Class 119/234 - Mollusk culturing

Subclass of Class 119 - Animal husbandry
Definition: Subject matter relating to the propagation and care of oyster,
No. of patents: 38
Last issue date: 08/19/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7415136	Optical method and system for rapid identification of multiple refractive index materials using multiscale texture and color invariants An innovative optical system and method is disclosed for analyzing and uniquely identifying high-order refractive indices samples in a diverse population of nearly identical samples. The system and method are particularly suitable for ultra-fine materials having sim...	08/19/2008
7381706	Gonadotropin-releasing hormone, precursor peptides thereof and genes encoding the same A novel peptide found as gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) in octopuses, a member of mollusks. The structure and the activities of the peptide have been unraveled. The peptide finds use as a reagent used in the studies of correlations between the structure and t...	06/03/2008
7347163	Microbial feedstock for filter feeding aquatic organisms The present invention provides a method of cultivating filter feeders such as Artemia by substituting special microorganisms for naturally occurring microscopic algae, and providing conditions optimal for the growth of these organisms. These subsituted special micro...	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
7273562	Ozone injection method and system A target biokill of species for water to be discharged from a ballast tank of a sea faring vessel is determined. A diverted portion of sea water is regulated prior to charging the water into the ballast tank. Regulation of the diverted portion of water and a rate of...	09/25/2007
7144196	Biologically-dominated artificial reef An apparatus and method of reducing the effects of hydrodynamic forces of waves and water currents in coastal environments (e.g., oceans, and coastal, river, lake, and reservoir banks). The apparatus is an oysterbreak having two basic designs adapted to allow for th...	12/05/2006
7114461	Method for raising aquatic animals A method of culturing aquatic animals utilizes a habitat including at least one habitat unit, each habitat unit being constructed of a plurality of concentric tubes with a fixed radial spacing. The habitat is immersed in an aquatic environment containing larvae of a...	10/03/2006
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
6993867	Rat exterminating electroshock sheet, and method of expelling harmful birds and animals A sheet for exterminating rats by electric shock includes two plastic sheets in the form of upper and lower layered sheets. A grid-type copper foil pattern of straight lines with a fixed width, intersecting at right angles, is formed as first electrodes on the upper...	02/07/2006
6953006	System and method for clam farming A system and method for clam farming includes a supply ship coupled to a clam planter via a supply tube bundle having a plurality of individual tubes. The supply ship has a separation station configured for introducing individual clams into the individual supply tub...	10/11/2005
6725804	System and method for clam farming A system and method for clam farming includes a supply ship coupled to a clam planter via a supply tube bundle having a plurality of individual tubes. The supply ship has a separation station configured for introducing individual clams into the individual supply tub...	04/27/2004
6644243	System and method for clam farming A system and method for clam farming includes a supply ship coupled to a clam planter via a supply tube bundle having a plurality of individual tubes. The supply ship has a separation station configured for introducing individual clams into the individual...	11/11/2003
6584935	Process 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
6578523	Mussel cultivation device Mussels are commonly grown on ropes which have been seeded with immature molluscs. Past techniques for farming mussels have suffered from low product yields because of the low surface area of a mussel rope, and mussel detachment from the rope. Existing de...	06/17/2003
6539894	Aquaculture farm system and method An aquaculture system for cultivation, containment and rearing of various mollusks, particularly abalone, which includes a habitat which supports a plurality of molded panels including openings for communicating between adjacent panels, whereby food is av...	04/01/2003
6327996	Biosecure zero-exchange system for maturation and growout of marine animals A system and a method of growing shrimp, allowing balanced processes to accomplish the intensive culture of shrimp while reducing the risk of loss due to disease or environmental contaminants. Specifically, the present invention involves a unique combinat...	12/11/2001
6305323	Apparatus and a method and system of rearing abalone The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method rearing abalone. The apparatus comprises a water channel defining by lateral sides, the top edge of the individual longer lateral side being mounted with a reinforcing board; a plurality of partit...	10/23/2001
6230646	Deep ocean, mid-water farming apparatus A deep ocean, mid-water farming apparatus, for propagating bi-valves, kelp and sea weed comprising a plurality of air-containing tanks arranged in a frame and including a lower frame element and an upper frame element, a device for anchoring the tanks in ...	05/15/2001
6223689	Nelson 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
5967084	Apparatus for controlling movements of mollusca and the like An apparatus for controlling the movement of snails or slugs having a non-conductive carrier comprising an upstanding wall surface formed with an outwardly projecting step, a first elongate conductor mounted on the carrier with its uppermost longitudinal ...	10/19/1999
