Patents by Inventor Ken Gethard

Ken Gethard 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).

  • Membrane distillation apparatus and methods
    Patent number: 9039900
    Abstract: Membranes for membrane distillation include at least one hollow fiber porous hydrophobic membrane, the at least one membrane including carbon nanotubes incorporated into the pore structure of the membrane. Membrane distillation systems may include a heat exchanger operably connected to a hollow fiber membrane module with one or more membranes including carbon nanotubes. Methods of solvent removal, sample preconcentration and desalination employing hollow fiber porous hydrophobic membranes with carbon nanotubes are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Somenath Mitra, Ken Gethard
  • Membrane Distillation Apparatus and Methods
    Publication number: 20150001150
    Abstract: Membranes for membrane distillation include at least one hollow fiber porous hydrophobic membrane, the at least one membrane including carbon nanotubes incorporated into the pore structure of the membrane. Membrane distillation systems may include a heat exchanger operably connected to a hollow fiber membrane module with one or more membranes including carbon nanotubes. Methods of solvent removal, sample preconcentration and desalination employing hollow fiber porous hydrophobic membranes with carbon nanotubes are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Somenath Mitra, Ken Gethard
  • Membrane Distillation Apparatus and Methods
    Publication number: 20110272354
    Abstract: Membranes for membrane distillation include at least one hollow fiber porous hydrophobic membrane, the at least one membrane including carbon nanotubes incorporated into the pore structure of the membrane. Membrane distillation systems may include a heat exchanger operably connected to a hollow fiber membrane module with one or more membranes including carbon nanotubes. Methods of solvent removal, sample preconcentration and desalination employing hollow fiber porous hydrophobic membranes with carbon nanotubes are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Somenath Mitra, Ken Gethard