Patents by Inventor Michael Halvorson

Michael Halvorson 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).

  • Publication number: 20220400636
    Abstract: The present invention includes an apparatus configured for aquaculture, and more specifically for kelp growth and kelp farming. The apparatus includes a vertical central mast connected to horizontal buoyancy bars that are also connected to six vertical vertex struts surrounding the central mast. Buoyancy bars further connect adjacent vertex struts, such that the top profile of the apparatus is a hexagon. The apparatus is able to be connected to and share elements of other similar apparatuses, allowing for ease of aggregation of the apparatuses for scalable farming. The central mast is optionally configured to integrate a wind turbine, which is optionally able to power water pumps in the six vertex struts, which serve to transport water upward around the apparatus for more efficient carbon sequestration by the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Taerra Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Halvorson
  • Publication number: 20060009277
    Abstract: A method of playing a primary game on a gaming machine is performed by placing a wager on an underlying wagering primary game and playing the underlying wagering primary game according to the rules of the underlying primary game. When a predetermined event occurs in the underlying primary game, the player enters at least one secondary game. The secondary game may have at least one event where a) an animated event proceeds to a conclusion and an original bonus that increments or decrements with the proceeding of that animated event, and b) using a sequential set of displays to determine a number of spins to be used in a secondary game and to determine a multiplication factor to be used in spins to be used in the secondary game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Josef Hartl, R. Dunn, Michael Halvorson, Mark Litman
  • Publication number: 20060003827
    Abstract: A method of playing a game on a gaming machine is performed by placing a wager on an underlying wagering game and playing the underlying wagering game according to the rules of the underlying game. When a predetermined event occurs in the underlying game, the player enters at least one bonus game. The bonus game may have at least one event where a) an animated event proceeds to a conclusion and an original bonus that increments or decrements with the proceeding of that animated event, and b) using a sequential set of displays to determine a number of spins to be used in a bonus round and to determine a multiplication factor to be used in spins to be used in the bonus round.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Josef Hartl, R. Dunn, Michael Halvorson, Mark Litman