| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 405026000 | Floating | 25 |
| 20090110484 | STORM SURGE BREAKER SYSTEM, BARRIER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING SAME - A surge breaker and barrier system comprising a surge breaker wall on a first surface of a concrete floatable structure, a surge barrier wall, substantially watertight, spaced from the breaker wall on the second surface of a concrete floatable structure and an anchor for fixing the floatable concrete structure or structures at a predetermined location. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090304448 | A FLOATING PONTOON BODY TO BE TIED TOGETHER WITH AT LEAST ANOTHER PONTOON BODY - The invention relates to a floating pontoon body ( | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100067987 | WATER BALLASTED WAVE ATTENUATOR - This invention relates to a novel water ballasted wave attenuator that can be used to diminish or eliminate the impact of waves on shorelines or objects located in or on water bodies. A water ballasted wave attenuator comprising: (a) a hollow shell formed of reinforced concrete; (b) a flotation medium disposed in the upper region of the interior of the reinforced concrete shell (a); (c) an air chamber disposed below the flotation medium (b) in the lower region of the interior of the reinforced concrete shell; and, (d) at least one water vent located in the interior of the reinforced concrete shell (a), said vent connecting the interior of the shell with the exterior of the shell. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100074686 | Structure forming a breakwater and capable of ice free, year round operation - A structure for use in a body of water has at least one level that includes a boat lift, a narrow dock, or a larger entertainment area, or combinations of these items on multi-level structures (e.g. a boat lift on a first level and an entertainment area on a second level). The structure can be towed to or from a body of water independently of other structures. The structure includes a buoyancy system, e.g. at least one ballast tank or inflatable bladder, for allowing the structure to float in a buoyant state or to sink in a non-buoyant state into engagement with a bottom of the body of water. One or more structures such as these can be assembled to form an artificial breakwater by placing a wall or skirt on the windward side(s) thereof with each wall or skirt extending from below to significantly above the waterline. This forms a calmer area of water on the leeward side(s) thereof. In addition, an opposing wall or skirt can be placed on opposite sides of the structures to form a bounded chamber beneath the structure. A water recirculating device is used to pull up warmer water from near the bottom of the body of water and to discharge this warmer water into the bounded chamber and/or a water heating device is provided in the bounded chamber. This helps keep the structure sufficiently ice free to permit year round use if so desired even in northern climates. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20110002739 | TEMPORARY FLOATING BREAKWATER AND CAUSEWAY WITH SIMULATED BEACH AND KELP - A durable, quickly deployable temporary floating breakwater (FBW) can protect areas in austere locations. A plurality of inflatable modules is encapsulated within a common cover, which holds the modules together and in some embodiments supports a causeway thereupon. A separate floating causeway can be included. Embodiments include a semi-permeable “sloping beach” section which causes waves to break before reaching the FBW. A bed of wave-energy-absorbing synthetic kelp can be attached to the sloping beach. The beach and/or kelp can include low-surface-energy fibers and films, such as olefins and polypropylenes, to remove oil from the water in case of an oil spill or accident. In embodiments, the FBW can be temporarily sunk to avoid extremely high seas, ice, and/or other surface hazards. The FBW is lightweight, can be quickly and compactly stowed, and in some embodiments can be transported and deployed from the deck of an LCU 1610. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110150573 | WATER BALLASTED WAVE ATTENUATOR - This invention relates to a novel water ballasted wave attenuator that can be used to diminish or eliminate the impact of waves on shorelines or objects located in or on water bodies. A water ballasted wave attenuator comprising: (a) a hollow shell formed of reinforced concrete; (b) a flotation medium disposed in the upper region of the interior of the reinforced concrete shell (a); (c) an air chamber disposed below the flotation medium (b) in the lower region of the interior of the reinforced concrete shell; and, (d) at least one water vent located in the interior of the reinforced concrete shell (a), said vent connecting the interior of the shell with the exterior of the shell. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20120076587 | MOVABLE BREAKWATER AND METHOD OF OPERATING MOVABLE BREAKWATER - The present invention provides a movable breakwater that can do with a small amount of compressed air supplied to raise the buoyant steel pipe. The buoyant steel pipe | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120251243 | OFFSHORE ATOLL SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - An offshore atoll system includes a continuous barrier positioned at a sea surface and configured to reduce a magnitude of incoming waves on at least one side of the continuous barrier. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20130170909 | Wave Attenuator - A floating wave attenuator including a plurality of elongated pipes, each including a plurality of corrugated pipes connected end-to-end, wherein the elongated pipes are secured together into a triangular formation oriented substantially between a protected area and anticipated wave activity, to provide a cross section against the wave activity, an opening at each end of the elongated pipes, for providing the elongated pipes to be substantially filled with water due to wave activity, and a plurality of cables for securing a selected corrugated pipe at its desired location within the water. