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Class 119/211 - Habitat with recirculation and filter means


Subclass of Class 119 - Animal husbandry
Definition: Subject matter including means for housing and cultivating
No. of patents: 24
Last issue date: 01/12/2010


NumberTitleIssue Date
7644683Method and apparatus for culturing marine larvae
An agitator is provided including an open system having a base holding a plurality of culturing beakers as well as a lid holding a tube transporting fresh seawater into each beaker, gently stirring the water within and eliminating any decaying embryos. Each beaker h...
01/12/2010
7357097Device 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
7284747Polygon shaped fluid diffuser
A plurality of pipe diffuser sections are arranged in a three to seven sided polygon, which allows a fluid to flow through distribution piping and the pipe sections and diffuse, through openings in the walls of the pipe diffuser sections, into a body of fluid contai...
10/23/2007
7222585Aquaculture process and apparatus
A method suitable for commercial aquaculture, the method comprising the steps of: (a) at least partially filling a tank (3) with an aqueous medium (13), the tank (3) being adapted for control of the quality of the aqueous medium (13), (b)...
05/29/2007
7201114Apparatus for guiding aquatic crustaceans by utilizing their biological tendency responding to bright and dark contrast
Apparatuses for directing the displacement of aquatic crustaceans are provided and are particularly used to carry out the methods for attracting the motion of aquatic crustaceans after feeding by utilizing their biological tendency responding to a bright and dark co...
04/10/2007
7174850Multi-layered aquaculture system
By directing the none-molting crustaceans to move into a predetermined area in a culture tank, the present invention discloses a multi-layered aquaculture system with shallow-water containers which is based upon the utilization of the methods and apparatus to elimin...
02/13/2007
7000567Method for guiding aquatic crustaceans by utilizing their biological tendency responding to bright and dark contrast
A method for directing the displacement of aquatic crustaceans after feeding by utilizing their biological tendency responding to a bright and dark contrast is provided. This method comprises steps to generate the visual effect of this bright and dark contrast at a ...
02/21/2006
6863028Tidal irrigation and electrical system (TIES)
A tidal irrigation and electrical system used to harness the power of the ocean tide to generate electricity, create sustainable aquaculture, act as a CO2 sink, and generate hydrocarbons. An artificial atoll is created on the continental shelf to define a...
03/08/2005
6722314Method for improving conditions in closed circuit fish farming
The invention relates to a method for improving conditions in closed circuit seafood and fish farming, comprising the following steps: a) at least part of the water from at least one of the rearing ponds (1) is recycled, whereby said water is treated one or m...
04/20/2004
6584935Process for culturing crabs in recirculating marine aquaculture systems
The present invention relates to a recirculating marine aquaculture process for production of a crab species, including (i) a broodstock conditioning, (ii) spawning, (iii) egg incubation, (iv) larval growth, (v) nursery post-larval growth, and (vi) grow-o...
07/01/2003
6467424Submersible system for analyzing underwater habitat quality
A submersible system is provided for isolating a volume of water located above an underwater substrate and for analyzing the volume of water. The system includes a tent having a shape enclosing an area of underwater substrate and a volume of water immedia...
10/22/2002
6443100Debris 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
6432312Closed system for rearing aquatic life
The present invention provides improvements for indoor closed systems used to raise aquatic life, along with methods to overcome the current problems associated with such indoor closed systems. The present invention provides an aquatic life rearing system...
08/13/2002
6223689Nelson trawlers aquaculture unit
An aquaculture system for allowing live seafood such as clam seeds to grow on a floatation raft which can be positioned in water dock spaces of a marina. A first embodiment allows for an air source such as a regenerative blower to pump air into airlifts u...
05/01/2001
5947057Open air mariculture system and method of culturing marine animals
A mariculture system and method of culturing marine life with polluted source water. The system includes a water replenishment reservoir, activated carbon and ozone purification devices, a device for removing toxic byproducts of ozonation of salty or brac...
09/07/1999
5762024Aquaculture system
An aquaculture system for growing aquatic animals such as fish and crustaceans is shown and described. A rigid-walled floating tank is positioned in a body of water, a volume of water being provided to the tank via a floating pump assembly that is positio...
06/09/1998
5693220Aquarium filtration system for semi-aquatic animals
An aquarium filtration system for semi-aquatic animals, such as turtles, frogs and the like, which provides for collection and removal of waste material or debris generated within the aquarium while also providing for an artificial pond and a sunning plat...
12/02/1997
5322035Hydrological system for a closed ecological system
A method for establishing a hydrological cycle in a closed ecological system is disclosed. The hydrological cycle results in the establishment of a variety of different micro-environments which simulate micro-environments of Earth. The hydrological cycle ...
06/21/1994
4495891Method and apparatus for rearing aquatic animals
A method and apparatus for rearing aquatic animals wherein the animals are retained for an initial period of growth in a first rearing means including a first habitat means comprising a first plurality of stacked substrates having a first combined total s...
01/29/1985
4469048Method and apparatus for rearing post-larvae shrimp
A method and apparatus for rearing post-larvae shrimp wherein the shrimp are retained for an initial post-larvae period of growth in a first shrimp rearing means including a first habitat means comprising a first plurality of stacked substrates having a f...
09/04/1984
4440109Method and apparatus for rearing post-larvae shrimp
A method and apparatus for rearing post-larvae shrimp wherein the shrimp are retained for an initial post-larvae period of growth in a first shrimp rearing means including a first habitat means comprising a first plurality of stacked substrates having a f...
04/03/1984
4382423Method and apparatus for rearing aquatic animals
A method and apparatus for rearing aquatic animals wherein the animals are retained for an initial period of growth in a first rearing means including a first habitat means comprising a first plurality of stacked substrates having a first combined total s...
05/10/1983
4368691Flowing bed method and apparatus for culturing aquatic organisms
A flow of loose solid particles (22, 22a, 22b) accumulates materials which are to be removed from a region (21, 22a, 21b) in which aquatic organisms are confined within a liquid medium (13, 13a, 13b). The particle flow may form a bed at the bottom of the ...
01/18/1983
4036176System for culturing aquatic animals
This invention is an apparatus and process for culturing aquatic animals. The apparatus comprises a container suitable for retaining water; a plurality of platforms vertically spaced from each other located in said container, the platforms being substanti...
07/19/1977
 
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