Aquatic Transfer Container with Water Immersion Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for transferring fish and aquatic organisms between aquariums often result in harm due to exposure to air, and lack the ability to monitor and control water conditions, which are critical for specific species.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a container ball that can be used to catch aquatic organisms without removing them from water, equipped with mechanisms to monitor and control water conditions, and a handle with controls for safe transfer and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a net is used to catch and transfer fish between aquariums, then the transfer operation can be performed, but the fish may be harmed due to exposure to air and handling stress
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediate transfer container filled with water that serves as a mediator between the source and destination aquariums. This container allows the fish to be transferred while remaining submerged in water throughout the process, eliminating direct air exposure and the need for traditional net handling. The container acts as a protective intermediary environment that maintains water conditions during transfer.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates an inert aquatic environment by filling the transfer container with water and sealing it, effectively replacing the harmful air atmosphere with a benign water environment. This inert water environment protects the fish from air exposure stress and allows safe transport between aquariums while maintaining appropriate living conditions.
2Loss of time
If traditional transfer methods are used, then the transfer can be completed quickly, but monitoring and control of water conditions during transfer is not possible
Solution Approach 1:
The transfer container is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as a physical transport vessel and as a platform for environmental monitoring and control. Sensors and control systems are integrated into the container structure, allowing it to simultaneously perform transfer operations and monitor water parameters such as temperature, pH, and dissolved oxygen, thereby eliminating the trade-off between speed and monitoring capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates feedback mechanisms through sensors that continuously monitor water conditions inside the transfer container and provide real-time data to a control system. This feedback loop enables automatic adjustments to maintain optimal water parameters during transfer, ensuring reliability and organism welfare while the transfer operation proceeds efficiently.
Data Source
AI summary
This invention includes several variations of a machine for catching small creatures unharmed, particularly small fish and other aquatic creatures. Most embodiments include a hollow container, attached to a specially designed fishing rod via an insulated fishing line containing electrical wires. The user can lower the insulated fishing line into water and wait for a creature to swim into the hollow container, then the user can use electronic controls to remotely snap the hollow container shut, hopefully trapping the creature alive and unharmed within. The invention also makes a fun and interesting tool for children. Embodiments of the invention include the ability to monitor the temperature and other conditions inside the container, and also the ability to communicate remotely with the container, and monitor the conditions therein, through a program downloaded on the user's computer or phone.