Patents
US 12544771 B2: Electrode apparatus for creating a non-uniform electric field to remove polarized molecules in a fluid
- Granted
- 2026-02-10
- Filed
- 2020-02-18 application 17431989
- Type
- Utility · 31 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An electrode apparatus and method remove a polarized molecule in a fluid. In another aspect, a non-uniform electric field is created between an anode and a cathode, the fluid flows within a gap between the cathode and the anode, and the polarized molecule is driven by an electrostatic force to and adsorbed on the anode without experiencing a chemical reaction.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-10 (ipgb20260210.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Trustees of Michigan State University 669 patents | US company or organization | East Lansing, MI | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-10 | |
| Fraunhofer USA Inc. 49 patents | US company or organization | Plymouth, MI | FRAUNHOFER USA INC Nonprofit FUZZY medium confidence: same name (governing-board words and legal endings aside) and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qi Hua Fan | Okemos, MI | 11 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-10 | |
| Keliang Wang | Okemos, MI | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B03C | Magnetic or electrostatic separation of solid materials from solid materials or fluids; separation by high-voltage electric fields | B03C5/026 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-10 |
| C02F | Treatment of water, waste water, sewage, or sludge | C02F1/48 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-16 | Government interest Confirmatory license | MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY signed 2021-10-21 | NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ALEXANDRIA, VA | 71298/234 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-10-19 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WANG, KELIANG signed 2021-09-29 | FRAUNHOFER USA INC. PLYMOUTH, MI | 57833/749 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-10-19 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FAN, QI HUA signed 2021-09-29 | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY EAST LANSING, MI | 57832/948 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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