Patents by Inventor Kevin Frank Piunno

Kevin Frank Piunno 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).

  • Bioreactor
    Patent number: 11089747
    Abstract: A bioreactor includes a bioreactor container, and a root stand. The container has a base and one or more sidewalls connected to the base, the base and sidewalls together defining an interior bioreactor volume. The root stand is supported by the container within the bioreactor volume, and includes a first support comb and a second support comb, each support comb having a plurality of spaced apart teeth. The teeth of the first support comb extend in length in a first direction and the teeth of the second support comb extend in length in a second direction different from the first direction. The first support comb overlaying the second support comb when the root stand is supported in the container, and the first support comb being separable from the second support comb when the root stand is removed from the container. A gravity well and atmosphere control container are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: University of Guelph
    Inventors: Andrew Maxwell Phineas Jones, Kevin Frank Piunno, Mukund Shukla
  • BIOREACTOR
    Publication number: 20180352762
    Abstract: A bioreactor includes a bioreactor container, and a root stand. The container has a base and one or more sidewalls connected to the base, the base and sidewalls together defining an interior bioreactor volume. The root stand is supported by the container within the bioreactor volume, and includes a first support comb and a second support comb, each support comb having a plurality of spaced apart teeth. The teeth of the first support comb extend in length in a first direction and the teeth of the second support comb extend in length in a second direction different from the first direction. The first support comb overlaying the second support comb when the root stand is supported in the container, and the first support comb being separable from the second support comb when the root stand is removed from the container. A gravity well and atmosphere control container are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew Maxwell Phineas Jones, Kevin Frank Piunno, Mukund Shukla
  • Bioreactor
    Patent number: D822223
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
    Inventors: Andrew Maxwell Phineas Jones, Kevin Frank Piunno, Mukund Shukla