Patents by Inventor Owen R. T. Thomas

Owen R. T. Thomas 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).

  • Bed adsorption system
    Patent number: 7226535
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of distributing a liquid in the fluid bed of an up-flow or a down-flow fluid bed reactor. The invention provides efficient distribution and plug flow like fluid flow through the fluid bed where turbulence and/or back-mixing of the fluid are minimized. In accordance with the invention a fluid bed system for use in treating a fluid by contacting the fluid with a solid phase media is provided and the system includes a reactor chamber adapted to contain the solid phase media and at least one fluid distribution means adapted to distribute and/or deliver the fluid to be treated among the particles of the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Upfront Chromatography A/S
    Inventors: Jurgen Hubbuch, Timothy J. Hobley, Owen R. T. Thomas, Allan Lihme, Marie B. Hansen, Morten A. Olander
  • Bed adsorption system
    Patent number: 6977046
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of distributing a liquid in the fluid bed of an up-flow or a down-flow fluid bed reactor. The invention provides efficient distribution and plug flow like fluid flow through the fluid bed where turbulence and/or back-mixing of the fluid are minimized. In accordance with the invention a fluid bed system for use in treating a fluid by contacting the fluid with a solid phase media is provided and the system includes a reactor chamber adapted to contain the solid phase media and at least one fluid distribution means adapted to distribute and/or deliver the fluid to be treated among the particles of the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Upfront Chromatography A/S
    Inventors: Jurgen Hubbuch, Timothy J. Hobley, Owen R. T. Thomas, Allan Lihme, Marie B. Hansen, Morten A. Olander