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Hydraulic and earth engineering February patent applications/inventions, industry category 02/13

20130051916 - Seamless, double walled sump: A seamless, double-walled sump is disclosed for collecting run-off materials and waste products. The sump includes a primary containment vessel and a secondary vessel, integrally molded into a single seamless unit. The sump includes a plurality of ribs that cooperate with surrounding concrete or other enclosing material to anchor the... Agent: Crp Tank Specialties, Inc.

20130051917 - Oil boom: Oil boom for preventing dissemination of oil on an aqueous surface, comprising plate elements which by means of hinges at each side edge are arranged to be joined to a continuous wall. The are arranged to exert an angle-increasing between adjacent plate elements while an adjustable angle delimiting device is... Agent: Rygg Consulting

20130051918 - Method of reinforcing irregular structures: The present disclosure provides a method for reinforcing irregular rock or irregular concrete surfaces such as rock structures in mines as well as other rock and concrete structures. The method includes applying a curable foam composition to at least a portion of a surface, at least partially curing the curable... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20130051919 - Autonomous underwater array burial system: An underwater cable burial mechanism including a nozzle disposed in front of a plow blade wherein the nozzle is configured to spray a jet of water onto the sea floor in an intended path of the plow blade to bury a cable in the sea floor. In an embodiment, the... Agent: Makai Ocean Engineering, Inc.

20130051920 - Reel lay system: The invention relates to a system for continuously laying a pipeline on a floor of a body of water, said system comprising: at least one interchangeable reel for storing the pipeline to be laid; a pipelaying vessel to receive and support said reel, and to lay the pipeline from said... Agent: Itrec B.v.

20130051921 - Hoisting method and assembly for abandoning and/or recovering an underwater pipeline from a laying vessel, and laying vessel equipped with such a hoisting assembly: A method of abandoning or recovering an underwater pipeline from a laying vessel includes the steps of looping a first rope about a pulley connected to the free end of the pipeline; end-locking the first rope, on one side, to the laying vessel; and winding or unwinding the first rope,... Agent: Saipem S.p.a.

20130051922 - Method and device for laying pipelines in the ground: In the case of a method for laying pipelines (1) in the ground (2), a drill-hole (4) is produced along a laying line (6), from a starting pit (5) to a target pit (7), by a drilling head (3) at the start of a pipeline (1), the drilling head (3)... Agent: Herrenknecht Ag

20130051923 - System of controlling buoyancy compensation devices: The present disclosure could generally provide a system of controlling buoyancy compensation devices (BCDs) used in diving. The system could include an actuator to direct exhaled air from the mouthpiece to the ambient environment when the actuator is in a disengaged position and to direct exhaled air to a BCD... Agent:

20130051924 - Offshore structures and associated apparatus and methods: Described are structures, such as wind turbine structures for offshore sites, comprising transport elements configured for complementary mating with engagement elements of a clamp, which allow for transporting of the structures using that clamp. Generally, the transport element is provided at an attachment region of a tower, or the like,... Agent:

20130051925 - Method and device for installation of an elongated offshore structure: A method and device for installation of an offshore elongated offshore structure are disclosed. The device includes a vessel an outer frame pivotable in relation to the vessel between a substantially horizontal position for transporting the elongated offshore structure to the installation site and a substantially vertical position for installation... Agent: Ingenium As

20130051926 - Method of building a structure in the presence of water: A method of building a structure in the presence of water includes providing two or more three-sided elongated triangular bodies that has a first end, a second end, and an internal flow passage that extends between the first end and the second end. Each of the triangular bodies has an... Agent:

20130051927 - Post tensioned foundations, apparatus and associated methods: Described herein are shallow post tensioned foundation systems for mounting light to medium weight structures. Methods of installation are also described. The systems, apparatus and methods described can reduce waste, increase efficiency and reduce cost and installation/construction time.... Agent:

20130051928 - Drilling rig: A bolting apparatus and method for inserting a rod into a surface, the bolting apparatus including a base having a foot end and a head end, at least one stabilizing rod extendable from the base head end and having a stabilizing rod end adapted to contact a surface to be... Agent: Joy Mm Delaware, Inc.

20130051929 - Method and apparatus for injecting material into soil: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for injecting a material into soil. A material (3) which expands as a consequence of a chemical reaction is injected into the soil (2) through an injection bar (5). During injection, a quantity related to a feed volume flow of the... Agent: Uretek Worldwide Oy

20130051930 - Apparatus for transferring linear loads: Apparatus for transferring a linear load through a high-speed rotating member includes a linear actuator containing an axially translatable cylinder rod. A mounting adapter fixed against axial and rotary movement is rigidly affixed to an actuator cylinder containing the cylinder rod. An elongate guide sleeve, fixed to the mounting adapter,... Agent: Caterpillar, Inc.

