Patents by Inventor Yining Nie

Yining Nie 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).

  • Publication number: 20200071845
    Abstract: This invention involves a method of making a crater-like texture or a ceramic coating on a surface by electrolytic plasma discharging which occurs in fashion of micro-sized arcs distributing on the surface. The high temperature of plasma and high pressure of vapour bubbles of an electrolyte at the local discharging spots during the plasma activities cause micro-sized craters on the surface. Alternatively, using another selected electrolyte, the surface can also form a ceramic coating with a crater-like texture as its top layer. The surface can be polished, ground or honed afterward, and the surface shows improvements in friction, wear resistance, and heat transfer behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Jingzeng Zhang, Yining Nie, Xueyuan Nie
  • Publication number: 20190288272
    Abstract: This invention involves a method of making an electrode and a ceramic separator for use in batteries using a plasma oxidation process. The electrode is a metallic sheet that undergoes plasma oxidation, through which active materials are grown and metallurgically bonded to the metallic sheet. The plasma oxidation method is also used to make a ceramic separator. The electrode is assembled into a conventional battery cell or a hybrid battery cell. In a conventional battery, the said electrode is used as an anode or a cathode. In a hybrid battery, the said electrode is used as a cathode, a thin lithium metal sheet is an anode, the said separator is inserted between the cathode and the anode, and an electrolyte is held within the separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Jingzeng Zhang, Yining Nie, Xueyuan Nie
  • Patent number: 10030314
    Abstract: This invention involves a plasma oxidation method for making an oxide coating containing air pockets. The encapsulated air, which has minimal thermal conductivity and capacity, allows the coating to adapt quickly to changes in the surrounding temperature. The thermal diffusivity and conductivity of the coated metal can be tailored to provide various thermal functions for internal combustion engine parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Inventors: Jingzeng Zhang, Yining Nie, Xueyuan Nie
  • Patent number: 8402811
    Abstract: This invention deals with a testing instrument that is used to investigate failure behavior of items subject to impact and sliding forces. The testing instrument produces an impact motion and a sliding motion in each testing cycle with maximum contact pressure similar to actual stresses applied to the items during real applications. The invented instrument simulates wear conditions and failure behaviors of biomedical implants, components, tools and coatings which are observed in practical applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Inventors: Yining Nie, Jingzeng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20110314894
    Abstract: This invention deals with a testing instrument that is used to investigate failure behavior of items subject to impact and sliding forces. The testing instrument produces an impact motion and a sliding motion in each testing cycle with maximum contact pressure similar to actual stresses applied to the items during real applications. The invented instrument simulates wear conditions and failure behaviors of biomedical implants, components, tools and coatings which are observed in practical applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Yining Nie, Jingzeng Zhang