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Class 405/45 - Porous


Subclass of Class 405 - Hydraulic and earth engineering
Definition: Method or apparatus wherein the sidewall, a portion of the
No. of patents: 279
Last issue date: 01/31/2012


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NumberTitleIssue Date
8104994Subsoil drainage system
Disclosed is a PME unit comprising a support pipe disposed within an aperture of a support module. Advantageously the support pipe is disposed within the apertures of a plurality of spaced support modules. The PME unit is placed within an excavation to provide a sub...
01/31/2012
7931423Drainage element
A preassembled drainage line element is fabricated at least in part of a biodegradable material, such as kraft paper or a plastic film. The biodegradable material may be perforated to impart a characteristic of water permeability to the material. ...
04/26/2011
7909535Soil drainage system
A soil drainage system which comprises a core pipe (10) having a plurality of perforations (12). A geocomposite core jacket (14) having a plurality of perforations (16) surrounds the core pipe (10). A geotextile filter fabric (1...
03/22/2011
7857547Drain panels and blocks
A gravelless drainfield and drain panel product for all legal gravity and pressure dosed drain configurations for trenches, beds, mounds and elevated systems and foundation and other drain panel applications. The product allows for appropriate reduction in drainfiel...
12/28/2010
7798746Modular, self contained, engineered irrigation landscape and flower bed panel
An ornamental planting landscape irrigation distribution and reservoir product and method ecosystem employing a substantially continuous panel on the soil surface on which ornamental landscape plantings are placed or produced, the panel having a primary, lateral wat...
09/21/2010
7744308Drainage element of ovate shape and method of making
The drainage element is formed of a tubular mesh that is filled with loose fill elements of polymeric material, deformed into an ovate cross-sectional shape and cured at an ambient temperature to hold the elements in a compacted state to define a rigid drainage elem...
06/29/2010
7722288Method of installing a synthetic grass system
A drainage system for use with a synthetic grass surface, the system having a base having a center portion with a first depth and a perimeter channel with a second depth being greater than the first depth, a plurality of tiles above the base, and a synthetic grass a...
05/25/2010
7712997Infiltration block
A plastics infiltration block for infiltration or attenuation purposes is disclosed. The infiltration block has an essentially rectangular parallelepipedal body having pairs of opposed first, second and third faces. At least one inspection channel extends through th...
05/11/2010
7682103Modular, self-contained, engineered irrigation landscape and flower bed panel
An ornamental planting landscape irrigation distribution and reservoir product and method ecosystem employing a substantially continuous panel on the soil surface on which ornamental landscape plantings is placed or produced, the panel having a primary, lateral wate...
03/23/2010
7628565Drainage pipe
A drainage pipe to be inserted into the ground, presents a plurality of openings (5) for the passage of water, wherein each of the openings is closed by a cap (9) containing one or more holes (11) filled with water-soluble material (13), ...
12/08/2009
7517172Subsurface fluid distribution apparatus
A leaching chamber having an arch-shaped cross-section, a pair of contiguously molded, opposing end walls, and alternating peak and valley corrugations along its length, is provided interior chambers and fluid communication openings along the base on each extending ...
04/14/2009
7413381Septic system drain field
A system to improve water distribution within a septic system drain field and in turn maximizing the efficiency of the water drainage while reducing maintenance and repair costs through the employment of a plurality of substantially parallel leeching lines in commun...
08/19/2008
7413380Golf course turf conditioning control system and method
A system and method for conditioning turf at of one or more golf course areas includes an aeration subsystem having subsurface aeration conduits for aerating the area, and an air blower unit in fluid communication with the aeration conduits configured to provide one...
08/19/2008
7407340Modular, self contained, engineered irrigation landscape and flower bed panel
A ornamental planting landscape irrigation distribution and reservoir product and method ecosystem employing a substantially continuous panel on the soil surface on which ornamental landscape plantings is placed or produced, the panel having a primary, lateral water...
08/05/2008
7384212Septic system
A modular appendage for a septic gallery has a first modular section for connection to a lateral side of the gallery with the first modular section having a number of apertures thereon. The first modular section has a first area. The lateral side of the septic galle...
06/10/2008
7380374Curtain drain
A device for preventing water seepage over a foundation wall of a building, such device having first and second L-shaped members disposed facing each other with the base of one resting on the base of the other with a conduit resting on the upper base for the receipt...
06/03/2008
7374364Trench drain filter assembly
An improved trench drain filter and modular system therefor for intercepting and treating run off water in a trench drain before discharge into a drainage system. The filter elements include a perforated pipe covered with one or more layers of geotextile material, w...
05/20/2008
7364384Anti-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
7351005Leaching system
A leaching device having slots to frictionally engage soil to permit the introduction of water through the slots and into the soil while prohibiting the excessive passage of soil particles through the slots. A method of introducing water into soil by passing water t...
