Patents by Inventor Martin H. Peery
Martin H. Peery 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: 9662615Abstract: A method for making a composite polyamide membrane comprising a porous support and a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the method includes the step of applying a polyfunctional amine monomer and polyfunctional acyl halide monomer to a surface of the porous support and interfacially polymerizing the monomers to form a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the step of applying the polyfunctional acyl halide monomer to the porous support includes the step of combining the polyfunctional acyl halide monomer with a non-polar solvent at a concentration of at least 0.18 weight percent to form a coating solution which is applied to the surface of the porous support, and wherein the interfacial polymerization is conducted in the presence of a tri-hydrocarbyl phosphate compound which is provided in a molar ratio of at least 0.5:1 with the polyfunctional acyl halide monomer. Many additional embodiments are described including membranes made from the subject method and applications for such membranes.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Abhishek Roy, Tina L. Arrowood, Robert C. Cieslinski, Derek M. Stevens, David D. Hawn, Steven D. Jons, Mou Paul, Martin H. Peery, Steven Rosenberg, Ian A. Tomlinson
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Patent number: 9610542Abstract: A thin film composite membrane including a porous support and a thin film polyamide layer characterized by having a dissociated carboxylate content of at least 0.45 moles/kg at pH 9.5 and a method for making a composite polyamide applying a polar solution comprising a polyfunctional amine monomer and a non-polar solution comprising a polyfunctional amine-reactive monomer to a surface of the porous support and interfacially polymerizing the monomers to form a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the method is characterized by the non-polar solution comprising at least 0.025 wt % of an acid compound including at least one carboxylic acid moiety and at least one amine-reactive moiety selected from acyl halide and anhydride.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Abhishek Roy, Tina L. Arrowood, Robert C. Cieslinski, David D. Hawn, Steven D. Jons, Mou Paul, Martin H. Peery, XiaoHua Qiu, Steven Rosenberg, Ian A. Tomlinson, Chengli Zu
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Publication number: 20160303519Abstract: A method for treating an aqueous mixture containing an anionic surfactant including the step of passing the mixture through a spiral wound element to produce a permeate stream and concentrate stream wherein the concentrate stream has a relatively higher concentration of the anionic surfactant than the permeate stream, wherein the spiral wound element includes a composite polyamide membrane comprising a porous support and a thin film polyamide layer, and wherein the membrane is characterized by having: i) a NaCl rejection and an anionic rejection of at least 99% when tested with an aqueous solution containing 2000 ppm NaCl and 2 ppm an anionic surfactant at 25° C., pH 8 and ImPa (150 psi); and ii) a dissociated carboxylate content of at least 0.3 moles/kg of polyamide at pH 9.5 as measured by Rutherford Backscattering (RBS).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2014Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Ian A. Tomlinson, Mou Paul, Martin H. Peery, Abhishek Roy
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Patent number: 9289729Abstract: A method for making a composite polyamide membrane comprising the step of applying polyfunctional amine and acid halide monomers to a surface of a porous support and interfacially polymerizing the monomers to form a thin film polyamide layer. The method further includes the step of conducting the interfacial polymerization in the presence of: a carboxylic acid monomer comprising an aliphatic or aromatic moiety substituted with single carboxylic acid functional group and at least one acyl halide functional group, and a tri-hydrocarbyl compound.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Inventors: Abhishek Roy, Steven D. Jons, Joseph D. Koob, Martin H. Peery, XiaoHua Sam Qiu, Steven Rosenberg, Ian A. Tomlinson
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Publication number: 20150157990Abstract: A thin film composite polyamide membrane including a porous support and a thin film polyamide layer which is a reaction product of m-phenylene diamine (mPD) and trimesoyl chloride (TMC), wherein the membrane is characterized by the thin film polyamide layer having a dissociated carboxylic acid content of at least 0.18 moles/kg at pH 9.5, and wherein pyrolysis of the thin film polyamide layer at 650 C results in a ratio of responses from a flame ionization detector for fragments produced at 212 m/z and 237 m/z of less than 2.8.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2013Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Abhishek Roy, Tina L. Arrowood, Anand S. Badami, Robert C. Cieslinski, Bruce B. Gerhart, David D. Hawn, Steven D. Jons, Mou Paul, Martin H. Peery, XiaoHua sam Qiu, Mark A. Rickard, Steven Rosenberg, Ian A. Tomlinson, Cheng Li Zu
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Patent number: 9051417Abstract: A method for increasing the solubility of a hydrocarbon compound comprising an aliphatic or arene moiety substituted with at least one acyl halide and at least one carboxylic acid functional group within a hydrocarbon solvent, wherein the method includes the step of preparing a solution comprising: at least 80 v/v % of the hydrocarbon solvent, the hydrocarbon compound, and a tri-hydrocarbyl phosphate compound, wherein the concentration of the hydrocarbon compound is greater than its solubility limit within the solvent but less than its solubility limit in the solution and the hydrocarbon.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2013Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: XiaoHua Sam Qiu, Steven D. Jons, Joseph D. Koob, Martin H. Peery, Steven Rosenberg, Abhishek Roy, Ian A. Tomlinson
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Patent number: 9051227Abstract: An in-situ method for preparing a hydrolyzed, acyl halide-containing compound by combining a reactant including a plurality of acyl halide functional groups containing reactant, a tri-hydrocarbyl phosphate compound and water within a hydrocarbon or halogenated hydrocarbon solvent.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2013Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Abhishek Roy, Steven D. Jons, Joseph D. Koob, Martin H. Peery, XiaoHua Sam Qiu, Steven Rosenberg, Ian A. Tomlinson
