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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367167 | Block A block according to the present invention is a block comprising a base body part, a first protruding part, and a second protruding part, which are integrally formed with each other. The base body part has a left lower side face, a right lower side face, a left uppe... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7326000 | Block for embankment The present invention relates to an embankment block. There are provided a base frame 30 having a center with a through hole, and a plurality of connection members 32 that are downwardly extended from an outer surface of a rim of the base frame 30 | 02/05/2008 |
| 7255314 | Extendable support structures Various types of extendable support structures provide a lateral dimension that is defined by at least one lazy tong, and the longitudinal dimension is variable by extension and retraction of the at least one lazy tong. The extendable structure may include a plurali... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7191571 | Modular construction blocks, building structures, kits, and methods for forming building structures The modular construction blocks include a preform having a plurality of passageways therethrough. The preforms may by formed from a plastic material and filled with concrete and steel reinforcing bars to form footings, foundations, girders, walls, and roofs. The mod... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7128498 | Method of containing and at least partially remediating contaminants in soils, including sediments In one application for containing and remediating contaminants in sediments, employing a geocomposite eliminates the need for a thick cap or removal and subsequent ex situ treatment of the sediment. A geocomposite with at least one layer of reactive material is plac... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7097390 | Fine-grained fill reinforcing apparatus and method A geosynthetic reinforcement comprising a container formed of semipermeable material mutually conformed with a portion of earthen material contained therein. A structural member such as a geogrid may engage (e.g. frictional) the container and extend therefrom to eng... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7048469 | Flexible grid and predominantly concrete mat employing same A flexible, molded, polymeric grid is embedded in a predominantly concrete mat comprising a concrete slab having relatively thicker portions defining blocks connected by relatively thinner portions, along which the concrete slab is breakable. The flexible grid has t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7037037 | Interlocking erosion control block with diagonal cable channels An erosion control block having male tab members and female socket members providing an interlocking relationship with neighbor blocks so that lateral removal therebetween is prevented. The erosion control block includes cable channels formed therein from respective... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6996928 | Display system for chain link fence A display system for a chain link fence that includes a number of plastic inserts adapted to be secured within the fence link openings of a section of chain link fencing. ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6955500 | Method of forming a mat of erosion control blocks A method of cabling erosion control blocks of a mat together. The blocks have formed therein cable channels in a cris-cross manner, diagonally between the corners of each block. Cables are threaded through the blocks in a zig-zag manner, from the top of the mat to t... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6942420 | Ground covering elements of artificial stone material The invention relates to an artificial stone floor element with a basic shape that corresponds to the combination of a plurality of square basic elements, especially to an angular floor element. The floor element includes projections and recesses along its periphera... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942421 | Manufacture of articulated, predominantly concrete mat In the manufacture of an articulated, predominantly concrete mat, which comprises concrete blocks and a flexible geogrid embedded in such blocks and in which the flexible geogrid defines flexible members connecting such blocks to one another, an intermediate article... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938382 | Stockade A palisade comprises visible or wall surfaces disposed on opposing sides and intermediate end faces. One of the end faces is provided with a projecting convex head, while the other end face comprises a correspondingly formed concave receptacle for the head. When for... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6866446 | Revetment block and mat A revetment block for use forming an articulating revetment mat. The revetment block has first and second ends and first and second sidewalls. The sidewalls have a first lower vertical surface, first and second upper vertical surfaces, and transition surfaces betwee... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6739797 | Interlocking erosion control block with integral mold A block (11) formed with a mold (10) integral thereto. The mold (10) is constructed as a mold top half (12) and a mold bottom half (14) and filled in situ with cement (16). The mold halves (12,14) are constructed with... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6685391 | Ground surface cover system with flexible interlocking joint for erosion control A flexible interlocking element (10) having opposing, interlocking ends (12, 14). Element end (12), features a contour, including element top surface segment (16), extending to bend (18), then defining a tongue element (34) extending downwardly along an i... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6666619 | Protective wall assembly A protective wall assembly (8) for protecting an embankment (6) to prevent scouring of the embankment (6) during high water flows such as experienced in floods or tidal waves. The protective wall assembly (8) comprises a plurality of block assemblies (10)... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6623213 | Retaining components A retaining component comprises first and second end walls and a third wall between the first and second end walls. The first and second end walls each have a first edge adjacent to the third wall and a second edge remote from the third wall. The first an... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6612776 | Manufacture of articulated, predominantly concrete mat In the manufacture of an articulated, predominantly concrete mat, which comprises concrete blocks and a flexible geogrid embedded in such blocks and in which the flexible geogrid defines flexible members connecting such blocks to one another, an intermedi... