Bio cell system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10219454-B2
Application number	US-201715620054-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 12, 2017
Priority date	Jun 12, 2017
Publication date	Mar 5, 2019
Grant date	Mar 5, 2019

Abstract

In various example embodiments, a bio cell system is described comprising one or more bio cell units, each comprising a primary tank and one or more secondary tanks, which tanks each comprise side walls, a floor connected to the side walls, and a removable cover. The cover of the tank comprises a lighting system comprising variable output lights and a controller connected to the lighting system comprising code for varying a time period of light output of the lights of the secondary tanks to be out of phase with a time period of light output of the lights of the primary tank.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A bio cell system comprising:
one or more bio cell units, each bio cell unit comprising:
a primary tank comprising side walls, a floor connected to the side walls, and a removable cover;
one or more secondary tanks, each comprising side walls, a floor connected to the side walls, and a removable cover;
the primary tank and the secondary tanks further comprising connectors allowing fluid transfer between the primary tank and the secondary tanks;
the cover comprising a lighting system comprising variable output lights;
one or more pumps and pipes;
one or more pH level sensors for each of the primary tanks and the secondary tanks; and
a controller connected to the pH level sensors and the lighting system comprising code for varying a time period of light output of the lights in the secondary tanks to be out of phase with a time period of light output of the lights in the primary tank, as a result of information from the pH level sensors, thereby balancing high pH levels of lighted tanks with low pH levels of darkened tanks.

2. The bio cell system of claim 1 , wherein the bio cell unit further comprises one or more solar photovoltaic power modules for supplying electrical power to the bio cell unit.

3. The bio cell system of claim 1 , wherein the bio cell unit further comprises one or more electrical energy storage modules for storing and supplying electrical power to the system.

4. The bio cell system of claim 3 , wherein the electrical storage energy modules comprise one or more of batteries and capacitors.

5. The bio cell system of claim 1 , wherein the bio cell unit further comprises two or more living organisms of fish, plants, and bacteria.

6. The bio cell system of claim 5 , wherein the bio cell unit further comprises one or more of a media based system, a float based system, or a hybrid system.

7. The bio cell system of claim 1 , wherein each bio cell houses one or more biotopic aquaria, biotopic aquaria aquaculture, fish loaded deep-water cell, bio reactor, media based deep water culture, mist based deep water culture, closed box system, open box system, composter, worm harvester, small plant fish food production cube, fish and float system, salt water, and fresh water.

8. The bio cell system of claim 1 , wherein each bio cell further comprises a biofilter module which receives a waste stream from the one or more tanks, the biofilter module comprising a solids removal means and a biological waste digestion unit.

9. The bio cell system of claim 1 , wherein the variable output lights comprise LED lights producing full-spectrum light, matching the wavelength and color of sunlight.

10. The bio cell system of claim 1 , wherein the variable output lights comprise LED lights producing partial-spectrum light matching the wavelength and color of moonlight.

11. The bio cell system of claim 1 , wherein the controller monitors and controls the amount of water in the system and filters out impurities from the water.

12. The bio cell system of claim 11 , wherein the controller adds fresh water to the bio cell.

13. The bio cell system of claim 1 , wherein the bio cell unit comprises a mister to moisten roots of plants.

14. The bio cell system of claim 1 , wherein the bio cell unit comprises CO 2 sensors, pH level sensors, trace elements sensors, and temperature sensors.

15. The bio cell system of claim 14 , wherein the controller monitors and adjusts the conditions within the bio cell unit based on user interface, pre-programmed data, and data from the sensors.

16. The bio cell system of claim 1 , wherein the bio cell unit further comprises one or more electric heaters.

17. The bio cell system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is actuated remotely through a cloud based network.

18. The bio cell system of claim 1 , wherein the bio cell unit self-manages and adjusts the conditions within the bio cell unit based on pre-programmed data, sensor data and user input.

19. The bio cell system of claim 1 , wherein the controller connects the bio cell unit to additional bio cell units.

20. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is connected to controllers of additional bio cell units.

Assignees

• Hall David R
• Kelley David
• Myer Seth
• Fox Joe
• Hall Labs Llc

Inventors

• Hall David R
• Kelley David
• Myer Seth
• Fox Joe

Classifications

• A01G9/028

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• A01G2031/006

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A01G31/02 Primary

  Special apparatus therefor (self-acting watering devices A01G27/00) · CPC title

• C02F3/32

  characterised by the animals or plants used, e.g. algae · CPC title

• A01G9/029

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