Patents by Inventor Sara Andreotti

Sara Andreotti 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).

  • Shark barrier
    Patent number: 10883239
    Abstract: A shark barrier that comprises an anchoring assembly having a pair of anchors (9) with a flexible connecting element (11) extending between the anchors. The shark barriers also includes multiple spaced apart buoyant resiliently flexible elongate members (15) that are secured at one end along a length of the connecting element of the anchoring assembly to operatively extend generally upwardly from the connecting element. The buoyant members comprise an elongate flexible spine (32) that extends through a series of tubular members (38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Stellenbosch University
    Inventors: Michael Rutzen, Sara Andreotti, Pierre Becker, Laurie Barwell
  • A SHARK BARRIER
    Publication number: 20190119873
    Abstract: A shark barrier that comprises an anchoring assembly having a pair of anchors (9) with a flexible connecting element (11) extending between the anchors. The shark barriers also includes multiple spaced apart buoyant resiliently flexible elongate members (15) that are secured at one end along a length of the connecting element of the anchoring assembly to operatively extend generally upwardly from the connecting element. The buoyant members comprise an elongate flexible spine (32) that extends through a series of tubular members (38).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Stellenbosch University
    Inventors: Michael Rutzen, Sara Andreotti, Pierre Becker, Laurie Barwell
  • Shark barrier
    Patent number: 9963209
    Abstract: A shark barrier includes a plurality of resiliently flexible, elongate members that extend in a generally upright condition between a sea floor and a sea surface. The elongate members are arranged so as to have the appearance of a thicket, preferably a kelp forest, when viewed from within the water and include magnets to assist in deterring certain shark species. The elongate members may be secured to the sea floor by an anchoring base and are held in the generally upright condition by a buoy or buoyant material held within the elongate members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Stellenbosch University
    Inventors: Craig Patrick O'Connell, Michael Rutzen, Sara Andreotti, Conrad Matthee
  • Shark Barrier
    Publication number: 20150321737
    Abstract: A shark barrier includes a plurality of resiliently flexible, elongate members that extend in a generally upright condition between a sea floor and a sea surface. The elongate members are arranged so as to have the appearance of a thicket, preferably a kelp forest, when viewed from within the water and include magnets to assist in deterring certain shark species. The elongate members may be secured to the sea floor by an anchoring base and are held in the generally upright condition by a buoy or buoyant material held within the elongate members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Craig Patrick O'Connell, Michael Rutzen, Sara Andreotti, Conrad Matthee