Patents by Inventor Irving B. Joffee
Irving B. Joffee 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).
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Patent number: 5154829Abstract: A method is provided for filtration of particulates from a fluid medium which includes passing the medium through a surface modified, skinless, hydrophilic, microporous, alcohol-insoluble polyamide membrane derived from an alcohol-insoluble hydrophobic polyamide resin having a ratio of CH.sub.2 :NHCO of methylene CH.sub.2 to amide NHCO groups within the range of from about 5:1 to about 7:1. The membrane is characterized by (1) the surface properties thereof being substantially controlled by functional polar groups of a membrane surface-modifying polymer having a molecular weight of 20,000 or greater, (2) the membrane surface-modifying polymer being homogeneously distributed in the membrane, and (3) having the capability of reacting or interacting in a controlled manner with (a) particulate matter in a fluid, (b) non-particulate matter in a fluid, or (c) both (a) and (b).Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 1987Date of Patent: October 13, 1992Assignee: Pall CorporationInventors: Peter J. Degen, Irving B. Joffee, Thomas C. Gsell
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Patent number: 4855163Abstract: A polyvinylidene difluoride structure with a critical surface energy of at least about 80 dynes/cm and a method of making such a structure comprising the steps of contacting a polyvinylidene difluoride structure with an alkalized solution, such as potassium hydroxide, to form activated sites on the surface of the structure; rinsing the activated structure to remove residual alkali; contacting the rinsed, activated structure with a solution of a polymerization initiator, such as potassium peroxydisulfate, and a polymerizable vinylic monomer, such as acrylic acid; and polymerizing and grafting the monomer to the activated structure to form a polyvinylidene difluoride structure with a critical surface energy of at least about 80 dynes/cm.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 1988Date of Patent: August 8, 1989Assignee: Pall CorporationInventors: Irving B. Joffee, Peter J. Degen, Frederick A. Baltusis
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Patent number: 4774132Abstract: A polyvinylidene difluoride structure with a critical surface energy of at least about 80 dynes/cm and a method of making such a structure comprising the steps of contacting a polyvinylidene difluoride structure with an alkalized solution, such as potassium hydroxide, to form activated sites on the surface of the structure; rinsing the activated structure to remove residual alkali; contacting the rinsed, activated structure with a solution of a polymerization initiator, such as potassium peroxydisulfate, and a polymerizable vinylic monomer, such as acrylic acid; and polymerizing and grafting the monomer to the activated structure to form a polyvinylidene difluoride structure with a critical surface energy of at least about 80 dynes/cm.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 1986Date of Patent: September 27, 1988Assignee: Pall CorporationInventors: Irving B. Joffee, Peter J. Degen, Frederick A. Baltusis
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Patent number: 4734208Abstract: Filter media comprised of charge modified, resin coated inorganic microfibers are prepared by mixing inorganic microfibers with an aqueous solution of a water soluble, noncolloidal cationic thermosetting binder resin to form a dispersion, following which a precipitating agent is added to precipitate the binder resin and coat the microfibers. The coated microfibers may be used in the dispersed or suspended form as a filter aid. Preferably they are formed into a filter sheet which is then dried and cured to form a filter sheet of narrowly distributed pore size, pore sizes as small as one-half micron, and having a positive zeta potential in alkaline media. Glass is the preferred microfiber and polyamine-epichlorohydrins the preferred resins. By providing the normally negative zeta potential microfibers with a positive zeta potential the binder resins used to coat the microfibers substantially enhance particulate removal capabilities of the microfiber filter sheet.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 1985Date of Patent: March 29, 1988Assignee: Pall CorporationInventors: David B. Pall, Peter J. Degen, Irving B. Joffee, Warren M. Foss, Thomas C. Gsell
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Patent number: 4707266Abstract: Surface modified, skinless, hydrophilic, microporous, polyamide membranes with controlled surface properties are prepared by the steps of preparing a casting solution comprised of (A) a casting resin system comprised of (a) an alcohol-insoluble polyamide resin, and (b) a water-soluble membrane surface modifying polymer having functional polar groups and a molecular weight of 10,000 or greater, and (B) a solvent system in which the casting resin system is soluble; inducing nucleation of the casting solution by controlled addition of a nonsolvent for the casting resin system under controlled conditions to obtain a visible precipitate of casting resin system particles, thereby forming a casting composition; spreading the casting composition on a substrate to form a thin film; contacting and diluting the film of the casting composition with a liquid nonsolvent system for the casting resin system, thereby precipitating the casting resin system from the casting composition in the form of a thin, skinless, hydrophilType: GrantFiled: April 7, 1986Date of Patent: November 17, 1987Assignee: Pall CorporationInventors: Peter J. Degen, Irving B. Joffee, Thomas C. Gsell
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Patent number: 4702840Abstract: Surface modified, skinless, hydrophilic, microporous, polyamide membranes are formed by preparing a casting solution comprised of (A) a casting resin system comprised of (a) an alcohol-insoluble polyamide resin, and (b) a cationic, water-soluble, quaternary ammonium, thermosetting, membrane surface modifying polymer, and (B) a solvent system in which the casting resin system is soluble; inducing nucleation of the casting solution by controlled addition of a nonsolvent for the casting resin system under controlled conditions to obtain a visible precipitate of casting resin system particles, thereby forming a casting composition; spreading the casting composition on a substrate to form a thin film; contacting and diluting the film of the casting composition with a liquid nonsolvent system for the casting resin system, thereby precipitating the casting resin system from the casting composition in the form of a thin, skinless, hydrophilic, surface modified, microporous, polyamide membrane; and washing and dryingType: GrantFiled: April 7, 1986Date of Patent: October 27, 1987Assignee: Pall CorporationInventors: Peter J. Degen, Irving B. Joffee, Thomas C. Gsell
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Patent number: 4523995Abstract: Filter media comprised of charge modified, resin coated inorganic microfibers are prepared by mixing inorganic microfibers with an aqueous solution of a water soluble, noncolloidal cationic thermosetting binder resin to form a dispersion, following which a precipitating agent is added to precipitate the binder resin and coat the microfibers. The coated microfibers may be used in the dispersed or suspended form as a filter aid. Preferably they are formed into a filter sheet which is then dried and cured to form a filter sheet of narrowly distributed pore size, pore sizes as small as one-half micron, and having a positive zeta potential in alkaline media. Glass is the preferred microfiber and polyamine-epichlorohydrins the preferred resins. By providing the normally negative zeta potential microfibers with a positive zeta potential the binder resins used to coat the microfibers substantially enhance particulate removal capabilities of the microfiber filter sheet.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 1981Date of Patent: June 18, 1985Assignee: Pall CorporationInventors: David B. Pall, Peter J. Degen, Irving B. Joffee, Warren M. Foss, Thomas C. Gsell