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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2003
Applicants:
Carlo D. Montemagno, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jacob J. Schmidt, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Steven P. Tozzi, River Edge, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Carlo D. Montemagno, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jacob J. Schmidt, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Steven P. Tozzi, River Edge, NJ (US);
Assignee:
MT Technologies, Inc., River Edge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 39/00 (2006.01); B01D 63/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Biological membrane proteins are incorporated into a co-polymer matrix to produce membranes with a wide variety of functionalities. In one form of the invention, a composite membrane incorporates two different proteins which cooperate to produce electricity from light. In another form, water transport proteins are embedded in a membrane to enable water purification.