Patents by Inventor Brian Babbitt

Brian Babbitt 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).

  • Arrangement of denitrification reactors in a recirculating aquaculture system
    Patent number: 7910001
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel arrangement of denitrification reactors for removal of nitrate compounds in a recirculating aquaculture system. The novel arrangement of an aquaculture system of the present invention includes positioning one or more anaerobic denitrification reactors upstream of aerobic nitrification and degassing processes. One aspect of the present invention includes a flow of aqueous medium from aquatic species rearing tanks towards one or more denitrification reactors. Another aspect of the present invention includes flow of aqueous medium from aquatic species rearing tanks to a solids removing filter or mechanical filtration means for removal of solid waste matter or biomass prior to flow of aqueous medium towards one or more denitrification reactors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Mote Marine Laboratory
    Inventors: James T. Michaels, II, Heather J. Hamlin, William H. Dutt, William Graham, Peter Steinbach, Brian Babbitt, Brian A. Richards, II