Patents by Inventor Daniel Eric Mayo

Daniel Eric Mayo 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).

  • Apparatus and method for separating hydrophilic and hydrophobic components
    Patent number: 9126127
    Abstract: An apparatus for separating hydrophilic material from hydrophobic material, comprising: (a) a body having a first and second parallel walls defining an elongated cavity; (b) a water-absorbing material in the cavity along the first wall and having a surface essentially parallel to the second wall, thereby defining a channel between the surface and the second wall; (c) a first inlet having a first inlet end disposed in the channel, the first inlet being configured for injecting a mixture of hydrophilic and hydrophobic material; (d) a first outlet having a first outlet end disposed in the channel proximate the surface downstream of the first inlet end and configured for removing the hydrophilic material; and (e) a second outlet having a second outlet end disposed in the channel a distance from the surface downstream of the first inlet end and configured for removing the hydrophobic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Erin Lynne Jablonski, Janet T. Tesfai, Renee N. Perry, Daniel Eric Mayo
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20120298579
    Abstract: An apparatus for separating hydrophilic material from hydrophobic material, comprising: (a) a body having a first and second parallel walls defining an elongated cavity; (b) a water-absorbing material in the cavity along the first wall and having a surface essentially parallel to the second wall, thereby defining a channel between the surface and the second wall; (c) a first inlet having a first inlet end disposed in the channel, the first inlet being configured for injecting a mixture of hydrophilic and hydrophobic material; (d) a first outlet having a first outlet end disposed in the channel proximate the surface downstream of the first inlet end and configured for removing the hydrophilic material; and (e) a second outlet having a second outlet end disposed in the channel a distance from the surface downstream of the first inlet end and configured for removing the hydrophobic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: Bucknell University
    Inventors: Erin Lynne Jablonski, Janet T. Tesfai, Renee N. Perry, Daniel Eric Mayo