261 |
Sewage treating apparatus |
US19878D |
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USRE19878E |
1936-03-03 |
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262 |
Sewage treating apparatus |
US54313131 |
1931-06-09 |
US1892688A |
1933-01-03 |
KEEFER CLARENCE E; WACHTER FRANK C |
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263 |
MODULAR TUBULAR BIOREACTOR |
US16038492 |
2018-07-18 |
US20180320121A1 |
2018-11-08 |
Alexander Sitek; Cameron Wyatt; Richard Mazur; James Riley; Jason Licamele; Thomas Kulaga; Timonthy Sullivan |
Embodiments of a modular tubular bioreactor system for culturing an aqueous culture of microorganisms are described herein. The tubular bioreactor may comprise culture tubes configured in a vertically spaced and horizontally staggered arrangement to optimize the application of light to the culture in phototrophic and mixotrophic cultivation. |
264 |
Feeding/Discharging Device and Method |
US15768555 |
2016-10-12 |
US20180291321A1 |
2018-10-11 |
Jing Xiang |
A feeding and discharging device (1) and a method of feeding and discharging with said feeding and discharging device (1), which hermetically convey the upstream object (3) from the upstream space (6) to the downstream space (7) which is separated from the upstream space (6), a loaded transition space (8) is formed after a sequence of the operations of opening the upstream opening (4), moving the upstream object (3) out of the upstream space (6) through the upstream opening (4), closing the upstream opening (4), an unloaded transition space (9) is formed after a sequence of the operations of opening the downstream opening (4″), moving the upstream object (3) into the downstream space (7) through the downstream opening (4′), closing the downstream opening (4′), the scheme improves the air tightness of the feeding and discharging process, increases the flow of feeding and discharging, prolongs the service life of the device. |
265 |
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GAS STREAM MASS TRANSFER WITH A LIQUID |
US15916635 |
2018-03-09 |
US20180195034A1 |
2018-07-12 |
Christopher D. Brau; Nephi D. Jones; Benjamin R. Madsen; Michael E. Goodwin |
A system for performing a gas-liquid mass transfer includes a container bounding a compartment and having a top wall, a bottom wall, and an encircling sidewall extending therebetween. A tube has a first end and an opposing second end, the first end of the tube being disposed within the compartment of the container. A nozzle is disposed within the compartment of the container and has at least one outlet, the nozzle being coupled with the tube so that a gas can be passed through the tube and out the at least one outlet of the nozzle. The nozzle is sufficiently buoyant so that when a fluid is disposed within the compartment of the container, the nozzle floats on the fluid. |
266 |
BIOMANUFACTURING SUITE AND METHODS FOR LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION OF CELLS, VIRUSES, AND BIOMOLECULES |
US15885186 |
2018-01-31 |
US20180155668A1 |
2018-06-07 |
MARK HIRSCHEL; ROBERT J. WOJCIECHOWSKI; KIM ARNESON |
The present invention provides a production module for large-scale production of cells and/or cell-derived products such as antibodies or virus; a production suite comprising a plurality of functionally connected production modules of the invention; and a method for large-scale production of cells and/or cell-derived products using the production modules and/or production suites of the invention. |
267 |
Methods and apparatus for gas stream mass transfer with a liquid |
US15187258 |
2016-06-20 |
US09932553B2 |
2018-04-03 |
Christopher D. Brau; Nephi D. Jones; Benjamin R. Madsen; Michael E. Goodwin |
A system for performing a gas-liquid mass transfer includes a container bounding a compartment and having a top wall, a bottom wall, and an encircling sidewall extending therebetween. A first opening is formed on the container so as to communicate with the compartment. A liquid is disposed within the compartment and having a top surface disposed below the first opening. A gas is blown through the first opening so that the gas passes over at least a portion of the top surface of the liquid, the gas producing turbulence on the top surface of the liquid that is sufficient to produce a mass transfer between the gas and the liquid. A mixing element is disposed within the compartment. |
268 |
STERILE SENSOR INSERTION |
US15500623 |
2015-07-30 |
US20170218320A1 |
2017-08-03 |
Vincent Francis PIZZI; Jeffrey CARTER; Ralph STANKOWSKI |
