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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jean Lemonnier, Le Vesinet, FR;
Assignee:
Millipore Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210541 ; 210542 ; 422101 ; 435311 ;
Abstract
The instant invention provides a support apparatus for a filter membrane which comprises a central porous support section and a peripheral support section, said central porous support section adapted to support a central portion of a filter membrane and said peripheral support section adapted to support a peripheral portion of a filter membrane, a base support for said central support section and said peripheral support section, and means to separate said central porous support section from said peripheral support action thereby to separate said peripheral portion of said filter membrane from said peripheral support section.