Patents by Inventor Bruce Gregory
Bruce Gregory 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).
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Patent number: 10058666Abstract: A CPAP system includes a flow generator, a patient interface, an air delivery conduit that interconnects the flow generator and the patient interface, and a packaging arrangement including at least one storage facilitating member to allow storage of the air delivery conduit. The at least one storage facilitating member may be provided to the flow generator, a cradle, and/or the air delivery conduit.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: RESMED LIMITEDInventors: Philip Rodney Kwok, Bruce Gregory, Karthikeyan Selvarajan, James Morrison
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Publication number: 20180200674Abstract: An aeration device configured to be fitted to a membrane filtration module having membranes mounted therein. The aeration device comprises a sleeve configured to at least partially surround the membrane filtration module. The sleeve has one end adapted to engage with the membrane filtration module and another end adapted to engage with a filtrate collection conduit or manifold.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2016Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Tomasz Swiatek, Zhiyi Cao, Bruce Gregory Biltoft, Lisa Kathleen Leckie, Huw Alexander Lazaredes
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Publication number: 20180185790Abstract: In a first membrane filtration module comprises a membrane module comprising a plurality of permeable hollow membranes; a fluid distribution device adapted to removably surround at least a portion of the membranes of the membrane module, the fluid distribution device comprising a plurality of through-hole openings for distributing a fluid, and the fluid distribution device adapted to distribute a flow of fluid along a surface of the permeable hollow membranes. In a second membrane filtration device comprises a membrane module comprising a plurality of permeable hollow membranes, each of the permeable hollow membranes having a surface; and a gas distribution device: adapted to distribute gas bubbles to the surface of the permeable hollow membrane, adapted to removably surround at least a portion of the plurality of permeable hollow membranes, and defining a plurality of through openings for distributing the gas bubbles to the membranes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2018Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicant: Evoqua Water Technologies LLCInventors: Bruce Gregory Biltoft, Zhiyi Cao, Jen Thai Law, Huw Alexander Lazaredes
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Patent number: 9914097Abstract: In a first membrane filtration module comprises a membrane module comprising a plurality of permeable hollow membranes; a fluid distribution device adapted to removably surround at least a portion of the membranes of the membrane module, the fluid distribution device comprising a plurality of through-hole openings for distributing a fluid, and the fluid distribution device adapted to distribute a flow of fluid along a surface of the permeable hollow membranes. In a second membrane filtration device comprises a membrane module comprising a plurality of permeable hollow membranes, each of the permeable hollow membranes having a surface; and a gas distribution device: adapted to distribute gas bubbles to the surface of the permeable hollow membrane, adapted to removably surround at least a portion of the plurality of permeable hollow membranes, and defining a plurality of through openings for distributing the gas bubbles to the membranes.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2011Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Evoqua Water Technologies LLCInventors: Bruce Gregory Biltoft, Zhiyi Cao, Jen Thai Law, Huw Alexander Lazaredes
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Patent number: 9764289Abstract: Disclosed herein are aspects and embodiments of an apparatus for securing hollow fiber filtration membranes in a filtration module. In one example, the apparatus comprises a restraining structure engaging elongate portions of the plurality of hollow porous membrane fibers and an anchor formation engaging the plurality of hollow porous membrane fibers and positioned closer to eye portions of the plurality of hollow porous membrane fibers than at least a portion of the restraining structure. Neither the anchor formation nor the restraining structure sealingly engage open ends of the plurality of hollow porous membrane fibers.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2013Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Evoqua Water Technologies LLCInventors: Tomasz Swiatek, Michael Collignon, Bruce Gregory Biltoft, Robert James McMahon
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Publication number: 20170226984Abstract: A wave energy converter comprises a submerged buoyant vessel (10) that can react directly with the seabed using neutrally buoyant taut tethers (19) at depths that characterize the continental shelf. The vessel (10) is held by a taut vertical mooring line (12) of controllable length and a taut vertical upper line (17) of controllable length connected to a surface float (15). These lines (12, 17) have elastic sections, allowing the vessel (10) to follow an orbital path in response to swell from any direction. By varying the length of these lines (12, 17) the submersion of the vessel (10) can be varied dynamically according to wave height. By varying the tension of these lines (12, 17) the natural oscillation period of the vessel (10) can be varied dynamically in response to the swell period.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2015Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventor: Bruce Gregory