5906175	Controlled asexual propagation of certain marine invertebrates by means of segmental transplantation A methodology for the asexual propagation of a plurality of species of substantially sedentary marine invertebrates which naturally attach to or hold fast to a support where propagation is achieved by employment of segmentation and transplantation which i...	05/25/1999
5836266	Apparatus for connecting shellfish to culture rope An apparatus is used to connect shellfish to a culture rope, which includes a shellfish transfer unit (5, 23, 29, 31) that transfers shellfish in a predetermined direction, shellfish (7) being transferred, two by two, in parallel upstanding orientation wi...	11/17/1998
5824841	Tetraploid shellfish Provided by this invention are novel tetraploid mollusks, including oysters, scallops, clams, mussels and abalone. Also, provided are a method for producing the tetraploid mollusks and a method for producing triploid mollusks by mating the novel tetraploi...	10/20/1998
5692455	Fluidized bed production of oysters and other filter feeding bivalve mollusks using shrimp pond water A land-based, closed facility for the production of bivalve mollusks in a fluidized bed using shrimp pond water. The facility comprises a vertical column built on a base tank that circulates shrimp pond water from a system of pipes. The shrimp pond water ...	12/02/1997
5675061	Isolation and characterization of an actin gene from abalone The present invention describes vectors and methods useful for the production of transgenic mollusks, in particular, transgenic abalone. The invention further describes transgenic mollusks having enhanced growth properties. In addition, the isolation and ...	10/07/1997
5628904	Process for treatment of wastewater utilizing zebra mussels (dreissena polymorpha) This process involves the flowing of wastewater across a mass of zebra mussels that are attached to a fixed media such as a steel plate. The filtering action of the zebra mussels will remove contaminants. These contaminants will be used as food and incorp...	05/13/1997
5520810	Water filtering using zebra mussels A method of treating water wherein the water is passed through a column of zebra mussels. In a preferred manner, a single bed of living zebra mussels is used....	05/28/1996
5377624	Abalone farming system An abalone farming system includes an indoor hatchery and an out-of-doors growout area which each utilize a plurality of horizontally elongated tanks in which the abalone are raised. These elongated tanks are stacked along a common vertical plane and arra...	01/03/1995
5193482	Method of keeping captive Zebra mussels alive A process for keeping Zebra mussels alive for extended periods of time in a laboratory environment is disclosed. The preferred embodiment of the process involves securing live, wild Zebra mussels from one of the Great Lakes and submerging them in an aerat...	03/16/1993
5165361	Method for treating and preserving bivalve molluscs in the live state and a packing for carrying out said method The method comprises partly filling an open container (4) with water (28) coming from the natural medium of the molluscs or the medium in which the molluscs were bred, putting at least one live bivalve mollusc in the water of the container in such manner ...	11/24/1992
5152637	Device for eliminating marine life from water intake covers A cover for eliminating marine life from the intake of a water intake positioned beneath the surface of a body of water. The cover is placeable over a water intake and is provided with a plurality of apertures formed therethrough which permit water to flo...	10/06/1992
5076208	Ultrasound-mediated administration of compounds into aquatic animals A method for administering compounds, including proteins, non-protein drugs, and nucleic acids, to aquatic animals, especially fish, in an aquatic medium wherein the compound is added to the medium and ultrasound is applied to the medium to enhance or eff...	12/31/1991
5040487	Method for controlling Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) The present invention relates to a method of control of the Zebra Mussel from infestation of: (a) waterworks by applying an effective amount of ozone to a fresh (raw) water system of the waterworks, (b) cooling system of power plants and industrial plants by a...	08/20/1991
4279218	Cultivation of marine and aquatic species A method of cultivating marine and aquatic species wherein the species are housed in habitats in which they remain for the major part of their growth cycle, said habitats being located within a body of water, servicing each habitat through a conduit or co...	07/21/1981
4257351	Bivalve production flume A flume for the production and growth of bivalves comprising a plurality of upwelling and production trenches contiguous to each other and in series with an upwelling trench located before each production trench, a water distribution system for effecting ...	03/24/1981
4133294	Process for marking molluscs A new method to mark large numbers of molluscs permanently is described. Molluscs, in particular certain bivalve molluscs, (>1mm) are placed in a tank containing media, food, and tetracycline at a concentration of 0.5-200mg 1-1. Bivalves so tre...	01/09/1979
4116164	Method of fish farming Fish farming method primarily for growing fish such as trout wherein the rate of growth of fish can be accelerated by maintaining the dissolved oxygen (D/O) level throughout the entire fish farming water above saturation with respect to ambient air and, p...	09/26/1978

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