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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7841298 | Wall mountable aquarium or terrarium A wall mountable tank system for holding live flora or fauna includes an integrally formed tank including a rear panel, a bottom panel, and at least one of a front panel, first side panel, and second side panel. The panels define a tank interior for containing the f... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7331485 | Combination dispenser and frame A dispenser for dispensing materials is provided including a container for holding the material to be dispensed, a plurality of frame portions for holding decorative items, locking apparatus for locking the frame portions to the container, and a dispensing means for... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7311822 | Aquarium The present invention provides a compact design and provides an improved viewable area. In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention comprises a container having a height, a depth and a width. The container comprises a main cavity, a lower cavity, at least one ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7089883 | Wall mounted aquarium system A wall mounted aquarium, is constructed from a structural material frame and a glass aquarium mounted within the frame. Preferably, the structural material is a metal that can be welded, such as steel. Structural polymeric materials and composites now known and here... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7024814 | Fish or fish bait life preservation apparatus and method A novel system, apparatus and method of operation for use in watercraft, terrestrially bound motor vehicles and fixed based land applications where water from a live well or bait tank is withdrawn, filtered, climactically controlled and conveyed through a water cond... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6962019 | Enhanced filtration and water conditioning system for a bait tank An enhanced filtration and water conditioning system for a novel bait tank suitable for use in recreational boats, dockside and land based personal and commercial applications wherein water from the tank may be climactically controlled, filtered, purged of sediment,... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6932026 | Aquatic farm An aquatic farm has at least two segregated pools and an inter-pool transporter. The at least two segregated pools are stacked. Adjacent segregated pools are attached to each other with a vertical separation, and upper segregated pools are smaller than adjacent lowe... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6915762 | Wall-mountable aquarium A wall-mountable aquarium has a slim tank for containing water to keep living aquatic animals or plants. The tank includes a transparent front wall, a rear wall, opposite left and right side walls and a bottom wall, with the side and bottom walls being considerably ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6892673 | In-wall display An in-wall display assembly is provided for mounting in a passage extending at least partway through a wall. The display assembly has a chamber with opposite front and rear walls, opposite end walls extending between the front and rear walls, an open top defined by ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6761132 | Window aquarium vessel An aquarium to be housed within a vertical wall as a window having a dual support mounting frame with transparent viewing panels held in sealing relation there against. The aquarium provides for scaleable sizing by use of interengaged retention grids securing the tr... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6439163 | Wall mountable aquarium A wall mountable aquarium includes a tank that has an interior space defined by a front wall, a back wall, a bottom wall and a pair of end walls. The interior space is adapted for containing fish and a habitat to support the fish. A sill plate is adapted ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6415739 | Combination fish tank and picture frame A tank is combined with a picture frame. The tank has a housing with a recessed portion extending into the interior of the tank. The recessed portion is preferably unitarily formed in a front panel of the tank. The recessed portion is reinforced. The tank... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6321684 | Aquarium for mounting on a wall An aquarium for mounting on a wall comprising a water holding receptacle having a front panel, a bottom panel, a pair of side panels, and a back panel. One or more elongated rods are placed on the surface of the back panel. Two or more holes extend throug... | 11/27/2001 |
| 5878694 | Wall hanging means Recently it has been found that terrariums which house plants make interesting wall hangings. Animal terrariums make even more interesting wall hangings. In utilizing terrariums as wall-mounted terrariums there is the possibility of their being knocked of... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5732657 | Aquarium sea current generator A sea current generator aquarium including an air fight water chamber located at one end of the aquarium with a first opening into the aquarium extending across the bottom of the chamber. At the opposite end of the aquarium between the end wall and a hori... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5706760 | Aquarium adapted to be hung on a stationary wall An aquarium includes a container to receive water and live fish therein, and a hanging unit by which the container is adapted to be hung on a stationary wall. The container includes a vertical rectangular rear wail, a horizontal rectangular bottom wall, t... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5435270 | Wall mounted aquarium with integral tank A wall mounted aquarium includes an aquarium, a frame which holds the aquarium, and brackets which mount the frame to a wall. The frame has a bottom member, side members, and a top member. The bottom and side members are generally C-shaped to define a gro... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5090358 | Aquarium or terrarium vessel An aquarium or terrarium includes a relatively small, lightweight integrated picture vessel intended for simple display on a vertical or horizontal surface. An open top picture reservoir has an arrangement for a removable background picture scene. Mountin... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5083528 | Aquarium assembly A wall-mounted aquarium assembly comprising a plurality of discreet tanks in stepped, gradually descending relation whereby water introduced to the uppermost tank flows therethrough and then down into and through each succeeding tank. Means are provided f... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5005521 | Aquarium assembly A wall-mounted aquarium assembly comprising a plurality of discreet tanks in stepped, gradually descending relation whereby water introduced to the uppermost tank flows therethrough and then down into and through each succeeding tank. Means are provided f... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5003921 | Live picture construction A picture construction is provided wherein a cabinet is formed with an overlying pivotally mounted transparent glass member secured to a bottommost surface of the cabinet. The cabinet includes a series of ramps and feed troughs for storage and viewing of ... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4353327 | Aquarium/picture combination An aquarium (48) is housed within the lower portion of a wall mounted housing (10). A three dimensional pictorial presentation (52, 54) is provided above the housing. It includes a three dimensional person (68) expressing interest in fish (80) within the ... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4136638 | Mounting for wall aquarium An improved decorative wall mounting for an aquarium is provided which comprises a tank having at least a planar rear panel, reinforced edging surrounding the top and bottom of the tank, first and second channel members extending respectively along the po... | 01/30/1979 |