Patents by Inventor Rana Ghufran Rasheed

Rana Ghufran Rasheed 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).

  • Bi-component fiber and filter media including bi-component fibers
    Patent number: 8951325
    Abstract: A bi-component fiber is provided. The bi-component fiber includes a sheath formed of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) and a core formed of a high glass transition polyester. A PPS material of the sheath has a higher melting point than a high glass transition polyester material of the core. The core is at least partially crystallized whereby the high glass transition polyester material of the core effectively has a higher softening point than a softening point of the PPS material of the sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: BHA Altair, LLC
    Inventors: Vishal Bansal, Jeffery Michael Ladwig, Rana Ghufran Rasheed
  • BI-COMPONENT FIBER AND FILTER MEDIA INCLUDING BI-COMPONENT FIBERS
    Publication number: 20140237968
    Abstract: A bi-component fiber is provided. The bi-component fiber includes a sheath formed of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) and a core formed of a high glass transition polyester. A PPS material of the sheath has a higher melting point than a high glass transition polyester material of the core. The core is at least partially crystallized whereby the high glass transition polyester material of the core effectively has a higher softening point than a softening point of the PPS material of the sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: BHA Altair, LLC
    Inventors: Vishal Bansal, Jeffery Michael Ladwig, Rana Ghufran Rasheed