Patents by Inventor John Mulqueen

John Mulqueen 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).

  • 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
  • Method And Apparatus For Biologically Processing Fluid
    Publication number: 20090139928
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for biologically treating fluids, in particular municipal or industrial wastewater or the like, the apparatus comprising a pair of reservoirs each containing growth medium having a biofilm thereon, the apparatus being arranged to pump the wastewater from one reservoir to another such as to alternatively expose the biofilms within the reservoirs to air and wastewater, thus making it possible to achieve sequential aerobic, anoxic and anaerobic conditions in the biofilms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: National University of Ireland
    Inventors: Michael Rodgers, Jr., John Mulqueen, Jr., Rose C. Mulqueen, Jr., Edmond O'Reilly, Jr., Xinmin Zhan, Jr.
  • Use of IL-12 and IFN.alpha. for the treatment of infectious diseases
    Patent number: 5928636
    Abstract: The present invention provides a combination of IL-12 and IFN.alpha. together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier useful for treatment and prophylaxis of infectious diseases, preferably chronic infectious diseases and more preferably viral infections, e.g. HSV, HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, papilloma etc., bacterial infections, e.g. tuberculosis, salmonellosis, listeriosis, etc., and parasite infections, e.g. malaria, leishmaniasis, and schistosomiasis. These compositions are characterized by the synergistic interaction of IL-12 and IFN.alpha.. The present invention also provides the use of the above combination for the treatment and prophylaxis of infectious diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Gottfried Alber, Jacqueline Anne Carr, Frank Albert Mattner, Michael John Mulqueen, Kathrin Palmer, Jane Andre Louise Rogerson