Patents by Inventor Nancy Hsiao-Yu Lin

Nancy Hsiao-Yu Lin 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).

  • Fouling and scaling resistant nano-structured reverse osmosis membranes
    Patent number: 8445076
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of modifying a surface of a membrane includes exposing the surface to an impinging atmospheric pressure plasma source to produce an activated surface, and exposing the activated surface to a solution including a vinyl monomer. In another embodiment, a method of manufacturing a desalination membrane includes treating a surface of the membrane with an impinging atmospheric plasma source for an optimal period of time and rf power, and exposing the surface to an aqueous solution containing a vinyl monomer. In another embodiment, an apparatus includes a membrane having a surface, and polymer chains terminally grafted onto the surface of the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Yoram Cohen, Myung-Man Kim, Gregory T. Lewis, Nancy Hsiao-Yu Lin
  • Fouling and Scaling Resistant Nano-Structured Reverse Osmosis Membranes
    Publication number: 20090308804
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of modifying a surface of a membrane includes exposing the surface to an impinging atmospheric pressure plasma source to produce an activated surface, and exposing the activated surface to a solution including a vinyl monomer. In another embodiment, a method of manufacturing a desalination membrane includes treating a surface of the membrane with an impinging atmospheric plasma source for an optimal period of time and rf power, and exposing the surface to an aqueous solution containing a vinyl monomer. In another embodiment, an apparatus includes a membrane having a surface, and polymer chains terminally grafted onto the surface of the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Yoram Cohen, Myung-Man Kim, Gregory T. Lewis, Nancy Hsiao-Yu Lin