Minhua Zhao

Title: Minhua Zhao: Inventor of a Phase-Change Cooling Pillow

Introduction

Minhua Zhao is a woman inventor associated with Shanghai, China. Her patent work includes an invention in bedding that uses phase-change materials to provide adjustable cooling.

Latest Patents

Zhao’s listed patent is titled “Pillow.” It describes a pillow with a removable pillow core fitted inside an outer cover. The cover has two fabric layers, with a first phase-change material layer on the inner surface of one layer. The pillow core contains an elastic material layer and a second phase-change material layer on its outer surface.

The arrangement allows the pillow’s cooling effect to vary. When the two phase-change material layers are close together, the pillow is designed to provide stronger cooling. When they are farther apart, it is designed to provide a more moderate cooling effect. Zhao is listed with 1 patent.

Career Highlights

The available information highlights Zhao’s work on bedding technology and a pillow designed to offer different levels of cooling. The patent description focuses on the relationship between the two phase-change material layers and the pillow’s removable core.

Collaborations

Xingjian Zhu and Senmiao Yang are identified as some of Zhao’s coworkers. The provided information does not specify their roles in the pillow invention.

Conclusion

Minhua Zhao’s listed invention applies phase-change materials to a pillow, offering a design intended to adjust cooling intensity through the placement of its layers.