The present invention provides a system for the insertion of a pre-sterilized sensor probe into a sterile vessel. The system of the invention provides a reliable and straightforward way to insert one or more sterile probes into a sterile vessel. The present invention also provides a sterile vessel that includes one or more of the systems of the invention. The sterile vessel can be a flexible or semi-rigid bag or tubing of the type typically used for carrying out biochemical and/or biological processes and/or manipulating liquids and other products of such processes. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for aseptically inserting a probe into a sterile vessel where the method makes use of the system of the invention. |
269 |
SINGLE-USE BIOREACTOR SENSOR INTERFACE |
US15278766 |
2016-09-28 |
US20170166852A1 |
2017-06-15 |
Chang-Dong Feng |
A bioreactor sensing system is presented. The bioreactor sensing system comprises a bioreaction vessel. The bioreaction vessel comprises an aperture configured to provide an interface for monitoring contents within the bioreaction vessel. The bioreaction vessel also comprises a port coupled to the bioreaction vessel proximate the aperture. The bioreactor sensing system also comprises a sensing device disposed at least partially within the port such that a sensing element is exposed to the contents. The bioreactor sensing system also comprises an external seal configured to be applied over a portion of the sensing device and a portion of the port. |
270 |
Systems and methods for aseptic sampling |
US14529203 |
2014-10-31 |
US09677975B2 |
2017-06-13 |
Chengkun Zhang; Kenneth Roger Conway; Donald Joseph Buckley; Eugene Pauling Boden; Weston Blaine Griffin; Anshika Bajaj; Reginald Donovan Smith |
A sampling assembly configured to be coupled to a sample source and facilitate aseptic sampling at one or more instances in time is provided. Further, the sampling assembly includes a first conduit having first and second ports, where the first port is configured to be coupled to the sample source. The sampling assembly also includes a plurality of sub-conduits having corresponding sub-ports, where each of the plurality of sub-conduits is operatively coupled to the first conduit at respective connector junctions. Also, each of the sub-ports is in fluidic communication with the first conduit. The sampling assembly also includes a plurality of sampling kits and one or more pumping devices. Further, each sampling kit is operatively coupled to a respective sub-port of a corresponding sub-conduit. Moreover, the one or more pumping devices are operatively and aseptically coupled to the second port of the first conduit. |
271 |
Systems, methods, and devices relating to a biomimetic cellularized nephron unit |
US13524981 |
2012-06-15 |
US09657261B2 |
2017-05-23 |
Joseph L. Charest; Else Frohlich; Jeffrey T. Borenstein |
Disclosed herein are systems and devices for culturing cells in a biomimetic environment of a cellularized nephron unit, and methods for fabricating and using the cellularized nephron unit. |
272 |
STIRRED TANK REACTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE |
US15376362 |
2016-12-12 |
US20170088806A1 |
2017-03-30 |
Kurt T. Kunas; Robert V. Oakley; Fauad F. Hasan; Michael E. Goodwin; Jeremy K. Larsen; Nephi D. Jones |
A reactor system includes a support housing having an interior surface bounding a chamber, the chamber having a vertically extending central longitudinal axis. A flexible bag is disposed within the chamber of the support housing and has an interior surface bounding a compartment. A mixing element is disposed within the compartment of the flexible bag. A drive element, such as a drive shaft, is secured the mixing element, wherein the mixing element is laterally offset from and/or is angled relative to the vertically extending central longitudinal axis of the support housing. |
273 |
Anaerobic digester service device with a separation curtain |
US14358574 |
2012-11-16 |
US09512394B2 |
2016-12-06 |
Michael David Theodoulou; Warren Bruce Lee; Juan Carlos Josse |
A digester tank has a servicing device that allows access to the interior of the digester tank. The sealing device may have a movable retention wall adapted to resist the pressure of the gas inside the digester by one or more of a) increasing the bending resistance of the retention wall, for example by inflating pockets in the wall, b) forcing the lower edge of the retention wall downwards, for example by weight, a mechanical arm or inflating pockets, and c) providing a mechanical structure within the retention wall, for example a non-moving cage-like structure. A sealing device with a fixed wall has a pipe with an isolation valve between the headspace of the tank and the inside of the sealing device. In operation, a seal may be formed across the separation curtain by raising the level of the liquid contents and closing the isolation valve. |
274 |
Sensor probe seal |
US13949953 |
2013-07-24 |
US09410626B2 |
2016-08-09 |
Nigel David Feltham |
