US Patent Issued to Aqua Membranes on April 29 for "High rejection spiral wound elements with protective features" (New Mexico, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,727, issued on April 29, was assigned to Aqua Membranes Inc. (Albuquerque, N.M.).

"High rejection spiral wound elements with protective features" was invented by Rodney Herrington (Albuquerque, N.M.), Kevin Roderick (Albuquerque, N.M.) and Christopher Kurth (Eden Prairie, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Printed spacer membrane elements offer the unique advantage of applying any pattern on the membrane surface to act as the feed spacer material. This is in contrast to conventional feed spacer mesh material that is uniform in thickness and density throughout the mesh. More open feed spaces can be utilized but may also result in hig...