| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 119259000 | Filter | 23 |
| 20090133638 | Aquarium - An aquarium includes: a box having an accommodating space therein; a dividing board disposed in the accommodating space of the box to divide it into a cultivating layer and a nitrobacteria layer; a pump for drawing water and air, mixing them into bubbles, and sending the mixture out via a transporting pipe; a foam remover connected with the transporting pipe and having a foam outlet and a water outlet. The bubbles received from the transporting pipe are broken into smaller bubbles in the foam remover. The protein impurities in the water are expelled with the bubbles via the foam outlet. The processed water flows via the water outlet into the nitrobacteria layer to decompose the proteins. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090173284 | FISH TANK CLEANER - The present invention relates to a fish tank cleaner having a discharge means for discharging the excrements of fishes together with the water in a fish tank, a filter means for filtering the excrements of fishes in the discharging water, and a returning means for returning the filtered water to the fish tank, the fish tank cleaner including: a discharge port formed below the filter means, for discharging the water staying in a cleaner body to the outside; a viewing window mounted on the top surface of a cover covering the cleaner body, for checking out the interior of the cleaner body; an illuminator mounted on the underside of the cover, for illuminating the interior of the cleaner body; and a sensor mounted on the underside of the cover, for sensing the water not discharged through the filter means. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090255480 | Filter device for aquarium - An aquarium includes a filter housing disposed in a container, the housing includes a number of spaced guide fins extended into the housing and arranged to form a peripheral passage around the guide fins, a filter member engaged in the guide fins, and a water pump attached to the housing for pumping the water into the passage of the housing and for guiding the water to flow through the guide fins and to flow from various directions into the filter member and for allowing the water to be guided to flow through an outer peripheral portion of the filter member and for preventing the water from flowing through only a small portion of the filter member and for preventing the filter member from being quickly blocked by dirt or contaminant. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20110162584 | SYSTEM FOR FILLING AND DRAINING AN AQUARIUM - A system for filling and draining an aquarium. An aquarium tank is fitted with a drain and fill system. An aquarium comprises a tank fitted with a drain line that connects to a sediment collector at a first end and terminates in a connector at a second end. Interposed between the first end and the second end and proximate to the first end is a diverter valve. Interposed between the second end and the diverter valve is a âTâ connector that connects the drain line to a vertical fill line. The fill line extends to a height above the height of the tank and extends over the opening of the tank to facilitate the disposition of water into the tank. The cleaning of the tank may be performed by turning the diverter valve to an open position. Filling the tank may be performed when the diverter valve is in a closed position. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110162585 | SYSTEM FOR FEEDING AQUATIC ORGANISMS AND CLEANING UNIT FOR WATER TANK - An aquarium system for aquatic organisms capable of easily performing maintenance of a purifying device and a circulation pump, etc., and downsizing a purifying zone is provided. The system of the present invention includes an aquarium | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110168103 | AQUARIUM DRAIN SNAIL GUARD METHOD AND APPARATUS - The invention comprises an aquarium drain line attachment or guard apparatus and method for the application thereof. During use, the attachment affixes to the top of an aquarium drain stand pipe. The guard contains a water flow path passing through an opening having physical dimensions limiting passage of snails and/or invertebrates. The silencer includes one or more of: a snail or invertebrate barrier, an angled overflow, a housing, a cap, a drain line size adaptor, and an auto-leveler and/or placement fitting or ring. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20130284107 | Aquarium System - An aquarium system having a tank supported by a base, the base having a drawer that that retains the operational components of the filtration system. An overflow chute is positioned within the tank, the chute having an open top such that water from the tank may flow into the chute and into the drawer. The drawer has a receiving compartment located beneath the chute and a return compartment separated from the receiving compartment by a filter such that water is drawn through the filter and into the return compartment by a pump. The pump then delivers the filtered water from the return compartment into the tank through a conduit passing up through the chute. The filtration system is fully operational with the drawer closed or partially open. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140096718 | AQUARIUM FILTER - An aquarium includes a first chamber arranged to contain a first volume of liquid, a dry chamber that is adjacent the first chamber and defines a second volume, and a removable element at least partially disposed within the dry chamber. The removable element is selectively removable from the dry chamber. The aquarium also includes a filter at least partially disposed within the removable element, and a pump including an intake and an outlet. The intake is arranged to draw a flow of liquid from the first volume of liquid during pump operation. The aquarium also includes a tube having a first end connected to the outlet and a second end movable between a first position in which the flow of liquid passes through the filter and is then discharged into the first volume and a second position in which the flow of liquid flows directly into the first volume. