Patents by Inventor Lothar Bestmann

Lothar Bestmann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Ecological coir roll element and shoreline protected thereby
    Patent number: 5678954
    Abstract: An ecological fiber roll element for use in protecting a shoreline to prevent erosion and to the protected shoreline. The roll element comprises a generally cylindrical roll, with or without aquatic plants therein, the roll element consisting essentially of coir material. The roll element includes a netting material about the exterior surface of the roll. A plurality of the roll elements are arranged on a shoreline and secured usually by stakes to the shoreline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Inventor: Lothar Bestmann
  • Revetment, revetment system and method for the banks of waterways
    Patent number: 5641244
    Abstract: The invention relates to a revetment and a revetment system and method for the protection of the banks of water courses, canals, flowing and still water bodies or the like. The revetment consists of chambers with a net-like encasement on all sides, filled with particulate substrate material and bound together into a single unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Inventor: Lothar Bestmann
  • Arrangement for shoreline construction, maintenance, and protection, and methods for making and using the same
    Patent number: 5425597
    Abstract: A plant riprap material for use in a shoreline to prevent erosion, which plant riprap material comprises a felt material, a substrate within the felt material, a plurality of aquatic plants in the substrate, a geotextile material over the top of the felt material and a netting material to retain the plant riprap material in shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1995
    Inventor: Lothar Bestmann
  • Arrangement for shoreline construction, maintenance, and protection, and methods for making and using the same
    Patent number: 5338131
    Abstract: An arrangement for the construction, maintenance and protection of a shoreline having a variable level of water is disclosed. The arrangement utilizes a plurality of ecological-botanical elements (12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 26, and 30 implanted among construction materials (10, 11, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, and 32) for stabilization and maintenance of shoreline shape and location. The ecological-botanical elements comprise precultivated, emergent aquatic plants (14) called plant plugs (12) whose roots are held within a water-permeable, biodegradable vegetative carrier system (13). Another ecological-botanical element is a fiber roll (17) comprising slowly decaying fibrous material in which are rooted precultivated, emergent aquatic plants (14). Appropriately arranged combinations of ecological-botanical elements implanted among construction materials stabilize and maintain shorelines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1994
    Inventor: Lothar Bestmann