Patent SG-11201805491X-A (SG)
Title: Structured elements and methods of use
Inventor: GLOVER JOHN
IPC: B01D3/00
Filed: 2016-12-30
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization 11M1111101110101011111 HO 1111101113010111011111101011111011110111111 International Bureau ... ...... .Y1 j (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ...... ... WO 2017/117492 Al 6 July 2017 (06.07.2017) WI P0 I P CT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every BOLD 3/00 (2006.01) B01J 19/30 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (21) International Application Number: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, PCT/US2016/069396 DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (22) International Filing Date: 30 December 2016 (30.12.2016) HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, (25) Filing Language: English NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, (26) Publication Language: English 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, (30) Priority Data: ZA, ZM, ZW. 62/273,590 31 December 2015 (31.12.2015) US 62/294,718 12 February 2016 (12.02.2016) US (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (72) Inventors; and GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, (71) Applicants : GLOVER, John [US/US]; 16418 Craven Hill, Spring, TX 77379 (US). HAM, Peter, Gregory [US/US]; 9057 Briar Forest Drive, Houston, TX 77024 (US). SCHNEIDER, Austin [US/US]; 12611 Arnette Park Ln, Humbl E, TX 77346 (US). 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, F1, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, 1E, 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). — (74) Agents: CHRETIEN, Mark G. et al.; 1000 Louisiana = Street, Suite 1700, Houston, TX 77002 (US). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — as to the identity of the inventor (Rule 4.17(V) = [Continued on next page] Title: STRUCTURED ELEMENTS AND METHODS OF USE (54) (57) : Structured elements with capabilities for stream flow division and distribution and mitigation of = undesired species that exceed those of conventionally = N . AtgllXgl .11 --- 0 0.1°...1' . available materials are provided. The structured ele- ments provide increased opportunities for surface at- - = iiiii .... lecc ier.. A k traction, retention and coalescence of undesired species = in a process stream. The functional contact surfaces of 1 4111 44 * the structured elements can include one or more of the faces of cells, the surfaces ofstruts connecting nn o a nd e tin t e c h s g ur c lls f e ne e , s th o e f of asperities or irregularities caused by channels, flutes, spikes, fibrils or filaments in or on the material sur- faces. = = ; Aftesi ftmoaitiwow _ — = — _ = 0) _ lop ....410 r - ei cn ii- IN ,-, ,-, IN ,-, © ei FIG. 1 O WO 2017/117492 Al 1#11101M011111 1111 IIMME3101011011110101n#011 — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted Published: a patent (Rule 4.1700) — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) the priority of — with international search report (Art. 21(3))