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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123957 | Method and apparatus of submersible intake equipment An apparatus having flotation ballasts, a flotation platform and on the flotation platform, an intake equipment, such as a screen, check valve and/or pump intake and a coupling for a discharge pipe. In an embodiment of the present invention comprises, there are a pl... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7347933 | Self-cleaning intake screen A self-cleaning screen that automatically cleans both the inside and outside surfaces of the cylindrical screen using only the rotation of the cylindrical screen itself. This self-cleaning ability is accomplished by using a fixed brush on the exterior surface of the... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344644 | Method and system for purifying water The disclosed methods and systems of water purification relate to burying an underdrain in situ under a filter media bed such as a particulate material bed, within a natural body of water. A pump is provided for withdrawing water from the underdrain at a sufficient ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7273545 | Water intake open cavity drum for ornamental and fish ponds A water intake open cavity drum for ponds, which includes a drum body with a lower portion defining a cavity and an upper portion defining a cavity in fluid communication with the lower portion cavity but having less volume than that of the lower portion. The drum i... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267763 | Water intake screen with circular filter panel A water intake screen with a filter panel includes a frame adapted to be connected to the water intake and a circular filter panel disposed transversely in an opening of the frame, to which it is fastened. The panel includes a wheel extending in a substantially vert... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252458 | Mitred grate and drain cover A drain cover and pipe combination comprises a drain cover including a substantially elliptical frame portion defining a space, the space having an axis substantially normal to the frame, and at least one cross piece located in the space so as to define a plurality ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7201842 | Screened gravity-fed funnel A screened gravity-fed water funnel or water funnel kit may be characterized in one aspect as including a substantially conically-shaped water-permeable mesh screen, a funnel releasably mounted or mountable to, and in fluid cooperation with, the screen, and a flexib... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7160566 | Food surface sanitation tunnel This invention is a modular, adjustable, easy to maintain, portable or fixed food sanitation tunnel, comprising an enclosing means for subjecting food to sanitizers including UV light, ozone, hydroperoxides, superoxides and hydroxyl radicals, and a method for using ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7125200 | Flow control system for a holding pond An apparatus for controlling the fluid flow rate from a drainage pond that is common in developed sites where the drainage pond is adapted to supply a degree of fluid capacitance so the runoff does not overflow downstream creek beds and the like. The method and appa... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118307 | Cooling water intake system A cooling water intake system is configured to minimize entrainment, impingement and thermal plumes associated with the operation of onshore industrial facilities, such as a power plant, and includes a delivery system guiding ground waters from under the sand bottom... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7052210 | Inlet collar for highway culverts A highway culvert inlet collar is disclosed having a plate member and a pipe adapter. The plate member has a front face, a rear face, a peripheral side edge intermediate the front face and the rear face, and a tapered inlet face portion adjacent the front face. The ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6964541 | Fish safe screened water diversion apparatus An apparatus for separating animated objects such as fish or other objects between a non-diverted and diverted fluid stream. Embodiments may include a screen or similar selective pass through device that is arranged in a manner that is generally horizontal (more hor... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6955759 | Porous dike intake structure for fish diversion A structure for diverting fish away from water intakes comprises a porous dike having a bottom portion, a central portion, and a top portion, the top portion preferably being submerged a short distance below the surface, and the central portion having flow passages.... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955791 | Environmental air sterilization system The present invention is a high volume, wall-mountable air sanitation apparatus for disinfecting and removing VOCs from air with high energy UV light and ozone. The apparatus has a powerful fan and an elongated UV light source and target for use with the movement of... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6942425 | Mitred grate and drain cover A drain cover and pipe combination comprises a drain cover including a substantially elliptical frame portion defining a space, the space having an axis substantially normal to the frame, and at least one cross piece located in the space so as to define a plurality ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6843924 | Containment/exclusion barrier system with infuser adaptation to water intake system A water filtering system includes: a water intake system including a plurality of inlets in fluid communication with a water intake pump; and a containment/exclusion boom including (i) a support system positioned in a body of water, (ii) a curtain including a sheet ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6821053 | Water flow responsive barrier for gutters and storm drains with rotary actuator A barrier to exclude trash and debris from storm drains wich includes a pivoted gate moved by a vane-type rotor. The rotor is actuated to open an entry to the storm drain by flow of water at a rate above and agreeable minimum, and to maintain it closed at no or low ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6790345 | Underwater filtration operator An underwater filtration operator which can be suspended in a river, lake, pond or other water body to filter water from the water body. The underwater filtration operator may be electrically charged to discharge impurities in the water body and increase filtering e... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6780311 | Apparatus for supporting a water filter intake Apparatus for supporting a water filter inlet in a body of water at a level between the bottom and the surface thereof and in such position as to enable water to enter a conduit via the filter inlet and pass through a conduit to a site on land. The filter inlet supp... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6743367 | Boom curtain with expandable pleated panels, containment boom containing the same, and use thereof A boom curtain includes: an upper portion that is adapted and configured for connection to a support system and a main portion formed of a sheet of flexible material that allows the flow of water therethrough, the main portion including a plurality of pleats that ef... