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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:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2012
Applicants:
Mark Gerard Agresta, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Joseph Christopher Carley, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Gerard Agresta, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Joseph Christopher Carley, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
Spectrum Brands, Inc., Middleton, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 63/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 63/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
An external filter for an aquarium includes a canister filter having a filter assembly removably oriented therein. The filter assembly includes at least two stacked trays releasably secured together in series. The stacked trays include a compartment for holding filter media. In one embodiment, the trays are releasably secured together with a strap. In one embodiment, the filter assembly also includes a handle. In one example, the strap forms a portion of the handle.