Wang, TN
Di Wang, Nashville, TN US
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20150066201 | REAL-TIME 3-D IDENTIFICATION OF SEEMINGLY IDENTICAL OBJECTS - A system for conducting real-time multi-dimension inspection of multiple objects, particularly for use with a conveyor belt carrying multiple boxes and packages, many of which are seemingly identical to each other. A plurality of real-time vision sensors and other sensors are positioned above the conveyor belt to observe and record data in real-time of packages and boxes as they move on the belt. The vision sensors include, but are not limited to, 3D sensors, cameras, structured light sensors, time of flight sensors, laser sensors, infrared sensors, and the like. Other sensors include, but are not limited to, multi-package bar code readers and other forms of specialized sensors. | 03-05-2015 |
Dongyu Wang, Henderson, TN US
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20120234825 | ELECTRIC HEATING APPLIANCE WITH AC-LINE FILTER WITH LOW LEAKAGE CURRENT - Provided is a power supply apparatus, and an appliance including the power supply apparatus, which includes a filter that attenuates a noise component being transmitted toward a source that supplies an AC electric current. The filter lacks a capacitor establishing a conductive path for conducting a high-frequency alternating signal, a leakage current, or both to a ground electrode. A rectifier is also included, and is disposed electrically between the filter and a load that is to be energized by operation of the power supply circuit. The rectifier converts the AC electric current into a rectified signal. The power supply apparatus also includes a grounding capacitor that establishes a capacitive, conductive path between an output of the rectifier and a ground electrode that is to be electrically connected to earth ground. The grounding capacitor is electrically separated from the filter by the rectifier, and extends electrically between the ground conductor and at least one of: (i) a positive DC bus conductor from the rectifier, and (ii) a DC bus return to the rectifier. | 09-20-2012 |
Feiyi Wang, Knoxville, TN US
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20120036309 | COORDINATED GARBAGE COLLECTION FOR RAID ARRAY OF SOLID STATE DISKS - An optimized redundant array of solid state devices may include an array of one or more optimized solid-state devices and a controller coupled to the solid-state devices for managing the solid-state devices. The controller may be configured to globally coordinate the garbage collection activities of each of said optimized solid-state devices, for instance, to minimize the degraded performance time and increase the optimal performance time of the entire array of devices. | 02-09-2012 |
Fred Wang, Knoxville, TN US
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20120013376 | USE OF PLL STABILITY FOR ISLANDING DETECTION - A phase detector for a phase-locked loop includes a phase detector that is configured to become unstable, oscillate and drift rapidly in frequency in a predictable manner when a reference frequency signal is not available. When applied, for example, to a power converter connected to a power distribution grid, the predictable oscillatory and rapid frequency drift behavior when the phase detector is unstable allows very rapid and reliable detection of disconnection from the grid, referred to as islanding. | 01-19-2012 |
20120257429 | TWO-STAGE SINGLE PHASE BI-DIRECTIONAL PWM POWER CONVERTER WITH DC LINK CAPACITOR REDUCTION - DC link capacitance in a bi-directional AC/DC power converter using a full-bridge or H-bridge switching circuit can be greatly reduced and the power density of the power converter correspondingly increased by inclusion of a bi-directional synchronous rectifier (SR) DC/DC converter as a second stage of the power converter and controlling the second stage with a control loop having a transfer function common to both buck and boost modes of operation of the bi-directional SR DC/DC converter and a resonant transfer function to increase gain at the ripple voltage frequency (twice the AC line frequency) to control the duty cycle of the switches of the bi-directional SR DC/DC stage and controlling the duty cycle of the switches of the full-bridge or H-bridge switching circuit using a control loop including a notch filter at the ripple voltage frequency. | 10-11-2012 |
20130076332 | Method of Evaluating and Ensuring Stability of AC/DC Power Systems - Approximating loci of eigenvalues or characteristic gains of a return ratio matrix of a model of a multi-phase power converter circuit by the loci of the d-d and q-q elements of said synchronous frame of reference applied to said model, allows determination and assessment of stability of the circuit or forbidden operational parameters of the combination of an AC power source and a power converter at an interface thereof by application of a standard Nyquist stability criterion. | 03-28-2013 |
20130099800 | ALGORITHM AND IMPLEMENTATION SYSTEM FOR MEASURING IMPEDANCE IN THE D-Q DOMAIN - A controller and infrastructure for an impedance analyzer measures responses to perturbations to respective phases of a multi-phase system at an interface between stages thereof (which may be considered as a source and load in regard to each other), such as a multi-phase electrical power system, to determine a transfer function for each phase of the multi-phase system from which the impedance of each of the source and load can be calculated, particularly for assessing the stability of the multi-phase system. | 04-25-2013 |
Hsin Wang, Knoxville, TN US
