Patents by Inventor Derek J. Connors

Derek J. Connors 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).

  • Multilobular supersonic gas nozzles for liquid sparging
    Patent number: 11806681
    Abstract: What is presented is a system and method for bubble creation in a fluid injection nozzle for the injection of a gas into a liquid to divide the gas into the smallest possible bubble size with the largest cumulative surface area by maximizing the percentage of gas at the highest possible kinetic energy that is in contact with the liquid. The fluid injection nozzle comprises a convergent inlet for receiving a fluid and a divergent outlet for exhausting the fluid. The divergent outlet has multiple exhaust ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Eriez Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Michael J. Mankosa, John Craig Lewis, Gerald H. Luttrell, Derek J. Connors
  • MULTILOBULAR SUPERSONIC GAS NOZZLES FOR LIQUID SPARGING
    Publication number: 20210069661
    Abstract: What is presented is a system and method for bubble creation in a fluid injection nozzle for the injection of a gas into a liquid to divide the gas into the smallest possible bubble size with the largest cumulative surface area by maximizing the percentage of gas at the highest possible kinetic energy that is in contact with the liquid. The fluid injection nozzle comprises a convergent inlet for receiving a fluid and a divergent outlet for exhausting the fluid. The divergent outlet has multiple exhaust ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Eriez Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Michael J. Mankosa, John Craig Lewis, Gerald H. Luttrell, Derek J. Connors