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20140161532 | Articulated Bed-Mounted Finned-Spar-Buoy Designed for Current Energy Absorption & Dissipation - A constrained buoy experiencing vortex-induced, in-line and transverse angular motions and designed to absorb and attenuate the energies of streams, rivers and localized ocean currents is described. Referred to as a Finned-Spar-Buoy (FSB), the buoy design can be considered an exoskeleton, in that vertical fins are externally mounted on a vertical cylindrical float. The fins increase the drag coefficient by enhancing the wake losses. The FSB operates as a single unit or as a component of an array, depending on the application. The FSB can adjust to high-water events caused by tides, storm surges or spring-melting runoffs because the FSB can move axially along a center-staff which is attached to an anchor pole at a pivot point. The buoy-staff system is allowed to rotate in any angular direction from the vertical, still-water orientation of the center-staff. The FSB has a relatively small diameter-to-draft ratio, analytically qualifying the buoy as a slender-body. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140178130 | WAVE DISSIPATING DEVICE - The inventive wave dissipating device includes a sea surface sheet to be installed along a sea surface, a sea submergence sheet to be installed below the sea surface sheet generally parallel to the sea surface sheet in sea, and connection ropes connecting the sheets to each other. The sea surface sheet has a predetermined area, and functions as a float to float on the sea surface in an installed state. The sea submergence sheet has the same area as the sea surface sheet When the sea surface sheet is likely to be moved by the tsunami, the sea submergence sheet functions as a weight to prevent the movement of the sea surface sheet, thereby dissipating the wave. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140205381 | AQUATIC WILDLIFE DETERRENT - A wildlife deterrent for preventing waterfowl egress from bodies of water, said wildlife deterrent consisting of a sheet material, attachment and securing means, where the sheet material is secured in proximity to the shoreline of the body of water. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140328628 | FLOATING FLAP GATE - The present invention provides a floating flap gap which has a door body with a forward end which is able to swing upwards, in a direction in which the water flows into an opening or at an access way, around a base end thereof serving as a fulcrum. The door body is attached to one end of a wire rope, and an auxiliary force generating means is attached to the other end thereof. This structure makes it possible to prevent an overflow during the initial influx of water and to enhance the ability of the door body to follow the water level when the door body begins to lower. This structure additionally makes it possible to mitigate a shock which occurs when raising of the door body is completed and when lowering of the door body is completed. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140369755 | BUOYANCY COMPENSATED EROSION CONTROL MODULE - Buoyancy compensated erosion control modules and systems are provided. One embodiment includes a shell having at least one wall oriented at an off-vertical angle, a substantially enclosed inner cavity, the inner cavity at least partially filled with a foam core, a perimeter footing at the bottom of the shell, the perimeter footing having a lower cavity that is open on the bottom, at least one vertical pile sleeve and at least one battered pile sleeve, and at least one connector to couple the module to a second module. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150330046 | WAVE ATTENUATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A breakwater (wave attenuation system) includes two horizontal tubes as buoyant members connected to one another, their cross-sections representing vertices of a triangle, whose legs are interconnecting struts. A perforated, submerged, ballast tube forms the third vertex. Wave motion is perpendicular to the length of the float tubes tethered to an anchor at the sea floor. A lead float tube rises in response to an approaching wave, often cutting off the wave crest, while a trailing float tube rises less and later as the wave passes. Asynchronous rising and falling of the leading and trailing, floating, top tubes rocks the breakwater, redirecting and dissipating wave momentum, energy, and water volume by rotating the assembly, thrashing the water. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150361628 | Wave Attenuator - A floating wave attenuator including a plurality of elongated pipes, each including a plurality of corrugated pipes connected end-to-end, wherein the elongated pipes are secured together into a triangular formation oriented substantially between a protected area and anticipated wave activity, to provide a cross section against the wave activity, an opening at each end of the elongated pipes, for providing the elongated pipes to be substantially filled with water due to wave activity, and a plurality of cables for securing a selected corrugated pipe at its desired location within the water. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160023728 | DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A SAFE MARITIME AREA AND METHOD FOR MONITORING WAVE-BREAKING - The device for providing a safe maritime area includes a structure having vertical filtering walls over the entire periphery of same and a base linking the lower portions of all filtering walls. The structure is provided with buoyancy, so as to keep the base submerged and the upper portions of the filtering walls above the waterline. At least one portion of the surface of the base is sealed. The sealed surface includes a first face inclined transversely relative to the horizontal in an increasing slope from a front wall and a second face extending from the first face to a rear wall. The invention also concerns a method for monitoring wave-breaking. