Patents by Inventor Brocan Carty

Brocan Carty 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).

  • Effluent treatment system
    Patent number: 5049265
    Abstract: An effluent treatment system 1, 70, 80 for treating effluent which has passed through a primary treatment step such as a septic tank 50 comprises a container 5 having inlets 7 for effluent and outlets 8 for filtered effluent. The container 5 contains a biological treatment medium 41 comprising a homogeneous mixture of young Sphagnum peat and an organic peat fibre. The medium 41 is covered by a layer 40 of peat fibre for distributing the effluent and another layer 44 of peat fibre is provided below the medium 41 to induce flow of treated effluent to the outlets 34.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignees: Bord Na Mona, Wavin Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Hugh F. Boyd, Michael T. Weldon, Patrick J. Coffey, Brocan Carty, Richard Kavanagh