Molecular separation device

US9028663B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9028663-B2
Application numberUS-201313804085-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 14, 2013
Priority dateMar 21, 2012
Publication dateMay 12, 2015
Grant dateMay 12, 2015

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Abstract

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A molecular separation device includes a chamber having an inlet and an outlet through which flows an aqueous suspension and a porous separation membrane positioned in the chamber substantially orthogonally to the flow of the aqueous suspension. An electrical charging device connects to the separation membrane to apply a periodic electric charge so as to collect components blocked by the porous separation membrane. Related methods are also disclosed.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for separating molecular components from an aqueous solution, comprising: positioning a porous separation membrane in a chamber; flowing said aqueous solution orthogonally to said separation membrane; applying an electrical charge to said separation membrane to migrate components of the aqueous solution blocked by said separation membrane to an outer periphery thereof; controlling the flow of said aqueous solution with a pump; and controllin…

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  • B01D57/02Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B01D61/42Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9028663B2 cover?
A molecular separation device includes a chamber having an inlet and an outlet through which flows an aqueous suspension and a porous separation membrane positioned in the chamber substantially orthogonally to the flow of the aqueous suspension. An electrical charging device connects to the separation membrane to apply a periodic electric charge so as to collect components blocked by the porous…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lockheed Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B01D57/02. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 12 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).