Patents by Inventor Thomas D. Byrne

Thomas D. Byrne 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).

  • Aquatic aeration and filtering system
    Patent number: 4817561
    Abstract: An aeration and filtering system for an aquarim includes a porous filter bed that is spaced above the tank bottom with pump means located in the chamber defined below the filter bed and having an upper inlet for receiving oxygen-enriched liquid from adjacent the liquid level in the tank and at the same time receiving oxygen-deficient liquid from adjacent the bottom of the tank. These two liquids are then mixed within the pump to provide an oxygen-enriched liquid which is fed through a discharge port that is directed generally parallel to the liquid level and slightly below to provide an exercising environment for aquatic life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Assignee: Ichthyotech, Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Byrne, Martin Sliva
  • Process and apparatus for sterilizing containers
    Patent number: 4088444
    Abstract: A method of sterilizing and rapidly cooling containers in a steam sterilizer by spraying the containers with a cooling fluid which has been sterilized under the same conditions as the containers.A steam sterilizer modified with a closed loop recirculating system which provides a sterilized cooling fluid for quickly cooling the sterilized containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1978
    Assignee: Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas D. Byrne