US Patent Issued to SWIRLTEX HOLDINGS on July 22 for "Tubular membrane including a vortex generator that produces spiral fluid flow" (Canadian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,953, issued on July 22, was assigned to SWIRLTEX HOLDINGS CORP. (Calgary, Canada).

"Tubular membrane including a vortex generator that produces spiral fluid flow" was invented by Peter James Christou (Calgary, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A permeable membrane tube to separate mixed fluids is provided, including a cyclone generator configured to cause fluid entering the permeable tube to flow in a spiral direction. The cyclonic generator may be a plug positioned at the fluid entrance of the membrane tube. The fluid passes through the permeable membrane tube, which has a center axis along a length of the tube, and flows in the...