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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:
Mar. 30, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ioannis P Sipsas, Forest Hills, NY (US);
Isaac Rothmann, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Irving Joffee, Huntington, NY (US);
Assignee:
Pall Corporation, Glen Cove, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F / ; B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5253262 ; 21050042 ; 521145 ; 526255 ; 528503 ;
Abstract
A heat-treated, hydrophobic, polyvinylidene difluoride membrane is provided having uniform crystallinity as evidenced by a difference in crystallinity over the membrane of less than about 10 percent. Also provided is a hydrophilic, polyvinylidene difluoride membrane prepared from a heat-treated, hydrophobic, polyvinylidene difluoride membrane which remains hydrophilic after heating to a temperature as high as about 121.degree. C.