Patents by Inventor Adel Sharif

Adel Sharif 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).

  • Patent number: 8449774
    Abstract: A process for separating dissolved components from a solution, said process comprising a) introducing a first solution into a solar pond and irradiating the solution with solar energy, such that temperature and concentration gradients are established, whereby the temperature and concentration of solute at the base of the pond is greater than the temperature and concentration of solute at the surface of the pond, b) introducing a portion of the first solution from the pond into a first osmosis unit, and contacting the portion with one side of a selectively permeable membrane, c) contacting the other side of the selectively permeable membrane with a second solution having a lower solute concentration than the portion of first solution from the pond, such that solvent from the second solution passes across the membrane to dilute and pressurize the portion of first solution, d) removing the diluted portion of first solution from the first osmosis unit, and e) using the pressure generated in the diluted portion of
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Surrey Aquatechnology Limited
    Inventor: Adel Sharif
  • Patent number: 8221629
    Abstract: A process for removing a solvent from a first solution, said process comprising positioning a selective membrane between the first solution and a second solution having a higher osmotic potential than the first solution, such that solvent from the first solution passes across the membrane to dilute the second solution, and extracting solvent from the second solution, wherein the membrane has an average pore size of at least 10 Angstroms, and wherein the second solution contains solute species that are too large to pass through the pores of the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Surrey Aquatechnology Limited
    Inventors: Abdulsalam Al-Mayahi, Adel Sharif
  • Patent number: 8099958
    Abstract: A process for driving a prime mover, said process comprising a) positioning a selective membrane between a liquid and a solution having a higher osmotic potential than the liquid, such that the solution becomes pressurized by the influx of liquid across the membrane, b) using the pressure generated in the solution to drive a prime mover, c) recovering the solution, d) separating at least some of the solvent from the solution to form a residual product, and e) recycling the separated solvent and/or the residual product of step d) to step a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Surrey Aquatechnology Limited
    Inventors: Abdulsalam Al-Mayahi, Adel Sharif
  • Publication number: 20110114558
    Abstract: A process for removing a solvent from a first solution, said process comprising positioning a selective membrane between the first solution and a second solution having a higher osmotic potential than the first solution, such that solvent from the first solution passes across the membrane to dilute the second solution, and extracting solvent from the second solution, wherein the membrane has an average pore size of at least 10 Angstroms, and wherein the second solution contains solute species that are too large to pass through the pores of the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Abdulsalam Al-Mayahi, Adel Sharif
  • Patent number: 7942205
    Abstract: A process for injecting water into a subterranean petroleum-bearing formation for petroleum recovery, said method comprising: a) positioning a selective membrane (14) between an aqueous solution (18) and formation water (20) having a higher solute concentration than the aqueous solution (18), such that water passes across the membrane (14) by osmosis to dilute the formation water (20), b) injecting the diluted formation water (22) into the petroleum-bearing formation, c) recovering formation water from the petroleum-bearing formation, and d) using at least a portion of the recovered formation water in step a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Surrey Aquatechnology Limited
    Inventor: Adel Sharif
  • Patent number: 7879243
    Abstract: A process for removing a solvent from a first solution, said process comprising positioning a selective membrane between the first solution and a second solution having a higher osmotic potential than the first solution, such that solvent from the first solution passes across the membrane to dilute the second solution, and extracting solvent from the second solution, wherein the membrane has an average pore size of at least 10 Angstroms, and wherein the second solution contains solute species that are too large to pass through the pores of the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Surrey Aquatechnology Limited
    Inventors: Abdulsalam Al-Mayahi, Adel Sharif
  • Patent number: 7823396
    Abstract: A process for introducing a solution into an evaporative cooling apparatus (14), said process comprising a) positioning a selectively permeable membrane (16) between a first solution (18) and a second solution (20) having a higher solute concentration than the first solution (18), such that the solvent from the first solution (18) flows across the selectively permeable membrane (16) to dilute the second solution (20), b) introducing the second solution into an evaporative cooling apparatus (14) in which solvent is removed from the second solution (20) by evaporation, and c) recycling the second solution (20) from step b) to step a) to draw solvent from the first solution (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Surrey Aquatechnology Limited
    Inventors: Abdulsalam Al-Mayahi, Adel Sharif
  • Publication number: 20100206743
    Abstract: A process for separating dissolved components from a solution, said process comprising a) introducing a first solution into a solar pond and irradiating the solution with solar energy, such that temperature and concentration gradients are established, whereby the temperature and concentration of solute at the base of the pond is greater than the temperature and concentration of solute at the surface of the pond, b) introducing a portion of the first solution from the pond into a first osmosis unit, and contacting the portion with one side of a selectively permeable membrane, c) contacting the other side of the selectively permeable membrane with a second solution having a lower solute concentration than the portion of first solution from the pond, such that solvent from the second solution passes across the membrane to dilute and pressurise the portion of first solution, d) removing the diluted portion of first solution from the first osmosis unit, and e) using the pressure generated in the diluted portion of
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventor: Adel Sharif
  • Publication number: 20090091139
    Abstract: A process for driving a prime mover, said process comprising a) positioning a selective membrane between a liquid and a solution having a higher osmotic potential than the liquid, such that the solution becomes pressurised by the influx of liquid across the membrane, b) using the pressure generated in the solution to drive a prime mover, c) recovering the solution, d) separating at least some of the solvent from the solution to form a residual product, and e) recycling the separated solvent and/or the residual product of step d) to step a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Abdulsalam Al-Mayahi, Adel Sharif
  • Publication number: 20090020289
    Abstract: A process for injecting water into a subterranean petroleum-bearing formation for petroleum recovery, said method comprising: a) positioning a selective membrane between an aqueous solution and formation water having a higher solute concentration than the aqueous solution, such that water passes across the membrane by osmosis to dilute the formation water, b) injecting the diluted formation water into the petroleum-bearing formation, c) recovering formation water from the petroleum-bearing formation, and d) using at least a portion of the recovered formation water in step a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventor: Adel Sharif
  • Publication number: 20070186574
    Abstract: A process for introducing a solution into an evaporative cooling apparatus (14), said process comprising a) positioning a selectively permeable membrane (16) between a first solution (18) and a second solution (20) having a higher solute concentration than the first solution (18), such that the solvent from the first solution (18) flows across the selectively permeable membrane (16) to dilute the second solution (20), b) introducing the second solution into an evaporative cooling apparatus (14) in which solvent is removed from the second solution (20) by evaporation, and c) recycling the second solution (20) from step b) to step a) to draw solvent from the first solution (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Abdulsalam Al-Mayahi, Adel Sharif
  • Publication number: 20060225420
    Abstract: A process for driving a prime mover, said process comprising a) positioning a selective membrane between a liquid and a solution having a higher osmotic potential than the liquid, such that the solution becomes pressurised by the influx of liquid across the membrane, b) using the pressure generated in the solution to drive a prime mover, c) recovering the solution, d) separating at least some of the solvent from the solution to form a residual product, and e) recycling the separated solvent and/or the residual product of step d) to step a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Abdulsalam Al-Mayahi, Adel Sharif