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20100186422 | Efficient and light weight thermoelectric waste heat recovery system - One embodiment includes an on-board thermoelectric vehicle system for generating electrical energy using a heated fluid stream, including at least one thermoelectric device having a high temperature junction and a low temperature junction, and a body of high conductivity foam shaped and located to increase heat transfer from the heated fluid stream to the high temperature junction or to increase heat transfer from the low temperature junction of the thermoelectric device. | 07-29-2010 |
20150064511 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR HIGH-CAPACITY LARGE FORMAT LI-ION BATTERIES - A lithium ion battery includes a cathode in electrical and thermal connection with a cathode current collector. The cathode current collector has an electrode tab. A separator is provided. An anode is in electrical and thermal connection with an anode current collector. The anode current collector has an electrode tab. At least one of the cathode current collector and the anode current collector comprises a thermal tab for heat transfer with the at least one current collector. The thermal tab is separated from the electrode tab. A method of operating a battery is also disclosed. | 03-05-2015 |
Jialiang Wang, Nashville, TN US
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20110059114 | Compositions and Methods for the Treatment of Radioresistant Glioma Stem Cells - Compositions and uses of gamma secretase inhibitors (GSIs) for the treatment and inhibition of gliomas in subjects in need thereof are provided. Methods for administering gamma secretase inhibitors in association with radiation for the treatment of radiation resistant gliomas are described. Compositions for the inhibition of Notch signaling and activity are provided. | 03-10-2011 |
John Jy-An Wang, Oak Ridge, TN US
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20110005332 | Apparatus for Pre-Stress-Straining Rod-Type Specimens in Tension for In-Situ Passive Fracture Testing - A stress-strain testing apparatus imposes a stress-strain on a specimen while disposed in a controlled environment. Each end of the specimen is fastened to an end cap and a strain gage is attached to the specimen. An adjusting mechanism and a compression element are disposed between the end caps forming a frame for applying forces to the end caps and thereby stress-straining the specimen. The adjusting mechanism may be extended or retracted to increase or decrease the imposed stress-strain on the specimen, and the stress-strain is measured by the strain gage on the specimen while the apparatus is exposed to an environment such as high pressure hydrogen. Strain gages may be placed on the frame to measure stress-strains in the frame that may be caused by the environment. | 01-13-2011 |
Jy-An Wang, Oak Ridge, TN US
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20110005331 | Apparatuses for Prestressing Rod-Type Specimens in Torsion for In-Situ Passive Fracture Toughness Testing in an Extremely High-Pressure Environment of Hydrogen - An in-situ specimen fixture particularly adapted for prestressing rod-type SNTT-type specimens comprising a tube and end cap wherein the specimen is secured at one end to the tube, and at the opposite end to the end cap. The end cap is rotatable relative to the tube, and may be fixedly secured for creating a torsional force prestressing the specimen enclosed within the tube. | 01-13-2011 |
20120055258 | Apparatus and Method for Fatigue Testing of a Material Specimen in a High-Pressure Fluid Environment - Provided are several examples of apparatuses and methods for applying loads to material specimens in pressurized fluid environments. The apparatuses use the fluid pressure as the force for applying the loads to the specimens. | 03-08-2012 |
20120118395 | REPETITIVE PRESSURE-PULSE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CAVITATION DAMAGE RESEARCH - An apparatus for inducing cavitation at a surface of a specimen includes a cavitation chamber, a window extending through the wall of the chamber to an area outside the chamber, a test specimen positioned within the chamber, and a cavitation media inside the chamber and in contact with the surface of the specimen. A laser light source is disposed outside the chamber, and is operable to provide a laser beam through the window and into the cavitation media. The laser light source generates a shock wave in the cavitation media, the shock wave causing cavitation at the surface of the specimen. | 05-17-2012 |
20130192870 | Ultra High Performance Connectors for Power Transmission Applications - Disclosed are several examples of an apparatus for connecting the free ends of two electrical power transmission lines having conductor strands disposed around a central, reinforcing core. The examples include an inner sleeve having a body defining an inner bore passing through an axially-extending, central axis, an outer rim surface disposed radially outward from the central bore, and one or more axially-extending grooves penetrating the body at the outer rim surface. Also included is an outer splice having a tubular shaped body with a bore passing coaxially through the central axis, the bore defining an inner rim surface for accepting the inner sleeve. The inner bore of the inner sleeve accepts the reinforcement cores of the two conductors, and the grooves accept the conductor strands in an overlapping configuration so that a majority of the electrical current flows between the overlapped conductor strands when the conductors are transmitting electrical current. | 08-01-2013 |
