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    Adeys Patent

    Does anyone know if Adeys patent is still in effect? I see some places on the WWW say its expired? Is this true?

    With the results these thing create its a wonder one of these BIG filter manufactures have not picked up on this and offered something by now.
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    Re: Adeys Patent

    I believe the patent expired on October 30th, 2010.

    http://reefbuilders.com/2010/01/16/adey ... this-year/

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    Re: Adeys Patent

    I read that, then I read some hydro????? something or other had a patent on these scrubbers. They where in FL.
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    10G. SW Hospital/new fish quarantine/pod breeder tank
    6 stage RO/DI system 200 GPD.

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    Re: Adeys Patent

    Depends on which patent you mean. Some are expired, some are current.

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    Re: Adeys Patent

    SM, So does your manufactured build that you sell fall under a patent and subject to royalty payments? With all the scrubber has going for it I do not understand why its not being mass produced. I bet you have to be busy selling your build.
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    75G. 20+ Africans
    40G. Fish/Reef. Algae Scrubbers on ALL my SW
    10G. SW Fish/Reef.
    10G. SW Hospital/new fish quarantine/pod breeder tank
    6 stage RO/DI system 200 GPD.

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    Re: Adeys Patent

    IMO I reckon the big manufacturers know that they will continue to make more money on their Skimmers/Filters etc + the on-going need for the consumables that go with them, a large percentage of these sales and aftersales would be redundant if they started selling scrubbers as these would pretty much be a one off sale, apart from the lights they do not really have many needed consumables........
    I reckon the chinese could well produce one a some stage though, as they don't seem to worry about patents and spares that much

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    Re: Adeys Patent

    The current sm100 falls under copyright, trademark, and trade dress protection. I have not really pursued mfg because I've been concentrating on the new nano version, which will of course be much smaller and thus easier to mfg.

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    Re: Adeys Patent

    I smell a SM style scrubber fitted with LEDs about 1/3 the size/cost. If marketed right, made easy to clean, this could revolutionize the whole marine aquaria industry.

    So many issues to work out though for commercialism. If you need any input/insight SM, I have some understanding of the challenges and solutions facing a commercial release of this.

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    Re: Adeys Patent

    Quote Originally Posted by NarkyMark
    IMO I reckon the big manufacturers know that they will continue to make more money on their Skimmers/Filters etc + the on-going need for the consumables that go with them, a large percentage of these sales and aftersales would be redundant if they started selling scrubbers as these would pretty much be a one off sale, apart from the lights they do not really have many needed consumables........
    I reckon the chinese could well produce one a some stage though, as they don't seem to worry about patents and spares that much
    by this logic they wouldn't make Skimmers. 0 consumables with skimmers....

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    Re: Adeys Patent

    I beg to differ... pumps need replacing on skimmers occasionally and the new fancy "meshwheel and pinwheel" impellers need replacing on skimmers at least once a year on my bubble magus NAC7 (they recommend every 6 months). I paid $300 for the skimmer and I know it couldn't have cost more than $20 to make, including the pump. Replacement impeller alone cost $25 for a $1 part. So besides the HUGE profit they make at the point of sale, they also make probably 5x the cost of the skimmer during its lifespan on replacement parts for it.

    If a main stream Mfg made a scrubber, I would bet they would charge $20 for a replacement screen that is "pre-roughed up" and recommend replacing the screen every 6 months.

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