| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 119267000 | Aquarium illumination | 12 |
| 20110253057 | 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. According to one embodiment of the invention, the lighting apparatus comprises two or more panels; one or more joints that join at least two adjacent panels together; and one or more light elements disposed on the aquarium lighting apparatus such that at least one lighting element illuminates a side common to all of the panels. For some embodiments, features of the present invention allow the lighting apparatus to illuminate the aquarium, while limiting the evaporation of water from the aquarium. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120037081 | LED LAMP AND AQUARIUM USING SAME - An aquarium includes a semi-cylindrical transparent casing for holding water and water animals and plants and covered with a top cover, a base member attached to the bottom side of the transparent casing and defining an open space, a battery-operated LED lamp detachably mounted in the open space of the base member and controllable to emit light upwardly toward the inside of the transparent casing. The battery-operated LED lamp can be removed from the base member, and attached to the top cover to emit light downwardly toward the inside of the transparent casing, or separately used as a mobile lighting tool. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120060763 | ADHESIVE OPTICAL FIBER DEVICE FOR AN AQUARIUM - An adhesive optical fiber device for aquarium has a light-emitting device and a light-guiding optical fiber device. The light-emitting device and the light-guiding optical fiber device include respectively a first magnetic device and a second magnetic device. The light-emitting device and the light-guiding optical fiber device are disposed on the outer and inner surfaces of a sidewall of the aquarium, respectively, and fixed thereon due to the attraction between the first magnetic device and the second magnetic device. The light source of the light-emitting device aims at a light entrance of the light-guiding optical fiber device, so that the optical fiber cores of the light-guiding optical fiber device can transmit light and emit light on their free ends. The optical fiber cores in the aquarium can be distributed by demand to decorate the aquarium. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120137983 | 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. According to one embodiment of the invention, the lighting apparatus comprises an arm member fixedly attached to the panel, a clamp member for attachment of the device to a wall of the aquarium, a hinge member for hingedly attaching the arm member to the clamp member, and at least one light element disposed on the at least one panel such that at least one lighting element illuminates a side common to all panels. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120152177 | UPGRADEABLE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AQUARIUM LIGHTING - An LED-based aquarium lighting system having upgradeable control system and a method thereof are provided. The system includes an LED source having a plurality of LED lights, a marine habitat for housing a marine habitat life, a control system which comprises a motherboard, a control panel, and a control module. The control module is replaceable with a new control module to provide upgrades of operational modes and features of the aquarium lighting system. Accordingly, to perform an upgrade of the control system, a user replaces the control module with a new control module by removing the control module from the motherboard and plugging the new control module in the motherboard, thereby readily making upgrades of operational modes and features of the aquarium lighting system without requiring the entire aquarium lighting system be replaced. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20140209035 | AQUARIUM LIGHTING SYSTEM - A control system for an aquarium lighting system in which motor drivers alter over time the relative inclination of a light source with respect to an ornamental feature (18) within the aquarium. The effect is that light intensity (92, 94) falling incident on an ornamental feature more accurately simulates natural light impinging on a natural environment from day and seasonal movements of the sun. In addition to the relative change in inclination, power settings for the light source can be adjusted to further mimic the effects experienced with daily variations of climate and/or weather. The system effectively changes the angle of incidence of light and outwardly facing areas of ornamental features or areas beneath overhangs receive programmable levels of illumination that would otherwise not be possible with an overhead, single fixed-position light source. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140230741 | WIRELESS POWER FOR INTERNAL ELEMENTS OF AQUARIUM - An aquarium includes a wall separating an internal environment within the enclosure from an external environment outside of the enclosure, and a power transmission system that transmits power wireless through the wall. The power transmission system includes a power source and an external inductor coupled to the power source, the external inductor coupled to the wall. The power transmission system also includes an internal inductor coupled to the wall and separated from the external inductor by the wall, and an internal element disposed within the enclosure, the internal element coupled to the internal conductor. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140261216 | FISH TANK ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - A fish tank illumination system including an external light unit placed against a transparent panel on a fish tank filled with water, and a decorative element submerged and placed inside the fish tank. The external light unit includes a light source producing a narrow light beam through the transparent panel. The decorative element or adapter is mounted on the inside surface of the transparent panel opposite the external light unit. The decorative element may include transparent or translucent objects or internal cavities illuminated by the light from the external light unit. The adapter may be used to receive the light from the external light unit or used to mount the decorative element on the transparent panel. Magnetic elements in the external light unit and on the decorative elements are used to align and hold the light unit and decorative element or the adapter on opposite sides of the transparent panel. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140305376 | AQUARIUM LIGHTING SYSTEM - An aquarium includes a curved aquarium housing that supports water, the water including a water surface that separates water from air within the housing. The aquarium also includes a lighting system coupled to the aquarium housing, the lighting system including an arm and a light element disposed at an end of the arm and outside of the aquarium housing that directs light into the aquarium housing at an angle less than 90 degrees relative to the water surface. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20160037756 | LIGHTING SYSTEM AND CONTROL FOR EXPERIMENTING IN AQUACULTURE - A method of experimenting on aquatic life in an indoor facility and a lighting assembly for accomplishing the same. The lighting assembly includes a lighting device that emits light at a predetermined wavelength that provides a minimum water penetration depth and is positioned in a manner to provide uniform lighting at the air and water interface within a containment unit housing the aquatic life. The on and off functions are also controlled by the lighting assembly to provide a gradual turn on and turn off to prevent interference of effects of lighting with experimental results. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160120157 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - An illumination system for cultivation of aquatic animals is disclosed for cultivation of aquatic animals in a volume of water, the cultivation using a feeding system defining a feeding axis in the volume of water. The system comprises at least a first illumination surface positioned in the volume of water and arranged for illuminating the feeding axis. The system also comprises a second illumination surface positioned in the volume of water and arranged for illuminating the feeding axis. The first illumination surface and second illumination surface are different surfaces arranged to illuminate the feeding axis from substantially different directions. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160183502 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING GROWTH OF AQUATIC ANIMALS - An illumination system and method configured for mitigating a growth dip and as a consequence enhancing the growth of aquatic animals in a volume of water is disclosed. The illumination system comprises at least one light source ( | 06-30-2016 |
