Patents by Inventor Ramamoorthy A. Ramanujam

Ramamoorthy A. Ramanujam 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).

  • Apparatus for scum removal
    Patent number: 7232476
    Abstract: An apparatus for scum removal is disclosed wherein toothed paddle induces turbulent effect on the fluids present in the reactor by means of its rotary motion. This results in both breaking and radial displacement of the scum, accumulated on the fluid during the course of the biochemical or chemical reaction, towards the outlet of the reactor, thereby ensuring that the reaction continues in scum free environment uninterruptedly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
    Inventors: Ramamoorthy A. Ramanujam, Krishnasami Thirumaran, Rajendran Arumugam
  • Apparatus for scum removal
    Publication number: 20060137531
    Abstract: An apparatus for scum removal is disclosed wherein toothed paddle induces turbulent effect on the fluids present in the reactor by means of its rotary motion. This results in both breaking and radial displacement of the scum, accumulated on the fluid during the course of the biochemical or chemical reaction, towards the outlet of the reactor, thereby ensuring that the reaction continues in scum free environment uninterruptedly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ramamoorthy Ramanujam, Krishnasami Thirumaran, Rajendran Arumugam