Patents by Inventor Ying-Ying Chang

Ying-Ying Chang 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: 9340768
    Abstract: The present invention includes a system and method for making a biofuel comprising: providing a nitrogen-limiting, minimal growth media comprising glycerol, sugars generated from cellulosic biomass or both, under conditions in which an oleaginous microbe converts the growth media into at least one of triacylglycerol, neutral lipids, fatty acids, long-chain fatty acids, and hydrocarbons that is secreted by the microbe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
    Inventors: Paul de Figueiredo, Lei Li, Zivko Nikolov, Brian D. Shaw, Martin B. Dickman, Eliezer S. Louzada, Joseph M. Sturino, Ying-Ying Chang
  • Publication number: 20120115193
    Abstract: The present invention includes a system and method for making a biofuel comprising: providing a nitrogen-limiting, minimal growth media comprising glycerol, sugars generated from cellulosic biomass or both, under conditions in which an oleaginous microbe converts the growth media into at least one of triacylglycerol, neutral lipids, fatty acids, long-chain fatty acids, and hydrocarbons that is secreted by the microbe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
    Inventors: Paul de Figueiredo, Lei Li, Zivko Nikolov, Brian D. Shaw, Martin B. Dickman, Eliezer S. Louzada, Joseph M. Sturino, Ying-Ying Chang
  • Patent number: 8113485
    Abstract: A leak-proof structure of an oil pipe connector includes: a connector cylinder, being a hollow housing, and having an oil inlet at a front end, and an oil outlet at a rear end, and a switch base interconnected to a shaft hole in the connector cylinder; a control device, installed in the connector cylinder; a switch device, having a transmission shaft, inserted into the shaft hole and linked with the control device, and a switch handle coupled to the top of the transmission shaft; a leak-proof device, having a bearing slot below the shaft hole, and a first leak-proof slot, a circular latch slot and a second leak-proof slot above the leak-proof device, and a bearing being disposed below the bearing slot, and a first O-ring, and a latch ring, a second O-ring for achieving a leak-proof effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Bison, Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Ching Chang, Ying-Ying Chang, Li-Jen Chang
  • Patent number: 8082942
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an oil pipe connector including a connector cylinder (abbr. cylinder), and having an oil inlet at front and an oil outlet at rear end of the cylinder; a switch base with a pivot hole interconnected with the interior of the cylinder; a control device, including a connector cap which being a hollow conical shape, the front end having positioning shaft hole interconnected with the interior; a control mechanism including a connecting portion, a positioning shaft and a piston disc coupled together; the positioning shaft being disposed in a positioning shaft hole of the connector cap; a switch device, including a push rod which being a curved lever, a transmission shaft and a switch handle; an end of the push rod linking the control mechanism; the transmission shaft being pivotally coupled to the pivot hole of the switch base of the cylinder; the switch handle being coupled to the connecting shaft lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Bison Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Ching Chang, Ying-Ying Chang, Li-Jen Chang
  • Publication number: 20100176586
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an oil pipe connector including a connector cylinder (abbr. cylinder), and having an oil inlet at front and an oil outlet at rear end of the cylinder; a switch base with a pivot hole interconnected with the interior of the cylinder; a control device, including a connector cap which being a hollow conical shape, the front end having positioning shaft hole interconnected with the interior; a control mechanism including a connecting portion, a positioning shaft and a piston disc coupled together; the positioning shaft being disposed in a positioning shaft hole of the connector cap; a switch device, including a push rod which being a curved lever, a transmission shaft and a switch handle; an end of the push rod linking the control mechanism; the transmission shaft being pivotally coupled to the pivot hole of the switch base of the cylinder; the switch handle being coupled to the connecting shaft lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: BISON INC.
    Inventors: Ching-Ching Chang, Ying-Ying Chang, Li-jen Chang