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160053454 | FLOATING BREAKWATER - The floating breakwater includes various different embodiments, as can have an anchored or moored float. The float is desirably in the geometric form of a generally rectangular solid configuration, but can include other forms. One or more baffles or skirt walls extend from the bottom surface of the float, thereby attenuating subsurface wave action to a greater depth than the bottom of the float. Each of the baffles or skirt walls desirably includes a thin, flat, monolithic plate member for enhancing hydrodynamic resistance. The one or more baffles or skirt walls can be continuous and unbroken, or can have a plurality of apertures therethrough. When three or more baffles or skirt walls are provided they can be evenly spaced, or the spacing therebetween can vary. When two or more baffles or skirt walls are provided they can have equal depths, or their depths can differ from one another. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160115663 | TIRE ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD OF BUILDING A SUPPORT STRUCTURE IN A MARINE ENVIRONMENT USING TIRES - A tire assembly for use in reclaiming land from a marine environment. An anchor having at least one cable connected thereto acts as a base to which tires are connected by threading them down the cable to form a cylindrical tower of tires which can be filled with concrete or filler if desired. A plurality of the tire assemblies can be positioned adjacent to one another and further interconnected for stability purposes and can form the basis for further structural elements. | 04-28-2016 |
| 405027000 | Openwork | 6 |
| 20100178109 | Self-adjusting wave break - The wave break has an elongated shape and three wave-breaking surfaces mounted thereon and forming an elongated triangular configuration. The wave break has a lazy side on its forward edge, such that the force of the wave tilts it about the forward edge to increase a projection of its wave-breaking surfaces against the incoming wave. Because of the lazy forward side of the wave break, the leading stringer dive into each wave without deviating substantially from a horizontal plane. The trailing side of the wave break is subject to the lifting forces of each wave and therefore, the trailing side tilts upward and downward in use. The trailing side tilts upward and downward about the leading stringer to rotate the wave-breaking barriers into a more or less perpendicular alignment relative to the wave movement, for breaking the wave more effectively. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20110299927 | BUOY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MINIMIZING BEACH EROSION AND OTHER APPLICATIONS FOR ATTENUATING WATER SURFACE ACTIVITY - A buoy for use in reducing the amplitude of waves in water and a system making use of plural buoys to create a floating breakwater. Each buoy is arranged to be constrained, e.g., connected to an anchor, and comprising a body e.g., a cylindrical member having at least one outwardly projecting fin, that is configured to be resonant and impedance matched. The buoy and anchoring approach allows for self-tuning to the chances in the wave spectrum due to the tidal or storm surge induced changes in the water depth. The body of the floating buoy is not limited to circular cylinder, and could be square, hexagonal, triangular, etc but must have at least one exterior mounted fin. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120141205 | MOBILE MARINE BARRIER SYSTEM - A mobile marine barrier system comprises a raisable barrier member held between two supporting pump rigs and is adapted to be movable within a body of water. Each pump rig is operated by an onboard crew to enable an efficient, reliable and safe barrier that provides protection towards fragile coastlines. Several barriers can be connected together, with pump rigs being positioned between each barrier, so as to extend the length of coastline to be protected. Each barrier may be adapted to suit different requirements, according to the localised threat. Each pump rig comprises a shaped protective hood, to protect against impacts. To aid the barrier system to remain in position, wind towers are provided to channel air downwards towards a directional propulsion system which enables mobility. Flexible legs and feet are provided in the base of each pump rig to also assist in securing them to the seabed. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20130236248 | WATER WAVE BREAKER ASSEMBLY - A water wave breaker assembly comprising a buoyant wave breaker element including a plurality of longitudinally extending members spaced-apart from one another and defining an open cage structure; and an anchor assembly connectable to the buoyant wave breaker element and which can allow rotation of the buoyant wave breaker element when floating on a body of water. The buoyant wave breaker element can include a plurality of transversal arms extending through the open cage structure and outwardly past the longitudinally extending members. The water wave breaker assembly can be provided as a kit. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20160122961 | HYDROFISSION BARRIER - A barrier system and a method for dissipating energy in a body of fluid provides one or more barrier units each having an outer wall that defines a hollow inner chamber. Each barrier unit has a lower aperture and an upper aperture so fluid can flow in and out of the hollow inner chamber. Upward movement of fluid within the inner chamber is deflected inwardly and energy of the fluid is dissipated. The buoyancy of the barrier unit is controlled by a control system. Multiple barrier units can be used together to dissipate energy within a body of water over a large area. The barrier units can be easily assembled and deployed into a body of water. Where the barrier system is used in an ocean or another large body of water, the barrier units may be deployed from a ship, and may be anchored to the seafloor. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20180023264 | CONTINENTAL HURRICANE SHIELD FOR MITIGATION OF HURRICANE FORCE ON LAND FALL ON COASTAL CITIES | 01-25-2018 |
