Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
119247000 | Combined | 19 |
20090101072 | INTERACTIVE DEVICES - The present invention relates to an interactive device comprising (a) a container with an object and water and (b) interactive equipment which causes interaction between (i) the object and a user or (ii) the object and other objects via the user's movements or driving by a sensor. | 04-23-2009 |
20090199779 | LIGHTED AQUARIUM - An aquarium includes a base, a tank on the base, a filter assembly in the tank, a bubble tube extending upward from the filter assembly, a light assembly under the tank and oriented to emit light upwardly through a bubble tube in the tank, a bubbler under the bubble tube, and a cover covering the tank including a window. The bubbler causes water to flow from the tank through the filter assembly and upward through the bubble tube back into the tank, with the light from the light assembly lighting bubbles floating upward through the bubble tube, a portion of the reflected light passing through the window. The light assembly includes multiple colored, light-emitting diodes and a controller for providing light patterns upward and also forward of the aquarium. The bubble tube acts as a light pipe and includes a front surface providing distinctive patterns of reflected light. | 08-13-2009 |
20090308326 | High-Pressure Device And Method For The Production And Operation Thereof - The invention relates to an aquarium with a water tank ( | 12-17-2009 |
20100012044 | SKIRT FOR AN ANIMAL/FISH TANK STAND - The present invention relates to an animal tank stand skirt for an animal tank stand (e.g., a metal stand). The stand includes four legs having a top portion and a bottom portion, a platform having a front long member, a rear long member, and two short members that connect the top end of each leg to form a rectangular opening to receive an animal tank. The animal tank stand skirt includes two rectangular skirt members, each skirt member has a top end, a bottom end, a first side and a second side; one or more fasteners at the top end of the skirt member; and one or more pockets on an inside portion of the skirt member, at or near the first side. The skirt has an opening at the middle at the first sides of each skirt member; and the skirt has a length and width that fit a standard size tank stand. The present invention further includes methods of use thereof, kits and systems that include the animal tank stand skirt. | 01-21-2010 |
20100206240 | ENDLESS STREAM FISH TANK - An endless flow fish tank, which occupies relatively little space, yet allows instinctively swimming fish to swim comfortably. Aerated water is pumped in one direction through a swim chamber, and water returns through a space between inner and outer container, through return flow piping, or through a second swim chamber which also serves as a return flow chamber. | 08-19-2010 |
20100218728 | TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED CONTAINERS - Devices and methods are disclosed for the housing and maintenance of aquatic, semi-aquatic, and terrestrial organisms. Methods and device can be applied widely in the care and culture of these species and will find wide applicability in the aquaculture industry, aquarium and pet hobby, science instruction and education, environmental screening and toxicity testing, and the education-entertainment field. | 09-02-2010 |
20100236489 | Overflow Device for Water Tank - An aquarium overflow device capable of preventing adverse effects by suction noise of an overflow pipe. The aquarium overflow device according to the present invention is equipped with a water storing portion | 09-23-2010 |
20100307423 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING WAVES IN AN AQUARIUM - In order to generate waves in a volume of water of an aquarium, it is proposed that a storage container which extends beyond the surface of the volume of water should be provided in the aquarium. Using a pump, water is periodically pumped from the water container into the storage container and returned from the storage container into the aquarium. The energy delivered to the water during this leads to fluctuations in the position of the free surface of the volume of water and in-phase operation of the pump provides stronger surface displacements in the aquarium, which are comparable with a wave in open water and which expose the plants and living beings in the aquarium to an alternating mechanical load. | 12-09-2010 |
20110011349 | AQUARIUM WITH SWEEPER - An aquarium including a tank; a stirrer having one end extending upwardly from within the tan and an opposite end rotatably mounted in a bearing at a bottom of the tank; a substrate in the tank; and a sediment drain hole formed in a sidewall or a bottom of the tank. | 01-20-2011 |
20110114030 | Pet Turtle Slope - A device for use in conjunction with a standard aquarium tank or similar container, to provide a habitat for water pets such as Red Eared Sliders or other land or water creatures. The device is sloped, utilizing a wedge-like shape, which rests at the bottom of the tank or container. The design is in such a way that the device does not move or float. | 05-19-2011 |
20110155073 | Aquarium combined with Cat Furniture - An aquarium combined with cat furniture comprising an aquarium full of water that is used to house aquatic animals and is supported on a platform, which is an integral part of cat furniture. The cat furniture is covered in carpeting or similar material. The cat furniture functions as both a platform to support the aquarium and to provide artificial cat habitat to facilitate such functional cat behaviors as climbing, clawing, hiding, stalking and sleeping. There can be a removable hood placed on top of the aquarium that is covered in similar material as the cat furniture and used as a perch for a cat. There can also be an air chamber display case submerged inside the aquarium that is in fluid communication with the atmosphere through a conduit that provides a passageway for a cat to travel from outside of the aquarium to the interior air chamber display case. | 06-30-2011 |
