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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20130055892 | METHOD OF PRODUCING HIGH PURITY STEAM Methods for the purification of steam, systems for purifying steam, methods for measuring and/or controlling steam flow rates, and uses for purified steam are provide. Also provided are substantially gas-impermeable membranes, such as perfluorinated ionomers (e.g., perf... | 03/07/2013 |
| 20120118148 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIR DEHUMIDIFICATION AND SENSIBLE COOLING USING A MULTIPLE STAGE PUMP The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for dehumidifying air by establishing a humidity gradient across a water selective permeable membrane in a dehumidification unit. Water vapor from relatively humid atmospheric air entering the dehumidification unit i... | 05/17/2012 |
| 20120118147 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIR DEHUMIDIFICATION AND COOLING WITH MEMBRANE WATER VAPOR REJECTION The present disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for dehumidifying air by establishing a humidity gradient across a water selective permeable membrane in a dehumidification unit. Water vapor from relatively humid atmospheric air entering the dehumidificat... | 05/17/2012 |
| 20120118146 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT MULTI-STAGE AIR DEHUMIDIFICATION AND LIQUID RECOVERY The present invention relates to systems and methods for dehumidifying air by establishing humidity gradients in a plurality of dehumidification units, which are arranged in series and/or in parallel. Water vapor from air entering each stage of the plurality of dehumidi... | 05/17/2012 |
| 20120118145 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT AIR DEHUMIDIFICATION AND LIQUID RECOVERY The present invention relates to systems and methods for dehumidifying air by establishing a humidity gradient across a water selective permeable membrane in a dehumidification unit. Water vapor from relatively humid atmospheric air entering the dehumidification unit is... | 05/17/2012 |
| 20120024777 | INORGANIC POROUS SUPPORT-ZEOLITE MEMBRANE COMPOSITE, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND SEPARATION METHOD USING THE COMPOSITE An object of the present invention is to provide a zeolite membrane composite satisfying both the treating amount and the separation performance at a practically sufficient level, which can be applied even in the presence of an organic material and can separate/concentr... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110000367 | POLYIMIDE GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE AND GAS SEPARATION METHOD Disclosed are a gas separation membrane and a gas separation method in which at least one species of organic vapor is separated and recovered from an organic vapor mixture using the gas separation membrane. The gas separation membrane is made of an aromatic polyimide co... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100319535 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE, STEAM-SELECTIVE MEMBRANE A high-temperature, steam-selective membrane for adding steam to or removing steam from various types of chemical reactions is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, such a membrane includes a polymer layer (a Nafion or sulfonated PEEK polymer layer, for example) exhibiti... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100242723 | Blend Polymer Membranes Comprising Thermally Rearranged Polymers Derived from Aromatic Polyimides Containing Ortho-Positioned Functional Groups The present invention discloses blend polymer membranes comprising thermally rearranged polymers derived from aromatic polyimides containing ortho-positioned functional groups and methods for making and using these blend polymer membranes. The blend polymer membranes de... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100133192 | Polymer Membranes Prepared from Aromatic Polyimide Membranes by Thermal Treating and UV Crosslinking The present invention discloses a new type of high performance polymer membranes prepared from aromatic polyimide membranes by thermal treating and crosslinking and methods for making and using these membranes. The polymer membranes were prepared from aromatic polyimide... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100126342 | POLYMER INORGANIC CLAY COMPOSITES The instant invention generally provides polymer inorganic clay composite comprising a molecularly self-assembling material and an inorganic clay, and a process of making and an article comprising the polymer inorganic clay composite.... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100108607 | POLYSULFONE MEMBRANES METHODS AND APPARATUSES The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for water filtration comprising contacting a water stream with a membrane comprising a polysulfone having structural units of Formula I
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| 20100031817 | ENHANCED HVAC SYSTEM AND METHOD Particular embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods, compositions, and systems relating generally to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, and more specifically, to HVAC systems that transfer sensible and/or latent energy between air streams, ... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100018926 | Mixed Matrix Membranes Containing Ion-Exchanged Molecular Sieves The present invention discloses mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) comprising ion-exchanged molecular sieves such as UZM-5 zeolite ion-exchanged with Li+ cation (Li-UZM-5) and a continuous polymer matrix and methods for making and using these membranes. These MMMs... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100018393 | HUMIDIFICATION EXCHANGER WITH A CLEANING SYSTEM A humidity exchanger for exchanging humidity between a first air stream and a second air stream contains a first cavity and a second cavity, which are separated by a structure permeable to water vapor, the first cavity configured to have the first air stream flow throug... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20090205490 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HUMIDIFYING AIR WITH WATER VAPOR EXTRACTED FROM MOISTURE-LADEN FLUE GAS A method and apparatus for humidifying air in which the first side of a permselective water transport membrane is contacted with water vapor laden flue gas from a combustion process having a first water vapor partial pressure and a first temperature and at least a porti... