Patents by Inventor Rafael Simon

Rafael Simon 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).

  • Publication number: 20230256391
    Abstract: A piece of substrate material is formed under heat and pressure against a cavity into a shaped substrate sheet having one or more depressions. Two substrate sheets are bonded together to form a substrate wherein the one or more depressions form one or more interior channels. The substrate, if not formed with pre-coated substrate material, is coated with a dope and quenched to form a filtering membrane. A plurality of membranes may be placed side by side to form a bundle with permeating ends of the membrane, which are open to the one or more interior channels, separated by gaps or spacers. The bundle is connected to a header to produce a module. The module can be assembled into a cassette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Ionel TOMESCU, Rafael SIMON
  • Patent number: 11642628
    Abstract: A piece of substrate material is formed under heat and pressure against a cavity into a shaped substrate sheet having one or more depressions. Two substrate sheets are bonded together to form a substrate wherein the one or more depressions form one or more interior channels. The substrate, if not formed with pre-coated substrate material, is coated with a dope and quenched to form a filtering membrane. A plurality of membranes may be placed side by side to form a bundle with permeating ends of the membrane, which are open to the one or more interior channels, separated by gaps or spacers. The bundle is connected to a header to produce a module. The module can be assembled into a cassette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: FIBRACAST LTD.
    Inventors: Ionel Tomescu, Rafael Simon
  • Publication number: 20220410069
    Abstract: A piece of substrate material is formed under heat and pressure by a roller against a cavity or platen into a shaped substrate sheet having one or more depressions. Two substrate sheets are bonded together to form a substrate wherein the one or more depressions form one or more interior channels. The substrate is coated with a dope in a casting device having a guide portion corresponding to the shape of the substrate sheets and quenched to form a filtering membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Ionel John TOMESCU, Rafael SIMON
  • Patent number: 11154817
    Abstract: A piece of substrate material is formed under heat and pressure by a roller against a cavity or platen into a shaped substrate sheet having one or more depressions. Two substrate sheets are bonded together to form a substrate wherein the one or more depressions form one or more interior channels. The substrate is coated with a dope in a casting device having a guide portion corresponding to the shape of the substrate sheets and quenched to form a filtering membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Fibracast Ltd.
    Inventors: Ionel John Tomescu, Rafael Simon
  • Publication number: 20210275970
    Abstract: A piece of substrate material is formed under heat and pressure by a roller against a cavity or platen into a shaped substrate sheet having one or more depressions. Two substrate sheets are bonded together to form a substrate wherein the one or more depressions form one or more interior channels. The substrate is coated with a dope in a casting device having a guide portion corresponding to the shape of the substrate sheets and quenched to form a filtering membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Ionel John TOMESCU, Rafael SIMON
  • Publication number: 20200038810
    Abstract: A piece of substrate material is formed under heat and pressure against a cavity into a shaped substrate sheet having one or more depressions. Two substrate sheets are bonded together to form a substrate wherein the one or more depressions form one or more interior channels. The substrate, if not formed with pre-coated substrate material, is coated with a dope and quenched to form a filtering membrane. A plurality of membranes may be placed side by side to form a bundle with permeating ends of the membrane, which are open to the one or more interior channels, separated by gaps or spacers. The bundle is connected to a header to produce a module. The module can be assembled into a cassette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Ionel TOMESCU, Rafael SIMON
  • Patent number: 10478777
    Abstract: A piece of substrate material is formed under heat and pressure against a cavity into a shaped substrate sheet having one or more depressions. Two substrate sheets are bonded together to form a substrate wherein the one or more depressions form one or more interior channels. The substrate, if not formed with pre-coated substrate material, is coated with a dope and quenched to form a filtering membrane. A plurality of membranes may be placed side by side to form a bundle with permeating ends of the membrane, which are open to the one or more interior channels, separated by gaps or spacers. The bundle is connected to a header to produce a module. The module can be assembled into a cassette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: FIBRACAST LTD.
    Inventors: Ionel Tomescu, Rafael Simon
  • Publication number: 20190009216
    Abstract: A piece of substrate material is formed under heat and pressure by a roller against a cavity or platen into a shaped substrate sheet having one or more depressions. Two substrate sheets are bonded together to form a substrate wherein the one or more depressions form one or more interior channels. The substrate is coated with a dope in a casting device having a guide portion corresponding to the shape of the substrate sheets and quenched to form a filtering membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Ionel John TOMESCU, Rafael SIMON
  • Patent number: 10105651
    Abstract: A piece of substrate material is formed under heat and pressure by a roller against a cavity or platen into a shaped substrate sheet having one or more depressions. Two substrate sheets are bonded together to form a substrate wherein the one or more depressions form one or more interior channels. The substrate is coated with a dope in a casting device having a guide portion corresponding to the shape of the substrate sheets and quenched to form a filtering membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Fibracast Ltd.
    Inventors: Ionel John Tomescu, Rafael Simon
  • Publication number: 20170028353
    Abstract: A piece of substrate material is formed under heat and pressure against a cavity into a shaped substrate sheet having one or more depressions. Two substrate sheets are bonded together to form a substrate wherein the one or more depressions form one or more interior channels. The substrate, if not formed with pre-coated substrate material, is coated with a dope and quenched to form a filtering membrane. A plurality of membranes may be placed side by side to form a bundle with permeating ends of the membrane, which are open to the one or more interior channels, separated by gaps or spacers. The bundle is connected to a header to produce a module. The module can be assembled into a cassette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Ionel TOMESCU, Rafael SIMON
  • Patent number: 9492792
    Abstract: A piece of substrate material is formed under heat and pressure against a cavity into a shaped substrate sheet having one or more depressions. Two substrate sheets are bonded together to form a substrate wherein the one or more depressions form one or more interior channels. The substrate, if not formed with pre-coated substrate material, is coated with a dope and quenched to form a filtering membrane. A plurality of membranes may be placed side by side to form a bundle with permeating ends of the membrane, which are open to the one or more interior channels, separated by gaps or spacers. The bundle is connected to a header to produce a module. The module can be assembled into a cassette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: FIBRACAST LTD.
    Inventors: Ionel Tomescu, Rafael Simon
  • Publication number: 20130092621
    Abstract: A piece of substrate material is formed under heat and pressure against a cavity into a shaped substrate sheet having one or more depressions. Two substrate sheets are bonded together to form a substrate wherein the one or more depressions form one or more interior channels. The substrate, if not formed with pre-coated substrate material, is coated with a dope and quenched to form a filtering membrane. A plurality of membranes may be placed side by side to form a bundle with permeating ends of the membrane, which are open to the one or more interior channels, separated by gaps or spacers. The bundle is connected to a header to produce a module. The module can be assembled into a cassette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventors: Ionel Tomescu, Rafael Simon
  • Publication number: 20070163959
    Abstract: A static screen used upstream of a membrane assembly within a water treatment system has a screening surface with a number of openings distributed over its area. Liquid flows through the screening surface to reach the membrane assembly. Various shapes of screening surfaces are described including undulating panels and geometric shapes. Methods for cleaning the screen are described including aeration and backwashing. Various treatment systems or process designs incorporating the screen are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Pierre Cote, Doug Thompson, Jennifer Pawloski, Minggang Liu, Rafael Simon, Ali Adnan