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US 8,883,007 · App. 13/203,027 · Granted Nov 11, 2014

Fluid separation system with reduced fouling

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Patent No.
US 8,883,007
App. No.
13/203,027
Granted
Nov 11, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fluid separation system includes a separation membrane having a pattern of features thereon.

Claims (6)

1. A fluid separation system comprising:

a separation membrane having a pattern of features thereon, said pattern of features include

a first multiple of vanes angled relative to a flow direction, each of said first multiple of vanes define a stretched diamond shape,

a second multiple of vanes angles relative to the flow direction, each of said second multiple of vanes define a stretched diamond shape,

the first multiple of vane and the second multiple of vanes are located in an alternating staggered arrangement,

each of said first multiple of vanes at least partially overlap an adjacent each of said second multiple of vanes by about half of a tip length of the stretched diamond shape.

Assignments (7)
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Jul 28, 2023
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT (AS SUCCESSOR AGENT TO WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.), AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: AEROJET ROCKETDYNE OF DE, INC. (F/K/A PRATT & WHITNEY ROCKETDYNE, INC.)
Reel/Frame 064424/0050 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2016
From: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: AEROJET ROCKETDYNE OF DE, INC. (F/K/A PRATT & WHITNEY ROCKETDYNE, INC.)
Reel/Frame 039597/0890 →
NOTICE OF SUCCESSION OF AGENCY (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY) Recorded Jun 20, 2016
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS THE RESIGNING AGENT
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS THE SUCCESSOR AGENT
Reel/Frame 039079/0857 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 30, 2013
From: PRATT & WHITNEY ROCKETDYNE, INC.
To: AEROJET ROCKETDYNE OF DE, INC.
Reel/Frame 030902/0313 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 21, 2013
From: PRATT & WHITNEY ROCKETDYNE, INC.
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 030656/0615 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 17, 2013
From: PRATT & WHITNEY ROCKETDYNE, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 030628/0408 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2011
From: BUSER, MARK F.; MINICK, ALAN B.
To: PRATT & WHITNEY ROCKETDYNE, INC.
Reel/Frame 026798/0103 →