US 12,213,462 B2
Mushroom forest artificial reef
Bruno Welter Giraldes, Doha (QA)
Assigned to QATAR UNIVERSITY, Doha (QA)
Filed by QATAR UNIVERSITY, Doha (QA)
Filed on Jan. 24, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/256,982.
Prior Publication US 2020/0236911 A1, Jul. 30, 2020
Int. Cl. A01K 61/73 (2017.01); A01K 61/78 (2017.01)
CPC A01K 61/73 (2017.01) [A01K 61/78 (2017.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article comprising:
a top, the water permeability of the top being between 1000 to 5000 millidarcy, wherein the top is in the shape of a sphere section, hemisphere, or dome, and wherein the top comprises a U-shaped deployment link;
one or more support columns, each support column comprising a first end and a second end, the first end of the one or more support columns being connected to the top;
a base comprising at least one of the one or more support columns being connected to the base; and
at least one reinforcement rod at least partially disposed within the base and extending outwardly in a radial direction from a center of the base, wherein:
the one or more support columns and the base are cast together in concrete as an integral pre-cast concrete unit,
an outer end of each reinforcement rod comprises a rigid U-shaped anchor point protruding away from the center of the base,
the base comprises a top surface connected to at least one of the one or more support columns, a bottom surface being configured for contact with a floor, and at least one lateral surface, wherein the U-shaped anchor points protrude outwardly from the lateral surface, wherein at least one of the U-shaped anchor points is configured to be linked to an anchor point of a second article forming a collection of articles, at least one of the one or more support columns comprises a plurality of through holes making right angles with the top and bottom surfaces, and at least some of the through holes are circular or substantially circular with a diameter in the range of 5 cm to 10 cm so as to allow fluid to pass therethrough and reduce hydrodynamic dragging of the article by strong currents,
the base further comprises one or more of at least one hole or at least one cavity, and
wherein the base is substantially disc shaped and has a diameter that is substantially larger than the diameter of each of the one or more support columns such that the base is configured to distribute the weight to limit sinking into the floor.