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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7736092 | Trench drain with sloping rails A modular trench drain system with sloping overlay rails. A non-sloping section of trench drain is transformed into a sloping trench drain by installing sloping overlay rails. The overlay rails rest on the top of the upper edge of the sidewalls and may have a ledge ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7670084 | Precasting of fabricated flumes for machining coolant systems A method and apparatus for constructing machinery flumes couples precast, fabricated sections of flume having a channel lining in a concrete cast. The sections are assembled to seal end to end forming a continuous trough in which assembly work is contained to reduce... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7357600 | Water management system A water management system includes a series of corrugation couplers adapted for compressibly connecting and detaching liner sections end to end. Each corrugations coupler is included in successively formed corrugation segments. Each corrugation segment includes two ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341661 | Clarification and sorptive-filtration system for the capture of constituents and particulate matter in liquids and gases A sorptive-filtration system for removing at least one of negatively or positively charged ions, complexes or particulates from an aqueous stream. The system includes a) flow formed substantially from at least one of rainfall-runoff or snowmelt-runoff; b) a filter c... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340863 | One piece rain gutter and leaf guard apparatus A one-piece rain gutter and leaf guard apparatus is formed from a single sheet of aluminum. The rain gutter includes a formed trough portion that has a conventional scalloped front aesthetic appearance with a generally vertical back wall and a smooth bottom floor. T... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325970 | Static mixer The static mixer comprising mixing elements for separating the material to be mixed into a plurality of streams and a mechanism for the layered junction of the same, a transversal edge and guide walls that extend at an angle to said transversal edge, as well as defl... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7313889 | Temporary ground-level road-edge member and method for positioning below-ground structures A template for temporary placement on the open upper end of a below-ground structure, including a rectangular body matching key dimensions of a permanent ground-level member to be installed, the body having an open bottom to engage the open upper end of the below-gr... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7266926 | Temporary ground-level member and method for positioning below-ground structures A template for temporary placement on the open upper end of a below-ground structure, including a body matching key dimensions of a permanent ground-level member to be installed, the body having an open bottom to engage the open upper end of the below-ground structu... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252457 | Channel installation device A cradle assembly for installing trench drain or conduit channels which enables the channels to be suspended from support rods while simultaneously permitting the adjustment of the channel height with in the trench. Because the assembly enables the channel to be sup... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7156580 | Interlockable drainage system The specification and drawing figures describe and show an interlockable drainage system insertable into a ditch that includes two or more liner sections. Each liner section includes a plurality of corrugations that are asymmetrical. The interlockable drainage syste... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150131 | Utility trenching and sidewalk system A utility trenching and sidewalk system comprising modular utility sidewalk units which may be assembled together to form a cable trench. The modular units are formed from plastic composite material and include sidewalls, a bottom wall and covers which define a cham... | 12/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7125506 | Drainage channel installation device A drainage channel installation device comprises a channel-securing member and a channel-hanging member. The channel-securing member releasably engages the channel-hanging member and has opposed ends that are adapted to be releasably secured to the opposed side wall... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7104011 | Rain gutter protection panel A protection panel for a rain gutter that includes a top planar surface, a wall which extends substantially vertically downwardly from the top, a curved lower portion, and a flange which extends outwardly and forwardly from the curved portion is disclosed. The wall ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096627 | Rain head A rain head is disclosed having three filters through which water entering an inlet to the rain head must pass before passing out through an outlet from the rain head. The filters remove successively smaller particles from the water. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7066685 | Drainage grate A drainage grate assembly having a drainage grate which is reinforced by a substantially continuous reinforcing member confined within the grate. The load rating for the drainage grate assembly can be adjusted by adding metal strips which can be disposed within and ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059804 | Drainage device The invention relates to a drainage device for surface drainage, in particular to drainage channels with a channel body and a frame which fits on an upper edge of the channel body, comprising an outer arm and an inner arm between which the upper edge of the channel ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052212 | Downspout energy dissipater splash pad with spillway A splash pad is provided for receiving water directed from a roof structure down a downspout. The splash pad includes a bottom and a surrounding wall structure. A spillway is provided that permits accumulated water in the splash pad to spillover and be discharged fr... