Patents by Inventor Donald F. Asher, Jr.

Donald F. Asher, Jr. 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: 4594965
    Abstract: A symbiotic aqua-culture system includes a barrier fence surrounding a protected body of water in which is extended a conduit having a plurality of tubes therein and which is coaxial with a tubular screen. An electrode in the form of a helically wound wire on the conduit coacts with the tubular screen, which comprises a second electrode, to form an electrical field which attracts marine life and stimulates the growth thereof. The barrier fence may also be constructed to produce an electrical field to inhibit or kill undesired marine organisms attempting to pass through the fence. The tubes within the conduit are connected to sources of various materials, such as nutrients, algaecide, heat, etc., and valves are connected with the tubes to control flow therethrough. Orifices connect the tubes with the surface of the conduit along its length to supply the materials as desired. The method of symbiotic mari-culture using the structure is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1986
    Inventors: Donald F. Asher, Jr., Otto J. Munz, deceased, by Gerta H. Munz, Executrix