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6726402 | Roadway surface grating with trash detention during drier conditions A roadway surface drain provided with a grating to detain trash but pass water, a hinged closure plate beneath the grating to close the opening in which the grating is fitted, and linkage to tilt the closure plate to open said opening when the rate of water flow is ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6712959 | Submerged intake filter assembly A submerged intake filter assembly comprising a cylindrical screen, a first end plate, a second end plate, a primary flow modifier pipe, and a plurality of secondary flow modifier pipes. The primary flow modifier pipe is eccentric with the cylindrical screen at the ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6682651 | Barrel type fish and/or particulate screen device A barrel type fish and/or particulate screen includes mesh stretched over a supporting cylindrical shell having closed ends. The closed interior opens to a fluid withdrawal conduit, which is connected to an outlet. An inner, substantially conical withdraw... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6660170 | Containment/exclusion barrier system with infuser adaptation to water intake system A water filtering system includes: a water intake system including a plurality of inlets in fluid communication with a water intake pump; and a containment/exclusion boom including (i) a support system positioned in a body of water, (ii) a curtain includi... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6595721 | Mitred grate and drain cover A mitred grate and drain cover comprises a peripheral edge having an upper and lower surface and a substantially elliptical shape which defines a space, and a plurality of cross pieces within the space. Depending sidewalls extend from the lower surface of... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6524028 | Fish safe screened water diversion apparatus An apparatus for separating animated objects such as fish or other objects between a non-diverted and diverted fluid stream. Embodiments may include a screen or similar selective pass through device that is arranged in a manner that is generally horizonta... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6508933 | Self-cleaning shallow water strainer A strainer for immersion in liquid, especially shallow water, to prevent debris from entering a pump connected by a suction pipe to the interior of the strainer. The strainer has a cylindrical housing that is closed at the bottom and covered by a circular... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6451204 | Ocean power plant inlet screen An inlet screen for an ocean thermal power plant has an outer side parallel to the ocean current and a plurality of parallel bars extending at an acute angle to the horizontal, wherein the acute angle opens toward the upstream direction of the current. Th... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6413015 | Beaver controlling culvert attachment A beaver controlling culvert attachment prevents beavers from disturbing the flow of water through a culvert. An upstream unit includes a vertical pipe having an upper grate, which prevents the entrance of beavers and debris, while allowing the entrance o... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6354763 | Pumping plant A pumping pant which is more compact in size and has reduced total costs required for construction work of the pumping plant and associated civil engineering works and has a shorter term of the entire construction work includes a pump building which is co... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6338595 | Storm water control header for culverts A storm-water control header for a culvert has a vertical head-wall with a thimble on the downstream side, and an adjustable inlet control device including a weir on the upstream side. The thimble is positioned within the culvert, and passes water from th... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6302621 | Segment for intake tunnels A segment 20 has segment units 22 obtained by dividing a cylindrical body having an appointed length into four sections along the circumferential direction. The segment units 22 are provided with a segment body 22a, a porous concrete layer 22b, water inta... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6213684 | Telescoping weir A telescoping weir for the controlled drainage of contaminated bodies of water, such as confined disposal facilities (CDF), which selectively releases only the relatively clean water while leaving behind a contaminated portion. The weir includes a foundat... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6149343 | Method and apparatus for controlling zebra mussels and other bivalves using ultraviolet radiation A method and apparatus for controlling zebra mussels and other bivalves using UV light from a medium pressure UV lamp which is located in a chamber having therein water in which the bivalves are located. The medium pressure UV lamp provides an intensity o... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6142705 | Pond management system A method of managing ponds that have standpipe overflows, such method including installing of a capped sleeve over the standpipe with the horizontal area between the wall of the sleeve and the wall of the standpipe being equal to or greater than the horiz... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6095719 | Process for constructing intake pipe With a method for constructing a water intake pipe, a vertical shaft 10 is constructed, and a shield tunnel 12 is constructed by causing a shield driving machine to advance from the vertical shaft 10 toward a seashore by breaking the wall of the vertical ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6089790 | Self-cleaning intake screen A self-cleaning intake screen assembly for preventing debris, fish, and other wildlife from being transferred from a waterway such as a lake or river, which includes a conical support structure, a screen and a screen sweeping assembly. The conical support... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6076994 | Method and apparatus for providing water from a body of water A method and apparatus for providing water from a lake, pond, or other body of water, relatively silt and sediment free. A water inlet is positioned off the bottom of the body of water and is adjustably supported from the bottom of the body of water. The ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5947640 | Portable water conveyance assembly A portable water conveyance device for diverting the flow of water and particularly, a stream, includes a collapsible tube for receiving the water and conveying the water downstream to a discharge site. An inlet frame is coupled to the inlet end of the tu... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5851087 | Self-cleaning intake screen A conical intake screen which is self-cleaned by using four elongate brushes which are slowly driven over its surface by a submersible, programmable electric motor. The invention is preferably placed in the waterway with the axis of the conical screen ori... | 12/22/1998 |
