Patents by Inventor Ronnie E. Queen

Ronnie E. Queen 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).

  • Single weld contactor
    Patent number: 10610831
    Abstract: A membrane contactor includes: a cap has an internally beveled surface and a cap port; a cup body has an externally beveled surface in sealing engagement with the internally beveled surface, a side port on a side of the cup body and an end port located on an end of the cup body; and a membrane cartridge is located within the cup body, is sealed to an open end of the cup body, and is in sealed fluid communication with the end port. A method of making a membrane contactor includes the steps of: sealingly mating a perforated center of a membrane contactor with the end port of a cup body; sealingly joining an end of the membrane cartridge adjacent an open end of the cup body; and sealingly joining a beveled surface of the cap to a beveled external surface of the cup body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Gareth P. Taylor, Timothy D. Price, Ronnie E. Queen
  • SINGLE WELD CONTACTOR
    Publication number: 20180093226
    Abstract: A membrane contactor includes: a cap has an internally beveled surface and a cap port; a cup body has an externally beveled surface in sealing engagement with the internally beveled surface, a side port on a side of the cup body and an end port located on an end of the cup body; and a membrane cartridge is located within the cup body, is sealed to an open end of the cup body, and is in sealed fluid communication with the end port. A method of making a membrane contactor includes the steps of: sealingly mating a perforated center of a membrane contactor with the end port of a cup body; sealingly joining an end of the membrane cartridge adjacent an open end of the cup body; and sealingly joining a beveled surface of the cap to a beveled external surface of the cup body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Gareth P. Taylor, Timothy D. Price, Ronnie E. Queen