04/01/2008
7341661Clarification 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
7322230Runoff rain gauge
Disclosed is a runoff rain gauge 100 which includes a collector tube 104, soil infiltration resistance medium 108, a runoff resistance flow element 113, a standard rain gauge 102, and runoff collection tube 114. Precipitatio...
01/29/2008
7311467Ergonomic 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
7309188Drainable 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
7309423Wastewater treatment and dispersal system
A wastewater treatment and dispersal system wherein wastewater will stand until it has a BOD of less than about 125 mg/l. The dispersal field may comprise inner and outer conduits, an inner conduit and a permeable outer cover, or a trough and an enclosure. ...
12/18/2007
7303670Compositions, devices, and methods for use in environment remediation
What is disclosed are compositions, devices, and methods for use in environmental remediation. The compositions are for use in a variety of environmental remediation barriers including fiber rolls, blankets, and berms. Applications for the use of the compositions, d...
12/04/2007
7300577Wastewater treatment and dispersal system
A wastewater treatment and dispersal system wherein wastewater will stand until it has a BOD of less than about 125 mg/l. The dispersal field may comprise inner and outer conduits, an inner conduit and a permeable outer cover, or a trough and an enclosure. ...
11/27/2007
7295922Interactive map production
A method of producing an interactive map using a computer system. The method includes determining graphic data indicative of a visible representation of a map of a geographic area and determining an identity. The computer system then generates coded data indicative ...
11/13/2007
7290958Subsurface drainage system and drain structure therefor
A subsurface drainage assembly for directing fluid drainage from a surface is disclosed. The subsurface drainage assembly includes a plurality of drain structure panels linked together in a manner that permits movement of one drain structure panel relative to the ad...
11/06/2007
7288190Method, apparatus and system for removal of contaminants from water
Disclosed is a water de-contamination system, methods, and apparatus using alternating aerobic, anaerobic, and aerobic conditions, with carbon and other waste processing treatments, to remove contaminants from water. Included is an aerobic system in flow communicati...
10/30/2007
7273330Invert 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
7270747Storm water drain system
An in-line storm water drain system and a filter basket for a storm water drain system are provided in which the storm water drain system has a housing having an inlet and outlet thereinto and interior walls forming a plurality of chambers therein. The filter basket...
09/18/2007
7237980System for infiltrating and irrigating water into soil
A soil infiltration irrigation system includes a plurality of water-permeable containers and a water-feeding pipeline communicating with each of the containers. The containers are provided with connectors for connecting to the water-feeding pipeline and are also pro...
07/03/2007
7207747Drainage system for sand bunker
Rain water is drained from a golf course sand bunker or like structure by a drainage system which comprises a conduit having a solid top and perforations in the sidewall. A conduit which is a chamber having an arch shape cross section is contained within a sand fill...
04/24/2007
7201538Subsurface drainage system and drain structure therefor
A subsurface drainage assembly for directing fluid drainage from a surface is disclosed. The subsurface drainage assembly includes a plurality of drain structure panels linked together in a manner that permits movement of one drain structure panel relative to the ad...
04/10/2007
7198432Water resource recycling system
A water resource recycling system includes an environmental permeable flooring which allows the rain on the ground be accumulated and quickly permeate into the underground. A vertical overflow duct is drilled deep into the permeable stratum under the ground to furth...
04/03/2007
7198431Irrigation system and associated methods
A system and method for efficiently delivering an aqueous solution to plants includes a hydrophilic delivery device, for example, tubing, that has a distal portion positionable adjacent a root system of a plant and a lumen for channeling an aqueous solution from an ...
04/03/2007
7191802Reinforcing wrap for plastic pipe
The combination of a flexible pipe, e.g. plastic, and a reinforcing member mounted around the pipe to strengthen the pipe and to enhance its ability to resist deformation under load. In one embodiment the reinforcing member includes a flexible perforated plastic net...
03/20/2007
7189027Corrugated leaching chamber
A continuous curve arch shape cross section leaching chamber made of molded thermoplastic has closely spaced corrugations and sidewalls which are perforated with slots which slope downwardly, running from interior to exterior of the chamber. The slot height and or w...
03/13/2007
7181888Interconnected double hull construction for basements
An interconnected double hull construction for the basement of a building. The double hull construction includes a plurality of interior wall boards attached to the interior face of the foundation walls in a manner adapted to provide communication between air passag...
02/27/2007
7178224Apparatus for making a drainage element
An apparatus is provided for making drainage elements in a vertical manner. In one embodiment, a vertically disposed hollow rotatable mandrel with a screw-threaded flight is used for guiding a length of perforated pipe and filling an annular space between the pipe a...
02/20/2007
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