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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. 08, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2007
Applicants:
William E. Mickols, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Richard C. Krauss, Ft. Myers, FL (US);
Q. Jason Niu, Excelsior, MN (US);
Carleton L Gaupp, Hilton, NY (US);
Inventors:
William E. Mickols, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Richard C. Krauss, Ft. Myers, FL (US);
Q. Jason Niu, Excelsior, MN (US);
Carleton L Gaupp, Hilton, NY (US);
Assignee:
Dow Global Technologies Inc., Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 71/56 (2006.01); B01D 71/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multilayered modified membrane and method for making the same, comprising a modified discriminating layer that can have a fouling resistant surface, improved salt rejection, antimicrobial properties, and/or improved solute, and/or small organics rejection as compared to membranes with unmodified discriminating layers.