Patents by Inventor Roderick J. Ray

Roderick J. Ray 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).

  • Potable water from internal combustion engines
    Patent number: 4725359
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for obtaining potable water from the exhaust of an internal combustion engine is disclosed essentially comprising separating a water vapor permeate containing water vapor and noncondensable gases from the exhaust by a nonporous nonionic hydrophilic membrane, then separating the water vapor from noncondensable gases by either condensing the water vapor or compressing the entire water vapor permeate followed by condensation of the water vapor contained in the permeate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1988
    Assignee: Bend Research, Inc.
    Inventor: Roderick J. Ray