US2014314483A1PendingUtilityA1

Hay Bale Restoration

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Apr 23, 2013Filed: Apr 23, 2013Published: Oct 23, 2014
Est. expiryApr 23, 2033(~6.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Bryan P Kemp
E02B 3/06E02B 15/06E02B 15/10E02B 3/12E02B 3/04E02B 3/125Y02A10/11E02B 15/04Y02A20/204E01H 12/006
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Abstract

One (1) or more cylindrical units of bound and compressed vegetative matter (round hay bales) are aligned along shorelines which are subject to erosion and/or to an influx of petroleum-based pollutants as are released/discharged into waterways following an oil spill. As deployed, these units dissipate wave energy and capture sediment and/or pollutants. Specific embodiments are enumerated.

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         1 . A method for using compressed vegetative matter to impede coastal erosion. 
     
     
         2 . A method for using compressed vegetative matter to dissipate wave energy. 
     
     
         3 . A method for using compressed vegetative matter to impede dissemination of petroleum-based contaminants through waterways. 
     
     
         4 . A method for using compressed vegetative matter to capture petroleum-based contaminants disseminated into waterways.

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