Patents by Inventor Lawrence Jules Borne, III

Lawrence Jules Borne, III 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).

  • Mechanized collector of juvenile lobsters
    Patent number: 8230814
    Abstract: A mechanized collector for collecting juvenile lobsters to be raised in a growout system is disclosed. The mechanized collector may be formed from a vessel, a longline support system capable of supporting and suspending a longline having a plurality of juvenile lobster collectors above a deck of the vessel, and a shaker assembly positioned to engage at least one of the plurality of juvenile lobster collectors suspended above the deck of the vessel and attached to the longline. The shaker assembly may be configured to shake the plurality of juvenile lobster collectors individually or collectively together, thereby causing the juvenile lobsters to fall into a collection trough positioned under the collector. The plurality of juvenile lobster collectors may be attached to the longline and formed from at least one generally flat panel that is suspended generally vertically in water above the longline with at least one float.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Darden Restaurants, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Jules Borne, III, Benjamin Alan Metzger, Geoff William Beiser, Megan Davis
  • MECHANIZED COLLECTOR OF JUVENILE LOBSTERS
    Publication number: 20100071630
    Abstract: A mechanized collector for collecting juvenile lobsters to be raised in a growout system is disclosed. The mechanized collector may be formed from a vessel, a longline support system capable of supporting and suspending a longline having a plurality of juvenile lobster collectors above a deck of the vessel, and a shaker assembly positioned to engage at least one of the plurality of juvenile lobster collectors suspended above the deck of the vessel and attached to the longline. The shaker assembly may be configured to shake the plurality of juvenile lobster collectors individually or collectively together, thereby causing the juvenile lobsters to fall into a collection trough positioned under the collector. The plurality of juvenile lobster collectors may be attached to the longline and formed from at least one generally flat panel that is suspended generally vertically in water above the longline with at least one float.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: Darden Restaurants, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Jules Borne III, Benjamin Alan Metzger, Geoff William Beiser, Megan Davis