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Publication number: 20150151255Abstract: A method for making a composite polyamide membrane comprising a porous support and a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the method includes the step of applying a polyfunctional amine monomer and polyfunctional acyl halide monomer to a surface of the porous support and interfacially polymerizing the monomers to form a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the step of applying the polyfunctional acyl halide monomer to the porous support includes the step of combining the polyfunctional acyl halide monomer with a non-polar solvent at a concentration of at least 0.18 weight percent to form a coating solution which is applied to the surface of the porous support, and wherein the interfacial polymerization is conducted in the presence of a tri-hydrocarbyl phosphate compound which is provided in a molar ratio of at least 0.5:1 with the polyfunctional acyl halide monomer. Many additional embodiments are described including membranes made from the subject method and applications for such membranes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2013Publication date: June 4, 2015Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Abhishek Roy, Tina L. Arrowood, Robert C. Cieslinski, Derek M. Stevens, David D. Hawn, Steven D. Jons, Mou Paul, Martin H. Peery, Steven Rosenberg, Ian A. Tomlinson
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Publication number: 20150129485Abstract: A thin film composite membrane including a porous support and a thin film polyamide layer characterized by having a dissociated carboxylate content of at least 0.45 moles/kg at pH 9.5 and a method for making a composite polyamide applying a polar solution comprising a polyfunctional amine monomer and a non-polar solution comprising a polyfunctional amine-reactive monomer to a surface of the porous support and interfacially polymerizing the monomers to form a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the method is characterized by the non-polar solution comprising at least 0.025 wt % of an acid compound including at least one carboxylic acid moiety and at least one amine-reactive moiety selected from acyl halide and anhydride.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicants: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANYInventors: Abhishek Roy, Tina L. Arrowood, Robert C. Cieslinski, David D. Hawn, Steven D. Jons, Mou Paul, Martin H. Peery, XiaoHua Qiu, Steven Rosenberg, Ian A. Tomlinson, Chengli Zu
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Patent number: 9029600Abstract: A method for preparing a high purity (e.g. greater than 70 wt. %) mono-hydrolyzed acyl halide compound as a precipitate from solution comprising the steps of preparing a solution comprising: i) at least 80 v/v % of a hydrocarbon solvent, ii) water at a molar concentration greater than its solubility limit within the solvent but less that its solubility limit in solution, iii) a tri-hydrocarbyl phosphate compound, and iv) a polyfunctional acyl halide compound at molar ratio to both water and the tri-hydrocarbyl phosphate compound of at least 1:1.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: XiaoHua S. Qiu, Steven D. Jons, Joseph D. Koob, Martin H. Peery, Steven Rosenberg, Abhishek Roy, Ian A. Tomlinson
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Publication number: 20140272134Abstract: A method for making a composite polyamide membrane comprising the step of applying polyfunctional amine and acid halide monomers to a surface of a porous support and interfacially polymerizing the monomers to form a thin film polyamide layer. The method further includes the step of conducting the interfacial polymerization in the presence of: a carboxylic acid monomer comprising an aliphatic or aromatic moiety substituted with single carboxylic acid functional group and at least one acyl halide functional group, and a tri-hydrocarbyl compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Abhishek Roy, Steven D. Jons, Joseph D. Koob, Martin H. Peery, XiaoHua Sam Qiu, Steven Rosenberg, Ian A. Tomlinson
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Publication number: 20140264162Abstract: A method for increasing the solubility of a hydrocarbon compound comprising an aliphatic or arene moiety substituted with at least one acyl halide and at least one carboxylic acid functional group within a hydrocarbon solvent, wherein the method includes the step of preparing a solution comprising: at least 80 v/v % of the hydrocarbon solvent, the hydrocarbon compound, and a tri-hydrocarbyl phosphate compound, wherein the concentration of the hydrocarbon compound is greater than its solubility limit within the solvent but less than its solubility limit in the solution and the hydrocarbon.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: XiaoHua Sam Qiu, Steven D. Jons, Joseph D. Koob, Martin H. Peery, Steven Rosenberg, Abhishek Roy, Ian A. Tomlinson
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Publication number: 20140264161Abstract: An in-situ method for preparing a hydrolyzed, acyl halide-containing compound by combining a reactant including a plurality of acyl halide functional groups containing reactant, a tri-hydrocarbyl phosphate compound and water within a hydrocarbon or halogenated hydrocarbon solvent.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Abhishek Roy, Steven D. Jons, Joseph D. Koob, Martin H. Peery, XiaoHua Sam Qiu, Steven Rosenberg, Ian A. Tomlinson
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Publication number: 20140206900Abstract: A method for preparing a high purity (e.g. greater than 70 wt. %) mono-hydrolyzed acyl halide compound as a precipitate from solution comprising the steps of preparing a solution comprising: i) at least 80 v/v % of a hydrocarbon solvent, ii) water at a molar concentration greater than its solubility limit within the solvent but less that its solubility limit in solution, iii) a tri-hydrocarbyl phosphate compound, and iv) a polyfunctional acyl halide compound at molar ratio to both water and the tri-hydrocarbyl phosphate compound of at least 1:1.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: XiaoHua S. Qiu, Steven D. Jons, Joseph D. Koob, Martin H. Peery, Steven Rosenberg, Abhishek Roy, Ian A. Tomlinson
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Publication number: 20080308504Abstract: A loader for moving a filter element between loaded and unloaded positions with respect to a pressure vessel is provided. The loader includes a connection section associated with a loader section. The connection section is operative to be secured in coaxial alignment with the pressure vessel. The loader section is operative to receive a filter element and move the filter element between the loaded and unloaded positions. The loader section includes a cradle assembly for supporting a filter element and a carriage assembly operative to engage the filter element and move it between the loaded and unloaded positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2007Publication date: December 18, 2008Inventors: Matthew J. Hallan, Jon E. Johnson, Martin H. Peery, Lance D. Johnson