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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980784 | Drainage management systems and methods A flow limiting inlet structure is designed to collect water or other fluids in a pool above grade, and to provide improved capture of sediments and surface pollutants such as oils and greases in the pool, while regulating the flow of water or other fluids during di... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7942606 | Groundwater control system with automatic water flow regulator An automatic water flow regulator apparatus and a system for controlling and regulating the level of groundwater in an agricultural field. An automatic flow regulator adapted for use in a buried tile line that responds to conditions upstream and downstream along the... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7887255 | Drainage management systems and methods A flow limiting inlet structure is designed to collect water or other fluids in a pool above grade, and to provide improved capture of sediments and surface pollutants such as oils and greases in the pool, while regulating the flow of water or other fluids during di... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7677835 | Drainage cell modular raintank and water storage system A modular raintank and water storage system are described. A modular raintank comprises a plurality of interconnected external sidewall modules. The sidewall modules have a plurality of openings which allow water to freely flow into and out of the modular raintank. ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7520695 | Water provisioning device A water provisioning device for use with an irrigation channel for providing water into an irrigation pipe. The water provisioning device comprises a primary reservoir adapted to maintain water up to a predetermined level and comprising a primary outlet adapted for ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7419334 | Thruster flood control method A means of alleviating or preventing flooding in geographic areas which are normally drained by slow moving water in ditches, rivers, bayous or other waterways of relatively shallow slope by using a water thrusting means to add kinetic energy and therefore velocity ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7353634 | Methods of utilizing waste waters produced by water purification processing The invention relates to disposing of unwanted waste waters produced from purifying water. The methods of the present invention include applying waste water containing 0.15% by weight of the salts of Na, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Cl, SO4, and CO3 and mixt... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7349831 | River assessment, monitoring and design system A method, apparatus and program product to facilitate the analysis and monitoring of stream and river conditions, with emphasis on Natural River Design. To this end, the invention uses and processes channel data to provide analysis and monitoring information and opt... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335337 | Ergonomic pipette tip and adapters An ergonomically designed pipette tip that can be securely mounted to a barrel of a pipetter yet is designed to substantially reduce the axial force necessary to install and eject the pipette tip from the pipetter. The ergonomic pipette tip includes molded-in expans... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332091 | Process for treating storm water An insert for a storm water treatment system includes an elongated baffle member that is configured to be mounted within a substantially upright storm water drain basin so as to separate the interior space of the drain basin into a first compartment that communicate... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7311467 | Ergonomic size leaching chamber A leaching chamber, particularly a chamber which lacks ribs and is therefore flexible along its length, has a length in the range 4 to 5 ft, a length to width aspect ratio of between 1.2 and 1.6 and a weight of less than 3 pounds per foot, preferably about 12 pounds... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309188 | Drainable base course for a landfill and method of forming the same Numerous embodiments of one or more layers of void-maintaining synthetic drainable base courses (“VMSDBC's”) are provided as incorporated into landfills and other waste containment facilities. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7283908 | System and method for estimating ocean height and current on a personal computer with location adjustment A system and method for estimating ocean surface height and currents at points within a geographic grid. The method includes receiving a user selected location, receiving bathymetric data from a global database, determining whether the user selected location corresp... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7256612 | Programmable logic block providing carry chain with programmable initialization values A programmable logic block provides programmable initialization values for carry chains traversing the logic block, without consuming user logic resources. An exemplary programmable logic block includes two or more carry multiplexers coupled together to form a carry... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251564 | System and method for estimating ocean height and current on a personal computer with hurricane module A system and method for estimating ocean surface height and currents at points within a geographic grid. The method includes receiving bathymetric data from a global database, generating atmospheric forcing information based on a hurricane model, and estimating curr... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244078 | Control gates A control gate is adapted to be installed across a channel for liquids. The Control gate has a barrier member capable of vertical or tilting movement and it is either slidingly or pivotally mounted to a frame of the control gate. In one instance, the control gate ha... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7217063 | Latch for leaching chamber Two identical arch shape cross section chambers are joined together so that a dome shape part of one end of the chamber is overlapped by the opposing plain end of the second chamber. Thus, one chamber may pivot in the horizontal plane, for adjustment during installa... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7186058 | Stormwater detention system and method A stormwater runoff detention system includes a system including an inlet, a first surge chamber, a second surge chamber and one or more storage chambers. The first surge chamber is connected to receive stormwater from the inlet prior to the second surge chamber or ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7160440 | Storm water separator system A storm water separator system having side walls constructed from sheet piling to enable installation within a small footprint and in poor soil conditions. The separator system has an upper bypass chamber and a lower treatment chamber with a diffuser directing inflo... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7101114 | Storm drain system and method A storm drain system is provided to prevent rising water from flowing substantially vertically out of a storm drain inlet. The storm drain system comprises a seat generally horizontally mounted within a chamber and a moveable buoyant door assembly responsive to risi... