Patents by Inventor Kimberly March Klotz

Kimberly March Klotz 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).

  • Artificial aquarium having magnetic and water pump drive system
    Patent number: 6665964
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for our artificial aquarium featuring artificial creatures, such as fish, behaving in a life-like manner. A tank is equipped with electromagnets which create magnetic fields which act on magnets within the artificial fishes' bodies, causing them to move. The tank's electromagnets are activated by a programmable logic controller (PLC). Input devices placed in the tank may send signals to the PLC, causing the activation or deactivation of certain electromagnets which affects the movements of the fish. Water flow from a water pump may also cause the artificial fishes to move.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Inventor: Kimberly March Klotz
  • Artificial aquarium having magnetic and water pump drive system
    Publication number: 20030163937
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for our artificial aquarium featuring artificial creatures, such as fish, behaving in a life-like manner. A tank is equipped with electromagnets which create magnetic fields which act on magnets within the artificial fishes' bodies, causing them to move. The tank's electromagnets are activated by a programmable logic controller (PLC). Input devices placed in the tank may send signals to the PLC, causing the activation or deactivation of certain electromagnets which affects the movements of the fish. Water flow from a water pump may also cause the artificial fishes to move.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventor: Kimberly March Klotz