ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,766, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Trevi Systems Inc. (Rohnert Park, Calif.).
"Stackable forward osmosis membrane vessel with side ports" was invented by John Webley (Petaluma, Calif.) and Sergui Charamko (Petaluma, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Forward osmosis membrane vessels, and particularly stackable forward osmosis membrane vessels, are provided as well as systems and methods thereof. The forward osmosis membrane vessel has a body, a strong draw solution chamber, a first and a second semipermeable membrane, and a brine chamber. The first and second semipermeable membranes each are disposed within the cavity of the ...