Patents by Inventor Nathan R. Phillips

Nathan R. Phillips 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).

  • Publication number: 20200306798
    Abstract: Mesofluidic separator assemblies are provided that can include at least a pair of supports configured to extend within a pressure differential axis, and at least one level of a plurality of members extending between the pair of supports. Separator assemblies are also provided that can include at least individual members of the plurality defining a plurality of levels extending from a first level configured to have initial contact with the fluid to be separated and a last level configured to have final contact with the fluid to be separated. Assemblies are also provided that can include each member in a set of members being aligned along one axis that is neither parallel nor normal to the pressure differential axis. Assemblies are provided that can include a conduit configured to facilitate the flow of fluid along a pressure differential axis with the conduit defining at least one cross sectional area that is open. Methods for size separating particles within a fluid are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Leonard F. Pease, Xiao-Ying Yu, Timothy G. Veldman, Matthew S. Fountain, Michael J. Minette, Carolyn A. Burns, Nathan R. Phillips, Jason E. Serkowski