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7083721 | Stormdrain curb-inlet multi-stage filtration-unit A hydraulic-permeation type environmental water-runoff filtration-system applicable to street curb-inlet type drainage-chambers, which generally cooperatively interconnect with street and parking-lot drains. The BLUEBAY-BMP™ pollution-trap provides advantage of co... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7052209 | Corrugated stormwater chamber An arch shape cross section chamber for receiving and dispersing stormwater when buried beneath the surface of the earth is corrugated and has a cross section geometry which is a continuous curve. Preferably, the curve is a truncated semi-ellipse. A chamber also has... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052207 | Sediment control drain and method of construction An erosion control basin is a molded open topped receptacle that has support flanges that will support the basin on the interior of a storm drain grate frame. A filter is formed around an upright perforated drain pipe that is on the interior of the basin and which o... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052206 | System and method for use of an extention basin as a storm water control device This paper proposes an integrated approach to storm water management and storm water treatment. Today's requirements for capturing and treating the first-flush of storm water can be met with a new device that also controls peak flows over a wide range of storms and ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7031927 | System, method, and computer program product for weather and terrestrial vegetation-based water renovation and management forecasting A system, method, and computer program product for weather and/or terrestrial vegetation-based water renovation and management forecasting are described herein. The system includes a water renovation and management forecast system that acts as an analysis engine, wh... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025532 | Apparatus and method for transporting water with liner An apparatus and method for lining ditches is provided. The apparatus and method for lining ditches, according to the present invention, includes a plurality of substantially corrugated liner sections, preferably made of a thermoplastic material such as polyethylene... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025076 | Rainwater recovery system A system and method for restoring the natural water cycle by reducing stormwater runoff and addressing issues affecting groundwater supply. In one embodiment of the invention, the system comprises a roof washer component, cistern component, pump, and manufactured dr... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021336 | Even-flow septic tee arrangement An even-flow tee arrangement for use with a septic system consists of a tee connector having top and bottom section cemented together. The bottom section includes a splitter plate extending from the tee-shaped exit end to two pairs of directional vanes proximate the... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021671 | Septic tank drain field pipe manifold system and method of use A manifold having a tubular body including effluent retention areas formed within the body and conduit portions having opposing ribs extending radially from an outside surface for use with a pipe anchoring mechanism when installing the manifold and connected flexibl... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7012394 | Battery-powered air handling system for subsurface aeration The invention is a battery powered source for an air handling system that provides subsurface aeration services when an available power source provides insufficient power. The system comprises a subsurface aeration duct, a motor, an air pump, a storage battery, a ba... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6974540 | Street curb drain filter A street curb drain filter is comprised of U-shaped brackets for attaching to an inside wall of a street curb drain adjacent an inlet. A horizontal retaining bar is attached to the outer ends of the brackets. The lower edge of a horizontally elongated flexible net i... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6953156 | Irrigation method for sloping land A method for providing efficient uniform delivery of a predetermined amount of water needed for a specific crop planted on sloping land using an irrigation system laid out following a topographical map to maintain a constant pressure head for all of the discharge po... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6926464 | Detention pond water quality apparatus and system A water quality apparatus and system utilized in permanent extended dry detention basins having an outlet control structure vertically mounted within a basin and a semi-round pipe (typically including gravel) attached to the forward edge. Typically, in this type of ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6913155 | Apparatus for trapping floating and non-floating particulate matter The present invention may include a separation tank with an outer chamber and an inner chamber positioned within the outer chamber. An inlet and an outlet may be in communication with the outer chamber. A first opening may provide access between the inner chamber an... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6893864 | Apparatus for aerating a particulate material An apparatus for forcing airflow through (i.e., aerating) a particulate material consists of a planar bearing surface and a ventilation conduit underlying the planar bearing surface. A plurality of delivery conduits extend between the ventilation conduit and the pla... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6886585 | Soft grip drain A tool having a hand gripping region for rotational attachment to an irrigation system with the tool having soft bumps thereon spaced from each other and affixed to the hand gripping region to cushion the user's hand as an irrigation component is field attached to a... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6726401 | Treatment of a leach field The performance of a leach field in processing waste water is maintained or improved by a control system in which one or more selected parameter in a waste water conduit, or in the influence zone of the conduit, is measured, compared to a set point(s), and one or mo... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6692189 | Flume for optimization of sewer system and wastewater treatment plant capacity A flume for diurnally storing and releasing municipal sewage in its conveyance network of sewers and interceptor piping to reduce peak flow rates in a sewer system and the downstream wastewater treatment plant. The disclosed invention reduces peak flow ra... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6692186 | Apparatus and method for transporting water An apparatus and method for lining ditches is provided. The apparatus and method for lining ditches, according to the present invention, includes a plurality of substantially corrugated liner sections, preferably made of a thermoplastic material such as p... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6648549 | Modular drainage channels An underground infiltration drainage system comprising water storage and/or water formed by a plurality of load bearing box like modules (1, 16 and 19), arranged adjacently and wrapped in water permeable geotextile. The modules have external walls (2) wit... | 11/18/2003 |
