Hydraulic and earth engineering – Drainage or irrigation – Porous or apertured pipe – flume – or tileway
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-22
2008-05-20
Lagman, Frederick L (Department: 3672)
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Drainage or irrigation
Porous or apertured pipe, flume, or tileway
C405S043000, C210S170030, C210S323200, C210S457000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07374364
ABSTRACT:
An improved trench drain filter and modular system therefor for intercepting and treating run off water in a trench drain before discharge into a drainage system. The filter elements include a perforated pipe covered with one or more layers of geotextile material, which is, in turn, covered with a permeable fabric membrane. In a preferred embodiment a pouch containing an absorbent agent is disposed within the pipe upstream of the discharge point, and in another embodiment a multi-filter modular unit is provided, the unit including a plurality of filter elements disposed in an enclosure having fluid flow control baffles to direct fluid to and through the filter elements.
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Allard Douglas Paul
McDonald Jonathan
KriSTAR Enterprises, Inc.
Lagman Frederick L
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