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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:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2004
Applicant:
Joseph C. Carley, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Inventor:
Joseph C. Carley, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
Tetra Holding (US), Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 63/04 (2006.01); B01D 35/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An aquarium filter arrangement including a filter housing and a filter cartridge positionable within a filter chamber of the filter housing. The filter arrangement includes a hinged cover connected to the filter housing. The hinged cover is designed to collect condensation when the cover is in an open position, and empty the collected condensation into the filter chamber when the cover is closed. The filtering housing also includes guides located above the filter chamber. The filter cartridge can be positioned within the guides during maintenance of the aquarium.