Recent Patents and Inventions

MAST Center researchers have actively contributed to the development of the following patents/inventions:

From the University of Colorado, Boulder

• “Systems and methods for acoustically-enhanced membrane separation” from Xiaoyun Ding, Yifu Ding, Kieran Fung, US PTO application: #18/525,489, Filing date: Dec 2023

• CU Venture Partners filed PCT/US23/66962 for a desalination membrane crystallizer process based on scaling resistant membranes

From New Jersey Institute of Technology:

• K. Sirkar, Y. Song, Hollow fiber membrane supported metal organic framework-based device, US Non-Provisional Application 18/377,482 , 10/6/23

• Y. Song, C. Peng, K. K. Sirkar, Z. Iqbal, G. W. Peterson*, Protective Material and Associated Protective Wear,  US Non-Provisional Application, 18/196,046; Filed 5/11/23 - filed jointly by NJIT and US Army

• L.N. Rodrigues, K.K. Sirkar, Porous Composite Membrane for Solvent Extraction, US Non-Provisional Application,17/857,580,7/5/2022

• B. Khusid, K. L. Guerra, F. Leitz, Y. Shen, E. O. Elele, Q. Lei., Method and Device for Testing the Effectiveness of Magnetic Treatment of Feed Water for Reducing Mineral Scaling in Reverse Osmosis Processes, US Patent, 10,648,957 B; Application Date = 12/22/2017. Date Issued = 05/12/2020