Patents by Inventor J. Carlos Busot

J. Carlos Busot 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).

  • Rheotactic shrimp harvester
    Patent number: 4607595
    Abstract: A rheotactic shrimp harvester wherein an inclined ramp having a slot extends between adjacent water tanks and water is caused to flow down the ramp from one tank to another. The shrimp reacting to the current of water flowing down the ramp move upstream on the ramp; the smaller shrimp pass through the slot in the ramp and return to the original tank while the larger shrimp go over the slot and into the next tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1986
    Assignee: The University of South Florida
    Inventors: J. Carlos Busot, Peter W. Hill