Erosion control mats
US6517282B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 14, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02B3/043
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An erosion control mat having buoyant fronds is deployed in a body of water to enhance the accumulation of sediments. The mat includes a plurality of frond lines arranged in a fanfold pattern. Each frond line include a continuous elongate strip and a plurality of side-by-side buoyant fronds (strands). The frond lines are made of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), preferably metallocene catalyzed LLDPE.
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