Patents by Inventor Kelly A. Rusch

Kelly A. Rusch 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).

  • Automated continuous zooplankton culture system
    Patent number: 8973531
    Abstract: A system and method for determining the concentration of zooplankton in a continuous zooplankton culture system. The system may include a transmissiometer, a sample tube, a first sample containing water and microalgae, and a second sample containing water, microalgae, and zooplankton. The concentration of zooplankton in the system may be calculated by comparing the transmissiometer output from the first sample and the second sample, wherein each of the outputs are obtained by moving each sample into the sample tube such that the transmissionmeter is positioned to take a reading across the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventor: Kelly A. Rusch
  • AUTOMATED CONTINUOUS ZOOPLANKTON CULTURE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120312243
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for determining the concentration of zooplankton in a continuous zooplankton culture system. The system may include a transmissiometer, a sample tube, a first sample containing water and microalgae, and a second sample containing water, microalgae, and zooplankton. The concentration of zooplankton in the system may be calculated by comparing the transmissiometer output from the first sample and the second sample, wherein each of said outputs are obtained by moving each sample into the sample tube such that the transmissionmeter is positioned to take a reading across the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventor: Kelly A. Rusch