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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
James D. Osterloh, West Richland, WA (US);
Inventor:
James D. Osterloh, West Richland, WA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/04 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 27/04 (2013.01); C12M 21/02 (2013.01); C12M 27/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, apparatuses and methods for circulating and agitating algae ponds or reservoirs are described. Inflatable or floatable masses resident in the algae ponds are cyclically or rhythmically moved thereby causing propagating waves to advance along ponds. Waves encourage increased equilibrium of oxygen and carbon dioxide between ambient air and growth medium and thereby improved growth of algae and increased production of biomass. With relatively little energy input, large quantities of algae or biomass may be grown in relatively large ponds and on an economically viable commercial scale.