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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2009
Applicant:
Stuart Bussell, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventor:
Stuart Bussell, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 33/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/09 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 33/00 (2013.01); C12M 21/02 (2013.01); C12M 23/18 (2013.01); C12M 23/56 (2013.01); Y02A 40/80 (2018.01);
Abstract
Floating ponds for the cultivation of algae are disclosed. The floating ponds consist of a buoyant framework, a liner, a culture, and a mooring system. Submersible floating ponds are disclosed with a buoyant framework built from tubes that may be filled or partially filled with, for example, air, or water, or the surrounding water, or the culture, and thereby the present invention provides a framework in which the buoyancy may be modulated. Use of submerging lines and spools are disclosed to control the orientation and depth of the floating pond during submersion.