Patents by Inventor Fred Lochmatter

Fred Lochmatter 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).

  • Machine for planting shellfish seedlings
    Patent number: 6082303
    Abstract: A vehicular machine for planting shellfish seedlings in the seafloor has a seeding drum with water inlet ports in its outer circumferential surface through which a suction is applied to pick up shellfish seedlings from a hopper, move them to a position close to the seafloor and deposit them onto the seafloor. The machine includes a net and apparatus for unwinding and placing the net on the seafloor over the deposited seedlings as the machine moves forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Fan Seafoods Ltd.
    Inventors: Keith Ware, Rob Jackson, Doug Sabo, Fred Lochmatter, Reinhold Seiler