Patents by Inventor Yao-Yu Lin

Yao-Yu Lin 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: 20250079492
    Abstract: A plant microbial fuel cell includes a planting container, a plant, a cathode and an anode. The planting container has a culture medium therein, and a microbial population is in the culture medium. The plant is grown in the culture medium in the planting container. The cathode is disposed on a surface of the culture medium, and the anode is arranged in the culture medium close to roots of the plant. The anode includes a porous carbon material prepared from coffee grounds, and thus the overall cost of the plant microbial fuel cell may be greatly reduced, and the porous carbon material is easy to process and has high biocompatibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Yao-Yu Lin, Hsin-Tien Li, Heng-An Su, Tzu-Yin Liu, Han-Yi Chen
  • Publication number: 20250079853
    Abstract: A power generating device and a power supplying method thereof are provided. The power generating device includes a battery set, a charge storage device, a charger and a voltage converter. The battery set has microbial fuel cell and/or solar battery, and is configured to generate a supply voltage. The charger generates a charging voltage according to the supply voltage, and provides the charging voltage through a first resistor to charge the charge storage device. The voltage converter converts a storage voltage provided by the charge storage device to generate a driving voltage, and provides the driving voltage to drive a load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Chao-I Liu, Heng-An Su, I-Chu Lin, Yao-Yu Lin, Chia-Chieh Hsu, Hsin-Tien Li, Tzu-Yin Liu, Han-Yi Chen
  • Patent number: 11552323
    Abstract: A biofuel cell includes a cathode, an anode, and a microbial community. At least one of the anode and the cathode contains a biochar prepared from a Trapa natans husk as an electrode material, and the anode is located in the microbial community. By using the biochar prepared from the Trapa natans husk as the electrode material, not only can the power density of the biofuel cell be increased, but the economic benefits of waste recycling can also be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Fang-Yi Lin, Yao-Yu Lin, Chia-Chieh Hsu, Han-Yi Chen, Tzu-Yin Liu
  • Publication number: 20220149413
    Abstract: A biofuel cell includes a cathode, an anode, and a microbial community. At least one of the anode and the cathode contains a biochar prepared from a Trapa natans husk as an electrode material, and the anode is located in the microbial community. By using the biochar prepared from the Trapa natans husk as the electrode material, not only can the power density of the biofuel cell be increased, but the economic benefits of waste recycling can also be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Fang-Yi Lin, Yao-Yu Lin, Chia-Chieh Hsu, Han-Yi Chen, Tzu-Yin Liu