A sealing system is provided for preventing leakage of a fluid from a fluid-containing chamber when a sensor probe for measuring fluid conditions within the chamber is inserted into the chamber. The sealing system has at least one port in fluid communication with the fluid-containing chamber. The port has a stem projecting outwardly from the chamber, a tapered flange, and a stem passageway in fluid communication with the chamber interior. A probe seal which is adapted to attach to the stem forms a seal between the port and the sensor probe and prevents fluid in the processing chamber from leaking past the probe seal. The probe seal has spaced-apart inner and outer skirts. The inner skirt forms a seal passageway which is in fluid communication with the chamber, and an inner end disposed to enter the stem passageway when the probe seal is attached to the stem. The inner skirt has a seal member disposed near the inner end for sealably compressing against the probe sensor and the stem passageway to form a leak-tight seal in response to insertion of the sensor probe into the seal passageway. The inner and outer skirt also form a skirt channel adapted to receive the tapered flange of the stem when the inner skirt is inserted into the stem passageway. |
275 |
PHOTOBIOREACTOR SYSTEM FOR AIR PURIFICATION BY USING MICROALGAE |
US14968931 |
2015-12-15 |
US20160166985A1 |
2016-06-16 |
YEUK TIN LAU; Lok Hang Roger KEUNG; Sik Chun Johnny LO; Jonathan Christianto |
The present invention relates to air purification. The present invention provides a system for reducing carbon dioxide concentration in air in locations with sub-tropical to temperate climates and method of reducing carbon dioxide concentration using the system. |
276 |
Aseptic connectors for bio-processing containers |
US14292637 |
2014-05-30 |
US09346578B2 |
2016-05-24 |
Mark Selker; Barbara Paldus; Timothy Johnston |
Disclosed herein are apparatuses and methods for installing a sterilized peripheral in a bio-processing vessel. One aspect is an aseptic peripheral connection assembly for installing a sterilized peripheral in a bio-processing vessel via an aseptic connector affixed to the vessel. The aseptic peripheral connection assembly may include a carrier, an applicator, a plunger, and a removable hermetic sealing tab. |
277 |
ASEPTIC CONNECTORS FOR BIO-PROCESSING CONTAINERS |
US14292637 |
2014-05-30 |
US20150344161A1 |
2015-12-03 |
Mark Selker; Barbara Paldus; Timothy Johnston |
Disclosed herein are apparatuses and methods for installing a sterilized peripheral in a bio-processing vessel. One aspect is an aseptic peripheral connection assembly for installing a sterilized peripheral in a bio-processing vessel via an aseptic connector affixed to the vessel. The aseptic peripheral connection assembly may include a carrier, an applicator, a plunger, and a removable hermetic sealing tab. |
278 |
MODULAR TUBULAR BIOREACTOR |
US14812713 |
2015-07-29 |
US20150329810A1 |
2015-11-19 |
Cameron Wyatt; Richard Mazur; James Riley; Thomas Kulaga; Alexander Sitek; Jason Licamele; Timothy Sullivan |
Embodiments of a modular tubular bioreactor system for culturing an aqueous culture of microorganisms are described herein. The tubular bioreactor may comprise culture tubes configured in a vertically spaced and horizontally staggered arrangement to optimize the application of light to the culture in phototrophic and mixotrophic cultivation. |
279 |
Enzymatic modifications of a cellular monolithic carbon and uses thereof |
US13521835 |
2011-01-19 |
US09121002B2 |
2015-09-01 |
Nicolas Mano; Victoria Flexer; Nicolas Brun; Rénal Backov |
A porous electrochemical electrode is made up of a solid cellular material provided in the form of a semi-graphitized carbon monolith comprising a hierarchized porous network free of mesopores and including macropores with a mean dimension dA of 1 μm to 100 μm, and micropores with a mean dimension dI of 0.5 nm to 2 nm, said macropores and micropores being interconnected. In said electrode, the macropores contain at least one electroactive species in direct contact with the semi-graphitized carbon that makes up the surface of the macropores. The invention also relates to a method for preparing such an electrode as well as to the use thereof as a biosensor or for manufacturing a biopile. |
280 |
FLUIDIC DEVICE FOR STUDYING OF SURFACE-DWELLING MULTICELLULAR LAYERS AND MICROBIAL BIOFILMS |
US14426177 |
2013-09-06 |
US20150218502A1 |
2015-08-06 |
Thomas Vanzieleghem; Jacques Mahillon; Hervé Jeanmart; Simon Degand; Christine Dupont; Sandy Ladeuze |
The present invention relates to a fluidic device that can be used for the analysis of surface-dwelling multicellular layers, some of which comprise biofilm and can be referred to as biofilms, and their formation under controlled dynamic conditions. More particularly, the surface in the fluidic chamber on which the multicellular layer is grown is detachable and/or removable from the fluidic chamber, thereby providing a highly versatile device. |