Patents by Inventor Bo Rodesjo

Bo Rodesjo 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).

  • Apparatus for desalinating salt water by membrane distillation
    Patent number: 4728397
    Abstract: An apparatus for desalinating sea water, comprising a distillation unit which includes a porous hydrophobic membrane which is pervious to steam but impervious to water, and a condensation surface arranged at a distance from the membrane, the distillation arrangement also including a first unit for heating and conducting the water to be distilled on one side of the membrane, and a second unit arranged to conduct a liquid which is colder than the water, on the side of the condensation surface remote from the membrane, distilled water being collected and drawn-off between the membrane and the condensation surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1988
    Assignee: Svenska Utvecklings AB
    Inventors: Nils Kjellander, Bo Rodesjo