Patents by Inventor Abel Queen

Abel Queen 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).

  • Water purification system and method using reverse osmosis reject stream in an electrodeionization unit
    Patent number: 7919001
    Abstract: A method for purifying water, comprising separating a supply stream into a permeate stream and a reject stream, removing non-monovalent salt impurities from the reject stream to produce a treated stream; providing the treated stream to a concentrating compartment of an electrodeionization unit; and, producing an EDI product stream of purified water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: GE Mobile Water, Inc.
    Inventors: William Haas, Joel Robinson, Abel Queen
  • WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING REVERSE OSMOSIS REJECT STREAM IN AN ELECTRODEIONIZATION UNIT
    Publication number: 20090139932
    Abstract: A method for purifying water, comprising separating a supply stream into a permeate stream and a reject stream, removing non-monovalent salt impurities from the reject stream to produce a treated stream; providing the treated stream to a concentrating compartment of an electrodeionization unit; and, producing an EDI product stream of purified water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: William Haas, Joel Robinson, Abel Queen
  • Water purification system and method using reverse osmosis reject stream in an electrodeionization unit
    Patent number: 7470366
    Abstract: Water purification systems include a reverse osmosis unit, a treatment unit, and an electrodeionization unit. A reverse osmosis reject stream from the reverse osmosis unit is treated in the treatment unit and provided to concentrating compartments of the electrodeionization unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: GE Mobile Water, Inc.
    Inventors: Abel Queen, Joel Robinson, William Haas
  • CONCENTRATE RECYCLE LOOP WITH FILTRATION MODULE
    Publication number: 20080067071
    Abstract: Water purification systems include a concentrate filtration membrane and an electrodeionization unit. A concentrate effluent stream from the electrodeionization unit is filtered in the concentrate filtration membrane; the filtered concentrate effluent stream is provided to concentrating compartments of the electrodeionization unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: William Haas, Abel Queen
  • Concentrate recycle loop with filtration module
    Publication number: 20060091077
    Abstract: Water purification systems include a concentrate filtration membrane and an electrodeionization unit. A concentrate effluent stream from the electrodeionization unit is filtered in the concentrate filtration membrane; the filtered concentrate effluent stream is provided to concentrating compartments of the electrodeionization unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: Ecolochem, Inc.
    Inventors: William Haas, Abel Queen
  • Water purification system and method using reverse osmosis reject stream in an electrodeionization unit
    Publication number: 20050247631
    Abstract: Water purification systems include a reverse osmosis unit, a treatment unit, and an electrodeionization unit. A reverse osmosis reject stream from the reverse osmosis unit is treated in the treatment unit and provided to concentrating compartments of the electrodeionization unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Applicant: ECOLOCHEM, INC
    Inventors: Abel Queen, Joel Robinson, William Haas