Patents by Inventor Yaolin ZHANG

Yaolin ZHANG 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: 12098539
    Abstract: A connecting member, an ALC batten mounting node structure, and a prefabricated mounting method are provided. The connecting member includes a connecting part, a first pipe clamp, and a second pipe clamp. The connecting part includes a first connecting segment and a second connecting segment, the first pipe clamp and the second pipe clamp are respectively perpendicular to the first connecting segment, and symmetrically arranged on opposite sides of the first connecting segment, and the second connecting segment is bent towards one side of the first connecting segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: CHINA CONSTRUCTION SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY CORPORATION LTD.
    Inventors: Yaolin Zhang, Yi Sun, Yu Zhou, Cong Wang, Yinan Song, Pai Peng, Deqiao Zhu, Ranran Li, Dongming Wang
  • Publication number: 20220243459
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the technical field of building construction, and provides a connecting member, an ALC batten mounting node structure, and a prefabricated mounting method. The connecting member includes a connecting part, a first pipe clamp, and a second pipe clamp. The connecting part includes a first connecting segment and a second connecting segment, the first pipe clamp and the second pipe clamp are respectively perpendicular to the first connecting segment, and symmetrically arranged on opposite sides of the first connecting segment, and the second connecting segment is bent towards one side of the first connecting segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Yaolin ZHANG, Yi SUN, Yu ZHOU, Cong WANG, Yinan SONG, Pai PENG, Deqiao ZHU, Ranran LI, Dongming WANG
  • Publication number: 20210362367
    Abstract: It is provided a process to modify lignocellulosic materials with lignin, and incorporating lignin and isocyanates or other wood adhesive in wood products compositions, and their composition, preparation and application for bonding wood products are disclosed. The compositions comprise lignin, derived from a variety of natural resources, isocyanate compounds containing two or more isocyanate functional groups, or other wood adhesives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Martin W. FENG, Lamfeddal KOUISNI, Michael PALEOLOGOU, Simon PARADIS-BOIES, Stéphan RAYMOND, Yaolin ZHANG, Zeen HUANG
  • Publication number: 20210040273
    Abstract: Novel meltable lignin compositions having tailored compatibilities, moisture/water-resistant adhesion characteristics, and low to medium glass transition temperatures (30 to 120° C.) desirable for applications in the manufacturing of various products and the integration in the formulations of adhesives, coatings, plastics, composites and masterbatches, are obtained by blending at low temperatures (0-120° C.) dry lignins (0 to 10% moisture), in their hydrogen or protonated forms—hereby referred to as H-forms (pH=2.3-6.5 for a 10% aqueous suspension), with a reactive and/or interactive molecule or combination of molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Makhlouf LALEG, Naceur JEMAA, Waleed WAFA AL DAJANI, Yaolin ZHANG, Michael PALEOLOGOU
  • Patent number: 10858554
    Abstract: Most processes currently being proposed and/or used for the production of lignin from kraft or soda black liquors are capable of producing two main types of lignin: high residual content (HRC) lignin and low residual content (LRC) lignin. Surprisingly, it was discovered that HRC lignin, is a suitable ingredient in alkaline adhesives, particularly wood adhesives of the phenolic type (e.g. resole resins). This biomaterial is environmentally green and remarkably low cost, which makes it an industrially viable material to be used as a novel and major ingredient in phenolic adhesives for the manufacture of exterior grade plywood, laminated veneer lumber, oriented strand board (OSB) and other wood products—this was successfully demonstrated in a number of laboratory experiments as well as several different mill trials. The composition, preparation and application of such wood adhesives are hereby disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: FPInnovations
    Inventors: Martin W. Feng, Guangbo He, Yaolin Zhang, Xiang-Ming Wang, Lamfeddal Kouisni, Michael Paleologou
  • Publication number: 20190233690
    Abstract: It is disclosed chitosan-reinforced urea-formaldehyde (UF) adhesives for bonding wood-based composites, such as plywood and particleboard, or other fibrous materials and the method of producing the adhesives. The adhesives are produced by mixing unmodified chitosan containing raw material and a urea-formaldehyde resin to produce wood composite adhesive resins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: FPInnovations
    Inventors: Xiang-Ming WANG, Dian-Qing YANG, Yaolin ZHANG, Martin FENG, Guangbo HE, Stéphan RAYMOND
  • Publication number: 20190169421
    Abstract: The present describes wood adhesives reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals (CNC), in liquid and powder forms in which resin system are a phenol-formaldehyde polymer and/or lignin-phenol-formaldehyde polymer and polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (pMDI), and a method of making this polymer in liquid and powder from and the composite products that can be produced therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: FPInnovations
