Patents by Inventor Ian Malcolm Wright

Ian Malcolm Wright 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).

  • Publication number: 20120258527
    Abstract: A bioreactor including a substantially horizontal containing vessel having a base and at least one upstanding side-wall, at least one inlet located at a lower portion of the containing vessel, at least one outlet located at an upper portion of the containing vessel, an upper wall having a reflective material associated there with, at least one light source associated with the upper wall, and at least one light tube associated with each light source extending substantially the length of at least one sidewall of the vessel, the light tube provided adjacent an upper edge of the at least one sidewall and having a reflective lining to direct light from the light source across the upper wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventor: Ian Malcolm Wright
  • Publication number: 20120164722
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus (10) for a bioreactor including a plurality of coloured light emitting diodes (11) mounted on a support (21), the number and colour of the light emitting diodes chosen to provide predetermined spectral wavelengths and an optical device (13) to transmit the emitted light to a biological material to enhance the growth rates of said biological material including plants, flora and some species of bacteria and algae; wherein the support (21) is further mounted on two plates (17, 18) on support legs (15) serving as terminals to provide electrical power to the light emitting diodes. A bioreactor (not illustrated) is also disclosed which includes a rigid core, an outer growth containment portion, a lower end portion and an upper end cap, wherein the outer containment portion expands as a cellular biological material contained in said portion grows and expands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventor: Ian Malcolm Wright
  • Publication number: 20110076756
    Abstract: A variable volume bioreactor including a rigid core associated with a light source, an outer expandable growth containment portion located concentrically about the rigid core, a lower end portion associated with an inlet to supply culture medium and an outlet, and an upper end cap with an opening therein through which the rigid core passes, wherein the outer containment portion expands as the cellular biological material contained in said portion grows and expands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventor: Ian Malcolm Wright