Process for formation of artificial seaweed bed

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5639657
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08217629

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A process for the formation of an artificial seaweed bed comprises depositing a structure as an artificial fish reef in the sea. According to the present invention, the structure is made of a glassy material having a specific composition, or a surface of the structure is covered with the specific glassy material. The glassy material contains silicon in an amount of 30 to 70 wt. % in terms of SiO.sub.2. The glassy material further contains sodium and/or potassium in an amount of 10 to 50 wt. % in terms of Na.sub.2 O and/or K.sub.2 O. The glassy material furthermore contains iron in an amount of 5 to 50 wt. % in terms of Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3. All or a part of the iron is present in a ferrous state. The glassy material contains the ferrous iron in an amount of not less than 1 wt. %.

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TOYO GLASS CO LTDTOKYO JAPAN TOKYO METROPOLIS
NIPPON TETRAPOD CO LTD2-7-1 NISHI-SHINJUKU SHINJUKU-KU TOKYO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kitao, Shuji Kanagawa, JP 2 10
Saiki, Masamichi Kanagawa, JP 2 14
Ueda, Sadao Kanagawa, JP 9 142

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