Patents
US 10405506 B2: Apparatus for fluid conveyance in a continuous loop
- Granted
- 2019-09-10
- Filed
- 2018-02-16 application 15898315
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to a fluid conveyance apparatus, the apparatus comprising a receptacle comprising at least one raceway configured to allow a culture medium to flow in a continuous loop; a propulsion mechanism configured: to generate a fluid current of sufficient force to propel a floating mat on a top surface of the culture medium, and to vary a velocity of the fluid current in a controlled manner to maintain a substantially uniform distribution of the floating mat on the top surface of the culture medium; and a control mechanism operatively linked to the propulsion mechanism and configured to regulate the velocity of the fluid current.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190910.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parabel Ltd. 7 patents | US company or organization | Bodden Town, KY | PARABEL INC. State business registration FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Lovas | Palm Bay, FL | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Hector Cumba | Palm Bay, FL | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Adam Javan | Melbourne, FL | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Harvey Weaver | Okeechobee, FL | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| William J. Grieco | Melbourne, FL | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01G | Horticulture; cultivation of vegetables, flowers, rice, fruit, vines, hops or seaweed; forestry; watering | A01G33/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A01K | Animal husbandry; aviculture; apiculture; pisciculture; fishing; rearing or breeding animals, not otherwise provided for; new breeds of animals | A01K63/047 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LEMNATURE AQUAFARMS CORPORATION signed 2025-05-13 | LEMNA PRO LTD TEL AVIV | 74867/31 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-12-19 | Name change Change of name | PARABEL NUTRITION, INC. signed 2022-03-15 | LEMNATURE AQUAFARMS CORPORATION VERO BEACH, FL | 62169/842 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-04-14 | Name change Change of name | PARABEL LTD. signed 2020-01-07 | PARABEL NUTRITION, INC. VERO BEACH, FL | 52396/163 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-10-23 | Name change Change of address | PARABEL LTD. signed 2017-04-26 | PARABEL LTD. GRAND CAYMAN | 50810/289 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-10-23 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PA LLC signed 2013-01-29 | PARABEL LTD. GRAND CAYMAN | 50807/425 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-10-23 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GRIECO, WILLIAM signed 2012-01-03 WEAVER, HARVEY signed 2012-01-03 CUMBA, HECTOR signed 2012-01-06 LOVAS, BRIAN signed 2012-01-09 JAVAN, ADAM signed 2012-01-15 | PA LLC MELBOURNE, FL | 50807/282 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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