    Inventors: Yaolin ZHANG, Lamfeddal KOUISNI, Xiang-Ming WANG, Michael PALEOLOGOU, Martin W. FENG, Gilles BRUNETTE, Guangbo HE, Hui WAN, Ayse ALEMDAR-THOMSON
  • Patent number: 10059028
    Abstract: The application describes a method of scavenging formaldehyde from a wooden composite comprising urea-formaldehyde or melamine urea-formaldehyde by providing a combination of formaldehyde scavengers in the face and core layers of the composite and further describes the composite produced with these scavengers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: FPInnovations
    Inventors: Yaolin Zhang, Xiang-Ming Wang, Zhenhua Gao
  • Patent number: 9994712
    Abstract: A method of producing ultra-low density fiber composite (ULDC) foam materials using natural fibers with gas injection through liquid foaming is disclosed, wherein in a particular embodiment includes also cellulose filaments. The method includes a continuous overflow foaming process and a novel apparatus to produce the ULDC materials. The disclosed ULDC composite foam produced includes moisture, mold, decay and fire resistant properties which can be used for building thermal and acoustic insulations, protection packaging, air filter products, hygiene products. The apparatus comprise a vessel, counter rotating dual impellor, a plurality of baffles and gas injection that produce.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: FPINNOVATIONS
    Inventors: Xiaolin Cai, Xixian (James) Deng, Nicolas Dery, Sebastien Lebel, Gilles Brunette, Gilles Marcel Dorris, Yuxia Ben, Michelle Ricard, Yaolin Zhang Zhang, Dian-Qing Yang, George Sacciadis
  • Publication number: 20170305033
    Abstract: The application describes a method of scavenging formaldehyde from a wooden composite comprising urea-formaldehyde or melamine urea-formaldehyde by providing a combination of formaldehyde scavengers in the face and core layers of the composite and further describes the composite produced with these scavengers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Yaolin ZHANG, Xiang-Ming WANG, Zhenhua GAO
  • Publication number: 20160355710
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a formaldehyde-based adhesive comprising Nanocrystalline Cellulose (NCC), a process for preparing same and uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Martin W. Feng, Xiang-Ming WANG, Yaolin ZHANG, Stéphan RAYMOND, Richard BERRY
  • Publication number: 20160304757
    Abstract: Most processes currently being proposed and/or used for the production of lignin from kraft or soda black liquors are capable of producing two main types of lignin: high residual content (HRC) lignin and low residual content (LRC) lignin. Surprisingly, it was discovered that HRC lignin, is a suitable ingredient in alkaline adhesives, particularly wood adhesives of the phenolic type (e.g. resole resins). This biomaterial is environmentally green and remarkably low cost, which makes it an industrially viable material to be used as a novel and major ingredient in phenolic adhesives for the manufacture of exterior grade plywood, laminated veneer lumber, oriented strand board (OSB) and other wood products—this was successfully demonstrated in a number of laboratory experiments as well as several different mill trials. The composition, preparation and application of such wood adhesives are hereby disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Martin W. FENG, Guangbo HE, Yaolin ZHANG, Xiang-Ming WANG, Lamfeddal KOUISNI, Michael PALEOLOGOU
  • Publication number: 20160289453
    Abstract: A method of producing ultra-low density fiber composite (ULDC) foam materials using natural fibers with gas injection through liquid foaming is disclosed, wherein in a particular embodiment includes also cellulose filaments. The method includes a continuous overflow foaming process and a novel apparatus to produce the ULDC materials. The disclosed ULDC composite foam produced includes moisture, mold, decay and fire resistant properties which can be used for building thermal and acoustic insulations, protection packaging, air filter products, hygiene products. The apparatus comprise a vessel, counter rotating dual impellor, a plurality of baffles and gas injection that produce.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: FPInnovations
    Inventors: Xiaolin CAI, Xixian (James) DENG, Nicolas DERY, Sebastien LEBEL, Gilles BRUNETTE, Gilles Marcel DORRIS, Yuxia BEN, Michelle RICARD, Yaolin ZHANG ZHANG, Dian-Qing YANG, George SACCIADIS
  • Patent number: 9273238
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are method to modify the lignin with particular fungal species, and procedure to synthesize phenolic adhesives with the modified lignin as raw materials, and the adhesives compositions and methods for making adhesive compositions, and methods for making lingo-cellulosic composites from renewable materials. Four fungi in examples are Lenzites elegans (Spreng.) Pat. (FTK 329A), Phanerochaete cremea (Bres.) Parmasto (FTK 332A), Pycnoporellus alboluteus (Ellis & Everh.) Kotl. & Pouz. (FTK 76A) and Meruliopsis taxicola (Pers.) Bondartsev (FTK 122B). Lignin used in examples are organosolv lignin, Kraft lignin, and ammonium lignosulfonate. The present invention includes methods to (1) modify of lignin with fungi; (2) in-situ polymerize modified lignin-phenol-formaldehyde to generate bio-modified lignin-phenol-formaldehyde adhesive in liquid form, and (3) manufacture composite panels with bio-modified lignin-phenol-formaldehyde resins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Inventors: Yaolin Zhang, Dian-Qing Yang, Xiang-Ming Wang, Martin Feng, Gilles Brunette
