
    Abstract: An energy storage device may provide a positive electrode, an electrolyte, and a negative electrode. The energy storage device may utilize an aqueous alkaline electrolyte, which may be nonflammable. The energy storage device may utilize organic material(s) as the negative electrode, such as, but not limited to, poly(anthraquinonyl sulfide) (PAQS), organic carbonyl compounds, organosulfur compounds, redox polymers, or radical polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
    Inventors: Yan Yao, Yanliang Liang
  • Patent number: 10522875
    Abstract: An improved lead acid battery (LAB) battery may provide high charge acceptance and may be suitable for a wide range of applications, including a variety of new applications. The new battery can sustain 67% of the maximum capacity even at a very high charging rate of IOC. This battery may decrease the use of lead in comparison to prior lead acid battery designs by up to 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
    Inventors: Yan Yao, Yanliang Liang, Saman Gheytani, Yan Jing
  • Patent number: 10411262
    Abstract: An aqueous metal-ion battery and a method for constructing same. In one embodiment, the battery includes an aqueous electrolyte and at least one electrode comprising at least one organic electrode material. A method comprises incorporating an organic electrode material into the electrode of an aqueous metal-ion battery. The organic electrode material further comprises at least one material chosen from carbonyl compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
    Inventors: Yan Yao, Yanliang Liang
  • Patent number: 10380223
    Abstract: A support tensor machine based neutral point grounding mode decision method and system adopts a support tensor machine method Based on three indexes, i.e., the power supply reliability index, safety index, and economical efficiency index, influences of different neutral point grounding modes are analyzed by employing the support tensor machine method to finally obtain a neutral point grounding mode capable of maximizing power supply reliability of a distribution network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignees: STATE GRID ZHEJIANG ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED, STATE GRID ZHEJIANG ECONOMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE, STATE GRID NINGBO ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED, ZHEJIANG HUAYUN ELECTRIC POWER ENGINEERING DESIGN CONSULTING CO. LTD
    Inventors: Yingjing He, Yangqing Dan, Weijun Liu, Weimin Zheng, Xiaodi Zhang, Chaoming Zheng, Xiran Wang, Shuyi Shen, Yan Yao, Yanwei Zhu, Fan Li, Lin Zhou, Jiandi Fang, Dan Yu, Ren Tang
  • Publication number: 20190121836
    Abstract: A support tensor machine based neutral point grounding mode decision method and system adopts a support tensor machine method Based on three indexes, i.e., the power supply reliability index, safety index, and economical efficiency index, influences of different neutral point grounding modes are analyzed by employing the support tensor machine method to finally obtain a neutral point grounding mode capable of maximizing power supply reliability of a distribution network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Yingjing He, Yangqing Dan, Weijun Liu, Weimin Zheng, Xiaodi Zhang, Chaoming Zheng, Xiran Wang, Shuyi Shen, Yan Yao, Yanwei Zhu, Fan Li, Lin Zhou, Jiandi Fang, Dan Yu, Ren Tang
  • Publication number: 20180301703
    Abstract: An energy storage device may provide a positive electrode, an electrolyte, and a negative electrode. The energy storage device may utilize an aqueous alkaline electrolyte, which may be nonflammable. The energy storage device may utilize organic material(s) as the negative electrode, such as, but not limited to, poly(anthraquinonyl sulfide) (PAQS), organic carbonyl compounds, organosulfur compounds, redox polymers, or radical polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: University of Houston System
    Inventors: Yan Yao, Yanliang Liang
  • Publication number: 20180301763
    Abstract: An improved lead acid battery (LAB) battery may provide high charge acceptance and may be suitable for a wide range of applications, including a variety of new applications. The new battery can sustain 67% of the maximum capacity even at a very high charging rate of IOC. This battery may decrease the use of lead in comparison to prior lead acid battery designs by up to 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: University of Houston System
    Inventors: Yan Yao, Yanliang Liang, Saman Gheytani, Yan Jing
  • Patent number: 10033039
    Abstract: An energy storage device may provide a positive electrode, an electrolyte, and a negative electrode. The energy storage device may utilize an aqueous alkaline electrolyte, which may be nonflammable. The energy storage device may utilize organic material(s) as the negative electrode, such as, but not limited to, poly(anthraquinonyl sulfide) (PAQS), organic carbonyl compounds, organosulfur compounds, redox polymers, or radical polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
    Inventors: Yan Yao, Yanliang Liang
  • Publication number: 20180183038
    Abstract: A method for activating two-dimensional host materials for a multivalent/polyatomic ion battery may include adding a pillaring salt in electrolyte. This process may be followed by in-situ electrochemically intercalating the pillaring ions, solvent molecules and multivalent ions into the van der Waals gap of host materials. After the activation process, the host material is transformed into an interlayer-expanded 2D material with significantly enhanced specific capacity and rate performance for multivalent ion intercalation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: University of Houston System
    Inventors: Yan Yao, Hyun Deog Yoo
  • Patent number: 9745205
    Abstract: A method for configuring a non-lithium-intercalation electrode includes intercalating an insertion species between multiple layers of a stacked or layered electrode material. The method forms an electrode architecture with increased interlayer spacing for non-lithium metal ion migration. A laminate electrode material is constructed such that pillaring agents are intercalated between multiple layers of the stacked electrode material and installed in a battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
    Inventors: Yan Yao, Yanliang Liang