Patents by Inventor Horst Wehmeyer

Horst Wehmeyer 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).

  • Removing foreign matter from aquarium water
    Patent number: 7179373
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for removing foreign matter from water at selected levels in an aquarium utilize a valving mechanism placed between a skimmer adjacent the upper surface of the water and a lower inlet adjacent the lower bottom of the aquarium, the valving mechanism being operated selectively to control the relative volume of the flow of water through the skimmer and through the lower inlet, and a corresponding continuous withdrawal of water, together with entrained foreign matter, passed through either one or both the skimmer and the lower inlet so as to remove foreign matter from selected levels in the aquarium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Imagine Gold, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Horst Wehmeyer, Klaus W. Woltmann