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7040838 | High capacity catch basin filtration system with adjustable deflector ring A catch basin filtration system having a filter body dimension to fit within a drain inlet forming a trough or reservoir obstructing at least a portion of the inlet. The filter body is supported by a filter body support dimensioned to cooperatively engage with the i... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7008137 | Cover for a drainage arrangement and a method of producing such an arrangement The invention relates to a cover (1) for a drainage channel (2) to be installed in the ground to drain the surface of an area. The cover (1) comprises a substantially planar portion (3) which is constructed so as to cover an opening at th... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6964135 | Rain gutter clean out device A rain gutter clean out device has a gutter section with a bottom wall opening and a slidable cover which in one position overlies the opening and in another position uncovers the opening to allow gutter debris to be removed there through. ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962463 | Construction of environmental and water-permeable paving A method of constructing an environmental and water-permeable paving, which includes the steps of connecting a plurality of frame units composed of water ducts and connecting meshes to form a great area of framework; burying the frame units into the soil, above the ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6951438 | Erosion control transition mat An erosion control transition mat for reducing scour and destructive erosion at the transition between hard armor and soft armor erosion control surfaces. The erosion control transition mat is provided with a riser and a plurality of voids which collect to slow and ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6905285 | Slot drain A slot drain including a throat portion having two walls and a separator arranged to separate the two walls. The separator includes lateral projections passing through holes in the two walls. The lateral projections are bent over the two walls to retain the two wall... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6860678 | Method and apparatus for aligning channel sections with an adjustable alignment key A channel system for forming a trench is disclosed that includes a number of precast drainage channel sections and one or more alignment keys for aligning and interlocking adjacent channel sections. Each alignment key includes a base shaped for laterally bridging ac... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6708737 | Velocity flume and method for collecting machining coolant A low profile velocity flume and method for collecting machine tool coolant along a machine tool installation uses stepped sidewalls to progressively increase the flow space area above a continuously and smoothly sloping bottom wall. Flushing nozzles are located in ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6672012 | Gutter cover device A gutter cover for directing the flow of rainwater from a building roof into a gutter mounted to the peripheral edge thereof while preventing debris such as leaves and twigs from entering and clogging the gutter. The cover is secured to the roof of the bu... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6632046 | Mold liner for facilitating manufacture of reinforced drainage blocks A liner for use in casting a drainage block has an arched surface which defines an upper profile of a main drainage channel and the water inlets opening into the outer surface of the block as well as providing clips for supporting and locating reinforcing... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6595720 | Method and apparatus for forming a trench drain A method and apparatus for forming a trench drain includes an elongated trench form, first and second spaced apart frame rails, a support member and a first and second fastener. The trench form includes at least one folding member folded along predetermin... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6443656 | Trench forming assembly having removable pin anchoring mechanism An assembly for forming a trench comprising a frame having two elongated members that define a support surface and at least one opening. The assembly also includes a removable grate that is disposed on the support surface and includes a hook that is dispo... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6308479 | Rain water diverter system for deck structures A system for diverting rain water from the underside of a deck structure is comprised of a side-by-side array of flexible water-collecting elements , each of which collect and divert rain water from a regional area of the deck structure. Each water-collec... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6280117 | Universal drain fitting A universal drain fitting for use with prefabricated drains of all sizes for joining the drain and a cylindrical-shaped pipe for making the transition between a drain and a drain outlet or between two drains in a drainage system. In the first and second p... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6227763 | Waterway A waterway and system of waterways are disclosed in which the waterway includes a sheet of material having an upper face which defines a central channel straddled by a pair of skirts, and a pair of spaced walls between the channel and skirts to define the... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6220784 | Method and apparatus for forming a trench An apparatus for forming a trench which is adapted to receive at least one grate that will cover the trench. The apparatus comprises first and second frame rails that are connected by at least one removable spacer. The spacer is sized and configured to ma... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6196762 | Non-clogging debris and sediment removal facility A non-clogging facility (10) collects debris and sediment carried by water flowing in an open channel (DC) upstream of an inlet (I) to a conduit. A first section (12) provides a transition from the open channel into a second section (13) which allows for ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6113311 | Trench drain A modular trench drain for use in a trench drain system. The trench drain includes an open-faced channel including a narrow throat into which water can flow and a wider flow passage. The trench drain can include an integrally formed, removable cover which... | 09/05/2000 |
