US Patent Issued to SAINT-GOBAIN CENTRE DE RECHERCHES ET D'ETUDES EUROPEEN on Dec. 30 for "Filter comprising a silicone carbide separator layer" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,552, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to SAINT-GOBAIN CENTRE DE RECHERCHES ET D'ETUDES EUROPEEN (Courbevoie, France).

"Filter comprising a silicone carbide separator layer" was invented by Xavier Coeuret (Bedarrides, France) and Adrien Vincent (Orgon, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filter for the filtration of a fluid, such as a liquid, includes or is constituted by a support element made from a porous ceramic material, at least a portion of the surface of the support element being covered with a porous membrane separating layer, the membrane separating layer being constituted essentially of silicon carbide (SiC), its porosit...