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6592292 | Flexible bolt and assembly of concrete revetments employing same In an assembly of concrete revetments, each having two expansive surfaces, each having a first set of comparatively larger holes extending between the expansive surfaces, and each having a second set of comparatively smaller holes extending from at least ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6558074 | Assembly of revetments with crush-absorbing ribs In an assembly of predominantly concrete revetment, each revetment is a generally rectangular solid having two longitudinal margins and two transverse margins, having two expansive faces, and having an array of apertures, which extend through said revetme... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6543190 | Portable weight strip for adjustably holding a member in position on an uneven surface; and method A weight strip constructed from a plurality of stacked sheets of elastomeric material slackly assembled for resting upon an uneven surface.... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6508607 | Erosion control block adapted for use with cellular concrete mattresses A block having a semicircular male lobe and a semicircular female recess on opposing sides thereof. On other opposing sides of the block, there is formed a side edge shape such that when neighboring blocks are placed together, a circuitous water channel i... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6293730 | Apparatus for and method of constructing concrete block mat under water The invention provides an apparatus for and a method of constructing a concrete block mat consisting of unit concrete blocks interlocked together in the form of a mat by way of connections for adjacent interlocking members of those unit concrete blocks. T... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6079902 | Revetment system The improved revetment system is created using a plurality of substantially identical blocks which comprise a body having at least one channel therein leading to a slot and at least one arm extending outwardly of the body and terminating in a locking ear.... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6071041 | Revetment block A block for use in a revetment system comprising a plurality of blocks arranged to form a mat. The block has a top surface, a bottom surface and first and second opposed side surfaces that extend between the top and bottom surfaces, and third and fourth o... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6012872 | Flood control system A flood control system, in one aspect involving providing a plurality of substantially rigid containers, at least some of the containers having a top portion, a bottom portion and substantially rigid sidewalls operably connecting the top and bottom portio... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5988942 | Erosion control system The erosion control system includes a plurality of erosion control blocks connected to one another by connectors to form an interconnected network of erosion control blocks conforming to the underlying terrain for erosion prevention. Each erosion control ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5971658 | Integrated armored erosion control system An erosion control system is useful for coastlines, riverbeds, and the like, to protect against erosion caused by a wavefront. The system typically includes an integrated armor layer mounted upon and covering an embankment adjacent the shoreline. The armo... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5921710 | Revetment blocks and method The revetment mat comprises at least two webs joined together at aligned perimeter edges. Each web comprises a plurality of (a) interior blocks disposed side-by-side in rows and (b) a plurality of edge blocks defining a pair of perimeter edge rows of the ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5911539 | Interconnected block system An interconnected block system including a plurality of staggered rows of block members formed of concrete or the like secured to the upper surface only of an underlying, interconnecting, grid-like, matrix sheet. In one embodiment, a plurality of connecto... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5906456 | Revetment system A revetment system having a plurality of blocks arranged to form a mat. Each block having top and bottom surfaces and pairs of opposed and substantially parallel side surfaces. One of the side surfaces in each of the opposed pairs has first and second pro... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5890836 | Interlocking blocks for stream erosion control Interlocking blocks for the stabilization of stream and river banks and ct lines, road bed embankments, and boat ramps, are made of concrete, and have a high proportion of open area. Interlocking connections between adjacent blocks are made by radial pro... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5846023 | Non-abrasive subsea mat Non-abrasive pads are attached to the at least one side of concrete elements with nylon rivets that are embedded into the concrete when the latter is soft. A flexible rope is laced through the center of each element in two directions to form a mat in a ro... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5842812 | Type of flexible mat for lining embankments A body having an interior with a plurality of chambers, a plurality of fracture zones and a plurality of filter zones which permit water to pass through opposing exterior surfaces of the body, in use the body interior being arranged to receive a substance... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5823709 | Interconnected block system An interconnected block system including a plurality of staggered rows of block members formed of concrete or the like secured to the upper surface only of an underlying, interconnecting, grid-like, matrix sheet. In one embodiment, a plurality of connecto... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5820299 | Building modules and assemblies made from such modules Each module includes a tubular member filled with filling material, such as concrete, and a tube located in the filling material and extending longitudinally of the tubular member. Tubes or holes extend transversely through the tubular member and the fill... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5779391 | Revetment block A revetment block for use in a revetment system, the block having top and bottom surfaces and pairs of opposed and substantially parallel side surfaces. One of the side surfaces in each of the opposed pairs has first and second projections and the other o... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5775838 | Block blanket erosion control system The erosion control blanket of blocks comprises a plurality of concrete blocks having a preselected configuration and being joined to adjacent blocks of the configuration by at least one of a plurality of embodiments of a reinforcing lattice structure. In... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5702208 | Grid-locked block panel system Concrete blocks are formed with intersecting grooves in the underside thereof which assume aligned condition when the blocks are assembled into side by side relationship to form panels. Polymer or welded wire grids are received within the aligned grooves ... | 12/30/1997 |
