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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7407341 | Floating barrier wall A floating barrier wall includes a number of individual barrier units 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 whi... | 08/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7326354 | Active barrier for polluted waters and method for its installation The invention relates to an active barrier (1) and a method for its use. The active barrier (1) is used to contain and to collect polluting material floating over bodies of water, such as river, lakes, lagoons, bays or open oceans. More specifically, t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7260861 | Pallet-ramp coupling apparatus and method An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for integrating the steps of securing and aligning a ramp to the pallet. A pallet mounting bracket secures to a pallet and mates with a corresponding ramp mounting bracket secured to a ramp. A pallet mounting bracket in... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7241081 | Pneumatic carrier A fluid-tight carrier (10) is disclosed which has main latches (34 and 36). Each main latch has a safety latch (70) which secures the main latches within the latched position until an operator deflects the safety latch (70) away fr... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229560 | Sack-based processes for recovering oil floating on water One or more water- and oil-porous containers or sacks are made of a pair of mesh sheets affixed together and stiffened around their perimeter. The sacks can be partially filled with a multitude of tubular bodies made of an oil-entrapping polymer, which have their lo... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7172367 | Inflatable hose system An inflatable hose system which may act as a boom for rescue purposes or for controlling the flow of surface borne contaminants of rivers, lakes and seas and comprising first and second hose lengths each having one en flattened and sealed to be chiselshaped and the ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7097391 | Pneumatic carrier A fluid-tight carrier (10) is disclosed which has main latches (34 and 36). Each main latch has a safety latch (70) which secures the main latches within the latched position until an operator deflects the safety latch (70) away fr... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094338 | Method of making and using a filter in the form of a block of agglomerated copolymer fragments One of the exemplary filter systems described includes a bracket and a filter module that can be suspended from the bracket by a plurality of flexible supports. The bracket can support the filter system beneath the grate of a storm drain without the need for the fil... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7048878 | Process of forming oil-absorbent bodies A process for forming an oil-sorbent composition of matter with bound combinations of styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) and ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) utilizes a low-temperature extrusion process. The SBS, or both materials, may be in the form of multitud... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7001102 | Construction of roads The invention relates to the use of stabilizing body in the construction of roads. The stabilizing body comprises a substantially rigid, planar body (20) that can be inter-engaged with other similar bodies in a configuration in which an extended, substantiall... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6979147 | Enhanced LNG tanker offloading in shallow waters A system for offloading LNG (liquified natural gas) from a tanker (26) in shallow waters, for regasing, or heating the offloaded LNG to produce gaseous hydrocarbons, or gas, for pressurizing the gas, and for flowing the gas to an onshore station (56), ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6922922 | Amphibious dredging vehicle and method for restoring wetlands using same An amphibious dredging vehicle includes a base including a pair of floatable pontoons linked together in essentially parallel relation; a cutterhead dredge system that is mounted on the base and that includes a cutterhead mounted on the front end portion of the base... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6854927 | Containment boom In order to provide a containment boom capable of functioning as a barrier for certainly preventing the containment of oil spill in no concern to momentary violent movements of waves and currents, the containment boom comprises a plurality of float units and a coupl... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6848861 | Y-panel anchoring system for boom installation The present invention relates to an anchoring system for a containment/exclusion boom, the anchoring system including: a Y-panel member which is adapted to be connected to a curtain of a containment/exclusion boom, said Y-panel member comprising a first skirt panel ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6827525 | Method and system for building up land in a water-covered or water-surrounded area A system for building up land in a water-covered or water-surrounded area has a plurality of floating boom segments connected end-to-end in an essentially closed shape, each boom segment having a sieve panel with a height approximately equal to the depth of the wate... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6818127 | Rain collection system A rain collection system for collecting and storing rainwater. The rain collection system includes a collection assembly being designed for being positioned on a support surface. The collection assembly is designed for collecting rain that has fallen on the support ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6739801 | Boom curtain with zipper connections and method of assembling boom Modular boom curtain sections are disclosed, including zipper elements for connection of adjacent modular boom curtain sections. Boom curtains assembled from the boom curtain sections, boom systems containing those boom curtains, and methods of assembling the boom s... