ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,951, issued on July 22, was assigned to FFI IONIX IP INC. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Thin wall polyether block amide membrane tubing and module" was invented by Bamdad Bahar (Georgetown, Del.), Taoli Gu (San Jose, Calif.), David McAndrews (Wilmington, Del.), Abhishek Bandlore (Milford, Del.) and Jacob Sumner Zerby (Dover, Del.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Composite polyether block amide (PEBA) copolymer tubes incorporate an ultra-thin PEBA layer that enables rapid moisture transfer and exchange through the tube. A composite PEBA film may include a porous scaffold support and may be formed or incorporated into the composite PEBA tube. A p...