Patents by Inventor Suzanne Surprenant

Suzanne Surprenant 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).

  • Filter cartridges having track etched membranes and methods of making same
    Patent number: 6103119
    Abstract: A filter cartridge that includes a track etched membrane sealed therein in a leak-free manner, and a method for making the cartridge. The filter cartridge has a bubble point that is at least 50% of the bubble point of the track etched membrane. In one embodiment, the method includes disposing the track etched membrane below a heat source and orienting the membrane so that it melts back on itself, and then allowing the membrane to cool to form a leak-free seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Whatman Inc.
    Inventors: James G. Clements, William Stephen Macomber, Suzanne Surprenant
  • Filter cartridge having track etched membranes and methods of making same
    Patent number: 5904846
    Abstract: A filter cartridge that includes a track etched membrane sealed therein in a leak-free manner, and a method for making the cartridge. The filter cartridge has a bubble point that is at least 50% of the bubble point of the track etched membrane. In one embodiment, the method includes disposing the track etched membrane below a heat source and orienting the membrane so that it melts back on itself, and then allowing the membrane to cool to form a leak-free seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Corning Costar Corporation
    Inventors: James G. Clements, William Stephen Macomber, Suzanne Surprenant