Patents by Inventor Muhannad Abu GHDAIB

Muhannad Abu GHDAIB 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).

  • Osmotically and thermally isolated forward osmosis-membrane distillation (FO-MD) integrated module for water treatment applications
    Patent number: 10688439
    Abstract: An integrated forward osmosis-membrane distillation (FO-MD) module and systems and methods incorporating the module is disclosed providing higher efficiencies and using less energy. The FO-MD module is osmotically and thermally isolated. The isolation can prevent mixing of FO draw solution/FO permeate and MD feed, and minimize dilution of FO draw solution and cooling of MD feed. The module provides MD feed solution and FO draw solution streams that flow in the same module but are separated by an isolation barrier. The osmotically and thermally isolated FO-MD integrated module, systems and methods offer higher driving forces of both FO and MD processes, higher recovery, and wider application than previously proposed hybrid FO-MD systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Noreddine Ghaffour, Lijo Francis, Zhenyu Li, Rodrigo Valladares, Ahmad S. Alsaadi, Muhannad Abu Ghdaib, Gary Amy
  • OSMOTICALLY AND THERMALLY ISOLATED FORWARD OSMOSIS-MEMBRANE DISTILLATION (FO-MD) INTEGRATED MODULE FOR WATER TREATMENT APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20180028977
    Abstract: An integrated forward osmosis-membrane distillation (FO-MD) module and systems and methods incorporating the module is disclosed providing higher efficiencies and using less energy. The FO-MD module is osmotically and thermally isolated. The isolation can prevent mixing of FO draw solution/FO permeate and MD feed, and minimize dilution of FO draw solution and cooling of MD feed. The module provides MD feed solution and FO draw solution streams that flow in the same module but are separated by an isolation barrier. The osmotically and thermally isolated FO-MD integrated module, systems and methods offer higher driving forces of both FO and MD processes, higher recovery, and wider application than previously proposed hybrid FO-MD systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Noreddine GHAFFOUR, Lijo FRANCIS, Zhenyu LI, Rodrigo VALLADARES, Ahmad S. ALSAADI, Muhannad Abu GHDAIB, Gary AMY