Bryan Rhea McCarty
Engineers at Rock Crk Dr, Fort Collins, CO
License number
Colorado 39355
Issued Date
Jun 10, 2005
Renew Date
Nov 1, 2015
Expiration Date
Oct 31, 2017
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
2758 Rock Creek Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80528
Professional information
Systems And Methods For Positioning Flexible Floating Photobioreactors
US Patent:
2011028, Nov 17, 2011
Filed:
Mar 11, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/046559
Inventors:
Christopher Wayne TURNER - Windsor CO, US
Bryan Rhea MCCARTY - Fort Collins CO, US
Peter Allen LETVIN - Fort Collins CO, US
Bryan Dennis WILLSON - Fort Collins CO, US
Daniel Robert HERBOLDSHEIMER - Fort Collins CO, US
Bryan Rhea MCCARTY - Fort Collins CO, US
Peter Allen LETVIN - Fort Collins CO, US
Bryan Dennis WILLSON - Fort Collins CO, US
Daniel Robert HERBOLDSHEIMER - Fort Collins CO, US
International Classification:
C12N 1/12, C12M 1/04, C12M 1/00
US Classification:
4352571, 4352921
Abstract:
A top reference photobioreactor system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a flexible floating photobioreactor having a buoyancy tube filled with a gas that is less dense, and a ballast tube filled with a substance, such as saltwater, that is more dense, than the liquid in which the photobioreactor floats. A top reference photobioreactor method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes controlling a depth of the top reference photobioreactor by controlling a volume and/or density of ballast in the ballast tube and/or by controlling a volume and/or density of gas in the buoyancy tube.