Patents by Inventor Diederik Arnoldis Kapp

Diederik Arnoldis Kapp has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Filtration system suitable for microfiltration, ultrafiltration or reverse osmosis
    Patent number: 6575308
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filtration system. The filtration system comprises a filter unit having a housing enclosing a filter element. The unit has an inlet into the housing upstream of the filter element. The unit also has a retentate outlet from the housing upstream of the filter element, and a permeate outlet from the housing, downstream of the filter element. The permeate outlet is isolated from the retentate outlet and inlet by the filter element, while the retentate outlet is spaced from the inlet and in communication therewith. The system also includes a bundle made up of a plurality of releasably interconnected modular members at least one of which includes a valve, the bundle forming a flow control unit which controls fluid flow from the inlet to the permeate outlet. The invention also provides the filter unit of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Technology Finance Corporation (Proprietary) Limited
    Inventors: Paul Fritz Fuls, André Keith Joubert, Diederik Arnoldis Kapp