Patents Assigned to Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
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Publication number: 20230116524Abstract: Stormwater management systems, methods, and apparatus for containing and filtering runoff may be provided. In one implementation, a stormwater management crate for managing stormwater runoff may be provided. The stormwater management crate may include a top plate having a first plurality of support column attachments and one or more support column assemblies located below the top plate; the one or more support column assemblies being affixed to the top plate at the support column attachments. The stormwater management crate may further include a bottom plate having a second plurality of support column attachments located below the support column assemblies. Stormwater management crates may be arranged into an array and include side panels of variable heights. The array of stormwater management crates may be further wrapped in sediment impervious material and serve to restrict stormwater flow as part of a stormwater management system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INCInventors: Adam MILLER, Dan SWISTAK, Bryan COPPES, Ronald VITARELLI, Paul HOLBROOK
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Publication number: 20230113000Abstract: Stormwater management systems, methods, and apparatus for containing and filtering runoff may be provided. In one implementation, a stormwater management crate for managing stormwater runoff may be provided. The stormwater management crate may include a top plate having one or more support column attachments and one or more support columns located below the top plate, the one or more support columns being affixed to the top plate at the one or more support column attachments and to a second plate. Support column attachments may include bayonet connections or snap connections. Stormwater management crates may be arranged into an array and include side panels of variable heights. The array of stormwater management crates may be further wrapped in sediment impervious material and serve to restrict stormwater flow as part of a stormwater management system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Paul HOLBROOK, Adam MILLER, Bryan COPPES, Ronald VITARELLI
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Patent number: 11624179Abstract: A method for installing a liquid quality system into a containment structure, wherein the liquid quality system includes a liquid quality device and at least one drag-inducing assembly, wherein the at least one drag-inducing assembly includes at least one supporting portion and at least one drag-inducing portion, wherein when the liquid quality device is installed a sump region is formed below, is provided. The method may include mounting, at least partially in the sump region, the at least one supporting portion onto a sidewall of the containment structure. The method may also include attaching the at least one drag-inducing portion to the at least one supporting portion. The method may also include mounting the liquid quality device in the containment structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.Inventors: Owen Michael Atchison, Evan Joseph Geno, Graham Steven Michael Moore, Bryan Channing Stoops, Bill Russell Vanhoose, Ronald R. Vitarelli
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Patent number: 11555561Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to corrugated pipe, and more particularly to corrugated pipe with an outer wrap. In one embodiment, a pipe includes an axially extended bore defined by a corrugated outer wall having axially adjacent, outwardly-extending corrugation crests, separated by corrugation valleys. The pipe also includes an outer wrap applied to the outer wall. The outer wrap may include fibers and plastic. The outer wrap may span the corrugation crests producing a smooth outer surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.Inventors: Bill Russell VanHoose, Nicholas James Piazza, Ronald Robert Vitarelli, Owen Michael Atchison, Tyler James Frost
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Publication number: 20220307252Abstract: A disclosed corrugated end cap includes a corrugated frame having one or more corrugations defined by one or more sets of alternating peaks and valleys. The end cap also includes one or more ribs disposed in one or more of the valleys and one or more valley reinforcements disposed in the valleys and running over a top surface of the corrugated frame. For example, the one or more ribs may be configured to increase a resistance of the frame to bending. Additionally or alternatively, the top surface, a front surface, and a rear of the corrugated frame surround a recess configured to receive latch ridges from a stormwater chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: David James MAILHOT, Michael David KUEHN, Bryan A. COPPES, Ronald R. VITARELLI
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Publication number: 20220281756Abstract: A fluid management system including an inlet configured to receive pre-processed fluid is provided. The system includes a filtering apparatus configured to remove contaminants from the pre-processed fluid. The filtering apparatus includes a plate having a first opening. A first manifold pipe is disposed on the plate and includes one or more perforations and a second opening at least partially aligned with the first opening. A second manifold pipe is disposed on the plate and includes one or more perforations. Filter media is disposed between the first manifold pipe and the second manifold pipe and is configured to separate the contaminants from the pre-processed fluid. The system also includes an outlet coupled to the second manifold pipe to receive processed fluid from the filtering apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.Inventors: Daniel J. FIGOLA, Bo LIU, Thomas E. PANK, Ronald R. VITARELLI, Erik K. HARTWELL
