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...that two musicians were responsible for the invention of color print film? Fascinated by photography, Leopold Godowsky and Leopold Mannes worked together to produce an easy-to-use, practical color film. They worked full time as music teachers and gave concerts while experimenting during their off hours in Mannes' kitchen. Their success earned them full-time, well-paying jobs at Kodak and their efforts resulted in Kodachrome film, which was introduced in 1935.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171886 | Structure used in seawater, copper alloy wire or bar forming the structure, and method for manufacturing the copper alloy wire or bar A fish cultivation net 3 has a rhombically netted form made by arranging a large number of waved wires 6 in parallel such that the adjacent wires are entwined with each other at their curved portions 6a. The wires 6 has a compositi... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8028660 | Automated positioning and submersible open ocean platform An open-ocean fish-growing platform has a submersible cage structure for growing fish, an antenna for receiving positioning signals transmitted from an external source, a position-correction apparatus for calculating a position error signal from a target geostationa... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8006645 | System and method for aquaculture of marine life forms Disclosed is a system for aquaculturing marine life forms such as coral utilizing a rotating tray that exposes the marine life forms to variable water flow conditions during each revolution of the tray. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7748349 | Submersible cage and system for fish farming A submersible rotatable cage for fish farming comprises a central axle, a buoyant structure positioned about the central, a netting attached to the buoyant structure and an actuator in operable communication with at least part of the buoyant structure and adapted to... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7661389 | Aquaculture cage with variable buoyancy spars A buoyancy control system for a fish cage used in fish farming. The buoyancy system comprises spars having first and second sections separated by a bulkhead. The first section is filled with air and hermetically sealed from the second section and from the surroundin... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7650856 | Submersible farm The invention relates to an improved submersible mollusc farm consisting of a self-supporting frame which is formed with an “H” plan floating structure comprising beams with support arms for the culture ropes. According to the invention, the structure moves vert... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7509922 | Containment pens for finfish aquaculture A containment pen for finfish aquaculture, comprising a supporting structure, a net attached to the supporting structure and defining a containment volume for containing finfish, wherein the net comprises a plurality of removable net panels, wherein each of the remo... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7367282 | Apparatus for repelling predators of water-residing species According to one example embodiment, a predator repelling device is installed or placed in or near a water feature that has water-residing species that are vulnerable to predators. The device includes a base member for support and an extension arrangement coupled to... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357097 | Device for shellfish farming Device for cage (1) for shellfish farming, where the cage is placed in the sea or in a tank with water and where the cage's one side (11) is provided with openings, for instance a grid (13) and where the cage's other sides (3, 5, 7, 9) pr... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347428 | Weighted sunscreen A weighted sunscreen for outdoor use, which includes a shade having an elongated post with a first end, a second end, and a canopy attached to the first end, a weight, to which the second end is attached, a platform comprising an upper side upon which the weight is ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341021 | Submersible farm An improved submersible mollusc farm is disclosed. A line of cables bearing the culture ropes and the cylindrical buoys which maintain the line horizontal is suspended from end floats. The end floats include a filling/emptying system using water by way of ballast, i... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7320293 | Method for cultivating novel species of Ino with tangerine color shell The invention refers to a method for breeding of a variety of Pacific abalone with orange shell. A new strain with uniform shell color of Pacific abalone is established by single mating or mass mating. The detailed procedures are as follows. The mature individuals w... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7284501 | Containment pens for finfish aquaculture A containment pen for finfish aquaculture, comprising a supporting structure, a net attached to the supporting structure and defining a containment volume for containing finfish, wherein the net comprises a plurality of removable net panels, wherein each of the remo... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281350 | Mosquito/insect larva trap magnet system A housing has an upper and lower portion. Each portion has a recessed interior face, an exterior face and a periphery there around. The upper portion and the lower portion are coupled together with spacers. An aperture is provided between the upper and lower portion... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7219465 | Floating bait container A live bait container includes a flexible, cylindrically shaped fabric mesh body having a side wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, and an interior storage space. A bottom hoop is positioned near the bottom wall. A first access port in one of the walls communicates with... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7211188 | Solar powered aquarium Solar powered aquarium with a water holding vessel suitable for use as a table top aquarium powered by one or more solar cells. The aquarium vessel includes a secondary bottom held up from the main bottom by a side wall. A small cylinder is mounted between the main ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7179373 | Removing foreign matter from aquarium water Apparatus and method for removing foreign matter from water at selected levels in an aquarium utilize a valving mechanism placed between a skimmer adjacent the upper surface of the water and a lower inlet adjacent the lower bottom of the aquarium, the valving mechan... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7104219 | Piling decontamination and marine life enhancement system A marine habitat enhancement system is provided that in one embodiment is configured for attachment to existing pilings and in another embodiment is a stand-alone system anchored to the soil. The system includes a housing formed of a plurality of panels configured f... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7067127 | GIcNAc phosphotransferase of the lysosomal targeting pathway The present invention provides nucleotide and amino sequences of the lysosomal targeting pathway enzyme GlcNAc-phosphotransferase, methods of producing and methods of purifying this enzyme. