Patents by Inventor Patrick P. Sorgeloos

Patrick P. Sorgeloos 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).

  • Method and device of producing artemia offspring
    Patent number: 4593647
    Abstract: Artemia (14,90) are kept under such conditions as high density in a flowing aqua-culture (2) that either nauplii (90) or cysts (14) are deposited as offspring (14,90).A treatment inducing cyclic cysts production consists of a cyclic reduction of the oxygen concentration of the flowing aqua-culture (2).A device (1,44) for depositing only one selected type of offspring (14,90) comprises for the production of cysts (14) inducing means (12,53,64,67) for the cyclic reduction of the oxygen concentration.A packing (67) of such offspring (14,90) is provided with a label (68) indicating a specification predetermined by the conditions the flowing aqua-culture (2) had been operated at.Methods for feeding Artemia (14,90) are characterized by the use of agricultural derivatives (7) and/or chicken manure (7).A method for preparing food (14,90) is characterized by the use of nauplii (90) and/or cysts (14) produced in the flowing aqua-culture (2) and/or by the use of particles coated with a food additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1986
    Assignee: Artemia N.V.
    Inventors: Patrick P. Sorgeloos, Danny H. Versichele, Philippe P. J. M. Leger, Patrick A. Lavens