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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2014
Applicant:
University of Washington Through Its Center for Commercialization, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Vipin Kumar, Seattle, WA (US);
Andrei Nicolae, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization, Seattle, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/16 (2006.01); B01J 3/02 (2006.01); B29C 44/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 3/02 (2013.01); B29C 44/3453 (2013.01); F16J 15/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes devices capable of continually and controllably passing a polymer film or fiber through a pressurized vessel, while maintaining a desired pressure inside the vessel. In certain embodiments, the devices of the present disclosure include dynamic seals capable of limiting the gas flow from the pressurized vessel to lower pressure environments.