Patents by Inventor Peter Elliot Danforth

Peter Elliot Danforth 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).

  • System and Method for In Situ Settlement and Recruitment of Shellfish and Developing Reef
    Publication number: 20190200581
    Abstract: A shellfish trap system and a method for developing a reef are provided. The shellfish trap system includes a growing assembly, a first protective layer, and a second protective layer. The growing assembly includes a material which is conducive for shellfish in the pediveliger larvae stage to attach to. The first protective layer substantially envelops at least a first portion of the growing assembly during a first developmental stage of the shellfish and is removed from the growing assembly after completion of the first developmental stage. The second protective layer substantially envelops at least a second portion of the growing assembly during a second developmental stage of the shellfish, wherein the at least a second portion of the growing assembly is submerged in water during the second developmental stage of the shellfish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Paul Chandler Matthews, III, Peter Elliot Danforth
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN SITU SETTLEMENT AND RECRUITMENT OF SHELLFISH AND DEVELOPING REEF
    Publication number: 20160212978
    Abstract: A shellfish trap system and a method for developing a reef are provided. The shellfish trap system includes a growing assembly, a first protective layer, and a second protective layer. The growing assembly includes a material which is conducive for shellfish in the pediveliger larvae stage to attach to. The first protective layer substantially envelops at least a first portion of the growing assembly during a first developmental stage of the shellfish and is removed from the growing assembly after completion of the first developmental stage. The second protective layer substantially envelops at least a second portion of the growing assembly during a second developmental stage of the shellfish, wherein the at least a second portion of the growing assembly is submerged in water during the second developmental stage of the shellfish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Paul Chandler Matthews, III, Peter Elliot Danforth