Patents
US 10251375 B2: Aquaculture environment control apparatuses, systems, and methods
- Granted
- 2019-04-09
- Filed
- 2016-07-26 application 15220141
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An aquaculture environment control system comprising a plurality of discharge conduits positioned in a vessel, the discharge conduits including one or more orifices; a fluid source in fluid communication with the plurality of discharge conduits; a gas supply source in fluid communication with at least one of the plurality of discharge conduits; wherein discharging fluid from the plurality of discharge conduits into the vessel creates or maintains a current throughout fluid present within the vessel. A method of controlling an aquaculture environment comprising supplying one or more of a fluid and a gas to a plurality of discharge conduits positioned in a vessel; and discharging the one or more of the fluid and the gas from at least one of the plurality of discharge conduits to the vessel, the discharging creating or maintaining a current within the vessel.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190409.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE TRU SHRIMP COMPANIES, INC. 5 patents | US company or organization | Not reported | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert H. Gervais | Currie, MN | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kasey E. Holm | Marshall, MN | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Dennis J. Johnson | Richfield, MN | 37 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael B. Ziebell | Spicer, MN | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01K | Animal husbandry; aviculture; apiculture; pisciculture; fishing; rearing or breeding animals, not otherwise provided for; new breeds of animals | A01K63/042 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B01F | Mixing, e.g. dissolving, emulsifying or dispersing | B01F23/23105 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02A | Technologies for adaptation to climate change | Y02A40/81 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02P | Climate change mitigation technologies in the production or processing of goods | Y02P60/60 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-13 | Name change Change of name | THE TRU SHRIMP COMPANIES, INC. signed 2023-11-01 | ITERRO, INC. BALATON, MN | 67397/228 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-02-09 | Name change Change of name | THE TRU SHRIMP COMPANY signed 2022-01-10 | THE TRU SHRIMP COMPANIES, INC. BALATON, MN | 58980/786 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-08-02 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | THE TRU SHRIMP COMPANY signed 2019-07-31 | EAGLE ENERGY, LLC BRANDON, SD | 49945/297 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-12-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | RNI AQUACULTURE, LLC signed 2018-12-12 | THE TRU SHRIMP COMPANY BALATON, MN | 47793/661 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-12-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | RALCO NUTRITION, INC. signed 2018-12-12 | RNI AQUACULTURE, LLC BALATON, MN | 47793/649 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-01-16 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GERVAIS, ROBERT H. signed 2016-02-29 JOHNSON, DENNIS J. signed 2016-05-13 ZIEBELL, MICHAEL B. signed 2016-05-20 HOLM, KASEY E. signed 2017-01-05 | RALCO NUTRITION, INC. MARSHALL, MN | 40977/826 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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