Patents by Inventor Sofoklis Tsatsaronis

Sofoklis Tsatsaronis 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).

  • Removal system for membranes in a membrane filtration system
    Patent number: 7282146
    Abstract: A removal system for membranes in a membrane filtration system of the type where the membranes (12) are supported on a membrane support rack (13) in a tank or vessel (6) which, in use, contains liquid to be filtered. The tank (6) comprises a selectively operable opening (9) which in an open position allows the removal of the membranes (12) from the tank (6). The membrane support rack (13) is movable relative to the tank (6) to move said membranes (12) through the opening (9), in its open position, to a position outside the tank (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Water Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Heather M. A. Mannheim, Peter Rogers, Sofoklis Tsatsaronis
  • Retractable cantilever rack support
    Publication number: 20060021929
    Abstract: A removal system for membranes in a membrane filtration system of the type where the membranes (12) are supported on a membrane support rack (13) in a tank or vessel (6) which, in use, contains liquid to be filtered. The tank (6) comprises a selectively operable opening (9) which in an open position allows the removal of the membranes (12) from the tank (6). The membrane support rack (13) is movable relative to the tank (6) to move said membranes (12) through the opening (9), in its open position, to a position outside the tank (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Heather Mannheim, Peter Rogers, Sofoklis Tsatsaronis