Patents by Inventor Tina L. Arrowood
Tina L. Arrowood 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).
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Publication number: 20190010067Abstract: A bioreactor assembly for treating feed water including: i) a pressure vessel comprising an inner peripheral surface defining an inner chamber having a cross-sectional area, and a first and second port adapted to provide fluid access with the inner chamber, ii) a plurality of bioreactors located within the inner chamber, wherein each bioreactor includes an outer periphery and flow channels extending along bio-growth surfaces from an inlet region to an outlet region, and iii) a fluid flow pathway adapted for connection to a source of feed water and extending from the first port of the pressure vessel, along a parallel flow pattern to each bioreactor, into the flow channels of each bioreactor, and out the second port of the pressure vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2017Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Steven D. Jons, Jon E. Johnson, Tina L. Arrowood, Matthew D. Reichert
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Patent number: 9925500Abstract: A method for making a composite polyamide membrane including a porous support and a thin film polyamide layer including the steps of applying a polyfunctional amine monomer and a combination amine-reactive compounds to a surface of the porous support and reacting the constituents to form a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the amine-reactive compounds include: i) a polyfunctional amine-reactive monomer including two to three amine-reactive moieties selected from acyl halide, sulfonyl halide and anhydride, ii) a polyfunctional amine-reactive monomer including at least four amine-reactive moieties selected from acyl halide, sulfonyl halide and anhydride, and iii) an acid compound including at least on carboxylic acid moiety or salt thereof and at least one amine-reactive moiety selected from acyl halide and sulfonyl halide.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Mou Paul, Tina L. Arrowood, Robert C. Cieslinski, Steven D. Jons, Steven Rosenberg, Abhishek Roy, Ian A. Tomlinson
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Patent number: 9895666Abstract: A method for making a composite polyamide membrane comprising a porous support and a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the method includes the steps of applying a polar solution comprising a polyfunctional amine monomer and a non-polar solution comprising a polyfunctional acyl halide monomer to a surface of a porous support and interfacially polymerizing the monomers to form a thin film polyamide layer. The method is characterized by including a substituted benzamide monomer within the non-polar solution.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2014Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Abhishek Roy, Tina L. Arrowood, Aman A. Desai, Steven D. Jons, Mou Paul, XiaoHua Qiu, Steven Rosenberg, Ian A. Tomlinson
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Patent number: 9822087Abstract: There is provided a manufacturing assembly for the production of an alkylene oxide and a stream of glycol ethers. The manufacturing assembly produces the alkylene oxide and stream of glycol without the use of equipment for separating substantially all of the alkyl alcohol from the alkylene oxide product stream. Thus, the use of additional pieces of equipment can be avoided, or the equipment required to effectuate any required further separation and/or purification may be smaller and/or cheaper to purchase and/or operate.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Inventors: Tina L. Arrowood, Derrick W. Flick, John F. Ackford
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Patent number: 9662615Abstract: A method for making a composite polyamide membrane comprising a porous support and a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the method includes the step of applying a polyfunctional amine monomer and polyfunctional acyl halide monomer to a surface of the porous support and interfacially polymerizing the monomers to form a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the step of applying the polyfunctional acyl halide monomer to the porous support includes the step of combining the polyfunctional acyl halide monomer with a non-polar solvent at a concentration of at least 0.18 weight percent to form a coating solution which is applied to the surface of the porous support, and wherein the interfacial polymerization is conducted in the presence of a tri-hydrocarbyl phosphate compound which is provided in a molar ratio of at least 0.5:1 with the polyfunctional acyl halide monomer. Many additional embodiments are described including membranes made from the subject method and applications for such membranes.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Abhishek Roy, Tina L. Arrowood, Robert C. Cieslinski, Derek M. Stevens, David D. Hawn, Steven D. Jons, Mou Paul, Martin H. Peery, Steven Rosenberg, Ian A. Tomlinson
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Patent number: 9643128Abstract: A method for making a composite polyamide membrane including a porous support and a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the method includes the step of applying a polyfunctional amine monomer and a tetraacyl acyl halide monomer represented by Formula (I) to a surface of the porous support and interfacially polymerizing the monomers to form a thin film polyamide layer; wherein A is selected from: oxygen (—O—); carbon (—C—); silicon (—Si—); each of which may be unsubstituted or substituted, e.g. with alkyl groups of 1-4 carbon atoms; or a carbonyl group (—C(O)—), X is the same or different and is selected from a halogen, and Y is selected from halogen and hydroxide.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Tina L. Arrowood, Aman A. Desai, Steven D. Jons, Mou Paul, Abhishek Roy
