Patents by Inventor Trond Otto Johnsen

Trond Otto Johnsen 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: 11825815
    Abstract: A buoyancy system is for a fish pen. The fish pen has an enclosure for keeping fish confined in the fish pen, the enclosure being secured to an inner flexible buoyancy body floating on a water surface. The buoyancy system has an outer buoyancy body on the outside of the inner buoyancy body. The inner buoyancy body is attached to the outer buoyancy body with a mooring so that the outer buoyancy body and the inner buoyancy body move independently of each other relative to waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Akvadesign AS
    Inventors: Anders Naess, Trond Otto Johnsen
  • Publication number: 20210029975
    Abstract: A buoyancy system is for a fish pen. The fish pen has an enclosure for keeping fish confined in the fish pen, the enclosure being secured to an inner flexible buoyancy body floating on a water surface. The buoyancy system has an outer buoyancy body on the outside of the inner buoyancy body. The inner buoyancy body is attached to the outer buoyancy body with a mooring so that the outer buoyancy body and the inner buoyancy body move independently of each other relative to waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Akvadesign AS
    Inventors: Anders Naess, Trond Otto Johnsen
  • Patent number: 10827729
    Abstract: A buoyancy system is for a fish pen. The fish pen has an enclosure for keeping fish confined in the fish pen, the enclosure being secured to an inner flexible buoyancy body floating on a water surface. The buoyancy system has an outer buoyancy body on the outside of the inner buoyancy body. The inner buoyancy body is attached to the outer buoyancy body with a mooring so that the outer buoyancy body and the inner buoyancy body move independently of each other relative to waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Akvadesign AS
    Inventors: Anders Naess, Trond Otto Johnsen
  • Publication number: 20200077630
    Abstract: A feeding system is for a closed pen for fish farming. The closed pen is provided with a water-supply system including a supply pipe which, at its upper portion, is provided with a housing with a lower portion, a middle portion and an upper portion, there being, extending from the middle portion of the housing, a feeding pipe which is arranged to convey water that is entering the housing at the lower portion to the inside of the closed pen. The feeding system includes a feed hopper and a feeder for carrying a feed out of the feed hopper and up to a mouth. The mouth is positioned at the upper portion of the housing. The housing is provided with a passage between the upper portion and the middle portion so that the feed is carried in the water and into the closed pen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Akvadesign AS
    Inventors: Anders Næss, Trond Otto Johnsen
  • Publication number: 20190045754
    Abstract: A buoyancy system is for a fish pen. The fish pen has an enclosure for keeping fish confined in the fish pen, the enclosure being secured to an inner flexible buoyancy body floating on a water surface. The buoyancy system has an outer buoyancy body on the outside of the inner buoyancy body. The inner buoyancy body is attached to the outer buoyancy body with a mooring so that the outer buoyancy body and the inner buoyancy body move independently of each other relative to waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Akvadesign AS
    Inventors: Anders Naess, Trond Otto Johnsen