Patents by Inventor Heriberto A. Bustamante

Heriberto A. Bustamante 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).

  • Filtration membrane and method of production thereof
    Publication number: 20220274064
    Abstract: A composite membrane is disclosed that comprises a porous polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) or nitrocellulose membrane body. The membrane also comprises graphene oxide disposed on a surface of the membrane body. An array comprising two or more such composite membranes is also disclosed. A method of preparing the composite membrane is also disclosed. Further, a method of removing natural organic matter (NOM) from NOM-contaminated water, or water suspected of being contaminated with NOM, is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Xinyue Wen, Yi You, Xiaoheng Jin, Heriberto Bustamante, Rakesh Joshi
  • METHOD OF WATER PURIFICATION
    Publication number: 20080099403
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for the removal of biological species, such as Cryptosporidium, from water using aluminum based media which contains surface Al—OH groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: SYDNEY WATER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marilyn KARAMAN, Sivaraj Shanker, Heriberto Bustamante, Richard Pashley
  • Removing mineral matter from solid carbonaceous fuels
    Patent number: 4735707
    Abstract: Mineral particles are separated from solid carbonaceous fuel by using magnetic separation. A mixture of mineral particles, carbonaceous fuel, ferromagnetic particles and polyacrylamide in water is subjected to magnetic separation to remove a magnetized fraction enriched in mineral water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1988
    Assignee: The British Petroleum Company p.l.c.
    Inventor: Heriberto A. Bustamante