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7470087 Wave-dissipating block  
A wave-dissipating block has a body and a turbine generator assembly. The body has an airway and an overhang. The airway is formed in the body, is substantially J-shape and has an opening...
7461998 Coastal erosion mitigation solution (CEMS)  
Disclosed herein is a method of stabilizing a beach which includes the steps of producing an engineering design for placement of one or more sand filled, low profile geotextile tubes in proximity...
7146919 Wave diffuser apparatus and method  
A wave diffuser apparatus and method includes, according to one embodiment, a receiver base and a wave disrupter conformed to attach to the receiver base. A load collar is attached to the wave...
6929422 Shore protective barrier system  
A shore protective barrier system for protecting an existing seawall in the face of heavy storms including a plurality of used automotive tires aligned upright in a row substantially side-by-side...
6880477 Wave shock absorber system  
The invention relates to methods for absorbing impacting shock loads from waves on marine hulls by using a diffuser to provide a reduced impact zone forward of the hull and to divide the wave and...
6783300 Water containment structure  
A water structure formed from at least a pair of sleeves from a puncture resistant flexible material joined along common longitudinal surfaces, as by sewing, and include sleeve ends that are formed...
6767162 System and apparatus for rapidly installed breakwater  
A rapidly deployable breakwater is disclosed having a primary barrier containing liquid under pressure, and one or more overtopping barriers. The primary barrier floats at, and extends...
6305877 Breakwater/attenuation device for high speed vessel wake  
A barrier dissipates energy from wakes from high speed vessels. Pilings embedded in the seabed slidably extend through openings in a flotation section below the surface of the water and through...
5700108 Dynamic reef, method of use, and shoreline erosion control system employing same  
A dynamic reef is provided in accordance with the invention. The dynamic reef includes anchoring means for anchoring the reef in a substantially fixed position with respect to a shoreline, an...
5478208 Submersed jet pump method for generating a stream of water  
An apparatus for generating a stream in a body of water has at least one cylinder installed under water, and a water-jet pump housed in the cylinder. The pump draws water in through one end of the...
5417550 Submersed jet pump for generating a stream of water  
An apparatus for generating a stream in a body of water has at least one cylinder installed under water, and a water-jet pump housed in the cylinder. The pump draws water in through one end of the...
5211508 Total water circulation system for shallow water areas  
A method and an apparatus are used in shallow water areas having a depth of about two meters or less for producing a total water circulating flow from the bottom toward the top and then from the...
4957392 Method and apparatus for the active prevention of sedimentation in harbors and waterways  
An apparatus for preventing sedimentation buildup in waterways having a current, the apparatus being submergible at a location proximate the edge of the waterway and adapted to produce a scour...
4911849 Method and means of aeration-powered water flow using foil-shaped contour  
A pump driven by air only is disclosed for providing simultaneous aeration and flow at right angles to the rising air. The pump produces in a shallow tank particle-suspending turbulence which is...
4505617 Stabilizing bluff structures against oscillation  
Method and apparatus for stabilizing an upright structure such as a pile against transverse oscillation due to the relative horizontal motion of the sea past it. Gas is discharged from orifices...
4455226 Method and apparatus for treating the surface of a body of liquid  
A method for treating a body of water forming a solar pond includes applying oil to the surface of the pond from at least one predetermined area of the surface, collecting oil from the surface,...
4407607 Fluid dynamic erosion control unit  
A fluid dynamic erosion control unit comprises a hollow submersible body the buoyancy of which can be regulated. Arms projecting radially from the body carry paddle-like blades in at least some of...
4405259 Method and apparatus for preventing foreign objects from entering into docking basins  
Method and apparatus for preventing foreign objects, such as ice floes, from entering into the docking basin of barge supporting floater-type vessels, floating docks, basin docks, canal sluices or...
4383797 Underwater turbine device with hinged collapsible blades  
A submersible turbine device which can be used in conjunction with a water wheel operated at water level, away from the submerged turbine device. The submersible turbine device comprises a turbine...
4375337 Underwater device for ruffling still water  
A small, battery operated, electric motor contained in an underwater waterproof housing operates a submerged propeller in a stationary location for the purpose of creating ripples on the surface of...
4356094 Method and apparatus for controlling water surface activity  
The surface activity (more especially waves) of a body of water is reduced by providing a succession of booms at least partially surrounding said body of water (preferably moored so as to be...
4320989 Method for moving icebergs in a body of water and related apparatus  
A low cost method for transporting an iceberg from one location to another in a body of water without the need of boarding, or physical pushing or pulling contact therewith. The method involves the...
4300855 Rotatable ice-formation-preventing device  
A generally cylindrical member which can be used to circulate subsurface water upwardly to mix with the surface water, the surface water being colder than the subsurface water due to its being...
4030305 Method of moving a floating body into a predetermined float path  
A method for moving a floating body into a predetermined float path which is different from that bodies natural drift path by reducing the density of the liquid in which said body is floating, the...
3880965 Apparatus for aerating a liquid  
Air is diffused into a liquid from a flexible tube of thermoplastics sheet material having an air permeable upper portion and an air impermeable lower portion. The upper portion of the tube is...
3822555 MARINA PROTECTIVE WAVE BREAKER  
A simplified air burst wave breaker for the protection against wave action of Marina installations and the like. The air burst unit comprises a duct in the form of two vertical U portions arranged...
3803849 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DAMPING WAVE ACTION  
A method of and apparatus for damping wave action on a section of water including injecting sufficient amount of air in discrete, minute bubbles under the water to dissipate a major portion of the...
3769993 SWIMMING POOL CLEANING SYSTEM  
This invention pertains to a swimming pool system wherein a plurality of flexible conductors, preferably of extruded plastic, is provided with small apertures formed in their sidewalls. These...
3373821 Pond mill  
3221503 Method of producing relativelycalm water area  
3148509 Wave reduction, de-icing and destratification apparatus  
3103788 Method for diminishing wave heights  
3068655 Mobile pneumatic breakwater  
2967399 Artificial breakwaters  
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