http://www.freshpatents.com/Hydraulic-and-earth-engineering-dtnewntc405.php USPTO Class 405 - Hydraulic and earth engineering en-us Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:12:09 -0800 1000 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 141 31 http://www.freshpatents.com/index.php?rss=true http://www.freshpatents.com/images/freshpatentsnav_rss.gif http://www.freshpatents.com/Spill-boom-dt20081211ptan20080304911.php Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:12:09 -0800 An improved spill boom having an elongated tubular main body filled with water, sand or the like through a filling port, and having an elongated base seal member attached beneath the tubular main body. The base seal member is formed of a flexible, relatively soft polymer material such that the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Marine-pipelaying-system-and-method-for-installing-an-offshore-pipeline-that-includes-one-or-more-accessories-dt20081211ptan20080304912.php Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:12:09 -0800 Marine pipelaying method and system for installing an offshore pipeline (1) that includes one or more accessories (10). The method includes the steps of providing a vessel (2), launching the pipeline (1) in a firing line from the vessel (2) in the direction of the seabed, engaging the pipeline (1)... http://www.freshpatents.com/Diver-s-buoyancy-control-device-with-passive-dynamic-weight-system-dt20081211ptan20080304913.php Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:12:09 -0800 The weights in a buoyancy compensating device are placed in a pouch or pocket immediately beneath the air cell. The pocket is essentially a non-air holding extension of the buoyancy bag. In this manner, the center of gravity is now moved back, more directly in line with the center of... http://www.freshpatents.com/Artificial-islands-and-method-of-forming-dt20081211ptan20080304914.php Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:12:09 -0800 A structure and method for building offshore, artificial islands employs modular, preformed elongated box members which are built ashore and transported by marine vessel to deepwater, offshore sites. They are sunk into position to form artificial island perimeters of various configurations of choice. The water within the space formed by... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-device-for-attaching-a-subsea-cutting-apparatus-dt20081211ptan20080304915.php Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:12:09 -0800 A method of and a device for attaching a cutting apparatus, the cutting apparatus comprising a framework structure and a cutting head which can be displaced relative to the framework structure, and where, during the cutting operation, the cutting apparatus is tied in to the seabed by means of at... http://www.freshpatents.com/Pull-style-tensioner-system-for-a-top-tensioned-riser-dt20081211ptan20080304916.php Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:12:09 -0800 A tensioner system for a top-tensioned riser in a floating platform includes a hydro-pneumatic tensioner assembly resiliently mounted to the floating platform, and a riser support conductor surrounding the riser coaxially, wherein the support conductor conveys a pull-type tensional force from the hydro-pneumatic tensioner assembly to the riser through a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Hydraulic-forced-resonance-free-vibratory-sheet-piling-driving-and-extraction-machine-dt20081211ptan20080304917.php Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:12:09 -0800 An apparatus and method for continuously preloading during installation and removal of steel sheet piles, steel pilings, and casing piles, comprising a telescoping, articulated boom having a free end for creating the downward driving force, a weighted base to provide support and stability for the boom, a connector at the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Reinforced-concrete-column-in-the-soil-pit-and-method-of-its-construction-dt20081211ptan20080304918.php Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:12:09 -0800 A reinforced-concrete column contains reinforcing cage and inserts made monolithic with concrete mix and comprises the upper bearing and lower foundation parts. The method of construction of the column includes operations of manufacture of the column reinforcing cage with inserts, placement of concrete in the non-removable casing in the project... http://www.freshpatents.com/Adjustable-pier-footing-cap-for-creating-an-adjustable-building-foundation-dt20081211ptan20080304919.php Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:12:09 -0800 I have invented an apparatus for creating an adjustable foundation, for residential and light commercial structures, that are supported on concrete drilled piers or concrete pad footing supports. The apparatus is an adjustable pier/footing cap, added to conventional drilled piers/footings at the time of foundation construction; said drilled piers are... http://www.freshpatents.com/Resin-anchor-with-a-compressible-envelope-containing-a-curable-product-dt20081211ptan20080304920.php Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:12:09 -0800 The resin anchor comprises an apertured tubular envelope designed to be compressed by a traction element, characterized in that it includes, on the inside of the envelope, a resin component and a hardener component that are intended to be mixed together and to cure under the action of the compression... http://www.freshpatents.com/Micro-climate-crawl-space-system-dt20081211ptan20080304921.php Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:12:09 -0800 A micro-climate crawl space system having a means for keeping water from entering the crawl space, a means of expelling water that enters the crawl space, a means for keeping water vapor from entering the crawl space, a means of expelling water vapor from the crawl space, and a means...