Patents by Inventor Dermot Hughes

Dermot Hughes 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).

  • Anaerobic Reactor for Wastewater Treatment
    Publication number: 20180065875
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an anaerobic reactor for the treatment of industrial and other wastewaters at psychrophilic temperatures, the reactor comprising a mixing chamber in which is located, during use, a granular sludge fluidised bed, the reactor further comprising a biofilm chamber fed from the mixing chamber and housing a biofilm colonised pumice-based carrier material, and a separation chamber in fluid communication with the biofilm chamber and in which treated effluent and biogas produced within the reactor are separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: National University of Ireland, Galway
    Inventors: Vincent O'Flaherty, Dermot Hughes
  • Anaerobic reactor for wastewater treatment
    Patent number: 9758408
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an anaerobic reactor (10) for the treatment of industrial and other wastewaters at psychrophilic temperatures, the reactor comprising a mixing chamber (12) in which is located, during use, a granular sludge fluidized bed, the reactor further comprising a biofilm chamber (16) fed from the mixing chamber and housing a biofilm colonized pumice-based carrier material, and a separation chamber (18) in fluid communication with the biofilm chamber and in which treated effluent and biogas produced within the reactor are separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: National University of Ireland, Galway
    Inventors: Vincent O'Flaherty, Dermot Hughes
  • Anaerobic Reactor For Wastewater Treatment
    Publication number: 20130264283
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an anaerobic reactor (10) for the treatment of industrial and other wastewaters at psychrophilic temperatures, the reactor comprising a mixing chamber (12) in which is located, during use, a granular sludge fluidised bed, the reactor further comprising a biofilm chamber (16) fed from the mixing chamber and housing a biofilm colonised pumice-based carrier material, and a separation chamber (18) in fluid communication with the biofilm chamber and in which treated effluent and biogas produced within the reactor are separated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: National University of Ireland, Galway
    Inventors: Vincent O'Flaherty, Dermot Hughes