Patents by Inventor Dan Semmere

Dan Semmere 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).

  • Air separation module with load carrying center tube
    Patent number: 7717983
    Abstract: An air separation module comprising a bundle of hollow elongated membranes, and a pressure vessel enclosing the bundle. The pressure vessel includes an outer tube, end caps at opposite ends of the tube, and an inner tube located within the fiber bundle. The inner tube is fixedly mechanically connected at opposite ends to the end caps to form a structural spine of the pressure vessel, whereby loads acting on the air separation module are transferred between the end caps primarily by the center tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Dan Semmere, Dan E. Linker, Scott D. Pearson
  • AIR SEPARATION MODULE WITH LOAD CARRYING CENTER TUBE
    Publication number: 20100024649
    Abstract: An air separation module comprising a bundle of hollow elongated membranes, and a pressure vessel enclosing the bundle. The pressure vessel includes an outer tube, end caps at opposite ends of the tube, and an inner tube located within the fiber bundle. The inner tube is fixedly mechanically connected at opposite ends to the end caps to form a structural spine of the pressure vessel, whereby loads acting on the air separation module are transferred between the end caps primarily by the center tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Dan Semmere, Dan E. Linker, Scott D. Pearson