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Home   •   Spotlight  •  pcite04  •  Most Cited Patent Families 2004-Chemistry and Related (4)
Most Cited Patent Families 2004-Chemistry and Related
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Following is a CAS database record representing a highly cited patent family.



CAS subject entries for this document include: Water purification; Aquariums; Pumps; and 3 additional concepts.

CAPLUS COPYRIGHT 2005 ACS on STN

TITLE: Multifunctional internal marine aquarium filter for water purification
INVENTOR(S): Venezia, Alberto J.
PATENT ASSIGNEE(S): USA
SOURCE: U.S., 8 pp. CODEN: USXXAM
LANGUAGE: English
PATENT INFORMATION:
PATENT NO.          KIND   DATE        APPLICATION NO.        DATE
---------------     ----   --------    --------------------   --------
US 6869530 B1 20050322 US 2004-935422 20040907

ABSTRACT:
An internal marine aquarium filter that provides within a single enclosure protein skimming, biol., mech. and chem. filtration where the unit creates direct adjustable current for the aquarium independent of the activities of filtration and uses one interchangeable pump which can be of different size and manuf. The unit is comprised of an outer casing with dedicated areas for biol., mech. and chem. filtration, a removable protein skimmer with collection cup and lid, a removable plumbing assembly connected to a submersible pump, which performs filtration, protein skimming and creates a direct adjustable H2O current inside the aquarium independent of all other functions, and has sponge filters that provide a place for biol. activity. The function and configuration of the unit perform vertically as to minimize its size, in which the resulting benefits thereof are of compactness, efficiency, reliability, quietness, multifunctionality, ease of use, economics, aesthetics and overall performance.

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Updated 5/3/2007 12:01:39 PM
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