Patents by Inventor Jose Viriato Coelho Vargas, JR.

Jose Viriato Coelho Vargas, JR. 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).

  • Enhanced photobioreactor system
    Patent number: 10400202
    Abstract: A space efficient photo-bioreactor. The bioreactor grows microalgae in a tall array of transparent flooded tubes. A nutrient media is circulated through the tubes. The array is configured to maximize the amount of sunlight falling upon each tube so that growth of the microalgae is as uniform as possible. A vertically-oriented gasser tube is provided. Gas is injected into this gasser tube along with the liquid nutrient medium. A bubble-size limiter is employed in the gas injector. The flow rates are configured so that the liquid nutrient medium and injected gas remain within the vertical gasser tube for 30 seconds or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation Incorporated
    Inventors: Jose Viriato Coelho Vargas, Jr., Wellington Balmant, Alexandre Stall, Andre Bellin Mariano, Juan Carlos Ordonez, Zohrob Hovsapian, Emerson Dilay
  • Enhanced Photobioreactor System
    Publication number: 20150315534
    Abstract: A space efficient photo-bioreactor. The bioreactor grows microalgae in a tall array of transparent flooded tubes. A nutrient media is circulated through the tubes. The array is configured to maximize the amount of sunlight falling upon each tube so that growth of the microalgae is as uniform as possible. A vertically-oriented gasser tube is provided. Gas is injected into this gasser tube along with the liquid nutrient medium. A bubble-size limiter is employed in the gas injector. The flow rates are configured so that the liquid nutrient medium and injected gas remain within the vertical gasser tube for 30 seconds or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Jose Viriato Coelho Vargas, JR., Wellington Balmant, Alexandre Stall, Andre Bellin Mariano, Juan Carlos Ordonez, Zohrob Hovsapian, Emerson Dilay