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059270 | In-tank feeder fish dispenser This invention provides an in-tank dispenser for feeder fish and other aquatic live food that provides a separate enclosure residing within the larger main tank in a manner that allows the main tank's conditioned and heated water to flow through the enclosure. Feede... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6978735 | Artificial fish habitat An artificial fish habitat (10) comprises an open framework (12) including a plurality of layers (14). The layers (14) each include an open portion (20) and are generally aligned so that the open portions (20) cooperate to d... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6962130 | Garden pond shelter reef An artificial pond reef is formed from sheet material into the shape of an inverted tub. It includes a peripheral base portion, upstanding sidewalls, and a roof. The base portion includes a horizontal flange extending out from the sidewalls. The sidewalls extend up ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6917294 | Electronically monitored fish farm net and method A fish farming net having conductive wires integrated into the filaments of the net. The conductive wires are arranged in circuits, each of said circuits defining a field connected to an electronic apparatus that monitors a certain electrical parameter of the field.... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6892672 | Apparatus for breeding fish in open sea Fish-breeding apparatus (10), which comprises a frame, supporting one or a plurality of breeding cages (11) and provided with hollow buoyancy elements (17), and at least one device for controlling the buoyancy of the apparatus by filling, totall... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6827036 | Aquaculture Aquaculture apparatus includes an elongate tube of flexible translucent plastic material which extends longitudinally along level ground. The tube is inflated and air supported. At least the lower section of the tube defines a water course. The tube is closed at bot... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6581543 | Inner valves for fish cage A fish cage having one or more air-tight buoyancy rings (1) being entirely or partially hollow, with water valves (20) for inlet and outlet of water, and air valves (3) for injection and outlet of air, and preferably with closing shot plates (2) in the bu... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6520115 | Support platform and structure for fish farming ("artificial island reef platform") A structure designed for raising large (commercial) quantities of pelagic fish. The structure, called an "Artificial Island Reef Platform" or "AIR Platform" is comprised of floating platform components with a large subsurface framework and cable network s... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6481378 | Fish farming system and method The invention provides a deep-water fish farming system comprising a fish cage of controllable buoyancy having one or more chambers, which can be submerged and refloated at a controllable rate to any depth. A winch mechanism mounted preferably on a platfo... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6443100 | Debris separating system for fish pens A debris separating system for separating debris in a fish tank is formed by a standpipe extending up through the bottom of tank at the center of tank and terminating in an open end. A cover covers the opening and is spaced therefrom to provide an inlet o... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6386146 | Aquaculture method and apparatus An aquaculture cage including a buoyant upper support for disposition at the surface of a water body; a side wall having an upper edge secured to said upper support so as to project below the surface of the water body, the side wall being formed with a pl... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6325020 | Fish sizing sonar system Apparatus for producing an objective assessment of the size of fish in an aquaculture setting. The apparatus includes a sonic transducer (30) with a transmitter that is driven to generate time-spaced pulses that move along a sonic beam path (32) of small ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6244218 | Aquatic structure and method A structure is provided for promoting growth of aquatic species for aquaculture operations and other purposes. The aquatic structure may have a buoyant member, a flexible sheet, and flexible strips (such as fronds, ribbons or filaments). The flexible mate... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6216635 | Apparatus and method for lifting a net of an aquaculture pen and an aquaculture pen incorporating same Aquaculture pen 10 includes a frame 12 suspending a net 14. The frame 12 is sufficiently buoyant to suspend the net 14 without sinking below the level of the water in which it floats. The net 14 is formed with a cylindrical side wall 14 and a bottom subme... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6089191 | Marine habitat systems A family of man-made marine habitat systems and methods are disclosed for placement in various waterways to restore the natural marine environments that have been previously destroyed by commercial development as well as mitigate the damage caused by futu... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6044798 | Floating aquaculture apparatus A modular apparatus for cultivating marine animals caged within rearing units submerged in a body of water of the natural environment of the animals includes a row and column structure that floats at the water surface. The apparatus is moored by anchors d... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5970917 | Marine aquaculture apparatus Marine aquaculture apparatus comprises a submersible torus-shaped enclosure having perforations therein. Structure is provided for raising the torus-shaped enclosure to the surface of a body of water and lowering the enclosure into the body of water. An a... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5967086 | Aquaculture method and apparatus An aquaculture system including an upper support for disposition at the surface of a water body of an aquaculture farm; a cage having a side wall portion and a bottom wall portion, the side wall portion having an upper edge secured to the upper support so... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5884585 | Underwater high relief fence habitat A fence-like habitat for sheltering and feeding fish, and practicing aquaculture. The fence serves as a shield for small and juvenile fish which seek protection from predators and water movement. The habitat offers substrates for use in the aquaculture of... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5845602 | Device for lowering and raising a fish rearing unit A float collar, comprising inner and outer float rings mounts the fish rearing unit for selective raising and lowering utilizing valve controlled air and water inlets and outlets leading to internal chambers within the float rings arranged symmetrically r... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5797348 | Feed method and apparatus for fish farms An apparatus for feeding fish includes a member operable to be disposed in a body of water. The member has a wall for containing fish food and for defining a feeding area and the wall has upper and lower portions. The upper portion is operable to project ... | 08/25/1998 |
