Patents by Inventor Tone Borge

Tone Borge 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).

  • Carbon membranes from cellulose esters
    Patent number: 8394175
    Abstract: A process for the production of a carbon hollow fiber membrane comprising: (i) dissolving at least one cellulose ester in a solvent to form a solution; (ii) dry/wet spinning the solution to form hollow fibers; (iii) deesterifying said hollow fibers with a base or an acid in the presence of an alcohol; (iv) if necessary, drying said fibers; (v) carbonizing the fibers; (vi) assembling the carbonized fibers to form a carbon hollow fiber membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Inventors: Edel Sheridan, Tone Borge, Jon Arvid Lie, May-Britt Hagg
  • CARBON MEMBRANES FROM CELLULOSE ESTERS
    Publication number: 20110072965
    Abstract: A process for the production of a carbon hollow fibre membrane comprising: (i) dissolving at least one cellulose ester in a solvent to form a solution; (ii) dry/wet spinning the solution to form hollow fibres; (iii) deesterifying said hollow fibres with a base or an acid in the presence of an alcohol; (iv) if necessary, drying said fibres; (v) carbonising the fibres; (vi) assembling the carbonised fibres to form a carbon hollow fibre membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: NTNU TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AS
    Inventors: Jon Arvid Lie, Tone Borge, Edel Sheridan, May-Britt Hagg