  • Publication number: 20160002462
    Abstract: The present describes wood adhesives reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals (CNC), in liquid and powder forms in which resin system are a phenol-formaldehyde polymer and/or lignin-phenol-formaldehyde polymer and polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (pMDI), and a method of making this polymer in liquid and powder from and the composite products that can be produced therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: FPINNOVATIONS
    Inventors: Yaolin ZHANG, Lamfeddal KOUISNI, Xiang-Ming WANG, Michael PALEOLOGOU, Martin W. FENG, Gilles BRUNETTE, Guangbo HE, Hui WAN, Ayse ALEMDAR-THOMSON
  • Publication number: 20150159061
    Abstract: Phenol-formaldehyde and lignin-phenol formaldehyde adhesive polymers with improved properties are disclosed, as well as the method of production therein. The method comprises providing at least one phenolic compound at least one formaldehyde compound, an alkali metal hydroxide, water and at least one carbon black; mixing the at least one phenolic compound, the at least one formaldehyde compound, the alkali metal hydroxide, the water and the carbon black to produce a methylolation medium at a pH of about 10 or less; maintaining the medium at a methylolation temperature to produce a methylolated medium reacting with the water predominantly; and increasing the temperature of the methylolated medium to produce the phenol-formaldehyde polymer via a condensation reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Lamfeddal Kouisni, Michael Paleologou, Yaolin Zhang, Xiang-Ming Wang, Martin Feng
  • Patent number: 8816007
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods to functionalize and solubilize WCNT with a phenolic polymer such as a lignin or a PF resin followed by in-situ integration of this functionalized CNT in the presence of formaldehyde and phenol and/or lignin to generate either CNT-reinforced phenol-formaldehyde polymer or CNT-reinforced lignin-phenol-formaldehyde polymer in either liquid or powder form suitable as an adhesive in the manufacture of a lignocellulosic composite material such as OSB and plywood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignees: FPInnovations, National Research Council of Canada
    Inventors: Yaolin Zhang, Xiang-Ming Wang, Martin Feng, Gilles Brunette, Fuyong Cheng, Benoit Simard
  • Publication number: 20140163142
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are method to modify the lignin with particular fungal species, and procedure to synthesize phenolic adhesives with the modified lignin as raw materials, and the adhesives compositions and methods for making adhesive compositions, and methods for making lingo-cellulosic composites from renewable materials. Four fungi in examples are Lenzites elegans (Spreng.) Pat. (FTK 329A), Phanerochaete cremea (Bres.) Parmasto (FTK 332A), Pycnoporellus alboluteus (Ellis & Everh.) Kotl. & Pouz. (FTK 76A) and Meruliopsis taxicola (Pers.) Bondartsev (FTK 122B). Lignin used in examples are organosolv lignin, Kraft lignin, and ammonium lignosulfonate. The present invention includes methods to (1) modify of lignin with fungi; (2) in-situ polymerize modified lignin-phenol-formaldehyde to generate bio-modified lignin-phenol-formaldehyde adhesive in liquid form, and (3) manufacture composite panels with bio-modified lignin-phenol-formaldehyde resins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: FPINNOVATIONS
    Inventors: Yaolin Zhang, Dian-Qing Wang, Xiang-Ming Wang, Martin Feng, Gilles Brunette
  • Patent number: 8562731
    Abstract: The present invention describes a fungal modified chitosan adhesive for binding a fibrous material and the method of producing the adhesive. The adhesive is produced by providing a chitosan containing raw material; a fungal growing medium; a fungal culture; mixing the raw material, the growing medium and the fungal culture together to produce a suspension; incubating the suspension to produce a broth comprising a modified chitosan solid, an at least partially-consumed medium liquid and a fungal residue; separating the modified chitosan solid from the liquid and the fungal residue, and dissolving the modified chitosan solid to produce the adhesive resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Fpinnovations
    Inventors: Dian-Qing Yang, Yaolin Zhang, Xiang-Ming Wang, Hui Wan, Gilles Brunette
  • Publication number: 20120041146
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods to functionalize and solubilize WCNT with a phenolic polymer such as a lignin or a PF resin followed by in-situ integration of this functionalized CNT in the presence of formaldehyde and phenol and/or lignin to generate either CNT-reinforced phenol-formaldehyde polymer or CNT-reinforced lignin-phenol-formaldehyde polymer in either liquid or powder form suitable as an adhesive in the manufacture of a lignocellulosic composite material such as OSB and plywood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicants: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA, FPINNOVATIONS
    Inventors: Yaolin ZHANG, Xiang-Ming WANG, Martin FENG, Gilles BRUNETTE, Fuyong CHENG, Benoit SIMARD