| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 405110000 | Hollow or buttressed | 19 |
| 20100215436 | FLOOD BARRIER OR THE LIKE - A flood defence or water-retaining device ( | 08-26-2010 |
| 20130272794 | FLOOD WATER BARRIER - A flood barrier protection system has a first barrier support member having a channel therein. A second barrier member spaced from the first support member having a channel therein. A barrier member disposed within both channels is sealingly engageable with one surface of each the support member. The barrier member has a rigid front wall and a rigid rear wall spaced across a gap form each other to form a hollow body open at at least one end. An upper engaging portion and a lower engaging portion each extend from the hollow body in opposite directions. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20140369759 | Inflatable Dam Assembly - This invention relates to an inflatable dam assembly. In particular, this invention relates to a combined inflation, sealing and anchoring arrangement for a self-supporting dam for protecting buildings and property from rising flood water. An inflatable dam assembly comprises an inflatable membrane; means for inflating said membrane; an anchoring element operably engaged with the inflatable membrane; and a duct for housing the anchoring element and at least a part of said membrane, the duct comprising retaining means configured to retain the anchoring element within the duct, wherein, in use, the anchoring element is moveable relative to the duct in a first direction towards the retaining means and in a second direction away from the retaining means. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20160060836 | INFLATABLE FLOOD DEFENSE STRUCTURAL UNIT AND ARRANGEMENT - An inflatable flood defence structural unit is described for creating an inflatable flood defence arrangement. The unit comprises at least one inflatable chamber comprising a front wall and a rear wall which extend in a substantially parallel orientation. At least one of the front and rear walls provide a water barrier, and a first and second end wall are arranged to couple the front and rear walls together at a respective first and second end of the front and rear walls. The unit further comprises a first inflatable buttress which is rigidly bonded at a proximal end thereof to the rear wall of the chamber, proximate the first end of the chamber and which extends in a direction which is away from the chamber, and a second inflatable buttress which is rigidly bonded at a proximal end thereof to the rear wall of the chamber, proximate the second end of the chamber, and which similarly extends in a direction which is away from the chamber. The unit further comprises a fastening arrangement disposed upon at least one of the first or second buttress for fastening the first and second buttress to a second and first buttress respectively, of a further structural unit to create the flood defence arrangement. | 03-03-2016 |
| 405111000 | With ballast compartment or cavity | 14 |
| 20100150656 | Protective flood barrier system - Protective flood barrier system on the base of mobile protective flood barriers is offered. Each of these barriers comprises two or more filled elongate sleeves, a web, connecting theirs web and forming means. Envelops of said sleeves and said web are made from flexible impermeable material. These barriers are convenient for protection of separate houses, the extensive areas, as walls of a water basin. They allow reducing wind-induced waves and can be used for repair of earthen dams. The high-efficiency means accelerating installation of barriers are provided. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100278591 | Containment Barrier - A containment barrier is provided in a plurality of compartments, such as linearly arranged, with a supply of super absorbent polymer in each of the compartments. In a wetted configuration, the barrier can prevent the flow of fluid into a drainage, or even past a garage door. Compartments may be defined in an inner bag contained within an outer covering. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20120134750 | WATER BARRIER DEVICE - A water bather device includes: a water storage portion provided under a passage and a water barrier portion. In a first state, the water barrier wall is suspended and supported by the lid portion such that a space is formed by a lower end portion of the water barrier wall, a bottom surface of the water storage tank, and a side wall of the water storage tank. In a second state, the water barrier wall projects with respect to the passage through the opening. A first discharge port is connected is formed at a portion of the side wall of the water storage tank, the portion constituting the space, and a bottom surface of the water storage tank is inclined so as to become lower toward the first discharge port in a transverse direction of the passage. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20130195556 | FLUID FILLABLE STRUCTURE - A fluid fillable structure has a reservoir body comprising a top surface and at least one fluid fill port at a first end. There is a first connector on the top surface of the reservoir body adjacent to the first end and a second connector spaced from the first end, the first end of the reservoir body being folded back onto the reservoir body and secured by releaseably securing the first connector to the second connector such that the at least one fluid fill port remains open. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20140377006 | FLUID FILLABLE STRUCTURE - A fluid fillable structure has a reservoir body comprising a top surface and at least one fluid fill port at a first end. There is a first connector on the top surface of the reservoir body adjacent to the first end and a second connector spaced from the first end, the first end of the reservoir body being folded back onto the reservoir body and secured by releaseably securing the first connector to the second connector such that the at least one fluid fill port remains open. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150125213 | PORTABLE WATER-INFLATABLE BARRIER WITH TRAVERSING LADDER - A portable, water-filled barrier is internally divided into cells and emulates a sandbag dike or wall without requiring sand or intensive labor to install. A rigid ladder spans the barrier to provide structural support and enable traversing of the barrier. The ladder can be attachable to the barrier. The light, flexible barrier material can include nanofiber. Automatic valves can seal openings between the filled cells, so that a punctured cell will not cause cells below and behind to deflate. Cells can project below the base into a stabilizing trench. Cells can include internal or external rods or plates that support the barrier structure. Some embodiments can be initially filled with air, positioned, and then filled with water while the air escapes through a pressure valve. Other embodiments are filled from above, and inflate and deflate without allowing air into the barrier. Barrier end structures can enable interlocking of adjacent units. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150368869 | Fluid-Fillable Barrier - A fluid-fillable barrier which includes a flexible, tubular, impermeable membrane and at least two internal tension members. The membrane has opposite ends, a middle, fluid-fillable section, an upper attachment area, and a lower attachment area. The tension members secure between, and extend from, the upper attachment area to the lower attachment area. The tension members have a length which is less than one-half the perimeter of the membrane, the length and perimeter being measured at a common cross-section, taken perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the membrane. One of the tension members is longer than the other, so that it is in a relaxed, limp state under normal operating conditions. The tension members are thermally bonded to, and sewn with a double sew line to, the attachment areas. The barrier further includes lifting loops at each end, connection cleats on the sides and ends, and venting/drainage standpipes. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160032546 | SELF-FILLING MODULAR BARRIER - A flood barrier unit having a base and at least one side wall is provided. The walls of the unit are tapered such that it is capable of being stacked vertically with other such units when not in use. The unit preferably includes at least one connection slot on each wall, wherein each connection slot is adapted to sealingly accept a connection piece. A plurality of such units may be connected together to form a watertight flood barrier, where adjacent units are adapted to be connected together in a watertight manner using one connection piece. Additional connection pieces suitable for sealingly engaging a vertical structure such as the wall of a building are also provided. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160076210 | MOBILE FLOOD PROTECTION BARRIER SYSTEM - A mobile flood protection barrier system for quickly stopping and damming back watercourses, overflows, and for raising the embankment in flood protection as a temporary facility. The system has water-fillable water storage units that are connected to one another and supporting structures, the water storage units are placed into the triangular supporting frames of the supporting structure and fixed to supporting structure, to the spacer bar thereof. The water storage unit is made of a single, continuous, rectangular flexible material, divided into three parts by longitudinal folds, has a triangular prism-shape in the filled-up state, with the surface of the middle folded part in contact with the soil, and is open along its upper edges. The lateral ends of the water storage unit are partially closed. The water storage units can be connected to one another via unit coupling extension portions made from their own material. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160153160 | PORTABLE WATER-INFLATABLE BARRIER | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160168812 | DEVICE FOR THE DAMMING OF A LIQUID IN A LIQUID BASIN | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160194844 | FLOOD DEFENCE BARRIER | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160201282 | FOLDABLE BARRIER STRUCTURE | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160251814 | FLOOD WALL PROTECTION SYSTEM | 09-01-2016 |
| 405112000 | Vertical wall buttress | 1 |
| 20120163916 | SELF-ACTUATING STORM SURGE BARRIER - The shore side of a shore line water barrier is protected by a disclosed construction and method from flooding caused by storm surge over-topping the barrier. Water overtopping the barrier, such as from wind waves crashing against the barrier, is trapped, impounded and accumulated between a parapet atop the barrier and walls on the sides of a buoyant gate unit taller than the parapet and walls and normally resident below grade on the shore side of the barrier, hinged about an axis generally parallel to the barrier and spaced from the parapet by a distance not less than the height of the gate unit. The accumulated overtopping water is applied to rotationally float the gate unit from the horizontal position initially principally by buoyancy and then principally by hydrostatic pressure to drive the gate unit to an upright position to oppose storm surges having a water level higher than the parapet. | 06-28-2012 |