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090151557 | DEHUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM AND DEHUMIDIFICATION METHOD IN BOOSTER PIPING Compressed air is supplied to a booster after the compressed air at high pressure is dehumidified by means of a hollow thread membrane of a membrane dryer, and a part of the compressed air is used to serve as the compressed air for a boosting operation, and thereby the ... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090007780 | METHOD OF DEHYDRATION, DEHYDRATING APPARATUS, AND MEMBRANE REACTOR A dehydration method by which water is selectively separated from a water-containing mixture 31 with a separation membrane. The separation membrane is a DDR type zeolite membrane 2. The dehydration method includes bringing the mixture 31 into contac... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20080223212 | Reducing moisture content of compressed air A system and method for removing moisture from compressed air with the system having a membrane for passage of water vapor therethrough while preventing the flow of air therethrough and a diverter for diverting and reducing the pressure of a portion of the compressed ai... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080179765 | Humidifying apparatus, lithographic apparatus and humidifying method A humidifying apparatus is disclosed in which gas is provided to a first side of a membrane and liquid to a second side of the same membrane. The membrane is non-porous to the liquid but porous to vapour of the liquid and is liquidphilic to said liquid.... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080060517 | Membrane air dryer and sweep valve A membrane air dryer includes a proportioning valve for providing sweep air to the dryer. The valve may be located in an easily accessible location and may be oriented so that the movable valve element extends transverse to the length of the shell. The valve may be conf... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080034966 | Versatile dehumidification process and apparatus A process and apparatus for dehumidifying a gas stream is provided. The process includes steps of: a) providing a semi-permeable wall having an osmotic membrane with a plurality of pores at least some of which are operably sized to permit capillary condensation, a first... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20070277673 | Sweep control for membrane dryers A system for supplying a compressed fluid with a reduced moisture content comprising a membrane dryer for receiving a compressed fluid and removing moisture therefrom, a compressed fluid source located upstream of the membrane dryer, a check valve located upstream of th... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20070261548 | MULTI-LAYERED SUPPORT SYSTEM In various embodiments, a support system includes a multi-layer cover sheet with a number of layers. In certain embodiments, a source to move air inside and outside the multi-layer cover sheet can be provided. The source can include a source of positive pressure or nega... | 11/15/2007 |
| 20070186768 | RECOVERY OF WATER VAPOR USING A WATER VAPOR PERMEABLE MIXED ION CONDUCTING MEMBRANE An apparatus for separating water vapor from a water-vapor containing gas mixture is described. The apparatus may include a mixed ion conducting membrane having at least a portion of one surface exposed to the water-vapor containing gas mixture and at least a portion of... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070151447 | Gas separation membranes and processes for controlled environmental management A gas-separation membrane, membrane module and membrane process for controlling humidity in an environment. The membrane has a porous support zone impregnated by a selective zone, a configuration that reduces concentration polarization within the membrane itself when th... | 07/05/2007 |
| 20070107594 | Parallel-plate diffusion gas dehumidifier and methods for use A parallel-plate diffusion gas dehumidifier has a treatment zone having at least one water-permeable membrane. The gas dehumidifier includes an untreated gas inlet, a treatment zone bounded by water-permeable membranes, a support structure for the membranes, access to a... | 05/17/2007 |
| 20070095205 | Method for processing landfill and other stranded gas containing commercial quantities of methane and contaminated by carbon dioxide, nitrogen and oxygen into a pipeline or vehicle quality natural gas product Stranded natural gas, when contaminated by difficult to remove constituents such as Nitrogen and Oxygen, has long been considered uneconomical to process into pipeline quality gas and is abandoned or utilized in other energy applications where economically viable. Landf... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20060101994 | Device and method for humidifying a gas flow A device used for humidifying the flow of a gas which is to be humidified, e.g., fed to a fuel cell system. A moist gas, e.g. a moist waste gas from said fuel cell system is used for said humidification, whereby said gas flows together with the gas flow in a humidifying... | 05/18/2006 |
| 20060065117 | Method and apparatus for separation of moisture from fluids Apparatus and methods useful for removal or reduction of moisture from fluids are described. In one embodiment the apparatus comprises a moisture separation unit comprising a thermally regenerable moisture adsorption material having feed and waste sides, and means for r... | 03/30/2006 |
| 20050284290 | Separation of water from Fischer-Tropsch product A method for separating water from a Fischer-Tropsch reactor product stream in a cost effective and energy efficient manner which comprises feeding a Fischer-Tropsch product stream to a separation membrane, preferably a ceramic membrane, and recovering water vapor from ... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050235826 | Air separation system using dehydration membrane for pretreatment of compressed air A system and method for separating air into components uses an air dehydration membrane for removing water vapor from compressed air. Dried compressed air is then directed, from the dehydration membrane, into a gas separation module which may be a membrane system, diffe... | 10/27/2005 |
