Patents by Inventor Yicai Zheng

Yicai Zheng 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).

  • Heaters
    Patent number: 9723947
    Abstract: A heater for heating liquid to boiling comprises a heating element (48; 106), a first heating region (18, 20; 100) heated by said heating element (48; 106) for heating liquid flowing therethrough to a temperature below boiling, and a second heating region (22; 102) for heating said liquid to boiling. The second region permits the exit of steam therefrom separately from heated water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Strix Limited
    Inventors: Vincent Joseph Garvey, Colin Moughton, Yicai Zheng
  • Flow heaters
    Patent number: 9212827
    Abstract: A flow heater comprises a heating element (48; 248) and a first heating region (18, 20; 218, 220) heated by the heating element (48; 248) for heating liquid flowing therethrough to a first temperature below boiling. The flow heater also comprises a second heating region (22; 222) for heating the liquid to a second temperature below boiling. The second region (22; 222) has means (25; 225) for permitting the exit of steam therefrom separately from heated liquid. The flow heater cannot be operated so that bulk boiling of said liquid takes place in the second region (22; 222).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Strix Limited
    Inventors: Vincent Joseph Garvey, Nicholas Edward Gibbs, Colin Moughton, Yicai Zheng
  • FLOW HEATERS
    Publication number: 20130094841
    Abstract: A flow heater comprises a heating element (48; 248) and a first heating region (18, 20; 218, 220) heated by the heating element (48; 248) for heating liquid flowing therethrough to a first temperature below boiling. The flow heater also comprises a second heating region (22; 222) for heating the liquid to a second temperature below boiling. The second region (22; 222) has means (25; 225) for permitting the exit of steam therefrom separately from heated liquid. The flow heater cannot be operated so that bulk boiling of said liquid takes place in the second region (22; 222).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: STRIX LIMITED
    Inventors: Vincent Joseph Garvey, Nicholas Edward Gibbs, Colin Moughton, Yicai Zheng
  • HEATERS
    Publication number: 20120128338
    Abstract: A heater for heating liquid to boiling comprises a heating element (48; 106), a first heating region (18, 20; 100) heated by said heating element (48; 106) for heating liquid flowing therethrough to a temperature below boiling, and a second heating region (22; 102) for heating said liquid to boiling. The second region permits the exit of steam therefrom separately from heated water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: STRIX LIMITED
    Inventors: Vincent Joseph Garvey, Colin Moughton, Yicai Zheng