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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:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yong Ding, Norwood, MA (US);
Benjamin Bikson, Brookline, MA (US);
Joyce Katz Nelson, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Praxair Technology, Inc., Danbury, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 5/322 ; B01D 2/164 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 5/322 ; B01D 2/164 ;
Abstract
A process for preparing polyimide gas separation membranes is disclosed. The process involves preparing polyamic acid salt membrane precursors that are converted into polyimide membranes by mild thermal or chemical treatments. The gas separation processes that utilize these polyimide membranes are further disclosed.