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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7421966 | Device for protecting dock anchor posts from ice damage A system for protecting a dock from ice damage. The system includes a circumferentially fluted, water-impermeable housing capable of longitudinal and radial expansion and contraction. The housing defines a cavity with upper and lower openings into the cavity through... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7300228 | Method and apparatus for preventing dock or structure piling uplift A piling anti-lift system utilizes a heat trace cable secured around a piling and extending above and below the water level of the surrounding water. An annular space is formed between the piling anti-lift system. The heated piling anti-lift system prevents the wate... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7264713 | Apparatus, system and method for remediation of contamination An apparatus, system and method for removing and treating contaminated materials on a bottom of a body of water and introducing growth packets to revitalize the treated bottom of the body of water. The structure may comprise a vessel with an open face. The vessel ma... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7177735 | Control apparatus for a hull with a four-cycle engine installed thereon A control apparatus for a hull with a four-cycle engine installed thereon can perform engine stop processing by quickly detecting a turnover state of the hull while suppressing a turnover determination delay due to noise superposition. The apparatus includes a turno... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7150241 | Device for protecting dock anchor posts from ice damage A system for protecting a dock from ice damage. The system includes a circumferentially fluted, water-impermeable housing capable of longitudinal and radial expansion and contraction. The housing defines a cavity with upper and lower openings into the cavity through... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7108124 | Method for multiple lift stacking using mobile conveyor system Mobile conveyor modules are used for transporting aggregate over a long distance, or for transferring the aggregate to other modules, and for stacking the aggregate either linearly or radially. These modules may be used in various combinations by themselves or in co... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7059140 | Liquid milk freeze/thaw apparatus and method A high throughput, short batch cycle commercial ice making machine produces salt containing, milk containing or beverage containing commercial ice, which resists melting in convenient sizes for mobile food carts, market produce, or fish displays. The machine introdu... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7004465 | Game table A game table for playing a game relating to an ice-related sport. The game table includes a tabletop substantially covered with a sheet of ice. Symbols printed on the tabletop are visible through the ice and relate to the sport of ice hockey, curling, skating, etc. | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997649 | Underwater riprap foundation and consolidation smoothing method therefor An underwater riprap foundation which can be constructed efficiently using a reduced amount of ripraps and a consolidation smoothing method for efficient construction of the same are disclosed. The underwater riprap foundation includes a first region for supporting ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6931874 | Ice maker and a method of making ice An ice maker for creating a layer of ice on a cooled surface, is disclosed. The ice maker has a source of de-gassed water, which may be de-gassed by being heated. A pump to pressurize the de-gassed water is provided and the water is passed to a sprayer hydraulically... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6920764 | Commercial ice making apparatus and method A high throughput, short batch cycle commercial ice making machine produces commercial ice which resists melting in convenient sizes for mobile food carts, market produce, or fish displays. The machine introduces super-cooled water, that is in a liquid state while e... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6910835 | Modular fiber log erosion and sediment control barrier A linear modular erosion and sediment control barrier is constructed of fiber logs joined end-to-end, the logs having a maximum length of about 8 feet long. Each fiber log is made of a quantity of loose fibers retained in a tubular casing by a plug. The tubular casi... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6712558 | Ice composite body and process for the construction thereof An ice composite body (10) has an inner ice core (11) and a protective outer armour shell (12). The outer armour shell (12) consists of a base section (13), side sections (14) and a separate top section (15), which is... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6371695 | Offshore caisson having upper and lower sections separated by a structural diaphragm and method of installing the same An offshore structure which is resistant to wave, earthquake and ice loads and can be quickly installed and abandoned in response to changing environmental conditions includes a caisson having an upper section and a lower foundation section which are sepa... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6099208 | Ice composite bodies An ice composite body has an inner ice core covered by a protective outer armor layer. Thermal insulation is provided between the inner core and the outer armor layer. Refrigeration is accomplished by a system of conduits for refrigerant are located withi... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5823714 | Universal, environmentally safe, modular caisson systems and caisson mudules for use therewith A modular caisson installation demountably installed at a preselected water site. The modular caisson installation includes a plurality of caissons having tops and bottoms and being individually demountably installed in a predetermined configuration at a ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5613808 | Stepped steel gravity platform for use in arctic and subarctic waters An offshore structure is disclosed for placement on a sea floor foundation located in a body of water containing moving ice masses and water waves. The offshore structure has a foundation base which contacts the sea floor foundation and at least three ste... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5567078 | Method for forming a sloped face ice control structure The present invention pertains to sloped-faced, ice control elements that are each spaced apart across a riverbed adjacent to a floodplain region. The elements arrest a breakup ice run. The size and spacing of the ice-resisting elements can vary with rive... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5383748 | Offshore structure and installation method The invention provides an improved structure for standing offshore, particularly in arctic environments, and a method for installing this structure. The structure comprises a shield portion which rests on a seabed and primarily resists environmental loads... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5316413 | Offshore double cone structure An offshore double cone structure for operation on an ocean foundation has a double-cone concrete shell having a neck ring at the top of the shell and a base caisson that supports the double-cone shell. The caisson rests on the ocean foundation. The envir... