Patents
US 10086326 B2: Gas separation module and assembly
- Granted
- 2018-10-02
- Filed
- 2017-01-18 application 15409184
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A gas separation module and assembly for housing ceramic tubular membranes. The module includes a plurality of tubes containing the ceramic tubular membranes. The tubes are arranged parallel to one another and are supported by tube sheet plates at each end. Gas-tight seals surround each membrane, preventing a feed gas and a residue gas within the inner lumen of the membrane from mixing with a permeate gas in the tube interior. The module also contains a gas distribution pipe for withdrawing the permeate gas out of, or introducing a sweep gas into, the module. This configuration allows for ceramic tubular membranes to be modularized for use in an assembly that carries out many types of gas separations.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg181002.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. 62 patents | US company or organization | Newark, CA | MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Su | Saratoga, CA | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Moyeen Mohammed | Santa Clara, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Alicia Breen | Foster City, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mamoon Rashid Khan | Newark, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nicholas P. Wynn | Redwood City, CA | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B01D | Separation | B01D53/228 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WYNN, NICHOLAS P signed 2016-09-22 BREEN, ALICIA signed 2017-01-09 SU, PAUL signed 2017-01-09 KHAN, MAMOON RASHID signed 2017-01-10 | MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH, INC NEWARK, CA | 46761/69 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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