Patents by Inventor Zhenqiang ZHANG

Zhenqiang ZHANG 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: 12110607
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of directional solidification, and in particular, to an apparatus, method, and process for directional solidification by liquid metal spraying enhanced cooling (LMSC). The process has the following beneficial effects: the apparatus of the present disclosure can regulate a solidification structure of a casting, refine a dendrite spacing, and reduce or avoid metallurgical defects, and can be used to prepare high-quality large-sized columnar/single crystal blades or other castings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Shanghai University
    Inventors: Zhongming Ren, Jiang Wang, Xingfu Ren, Zhenqiang Zhang, Xiaoxin Zhang, Xia Li, Tingsheng Tu, Baojun Wang
  • Publication number: 20230160092
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of directional solidification, and in particular, to an apparatus, method, and process for directional solidification by liquid metal spraying enhanced cooling (LMSC). The process has the following beneficial effects: the apparatus of the present disclosure can regulate a solidification structure of a casting, refine a dendrite spacing, and reduce or avoid metallurgical defects, and can be used to prepare high-quality large-sized columnar/single crystal blades or other castings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: Shanghai University
    Inventors: Zhongming Ren, Jiang Wang, Xingfu Ren, Zhenqiang Zhang, Xiaoxin Zhang, Xia Li, Tingsheng Tu, Baojun Wang
  • Patent number: 11428471
    Abstract: A chaotic stirring device combining plasma arc smelting and permanent magnet including a furnace body; the furnace body is provided therein with a water-cooled copper crucible; the center of an upper surface of the water-cooled copper crucible is a groove for placing raw metals, and the water-cooled copper crucible is internally a hollow cavity; a return pipe is disposed directly below the groove in the hollow cavity; an upper end of the return pipe is vertical upward, and is horizontally provided with a filter screen; a spherical magnet is placed between the filter screen and the groove; one side of the water-cooled copper crucible is provided with a first water inlet pipe and a first water outlet pipe; the first water inlet pipe is connected to the hollow cavity, and the first water outlet pipe is connected to the bottom of the return pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jianbo Yu, Zhongming Ren, Xia Li, Zhenqiang Zhang, Jiang Wang, Yujia Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200263926
    Abstract: A chaotic stirring device combining plasma arc smelting and permanent magnet including a furnace body; the furnace body is provided therein with a water-cooled copper crucible; the center of an upper surface of the water-cooled copper crucible is a groove for placing raw metals, and the water-cooled copper crucible is internally a hollow cavity; a return pipe is disposed directly below the groove in the hollow cavity; an upper end of the return pipe is vertical upward, and is horizontally provided with a filter screen; a spherical magnet is placed between the filter screen and the groove; one side of the water-cooled copper crucible is provided with a first water inlet pipe and a first water outlet pipe; the first water inlet pipe is connected to the hollow cavity, and the first water outlet pipe is connected to the bottom of the return pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Jianbo YU, Zhongming REN, Xia LI, Zhenqiang ZHANG, Jiang WANG, Yujia ZHANG
  • Patent number: D924672
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Inventor: Zhenqiang Zhang