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US 9,016,982 B2Granted
Canal water refill system
OwnerDan Peledinventor
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Abstract
A system for recirculating lock water includes a sealable storage area located near a lock for receiving water from the lock. The storage area is large enough to house the lock water with excess space between a maximum water level and the ceiling. The system also includes at least one compressor connected to the storage area to create a vacuum to withdraw the water from the lock into the storage area.
Claims7
A system for recirculating lock water, the system comprising:
- a sealable storage area located near a lock for receiving water of said lock,
- wherein said storage area is large enough to house said lock water with excess space between a maximum water level and the ceiling of said storage area;
- and
- at least one jet engine connected to said storage area to create a vacuum to withdraw said water from said lock into said storage area.
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A method for recirculating lock water, the system comprising:
- withdrawing at least a portion of said lock water from a lock into a sealable storage area located near said lock via a vacuum, wherein said withdrawing comprises compressing air using at least one jet engine and wherein said storage area is large enough to house said lock water with excess space between a maximum water level and the ceiling of said storage area;
- storing said water in said storage area;
- and
- releasing said water from said storage area into said lock.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.