Patents by Inventor Tom Pankratz

Tom Pankratz 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).

  • WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20100051546
    Abstract: A water treatment and conveyance system includes a plurality of substantially planar membrane elements arranged in a stack. Adjacent membrane elements in the stack are spaced apart from one another by element spacers. The element spacers have one or more openings that are in fluid communication with the permeate sides of adjacent membrane elements. The openings are sealed off from the source water sides of the membrane elements by one or more sealing members. The openings in the element spacers cooperate to define a conduit for the filtered permeate. Methods for treating water and conveying treated water are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: DXV Water Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Diem Xuan Vuong, Michael Motherway, Curtis Roth, Tom Pankratz