Patents by Inventor David R. Russell

David R. Russell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11953516
    Abstract: The present invention is a self-disengaging pitot tube cover having a split cylinder configuration and an internal release mechanism, which is triggered by a temperature sensitive mechanism upon detecting a predetermined temperature so that the pitot tube cover separates and is released from the pitot tube at a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: DeGroff Aviation Technologies
    Inventors: Steven A. DeGroff, Phillip R. Russell, David J. Hockemeyer
  • Patent number: 7584718
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for raising marine fish in freshwater. The methods involve transferring fish to freshwater containing at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed comprises an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significant increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the marine fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Jr., David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Publication number: 20090078212
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for raising marine fish in freshwater. The methods involve transferring fish to freshwater containing at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed comprises an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significant increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the marine fish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Marical, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, JR., David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Patent number: 7421975
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for raising marine fish in freshwater. The methods involve adding at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed comprises an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significant increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the marine fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Jr., David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Patent number: 7182041
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for raising marine fish in freshwater. The methods involve adding at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed comprises an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significant increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the marine fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Jr., David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Patent number: 7121227
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for improving the raising of pre-adult anadromous fish, or preparing pre-adult anadromous fish for transfer to seawater. The methods involve adding at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed comprises an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significantly increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the pre-adult anadromous fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Jr., David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Patent number: 7069876
    Abstract: Methods, compositions and kits for improving the raising of pre-adult anadromous fish, or preparing pre-adult anadromous fish for transfer to seawater. The methods involve adding at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed comprises an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significantly increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the pre-adult anadromous fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Jr., David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Patent number: 7055461
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of imprinting fish in freshwater with at least one odorant for the fish and causing the imprinted fish to react to the odorant in seawater, wherein the fish are maintained in freshwater prior to transfer to seawater, The method includes: adding at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to modulate expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR, the PVCR modulator being one which alters olfactory sensing of the fish to the odorant; adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, the feed containing the odorant and an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significantly increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the fish upon consumption of the feed, whereby the fish are imprinted with the odorant; transferring the imprinted fish to seawater; and providing a source of said odorant in the seawater to which the imprinted fish are transferred, thereby causing the imprinted fish to react to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Jr., Steven Jury, David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka, Timothy Linley, Edward M. Brown
  • Patent number: 6854422
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for raising marine fish in freshwater. The methods involve adding at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed comprises an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significant increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the marine fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Jr., David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Publication number: 20040244714
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of imprinting fish in freshwater with at least one odorant for the fish and causing the imprinted fish to react to the odorant in seawater, wherein the fish are maintained in freshwater prior to transfer to seawater, The method includes: adding at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to modulate expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR, the PVCR modulator being one which alters olfactory sensing of the fish to the odorant; adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, the feed containing the odorant and an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significantly increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the fish upon consumption of the feed, whereby the fish are imprinted with the odorant; transferring the imprinted fish to seawater; and providing a source of said odorant in the seawater to which the imprinted fish are transferred, thereby causing the imprinted fish to react to
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicant: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Steven Jury, David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka, Timothy Linley, Edward M. Brown
  • Patent number: 6748900
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of imprinting fish in freshwater with at least one odorant for the fish and causing the imprinted fish to react to the odorant in seawater, wherein the fish are maintained in freshwater prior to transfer to seawater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Jr., Steven Jury, David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka, Timothy Linley, Edward M. Brown
  • Publication number: 20030230247
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for improving the raising of pre-adult anadromous fish, or preparing pre-adult anadromous fish for transfer to seawater. The methods involve adding at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed comprises an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significantly increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the pre-adult anadromous fish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Applicant: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Publication number: 20030226516
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for raising marine fish in freshwater. The methods involve adding at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed comprises an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significant increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the marine fish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Applicant: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Patent number: 6655318
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for improving the raising of pre-adult anadromous fish, or preparing pre-adult anadromous fish for transfer to seawater. The methods involve adding at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed comprises an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significantly increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the pre-adult anadromous fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Jr., David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Patent number: 6637371
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for improving the raising of pre-adult anadromous fish, or preparing pre-adult anadromous fish for transfer to seawater. The methods involve adding PVCR modulators (e.g., calcium and/or magnesium) to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed contains an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significantly increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the pre-adult anadromous fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: William Harris, Jr., David R. Russell, Jacqueling Noaring, Marlies Betka
  • Publication number: 20030124090
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of imprinting fish to be sensitized to an odorant so that modulation of the PVCR in the olfactory apparatus occurs, and then exposing the fish with the same odorant after transfer to seawater or freshwater. The present invention also includes methods of homing or attracting fish, as well as methods for repelling fish by modulating the expression and/or sensitivity of the PVCR in the olfactory apparatus of the fish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Applicant: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Steven Jury, David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka, Timothy Linley, Edward M. Brown
  • Publication number: 20030116096
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for improving the raising of pre-adult anadromous fish, or preparing pre-adult anadromous fish for transfer to seawater. The methods involve adding at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed comprises an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significantly increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the pre-adult anadromous fish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: MariCal, LLC
    Inventors: H. William Harris, David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Patent number: 6564747
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for improving the raising of pre-adult anadromous fish, or preparing pre-adult anadromous fish for transfer to seawater. The methods involve adding at least one Polyvalent Cation Sensing Receptor (PVCR) modulator to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed comprises an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significantly increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the pre-adult anadromous fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: MariCal, LLC
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Jr., David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Publication number: 20030084855
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for improving the raising of pre-adult anadromous fish, or preparing pre-adult anadromous fish for transfer to seawater. The methods involve adding PVCR modulators (e.g., calcium and/or magnesium) to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed contains an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significantly increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the pre-adult anadromous fish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Applicant: MariCal, Inc.
    Inventors: H. William Harris, David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka
  • Patent number: 6481379
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for improving the raising of pre-adult anadromous fish, or preparing pre-adult anadromous fish for transfer to seawater. The methods involve adding PVCR modulators (e.g., calcium and/or magnesium) to the freshwater in an amount sufficient to increase expression and/or sensitivity of at least one PVCR; and adding feed for fish consumption to the freshwater, wherein the feed contains an amount of NaCl sufficient to contribute to a significantly increased level of the PVCR modulator in serum of the pre-adult anadromous fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: MariCal, LLC
    Inventors: H. William Harris, Jr., David R. Russell, Jacqueline Nearing, Marlies Betka