Patents by Inventor Zhiping Le

Zhiping Le 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).

  • Non-thermal plasma synthesis with carbon component
    Publication number: 20140105807
    Abstract: The disclosure herein describes a method for producing ammonia by introducing N2, CO and water into a non-thermal plasma in the presence of a catalyst, the catalyst being effective to promote the disassociation of N2, CO and water to form reactants that in turn react to produce NH3 and CH4. This disclosure also describes producing a reactive hydrogen ion or free radical by the method comprising passing water through a non-thermal plasma in the presence of a catalyst, the catalyst being effective to promote the dissociation of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Rongsheng Ruan, Shaobo Deng, Zhiping Le, Yanling Cheng, Xiangyang Lin, Ling Chen
  • Non-thermal plasma synthesis with carbon component
    Patent number: 8641872
    Abstract: The disclosure herein describes a method for producing ammonia by introducing N2, CO and water into a non-thermal plasma in the presence of a catalyst, the catalyst being effective to promote the disassociation of N2, CO and water to form reactants that in turn react to produce NH3 and CH4. This disclosure also describes producing a reactive hydrogen ion or free radical by the method comprising passing water through a non-thermal plasma in the presence of a catalyst, the catalyst being effective to promote the dissociation of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Rongsheng Ruan, Shaobo Deng, Zhiping Le, Yanling Cheng, Xiangyang Lin, Ling Chen