Patents by Inventor John Rasburn

John Rasburn 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).

  • Separation method and apparatus incorporating materials having a negative poisson ratio
    Publication number: 20060180505
    Abstract: A method of separating at least part of one or more components from a mixture of components includes exposing the mixture to a porous barrier, the barrier being formed of a material structure having, or behaving in the manner associated with, a negative Poisson ratio. Through the use of such materials, improved reparations, improved de-fouling of barriers and a variety of other beneficial properties can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Andrew Alderson, Kenneth Evans, John Rasburn
  • Separation method and apparatus incorporating materials having a negative poisson ratio
    Publication number: 20050035031
    Abstract: A method of separating at least part of one or more components from a mixture of components includes exposing the mixture to a porous barrier, the barrier being formed of a material structure having, or behaving in the manner associated with, a negative Poisson ratio. Through the use of such materials, improved reparations, improved de-fouling of barriers and a variety of other beneficial properties can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Andrew Alderson, Kenneth Evans, John Rasburn
  • Separation method and apparatus incorporating materials having a negative poisson ratio
    Publication number: 20030042176
    Abstract: A method of separating at least part of one or more components from a mixture of components includes exposing the mixture to a porous barrier, the barrier being formed of a material structure having, or behaving in the manner associated with, a negative Poisson ratio. Through the use of such materials, improved reparations, improved de-fouling of barriers and a variety of other beneficial properties can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Andrew Alderson, Kenneth Ernest Evans, John Rasburn