Patents by Inventor Yifu LIU

Yifu LIU 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: 11964884
    Abstract: The present application relates to a system for removal of nitrate from water. The system includes a first reactor comprising a porous oxide-derived silver electrode (OD-Ag) for electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate (NO3?) to nitrite (NO2?) and a second reactor comprising a Pd-based catalyst for catalytic reduction of nitrite (NO2?). Also disclosed is a method of removing nitrate from water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Wenzhen Li, Hengzhou Liu, Yifu Chen
  • Publication number: 20210147244
    Abstract: The present invention provides a silica aerogel powder, a preparation method and an application thereof, and belongs to the field of preparation of insulating materials. The silica aerogel powder provided by the present invention is prepared from the following components: 100 to 300 parts by weight of aqueous solution of silica source, 200 to 400 parts by weight of oil phase solvent, 4 to 40 parts by weight of cosolvent, 0.2 to 2 parts by weight of surfactant, 10 to 60 parts by weight of sodium methylsiliconate solution, 1 to 5 parts by weight of aqueous inorganic acid solution, 3 to 10 parts by weight of sodium trimethylsilanolate solution in tetrahydrofuran (THF), and 0.3 to 0.9 part by weight of organic fatty acid in petroleum ether. The silica aerogel powder provided by the present invention is structurally uniform and features good hydrophobicity, low thermal conductivity, and low density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Hongkai ZHAO, Wei LIU, Lihua ZHANG, Ming LIU, Yifu LIU
  • Patent number: 10829464
    Abstract: Disclosed are benzoheterocyclic alkylamine compounds, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a stereoisomer thereof, and a preparation method thereof, and use of the same in the manufacture of an antibacterial drug as an inhibitor of staphyloxanthin synthesis in Staphylococcus aureus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jian Li, Lefu Lan, Baoli Li, Feifei Chen, Shuaishuai Ni, Yifu Liu, Hanwen Wei, Fei Mao, Jin Zhu
  • Publication number: 20190315703
    Abstract: Disclosed are benzoheterocyclic alkylamine compounds, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a stereoisomer thereof, and a preparation method thereof, and use of the same in the manufacture of an antibacterial drug as an inhibitor of staphyloxanthin synthesis in Staphylococcus aureus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Jian LI, Lefu LAN, Baoli LI, Feifei CHEN, Shuaishuai NI, Yifu LIU, Hanwen WEI, Fei MAO, Jin ZHU