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140318466 | AQUARIUM HAVING FILTERING FUNCTION - The present invention relates to an aquarium having a filtering function so as to facilitate the growth of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, shellfishes, and aquatic plants. According to the present invention the aquarium having a filtering function is configured to include: a porous horizontal partition wall which horizontally partitions the inner space of the aquarium into an upper growing region and a lower filtering region; and a filtering device which is disposed at a predetermined portion of the horizontal partition wall and provided with a filter so as to suction and filter water in the growing region and discharge the water to the filtering region. The water, whose pollutants are filtered using the filtering device, is allowed to move through the pores of the horizontal partition wall from the lower portion to the upper portion of a floor material, such as sand or a functional material, which is stacked on the upper surface of the horizontal partition wall. As a result, pollutants concentrated between the grains of the floor material are floated using the water in the growing region, and the water containing the floated pollutants is absorbed back by the filtering device in order to be filtered. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150342162 | AQUARIUM FILTRATION SYSTEM - An aquarium filtration system comprises an aquarium; a hollow ornament filtration device disposed adjacent to an inner bottom surface of the aquarium; and an aquarium support, capable of supporting the aquarium atop. The hollow ornament filtration device includes a main portion including a filter therein and a base including a magnetic impeller. In operation, the impeller draws a portion of water through a top opening of the main portion of the hollow ornament filtration device, through the filter, and out of at least one lateral opening of the base. The impeller is magnetically driven by magnets spun by an electric motor disposed in the aquarium support. In an embodiment, the filter is a replaceable filter cartridge including filtration media to provide mechanical and chemical filtration. Advantageously, all of the elements of the filtration system are hidden providing a more aesthetically pleasing experience. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160015009 | UV STERILIZER, TANK SYSTEM USING SAME, AND METHOD OF OPERATING - A UV sterilizer. The UV sterilizer has a casing defining an inlet and an outlet therein and a conduit therein between the inlet and the outlet, wherein the casing is capable of conveying a liquid from the inlet through the conduit; a UV electric bulb situated within the casing adjacent the conduit; a power source for supplying electricity to the bulb; and a mechanical fastener for attaching the sterilizer to a pump. The sterilizer is unitary in structure and is substantially free of a pump. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160128309 | Aquarium with a Fresh Water Replenishing System - The present utility model discloses an aquarium with a fresh water replenishing system comprising an upper tank, a connecting cavity, a lower cabinet and a fresh water replenishing system, with the said upper tank fixed on the lower cabinet, and the said connecting cavity fixed at an inner corner of the upper tank. It effectively utilizes space to store a fresh water replenishing box with a small space occupied. It is provided with a salt water and fresh water circulating system, making it easy to keep salt water and fresh water fish. It is provided with a water baffle to reduce water velocity, reducing noise. All components of its upper tank are provided on the same wall and cover this wall, contributing to good visual effects, safety and aesthetics. | 05-12-2016 |
| 119260000 | Biological type | 6 |
| 20090114163 | AQUARIUM - The aquarium creates a smooth circulation of water flowing through mechanical, biological, and chemical filtration mechanisms. The three filtration mechanisms are housed in a vertical first compartment and a vertical second compartment, both along a back side of the aquarium body, and a lateral third compartment along a bottom side of the body, respectively. A water pump draws water from the third compartment into the second compartment. After a first filtration processes, the water is poured back into the body. Due to the suction of the water pump, water flows from the body into the second compartment to undergo a second filtration process and then enters the third compartment, where a third filtration process is conducted. The water is finally drawn into the second compartment to complete the circulation. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20110088632 | Closed-type ornamental aquarium - The closed-type aquarium of the present invention includes a light transmissive container in which a vapor phase of air and a liquid phase of water are sealed. The liquid phase includes a shrimp, an aquatic plant and a microorganism. Further, to enhance efficiency of material recycling, the liquid phase includes a snail that has a different ecological niche than that of the shrimp and a plant dead body that supplements a resource essential for photosynthesis of the aquatic plant. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20130186347 | Cultivation of sustainable aquatic organisms using multitrophic closed systems - A multitrophic, inland aquaculture system allows for the cultivation of aquatic animals as a food source and the cultivation of algae for use as biofuel and biomass in a sustainable manner based on the symbiotic nature of the organisms grown. This unique process minimizes biological, energy, and water inputs to create a highly sustainable system by utilizing the cyclic conversion of oxygen to carbon dioxide and back to oxygen as well as using the biological waste from aquatic food organisms to provide nutrients for algae organisms for the benefit of both species. This enables the cultivation of food species in higher densities than previously possible, and eliminates the need to provide additional nutrients, water, and non-atmospheric carbon dioxide for algal growth. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130247832 | RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS AND BIOFILTERS THEREFOR - A biofilter is provided. The biofilter comprises a housing; an inlet defining an upstream end of the housing; an outlet defining a downstream end of the housing; a chamber comprising an upstream opening and a downstream opening, the chamber configured to contain a filtration medium; and a counter flow generator for generating a counter flow of water in an upstream direction in the chamber. Related methods and systems are also provided. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20140123904 | JELLYFISH AQUARIUM - An aquarium suitable for displaying jellyfish includes a chamber having interior walls that divide the chamber into a series of compartments. The first compartment is the viewing area having openings in the side walls that permit water to flow out of the viewing area while retaining jellyfish and flow into viewing area in a manner that keeps jellyfish suspended. A spillover riser is located between the first and second compartment that defines a channel through which the first and second compartment communicate. The second compartment has an air inlet providing the motive force to circulate water throughout the aquarium and introduce air bubbles to operate a foam fractionating device the inside the aquarium. The third compartment provides an area for placement of filter media and other necessary devices to keep jellyfish alive. The channel below the viewing area provides communication between the second and third compartment. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20160174531 | Aquaculture Pump System and Method | 06-23-2016 |
| 119261000 | With aerator | 5 |
| 20090126645 | Dirt collecting device for aquarium - A dirt collecting device for an aquarium includes a housing disposed on an apertured floor plate, a barrel disposed on the housing, a casing disposed on the barrel and having one or more openings for allowing the water form the barrel to flow into the aquarium, the casing includes a tubular member for forming an annular chamber between the tubular member and the casing, and an exit communicating with the annular chamber of the casing, and an air supplying device may supply air bubbles into the housing to carry the dirt and to move the dirt upwardly over the tubular member and collected in the annular chamber of the casing for allowing the dirt to be easily removed. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20100180829 | SKIMMER FOR AQUARIUMS - In a skimmer ( | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100269761 | METHOD OF AQUACULTURE - A method of aquaculture is applicable to a novel culture arrangement for diversified farming of generally deep sea fin fishes, shrimps, and shellfishes. A pre-manufactured enclosed cultivation tank is provided and air compressor facility is included for pressurization and oxygenation so as to make the interior of the cultivation tank a pressurized water environment of predetermined high pressure. A low pressure siphon tube is included for sucking and removing excrements from the cultivation tank and to realize water replacement in a natural manner thereby providing a deep sea mimicked clean cultivation environment. The drained water is subjected to multiple steps of filtration and purification for separating the excrements from the water and for purifying water to allow cyclic use of the water. An arrangement of multiple cultivation tanks allows for diversified and multi-species cultivation of fishery products and deep sea fishes. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110239951 | AQUARIUM PUMP WITH LED LAMPS - An aquarium pump having LED lamps, wherein the coil unit of a motor unit in the pump housing is used as a primary coil unit, and a first insulating layer is used to envelop the primary coil unit, then a secondary coil unit is used to wind the primary coil unit; taking advantage of induction of the secondary coil unit to the primary coil unit to generate a low voltage for using by the LED illuminating lamp set. Kinetic energy during rotation of an internal magnet of a motor for the pump is used as induction potential, this is the energy required that can get an effect of energy saving and carbon reducing. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120017840 | AQUARIUM HAVING IMPROVED FILTRATION SYSTEM WITH NEUTRAL BUOYANCY SUBSTRATE, PUMP AND SEDIMENT REMOVAL SYSTEM - An aquarium which includes a tank having a pump and an under gravel filter disposed in the tank below the pump and a sediment removal system for collecting and removing sediment which passes through the under gravel filter. The under gravel filter includes a hollow bubble dispersing base plate having a perforated top surface and an overlying substrate. An air conduit is provided for introducing air into the pump. The pump is connected to the plate such as to pump water and air into the interior of the plate to thereby cause oxygenated water and bubbles to exit upwardly through the perforated top surface of the plate and into and through the substrate. The pump includes a free floating magnetic impeller. A rotational torque generating unit is provided to rotate the impeller. The rotational torque generating unit includes a magnetic drive disk and a motor for rotating the magnetic drive disk. The pump and rotational torque generating unit are aligned with each other such that a magnetic field is established between the magnetic drive disk and the magnetic impeller, the magnetic field rotating upon rotation of the magnetic drive disk to thereby rotate the impeller. | 01-26-2012 |
