USPTO Patent Application - Hollow Fiber Membrane Module

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Published February 16th, 2024

Detected March 26th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has published a patent application (US20260084113A1) filed by NOK Corporation for a hollow fiber membrane module. The application details a specific design for a case containing hollow fiber membranes with integrated pipes and passages.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published a new patent application, US20260084113A1, filed by NOK Corporation. The application describes a hollow fiber membrane module featuring a case with a first and second pipe, a holding member for the membranes composed of plate-shaped portions and a connection portion, and passages formed between the plate-shaped portions and the case.

This publication is an informational notice of a patent application filing. It does not impose any new regulatory obligations or compliance requirements on regulated entities. The filing date was February 16, 2024, and the publication date is March 26, 2026. No immediate actions are required from compliance officers based on this filing.

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HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE MODULE

Application US20260084113A1 Kind: A1 Mar 26, 2026

Assignee

NOK CORPORATION

Inventors

Yosuke ITO

Abstract

A case has a first pipe and a second pipe. In the case, a holding member that holds a plurality of hollow fiber membranes is provided. The holding member includes a first plate-shaped portion and a second plate-shaped portion provided to sandwich the plurality of hollow fiber membranes and a connection portion connecting the plate-shaped portions. A passage passing from the first pipe to the first plate-shaped portion is formed between the first plate-shaped portion and the case and a passage passing from the second pipe to the second plate-shaped portion is formed between the second plate-shaped portion and the case.