Patents by Inventor Yong Fan Mao

Yong Fan Mao 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).

  • Method of enhancing moisture management and providing negative ion properties to fabric materials
    Patent number: 7879404
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of enhancing the negative ion properties of a material and enhance its moisture management properties if necessary. The method of the present invention teaches the determination of the moisture properties of a material, development of a negative ion agent, and the application of that agent to the material, such steps leading to a material possessing negative ion properties and good moisture management.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    Inventors: Yi Li, Junyan Hu, Qingwen Song, Yong Fan Mao
  • Method of enhancing moisture management and providing negative ion properties to fabric materials
    Publication number: 20080258347
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of enhancing the negative ion properties of a material and enhance its moisture management properties if necessary. The method of the present invention teaches the determination of the moisture properties of a material, development of a negative ion agent, and the application of that agent to the material, such steps leading to a material possessing negative ion properties and good moisture management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    Inventors: Yi Li, Junyan Hu, Qingwen Song, Yong Fan Mao