20140151117 | Electrical Contact Conductivity Via Surface Doping - An electrical connector for connecting electrical power transmission lines is provided. The electrical connector is capable of conducting 1×10 | 06-05-2014 |
Jy-An John Wang, Oak Ridge, TN US
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20130205911 | REVERSAL BENDING FATIGUE TESTING - Embodiments for apparatuses for testing reversal bending fatigue in an elongated beam are disclosed. Embodiments are configured to be coupled to first and second end portions of the beam and to apply a bending moment to the beam and create a pure bending condition in an intermediate portion of the beam. Embodiments are further configured to cyclically alternate the direction of the bending moment applied to the beam such that the intermediate portion of the beam cyclically bends in opposite directions in a pure bending condition. | 08-15-2013 |
20150014186 | HYDROGEN STORAGE CONTAINER - An apparatus and system is described for storing high-pressure fluids such as hydrogen. An inner tank and pre-stressed concrete pressure vessel share the structural and/or pressure load on the inner tank. The system and apparatus provide a high performance and low cost container while mitigating hydrogen embrittlement of the metal tank. System is useful for distributing hydrogen to a power grid or to a vehicle refueling station. | 01-15-2015 |
20150275638 | CAVITATION-BASED HYDRO-FRACTURING TECHNIQUE FOR GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR STIMULATION - A rotary shutter valve | 10-01-2015 |
20150275639 | CAVITATION-BASED HYDRO-FRACTURING SIMULATOR - An apparatus | 10-01-2015 |
Lawrence Shengzhe Wang, Knoxville, TN US
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20140364898 | NOVEL METHODS AND DEVICES FOR THE THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF MYOPIA - Non-surgical therapeutic methods and devices for the treatment of myopia are presented. The eyeball of a patient suffering from myopia is elongated causing refracted light to fall onto a spot in-front of the retina. Studies have shown that the reshaping of the cornea (i.e. through contact lenses or laser surgery) improves the vision of patients. Methods and devices proposed herein mainly target restoring the proper eyeball shape in order to allow the refracted light to fall on the retina, and providing a treatment regime for a patient suffering from myopia to apply a mild but sustained pressure to one or two eyeballs for a sustained period of time. The patient may repeat this process multiple times as needed until their vision improves. | 12-11-2014 |
Shanfeng Wang, Knoxville, TN US
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20080262102 | Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Polymer Networks Based on Poly(Caprolactone Fumarate), Poly(Ethylene Glycol Fumarate), and Copolymers Thereof - Improved methods for preparing polyethylene glycol fumarate) are disclosed. Methods for chemically crosslinking or photocross-linking hydrophilic polyethylene glycol fumarate) with hydrophobic polymers such as poly(propylene fumarate) (PPF) and poly(caprolactone fumarate) (PCLF) to form various hydrogels (FIG. | 10-23-2008 |
Shuyu Wang, Lakeland, TN US
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20130126109 | Silicate Free Refiner Bleaching - A method for bleaching pulp includes introducing a bleaching liquor in at least one refiner to contact lignocellulosic particulates processed therein in the formation of pulp, wherein the bleaching liquor includes at least one peroxide, magnesium sulfate, caustic hydroxide, at least one chelating agent, and less than 0.1%, or less than 0.01%, or less than 0.001% by weight silicate based on dry weight of the lignocellulosic particulates. Magnesium perhydroxide is generated in situ in the refining system with bleaching of the particulates during refining and reduced scale occurs by use of the silicate or essentially silicate free conditions. A free or essentially silicate-free bleaching liquor which can provide highly brightened pulps also is described. | 05-23-2013 |
Siqun Wang, Knoxville, TN US
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20100285295 | Wood Adhesives Containing Reinforced Additives for Structural Engineering Products - The present disclosure relates to additives used in conjunction with adhesives to give enhanced performance. Engineered composite wood materials and methods of making such materials are also provided by the subject application. A reinforced adhesive includes an adhesive and an additive material comprising nanoscopic and microscopic materials. | 11-11-2010 |
Taylor G. Wang, Nashville, TN US
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20080292690 | MULTI-MEMBRANE IMMUNOISOLATION SYSTEM FOR CELLULAR TRANSPLANT - This invention relates to an immunoisolation encapsulation system that protects cellular transplants and thus allows cell function and survival without the need of immunosuppression. The immunoisolation system is a multi-component, multi-membrane capsule that allows optimization of multiple design parameters independently for reproducible functions in large animals models. | 11-27-2008 |
20100172942 | MULTI-MEMBRANE IMMUNOISOLATION SYSTEM FOR CELLULAR TRANSPLANT - This invention relates to an immunoisolation encapsulation system that protects cellular transplants and thus allows cell function and survival without the need of immunosuppression. The immunoisolation system is a multi-component, multi-membrane capsule that allows optimization of multiple design parameters independently for reproducible functions in large animal models. | 07-08-2010 |