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Publication number: 20170151533Abstract: Provided is an improved filtration module assembly comprising a vessel having a filtration cartridge disposed within it and a header coupled to an end of the vessel, the header including a housing having an open-ended upper end and a lower end, and an end cap including a portion that mates with a complimentary structure defined by the inner all of the open ended upper end of the housing to removable engage with the housing and the end cap may further define a passageway for fluid to flow out of the vessel. The filtration module assembly may enable an improved manifold arrangement used to communicate fluids to and from a filtration system comprising a plurality of such modules and the configurations of the present invention may facilitate improved operation of such filtration systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2017Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: Evoqua Water Technologies LLCInventors: Bruce Gregory Biltoft, Michael Collignon, Robert James McMahon
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Patent number: 9657710Abstract: Dynamic tuning of the oscillating buoyant body of a wave energy converter over a range of periods that characterize energetic swell is achieved by controlling the ratio of total mass moment of inertia to restoring force and by controlling wave bridging. Mass is varied by locking and unlocking neutrally buoyant masses or by trapping and releasing seawater. For surging, water-plane area is forcibly varied. For rotational variants of heaving and surging and for pitching, the radius of gyration is varied. Invariant mass is reduced by using materials and structures with high ratios of strength to weight. Invariant added mass is reduced by streamlining, by constant radius body profiles and by keeping moving structures out of the water. Added mass is varied by using variable angle fins. Control of wave bridging, for a pitching body, including a wave following device, is by locking and unlocking serial segments of the buoyant body.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2012Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Inventor: Bruce Gregory
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Patent number: 9630147Abstract: Disclosed herein are apparatus and methods for filtering a fluid including a filter module assembly coupled to a manifold. The manifold may include a manifold inlet in fluid communication with a source of feed liquid, an outlet in fluid communication with header of the filter module assembly, a fluid passageway in fluid communication with the manifold inlet, a source of gas, and the outlet, a second fluid passageway in fluid communication with the header and the first fluid passageway and a second manifold outlet vertically displaced from the first manifold outlet and in fluid communication between the first fluid passageway and the second fluid passageway.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Evoqua Water Technologies LLCInventors: Michael Collignon, Bruce Gregory Biltoft
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Patent number: 9604166Abstract: Provided is an improved filtration module assembly comprising a vessel having a filtration cartridge disposed within it and a header coupled to an end of the vessel, the header including a housing having an open-ended upper end and a lower end, and an end cap including a portion that mates with a complimentary structure defined by the inner wall of the open ended upper end of the housing to removably engage with the housing and the end cap may further define a passageway for fluid to flow out of the vessel. The filtration module assembly may enable an improved manifold arrangement used to communicate fluids to and from a filtration system comprising a plurality of such modules and the configurations of the present invention may facilitate improved operation of such filtration systems.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2012Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Evoqua Water Technologies LLCInventors: Bruce Gregory Biltoft, Michael Collignon, Robert James McMahon
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Patent number: 9528900Abstract: A pendulum combining balanced and eccentric masses oscillates with a period that is rapidly and continuously varied by shifting the balanced masses and eccentric mass to and from the rotational axis, by controlling the amplitude of oscillation and, in a rolling embodiment, by varying the curvature of the rolling surface. Long period oscillations can be achieved without the large heights required by an equivalent conventional pendulum. The pendulum can be substantially isochronous. The pendulum can be applied to harvesting vibrational energy and especially to wave energy extraction by dynamically achieving resonance over the typical frequency range of energetic ocean swell.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2012Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Inventor: Bruce Gregory
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Publication number: 20160333847Abstract: A wave energy converter can be dynamically tuned to achieve resonance with ocean swell by varying the geometry of an attached submerged water-filled vessel (41).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventor: Bruce Gregory
