Artificial aquarium having magnetic and water pump drive system
OwnerKimberly March Klotzinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for our artificial aquarium featuring artificial creatures, such as fish, behaving in a life-like manner. A tank is equipped with electromagnets which create magnetic fields which act on magnets within the artificial fishes' bodies, causing them to move. The tank's electromagnets are activated by a programmable logic controller (PLC). Input devices placed in the tank may send signals to the PLC, causing the activation or deactivation of certain electromagnets which affects the movements of the fish. Water flow from a water pump may also cause the artificial fishes to move.
Claims61
An artificial aquarium for use with at least one artificial aquatic creature having a magnet enclosed in a body, said aquarium comprising:
- a) an aquarium tank, said tank to be filled with water;
- b) a plurality of electromagnets placed in various locations inside the tank, at least one of the plurality of electromagnets encased in a waterproof decorative casing;
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- c) a programmable logic controller located outside the tank configured to control activation of the plurality of electromagnets, wherein the plurality of electromagnets generates a plurality of magnetic fields, said plurality of magnetic fields acting on the magnet in the at least one artificial aquatic creature, said plurality of magnetic fields causing the at least one creature to move within the tank.
An artificial aquarium comprising:
- a) an aquarium tank, said tank to be filled with water;
- b) a plurality of artificial aquatic creatures, each of the plurality of creatures having a magnet encased in a body, each of the plurality of creatures having slightly negative buoyancy when submerged in water inside the aquarium tank;
- c) at least one water pump within the tank, said at least one water pump producing a water flow which lifts and propels each of the plurality of creatures;
- d) a plurality of electromagnets placed in various locations inside the tank, at least one of the plurality of electromagnets encased in a waterproof decorative casing;
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- e) a programmable logic controller located outside the tank configured to control activation of the plurality of electromagnets, wherein the plurality of electromagnets generates a plurality of magnetic fields, said plurality of magnetic fields acting on the magnets contained within the creatures, said plurality of magnetic fields and the water flow causing the creatures to move within the tank.
22 The aquarium of claim 21 wherein at least one of the plurality of creatures is a fish.
An artificial aquarium comprising:
- a) an aquarium tank, said tank to be filled with water;
- b) an assembly fitting on top of the tank;
- c) a lighting system for the tank, said lighting system adjacent to the assembly fitting on top of the tank;
- d) a plurality of artificial aquatic creatures, each of the plurality of creatures having a magnet encased in a body, each of the plurality of creatures having slightly negative buoyancy when submerged in water inside the aquarium tank;
- e) at least one water pump within the tank, said at least one water pump producing a water flow which lifts and propels each of the plurality of creatures;
- f) a plurality of electromagnets placed in various locations inside the tank, at least one of the plurality of electromagnets encased in a waterproof decorative casing;
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- g) a programmable logic controller located within the assembly on top of the tank, said programmable logic controller configured to control activation of the plurality of electromagnets, wherein the plurality of electromagnets generates a plurality of magnetic fields, said plurality of magnetic fields acting on the magnets contained within the creatures, said plurality of magnetic fields and the water flow causing the creatures to move within the tank.
A method of providing an artificial aquarium, said method comprising:
- a) placing a plurality of artificial aquatic creatures in a tank, each of the plurality of artificial aquatic creatures having a magnet encased in a body;
- b) operating at least one water pump within the tank, said at least water pump having a water flow which lifts and propels each of the plurality of creatures;
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- c) operating a plurality of electromagnets placed within the tank, said plurality of electromagnets creating a plurality of magnetic fields acting on the magnets within the creatures, wherein the magnetic fields and the water flow causes the creatures to move in a life-like manner within the tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.