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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Jimmie Autrey Beacham, West Allis, WI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 67/00 (2006.01); B01D 71/50 (2006.01); G03F 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 67/0034 (2013.01); B01D 67/0032 (2013.01); B01D 71/50 (2013.01); G03F 7/12 (2013.01); B01D 2323/34 (2013.01); B01D 2323/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for manufacturing a membrane filter is provided. The system includes a radiation source operative to emit radiation that contacts discrete portions of a filter substrate so as to facilitate the formation of openings within the filter substrate, and a collimator disposed between the filter substrate and the radiation source and operative to restrict some of the radiation from contacting the filter substrate.