Patents by Inventor Eoghan Clifford

Eoghan Clifford 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).

  • VORTEX GENERATOR APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20220054992
    Abstract: An impeller-free vortex generator apparatus for fluid mixing, including: a fluid tank including: a first fluid inlet port, the first fluid inlet port including a curved flow channel between a first sidewall segment of the fluid tank and a second sidewall segment of the fluid tank, a second fluid inlet port, and a fluid outlet port; and a first fluid intake duct in fluid communication with the first fluid inlet port; wherein the first fluid intake duct is provided substantially on a tangent to the first sidewall segment of the fluid tank and aligned to deliver a first fluid to an internal surface of the first sidewall segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, GALWAY
    Inventors: Sean MULLIGAN, Eoghan CLIFFORD, Alan CARTY
  • Vortex generator
    Patent number: 11067054
    Abstract: A vortex generator apparatus including a fluid intake duct, a fluid tank including: a first fluid inlet port, a second fluid inlet port, and a fluid outlet port. A turbine is provided outside of the fluid tank in fluid communication with the fluid outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: National University of Ireland, Galway
    Inventors: Eoghan Clifford, Sean Mulligan
  • VORTEX GENERATOR
    Publication number: 20200124019
    Abstract: A vortex generator apparatus including a fluid intake duct, a fluid tank including: a first fluid inlet port, a second fluid inlet port, and a fluid outlet port. A turbine is provided outside of the fluid tank in fluid communication with the fluid outlet port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, GALWAY
    Inventors: Eoghan CLIFFORD, Sean MULLIGAN
  • Biofilm reactor
    Patent number: 7938965
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reactor for the biological processing of fluid such as domestic or industrial waste water or the like, the reactor comprising a plurality of substantially horizontal layers of growth medium stacked one above the other, and having a colonizing biofilm thereon during use, the reactor being arranged to cause the path of flow of the fluid to reverse from one layer to the next, in order to maximize the length of the path of flow for a given footprint of the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: National University of Ireland
    Inventors: Michael Rodgers, John Mulqueen, Rose Mulqueen, legal representative, Aoife Lambe, Liwen Xiao, Eoghan Clifford, John Prendergast
  • Biofilm reactor
    Publication number: 20090152195
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reactor for the biological processing of fluid such as domestic or industrial waste water or the like, the reactor comprising a plurality of substantially horizontal layers of growth medium stacked one above the other, and having a colonizing biofilm thereon during use, the reactor being arranged to cause the path of flow of the fluid to reverse from one layer to the next, in order to maximize the length of the path of flow for a given footprint of the reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Rodgers, John Mulqueen, Rose Mulqueen, Aoife Lambe, Liwen Xiao, Eoghan Clifford, John Prendergast