Patents by Inventor Alexander M. Hsia

Alexander M. Hsia 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: 4294800
    Abstract: A liquid-liquid contactor comprised of a jet of fluid 1 flowing through a coaxial, cocurrently flowing stream of fluid 2 (fluid 1 and fluid 2 being immiscible), with one or both of the fluids being continuously recycled. This device is used as a scientific instrument to measure the rate of interphase transfer of material dissolved in or comprising one of the fluids. The device can also be employed to acquire data on chemical reactions occurring at the interface between the two fluids, in a film adjacent to the interface, or throughout the volume of one or both of the fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1981
    Inventors: Lawrence L. Tavlarides, Robert W. Freeman, Alexander M. Hsia