20130051931 - Impact resistant cambered lagging element: The present invention provides cambered impact resistant lagging roof panels for an arch support assembly which is designed for withstanding the effects of rock bursts in an underground mine. The impact resistant panels are aligned in a parallel series with their cambered faces facing upwardly and positioned transversely between adjacent... Agent:

20130045051 - Undershot sluice gate: The invention provides an undershot sluice gate (17) to control flow of liquid through an open channel (10). The gate (17) includes a gate leaf (18) adapted to be raised and lowered by a control means (22) to allow flow of liquid along open channel (10). Gate leaf (18) has... Agent: Rubicon Research Pty Ltd.

20130045053 - Method and apparatus for remediating organic loading of marine sediments: An apparatus comprises at least one cutting jet configured to inject a fluid into a first layer of soil below a surface layer of underwater soil in a first region. At least one soil extractor is configured to remove at least a portion of the injected fluid and a portion... Agent: Csa International, Inc.

20130045052 - System and method for treating an excavation activity: A system for treating an excavation activity includes a distribution network in fluid communication with the excavation activity. A foaming agent and a reagent are supplied to the distribution network to form a reagent-foam mixture. The reagent is selected to react with at least one of sulfides, bacteria, or heavy... Agent: Golder Associates Inc.

20130045054 - Machine for laying a film on a landfill surface: A machine (20) for laying a film on a landfill surface and depositing an anchoring material such as soil on the film is carried on the blade (22) of a bulldozer (24). The machine (20) has a pair of hoppers (28, 30) with an engine compartment (38) between them. The... Agent: Epi Environmental Technologies (nevada) Inc.

20130045055 - Method for replacing a tunnel boring machine roller cutter, handling device and roller cutter suited to such a method: The invention relates to a method for replacing a disk cutter (1) mounted with preload in a casing (2) attached to the cutting head of a tunnel boring machine, operated using a disk cutter (1) bearing, firmly attached thereto, an element (4) for locking into the housing (2) and preloading... Agent:

20130045056 - Vessel and method for removal and/or installation of at least a part of a sea platform: A vessel for removal and/or installation of at least a part of a sea platform includes a support structure and a top side. The vessel includes a hull and two support arms located at a distance from each other and attached to the hull. In use, the support arms extend... Agent: Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland B.v.

20130039701 - Apparatus and method for installing a pipeline structure at sea: Methods and apparatus for deploying pipeline from a vessel are described in relation to pipelines with installed accessories. One or more accessory support structures are installed at appropriate bedding locations on the seabed. In deploying pipeline from a vessel, an accessory is then attached at a position along the pipeline... Agent:

20130039702 - Vortex-induced vibration suppression device and mating collar system: A system including a votex-induced vibration (VIV) suppression device dimensioned to suppress a vortex induced vibration of a support structure, the VIV suppression device having a base portion that encircles at least a portion of the support structure and a support member formed along the base portion. The system further... Agent: Viv Solutions LLC

20130039703 - Multifunctional screw drill and reaming device: A multifunctional screw drill and reaming device, for the testing of the structure and composition of various soil types, as well as for sampling and boring, extracting and injecting of gases and various types of chemicals as well as liquids, slurry, granules and solids. Screws can be hydraulically, pneumatically, mechanically,... Agent:

20130039704 - Device for roof support of underground mine/tunnel: The present invention provides a device useful for supporting underground mine/tunnels. The device continuously monitors the roof load coming over the canopy and correspondingly yielding/convergence indicated by the pointer on graduate scale. The roof load coming on the canopy (9) is transmitted to the prop via a set of steel... Agent:

20130034389 - Undersea pipe-laying: A vessel for laying a pipeline includes a plurality of workstations disposed along a pipelaying path that includes an upstream portion away from a first end of the vessel and a plurality of ramps in the region of the first end of the vessel. The plurality of ramps includes a... Agent: Saipem S.p.a.

20130034390 - Reeling and unreeling an internally clad metal pipeline: A method is disclosed for reeling a pipeline having an inner corrosion-resistant metallic liner that is tightly fitted within the pipeline. To minimize or avoid wrinkling of the liner during the reeling or unreeling, a length of the pipeline is internally pressurized by deploying a single sealing pig within the... Agent:

20130034391 - Gravity base structure: Embodiments of gravity base structures are disclosed that comprise first and second elongated base sections separated by an open region and configured to support the on-bottom weight of the structure on a seabed, and an upper section positioned above the open region and configured to extend at least partially above... Agent: Ausenco Canada Inc.

20130034392 - Block for retaining wall: A block for a retaining wall having a front face forming part of a visible side of a retaining wall, and a support face which supports at least one similar overlying block. The support face is angled with respect to the front face and traversed by a through opening which... Agent: