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7637064 Building material anchor  
A building material anchor including a resilient pad. A resilient, openwork tube is affixed to the top of the pad. An adhesive layer coats the bottom of the pad.
7434620 Cavity positioning tool and method  
In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a method is provided for preventing formation of sludge in a subsurface cavity having particulate laden fluid disposed therein. The method...
7264048 Slot cavity  
A method for accessing a subterranean zone from the surface includes drilling a substantially vertical well bore from the surface to the subterranean zone and forming a slot cavity in the...
7214002 Water feature kit  
A kit for building a water feature, in which all of the materials necessary to construct a pond are provided in a single container. In an alternate form, all materials necessary to build a...
7156579 Manufactured caverns in carbonate rock  
Disclosed is a process for manufacturing underground caverns suitable in one embodiment for storage of large volumes of gaseous or liquid materials. The method is an acid dissolution process that...
6840709 Distributed natural gas storage system(s) using oil & gas & other well(s)  
The present invention revolves around the incorporation and use of existing drilled wells, either dry holes, abandoned or converted producing wells and/or new, to be drilled wells or any other...
6698976 Grouting pipe equipment and method of grouting using the same for an underground water well  
Grouting equipment and methods suitable for use in underground water wells, which accomplish their goals by better centering the grouting equipment within a bore hole, even in curved bore holes, in...
6688702 Borehole mining method  
A Borehole Mining method comprising driving a borehole, into a production zone under a low-degree angle α (0<α<35°), installation in said borehole a mining device with a hydromonitor and...
6634828 Method for in situ renovation of a manhole, particularly a sewer manhole, and prefabricated liner therefore  
There is described a method and a liner for in situ renovation of a sewer manhole, e.g., a transition well, where inside the well there is inserted a prefabricated liner in the shape of a glass...
6626609 Water storing block and connecting member for water storing block and rain water storing/infiltrating structure  
A rain-water storing permeation structure can be applied to facilities, such as architectures like buildings, roads, water channels, parks and play grounds, factory sites and domestic sites, as...
6368018 Installation for storing of natural gas  
An installation for storing of natural gas or some other fluid comprises a lined underground storage space. Inside the rock wall of the storage space, there is a concrete layer for supporting an...
6367547 Downhole separator for use in a subterranean well and method  
In accordance with the present invention, a downhole separation tool is provided which utilizes a downhole separation chamber with a series of fluid regulators responsive to a formation fluid and...
6317901 Fresh or salt water pool  
A swimming pool formed in a natural or man-made body of fresh or salt water includes a flooring material which allows water to pass through, but does not allow dirt or other natural sediment to...
6270286 Soil brace and root blocker  
A device for retaining garden beds, retaining water, and/or blocking plant roots, with the device having two connected reinforcing members with a liquid permeable member positioned between the...
6171029 Method and apparatus for retrofitting underground storage tanks with a containment sump  
A method of retrofitting an underground storage tank (UST) wherein the sump is installed without first excavating the tank backfill away from the top of the UST or cutting existing piping...
6152652 Apparatus and method for installing a dynamometer pit in cementitious material  
A pit assembly 10 is provided to assist in the installation of a pit, such as a dynamometer pit, into cementitious material. The pit assembly 10 includes a pan 20 which has an open top and an...
6146051 Paving system for spillage and flood management  
The paving system has a perforated pavement covering a deep substrate of mainly hard nodules or shells, the whole being surrounded by impervious walls to provide temporary storage in the...
6139225 Method for building an underground continuous wall  
An underground continuous wall building method and apparatus in which a chain cutter 2 provided with excavation blades is obliquely mounted on a running carriage 1. Slanting continuous trenches G1,...
6074131 Method for installing form in-place dispenser containment  
A method of upgrading the area below a dispenser to contain accidental release harmful materials from contaminating the soil below grade without repiping, electrical changes, or concrete disruption.
6050050 Form in-place submersible pump containment  
A method of upgrading an existing unprotected submersible pump area with secondary containment to prevent accidental release of harmful materials from contaminating the soil below grade.
5927898 Method for installing a septic tank in soil  
A septic tank adapted for burial in soil includes a movable anchor that extends near the bottom of the tank to hold the tank in the soil.
5855452 Method for excavating rock cavities  
In a method for excavating rock cavities in the form of substantially cylindrical, vertical or low placed rock cavities for the storage of gas, fluid, solid products or for another purpose, one...
5819975 Dispenser sump  
A dispenser sump which includes a deflection surface and a distribution channel for distributing liquids about the interior periphery of the sump to allow insertion of fluid removal apparatus along...
5749675 Underground tank for storage of liquids at ambient temperature and low temperature liquified gases  
Underground storage tank consisting of an internal metal structure (1), a static external facing (2) in contact with the surrounding soil (3) and a filler (5) located between the metal structure...
5669734 Process for making underground storage caverns  
A new method for making large underground storage caverns in bedded or domal salt deposits for the storage of fluid materials in areas where solution mining water temperatures are low by a process...
