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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:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2008
Applicants:
Xavier Amils, Zwevegem, BE;
Christoph Mattheeuws, Helkijn, BE;
Steven Wostyn, Desselgem, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NV Bekaert SA, Zwevegem, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 63/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to an aquaculture net () comprising steel wires () having a steel core () and a tuneable metal coating () in the form of a strip to improve anti-corrosion and anti-fouling properties. In comparison with the prior art, the metal coating can be thicker and can have a composition that is homogeneous over its thickness.