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7632039 Methods for compensating beach erosion  
In accordance with at least one methodology of the present disclosure, an excavating machine (e.g., excavator, backhoe, bulldozer, etc.) moves an excavating apparatus (e.g., a bucket, blade, etc.)...
7632041 Wave power generator systems  
Systems are provided for obtaining electrical energy from sea waves using deflectable material, especially EAP (electro-active polymers) type SSM (stretchable synthetic material) that generates...
7632042 Method, apparatus and system for forming drainage and trench forming systems  
An alignment device is disclosed use in maintaining the alignment of longitudinal frame members of a trench-forming assembly. The alignment device comprises a cross member. Extending in the same...
7632408 Passive drain field system for wastewater treatment and associated methods  
A passive drain field assembly reduces nitrogen in wastewater by facilitating nitrification and denitrification. A first chamber receives effluent into a multi-pipe bundle. An air vent is provided...
7632040 Waste water electrical power generating system with storage system and methods for use therewith  
A method for selectively generating electrical power by using waste water gravity flow to generate electrical power includes attaching ends of a water flow diversion pipe to a waste water pipe. At...
7632043 Seismic sensor transfer device  
A method and apparatus for storing, transporting, and transferring one or more sensor devices is described. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a transfer device having a frame, and a movable...
7631608 Underwater cable cutter apparatus  
An apparatus for cutting an underwater cable, wire or line is provided. The apparatus includes a body with a lid and a base. A piston is located, within the body, and a piston rod is coupled to the...
7632045 Detachable anchor bolt mixing head for use in mine roof support systems and method of using same  
A mixing head attachment is provided for use in mixing grouts and/or resins (hereinafter for brevity collectively referred to as resin) used in mine roof support systems in the securement of an...
7631689 Sulfur barrier for use with in situ processes for treating formations  
Methods for forming a barrier around at least a portion of a treatment area in a subsurface formation are described herein. Sulfur may be introduced into one or more wellbores located inside a...
7631665 Device and method for pipeline rehabilitation  
A device and method for rehabilitating pipe connections is disclosed that simplifies the reliable transportation and positioning of a pipe lining relative to a junction region of a building service...
7632044 Ram style tensioner with fixed conductor and floating frame  
A riser tensioner for an offshore floating platform has a frame stationarily mounted to the upper portion of the riser. Pistons and cylinders are spaced circumferentially around the riser and...
7628665 Drilling riser buoyancy modules  
Buoyancy modules for subsea riser pipes are made of syntactic foam solid cores covered with tough high density polyethylene shells. Inner surfaces have partial semi-cylindrical surfaces to fit the...
7628224 Shallow/intermediate water multipurpose floating platform for arctic environments  
A method and apparatus for conducting simultaneous drilling and production are provided. The apparatus can include a ship shape floating vessel, wherein the ship shape floating vessel includes at...
7628568 Hinge-over riser assembly  
A method for installing a subsea flowline and riser assembly on a sea floor includes providing a flowline having an axis and an end connected to a hinge-over joint, and a riser having an axis and...
7628177 Lateral interface device with flexible housing  
The invention comprises a lateral interface pipe repair device containing a housing with fluid sealable flexible walls dimensioned to fit within a main pipe and further comprising a first end and a...
7628569 Covering element for protecting structures against scouring and drag force  
Sheath ( 20, 21 ) with specially designed artificial rugosity ( 18, 19 ), to be put on structures and objects ( 10 ) submerged in a flow ( 12 ) and leaning on a scourable bottom, such as piers and...
7628208 System and method for secure offshore storage of crude oil natural gas or refined petroleum products  
A system for the storage of crude oil, natural gas and/or refined petroleum products at an offshore location includes a group of tanker vessels or concrete structures on the ocean floor attached to...
7628570 Modular retaining wall  
A modular retaining wall is illustrated and described having open or closed polygonal modules with channels disposed therein. The wall is set at least partially below a surface, the surface either...
7628565 Drainage 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 (...
7628564 Boat launching, retrieval, and transport method  
A method of retrieving a boat from the water by supporting the boat by two lift sections, each of which has an inflatable bunker and a cradle structure that supports and positions the bunker. The...
7628567 Fluid distribution and collection in landfills and contaminated sites  
A fluid injection and removal system to inject or remove fluids from a landfill or contaminated area. The system allows for treatment of waste in the landfill or the contaminated area. The fluid...
7628566 Smooth interior water collection and storage assembly  
A water collection and storage assembly for dispersion of water comprises a half pipe assembly comprising at least one half pipe having an inlet, an outlet, a top, a bottom, a corrugated exterior...
7628206 Dry tree subsea well communications apparatus using variable tension large offset risers  
Disclosed are compliant variable tension risers ( 106 ) to connect deep-water subsea wellheads ( 102 ) to a single floating platform ( 104 ). The variable tension risers ( 106 ) allow several...
7628943 Portable pipe repair system with electrically heated positioning member  
A method and device is disclosed for inserting a flexible, inflatable and electrically heatable bladder conveying and installing a thermally responsive repair material into the interior of a pipe....
