Patents by Inventor Jorge Luis Calabria

Jorge Luis Calabria 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).

  • Systems and methods for nutrient recovery and use
    Patent number: 10961130
    Abstract: A system includes at least one reusable nutrient cartridge including an outer housing having an inlet and an outlet, and nutrient-adsorbing material contained within the housing, the material being configured to adsorb nutrients, wherein the cartridge is configured to be charged with nutrients by flowing a nutrient stream through the inlet, through the nutrient-adsorbing material, and through the outlet to enable the nutrient-adsorbing material to adsorb the nutrients, wherein the cartridge is also configured to be later discharged of the nutrients by flowing water through the inlet, through the nutrient-adsorbing material, and through the outlet so as to transfer the nutrients to the water to generate a dilute nutrient solution suitable for use as a fertilizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventors: Daniel H. Yeh, Jorge Luis Calabria, Onur Y. Ozcan, Robert A. Bair
  • Portable wastewater treatment systems
    Patent number: 10875802
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a portable wastewater treatment system includes an anaerobic reactor in which organic material within the wastewater can be broken down, a membrane filter that receives wastewater from the anaerobic reactor and filters the water to produce permeate, and a small shipping container in which the reactor and the membrane filter are contained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventors: Daniel H. Yeh, Robert A. Bair, Onur Y. Ozcan, George H. Dick, Jorge Luis Calabria, Matthew Jeffrey Woodham
  • Systems and methods for treating dilute wastewater
    Patent number: 10464833
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a dilute wastewater treatment system includes a separation subsystem configured to receive dilute wastewater and separate it into a product stream containing a low concentration of organic material and a reject stream containing a high concentration of organic material, and a conversion subsystem configured to receive the reject stream from the separation subsystem and anaerobically treat the reject stream to break down the organic material and separate it from water within the reject stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Daniel H. Yeh, George H. Dick, Robert A. Bair, Onur Y. Ozcan, Jorge Luis Calabria
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NUTRIENT RECOVERY AND USE
    Publication number: 20190276334
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes at least one reusable nutrient cartridge including an outer housing having an inlet and an outlet, and nutrient-adsorbing material contained within the housing, the material being configured to adsorb nutrients, wherein the cartridge is configured to be charged with nutrients by flowing a nutrient stream through the inlet, through the nutrient-adsorbing material, and through the outlet to enable the nutrient-adsorbing material to adsorb the nutrients, wherein the cartridge is also configured to be later discharged of the nutrients by flowing water through the inlet, through the nutrient-adsorbing material, and through the outlet so as to transfer the nutrients to the water to generate a dilute nutrient solution suitable for use as a fertilizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Daniel H. Yeh, Jorge Luis Calabria, Onur Y. Ozcan, Robert A. Bair
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING DILUTE WASTEWATER
    Publication number: 20180016171
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a dilute wastewater treatment system includes a separation subsystem configured to receive dilute wastewater and separate it into a product stream containing a low concentration of organic material and a reject stream containing a high concentration of organic material, and a conversion subsystem configured to receive the reject stream from the separation subsystem and anaerobically treat the reject stream to break down the organic material and separate it from water within the reject stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: University of South Florida
    Inventors: DANIEL H. YEH, GEORGE H. DICK, ROBERT A. BAIR, ONUR Y. OZCAN, JORGE LUIS CALABRIA
  • Portable Wastewater Treatment Systems
    Publication number: 20170081225
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a portable wastewater treatment system includes an anaerobic reactor in which organic material within the wastewater can be broken down, a membrane filter that receives wastewater from the anaerobic reactor and filters the water to produce permeate, and a small shipping container in which the reactor and the membrane filter are contained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Daniel H. Yeh, Robert A. Bair, Onur Y. Ozcan, George H. Dick, Jorge Luis Calabria, Matthew Jeffrey Woodham