Patents by Inventor Rolande J. Blanc

Rolande J. Blanc 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).

  • Gas separation using coated membranes
    Patent number: 6896717
    Abstract: A membrane-based process for separating mixtures of target gases if the gas mixture also contains C3+ hydrocarbon vapors. The process uses gas-separation membranes having a base membrane and a coating layer. The base membrane incorporates a selective layer made from a polymer selective between the light gases to be separated. The coating layer comprises a fluorinated polymer capable of protecting the base membrane from C3+ hydrocarbon vapors and liquids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Ingo Pinnau, Zhenjie He, Rolande J. Blanc
  • Gas separation using coated membranes
    Publication number: 20040050250
    Abstract: A membrane-based process for separating mixtures of target gases if the gas mixture also contains C3+ hydrocarbon vapors. The process uses gas-separation membranes having a base membrane and a coating layer. The base membrane incorporates a selective layer made from a polymer selective between the light gases to be separated. The coating layer comprises a fluorinated polymer capable of protecting the base membrane from C3+ hydrocarbon vapors and liquids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Applicant: Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Ingo Pinnau, Zhenjie He, Rolande J. Blanc