7624817 Bore hole reaming apparatus and method  
A bore hole reaming apparatus characterized by one or more cleaning devices such as bursting heads attached to a pull rod and typically having one or more mandrels attached thereto in tandem for...
7625153 Floating oceanic surfing reef  
The present invention involves an apparatus, namely a reef, used to transform ocean wave energy into preferred surfing waves. The reef is comprised of a hull having a substantially flat top surface...
7625154 Plow blade with water passageway and method of constructing same  
A plow blade having a fluid passageway and points of fluid ejection is produced with basic manufacturing processes allowing for efficient production. The blade construction has a multiple component...
7625155 Mine roof cable bolt assembly  
Cable bolt assemblies including tension cylinders and tension nuts, alone or in combination with cables and roof bearing plates, for use in underground mines to support mine roofs, are disclosed...
7623968 Determination of porosity and fluid saturation of underground formations  
A method of determining the porosity and fluid saturation for a given volume of an underground formation through which a borehole is drilled, the method comprising: measuring, from within the...
7621697 Abandonment and recovery system and method, and cable connector  
A system for abandonment or recovery of a load, e.g., a pipeline or sub-sea structure, includes: at least two cables, each with a length adapted for a certain water depth and with a first end and a...
7621268 Low physiological deadspace snorkel  
A snorkel has an inhalation tube and a check valve near a mouthpiece which allows air to flow toward the mouthpiece, and a float valve which closes the inhalation tube. An exhalation tube has a...
7621695 Subsurface stormwater system  
A cubic modular subsurface stormwater unit has equal top and bottom surfaces spaced apart by a set of four pillars, each of which runs from a corner of the top surface to a corresponding corner of...
7621696 Directional microporous diffuser and directional sparging  
A method for treating contaminates includes emitting plural streams of a fluid into a soil formation with the streams having different radii of influences in different directions. A direction...
7621103 Duct system for profiled post-tension construction  
A duct system for profiled post-tendon construction has a first duct, a second duct and a third duct joined together in end-to-end relationship. The first and third ducts are of one type of...
7621059 Underwater sediment evacuation system  
This invention is directed to an underwater sediment evacuation system. The invention uses a suction pile and one or more pumps, valves, and lines to evacuate sediment contained within the internal...
7621698 Rotating lock ring bottom tendon connector  
A tendon bottom connector assembly has a receptacle with a bore having an annular locking profile divided into segments by axially extending slots. The connector has a housing that inserts into and...
7621267 Scuba mask purging apparatus and method  
A scuba mask purging apparatus and method providing selective introduction of pressurized air into a scuba mask to initiate purging, pressure balancing, and de-fogging. An inlet valve, typically...
7621098 Segmented foundation installation apparatus and method  
Vertical segmented support and media consolidation plates swingably mounted about pivot points on the vertical segmented support, incorporate media-facing surfaces swingable outwardly from the...
7618215 Method and system for cleaning a soil containing contaminants  
A method for cleaning a soil containing contaminants is disclosed. At least one heat-conductive pipe, is introduced in the soil which is in good working condition under negative pressure and...
7618216 Faultline fearless nanotube homes  
A structure to strengthen a house against earth movement, such as earthquake. The house can be known as the central house. In one embodiment, there is a slab under the house. The central house has...
7618217 Post-tension pile anchor foundation and method therefor  
A post-tensioned pile anchor foundation and method therefor creates a void or highly compressible region between a drilled or driven pile anchor surrounding a post-tensioned anchor bolt or tendon...
7618213 Drainage geocomposite and its method of manufacture  
This invention concerns a geocomposite ( 1, 2 ) that includes a drainage sheet ( 4 ) onto which are placed perforated, girdled mini-drains ( 5 ) parallel to each other, and at least one filtration...
7617792 Bumper assembly for posts and pilings  
A bumper assembly for attachment to a post has a hollow bumper member with an internal bore that fits over a post and allows the bumper member to rotate. A protective liner is provided between the...
7618218 Interlocking retainer ties  
A retainer tie system 10 and method including a wall tie 120 having on the lower side 126 of the wall tie 120 triangular-shaped grooves 140, and a lip 150; a block tie 220 including a...
7618214 Containment boom guide system and method  
A containment boom guide system for guiding and containing a floating containment boom to a fixed structure such as a pier, ship, column, dock, sea wall, or other like structure. The guide system...
7614822 Fluid distribution system  
By providing an easily transported, filler component system, leaching field forming elements for establishing a series of flexible design passageways into which the desired fill material is placed,...
7614825 Deployable containment system  
A modular dike assembly includes strut and corner members that may be interconnected to form a barrier or dike wall surrounding a primary container. The strut members are stackable for convenience...
7614830 Pre-cast retaining wall system and method  
Embodiments of retaining wall systems suitable for use as a traffic barrier for roadways include a prefabricated concrete retaining wall section and a pour-in-place footing. Another system includes...
7614827 Subsurface drip irrigation installer  
A vibratory plow for installing a conduit below a ground surface. A portable vibrating compactor and a series of rollers provide a “seamless” finish to the ground.
7614828 Conduit retainer apparatus  
A nonconductive bridge element is secured to a pair of end plates in a conduit retainer apparatus in a trench. The pair of end plates are secured to a trench wall by dowels extending through holes...