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US 7,476,056 B2Granted
Sound attenuating sleeve for use on a piling
AssigneeGunderboom, Inc.
InventorHarold B. Dreyer
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Abstract
Disclosed are a sound attenuation sleeve for use on a piling during underwater construction and a method of using such a sleeve for attenuating underwater transmission of sound and/or shock waves during underwater pile driving operations.
Claims25
A sound attenuation sleeve for use on a piling during underwater construction comprising:
- at least two layers of fabric joined together;
- at least one hose positioned between the at least two layers of fabric;
- and
- first and second connectors secured to the at least two layers of fabric such that upon wrapping the sleeve about a piling, the first and second connectors are positioned for mating engagement.
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A sound attenuation sleeve for use on a piling during underwater construction comprising:
- at least two layers of fabric joined together along first and second edges;
- a plurality of hollow structures positioned between the at least two layers of fabric, each of the hollow structures being filled with a gas;
- and
- first and second connectors secured to the at least two layers of fabric such that upon wrapping the sleeve about a piling, the first and second connectors are positioned for mating engagement.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.