Patents by Inventor Yibling Shen

Yibling Shen 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).

  • System, method, and coating for strain analysis
    Patent number: 6327030
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to a strain-sensitive coating, a strain measurement system, and a method to determine strains on substrate materials. In a preferred embodiment of the subject invention, the system includes a luminescent strain-sensitive coating and a strain field mapping system which can be used to create a strain map of the mechanical strain on a substrate material. The luminescent strain-sensitive coating of the subject invention is preferably a polymer-based coating, and can incorporate one or more luminescent compounds. The subject coating can be applied to produce a thin film on a substrate material, such as aluminum, steel, polymer, or composite. One or more characteristics of the luminescence emanating from the coating can then vary in relation to the strain on the substrate material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: University of Florida
    Inventors: Peter Ifju, Kirk S. Schanze, Yingsheng Wang, James Hubner, David Jenkins, Wissam El-Ratal, Anthony B. Brennan, Liu He, Yibling Shen, Bruce Carroll
  • System, method, and coating for strain analysis
    Publication number: 20010008445
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to a strain-sensitive coating, a strain measurement system, and a method to determine strains on substrate materials. In a preferred embodiment of the subject invention, the system includes a luminescent strain-sensitive coating and a strain field mapping system which can be used to create a strain map of the mechanical strain on a substrate material. The luminescent strain-sensitive coating of the subject invention is preferably a polymer-based coating, and can incorporate one or more luminescent compounds. The subject coating can be applied to produce a thin film on a substrate material, such as aluminum, steel, polymer, or composite. One or more characteristics of the luminescence emanating from the coating can then vary in relation to the strain on the substrate material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Publication date: July 19, 2001
    Inventors: Peter Ifju, Kirk S. Schanze, Yingsheng Wang, James Hubner, David Jenkins, Wissam El-Ratal, Anthony B. Brennan, Liu He, Yibling Shen, Bruce Carroll