Patents by Inventor Tadas Sileika

Tadas Sileika 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).

  • UV disinfectant device for biofilm flow cell
    Patent number: 8653481
    Abstract: A UV (ultraviolet) light disinfectant apparatus useful with a biofilm flow cell for in-line, non-invasive disinfecting of medium flow to and from the flow cell is provided. The disinfectant apparatus includes a UV chamber having a UV light source therein and one or more UV light-transmissive tubes that extend through the UV chamber and through which the fluid medium flows through the UV chamber for exposure to UV light for purposes of disinfectation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Aaron I. Packman, Wei Zhang, Tadas Sileika
  • UV disinfectant device for biofilm flow cell
    Publication number: 20110081274
    Abstract: A UV (ultraviolet) light disinfectant apparatus useful with a biofilm flow cell for in-line, non-invasive disinfecting of medium flow to and from the flow cell is provided. The disinfectant apparatus includes a UV chamber having a UV light source therein and one or more UV light-transmissive tubes that extend through the UV chamber and through which the fluid medium flows through the UV chamber for exposure to UV light for purposes of disinfectation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Aaron I. Packman, Wei Zhang, Tadas Sileika