Patent SG-11201810388W-A (SG)
Title: Ceramic membrane filtration assembly with sealing device and related methods
Inventor: OSMUNDSON PAUL
IPC: B01D63/06
Filed: 2017-07-21
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -C.-- -.` 11111111111011101 HIM 01110101011111 0111011111111101111101101111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number 03 (43) International Publication Date ......P' WO 2018/018013 Al 25 January 2018 (25.01.2018) W I P0 I P C T (51) International Patent Classification: (72) Inventor: OSMUNDSON, Paul; c/o Nanostone Water US, BOlD 63/06 (2006.01) BOlD 71/02 (2006.01) 10250 Valley View Road, Suite 143, Eden Prairie, Minneso- ta 55344 (US). (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/043386 (74) Agent: KLIMA SILBERG, Catherine I. et al.; 7851 (22) International Filing Date: Metro Parkway, Suite 325, Bloomington, Minnesota 55425 21 July 2017 (21.07.2017) (US). (25) Filing Language: English (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (26) Publication Language: English AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, (30) Priority Data: CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, 62/365,221 21 July 2016 (21.07.2016) US DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FL GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, (71) Applicant: NANOSTONE WATER INC. [US/US]; KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, 10250 Valley View Road, Suite 143, Eden Prairie, Minneso- MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, to 55344 (US). OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (54) Title: CERAMIC MEMBRANE FILTRATION ASSEMBLY WITH SEALING DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS 5 I 47 3 I 2 I 088.9 : 1,1 (81, r: ViSt,,ot41 , 01 1 0 D 86,96 i 39 11 , /ID /S o iv , T it Spat e IS 1; 'orT , D , 11 5 C -C ( 1 5 1 / 113 III- D - n .......icisigifaira r ' warn , I in _ ,..., . ....10212millirsdire - , :-• `=-. 11i 1 1 : twit& • /5 , 2 I ,, 198 0 .... 1.....1 , .1 MN !r te 6. I1 154 I A ' 14A • ' il '' '' ' '' l r.r41 12 ?WAWA' 14 r\"-- --w INFAINIISEMItegl \ ... f - 2. r I 6 • 3 o P' !! 8 Ills ris.m.% c 152. --W,\" • \"\" --!ale' ' 4 1 1680 ± 1 295 1 1 I/0 1090 ± 15 10 79531 , 161 _.. I \" 1 ,/ ± i1.3 / 11,01 , —19. -- . - ----___ - -7- - _ _1317.) _ Fi61. t (31.31 ---z-At FIG.2 E 1 0,S0 1 I 8\" Madul A -. ' . '': :::—. '--- 77r 7 Zul 1680 mm, ALM and End Seal Holder 06.4 4 z / / z . - \"-- • i .,,._ - - N-C- 01-20-16 11 6 I I 'T. I M (57) : A ceramic membrane filtration assembly comprising a membrane assembly extending 1-1 c:::: , end to a second membrane assembly end, where the membrane assembly is defined by a membrane of assembly including at least one membrane. At least one of the membranes have channels therein, - ends. The filtration assembly further includes at least one sealing device coupled with the 0 ---... one of the first and second membrane assembly ends, where the sealing device has an inner and outer perimeter. The sealing device = hasa sealing feature disposed along the outer perimeter, and the inner perimeter of the sealing 1-1 C membrane assembly. N from a first assembly length, the membrane and at least one channel membrane assembly device is sealed with membrane assembly has channel adjacent to at least a portion of the O [Continued on next page] WO 2018/018013 Al MUNRO DOI 01011MERIONIMOHMOIROMMOVOIMIE (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))