Patents by Inventor James HING
James HING 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: 9169138Abstract: The present disclosure is directed at a compression device for compressing a stack to prevent leaks and at an apparatus including the stack and the compression device. The stack includes a pair of rigid end plates located at opposing ends of the stack, a plurality of membrane bounded compartments layered between one of the rigid end plates and the other of the rigid end plates and fluid manifolds extending through the membrane bound compartments. The compression device is fixedly coupled to opposing ends of the pair of rigid end plates and includes compression members movable to compress one of the rigid end plates towards the other of the rigid end plates. The compression members are positioned to apply force to the stack in the vicinity of the fluid manifolds.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2012Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: SALTWORKS TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: Benjamin Stuart Sparrow, Joshua Aniket Zoshi, James Hing Bong Tang, Kyungbaek Kim
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Patent number: 9162906Abstract: Described herein are a method and system for desalinating saltwater using concentration difference energy. A “five stream” dialytic stack is described that can be used to desalinate saltwater at a relatively high recovery ratio. The dialytic stack may include, for example, one or more drive cells having a paired concentrate and a diluent-c chamber in ionic communication with a product chamber that is adjacent to an anion and a cation discharge chamber each filled with diluent-p. The drive cell applies a drive voltage across the product chamber, and when the drive voltage exceeds a desalination voltage of the product chamber, the saltwater in the product chamber is desalinated. The dialytic stack may accept brine discharged from a first desalination plant as saltwater to be desalinated. Processing the brine in the dialytic stack may decrease its volume, decreasing costs associated with treating or otherwise disposing of the brine.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2012Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: SALTWORKS TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: Benjamin Stuart Sparrow, Joshua Aniket Zoshi, James Hing Bong Tang
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Publication number: 20140299254Abstract: A label system including a heat shrinkable foam layer and a heat shrinkable overlaminate layer is described. The label can be applied to a container prior to and/or during heat shrinking. The shrinkage characteristics of the foam layer and the overlaminate layer are matched to one another. Also described are various methods of labeling and/or packaging using the noted label systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: Avery Dennison CorporationInventors: Mitchell J. RACKOVAN, Mark DANNER, James HING
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Patent number: 8317992Abstract: The present disclosure is directed at a modular apparatus for a saltwater desalinating system, and a method for using same. The apparatus includes multiple internal modules that are compressively coupled to each other. Each of the internal modules includes a pair of rigid end plates located at opposing ends of the internal module, and a stack of membrane bounded compartments that are layered from one of the end plates to the other. The modular apparatus can be used in a membrane based desalination system, which includes concentration difference energy systems, electrodialysis reversal systems, and membrane distillation systems. The modular apparatus helps to mitigate problems such as leakage and buckling in such systems, and can be used to increase membrane packing density and, accordingly, desalination efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2011Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Saltworks Technologies Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Stuart Sparrow, Joshua Aniket Zoshi, James Hing Bong Tang, Kyungbaek Kim
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Publication number: 20120279861Abstract: Described herein are a method and system for desalinating saltwater using concentration difference energy. A “five stream” dialytic stack is described that can be used to desalinate saltwater at a relatively high recovery ratio. The dialytic stack may include, for example, one or more drive cells having a paired concentrate and a diluent-c chamber in ionic communication with a product chamber that is adjacent to an anion and a cation discharge chamber each filled with diluent-p. The drive cell applies a drive voltage across the product chamber, and when the drive voltage exceeds a desalination voltage of the product chamber, the saltwater in the product chamber is desalinated. The dialytic stack may accept brine discharged from a first desalination plant as saltwater to be desalinated. Processing the brine in the dialytic stack may decrease its volume, decreasing costs associated with treating or otherwise disposing of the brine.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: Saltworks Technologies Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Stuart Sparrow, Joshua Aniket Zoshi, James Hing Bong Tang
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Patent number: 8236158Abstract: Described herein are a method and system for desalinating saltwater using concentration difference energy. A “five stream” dialytic stack is described that can be used to desalinate saltwater at a relatively high recovery ratio. The dialytic stack may include, for example, one or more drive cells having a paired concentrate and a diluent-c chamber in ionic communication with a product chamber that is adjacent to an anion and a cation discharge chamber each filled with diluent-p. The drive cell applies a drive voltage across the product chamber, and when the drive voltage exceeds a desalination voltage of the product chamber, the saltwater in the product chamber is desalinated. The diluent-p may be at a lower ionic concentration than the diluent-c, which may be at a lower concentration than the concentrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2010Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Saltworks Technologies Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Stuart Sparrow, Joshua Aniket Zoshi, James Hing Bong Tang
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Publication number: 20120024704Abstract: The present disclosure is directed at a modular apparatus for a saltwater desalinating system, and a method for using same. The apparatus includes multiple internal modules that are compressively coupled to each other. Each of the internal modules includes a pair of rigid end plates located at opposing ends of the internal module, and a stack of membrane bounded compartments that are layered from one of the end plates to the other. The modular apparatus can be used in a membrane based desalination system, which includes concentration difference energy systems, electrodialysis reversal systems, and membrane distillation systems. The modular apparatus helps to mitigate problems such as leakage and buckling in such systems, and can be used to increase membrane packing density and, accordingly, desalination efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: Saltworks Technologies Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Stuart Sparrow, Joshua Aniket Zoshi, James Hing Bong Tang, Kyungbaek Kim
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Publication number: 20110089036Abstract: Described herein are a method and system for desalinating saltwater using concentration difference energy. A “five stream” dialytic stack is described that can be used to desalinate saltwater at a relatively high recovery ratio. The dialytic stack may include, for example, one or more drive cells having a paired concentrate and a diluent-c chamber in ionic communication with a product chamber that is adjacent to an anion and a cation discharge chamber each filled with diluent-p. The drive cell applies a drive voltage across the product chamber, and when the drive voltage exceeds a desalination voltage of the product chamber, the saltwater in the product chamber is desalinated. The diluent-p may be at a lower ionic concentration than the diluent-c, which may be at a lower concentration than the concentrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: Saltworks Technologies Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Stuart Sparrow, Joshua Aniket Zoshi, James Hing Bong Tang