Patents by Inventor Feargal Brennan

Feargal Brennan 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).

  • BIO-MASS FARMING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20110283608
    Abstract: A bio-mass farming system comprises a plurality of repositories (3) for growing bio-mass and configured to be located offshore, and harvesting apparatus (1) configured to be located offshore and, at any one time, to harvest bio-mass from at least one but not all of the repositories. A method of bio-mass farming comprises the steps of providing a plurality of offshore repositories (3) for growing bio-mass; providing offshore harvesting apparatus (1); and harvesting bio-mass from at least one of the repositories while simultaneously leaving other repositories unharvested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Minoo Homi Patel, Feargal Brennan, Naresh Magan
  • REPOSITORY FOR BIO-MASS FARMING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110271892
    Abstract: A repository (3) for the water-based fanning of bio-mass, wherein the repository is configured to be attachable to at least one other repository at six regularly-spaced locations (7) on its periphery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: Cranfield University
    Inventors: Minoo Homi Patel, Feargal Brennan, Naresh Magan