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US 11,141,952 B2Granted
Sludge covers, sludge management systems, and related methods
AssigneeIndustrial & Environmental Concepts, Inc.
InventorsMichael Allan Morgan, Michael Sean Gallant
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Abstract
This disclosure includes sludge covers, sludge management systems, and related methods. Some sludge covers use or include a mesh layer configured to be disposed over sludge and/or a supportive layer configured to be disposed over sludge and, if present, the mesh layer, and a substantially fluid-impermeable layer configured to be disposed over the mesh layer, if present, and the supportive layer, if present.
Claims10
A sludge cover comprising:
- a supportive layer configured to be disposed over sludge, the supportive layer including a plurality of supportive panels, each comprising:
- upper and lower layers coupled together to define one or more cells therebetween;
- where at least one of the one or more cells contains foam;
- and
- a substantially fluid-impermeable layer configured to be disposed over the supportive layer.
2 more elements
A method for covering sludge, the method comprising:
- disposing a plurality of mesh panels over the sludge to define a mesh layer;
- and
- disposing a substantially fluid-impermeable layer over the mesh layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.