Patents by Inventor Kevin E. Munro

Kevin E. Munro 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).

  • Patent number: 10392269
    Abstract: A portable water purification system is disclosed. The system can have a water storage receptacle, a reverse osmosis filter, a pump, and a solar panel array group. The reverse osmosis filter can be configurable to convert source water into drinkable water, and the pump can be configurable to provide the source water from a water source to the reverse osmosis filter. The array group can have at least one bi-fold solar panel array, and the array group can be configurable to provide power for the pump. The water storage receptacle can be configurable to contain the drinkable water in one configuration and configurable to contain at least one component of the purification system for storage in another configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Inventor: Kevin E. Munro
  • Patent number: 9517950
    Abstract: Systems, components, and methods for water purification are described. In an example, a system may comprise an array of light-focusing elements, a heat exchanger device, a turbine generator, or other components and can be configured to use a source of light (e.g., sunlight) to filter water from a water source and to generate electricity. The electricity may be looped back into the system to further produce filtered water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Inventor: Kevin E. Munro
  • Patent number: 9365994
    Abstract: A filter boom for removing surface and submerged oils and for filtering water is described. The filter boom may include multiple panels that may be connected to form a structure. Each of the panels may have a top interface attachable to a deployment mechanism, a bottom interface attachable to a load, a side interface attachable to another panel, and a body for filtering the water. The body may use carbon nanotubes sized to allow the water filtering and the oil retention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Inventor: Kevin E. Munro
  • Publication number: 20150275452
    Abstract: A filter boom for removing surface and submerged oils and for filtering water is described. The filter boom may include multiple panels that may be connected to form a structure. Each of the panels may have a top interface attachable to a deployment mechanism, a bottom interface attachable to a load, a side interface attachable to another panel, and a body for filtering the water. The body may use carbon nanotubes sized to allow the water filtering and the oil retention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: Kevin E. Munro
  • Publication number: 20150096937
    Abstract: A portable water purification system is disclosed. The system can have a water storage receptacle, a reverse osmosis filter, a pump, and a solar panels array group. The reverse osmosis filter can be configurable to convert source water into drinkable water, and the pump can be configurable to provide the source water from a water source to the reverse osmosis filter. The array group can have at least one bi-fold solar panel array, and the array group can be configurable to provide power for the pump. The water storage receptacle can be configurable to contain the drinkable water in one configuration and configurable to contain at least one component of the purification system for storage in another configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventor: Kevin E. Munro
  • Publication number: 20140076812
    Abstract: Systems, components, and methods for water purification are described. In an example, a system may comprise an array of light-focusing elements, a heat exchanger device, a turbine generator, or other components and can be configured to use a source of light (e.g., sunlight) to filter water from a water source and to generate electricity. The electricity may be looped back into the system to further produce filtered water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventor: Kevin E. Munro