Patents by Inventor Jussi Salonen

Jussi Salonen 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).

  • Method for preventing microbial growth on a filtration membrane
    Patent number: 10118131
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preventing microbial growth on a filtration membrane during desalination process. The method comprises that the membrane is exposed to a low concentration of performic acid by continuously or intermittently introducing performic acid to the membrane surface. When performic acid is added according to the present invention to the water flow, there is no significant reduction in the water flux through the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Inventors: Jussi Salonen, Marko Kolari, Mehrdad Hesampour, Kaj Jansson
  • METHOD FOR PREVENTING MICROBIAL GROWTH ON FILTRATION MEMBRANE
    Publication number: 20140367334
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preventing microbial growth on a filtration membrane during desalination process. The method comprises that the membrane is exposed to a low concentration of performic acid by continuously or intermittently introducing performic acid to the membrane surface. When performic acid is added according to the present invention to the water flow, there is no significant reduction in the water flux through the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Jussi Salonen, Marko Kolari, Mehrdad Hesampour, Kaj Jansson