Portable water inflatable barrier integral with support base

    公开(公告)号:US11795645B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-24

    申请号:US17713754

    申请日:2022-04-05

    申请人: Gary E. Abeles

    发明人: Gary E. Abeles

    IPC分类号: E02B3/10 E02B7/00 E02B3/12

    CPC分类号: E02B3/108 E02B3/127 E02B7/005

    摘要: A portable, water-filled barrier system includes a water-fillable module that is internally divided into cells that emulate a section of a sandbag dike or wall, the module being fixed to an underlying base having front and rear boundaries that extend up from base and horizontally restrain the module. The base can be flexible and water filled, or rigid, and can be installed at or below grade. A lid can extend between the front and rear boundaries of a rigid base to cover the unfilled module, enabling the assemblies to be stacked when stored and transported. The lid can be hinged and, when open, can be supported by at least one brace extending from behind the lid to underlying terrain, where it can be wedged or staked in place. Adjacent bases can be joined at the front and rear to maintain contact between adjacent modules.

    Water control gate anchoring methods

    公开(公告)号:US11186960B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-30

    申请号:US15928756

    申请日:2018-03-22

    摘要: The present invention relates to inflatable bladder actuated water control gates for control of open channels such as rivers and canals and for control of dam spillways without the need for intermediate piers. The air bladder and hinge flap wedge clamping system includes hinged engagement of the upstream edge of the clamps to the foundation so as to prevent the application of bending and shear loads to the anchor bolts. The resulting configuration facilitates the use of high strength alloy steel anchor bolts in a corrosion protected environment and also prevents tensile loading of the concrete foundation and associated cracking of the concrete foundation.

    Portable water inflatable barrier with anchoring support base

    公开(公告)号:US10767329B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-08

    申请号:US16525872

    申请日:2019-07-30

    申请人: Gary E. Abeles

    发明人: Gary E. Abeles

    IPC分类号: E02B3/10 E02B7/00 E02B3/12

    摘要: A portable, water-filled barrier system includes a plurality of water-fillable modules, each module being internally divided into cells that emulate a section of a sandbag dike or wall. Automatic valves can seal openings between the filled cells, so that a punctured cell will not cause cells below and behind to deflate. A manifold can be used to simultaneously fill a plurality of modules. The barrier system further includes at least one anchoring support base having an underlying portion that extends under at least one of the modules. A vertical portion of the support base extends upward behind and abuts at least one of the modules, and an anchoring portion includes openings that enable attachment of the anchoring support base to the underlying ground by stakes and/or spikes. A flexible sheet can be installed beneath and in front of the assembled barrier to further inhibit horizontal displacement of the modules.

    Bottom boom
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10753057B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-25

    申请号:US16382170

    申请日:2019-04-11

    IPC分类号: E02B3/10 E02B7/00

    摘要: A bottom boom and method of use is disclosed for containing heavy or sinking oils which migrate on an underwater floor. The bottom boom is comprised of an upper wall, a lower wall that abuts an underwater floor, a support structure and a ballast section. The upper wall and lower wall when properly supported by support structure provides an upright barrier to guide or stop heavy non-floating oils on an underwater floor. The support structure is a series of chambers, longitudinally spaced between the upper and lower walls of the bottom boom, such that when each chamber is filled with water the chambers vertically support the upper wall at an angle above the lower wall and horizontally maintain the lower walls width thus forming said upright barrier. Additionally the chambers can be filled with air to expedite recovery of bottom boom from underwater floor.

    SELF-POSITIONING SYSTEM AND SELF-POSITIONING IDENTIFICATION METHOD OF DEEPWATER UNDERWATER ROBOT OF IRREGULAR DAM SURFACE OF RESERVOIR

    公开(公告)号:US20190235074A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-01

    申请号:US15938363

    申请日:2018-03-28

    摘要: The present invention provides a self-positioning system of a deepwater underwater robot of an irregular dam surface of a reservoir, including cross reflection metal plates arranged on the irregular dam surface, and an underwater robot provided with a control motherboard, a water level indicator and a sonar system, wherein the water level indicator and the sonar system are respectively connected with the control motherboard, and the control motherboard is connected with a computer via a cable. The cross reflection metal plate has known coordinates and has four quadrants. A sonar signal emitted by the sonar system is reflected by the cross reflection metal plate to generate sonar reflection signals of four quadrants, and the sonar signals in the effective quadrants correspond to known coordinate parameters of the cross reflection metal plate so as to obtain the horizontal distance between the underwater robot and the irregular dam surface. The water level indicator is used for calculating the vertical position of the underwater robot. The computer calculates accurate positioning of the underwater robot according to the horizontal position and the vertical position. The present invention has the beneficial effects of being able to accurately obtain the positioning coordinates of the underwater robot in the deepwater of the irregular dam surface of the reservoir.

    Water Control Gate Anchoring Methods and Systems

    公开(公告)号:US20180209111A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-26

    申请号:US15928756

    申请日:2018-03-22

    摘要: The present invention relates to inflatable bladder actuated water control gates for control of open channels such as rivers and canals and for control of dam spillways without the need for intermediate piers. The air bladder and hinge flap wedge clamping system includes hinged engagement of the upstream edge of the clamps to the foundation so as to prevent the application of bending and shear loads to the anchor bolts. The resulting configuration facilitates the use of high strength alloy steel anchor bolts in a corrosion protected environment and also prevents tensile loading of the concrete foundation and associated cracking of the concrete foundation.

    Retention device
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09771699B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-26

    申请号:US14357459

    申请日:2013-10-21

    申请人: Michael Mulvihill

    发明人: Michael Mulvihill

    IPC分类号: E02B7/00 E02B5/08 E02B3/10

    CPC分类号: E02B3/106

    摘要: According to the present invention there is provided a liquid retention device comprising: a braced frame mountable on foundations in a plurality of locations, in which said device comprises a base section and at least one upstanding support, and in which said brace further comprises height-adjusting means for adjusting the height of said frame, and in which said device further comprises a face supported by said frame, in which said face is inclined at an angle to the at least one upstanding support, wherein said face is covered by a least one detachable mat.