Patent 4973434 Issued on November 27, 1990. Estimated Expiration Date: November 29, 2009. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
The present invention is a single-ply immobilized liquid membrane comprising an aqueous liquid membrane immobilized within a hydrophobic microporous support, and a method of preparing such an immobilized liquid membrane. The present invention also includes a method of preparing an ultrathin single-ply immobilized liquid membrane.
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November 29, 2009. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
