ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,972, issued on April 22, was assigned to Linyi Univesity (Linyi, China).
"Device and method for measuring Soret coefficient" was invented by Ruquan Liang (Linyi, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are a device and a method for measuring a Soret coefficient. The device comprises a control component, a diffusion mechanism, a temperature regulating component and a circulation mechanism. The diffusion mechanism comprises a liquid flow tank; the side wall of the inner cavity of the liquid flow tank is fixedly connected with an insulating layer; the side wall of that liquid flow tank is communicated with a plurality of liquid ta...