20110092949 | IMMUNOISOLATION PATCH SYSTEM FOR CELLULAR TRANSPLANTATION - An immunoisolation patch system, and particularly a patch system comprising multiple immunoisolation microcapsules, each encapsulating biological material such as cells for transplantation, which can be used in the prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of disease in large animals and humans without the need for immunosuppression. | 04-21-2011 |
Xiaofei Wang, Nashville, TN US
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20090246778 | IDENTIFICATION OF FAT AND LEAN PHENOTYPES IN CHICKENS USING MOLECULAR MARKERS - The present invention identifies genetic markers for lean and fat phenotypes in chickens and provides methods of screening chickens to determine those more likely to have a lean or fat phenotype. The invention also provides methods of screening chickens to identify a polymorphism in THRSPα associated with a fat or lean phenotype. | 10-01-2009 |
20100261173 | Identification Of Fat And Lean Phenotypes In Chickens Using Molecular Markers - The present invention provides methods of screening chickens to determine those more likely to have a lean or fat phenotype. The invention also provides methods of screening chickens to identify a polymorphism associated with a fat or lean phenotype. | 10-14-2010 |
20110124852 | MOLECULAR MARKERS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF FAT AND LEAN PHENOTYPES IN CHICKENS - The invention provides molecular methods of screening chickens to determine those more likely to have a lean or fat phenotype by identifying the presence of at least one polymorphism in genetic material of a chicken in the thyroid hormone repressible gene (THRG) or its 3′ untranslated region (SEQ ID NO: 1) that is associated with a fat phenotype or a lean phenotype. The invention also provides methods of screening chickens to identify a polymorphism associated with a fat or lean phenotype. The invention further provides oligonucleotide probes and primers useful for detecting the polymorphisms associated with a fat or lean phenotype. | 05-26-2011 |
Xintong Wang, Nashville, TN US
Xiqing Wang, Oak Ridge, TN US
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20100297389 | MESOPOROUS CARBON MATERIALS - The invention is directed to a method for fabricating a mesoporous carbon material, the method comprising subjecting a precursor composition to a curing step followed by a carbonization step, the precursor composition comprising: (i) a templating component comprised of a block copolymer, (ii) a phenolic compound or material, (iii) a crosslinkable aldehyde component, and (iv) at least 0.5 M concentration of a strong acid having a pKa of or less than −2, wherein said carbonization step comprises heating the precursor composition at a carbonizing temperature for sufficient time to convert the precursor composition to a mesoporous carbon material. The invention is also directed to a mesoporous carbon material having an improved thermal stability, preferably produced according to the above method. | 11-25-2010 |
20120121498 | MESOPOROUS CARBON MATERIALS - The invention is directed to a method for fabricating a mesoporous carbon material, the method comprising subjecting a precursor composition to a curing step followed by a carbonization step, the precursor composition comprising: (i) a templating component comprised of a block copolymer, (ii) a phenolic compound or material, (iii) a crosslinkable aldehyde component, and (iv) at least 0.5 M concentration of a strong acid having a pKa of or less than −2, wherein said carbonization step comprises heating the precursor composition at a carbonizing temperature for sufficient time to convert the precursor composition to a mesoporous carbon material. The invention is also directed to a mesoporous carbon material having an improved thermal stability, preferably produced according to the above method. | 05-17-2012 |
Yanli Wang, Knoxville, TN US
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20120287248 | MATERIAL MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION METHOD FOR MULTIPLE STRAINS AND STRAIN RATES - A specimen for measuring a material under multiple strains and strain rates. The specimen including a body having first and second ends and a gage region disposed between the first and second ends, wherein the body has a central, longitudinal axis passing through the first and second ends. The gage region includes a first gage section and a second gage section, wherein the first gage section defines a first cross-sectional area that is defined by a first plane that extends through the first gage section and is perpendicular to the central, longitudinal axis. The second gage section defines a second cross-sectional area that is defined by a second plane that extends through the second gage section and is perpendicular to the central, longitudinal axis and wherein the first cross-sectional area is different in size than the second cross-sectional area. | 11-15-2012 |
20150030963 | ENGINEERED GLASS SEALS FOR SOLID-OXIDE FUEL CELLS - A seal for a solid oxide fuel cell includes a glass matrix having glass percolation therethrough and having a glass transition temperature below 650° C. A deformable second phase material is dispersed in the glass matrix. The second phase material can be a compliant material. The second phase material can be a crushable material. A solid oxide fuel cell, a precursor for forming a seal for a solid oxide fuel cell, and a method of making a seal for a solid oxide fuel cell are also disclosed. | 01-29-2015 |
Zhao Wang, Memphis, TN US
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20090326020 | COMPOUNDS FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER - Compounds according to formula (I) are disclosed | 12-31-2009 |