ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,359, issued on March 31, was assigned to NX FILTRATION B.V. (Enschede, Netherlands).
"Membrane holder and membrane module" was invented by Hendrik Johan Ferdinand Berends (Enschede, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A membrane holder for hollow fibre membranes, in particular for applying in a tube filter, includes a central pipe having spaced apart bands of inlet openings formed along a circumference of the central pipe to flow liquid through the central pipe, holding elements arranged around the central pipe, which holding elements have radially extending wall parts distributed along the circumference of the central pipe, ...