Patents by Inventor Halah A. SHAIKH SULAIMAN

Halah A. SHAIKH SULAIMAN 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).

  • Patent number: 11406941
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for fabricating thin film composite hollow fiber membranes. In some implementations, an apparatus is used to remove excess first solution from a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution. In some implementations, the method and apparatuses include flowing a gas, for example, compressed gas or ambient air, past a surface of a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution prior to immersion in a second solution. In some implementations, the gas is flowed past the surface under positive pressure, while in other implementations the gas is flowed under negative pressure, for example, vacuum. The apparatuses and devices can be used to produce thin film composite hollow fiber membranes without pressing or damaging the hollow fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Seung-Hak Choi, Melhan M. Ben Sultan, Halah A. Shaikh Sulaiman, Abdulrahman A. Alsuwailem
  • Publication number: 20220212956
    Abstract: The present application provides a method for extracting an extractable component from a feed liquid using a porous membrane. One embodiment of the method includes temperature-swing solvent extraction of water from saline water using a porous membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Seung-Hak Choi, Halah A. Shaikh Sulaiman
  • Patent number: 11331632
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for fabricating thin film composite hollow fiber membranes. In some implementations, an apparatus is used to remove excess first solution from a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution. In some implementations, the method and apparatuses include flowing a gas, for example, compressed gas or ambient air, past a surface of a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution prior to immersion in a second solution. In some implementations, the gas is flowed past the surface under positive pressure, while in other implementations the gas is flowed under negative pressure, for example, vacuum. The apparatuses and devices can be used to produce thin film composite hollow fiber membranes without pressing or damaging the hollow fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Seung-Hak Choi, Melhan M. Ben Sultan, Halah A. Shaikh Sulaiman, Abdulrahman A. Alsuwailem
  • Patent number: 11260351
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for fabricating thin film composite hollow fiber membranes. In some implementations, an apparatus is used to remove excess first solution from a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution. In some implementations, the method and apparatuses include flowing a gas, for example, compressed gas or ambient air, past a surface of a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution prior to immersion in a second solution. In some implementations, the gas is flowed past the surface under positive pressure, while in other implementations the gas is flowed under negative pressure, for example, vacuum. The apparatuses and devices can be used to produce thin film composite hollow fiber membranes without pressing or damaging the hollow fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Seung-Hak Choi, Melhan M. Ben Sultan, Halah A. Shaikh Sulaiman, Abdulrahman A. Alsuwailem
  • Publication number: 20210252461
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for fabricating thin film composite hollow fiber membranes. In some implementations, an apparatus is used to remove excess first solution from a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution. In some implementations, the method and apparatuses include flowing a gas, for example, compressed gas or ambient air, past a surface of a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution prior to immersion in a second solution. In some implementations, the gas is flowed past the surface under positive pressure, while in other implementations the gas is flowed under negative pressure, for example, vacuum. The apparatuses and devices can be used to produce thin film composite hollow fiber membranes without pressing or damaging the hollow fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Seung-Hak CHOI, Melhan M. Ben Sultan, Halah A. SHAIKH SULAIMAN, Abdulrahman A. ALSUWAILEM
  • Publication number: 20210252460
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for fabricating thin film composite hollow fiber membranes. In some implementations, an apparatus is used to remove excess first solution from a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution. In some implementations, the method and apparatuses include flowing a gas, for example, compressed gas or ambient air, past a surface of a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution prior to immersion in a second solution. In some implementations, the gas is flowed past the surface under positive pressure, while in other implementations the gas is flowed under negative pressure, for example, vacuum. The apparatuses and devices can be used to produce thin film composite hollow fiber membranes without pressing or damaging the hollow fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Seung-Hak CHOI, Melhan M. Ben Sultan, Halah A. SHAIKH SULAIMAN, Abdulrahman A. ALSUWAILEM
  • Publication number: 20210252459
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for fabricating thin film composite hollow fiber membranes. In some implementations, an apparatus is used to remove excess first solution from a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution. In some implementations, the method and apparatuses include flowing a gas, for example, compressed gas or ambient air, past a surface of a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution prior to immersion in a second solution. In some implementations, the gas is flowed past the surface under positive pressure, while in other implementations the gas is flowed under negative pressure, for example, vacuum. The apparatuses and devices can be used to produce thin film composite hollow fiber membranes without pressing or damaging the hollow fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Seung-Hak CHOI, Melhan M. Ben Sultan, Halah A. SHAIKH SULAIMAN, Abdulrahman A. ALSUWAILEM