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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:
Feb. 01, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas C Young, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Terrence L Caskey, Concord, CA (US);
Johnny L Trimmer, Antioch, CA (US);
George E Mahley, III, Berkeley, CA (US);
Randall A Yoshisato, Vallejo, CA (US);
John A Jensvold, Benicia, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2103218 ; 21032189 ; 21050023 ;
Abstract
The present invention is a bore-fed hollow fiber membrane device which possesses improved shellside countercurrent flow distribution. More specifically, the hollow fiber membrane bundle has a radial Peclet number of about 30 or lower which results in improved fluid recovery and productivity.