Class 405/71 - Having hinged joint between rigid sections

Subclass of Class 405 - Hydraulic and earth engineering
Definition: Method or apparatus wherein the connection allows movement
No. of patents: 29
Last issue date: 04/01/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7351008	Floating barrier units A number of individual barrier units form a floating barrier wall each comprising a housing formed in the general shape of a highway barrier having a top wall, a bottom wall, opposed end walls, and, opposed side walls interconnected to form a hollow interior which i...	04/01/2008
7140599	Coupling systems and methods for marine barriers A marine barrier system comprising first and second barrier sections and a coupler system. The first and second barrier sections comprise first and second main flotation members, respectively, and each main flotation member contains buoyant material. The coupler sys...	11/28/2006
7056059	Boom with ramped or horizontal skirt structure for slowing the flow speed of buoyant fluids on moving water for fluid, containment, fluid containment system and method A flow slowing boom for slowing the speed of a buoyant fluid floating on moving water having a direction of water movement and a water surface includes a support structure for positioning at the surface of a body of water across the direction of water movement; an a...	06/06/2006
6976807	Portable breakwater A portable breakwater system for use in a body of water includes first and second support members adapted to be positioned on the floor of the body of water and a curtain attached between the first and second support members. The first and second support members all...	12/20/2005
6918349	Mobile protection system The present invention relates to a mobile protection system for moored or anchored ships. The system has a reinforced foldable surface unit and a foldable net unit connected to the surface unit to provide a restricted area. The surface unit prevents small boats from...	07/19/2005
6860677	Floating river debris skimmer A skimmer for removing debris off the surface of a river includes a float line installed across the river at an angle with respect to the river current, and a collecting net installed at the downstream end of the float line. The ends of the line are slidable upwards...	03/01/2005
6640470	Contaminated sediment remediation vessel A method is described for containing dispersed particulate or soluble matter during contaminated sediment remediation operations in the marine environment. The preferred method comprises the use of a specially designed marine vessel that establishes a neg...	11/04/2003
6079904	Transportable collapsible protective barrier, especially against high water The transportable, foldable protective barrier, especially against high water, contains a series of supports of supporting elements articulately joined with one another, a number of parallel pipe rods for the joining of the supports as well as a number of...	06/27/2000
5491922	Remote control floatation boom A floatable boom for concentrating brine shrimp eggs which are floating at or near the surface of a body of water. The floatable boom comprises a rigid, floatable tube, a skirt affixed to the lower portion of the tube and extending downward into the body ...	02/20/1996
5480262	Oil containment boom A continuous oil containment boom foldable to a compact configuration for storage in standard size 8' by 8' by 20' shipping containers, arranged for quick deployment. The containment boom comprising a plurality of boom segments having a lower floatation m...	01/02/1996
5190402	Fire resistant connector for oil containment booms The present invention relates to a fire resistant boom connector for connecting adjacent oil containment booms. The boom connector includes cooperating connector portions, each of which include a base portion, an elbow portion, and a engaging portion. A s...	03/02/1993
5141359	Zigzag breakwater Stationary zigzag breakwater embedded into the sea bottom or floating breakwater. The determining factor for the wave-reflecting characteristics and the structural stability of the breakwater is the appropriate dimensioning of the zigzag elements. In stat...	08/25/1992
5054960	Floating barriers for containing oil spills Floating barriers are provided with containment means (doublecoated with polyvinyl chloride) of woven twisted nylon thread and with low density polyurethane floating means. The two previous characteristics, along with a change in arrangement, size and sha...	10/08/1991
5000616	Oil containment boom An oil containment boom comprising a plurality of sections of a lighter than water, pliable, closed-cell foam material with each of the sections having a weight positioned along one side so that when the section is placed in the water the section floats w...	03/19/1991
4998845	Oil containment system for emergency use A system for containing oil or other contaminants which have leaked from an oil tanker or similar structure is disclosed. A series of flotation members are connected end to end and stored around the perimeter of the tanker. A membrane is folded and packed...	03/12/1991
4905623	Support structure for use with a fluid medium A support structure for use with a fluid medium and including a plurality of buoys adapted for arrangement in a floating array at the surface of a body of the fluid medium and mooring elements connected between the buoys and adapted to prevent any substan...	03/06/1990
4626132	Oil containment barge assembly An apparatus for containing an oil spill floating on a body of water, including a plurality of barges attached end-to-end in an endless configuration, or circle, around the oil spill, and in which the open spaces between the adjacent end portions of the b...	12/02/1986
4543012	Barrier for floating pollutants A simple barrier of the type having a series of buoyant tubular sections interconnected by a central cable and provided with a depending skirt. A portion of the skirt that is not attached at the joints is adapted to form an upwardly directed channel which...	09/24/1985
4507017	Segmented, floating fireproof oil-spill containment boom A floatable, fire-resistant spill containment boom that is easily deployable on the surface of a body of water is comprised of a series of fire-resistant planar main panels having flotation devices attached thereto to maintain the main panels in a substan...	03/26/1985
4398844	Floating boom structure This floating boom comprises a flexible structure forming a barrier equipped with transverse stiffeners to which are secured floats adapted to support the flexible structure in a substantially vertical position in water. Each stiffener forms a buoyant uni...	08/16/1983
4388188	Oil spill recovery means Apparatus for confining an oil slick on the open seas and for skimming the oil from the ocean's surface and funneling it into a floating barge wherein the oil is separated for later processing. Oil is confined in an inverted triangular-shaped area by two ...	06/14/1983
4195809	Screed bar support stake and method A screed bar support stake and method are uniquely adapted to concrete screeding operations utilizing a vibratory-type screed. The stake is formed with means which allow it to be located after the concrete has been poured and is also adapted with means en...	04/01/1980
4174186	Floating-type anti-oil anti-impact anti-wave barrier A floating type anti-oil anti-impact anti-wave barrier includes structure for intercepting oil floating on the water, for mitigating an impact force exerted by a ship or the like, and for intercepting waves. The barrier can collect oil which has flowed ou...	11/13/1979
4076624	Self-deploying boom A current deployable floatable boom unit for accumulating oil from the surface of water. An oil monitoring device is operative to actuate the deployment of the boom unit when oil is sensed adjacent to the boom unit, which boom unit is stored out of the wa...	02/28/1978
4033137	Articulated floating barrier A barrier for containing oil spills or other debris on the surface of a body of water includes buoyant sections connected by a sliding seal for allowing sliding relative vertical motion and limited relative angular movement between the sections to accommo...	07/05/1977
4031707	Cryothermal manipulation of petroleum spills on water The subject invention relates to method and apparatus for controlling or manipulating a body of crude, refined, or used petroleum as, for example: in the herding and recovery of an oil spill in a body of water; in temporarily stopping a leak in an oil tan...	06/28/1977
4016726	Connector hinge for oil containment booms A connector hinge for attaching oil spill containment booms having a male lindrical connector which fits loosely within a female cylindrical connector to allow easy movement of both connectors in both a vertical and horizontal direction. A resilient gaske...	04/12/1977
3962875	Oil fence having a limited flexibility An oil fence having a unidirectional flexibility, comprising a plurality of rigid floats which are swingably connected by hinge means. Planar skirts are connected to the floats so as to define at least one continuous oil fence wall thereby....	06/15/1976
3958521	Deep sea tank and seaport system A deep sea tank and seaport system is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of deep sea tanks which provide a containment barrier surrounding one or more towers which function as a docking facility for oil tankers. The deep sea tanks are connected to...	05/25/1976

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