Bridges inventions 05/07

20070119002 - Protection system for surfaces of infrastructure improvements in a construction environment: Useful in a construction environment, for example, the protection system is installed over a surface to be protected, various configurations of a protection system are installed over a portion of an infrastructure improvement, such as a sidewalk, curb, gutter, or other structure. Traffic crossing the surface of the infrastructure improvement... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20070119003 - Method for aligning a passenger boarding bridge to a doorway of an aircraft: A method for aligning an aircraft-engaging end of a passenger boarding bridge to a doorway of an aircraft includes waiting for the aircraft to park within a parking space that is adjacent to the passenger boarding bridge. A determination is made of a status of the aircraft doorway, wherein the... Agent: Freedman & Associates

20070119004 - Longitudinally offset bridge substructure support system: This invention provides a novel construction method to longitudinally offset a traditional bridge substructure to a desired location by utilizing unconventional link-support or alternative support systems. This invention describes an approach to achieve longer span length, wider opening and/or greater lateral underclearance for the needed facility below a bridge span... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20070107147 - Seal for aircraft boarding stairs or boarding bridge: The Object of the invention as a seal for aircraft boarding stairs or for an aircraft boarding bridge, said seal comprising a U-shaped bellows (5) spanning a gangway bottom plate (10), said bellows (5) comprising a flexible frame (3) at its one open end, said flexible frame having a bumper... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd

20070101516 - Convertible dock ramp: A convertible dock ramp has an upper end pivotally mounted to a mounting structure, and a lower end resting on a second structure. The dock ramp includes a pair of spaced-apart side frames each including upper and lower rails; and a plurality of steps each including a tread surface and... Agent: Adams Evans P.A.

20070101517 - Weather shield for underneath a dock leveler: A shield system for shielding the area underneath a dock leveler allows a gap to be created either above or below the shield when the deck rises, whereby a shield of a given height dimension can used on dock levelers of various lift heights. In some embodiments, the shield is... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20070101518 - Weather shield for underneath a dock leveler: A shield system for shielding the area underneath a dock leveler allows a gap to be created either above or below the shield when the deck rises, whereby a shield of a given height dimension can used on dock levelers of various lift heights. In some embodiments, the shield is... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20070101519 - Weather shield for underneath a dock leveler: A shield system for shielding the area underneath a dock leveler allows a gap to be created either above or below the shield when the deck rises, whereby a shield of a given height dimension can used on dock levelers of various lift heights. In some embodiments, the shield is... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20070101520 - Passenger boarding bridge stabilizing apparatus and method therefor: Passenger boarding bridges have adjustable walkways that are elevated high above the ground when servicing aircraft doorways. Passenger safety is improved by automatically stabilizing the passenger boarding bridge when it is in an aligned condition. A method for automatically stabilizing the passenger boarding bridge includes moving the aircraft-engaging end of... Agent: Freedman & Associates

20070094816 - Buoyancy stabilized pier: A bridge and pier structure are disclosed for extending over a waterway, wherein the pier structure includes a chamber filled with air or other buoyant material such that a buoyancy force is produced. The chamber is sized and filled such that the buoyancy force offsets at least eighty or ninety... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC