Abstract: The present disclosure is related to the continuous liquid-liquid chromatographic separation of chemical species using multiple liquid phases and related systems and articles.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 15, 2022
Date of Patent:
August 18, 2026
Assignee:
Zaiput Flow Technologies LLC
Inventors:
Lorenzo Milani, Trevor Charles Murray, Robert Viano, Andrea Adamo, Róbert Örkényi
Abstract: There is provided a catalytic membrane comprising at least one porous catalytic fluoropolymer film comprising catalyst particles enmeshed within a fluoropolymer matrix, wherein the catalytic membrane is configured to be suitable for use in a flow through reactor where substantially all of the reactant flowing through the reactor flows through the catalytic membrane following a tortuous pathway.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 30, 2023
Publication date:
June 25, 2026
Applicants:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., ZAIPUT FLOW TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventors:
JOHN HOLCOMBE, VLADIMIROS NIKOLAKIS, JOHN SQUERI, JEFFREY KNOPF, STEPHEN STARK, JAMES MANNINO, ANDREA ADAMO, LORENZO MILANI, COLIN PATRICK O'SHEA
Abstract: Fluidic systems, modules, and associated methods are generally described. In some embodiments, a fluidic system comprises a module which is configured such that fluid may flow therethrough with a relatively uniform time-averaged linear flow rate (i.e., the time-averaged flow rate that is perpendicular to the transverse cross-sectional area) and/or time-averaged flux across the transverse cross-sectional area of the module. Advantageously, such modules may behave in a way such that the time-averaged linear flow rate and/or time-averaged flux exhibits minimal or no dependence on the transverse cross-sectional area thereof. This may allow for modules to be scaled-up in a relatively facile manner by merely increasing the transverse cross-sectional area, which may eliminate or substantially reduce the need for other components of the module to be redesigned upon scale-up. In some embodiments, modules may be scaled-up in a manner that requires no or minimal chemical process adjustments.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 24, 2025
Date of Patent:
January 6, 2026
Assignee:
Zaiput Flow Technologies LLC
Inventors:
Andrea Adamo, Lorenzo Milani, Colin Patrick O'Shea
Abstract: The present disclosure is related to the separation of chemical species using multiple liquid phases. The present disclosure is also related to the continuous liquid-liquid chromatographic separation of chemical species using multiple liquid phases and related systems and articles.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 14, 2023
Publication date:
November 27, 2025
Applicant:
Zaiput Flow Technologies LLC
Inventors:
Lorenzo Milani, Trevor Charles Murray, Robert Viano, Andrea Adamo, Róbert Örkényi
Abstract: Fluidic systems, modules, and associated methods are generally described. In some embodiments, a fluidic system comprises a module which is configured such that fluid may flow therethrough with a relatively uniform time-averaged linear flow rate (i.e., the time-averaged flow rate that is perpendicular to the transverse cross-sectional area) and/or time-averaged flux across the transverse cross-sectional area of the module. Advantageously, such modules may behave in a way such that the time-averaged linear flow rate and/or time-averaged flux exhibits minimal or no dependence on the transverse cross-sectional area thereof. This may allow for modules to be scaled-up in a relatively facile manner by merely increasing the transverse cross-sectional area, which may eliminate or substantially reduce the need for other components of the module to be redesigned upon scale-up. In some embodiments, modules may be scaled-up in a manner that requires no or minimal chemical process adjustments.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 24, 2025
Publication date:
July 10, 2025
Applicant:
Zaiput Flow Technologies LLC
Inventors:
Andrea Adamo, Lorenzo Milani, Colin Patrick O'Shea
Abstract: Devices and methods for separating multi-phase fluids, comprising a first porous medium portion and a second porous medium portion. The device comprises a fluidic channel comprising an inlet; the first porous medium portion between the fluidic channel and a first auxiliary outlet; and the second porous medium portion between the fluidic channel and a second auxiliary outlet. The method comprises presenting a combined flow comprising a first fluid phase and a second fluid phase to a separator, wherein the first porous medium portion has a higher affinity for the first fluid phase than for the second fluid phase, and the second porous medium portion has a higher affinity for the second fluid phase than for the first fluid phase.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 7, 2022
Publication date:
February 15, 2024
Applicant:
Zaiput Flow Technologies LLC
Inventors:
Andrea Adamo, Kevin Sheehan, Colin O'Shea
Abstract: The present disclosure is related to the continuous liquid-liquid chromatographic separation of chemical species using multiple liquid phases and related systems and articles.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 15, 2022
Publication date:
December 21, 2023
Applicant:
Zaiput Flow Technologies LLC
Inventors:
Lorenzo Milani, Trevor Charles Murray, Robert Viano, Andrea Adamo, Róbert Örkényi
Abstract: Reservoir-based management of volumetric flow rates in fluidic systems is generally described. Inventive systems and methods for liquid-liquid separations and/or liquid-gas separations are also described.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 5, 2019
Date of Patent:
April 27, 2021
Assignee:
Zaiput Flow Technologies LLC
Inventors:
Andrea Adamo, Robert Andrew Butters, Trevor Charles Murray
Abstract: Reservoir-based management of volumetric flow rates in fluidic systems is generally described. Inventive systems and methods for liquid-liquid separations and/or liquid-gas separations are also described.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 5, 2019
Publication date:
October 8, 2020
Applicant:
Zaiput Flow Technologies LLC
Inventors:
Andrea Adamo, Robert Andrew Butters, Trevor Charles Murray