Patents by Inventor Phillip Dobson

Phillip Dobson 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: 20190387721
    Abstract: An open sea fish cage includes a fish enclosure, a floatation collar, and a weight ring. The fish enclosure allows water to flow therethrough. The floatation collar engages an inboard portion of the floatation collar, and includes a plurality of floatation segments that are connected by flexible joints to adjacent floatation segments. A weight ring assembly is suspended from an outboard portion of the floatation collar with first tension members. At least most of the fish enclosure is disposed vertically between the floatation collar and the weight ring assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Aquaculture Evolution Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip Dobson, David Hoar
  • Patent number: 7992522
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an off-shore unitary fish farming apparatus, including: a plurality of floatable fish containers aligned sequentially having attachment means for flexibly connecting the containers to maintain the containers in a predetermined relationship to one another, a dampening means attached to at least one or the containers to reduce current and wave and also deflect any floating debris away from the containers, a fish feed tank for holding, mixing and distribution of fish feed slurry to each of the plurality of fish containers, the fish tank having a securing means for attaching the dampening means to the tank; a feed dispenser for radially dispensing fish feed in the container directly beneath the water surface, anchor means to anchor the apparatus to an aquatic floor, the anchor means allowing radial movement or the tank around an anchor position and a crane mounted on the fish feed tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Aquaculture Engineering Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Harrison, Phillip Dobson, David Hoar
  • Publication number: 20100224135
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an off-shore unitary fish farming apparatus, including: a plurality of floatable fish containers aligned sequentially having attachment means for flexibly connecting the containers to maintain the containers in a predetermined relationship to one another, a dampening means attached to at least one or the containers to reduce current and wave and also deflect any floating debris away from the containers, a fish feed tank for holding, mixing and distribution of fish feed slurry to each of the plurality of fish containers, the fish tank having a securing means for attaching the dampening means to the tank; a feed dispenser for radially dispensing fish feed in the container directly beneath the water surface, anchor means to anchor the apparatus to an aquatic floor, the anchor means allowing radial movement or the tank around an anchor position and a crane mounted on the fish feed tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: AQUACULTURE ENGINEERING GROUP LTD.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Harrison, Phillip Dobson, David Hoar
  • Patent number: 7743733
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an off-shore unitary fish farming apparatus, including: a plurality of floatable fish containers aligned sequentially having attachment means for flexibly connecting the containers to maintain the containers in a predetermined relationship to one another, a dampening means attached to at least one of the containers to reduce current and wave and also deflect any floating debris away from the containers, a fish feed tank for holding, mixing and distribution of fish feed slurry to each of the plurality of fish containers, the fish tank having a securing means for attaching the dampening means to the tank; a feed dispenser for radially dispensing fish feed in the container directly beneath the water surface, anchor means to anchor the apparatus to an aquatic floor, the anchor means allowing radial movement of the tank around an anchor position and a crane mounted on the fish feed tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Aquaculture Engineering Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Harrison, Phillip Dobson, David Hoar
  • Publication number: 20080035070
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an off-shore unitary fish farming apparatus, including: a plurality of floatable fish containers aligned sequentially having attachment means for flexibly connecting the containers to maintain the containers in a predetermined relationship to one another, a dampening means attached to at least one of the containers to reduce current and wave and also deflect any floating debris away from the containers, a fish feed tank for holding, mixing and distribution of fish feed slurry to each of the plurality of fish containers, the fish tank having a securing means for attaching the dampening means to the tank; a feed dispenser for radially dispensing fish feed in the container directly beneath the water surface, anchor means to anchor the apparatus to an aquatic floor, the anchor means allowing radial movement of the tank around an anchor position and a crane mounted on the fish feed tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: Aquaculture Engineering Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Harrison, Phillip Dobson, David Hoar
  • Publication number: 20080029033
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an apparatus for dispensing a slurry feed suitable for fish under the surface of an aqueous body, the apparatus comprising a housing having a feed inlet and radial feed dispensing means, means for providing a slurry containing a feed product to the feed inlet means in the housing and a radial feed dispensing means comprising a plurality of spaced-apart slurry dispensing outlets therein for dispensing slurry radially and outwardly from the housing under the water surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: AQUACULTURE ENGINEERING GROUP LTD.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Harrison, Phillip Dobson