Patents by Inventor Steve Barfield

Steve Barfield 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).

  • FLUID TREATMENT APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140061027
    Abstract: A fluid treatment apparatus comprising: a reactor vessel defining a chamber and having an inlet and an outlet to allow fluid to flow through the chamber; a UV light source adapted to transmit light within the chamber; and a plurality of catalyst members comprising a catalytic outer surface, the catalyst members being freely contained within the chamber, wherein the apparatus is adapted to cause the catalyst members to move around within the chamber as fluid flows through the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Neil Polwart, Steve Barfield, Graham Tyrie
  • Apparatus and method for treatment of chemical and biological hazards
    Patent number: 7491339
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the deactivation and/or destruction of hazardous materials such as chemical or biological agents. The invention further relates to apparatus for treating hazardous material and for decontaminating items that may have come into contact with it, the apparatus comprising a treatment vessel or chamber and a light source capable of irradiating a catalyst within the treatment vessel or chamber with a predetermined wavelength of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Albagaia Limited
    Inventors: Iain Fraser Jarvies, Steve Barfield
  • Apparatus and method for treatment of chemical and biological hazards
    Publication number: 20050269272
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the deactivation and/or destruction of hazardous materials such as chemical or biological agents. The invention further relates to apparatus for treating hazardous material and for decontaminating items that may have come into contact with it, the apparatus comprising a treatment vessel or chamber and a light source capable of irradiating a catalyst within the treatment vessel or chamber with a predetermined wavelength of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Applicant: ALBAGAIA LIMITED
    Inventors: Ian Jarvies, Steve Barfield