Systems and methods for electrified fish barriers

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9820474
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14602930

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The inventive subject matter describes an electrical barrier for the deterrence of fish having an electrical barrier with a computer system capable of executing a modified soft-start algorithm, the computer system further having a detector input and a switch output; a bio-electric fish proximity detector, the bio-electric fish proximity detector having a anode-cathode detecting pair input and a signal output, wherein said signal output is connected to the detector input; a time varying voltage source.

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  • SMITH-ROOT, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Burger, Carl Vancouver, US 3 5
Smith, Jeffery Vancouver, US 18 289

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