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| 7270532 | Skimmer tab former Systems for leaching liquid waste, particularly waste water. More particularly, a cylindrical conduit or pipe for use in leaching systems. Even more particularly, a cylindrical conduit which has apertures/skimmer tabs created either during the manufacture/forming/ex... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7189027 | Corrugated 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 |
| 7189029 | Multi-catenary type rising column An undersea pipe of the riser type providing a connection between a floating support and the sea bottom. The riser has a rigid pipe of the catenary type extending from the floating support to a point of contact with the sea bottom. The catenary riser comprises a low... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186058 | Stormwater detention system and method A stormwater runoff detention system includes a system including an inlet, a first surge chamber, a second surge chamber and one or more storage chambers. The first surge chamber is connected to receive stormwater from the inlet prior to the second surge chamber or ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186059 | Padding machine and method of use An integrated padding machine that incorporates a front digging auger that is preferably mechanically as opposed to hydraulically powered, which in conjunction with a breaker bar assembly provides for digging and crushing capabilities, and that incorporates several ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175368 | Method and test setup for determining the bearing behaviour of displacement piles The invention relates to a method and a test setup for determining the bearing behaviour of displacement piles. The displacement piles are produced by making a hole using a displacement head and subsequently filling the hole with a hardenable suspension, whilst leav... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165915 | High capacity low profile slab foundation stabilizing apparatus The foundation stabilizer includes a bearing plate (31) that is mounted in a stationary position on the upper end of a ground anchor (20). A foundation lifting bracket (28) is positioned below the bearing plate (31) and lifting screws ( | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165912 | Apparatus for rebuilding a sand beach A device is provided for preventing shoreline erosion and for rebuilding the sand beach along the shoreline of a large body of water. A series of the devices are placed in side-by-side relation essentially parallel to the shoreline. The device includes a hollow plas... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160058 | Methods and module for an underground assembly for storm water retention or detention Methods and modules for use in a modular assembly are disclosed for retaining or detaining storm water beneath a ground surface. A module comprises a substantially horizontally disposed deck portion and at least one substantially vertically disposed side portion ext... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156583 | Compensating suspension element configuration A compensating suspension element that includes a flexible cable, a flexible pipe and a catenary riser pipe and a connecting device connecting the flexible cable, the flexible pipe and the riser without buoyancy. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150584 | Steel-pipe sheet pile and coupling structure of steel-pipe sheet piles A steel-pipe sheet pile including a steel pipe and joints for coupling the steel pipe to another steel pipe and multiple steel pipes arranged in a building direction of a steel-pipe sheet pile wall, wherein the joints include a male joint and a female joint each mad... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7150059 | Heat and flame-resistant materials and upholstered articles incorporating same A mattress, foundation, or other upholstered sleep product or article includes a core and barrier material surrounding the core. The barrier material includes flame and heat-resistant material that is configured to prevent combustion of the core when the upholstered... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7131792 | Alignment and support apparatus An apparatus for supporting and aligning one or more otherwise unsupported conduits in predetermined relation to a self-supported conduit. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118306 | Stormwater management system Disclosed is a fluid, namely stormwater, management system employing a chamber having an overall substantially constant curve cross-sectional geometry, with an a-semicircular constant curve cross-sectional geometry preferred. This chamber, which preferably follows b... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118307 | Cooling water intake system A cooling water intake system is configured to minimize entrainment, impingement and thermal plumes associated with the operation of onshore industrial facilities, such as a power plant, and includes a delivery system guiding ground waters from under the sand bottom... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108454 | Subsurface drainage system and drain structure therefor A subsurface drainage assembly for directing fluid drainage from a surface including a plurality of drain structure panels linked together in a manner that permits movement of one drain structure panel relative to the adjacent drain structure panel. The drain struct... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104731 | Divisible pile sleeve A pile driving device for driving in piles, with an axially-guided impact body movable in a hammer housing, an impact hood and a pile sleeve. So that the pile driving device can be transported by land without requiring surveys and preparation, the pile sleeve compri... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7090440 | Method and device for stabilizing slopes A method and device for stabilizing slopes that are at or near failure preferably due to a shallow, translational slides. Once a target slope has been identified, a plurality of plate piles is inserted into the entire at-risk slope to stabilize the slope. The plate ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090431 | Marine vessel lifting system with variable level detection A marine vessel, typically a power boat, lifting system includes a remotely operated transmitter module, a receiver module, a level sensing module, a motor control module, and motors are integrated to automatically position a cradle to the desired position relative ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090435 | Method and apparatus for raising, leveling, and supporting displaced foundation allowing for readjustment after installation A method and apparatus for raising, leveling, and supporting a foundation by placing steel piers beneath the necessary peripheral and interior beams and using a jack to raise the slab beams, then allowing the slab beams to rest on piers. The piers are constructed fr... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7073981 | Rock stabilizer A rock stabilizer includes a metal tube with a tapered distal end and a flanged proximal end capable of being positioned within a bore in a mine wall. A slit runs substantially the entire length and indentations are formed in the outer surface along the length adjac... | 07/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7059808 | Split key segmental retaining wall system A segmental earth retaining wall block having a front side, a top side with a transversal tongue of a given width projecting from it, the tongue extending at a first distance from the front side, and a bottom side with a transversal groove made in it, the groove bei... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059807 | Elongated structural members for use in forming barrier walls Briefly described, the present invention relates to a wale for use in forming a driven wall structure including a plurality of elongated structural panels. The wale includes a base wall, a top wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall. The base wall and the to... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7036164 | Automatic bed making apparatus A bed making apparatus can lift, push, and pull the bedding layer by layer so as to manipulate bedding originally disorganized to a made up state. The apparatus includes a vision device that evaluates and detects the current state of the bedding sensors and a comput... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7025531 | Bidirectional adjustable boat cradle A boat cradle has two pair of channels comprised of two lower channels supporting two upper channels. The lower channel members are each pivotally fixed to its own upright; the upper channels support a plastic pad that rotates to match the bottom and the inclination... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021861 | Low profile floating lift for watercraft A floating low profile watercraft lifting apparatus comprises a buoyant support apparatus and a watercraft lift attached to the buoyant support apparatus. Embodiments of the lift have first and second cantilever arms pivotally mounted to a base at offset pivot point... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011472 | Semi-submersible offshore vessel A semi-submersible offshore vessel including a rectangular ring-pontoon having a first transverse pontoon section at a first end of the vessel and a parallel second transverse pontoon section at a second end of the vessel, and two parallel pontoon sections extending... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7003825 | Cruciform pocketed blanket construction A blanket construction (10) primarily designed for airline passengers wherein, the construction (10) includes a blanket member (20) having a vertical stem portion (23) including a criss-cross pocket arrangement (27) on its lower en... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001110 | Precast concrete retaining wall A precast concrete retaining wall forms a wing wall for a precast concrete culvert unit and is supported by a concrete footer with one or more precast anchor member projecting laterally from the wing wall into the back-filled soil behind the wing wall. Secondary rei... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001107 | Air cylinder fastening device An air cylinder fastening device has a belt and structure for belt tightening. Belt tightening structure is attached to each of the longitudinally opposite ends of the belt, and comprises first and second slider members opposed to each other in a circumferential dir... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6991402 | Methods and modules for an underground assembly for storm water retention or detention Methods and modules for use in a modular assembly are disclosed for retaining or detaining storm water beneath a ground surface. A module comprises a substantially horizontally disposed deck portion and at least one substantially vertically disposed side portion ext... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6988855 | Lateral displacement pier and method of installing the same Installation of support piers for a structure comprises the steps of positioning a hollow tube in a soil matrix followed by removal of soil from the hollow core, filling the core with an aggregate, subsequent raising and lowering of the hollow tube, compacting the a... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988856 | Large scale soil processing tool for use with a preformed sacrificial guide A method is provided for centering and guiding a large diameter soil processing tool. A sacrificial guide is formed by using a small diameter soil processing tool to form a soil-cement column having a relatively hard outer section and a relatively soft center sectio... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988285 | Method of catching in trust fall in ropes course A device and method for catching a person who is participating in a trust fall exercise in a ropes course. The device is constructed of a sheet of strong, flexible material that is provided with straps of reinforcing material, that extend under the sheet from side t... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6986622 | Containment system A pipework containment system comprising: (i) an outer containment pipe extending between a chamber and a sump; (ii) a fluid-tight seal between the outer containment pipe and the chamber; (iii) a fluid-tight seal between the ou... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6966082 | Apparatus and method for reciprocating an infant support An apparatus for reciprocating an infant support comprises a frame and a receiving member supported above the frame for substantially vertical reciprocating movement. The receiving member is configured to receive the infant support and, in one embodiment, is coupled... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6957931 | Roof bolt bearing plate and method for an underground mine Roof bolt bearing plate and method are disclosed for use in underground mining operations. A dome-shaped roof bolt bearing plate and method support the roof in a mine. The bearing plate is round or elliptical different from conventional commercial roof support devic... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6953306 | Method of accurate trenchless installation of underground pipe A method for the trenchless installation of new underground pipe accurately on line and on grade by microtunneling to install a pilot tube, installing a drill string along the pilot pipe line using a directional drilling machine, installing a back reamer to the dril... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6945735 | Alignment and support apparatus An alignment and support device for supporting and maintaining correct alignment of at least one pipe or conduit inside a form board during a concrete pour operation, the device comprising at least two attachment points for holding a pipe or conduit, and at least on... | 09/20/2005 |