20110209668 | Aquarium - The invention relates to an aquarium with a pressure-tight aquarium tank ( | 09-01-2011 |
20110253056 | AQUARIUM LIGHT STRIP - Various embodiments of the present invention provide a lighting system and apparatus that may be utilized with aquariums. The features and functionality of the lighting system and apparatus provide easy access to the opening of an aquarium for various purposes, such as cleaning and maintenance. In addition, the features and functionality of some embodiments provide a lighting system that does not require ballasts, light sockets, or a multitude of wiring, and includes a modular design. Further, for some embodiments, features of the present invention allow the lighting apparatus to illuminate the aquarium, while simultaneously limiting the evaporation of water from the aquarium. | 10-20-2011 |
20110297097 | Aquaponic Method and Apparatus for Use in Arid Environments - An aquaponic method and apparatus used to raise fish in fish rearing tanks is combined with hydroponic channels for growing crops, in which fertilizer nutrients from the aquaculture effluent are utilized as fertilizer. The aquaponic method and apparatus produce a first water circulation system during the day in which water is repeatedly cycled from a sump, bypassing fish rearing tanks, to a clarifier for removing solids, a degasifier for removing volatile compound, then to the hydroponic channels, and then, back from the hydroponic channels to the sump. The aquaponic method and apparatus also produce a second circulation system during the night in which water is repeatedly cycled from the sump to the fish rearing tanks, from the fish rearing tanks to the clarifier, then from the clarifier to the hydroponic channels and then back from the hydroponic channels to the sump. | 12-08-2011 |
20130092093 | FISH TANK WITH ACTIVE DISPLAY - A fish tank has an integral or attached active display. The fish tank provides an area for live creatures (e.g. fish, mollusks, reptiles, birds, etc.) and the display is filled with, for example, a background image or video, adding to the depth of view, the complexity of view and aesthetics of the fish tank. Any type of display is anticipated as well as any type of image displayed on the display, including television, computer screens, still images, video images, etc. | 04-18-2013 |
20130186346 | DECORATIVE WATER DISPLAY HAVING SOUND AND LIGHTING - A decorative water display includes a container for holding water, an art piece adapted to be immersed in the water, and a sound module mounted on the container operable to play a prerecorded audio recording through a speaker device. The water display may further include a light source, the light may further be varied in coordination with the audio recording to produce a synergistic artistic expression. The water display may comprise an aquarium. The invention also encompasses storing the audio recording on a removable memory component to accommodate different tastes. | 07-25-2013 |
20140033984 | Water tank structure with wireless power transmission devices - A water tank structure with wireless power transmission devices is disclosed. The water tank structure includes a water tank, a passive device, and a transmitter. The passive device is disposed in the water tank and includes a receiver. The transmitter transmits electric energy to the receiver through resonance between the transmitter and the receiver. The transmitter transforms electricity first into electric signals and then into resonance energy, before transmitting the resonance energy. The receiver and the transmitter have corresponding characteristics in electrical resonance so that the receiver can receive the resonance signals output from the transmitter and then transform the resonance signals into electricity to be consumed by the electrical load of the passive device. | 02-06-2014 |
20140102376 | Aquarium with wireless power transmission device - An aquarium with wireless power transmission devices, comprising a tank body; a pump which is a wireless power transmission device driven by electrical power, and including an inlet and an outlet; a receiver; and a transmitter including a power source, a resonance transmission driving circuit and a transmitting circuit; wherein the resonance transmission driving circuit converts an electrical power supplied by the power source into an resonating energy; the receiver is disposed within the aquarium and electrically interconnected to the pump, the receiver collects the resonating energy, and the receiver further transfers the resonating energy to the pump; and the fluid worked by the pump enters the pump from the inlet and discharged from the outlet of the pump. | 04-17-2014 |
20150101540 | FISH TANK - An apparatus includes a housing having a first surface having a first contour and arranged to contain a quantity of water. The apparatus further includes a base structure positioned adjacent the housing and including a second surface having a second contour that closely matches the first contour. The housing is positioned such that the first surface and the second surface are disposed immediately adjacent one another. The apparatus further includes a lighting element supported by the base and positioned to selectively illuminate the housing. The apparatus further includes a storage compartment having an open cavity for receiving and holding an object and a third surface having a third contour that closely matches the first contour, the storage compartment supported by the base structure such that the first surface and the third surface are disposed immediately adjacent one another. | 04-16-2015 |