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5292207 | Ice crush resistant caisson for arctic offshore oil well drilling A submersible mobile caisson having ice crush resistance for adapting semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling units and mobile offshore oil well production rigs, which are ice crush sensitive for use in ice bearing offshore ocean waters, is provided. Th... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5269632 | Method for strengthening the structural base of offshore structures A method for strengthening the soil and rock formations forming the structural base of a structure wherein a cement slurry is injected into the soil and rock formations. The method is particularly useful in strengthening the foundations of offshore struct... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5186581 | Gravity base structure of an offshore platform resisting to icebergs The structure comprises a concrete monolithic caisson (3) consisting of a top slab (5) and a bottom slab (5') resting on a seabed. Two concentric peripheral walls (6, 7), an inner and an outer respectively, are designed to withstand the impacts of iceberg... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5108227 | Telescoping frostproofing sleeve expandable to frost depths of area A sleeve covering to surround a vent pipe which is to be buried and inserted into and connected to a T-fitting trap of a sanitary sewer system is described which sleeve covering will prevent the frost or frozen earth from heaving the pipe which it surroun... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5061122 | Method of constructing a man-made sea defense system in the open ocean A man-made sea defense system is constructed using floatable sea-defense caissons which are floated in the ocean to a pre-selected ocean site and then sunk to the ocean floor and connected in end-to-end relation to form a line of sea-defense caissons whos... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5055185 | Anti-freeze separator assembly This invention relates to an anti-freeze separator assembly connected to a piece of equipment in outdoor freezing conditions in order to take a fluid, such as water, and treat same for subsequent disposal without freezing. The anti-freeze separator assemb... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5044830 | Gravity base structure for an offshore platform in arctic regions A gravity base structure for an offshore platform having deck supporting columns extending from seabed to above seawater level includes bottom and top slabs having inner and outer protective walls extending between them with a lattice structure for transm... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5035541 | Rubble-spray ice island A method and apparatus for constructing an ice structure in deep (e.g. 50 feet) waters having a moving sheet of ice on the surface. A rubble generator is positioned in the path of the ice sheet and a portion of the marine bottom is artificially raised adj... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4963058 | Protective barrier for the protection of offshore marine works, and method of installation of the same Protective barrier consisting of at least two ballastable elements (3, 4) adapted to surround at least partially the work to be protected (1). The height of the individual elements is greater than the water depth. The elements comprise a connection device perm... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4923336 | Dock supporting apparatus A dock support having a piling composed of an upstanding rod the lower end of which is adapted to be embedded in the bottom of a body of water and an external telescoping sleeve having a cap at its upper end which normally confronts and seats on the upper... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4906138 | Gravity base structure for an offshore platform in arctic regions A gravity base structure for an offshore platform includes a caisson having a bottom slab, a top slab, and inner and outer concentric walls which extend between the bottom and top slabs, and partition walls that form a lattice structure of triangular pris... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4854780 | System and method of damping waves on a body of water using towable field of ice pieces of random sizes A wave damping system and method for use on a body of water. A floating collar structure is oriented to define a restraining area in which pieces of ice of random size are disposed. The floating collar has a shield to maintain the ice pieces therein. The ... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4828431 | Strengthened protective structure A method and structure for protecting an offshore structure in an arctic body of water from mobile ice, waves, and currents. Soil is dredged from the floor of the body of water, deposited in a berm having a size and shape adapted to protect the offshore s... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4826353 | Protection of marine installation from moving ice A drag unit to absorb the kinetic energy from large floating bodies of ice is constructed around a buoyancy chamber (14). The buoyancy chamber is attached to a torque arm (16) and this is secured at its remote end to an anchor line (6). The buoyancy chamb... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4808036 | Mobile marine operations structure A marine operations structure for use in arctic seas having steel/concrete composite ice walls positioned to permit multi-year ice ridges to be broken up with lower vertical forces imposed on the structure than heretofore possible. The structure provides ... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4786210 | Arctic production/terminal facility An offshore facility for use in an arctic body of water to produce, store, and offload hydrocarbons. The facility comprises a main structure which includes storage tanks, production equipment, etc., and which has a marine docking slip constructed therein ... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4784526 | Arctic offshore structure and installation method therefor An arctic offshore platform adapted for use in hydrocarbon exploration and production operations conducted in relatively shallow waters with low to moderate ice environments. The arctic offshore platform of the present invention includes one or more suppo... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4767239 | Method and apparatus for constructing an ice structure Method and apparatus for constructing an ice structure. The disclosed ice structures are a road and a grounded ice island which are constructed on a sheet of naturally-occurring ice in an ocean. A vehicle equipped for driving on ice includes thereon a rot... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4759663 | Method of placing concrete into a steel encasement A method of placing concrete into a steel encasement constructing an offshore structure. The steel encasement is erected. A plurality of first concrete injection holes are formed through the steel encasement in a heightwise spaced manner. The concrete is ... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4755082 | Removable bottom founded structure The Removable Bottom Founded Structure (RBFS) is an offshore platform for petroleum drilling and producing operations intended for deployment in waters with severe weather and iceberg conditions. It is a two-part structure comprising (1) a platform which ... | 07/05/1988 |
