ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,630,706, issued on May 19, was assigned to Syensqo Specialty Polymers USA LLC (Alpharetta, Ga.).

"Membrane comprising a blend of polyarylethersulfone and polyaryletherketone and method for manufacturing thereof" was invented by Dario Aurilia (Cerro Maggiore, Italy), Emanuele Di Nicolo' (Gorla Minore, Italy), Kelly D. Branham (Woodstock, Ga.) and Vida Komer (Venetia, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a composition for the manufacturing of a porous article, notably a membrane, which comprises a semi-crystalline polymer, an amorphous polymer and at least one water-soluble salt. The present invention also rel...