Patents by Inventor Edward Joseph Zuback

Edward Joseph Zuback 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).

  • Membrane cleaning with pulsed airlift pump
    Patent number: 8287743
    Abstract: A method of cleaning a membrane surface immersed in a liquid medium with a fluid flow, including the steps of providing a randomly generated intermittent or pulsed fluid flow along the membrane surface to dislodge fouling materials therefrom. A membrane module is also disclosed comprising a plurality of porous membranes (6) or set of membrane modules (5) and a device (11) for providing a generally randomly generated, pulsed fluid flow such that, in use, said fluid flow moves past the surfaces of said membranes (6) to dislodge fouling materials therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Industry, Inc.
    Inventors: Fufang Zha, Gerin James, Edward Joseph Zuback, Peter Zauner, Roger Phelps
  • MEMBRANE CLEANING WITH PULSED ARILIFT PUMP
    Publication number: 20110100907
    Abstract: A method of cleaning a membrane surface immersed in a liquid medium with a fluid flow, including the steps of providing a randomly generated intermittent or pulsed fluid flow along the membrane surface to dislodge fouling materials therefrom. A membrane module is also disclosed comprising a plurality of porous membranes (6) or set of membrane modules (5) and a device (11) for providing a generally randomly generated, pulsed fluid flow such that, in use, said fluid flow moves past the surfaces of said membranes (6) to dislodge fouling materials therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: SIEMENS WATER TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
    Inventors: Fufang Zha, Gerin James, Edward Joseph Zuback, Peter Zauner, Roger William Phelps