Patents by Inventor Nicholas Kordani

Nicholas Kordani 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).

  • Seal plate for membrane separation device
    Patent number: 9795925
    Abstract: A membrane separation unit can include a cartridge, at least one membrane disposed within the cartridge, at least one seal plate, and a sealing ring seated in an outer groove of the seal plate. The at least one seal plate can seal one end of the cartridge. The seal plate can have at least one venting hole that forms a passage between the interior of the cartridge and the outer groove. The sealing ring can have a cross-sectional shape that forms a circular venting path between the sealing ring and the seal plate. The sealing ring can include one or more grooves to allow fluid to vent into an annular space between a device housing and the membrane separation unit. The sealing ring can include an outer surface having, in cross-section, two flattened surfaces that form an angle of between 90° and 175° there between.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: LG NANOH20, INC.
    Inventors: Frederick K. Lesan, Nicholas Kordani
  • SEAL PLATE FOR MEMBRANE SEPARATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140353239
    Abstract: A membrane separation unit can include a cartridge, at least one membrane disposed within the cartridge, at least one seal plate, and a sealing ring seated in an outer groove of the seal plate. The at least one seal plate can seal one end of the cartridge. The seal plate can have at least one venting hole that forms a passage between the interior of the cartridge and the outer groove. The sealing ring can have a cross-sectional shape that forms a circular venting path between the sealing ring and the seal plate. The sealing ring can include one or more grooves to allow fluid to vent into an annular space between a device housing and the membrane separation unit. The sealing ring can include an outer surface having, in cross-section, two flattened surfaces that form an angle of between 90° and 175° there between.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: NANOH2O, INC.
    Inventors: Frederick K. Lesan, Nicholas Kordani