Patents by Inventor Michael Thomas Meeker

Michael Thomas Meeker 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).

  • Submersible net pen system
    Patent number: 10785964
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein a submergible net pen system including for receiving a net, the system including: at least four support members; a plurality of span members connecting the support members, wherein the support members and span members collectively notionally define a pen volume; at least one chamber affixed to one or more of the span members and the support members; and at least one compressor in fluid communication with the chamber to selectively inflate the chamber with a gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: HEXTECH CANADA LTD.
    Inventor: Michael Thomas Meeker
  • Submersible net pen system
    Patent number: 10517279
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein a submersible net pen system for receiving a net. The system includes a plurality of support members, a plurality of span members connecting the support members together to define a pen volume, one or more chambers defined by one or more of the span members and the support members, and one or more compressors in fluid communication with the chambers to selectively inflate the chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: HEXTECH CANADA LTD.
    Inventor: Michael Thomas Meeker
  • SUBMERSIBLE NET PEN SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190045753
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein a submersible net pen system for receiving a net. The system includes a plurality of support members, a plurality of span members connecting the support members together to define a pen volume, one or more chambers defined by one or more of the span members and the support members, and one or more compressors in fluid communication with the chambers to selectively inflate the chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventor: Michael Thomas Meeker
  • SUBMERSIBLE NET PEN SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180317461
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein a submergible net pen system including for receiving a net, the system including: at least four support members; a plurality of span members connecting the support members, wherein the support members and span members collectively notionally define a pen volume; at least one chamber affixed to one or more of the span members and the support members; and at least one compressor in fluid communication with the chamber to selectively inflate the chamber with a gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventor: Michael Thomas Meeker