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Patent number: 9630149Abstract: A thin film composite polyamide membrane having a porous support and a thin film polyamide layer comprising a reaction product of m-phenylene diamine (mPD) and trimesoyl chloride (TMC), characterized by the thin film polyamide layer having a critical strain value of less than 10%. In another embodiment, the thin film polyamide layer has a modulus of greater than 0.75 (GPa). In yet another embodiment, the thin film polyamide layer has an equilibrium swelling value of at least 45%. In another embodiment, the thin film polyamide layer has a thickness of at least 230 nm.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Abhishek Roy, Tina L. Arrowood, Anand S. Badami, Robert C. Cieslinski, David D. Hawn, Steven D. Jons, Mou Paul, Steven Rosenberg, Huang Wu
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Patent number: 9610542Abstract: A thin film composite membrane including a porous support and a thin film polyamide layer characterized by having a dissociated carboxylate content of at least 0.45 moles/kg at pH 9.5 and a method for making a composite polyamide applying a polar solution comprising a polyfunctional amine monomer and a non-polar solution comprising a polyfunctional amine-reactive monomer to a surface of the porous support and interfacially polymerizing the monomers to form a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the method is characterized by the non-polar solution comprising at least 0.025 wt % of an acid compound including at least one carboxylic acid moiety and at least one amine-reactive moiety selected from acyl halide and anhydride.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Abhishek Roy, Tina L. Arrowood, Robert C. Cieslinski, David D. Hawn, Steven D. Jons, Mou Paul, Martin H. Peery, XiaoHua Qiu, Steven Rosenberg, Ian A. Tomlinson, Chengli Zu
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Publication number: 20160325239Abstract: thin film composite membrane comprising a thin film polyamide layer located between a porous support and a coating layer, wherein the coating layer comprises a cellulose-based polymer including a plurality of quaternary ammonium groups or salts thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2015Publication date: November 10, 2016Inventors: Roland ADDEN, Tina L. ARROWOOD, Patrick S. HANLEY, Hao JU, Ian A. TOMLINSON
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Publication number: 20160159761Abstract: There is provided a manufacturing assembly for the production of an alkylene oxide and a stream of glycol ethers. The manufacturing assembly produces the alkylene oxide and stream of glycol without the use of equipment for separating substantially all of the alkyl alcohol from the alkylene oxide product stream. Thus, the use of additional pieces of equipment can be avoided, or the equipment required to effectuate any required further separation and/or purification may be smaller and/or cheaper to purchase and/or operate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicant: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Tina L. Arrowood, Derrick W. Flick, John F. Ackford
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Patent number: 9328080Abstract: A process for selectively preparing dihydroxyethyl piperazine by reacting hydroxyethyloxazolidinone with an acid catalyst wherein the selectivity of hydroxyethyloxazolidinone to dihydroxyethyl piperazine is at least 55%.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2013Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Tina L. Arrowood, Jason C. MacDonald
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Patent number: 9273019Abstract: There is provided a process for manipulating the amount of alkyl alcohol in a product stream, e.g., such as an alkylene oxide product stream. More particularly, and in contrast to conventional processes wherein substantially all of the alkyl alcohol must be separated and desirably recycled, in the present process, a greater amount of alkyl alcohol may be allowed to remain in a partially refined alkylene oxide product stream. The residual alkyl alcohol is subsequently substantially entirely reacted to form a downstream product, e.g., a glycol ether, which is more easily separated from the alkylene oxide product stream. Indeed, the amount of alkyl alcohol in the partially refined alkylene oxide product stream can be selected based upon the output of glycol ethers, if desired.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2015Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Tina L. Arrowood, Derrick W. Flick, John F. Ackford
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Publication number: 20150322025Abstract: There is provided a process for manipulating the amount of alkyl alcohol in a product stream, e.g., such as an alkylene oxide product stream. More particularly, and in contrast to conventional processes wherein substantially all of the alkyl alcohol must be separated and desirably recycled, in the present process, a greater amount of alkyl alcohol may be allowed to remain in a partially refined alkylene oxide product stream. The residual alkyl alcohol is subsequently substantially entirely reacted to form a downstream product, e.g., a glycol ether, which is more easily separated from the alkylene oxide product stream. Indeed, the amount of alkyl alcohol in the partially refined alkylene oxide product stream can be selected based upon the output of glycol ethers, if desired.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Applicant: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Tina L. Arrowood, Derrick W. Flick, John F. Ackford
