Patents by Inventor Dustin J. Andersen

Dustin J. Andersen 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).

  • Assay for filtration of suspended particles in microporous membranes
    Patent number: 11958020
    Abstract: A method of assessing a membrane, including calculating fluid dynamic characteristics of at least one of a membrane and a material to be passed through the membrane, where the material comprises particles; obtaining characteristic of at least one force acting on the particles of the material to be passed through the membrane due to the interaction between the particles and the membrane, the at least one force being an intermolecular force; combining the calculated fluid dynamic characteristic and the obtained characteristics to assess the flow of the material through the membrane; and optimizing at least one characteristics of the membrane in relation to the material. The membrane includes a plurality of rows and a plurality of teardrop structures arranged in the plurality of rows. The teardrop structures in each row are arranged at substantially the same angle with respect to an anticipated direction of flow through the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Inventors: Georges Belfort, Joel L. Plawsky, Corey Christopher Woodcock, Mirco Sorci, Dustin J. Andersen
  • ASSAY FOR FILTRATION OF SUSPENDED PARTICLES IN MICROPOROUS MEMBRANES
    Publication number: 20220161199
    Abstract: A method of assessing a membrane, including calculating fluid dynamic characteristics of at least one of a membrane and a material to be passed through the membrane, where the material comprises particles; obtaining characteristic of at least one force acting on the particles of the material to be passed through the membrane due to the interaction between the particles and the membrane, the at least one force being an intermolecular force; combining the calculated fluid dynamic characteristic and the obtained characteristics to assess the flow of the material through the membrane; and optimizing at least one characteristics of the membrane in relation to the material. The membrane includes a plurality of rows and a plurality of teardrop structures arranged in the plurality of rows. The teardrop structures in each row are arranged at substantially the same angle with respect to an anticipated direction of flow through the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Georges Belfort, Joel L. Plawsky, Corey Christopher Woodcock, Mirco Sorci, Dustin J. Andersen