Patents by Inventor Dave Kraus

Dave Kraus 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).

  • Publication number: 20160244710
    Abstract: An aeration device, and containers or vessels incorporating the same. The aeration device can comprise a plurality of interchangeable aeration elements that can produce gas bubble of different sizes and deliver them to the contents of the container. Also disclosed are containers, such as a disposable or single-use container, optionally having one or more inlets and one or more outlets, an aeration device including a plurality of aeration elements, and a mixer to cause mixing, dispersing, homogenizing and/or circulation of one or more ingredients contained or added to the container. The container can be a bioreactors and the aeration device controls the dissolved gas concentration content of the bioreactor contents, thereby facilitating proper growth of cell cultures in the bioreactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Amy Wood, Dave Kraus, Anne Hansen, Kara Der, James McSweeney