Patents by Inventor Elimelech Menachem

Elimelech Menachem 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).

  • Multi-Stage Column Distillation (MSCD) Method for Osmotic Solute Recovery
    Publication number: 20090297431
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for separating draw solution solutes and product solvent from a draw solution using a plurality of distillation columns. In one embodiment, the draw solution is used in a Forward Osmosis (FO) water desalination process. In this embodiment, the draw solution is directed to the plurality of distillation columns in parallel while the energy stream (heat) is directed to the plurality of distillation columns in series such that the efficiency of heat use is improved and in turn the cost of the heat is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: YALE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Robert L. McGinnis, Elimelech Menachem