Patent ID: 8123201

Claim:
An aeration panel assembly for distributing a gas through a liquid body comprising: at least two flexible aeration panels in which each panel comprises: (i) at least one inlet; and (ii) at least an upper portion and a lower portion, which portions define at least one cavity in fluid communication with the at least one inlet and capable of being filled with a gas under pressure, the upper portion being perforated to allow pressurized gas to escape therefrom in the form of bubbles, whereby the at least upper portion and lower portion of the panel are constructed of one or more flexible, non-rigid elastomeric materials, wherein the at least two flexible aeration panels are at a spaced distance from each other such that a spatial gap is present between the at least two flexible aeration panels, and wherein the at least two aeration panels are connected in series such that gas from one aeration panel flows into the inlet of another aeration panel.