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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2021
Applicant:
Robert Douglas Schmidt, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Robert Douglas Schmidt, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 63/04 (2006.01); B01D 24/20 (2006.01); C02F 1/00 (2023.01); C02F 1/40 (2023.01); B01D 35/26 (2006.01); E02B 15/10 (2006.01); B01D 29/085 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 63/045 (2013.01); B01D 24/205 (2013.01); B01D 29/085 (2013.01); B01D 35/26 (2013.01); C02F 1/001 (2013.01); C02F 1/40 (2013.01); E02B 15/106 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aquarium skimmer device can include a filter body that attaches to a water pump, filter, or power head, wherein the filter body is configured to hold a filter medium for filtering water that passes through the filter body. The skimmer device can also include a funnel holder that attaches to a top of the filter body, and a funnel assembly comprising a funnel. The funnel assembly can be received by the funnel holder and configured to float up and down with respect to the funnel holder with changes in water level, and a wide opening of the funnel is positioned one inch or less below a surface of the water.