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Patent number: 9169226Abstract: There is provided a process for manipulating the amount of alkyl alcohol in a product stream, e.g., such as an alkylene oxide product stream. More particularly, and in contrast to conventional processes wherein substantially all of the alkyl alcohol must be separated and desirably recycled, in the present process, a greater amount of alkyl alcohol may be allowed to remain in a partially refined alkylene oxide product stream. The residual alkyl alcohol is subsequently substantially entirely reacted to form a downstream product, e.g., a glycol ether, which is more easily separated from the alkylene oxide product stream. Indeed, the amount of alkyl alcohol in the partially refined alkylene oxide product stream can be selected based upon the output of glycol ethers, if desired.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2011Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Tina L. Arrowood, Derrick W. Flick, John F. Ackford
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Publication number: 20150298066Abstract: A method for making a composite polyamide membrane comprising a porous support and a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the method includes the steps of applying a polar solution comprising a polyfunctional amine monomer and a non-polar solution comprising a polyfunctional acyl halide monomer to a surface of a porous support and interfacially polymerizing the monomers to form a thin film polyamide layer. The method is characterized by including a substituted benzamide monomer within the non-polar solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2014Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventors: Abhishek Roy, Tina L. Arrowood, Aman A. Desai, Steven D. Jons, Mou Paul, XiaoHua Qiu, Steven Rosenberg, Ian A. Tomlinson
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Publication number: 20150274682Abstract: A process for selectively preparing dihydroxyethyl piperazine by reacting hydroxyethyloxazolidinone with an acid catalyst wherein the selectivity of hydroxyethyloxazolidinone to dihydroxyethyl piperazine is at least 55%.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2013Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Tina L. Arrowood, Jason C. MacDonald
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Patent number: 9067845Abstract: A process for producing a chlorohydrin, an ester of a chlorohydrin, or a mixture thereof including the steps of contacting, in a hydrochlorination reactor, a multihydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon, an ester of a multihydroxylated aliphatic hydrocarbon, or a mixture thereof with a source of a hydrogen chloride, in the presence of a hydrophobic or extractable carboxylic acid catalyst is provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2011Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Tina L. Arrowood, William J. Kruper, Jr., John R. Briggs
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Publication number: 20150174534Abstract: A method for making a composite polyamide membrane including a porous support and a thin film polyamide layer including the steps of applying a polyfunctional amine monomer and a combination amine-reactive compounds to a surface of the porous support and reacting the constituents to form a thin film polyamide layer, wherein the amine-reactive compounds include: i) a polyfunctional amine-reactive monomer including two to three amine-reactive moieties selected from acyl halide, sulfonyl halide and anhydride, ii) a polyfunctional amine-reactive monomer including at least four amine-reactive moieties selected from acyl halide, sulfonyl halide and anhydride, and iii) an acid compound including at least on carboxylic acid moiety or salt thereof and at least one amine-reactive moiety selected from acyl halide and sulfonyl halide.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2013Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: Mou Paul, Tina L. Arrowood, Robert C. Cieslinski, Steven D. Jons, Steven Rosenberg, Abhishek Roy, Ian A. Tomlinson
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Publication number: 20150165387Abstract: A thin film composite polyamide membrane having a porous support and a thin film polyamide layer comprising a reaction product of m-phenylene diamine (mPD) and trimesoyl chloride (TMC), characterized by the thin film polyamide layer having a critical strain value of less than 10%. In another embodiment, the thin film polyamide layer has a modulus of greater than 0.75 (GPa). In yet another embodiment, the thin film polyamide layer has an equilibrium swelling value of at least 45%. In another embodiment, the thin film polyamide layer has a thickness of at least 230 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Abhishek Roy, Tina L. Arrowood, Anand S. Badami, Robert C. Cieslinski, David D. Hawn, Steven D. Jons, Mou Paul, Steven Rosenberg, Huang Wu
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Publication number: 20150157990Abstract: A thin film composite polyamide membrane including a porous support and a thin film polyamide layer which is a reaction product of m-phenylene diamine (mPD) and trimesoyl chloride (TMC), wherein the membrane is characterized by the thin film polyamide layer having a dissociated carboxylic acid content of at least 0.18 moles/kg at pH 9.5, and wherein pyrolysis of the thin film polyamide layer at 650 C results in a ratio of responses from a flame ionization detector for fragments produced at 212 m/z and 237 m/z of less than 2.8.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2013Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Abhishek Roy, Tina L. Arrowood, Anand S. Badami, Robert C. Cieslinski, Bruce B. Gerhart, David D. Hawn, Steven D. Jons, Mou Paul, Martin H. Peery, XiaoHua sam Qiu, Mark A. Rickard, Steven Rosenberg, Ian A. Tomlinson, Cheng Li Zu