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6576141 | Apparatus and method for collecting floating debris A floating system for collecting floatable debris is provided with curtains that direct the flow of water that contains floatables into the traps of the system while functioning as a pressure relief mechanism for the system which avoids placing excessive ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6112769 | Rose end assembly A hose end assembly comprises an adaptor (30) connected to one end of a cable conduit hose (10) for containing liquid medium. The adaptor comprises a body (32) having a barbed extension (44) and a retaining means such as a sleeve (34). The hose is pushed ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5927899 | Device in connection with a floating body The present invention relates to an arrangement for a floating body consisting of containers made from a flexible material positioned laterally in relation to one another and capable of being filled with air or other gas. Containers thereby communicate wi... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5871305 | Active cooling system boom Provided in accordance with the present invention, is a preferred embodiment of a boom for use in or containing, concentrating, and burning oil on the surface of a body of water. The boom includes a series of flotation sections, having an average density ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5785455 | Shore seal tidal barrier containment boom A shore seal boom having a buoyancy chamber and a ballast chamber is employed to contain hazardous material within a confined area. An end connector bar is employed to connect the ends of the buoyancy chamber and the ballast chamber, wherein the ballast c... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5580185 | Oil containment boom A system for containing and collecting oil spills and other water surface contaminants is provided. More specifically, the invention comprises a plurality of oil containment boom sections adapted to be coupled together, each section including a body fabri... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5538359 | Quick release boom connector A remotely disconnectable floating containment boom includes male and female portions of a connector and a release element which holds the male and female portions together when they are operatively engaged. The containment boom includes a remote activati... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5533832 | Oil spill containment and recovery system A petroleum product spill containment and recovery system is disclosed which comprises circumventing an off-shore spill with multiple containment float/recovery trough sections for collecting the spilled petroleum from the water's surface. The water and p... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5509756 | Oil boom end connector An end connector for use with oil containment booms, wherein the connector design utilizes a stress distribution technique which avoids the need for proximal end flanges, internal cavity traction surfaces, and further avoids bolts, rivets, or other fasten... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5269627 | Spar for oil spill containing boom The boom comprises a series of mesh bands connected end-to-end by buoyant spars to form an oil-containing wall for isolating and oil spill recovery. Bands of the boom are made of oil-impermeable material and include a locking bead extending along the ends... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5253953 | Boom for containing oil spills A boom includes a plurality of boom sections joined end to end. Each boom section includes two or more parallel inflatable chambers which are joined with a weighted curtain which is reinforced for strength. Boom sections are stored compactly on respective... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5242243 | Floating breakwater device A floating breakwater device for attenuating waves includes an elongated frame extending vertically between an upper end and a lower end. A buoyant member is attached to the frame to support the top end of the frame above the water surface. A barrier is a... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5238327 | Dual-chamber inflatable oil boom Floating oil are containment boom sections are provided with one or a plurality of collapsible and inflatable bladders or buoyancy chambers, extending along the upper edge of the boom section's skirt, and enclosed inside an elongated gas-impervious sleeve... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5232310 | Oil containment boom An oil containment boom consists of sections each of which includes upper and bottom self supporting battens, oil impervious battens sealed thereto and to an inflatable chamber. The barriers and chambers of adjacent sections are sealed to a rod to which t... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5201607 | Value assembly for inflating and deflating chambers of a floatable boom A boom includes a plurality of boom sections joined end to end. Each boom section includes two or more parallel inflatable chambers which are joined with a weighted curtain which is reinforced for strength. Boom sections are stored compactly on respective... | 04/13/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5188482 | Oil confinement device A device for confining oil floating upon the surface of a large body of water employs a horizontally deployable continuous pliable oil-resistant wall having parallel upper and lower edges. A multitude of uniformly spaced vertical support members are attac... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5181802 | Oil collector An absorbent oil collector is used as an oil spill combating apparatus and based on the use of an oil-absorbent material, e.g. a specially prepared wood fiber mass. In order to provide an oil collector of the kind concerned, which is flexible in that sens... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5102262 | Fence for enclosing impurities floating on water A fence for enclosing impurities floating on water including a series of bands of two-ply material with the two plies fused together in selected areas including the entire upper edge and with weighted floating pickets inserted vertically between the two p... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5102261 | Floating containment boom A floating containment boom for containment and isolation of waterborne pollutants, such as oil, silt, medical waste, bacteria, debris, and suspended particulates. The containment boom is comprised of a floatation unit, a ballast, a continuous curtain of ... | 04/07/1992 |
