Patents by Inventor Scott Zero

Scott Zero 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).

  • Publication number: 20230043997
    Abstract: Organic solvent nanofiltration membranes that include at least one polymer coated expanded polyparaxylylene (eP-PX) membrane are provided. A substrate/support layer may be positioned on one side of the ePPX membrane. In some embodiments, the substrate/support layer is sandwiched between ePPX membranes. Processes for manufacturing and using such organic solvent nanofiltration membranes are also provided. The organic solvent nanofiltration membranes are capable of separating and/or concentrating solutes from a solution comprising a lower molecular weight organic solvent with high permeability. The polymer coated ePPX membranes may also be resistant to chemical attack, resistant to gamma radiation, thermally stable, biocompatible, and strong.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Gary Harp, Scott Zero
  • Patent number: 11122365
    Abstract: An acoustic protective cover assembly can include a retracted membrane material traversing across an acoustic pathway defined by an opening in a housing. The retracted membrane material can include a fibril structure characterized by serpentine fibrils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Zero, Zachary Lampert, Theresa Tonge
  • Publication number: 20190268692
    Abstract: An acoustic protective cover assembly can include a retracted membrane material traversing across an acoustic pathway defined by an opening in a housing. The retracted membrane material can include a fibril structure characterized by serpentine fibrils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: Scott Zero
  • Patent number: 8790432
    Abstract: A seam-sealed filter in which the seam is sealed with a seam tape comprised of an expanded fluoropolymer, such as ePTFE and copolymers thereof, having a crosswise matrix modulus of greater than 1,950 psi and an enthalpy ratio of less than 0.6 is disclosed. Such seam-sealed filters are capable of undergoing greater than 50,000 pulse-jet or reverse air cleaning cycles without substantial cracking or peeling of the sealed seam. Accordingly, the seam-sealed filters in the form of bags are particularly suitable for use in reducing particulate emissions in cement baghouses and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Rebecca Lynn Roehmer, Steve Emmett Minor, Scott Zero
  • Publication number: 20130283742
    Abstract: A seam-sealed filter in which the seam is sealed with a seam tape comprised of an expanded fluoropolymer, such as ePTFE and copolymers thereof, having a crosswise matrix modulus of greater than 1,950 psi and an enthalpy ratio of less than 0.6 is disclosed. Such seam-sealed filters are capable of undergoing greater than 50,000?pulse-jet or reverse air cleaning cycles without substantial cracking or peeling of the sealed seam. Accordingly, the seam-sealed filters in the form of bags are particularly suitable for use in reducing particulate emissions in cement baghouses and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Rebecca Lynn Roehmer, Steve Emmett Minor, Scott Zero