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Publication number: 20160228822Abstract: A method for repairing a membrane filtration module in fluid communication with a plurality of additional membrane filtration modules includes fluidly connecting a fluid transfer assembly to the membrane filtration module, fluidly isolating the membrane filtration module from the plurality of additional membrane filtration modules, forcing liquid within the membrane filtration module into the fluid transfer assembly by introducing a pressurized gas into the membrane filtration module, releasing the pressurized gas from the membrane filtration module, fluidly disconnecting the fluid transfer assembly from the membrane filtration module, repairing one or more damaged membranes in the membrane filtration module, and fluidly reconnecting the membrane filtration module to the plurality of additional membrane filtration modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2014Publication date: August 11, 2016Applicant: Evoqua Water Technologies LLCInventors: Zhiyi Cao, Bruce Gregory Biltoft, Jessica Stiller, Ying Hao Teo
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Patent number: 9400616Abstract: Controlling accesses to target devices such as disk drives by modifying the duty cycle profile of those devices to improve device reliability is disclosed. The utilization of a target device is monitored, and if a device is being overused, that device is given a rest period by reserving it for a special initiator that does not send any commands to the device for a certain period of time. This reduced utilization has the effect of increasing the reliability of the target device. This period of time also adds a delay to the processing of commands for the target device being overutilized so that the device becomes less responsive. This performance penalty creates pressure on system administrators to reduce the number of commands sent to that target device and/or move data to proper devices (that can handle the high number of accesses).Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2006Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Carl Joseph Mies, Bruce Gregory Warren, William Patrick Goodwin, Lawrence Toshiyuki Shiihara
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Publication number: 20160022935Abstract: A CPAP system includes a flow generator, a patient interface, an air delivery conduit that interconnects the flow generator and the patient interface, and a packaging arrangement including at least one storage facilitating member to allow storage of the air delivery conduit. The at least one storage facilitating member may be provided to the flow generator, a cradle, and/or the air delivery conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Philip Rodney KWOK, Bruce GREGORY, Karthikeyan SELVARAJAN, James MORRISON
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Publication number: 20150319943Abstract: Disclosed herein is a plant watering device (10) comprising a vessel, for example a tube (14), arranged to be fastened to at least one plant propagule. The tube 14 is further arranged such that when the at least one propagule (18) is so fastened water received by the tube (14) is drawn by the at least one propagule (18) through a portion of the tube (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2012Publication date: November 12, 2015Applicants: NEWSOUTH INNOVATIONS PTY LIMITED, THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEYInventors: Gregory Lawrence Leslie, Bruce Gregory Sutton, Alice Antony
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Publication number: 20150238905Abstract: Disclosed herein are aspects and embodiments of an apparatus for securing hollow fiber filtration membranes in a filtration module. In one example, the apparatus comprises a restraining structure engaging elongate portions of the plurality of hollow porous membrane fibers and an anchor formation engaging the plurality of hollow porous membrane fibers and positioned closer to eye portions of the plurality of hollow porous membrane fibers than at least a portion of the restraining structure. Neither the anchor formation nor the restraining structure sealingly engage open ends of the plurality of hollow porous membrane fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2013Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventors: Tomasz Swiatek, Michael Collignon, Bruce Gregory Biltoft, Robert James McMahon
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Publication number: 20150236937Abstract: Monitoring in switch networks is disclosed. Ports in a switch may include monitoring circuitry and a monitoring tap which allows traffic data to be diverted for monitoring prior to any significant transformation of the traffic by the regular port logic. Furthermore, the monitoring circuitry can receive signaling and convert it for subsequent analysis by a protocol analyzer. The ports and paths in the switch network can be configured to create monitor paths to enable diverted traffic data to be passed through the network to locations where a protocol analyzer can be easily attached. With wide bandwidth ports, there is no disruption to the system. Because only a copy of the data is routed to the analyzer, there is no change to the original signal path and latency is identical with or without the analyzer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2015Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Carl Joseph MIES, Joseph Harold STEINMETZ, Murthy KOMPELLA, Bruce Gregory WARREN
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Patent number: D764018Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Evoqua Water Technologies LLCInventors: Bruce Gregory Biltoft, Huw Alexander Lazaredes, Robert James McMahon, Tomasz Swiatek, Ying Hao Teo
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Patent number: D767713Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Evoqua Water Technologies LLCInventors: Bruce Gregory Biltoft, Zhiyi Cao, Robert James McMahon, Tomasz Swiatek, Ying Hao Teo