Patents by Inventor Kieran John Mullins

Kieran John Mullins 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).

  • Effluent treatment system for removing effluent gases from a gas stream
    Patent number: 6019810
    Abstract: An effluent treatment system for removing effluent gases from a gas stream including a packing having a plurality of randomly arranged elements of calcareous material. The elements may be spent shells of shellfish, especially half mussel shells and have a liquid retention portion which may form an individual liquid reservoir depending on the orientation of the element with the packing. Suitable bacteria are retained in at least some of the reservoirs. The system may be operated as a biofilter or a bioscrubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Bord na Mona
    Inventors: John Paul Phillips, Kieran John Mullins