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Brine shrimp hatching apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-06-23
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Granted: 1963-04-23
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Expires: 1981-06-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John C Novello
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 11:27
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K61/00; A01K61/50; A01K61/59; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A40/00; Y02A40/80; Y02A40/81
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A BRINE SHRIMP HATCHING APPARATUS COMPRISING A FIRST OPAQUE CONTAINER FILLED WITH A BRINE SOLUTION TO A FIRST LEVEL, A SECOND TRANSPARENT CONTAINER SPACED FROM SAID FIRST CONTAINER AND FILLED WITH WATER TO A SECOND LEVEL ABOVE THE LEVEL OF SAID BRINE SOLUTION, A TUBE INTERCONNECTING AND EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID CONTAINERS, MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY RESTRICTING THE FLOW OF FLUID THROUGH SAID TUBE, AND A LIGHT SOURCE DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID SECOND CONTAINER FOR TRANSMITTING LIGHT RAYS THROUGH SAID SECOND CONTAINER AND SAID TUBE TO ATTRACT SHRIMP FROM SAID FIRST CONTAINER THROUGH SAID TUBE INTO SAID SECOND CONTAINER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
A BRINE SHRIMP HATCHING APPARATUS COMPRISING A FIRST OPAQUE CONTAINER FILLED WITH A BRINE SOLUTION TO A FIRST LEVEL, A SECOND TRANSPARENT CONTAINER SPACED FROM SAID FIRST CONTAINER AND FILLED WITH WATER TO A SECOND LEVEL ABOVE THE LEVEL OF SAID BRINE SOLUTION, A TUBE INTERCONNECTING AND EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID CONTAINERS, MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY RESTRICTING THE FLOW OF FLUID THROUGH SAID TUBE, AND A LIGHT SOURCE DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID SECOND CONTAINER FOR TRANSMITTING LIGHT RAYS THROUGH SAID SECOND CONTAINER AND SAID TUBE TO ATTRACT SHRIMP FROM SAID FIRST CONTAINER THROUGH SAID TUBE INTO SAID SECOND CONTAINER.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2984207A
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