FLOATING AQUACULTURE APPARATUS FOR SEASHORE 2000 TON CAPACITY OF FISH & SEA FOOD

• US 20190029231A1
• Filed: 07/25/2017
• Published: 01/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yona Becher
• Original Assignee: Yona Becher
• Inventors: Becher, Yona
• Granted Patent: US 10,226,031 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 61/10 of fish
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 61/60 Floating cultivation devices, e.g. rafts or floating fish-farms
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 61/75 floating A01K61/72 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 61/78 Arrangements for sinking or mooring thereof
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 40/81 Aquaculture, e.g. of fish

Abstract

Large capacity fish and seafood growing aquaculture comprises multiple floating at sea concentric transparent torus tubes with central barge equipped with air compressor, electronic controller and anchored to seabed. Floating level above sea level of aquaculture torus tube is controlled by floating level sensor input triggering compressor to inflatable helical balloon wrapped around aquaculture tube and commanded by electronic controller. Water level in each tube is controlled by air pressure actuated valves. Each tube consists of four torus tube segments which are constructed of strong molded structural helical pipe wrapped into torus shape with molded resilient helical strip wall and with sealed helical inflatable balloon to control tube buoyancy level with connection to four vertical pipes for external rapid insertion and removing fish and food into and from the tubes. Cabled means connected to seabed.

Claims

1-13. -13. (canceled)

14. A water-filled ring tube floating in sea;

wherein said ring tube apparatus comprises;

a. Multiple ring tube segments having flange on each end; and

b. multiple vertical connecting pipes having two lateral pipes with flange on each end, wherein said ring tube segments ends are connected to each flanged end of said lateral pipe flanges to create closed ring tube, and

15. The ring tube of claim 14, wherein said ring tube segment comprises:

a. a helical pipe made of plastic molded material with metallic wire reinforcement, wherein said helical pipe provide mechanical structural support for said ring pipe, and

b. a transparent helical strip wall wrapped between each two helical turns of said helical pipe;

wherein said helical strip wall creates a water tight wall of said ring tube, and

c. an external and internal helical clamps having c-shaped cross section wherein said helical clamps secures said helical strip wall ends to said helical pipe turns above and below said helical pipe section, and

d. a helical air balloon tube, wherein said helical balloon is wrapped around said helical strip wall and secured to it with dovetail, and

e. an end connecting pipe having flange on its end and thread on the other end, wherein said end pipe on each side of said ring tube segment connects to vertical connecting pipe lateral flanges to create closed ring tube.

16. The ring tube segment of claim 15, further comprises multiple air-operated valves, wherein said normally-open air-operated valves control the water flow into said ring tube from surrounding sea, each comprising:

a. a valve housing having outlet port with flange and air pressure inlet;

wherein water flow from inlet to outlet ports, and

b. a piston moving within said valve housing against return spring;

wherein said air pressure push said piston against a sealing member, and

c. a set of valve inlet holes through the wall of said valve housing, wherein said holes allow water surrounding water flow into said ring tube segment.

17. The ring tube segment of claim 15, further comprises a floating level switch comprises:

a. a floating level switch housing having adaptor; and

b. a moving floating member follows sea level inside said floating level switch having permanent magnets in each end; and

c. a magnetic sensing switch having connector in each end of said floating level switch housing.