A01K63/02

APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING AIR CIRCULATION SYSTEMS IN A CONTAINER HOLDING FISH AND THE LIKE
20230329199 · 2023-10-19 ·

An apparatus for connecting air circulation systems in a container holding fish and the like is disclosed. The apparatus includes an elongated member. The elongated member includes a threaded portion. The threaded portion connects to a wall of a container. The apparatus encompasses a flange extending from the elongated member. The elongated member includes at least two chambers or ports for connecting air circulation systems. The second chamber connects to a bubbler tube for drawing positive airflow from an air pump into the container. The first chamber connects to a suction tube and pushes out the positive airflow out of the container to ensure that no pressure is retained inside of the container.

DEVICE FOR HEATING AND COOLING FOOD ITEMS
20230309571 · 2023-10-05 ·

The present invention relates to a method and a device for treating and/or transporting food items. The apparatus and method are designed to facilitate treating animals or food items in liquid. The device of the present invention is designed as a spiral shaped channel with one or more channels wound together around an axis. The apparatus of the present invention and the use thereof provides a method to heat or cool food items in a spiral shaped channel device.

DEVICE FOR HEATING AND COOLING FOOD ITEMS
20230309571 · 2023-10-05 ·

The present invention relates to a method and a device for treating and/or transporting food items. The apparatus and method are designed to facilitate treating animals or food items in liquid. The device of the present invention is designed as a spiral shaped channel with one or more channels wound together around an axis. The apparatus of the present invention and the use thereof provides a method to heat or cool food items in a spiral shaped channel device.

Eco-friendly method for maintaining air conditioners
11761654 · 2023-09-19 ·

A method which eliminates the need to remove environmentally-unsafe hydrochloro-fluorocarbons from an air conditioning system prior to the removal of the system's evaporator coil for cleaning is disclosed. The method also eliminates the cutting and soldering steps which must be conducted on the air conditioner system's copper refrigerant transport lines every time an evaporator coil is now removed for cleaning. The method utilizes a reversibly separable ball valve assembly unit affixed to each of the AC system's two refrigerant transport lines to achieve removal of refrigerant from the evaporator coil and its subsequent safe storage within other components of the air-conditioning system until the cleaned evaporator coil is reinstalled and the refrigerant's flow into and out of the cleaned evaporator is restored according to the disclosed method.

ENTITY IDENTIFICATION USING MACHINE LEARNING

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for identification and re-identification of fish. In some implementations, first media representative of aquatic cargo is received. Second media based on the first media is generated, wherein a resolution of the second media is higher than a resolution of the first media. A cropped representation of the second media is generated. The cropped representation is provided to the machine learning model. In response to providing the cropped representation to the machine learning model, an embedding representing the cropped representation is generated using the machine learning model. The embedding is mapped to a high dimensional space. Data identifying the aquatic cargo is provided to a database, wherein the data identifying the aquatic cargo comprises an identifier of the aquatic cargo, the embedding, and a mapped region of the high dimensional space.

ENTITY IDENTIFICATION USING MACHINE LEARNING

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for identification and re-identification of fish. In some implementations, first media representative of aquatic cargo is received. Second media based on the first media is generated, wherein a resolution of the second media is higher than a resolution of the first media. A cropped representation of the second media is generated. The cropped representation is provided to the machine learning model. In response to providing the cropped representation to the machine learning model, an embedding representing the cropped representation is generated using the machine learning model. The embedding is mapped to a high dimensional space. Data identifying the aquatic cargo is provided to a database, wherein the data identifying the aquatic cargo comprises an identifier of the aquatic cargo, the embedding, and a mapped region of the high dimensional space.

Resonant ultrasonic barriers and methods for generating them
11751548 · 2023-09-12 · ·

Certain types of fish respond differently to certain stimuli than other types of fish. Particularly, predetermined sound or vibration can cause certain types of fish to move away or jump. These reactions by particular types of fish can be used to capture the fish or prevent them from accessing parts of water systems. An exemplary capture mechanism employs multiple receptacles adapted to catch jumping fish from the air. An exemplary barrier of directed sound can prevent fish migration.

Resonant ultrasonic barriers and methods for generating them
11751548 · 2023-09-12 · ·

Certain types of fish respond differently to certain stimuli than other types of fish. Particularly, predetermined sound or vibration can cause certain types of fish to move away or jump. These reactions by particular types of fish can be used to capture the fish or prevent them from accessing parts of water systems. An exemplary capture mechanism employs multiple receptacles adapted to catch jumping fish from the air. An exemplary barrier of directed sound can prevent fish migration.

Livewell assembly
11812734 · 2023-11-14 ·

A livewell assembly includes a main housing, a cover, an aerator, and a utility rail. The main housing includes a top opening and an interior. The interior is accessible via the top opening. The interior is configured to hold a volume of water and live bait. The cover is removably coupled to the main housing and is configured to close the top opening. The aerator is coupled to the main housing and is configured to provide a flow of air to the interior while the cover is coupled to the main housing and closes the top opening. The utility rail is coupled to an exterior of the main housing and is configured to couple an accessory. The utility rail is elongated and comprises a general C-shape cross-section.

Livewell assembly
11812734 · 2023-11-14 ·

A livewell assembly includes a main housing, a cover, an aerator, and a utility rail. The main housing includes a top opening and an interior. The interior is accessible via the top opening. The interior is configured to hold a volume of water and live bait. The cover is removably coupled to the main housing and is configured to close the top opening. The aerator is coupled to the main housing and is configured to provide a flow of air to the interior while the cover is coupled to the main housing and closes the top opening. The utility rail is coupled to an exterior of the main housing and is configured to couple an accessory. The utility rail is elongated and comprises a general C-shape cross-section.