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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100087 | Aquarium light fixture with hinge Various embodiments of the present invention provide a lighting apparatus that may be utilized with aquariums having features and functionality enabling a person to easily access the opening of an aquarium for various purposes, such as cleaning and maintenance. Acco... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7241379 | Filter housing arrangement An aquarium filter arrangement including a filter housing and a filter cartridge positionable within a filter chamber of the filter housing. The filter arrangement includes a hinged cover connected to the filter housing. The hinged cover is designed to collect conde... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7195368 | Fish attracting apparatus and method An apparatus for attracting fish includes a light source for emitting a green light. The light source is disposed within an enclosure which is removably attached to a rigid structure at a predetermined distance above a water surface and includes a diffuser capable o... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7044081 | Bifurcated habitat for animals A bifurcated habitat includes a bifurcated frame having a divider traversing the frame and a plurality of compartments defined on opposed sides of the divider. One compartment is isolated from the remaining compartments for maintaining a predetermined volume of wate... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6210015 | Stand for cakes or pastry A stand for cakes or pastries comprises a base, a transparent column mounted to said base, and a platform positioned on said transparent tube to support the cake or pastry. Air bubbles are introduced into water in the transparent tube, and an electric bul... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6086215 | Aquarium and associated laser device and method of use therefor An aquarium and laser device associated therewith includes a tank having a base and transparent continuous wall sealingly connected to the base and extending upward therefrom to form a container, and a laser device operably associated with the tank in a m... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5779884 | Automatic water changing system and apparatus for aquariums An automatic water changing and water leveling system and apparatus is provided for use with an aquarium containing a body of water. The system comprising a water reservoir structure including a housing defining a chamber therewithin for containing fresh ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5775260 | Aquarium extension An enclosure which defines an extension located both immediately above and rearward of an aquarium with a front wall, a rear wall, opposing side walls, a bottom wall, an open top. The enclosure comprising a fame that includes a plurality of support member... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5755961 | Aquarium system An aquarium system includes an inlet reservoir, an aquarium tank defining a container for water in fluid communication with the inlet reservoir to receive water displaced from the inlet reservoir, an outlet reservoir in fluid communication with the tank f... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5713304 | Vivarium with raised lateral access panel and recessed frame segments A vivarium with a raised side access panel which allows reptiles to be approached laterally rather than from above. A lower glass panel below the side access panel permits the vivarium to hold water for amphibians while permitting side access to the repti... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5711250 | Device for raising aquarium fish and its receptacle assembly A device for raising aquarium fish is a combination of a water tank and a receptacle assembly. The water tank has an upper opening, a lid for closing the upper opening and provided with an illumination mechanism and a filtration mechanism, and a fastening... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5649757 | Aquarium background illuminator The invention is directed to an apparatus for illuminating a decorative scene disposed adjacent to a wall of an aquarium, terrarium, or other such enclosure. The invention provides an easy to use apparatus which effectively and uniformly illuminates a dec... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5647983 | Aquarium system An aquarium system (10) includes an inlet reservoir (25), an aquarium tank (16) defining a container for water in fluid communication with the inlet reservoir (25) to receive water displaced from the inlet reservoir (25), an outlet reservoir (35) in fluid... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5501614 | Device for raising aquarium fish and its receptable assembly A device for raising aquarium fish is a combination of a water tank and a receptacle assembly (4). The water tank has an upper opening, a lid for closing the upper opening and provided with an illumination mechanism and a filtration mechanism (3), and a f... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5471952 | Illuminator for aquarium tank An illuminator for an aquarium tank including a tank body and a lid member mounted on the tank body is accommodated in the lid member. The illuminator includes a base plate, a light source attached to the base plate, a translucent cover for covering the l... | 12/05/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5408955 | Hinge device in aquarium tank A hinge device is used in an aquarium tank including a tank body and a lid member mounted on the tank body and having a front lid pivotably attached thereto. The hinge device includes bottomed holes formed in the opposite side surfaces of the lid member, ... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5404840 | Covering device for an aquarium, terrarium or similar vivarium The covering device for an aquarium, terrarium or like vivarium for living things includes an approximately rectangular frame (13); an upwardly openable cover member (15) pivotally mounted on the frame; a lighting device (17) mounted on the bottom side (1... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5366618 | Water distribution device A water distributor for distributing a flow of water to at least one of a plurality of output ports. The particular output port(s) chosen varies as a function of time and depends on the position of a motor driven rotor within the distributor. In another e... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5353746 | Aquarium with light fixture isolated from tank An aquarium includes a tank with a canopy forming a top for the tank. A well is formed in the canopy with a ledge and a hollow hinged door fastened to the canopy and resting on the ledge. The door includes a transparent bottom panel and a removable top pa... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5307762 | Hood for reptile tank A hood for a tank to be used in housing reptiles, comprising a body sized to rest on top of the tank, sockets for a fluorescent light source disposed on the bottom surface of the body, sockets for incandescent light sources disposed on the bottom surface ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5089940 | Fish tank aquarium light hood An aquarium light hood is provided and consists of a box-like housing disposed over an aquarium tank that can carry a combination of fluorescent, metal halide and mercury vapor lighting fixtures. The hood can be adjustable to fit on various sized aquarium... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5040588 | Methods for forming macrocomposite bodies and macrocomposite bodies produced thereby The present invention relates to the formation of a macrocomposite body by spontaneously infiltrating a permeable mass of filler material or a preform with molten matrix metal and bonding the spontaneously infiltrated material to at least one second mater... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4078522 | Three-dimensional aquarium cover A three-dimensional aquarium cover is molded or formed from translucent plastic and includes a peripheral base member having upstanding corner support members and a mating top member, the top member having relatively wide, vertically depending perepheral ... | 03/14/1978 |