5542780 Underground chamber  
A chamber for installation underground is formed of extruded or moulded plastics material. Preferably, the chamber comprises a plurality of sections (1,2,3) which are assembled in situ. The...
5468089 Buried storage tank with a single fluid-tight vessel for the confinement of a liquefied gas for example and arrangement of such storage tanks  
A buried fluid storage tank with a single fluid-tight enclosure which comprises an external concrete enclosure buried into the ground, a rigid structure with a bottom slab and possibly a covering...
5431482 Horizontal natural gas storage caverns and methods for producing same  
The invention provides caverns and methods for producing caverns in bedded salt deposits for the storage of materials that are not solvents for salt. The contemplated salt deposits are of the...
5419656 Pool apparatus and method of making  
An apparatus and method is disclosed for an improved swimming pool comprising a base forming the bottom of the pool. A sidewall extends about a peripheral edge of the base. The sidewall has an...
5387741 Method and apparatus for subterranean containment of hazardous waste material  
Upon completion of dislodging and transporting mine material from an underground mine, the mine is converted to a repository for the disposal of hazardous waste. The mine includes a network of...
5380127 Non-entry method of underground excavation in weak or water bearing grounds  
A method of excavating an underground area liable to flooding or collapsing during excavation, wherein the area is susceptible to disaggregation by high pressure water jet and is located above rock...
5375944 Waste disposing ground or facility  
A waste disposing ground or facility includes a space in the form of a cavity for receiving waste therein. A planar structure covers the entire overall upper opening of the cavity. The planar...
5330288 Underground storage tank  
Underground storage tank consisting of an internal metal structure (1), of a static external facing (2) and of a filler (4) such a hot blown bitumen located between the metal structure (1) and the...
5310280 Subsoil structure for sodded ground  
A subsoil structure for sodded ground comprising a water-retaining layer filling a pan-like cavity, a sand layer covering the water-retaining layer, and a soil-improving layer covering the sand...
5272910 Vadose zone monitoring system having wick layer enhancement  
A vadose zone monitoring system for detecting leaks from a contaminant storage facility or the like is disclosed in which leaks are detected in a confined radial area around at least one generally...
5209603 Secondary containment structure and method of manufacture  
A secondary containment structure formed of a slurry infiltrated fiber concrete composite is used above ground or underground to enclose material storage containers and to safely contain any...
5207530 Underground compressed natural gas storage and service system  
An underground compressed natural gas ("CNG") storage and service system is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of underground storage containers, a compressor for compressing natural gas,...
5201606 Thermal storage tank and associated top structure  
Disclosed is a thermal storage tank for the long term storage of a thermal storage medium whose energy is available on demand for satisfying cooling or heating loads. The tank may be earth...
5199816 System for isolating a dump  
A system for isolating a dump sitting on the ground has three different structures which are installed under the dump sequentially, as needed. The first structure includes a tunnel driven...
5180251 Underground protection underneath a dump  
A dump sitting on the ground is isolated by first driving a tunnel longitudinally through the ground underneath the dump, then cutting from at least one side of the tunnel with a longwall-mining...
5150986 Process and apparatus for depositing silt on the bottom and slopes of the wet open working or dredging  
Sand and gravel material conveyed from a floating dredger is fed to a treatment installation where silt is separated. The silt arising in the process may be fed over a floating pipe line and...
5132021 In situ treatment of waste water to prevent ground water contamination  
An article of manufacture and method for holding and treating water contaminated with one or more water-soluble contaminants to substantially prevent the contaminants from seeping into ground water...
5104259 Method for excavating rock cavities  
The present invention relates to a method for excavating and preparation of rock cavities and then substantially spherical rock cavities or rock cavities having spherically shaped parts, such as...
5017044 Fibrous reinforced resinous storage tanks with strengthened walls  
A method of making a storage tank system comprises forming a cylindrical-shaped inner tank with integral support ribs and forming a series of interior wall sections which are at least partially...
5000617 Store  
The present invention relates to a store (1) for the storage of environmentally harmful substances (2), such as stable toxic compounds and long-lived nuclear materials, etc., which store comprises...
4976569 Method of introducing ecologically harmful waste into subterranean cavities  
Subterranean cavities which can be filled with water or brine are also used for safely depositing ecologically harmful waste. In order to introduce the waste, which must not come in contact with...
4948296 Swimming pool construction  
A method of constructing a swimming pool by laying a concrete shell of 80 mm thickness without any substantial reinforcement. A glass reinforced plastic of 5 mm thickness is then laid over the...
4934866 Secondary fluid containment method and apparatus  
An underground storage tank installation apparatus and method for installing the same. The apparatus includes a fiberglass vault into which one or more underground storage tanks are secured and...
4921115 Method and system for secondary containment  
Secondary leak containment for petroleum dispensing stations utilizes a rigid container mounted in the foundation beneath the station. The container has an outwardly directed flange positioned at...
4916937 Pressure barrier liner  
A pressure barrier liner is an assembly of low permeability membranes disposed on above the other. A region is encapsulated between each adjacent pair of membranes. A pressurized fluid such as air...
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