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Patent number: 11377835Abstract: A disclosed corrugated end cap includes a corrugated frame having one or more corrugations defined by one or more sets of alternating peaks and valleys. The end cap also includes one or more ribs disposed in one or more of the valleys and one or more valley reinforcements disposed in the valleys and running over a top surface of the corrugated frame. For example, the one or more ribs may be configured to increase a resistance of the frame to bending. Additionally or alternatively, the top surface, a front surface, and a rear of the corrugated frame surround a recess configured to receive latch ridges from a stormwater chamber.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.Inventors: David James Mailhot, Michael David Kuehn, Ronald R. Vitarelli, Bryan A. Coppes
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Patent number: 11365131Abstract: A fluid management system including an inlet configured to receive pre-processed fluid is provided. The system includes a filtering apparatus configured to remove contaminants from the pre-processed fluid. The filtering apparatus includes a plate having a first opening. A first manifold pipe is disposed on the plate and includes one or more perforations and a second opening at least partially aligned with the first opening. A second manifold pipe is disposed on the plate and includes one or more perforations. Filter media is disposed between the first manifold pipe and the second manifold pipe and is configured to separate the contaminants from the pre-processed fluid. The system also includes an outlet coupled to the second manifold pipe to receive processed fluid from the filtering apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Daniel J. Figola, Bo Liu, Thomas E. Pank, Ronald R. Vitarelli, Erik K. Hartwell
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Publication number: 20220161157Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system for removing particulates from liquid. The system may comprise a base, a tubular body extending upwardly from the base, a liquid quality device located above the base, a sump region located between the base and the liquid quality device, and a plurality of drag-inducing portions positioned in the sump region and projecting inwardly toward a central axis of the sump region. The tubular body may comprise an inlet and an outlet. The plurality of drag-inducing portions may comprise a first set of drag-inducing portions, a second set of drag-inducing portions, a third set of drag-inducing portions, and a fourth set of drag-inducing portions. The first, second, third, and fourth sets of drag-inducing portions may be positioned equidistant from each other and at a same height around a perimeter of the sump region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.Inventors: Erik Karl HARTWELL, Bo LIU, Daniel John FIGOLA
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Publication number: 20220134260Abstract: A filtration device comprising a media basket, a baseplate, and a canister. The media basket is affixed to the baseplate. The canister has a cavity therein and is detachably coupled with the baseplate to enclose the media basket. The media basket contains a porous filtration material that efficiently removes contaminants from liquid. The device is configured to establish a first siphon to convey liquid from outside the device into the canister cavity through a canister pipe when a liquid level outside the filtration device is higher than the top of the weir in the canister pipe and configured to establish a second siphon to convey liquid from canister cavity through the top of a center riser pipe and out an outlet pipe when the first siphon has been established and the liquid level outside the filtration device is higher than the top of the center riser pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.Inventor: Jeff MASON
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Patent number: 11253799Abstract: A filtration device comprising a media basket, a baseplate, and a canister. The media basket is affixed to the baseplate. The canister has a cavity therein and is detachably coupled with the baseplate to enclose the media basket. The media basket contains a porous filtration material that efficiently removes contaminants from liquid. The device is configured to establish a first siphon to convey liquid from outside the device into the canister cavity through a canister pipe when a liquid level outside the filtration device is higher than the top of the weir in the canister pipe and configured to establish a second siphon to convey liquid from canister cavity through the top of a center riser pipe and out an outlet pipe when the first siphon has been established and the liquid level outside the filtration device is higher than the top of the center riser pipe.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2021Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.Inventor: Jeff Mason
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Publication number: 20210372552Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system for connecting a mainline pipe with an outlet pipe. The system comprises an outlet pipe configured to be coupled to a mainline pipe near a proximal end of the outlet pipe, a first sleeve disposed on an exterior surface of the outlet pipe and comprising a first lip at a proximal end of the first sleeve, and a second sleeve disposed on the first sleeve and comprising a second lip at a proximal end of the second sleeve. The first lip of the first sleeve may be configured to abut an interior surface of the mainline pipe, and the second lip of the second sleeve may be configured to abut an exterior surface of the mainline pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.Inventors: Kurt Michael KEENE, Jeffrey Allan WARDEN, Joseph Michael HALTER
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Publication number: 20210372113Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an in-line surface drain. The in-line surface drain may comprise a cylindrical frame and a plurality of concentric rings coupled to the cylindrical frame. The plurality of concentric rings may be configured to protrude outward from a bottom external surface of the cylindrical frame, and the diameters of the plurality of concentric rings may be different. At least one of the plurality of concentric rings may be configured to detachably accommodate a riser pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.Inventors: Joshua James CISLO, Ronald R. VITARELLI, Jeremy Daniel CADEAU
