Patent ID: 7736495
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. A filtration system for storing and retrieving data from RFID tags, the filtration system comprising: a plurality of spiral wound membrane filtration devices, the filtration devices each having at least one membrane sheet wound about a central porous tube; at least one RFID tag connected to a component of the filtration system, the at least one RFID tag configured to identify the location of and at least one performance characteristic of one of said filtration devices; a computer, the computer in communication with the at least one RFID tag, the computer configured to store and display the location information and performance characteristics related to each of the plurality of filtration devices; wherein the computer is configured to assign positions of the plurality of filtration devices within the filtration system relative to each other based on their location information and performance characteristics in order to achieve a minimal performance standard for the filtration system; and wherein the filtration devices that are assigned a location in the filtration system meet at least one minimum performance characteristic stored in said computer.