Patents by Inventor Thomas Blanke

Thomas Blanke 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).

  • Ceramic membrane module with external frame assembly and related methods
    Patent number: 10758870
    Abstract: A method for forming a ceramic membrane module system includes disposing at least one membrane (118) within a housing (120), the membrane (118) having capillaries therein. The method includes sealing the first housing end (122) and capillaries, applying force to the removable gasket with an external frame assembly (200), and disposing potting material into the housing (120) without plugging the capillaries with the potting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Nanostone Water GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Blanke, Bernd Koecher, Paul Osmundson
  • Filter device
    Patent number: 10427105
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter device (10) serving to filter a liquid, in particular for treating water. The filter device comprises: at least two plate-shaped filter elements (12) and at least one holding element (20) for filter elements (12). According to the invention, the holding element (20) comprises a holding frame (22), a grout material (26), and an end unit (24), which is separate from the holding frame (22), wherein the grout material (26) is arranged between the filter elements (12) and the holding frame (22), such that the grout material seals the filter elements (12) against the holding frame (22), that the end unit (24) is fastened on the holding frame (22) in a liquid-tight manner, and that the holding frame (22) and the end unit (24) delimit a liquid collection chamber (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Nanostone Water Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Blanke, Bernd Koecher, Daniel Ahlers, Dagmar Wolff, Christopher James Kurth, Christian Goebbert
  • Ceramic Membrane Module with External Frame Assembly and Related Methods
    Publication number: 20190060836
    Abstract: A method for forming a ceramic membrane module system includes disposing at least one membrane (118) within a housing (120), the membrane (118) having capillaries therein. The method includes sealing the first housing end (122) and capillaries, applying force to the removable gasket with an external frame assembly (200), and disposing potting material into the housing (120) without plugging the capillaries with the potting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Blanke, Bernd Koecher, Paul Osmundson
  • FILTER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170259215
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter device (10) serving to filter a liquid, in particular for treating water. The filter device comprises: at least two plate-shaped filter elements (12) and at least one holding element (20) for filter elements (12). According to the invention, the holding element (20) comprises a holding frame (22), a grout material (26), and an end unit (24), which is separate from the holding frame (22), wherein the grout material (26) is arranged between the filter elements (12) and the holding frame (22), such that the grout material seals the filter elements (12) against the holding frame (22), that the end unit (24) is fastened on the holding frame (22) in a liquid-tight manner, and that the holding frame (22) and the end unit (24) delimit a liquid collection chamber (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Blanke, Bernd Kocher, Daniel Ahlers, Dagmar Wolff, Christopher James Kurth, Christian Gobbert