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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7736090 | Downspout drain outlet A drain system for draining water to a ground surface includes an extension pipe and a drain outlet. The extension pipe is capable of being disposed underground below a grade of the ground surface. The drain outlet is communicably coupled to the pipe. The drain outl... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7491015 | Outwardly dished end plate for stormwater chamber An end plate for closing off the end of an arch shape cross section corrugated storm water chamber, which receives water for dispersal beneath the surface of the earth, has a dished portion which projects outwardly from the end of a chamber to which it is attached, ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7364384 | Anti-rotation stop for chamber A thermoplastic chamber for leaching wastewater or other use, which is designed so that when jointed to a like chamber the horizontal plane angle between the chambers can be adjusted, has one or more stops which can be selectively used to prevent rotation, for insta... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360965 | Cleanout with drainage capabilities A cleanout with adjustable subsurface drainage capabilities which includes a first body and a second body. The first body has a first sidewall and a top access opening. The first sidewall has a plurality of circumferentially spaced and axially oriented first slots. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7273330 | Invert elevation-change adapter An adapter is used with a leaching chamber or like article to change the invert elevation for a pipe which carries water to the article. The first end of the adapter fits a hole or other port on the article. The body of the adapter rotates about that first end, chan... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7246472 | Drain and a building structure having a drain A floor drain (100) comprising a bottom part (4) having at least one discharge opening (5), a front part being integral with the bottom part (4) and having a first part (3b) being inclined to said bottom part at an angle bei... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237981 | End cap having integral pipe stub for use with stormwater chamber A detachable end cap for a molded plastic storm water chamber has an integrally welded pipe stub. The stub cantilevers outwardly from the exterior surface of the end cap, which is preferably dome shaped, to enable connection to a line which carries water to or from ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7134808 | Drain sealing Plastic liner sections define a drainage channel when placed end to end. Each end has a stiff, double walled flange at each side of the end adapted to butt up to a similar flange at the adjacent end of the next sections. The double walled construction of the flanges... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7117642 | End cap for rain gutters An end cap for rain gutters having an overlying cover for deflecting leaves and other debris to prevent gutter and downspout clogging. The end cap includes a gutter trough closure region, for blocking water flow from the end of the gutter, and a second, above-trough... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108783 | Drain inlet A drain inlet is disclosed for draining of liquid from an area in which it has collected. The inlet includes a body having a chamber therein for receiving the liquid from the area and an opening at the bottom of the body for draining the liquid from the chamber. The... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7048466 | Channel element for road drainage gutter The invention concerns a channel element (1) for roadway drainage gutter, consisting of a thermoplastic trench body (2) with U-shaped cross-section whereof the horizontal upper ends of the branches (2a) are designed to receive a metallic ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7011286 | Bag valve The bag valve comprises an open-ended sleeve of pliant impermeable material, one end of which is removably clamped around the down-stream open end of a conduit for fluids. The other end of the sleeve, the downstream end, can be gathered into a fully or partially clo... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6994355 | Pipe seal A molded plastic seal assembly, for use with a leaching or stormwater system component, comprises at least two embossed, preferentially eccentric, circles. Pulling on a tab tears out the interior portion of the seal, to create a hole which accommodates a first pipe ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6602023 | Leaching chamber endplate The leaching chamber endplate including snap connectors, pipe stops, pipe scores, drill guide(s), and a barrier that facilitates enhanced engagement between the endplate and leaching chamber. This endplate is preferably formed using a blow molding process... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6581265 | Wheel pulling apparatus An apparatus for the repair or maintenance of a vehicle is provided which facilitates the removal of a wheel, wheel rim, brake rotor, brake drum or the like, when these become seized or fused onto the wheel hub of the vehicle. The wheel pulling apparatus ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6540437 | End dam assembly for drainage channel An end dam for a generally U-shaped moisture management channel comprising: a vertical wall having a front and a rear surface and a base edge; a first flange extending at a right angle from the rear surface in the area of the vertical wall base edge, inte... | 04/01/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6027283 | End caps for drainage system An end cap for a drainage system comprises a wall element having substantially the same profile as the cross-section of the end of the trench drain channel section. The wall element is adapted to be coupled to the trench drain channel section to form a te... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5366318 | Sump assembly The present invention involves a flexible annular member passing through a wall opening. The flexible annular member is positioned about a conduit passing through the wall opening to enable the conduit to pass through the wall at an angle up to and even g... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5102537 | Piping outlet protector An elongated, conical cage of spaced-apart rods is disclosed, each rod having a first and secured to the apex of the cone, and a second end terminating in the open of the cone which is formed by a circular ring-shaped rod. The open end of the conical cage... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5037238 | Process for raising sunken sprinkler heads A process for raising a sunken, in-ground sprinkler is provided. In the first step of this process, which is especially useful with pop-up sprinklers, the area around the top of the sprinkler is first cleared. Thereafter, the motor compartment structure a... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4685827 | Watering system A plant watering system for flower pots, plant boxes or open fields which uses watering cylinders located adjacent to the plant roots with the watering cylinders connected to a water supply unit through a closed pipeline system with the water supply unit ... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4445542 | Arch end cap An end cap particularly adapted for capping an arch conduit is provided. The end cap is comprised of an arch body including opposed arcuate side walls integrally joined together at an apex area. Opposed arcuate end walls are integrally joined at the termi... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4337008 | Apparatus for fish protection A specific feature of the present invention comprising a water-permeable screen mounted on a perforated suction pipe is that located therein between the screen and the pipe are partitions the length of contour of which resting on the screen decreases towa... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4234267 | Drain trap A drain trap comprises a plurality of flat water conveying plates with fine clearances therebetween and securely fixed to each other by ribs. Below said water conveying plates is fixed another water conveying plate of Y-shape in section having a water gat... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4110216 | Apparatus for collecting debris floating in a stream Apparatus for collecting debris floating in a stream comprises collector means disposed astride the stream with a first part arranged to engage and intercept floating debris and with another part pivotally mounted downstream and above the surface of the s... | 08/29/1978 |