Patents by Inventor Eric Cheponis

Eric Cheponis 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).

  • Transport membrane condenser using turbulence promoters
    Patent number: 8425656
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for enhancing the heat and water recovery from a transport membrane condenser (TMC) includes a non-moving mechanical device inserted into the TMC tubes to increase the heat transfer efficiency via the enhancement of the fluid turbulence and/or surface area. The apparatus and methods may be applied to porous tubes arranged in a spaced array, similar to a conventional shell and tube heat exchanger device. Other configurations of the TMC may be conceived and adapted for use with the described apparatus and method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Media and Process Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Ciora, Jr., Paul K T Liu, Eric Cheponis
  • TRANSPORT MEMBRANE CONDENSER USING TURBULENCE PROMOTERS
    Publication number: 20120186791
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for enhancing the heat and water recovery from a transport membrane condenser (TMC) includes a non-moving mechanical device inserted into the TMC tubes to increase the heat transfer efficiency via the enhancement of the fluid turbulence and/or surface area. The apparatus and methods may be applied to porous tubes arranged in a spaced array, similar to a conventional shell and tube heat exchanger device. Other configurations of the TMC may be conceived and adapted for use with the described apparatus and method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Richard J. Ciora, JR., Paul KT Liu, Eric Cheponis