Patents by Inventor Thomas Grubbs

Thomas Grubbs 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).

  • CYCLIC PHOTOBIOREACTOR AND METHOD FOR BIOFILM CONTROL
    Publication number: 20170355942
    Abstract: The invention herein describes a novel photobioreactor (PBR) system for culturing algae. The PBR system utilizes vertical transparent tubes that can be cyclically filled with an algae culture. The vertical tubes further feature pipe pigs deployed therein to disrupt formation of biofilm on the inner walls during the cyclic filling and emptying of the cultures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Hayes Wilson, John Groppo, Thomas Grubbs, Charles Cecil, Mark Crocker