Patents by Inventor Ahmet Erkan Uman

Ahmet Erkan Uman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Modular system for waste treatment, water recycling, and resource recovery in a space environment
    Patent number: 11891321
    Abstract: A modular system for waste treatment, water recycling, and resource recovery includes a buffer tank to receive and pre-treat raw organic waste, at least one reactor tank configured as an anaerobic bioreactor that receives and digests pre-treated waste from the buffer tank, a membrane module having a membrane configured to filter waste from the digested waste from the at least one reactor tank to produce a permeate, a permeate collection tank configured to collect and store the permeate generated by the membrane module, a pump system having a plurality of pumps, and a control system configured to monitor the flow of waste and to control the pump system to control the flow of waste between the buffer tank, the at least one reactor tank, the membrane module, and the permeate collection tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATIOR OF NASA
    Inventors: Daniel H. Yeh, Luke Roberson, Talon Bullard, Melanie Pickett, Robert Bair, Ahmet Erkan Uman
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING A WASTEWATER STREAM
    Publication number: 20230242429
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for treating a wastewater stream. In one embodiment, a wastewater stream is treated using a settling tank, a membrane feed tank, and at least one filtration unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Ahmet Erkan UMAN, Daniel H. YEH, Robert Alonso BAIR
  • MODULAR SYSTEM FOR WASTE TREATMENT, WATER RECYCLING, AND RESOURCE RECOVERY IN A SPACE ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20210395125
    Abstract: A modular system for waste treatment, water recycling, and resource recovery includes a buffer tank to receive and pre-treat raw organic waste, at least one reactor tank configured as an anaerobic bioreactor that receives and digests pre-treated waste from the buffer tank, a membrane module having a membrane configured to filter waste from the digested waste from the at least one reactor tank to produce a permeate, a permeate collection tank configured to collect and store the permeate generated by the membrane module, a pump system having a plurality of pumps, and a control system configured to monitor the flow of waste and to control the pump system to control the flow of waste between the buffer tank, the at least one reactor tank, the membrane module, and the permeate collection tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel H. Yeh, Luke Roberson, Talon Bullard, Melanie Pickett, Robert Bair, Ahmet Erkan Uman