Patents by Inventor Stephen John Curran

Stephen John Curran 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).

  • Controller for an acoustic standing wave generation device in order to prevent clogging of a filter
    Patent number: 9636609
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus to continuously monitor and control acoustic energy and vacuum pressure to maintain a net unidirectional flow of multi-phase heterogeneous fluids through a porous filter or membrane. The heterogeneous fluid may come form a variety of sources including biological sources such as, blood, bone marrow aspirate (BMA), adipose tissue (lipoaspirate), urine, saliva, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLC
    Inventors: Stephen John Curran, Jonathan Nicholas Ridgway, Pei-Sheng Chen, Michael Pratt, Marc Tanner, Stephen Latham, Nick Reback
  • CONTROLLER FOR AN ACOUSTIC STANDING WAVE GENERATION DEVICE IN ORDER TO PREVENT CLOGGING OF A FILTER
    Publication number: 20150174511
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus to continuously monitor and control acoustic energy and vacuum pressure to maintain a net unidirectional flow of multi-phase heterogeneous fluids through a porous filter or membrane. The heterogeneous fluid may come form a variety of sources including biological sources such as, blood, bone marrow aspirate (BMA), adipose tissue (lipoaspirate), urine, saliva, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Stephen John Curran, Jonathan Nicholas Ridgway, Pei-Sheng Chen, Michael Pratt, Marc Tanner, Stephen Latham, Nick Reback
  • Controller for an acoustic standing wave generation device in order to prevent clogging of a filter
    Patent number: 8997998
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus to continuously monitor and control acoustic energy and vacuum pressure to maintain a net unidirectional flow of multi-phase heterogeneous fluids through a porous filter or membrane. The heterogenous fluid may come form a variety of sources including biological sources such as, blood, bone marrow aspirate (BMA), adipose tissue (lipoaspirate), urine, saliva, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLC
    Inventors: Stephen John Curran, Jonathan Nicholas Ridgway, Pei-Sheng Chen, Michael Pratt, Marc Tanner, Stephen Latham, Nick Reback
  • Reactor comprising an annular reaction space
    Patent number: 8342735
    Abstract: A biological or chemical reactor (2) has an inner vessel (4) disposed within an outer vessel (6) and an annular space (16) defined therebetween in which fluid is to be contained. The fluid comprises reactants of a biological or chemical reaction. A reaction support (10a) is disposed in an opening in a wall of one of the vessels and is designed to support a structure such as a scaffold that receives fluid under pressure from the annular space. The reactor generates hydrodynamic pressure and shear stress in the fluid within the annular space, upon relative rotational movement between the vessels so as to drive the fluid through intersticies in the scaffold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: University of Strathclyde
    Inventors: Richard A. Black, Stephen John Curran, James Blackhurst
  • CONTROLLER FOR AN ACOUSTIC STANDING WAVE GENERATION DEVICE IN ORDER TO PREVENT CLOGGING OF A FILTER
    Publication number: 20110315641
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus to continuously monitor and control acoustic energy and vacuum pressure to maintain a net unidirectional flow of multi-phase heterogeneous fluids through a porous filter or membrane. The heterogenous fluid may come form a variety of sources including biological sources such as, blood, bone marrow aspirate (BMA), adipose tissue (lipoaspirate), urine, saliva, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
    Inventors: Stephen John Curran, Jonathan Nicholas Ridgway, Pei-Sheng Chen, Michael Pratt, Marc Tanner, Stephen Latham, Nick Reback
  • Reactor Comprising an Annular Reaction Space
    Publication number: 20090053811
    Abstract: A biological or chemical reactor (2) has an inner vessel (4) disposed within an outer vessel (6) and an annular space (16) defined therebetween in which fluid is to be contained. The fluid comprises reactants of a biological or chemical reaction. A reaction support (10a) is disposed in an opening in a wall of one of the vessels and is designed to support a structure such as a scaffold that receives fluid under pressure from the annular space. The reactor generates hydrodynamic pressure and shear stress in the fluid within the annular space, upon relative rotational movement between the vessels so as to drive the fluid through intersticies in the scaffold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Richard A. Black, Stephen John Curran, James Blackhurst
  • Separation apparatus
    Patent number: D585922
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen John Curran, Jonathan Nicholas Ridgway