Marine tiles, pods, tanks and methods of use thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022372721-A1
Application number	US-202017767251-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 7, 2020
Priority date	Oct 7, 2019
Publication date	Nov 24, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

Portable and interchangeable marine tiles, marine pods and tanks are disclosed. The marine tile typically contains a first face, a second face, and one or more sites for supporting one or more marine organisms, such as coral, and. may contain a tracking device. The marine pod typically contains a first panel having a first slit and a second panel having a second slit. The first panel and the second panel can be interlocked via sliding the first slit into the second slit. The marine pod can have one or more marine tiles attached thereto. The marine tank typically contains one or more coral reef organisms. Water can be pumped into and through the marine tank to flow in the form of a river stream. Typically, the flow of the seawater is controlled such that a consistent temperature is maintained in the marine tank.

First claim

1 . A marine tile comprising a first face and second face,
wherein the first face comprises a combination of projections and spaces that together form a 3D pattern.

2 . The marine tile of claim 1 further comprising one or more attachment sites for attaching to an artificial supporting substrate.

3 . The marine tile of claim 1 further comprising a mark, a label, or a miniature electronic transmitter tracking device.

4 . A marine tile comprising
a first face; a second face; and one or more sites for supporting one or more marine organisms, wherein the one or more sites are located on the first face.

5 . The marine tile of claim 4 further comprising one or more attachment sites for attaching to an artificial supporting substrate.

6 . The marine tile of claim 4 , wherein the first face comprises a combination of projections and spaces that together form a 3D pattern.

7 . The marine tile of claim 4 , wherein the one or more marine organisms comprises coral and/or each of the one or more marine organisms is glued, cemented, clipped, or plugged to one of the one or more sites, optionally, further comprising a mark, a label, or a miniature electronic transmitter tracking device.

8 . (canceled)

9 . (canceled)

10 . An artificial structure comprising
an artificial supporting substrate, and a plurality of the marine tiles of claim 1 , wherein the marine tiles are positioned individually or clustered together.

11 . The artificial structure of claim 10 , wherein: (a) the artificial supporting substrate is a bridge pile, an overwater villa pile, or a jetty pile; (b) the plurality of marine tiles are positioned to form a mosaic pattern; and/or (c) the marine tiles are attached to the artificial supporting substrate via screws, clips, glue, or nails.

12 . (canceled)

13 . (canceled)

14 . A marine pod comprising
a first panel, wherein the first panel comprises a first slit; a second panel, wherein the second panel comprises a second slit, wherein the first panel and the second panel are interlocked via sliding the first slit into the second slit.

15 . The marine pod of claim 14 , wherein the first panel and the second panel intersect at a 90-degree angle and optionally, further comprising one or more marine tiles comprising a first face and second face,
wherein the first face comprises a combination of projections and spaces that together form a 3D pattern.

16 . (canceled)

17 . A method for constructing an underwater garden comprising positioning a plurality of the marine tiles of claim 1 at a predetermined depth in the ocean; or
positioning a plurality of the marine tiles and/or the plurality of the marine pods at the bottom of a marine tank.

18 . (canceled)

19 . (canceled)

20 . (canceled)

21 . A marine tank comprising a seawater tank and one or more coral reef organisms selected from the group consisting of clams, sponges, algae, and fish.

22 . (canceled)

23 . The marine tank of claim 21 further comprising a vertical wall connected to the horizontal surface of the seawater tank.

24 . The marine tank of claim 21 , wherein the seawater tank comprises: (a) one or more levels; (b) one or more pipes connected to a pump, and
wherein the pump is located inside or outside the seawater tank; (c) one or more transparent windows for displaying the one or more coral reef organisms; (d) an opening at the top, and wherein the opening allows the passage of natural or artificial light.

25 . (canceled)

26 . The marine tank of claim 21 , wherein: (a) the seawater tank comprises more than one level, and wherein the one or more coral reef organisms are placed in the bottom level of the seawater tank; (b) the one or more coral reef organisms are placed at a depth of at least 10 cm from the water level.

27 . (canceled)

28 . (canceled)

29 . (canceled)

30 . The marine tank of claim 21 further comprising one or more lighting features and/or artificial illumination features located inside and/or outside the seawater tank.

31 . (canceled)

32 . The method of claim 3130 , wherein the seawater is directly pumped from the sea through the marine tank, or
wherein the seawater is pumped from the sea to a holding tank or a Life Support System (LSS), then from the holding tank or LSS through the marine tank.

33 . The method of claim 30 further comprising a step of cooling, heating, or filtering the seawater prior to flowing through the marine tank.

34 . The method of claim 32 , wherein (a) the seawater tank comprises more than one level, and wherein the seawater flows from an upper level and cascades downwards to a lower level/levels; (b) the flow of the seawater is controlled such that a consistent temperature is maintained in the marine tank, and wherein the temperature is less than 32° C.

35 . (canceled)

Assignees

• Univ King Abdullah Sci & Tech

Inventors

• Schmidt-Roach Sebastian
• Duarte Carlos M
• Lastra Manuel Aranda
• Hauser Charlotte A E

Classifications

• Y02A40/81

  Aquaculture, e.g. of fish · CPC title

• E02B3/046 Primary

  Artificial reefs · CPC title

• A01K63/045

  Filters for aquaria · CPC title

• A01K63/006

  Accessories for aquaria or terraria · CPC title

• A01K61/73 Primary

  assembled of components (A01K61/72 takes precedence) · CPC title