Patents by Inventor William F. Nickel

William F. Nickel 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).

  • Shellfish mariculture apparatus
    Patent number: 4434743
    Abstract: A shellfish mariculture apparatus wherein the apparatus includes a frame, an envelope comprising a sleeve of open mesh material having an upper and lower portion and a series of stanchions operably connected to the frame for supporting an upper portion of the sleeve and a means operably contacting an upper portion of the sleeve for elevating the upper portion of the sleeve above the lower portion thereof above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1984
    Inventor: William F. Nickel
  • Shellfish mariculture method and apparatus
    Patent number: 4328764
    Abstract: A shellfish mariculture method and apparatus wherein the apparatus includes a frame, an envelope comprising a sleeve of open mesh material having an upper and lower portion and a means operably connected to the frame for supporting an upper portion of the sleeve above a lower portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1982
    Inventor: William F. Nickel