Patents by Inventor Craig Aaron McCarthy

Craig Aaron McCarthy 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).

  • Aquaculture fish pen with mortality trap
    Patent number: 11213019
    Abstract: A mort trap assembly includes an upper ramp with a top end, a first bottom end, and an outer edge that is fixedly attached to an inner edge of a slide. A retaining chamber is located below the upper ramp and includes a first entry port located below the first bottom end of the upper ramp. A lower ramp has a top end spaced away from the upper ramp, and a first bottom end located at a bottom of the first entry port of the retaining chamber, and a purge pipe fluidly connected to the retaining chamber. The upper ramp is configured to receive morts from the slide, and the lower ramp is configured to receive the morts from the upper ramp and to direct the received morts into the first entry port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: InnovaSea Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Leigh Laughlin, Todd Vangsness, Todd Matthew Shipman, Craig Aaron McCarthy, Harrison P. Zimmer, Shane Taylor, Bradford J. Rodgers
  • AQUACULTURE FISH PEN WITH MORTALITY TRAP
    Publication number: 20200396966
    Abstract: A mort trap assembly includes an upper ramp with a top end, a first bottom end, and an outer edge that is fixedly attached to an inner edge of a slide. A retaining chamber is located below the upper ramp and includes a first entry port located below the first bottom end of the upper ramp. A lower ramp has a top end spaced away from the upper ramp, and a first bottom end located at a bottom of the first entry port of the retaining chamber, and a purge pipe fluidly connected to the retaining chamber. The upper ramp is configured to receive morts from the slide, and the lower ramp is configured to receive the morts from the upper ramp and to direct the received morts into the first entry port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: InnovaSea Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Leigh Laughlin, Todd Vangsness, Todd Matthew Shipman, Craig Aaron McCarthy, Harrison P. Zimmer, Shane Taylor, Bradford J. Rodgers