Patents by Inventor Clifford Thomas Pontbriand

Clifford Thomas Pontbriand 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).

  • Marine environment antifouling system and methods
    Patent number: 9235048
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for reducing fouling of a surface of an optically transparent element with a light source. According to one aspect, the invention is a system including an LED for emitting UV-C radiation, a mount for directing emitted UV-C radiation toward the optically transparent element, and control circuitry for driving the LED. The system may be used to remove a desired amount of biofilm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION
    Inventors: Norman Erwin Farr, Clifford Thomas Pontbriand, Timothy Goodwin Peters
  • MARINE ENVIRONMENT ANTIFOULING SYSTEM AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20140078584
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for reducing fouling of a surface of an optically transparent element with a light source. According to one aspect, the invention is a system including an LED for emitting UV-C radiation, a mount for directing emitted UV-C radiation toward the optically transparent element, and control circuitry for driving the LED. The system may be used to remove a desired amount of biofilm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    Inventors: Norman Erwin Farr, Clifford Thomas Pontbriand, Timothy Goodwin Peters