Patents by Inventor Erin M. Surdo

Erin M. Surdo 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).

  • Membranes for wastewater-generated energy and gas
    Patent number: 9534236
    Abstract: An example includes an apparatus, method, and system for producing and extracting a gas from a wastewater fluid. The apparatus can include a membrane including at least one hollow fiber, the at least one hollow fiber configured to convey a gas extracted from a wastewater fluid. Bacteria can be immobilized within the membrane, and the bacteria configured to produce the gas during treatment of the wastewater fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Paige J. Novak, William A. Arnold, Erin M. Surdo
  • MEMBRANES FOR WASTEWATER-GENERATED ENERGY AND GAS
    Publication number: 20140256007
    Abstract: An example includes an apparatus, method, and system for producing and extracting a gas from a wastewater fluid. The apparatus can include a membrane including at least one hollow fiber, the at least one hollow fiber configured to convey a gas extracted from a wastewater fluid. Bacteria can be immobilized within the membrane, and the bacteria configured to produce the gas during treatment of the wastewater fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Paige J. Novak, William Arnold, Erin M. Surdo