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Publication number: 20210285203Abstract: Stormwater management systems, methods, and apparatuses for containing and filtering runoff may be provided. In one implementation, a flared end ramp for managing flow of material into a stormwater chamber may be provided. The flared end ramp may include an inlet end configured for connection with a pipe, a side wall of the flared end ramp having a rounded profile at the inlet end; an outlet end configured for placement within the stormwater chamber; and an inclined surface extending between the inlet end and the outlet end of the flared end ramp and configured to deliver material from the pipe into the stormwater chamber. The outlet end of the flared end ramp may have a larger width than the inlet end of the flared end ramp such that the inclined surface is angled laterally outward from the inlet end toward the outlet end.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Gregory SPIRES, Brian RUSTIA, Evan GENO, Michael KUEHN
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Patent number: 11041301Abstract: A method for installing a liquid quality system into a containment structure, wherein the liquid quality system includes a liquid quality device and at least one drag-inducing assembly, wherein the at least one drag-inducing assembly includes at least one supporting portion and at least one drag-inducing portion, wherein when the liquid quality device is installed a sump region is formed below, is provided. The method may include mounting, at least partially in the sump region, the at least one supporting portion onto a sidewall of the containment structure. The method may also include attaching the at least one drag-inducing portion to the at least one supporting portion. The method may also include mounting the liquid quality device in the containment structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.Inventors: Owen Michael Atchison, Evan Joseph Geno, Graham Steven Michael Moore, Bryan Channing Stoops, Bill Russel VanHoose, Ronald R. Vitarelli
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Patent number: 11033835Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system for removing particulates from liquid. The system may comprise a base, a tubular body extending upwardly from the base, a liquid quality device located above the base, a sump region located between the base and the liquid quality device, and a plurality of drag-inducing portions positioned in the sump region and projecting inwardly toward a central axis of the sump region. The tubular body may comprise an inlet and an outlet. The plurality of drag-inducing portions may comprise a first set of drag-inducing portions, a second set of drag-inducing portions, a third set of drag-inducing portions, and a fourth set of drag-inducing portions. The first, second, third, and fourth sets of drag-inducing portions may be positioned equidistant from each other and at a same height around a perimeter of the sump region.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.Inventors: Erik Karl Hartwell, Bo Liu, Daniel John Figola
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Patent number: 11028570Abstract: Stormwater management systems, methods, and apparatuses for containing and filtering runoff may be provided. In one implementation, a flared end ramp for managing flow of material into a stormwater chamber may be provided. The flared end ramp may include an inlet end configured for connection with a pipe, a side wall of the flared end ramp having a rounded profile at the inlet end; an outlet end configured for placement within the stormwater chamber; and an inclined surface extending between the inlet end and the outlet end of the flared end ramp and configured to deliver material from the pipe into the stormwater chamber. The outlet end of the flared end ramp may have a larger width than the inlet end of the flared end ramp such that the inclined surface is angled laterally outward from the inlet end toward the outlet end.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2020Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Gregory Spires, Brian Rustia, Evan Geno, Michael Kuehn
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Patent number: 11028569Abstract: Stormwater management systems, methods, and apparatuses for containing and filtering runoff may be provided. In one implementation, a stormwater management system may include a stormwater chamber configured for placement underground; a flared end ramp at the inlet of the stormwater chamber that is configured to receive runoff containing sediment and to distribute the sediment across a width of the stormwater chamber; and a filtration fabric situated beneath the stormwater chamber, the filtration fabric being configured to capture sediment from the runoff in the stormwater chamber while the runoff flows out of the stormwater chamber.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2020Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Gregory Spires, Brian Rustia, Evan Geno, Michael Kuehn, George Ives, III
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Patent number: 11020688Abstract: A filtration device comprising a media basket, a baseplate, and a canister. The media basket is affixed to the baseplate. The canister has a cavity therein and is detachably coupled with the baseplate to enclose the media basket. The media basket contains a porous filtration material that efficiently removes contaminants from liquid. The device is configured to establish a first siphon to convey liquid from outside the device into the canister cavity through a canister pipe when a liquid level outside the filtration device is higher than the top of the weir in the canister pipe and configured to establish a second siphon to convey liquid from canister cavity through the top of a center riser pipe and out an outlet pipe when the first siphon has been established and the liquid level outside the filtration device is higher than the top of the center riser pipe.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2020Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.Inventor: Jeff Mason
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Publication number: 20210147254Abstract: A fluid management system including an inlet configured to receive pre-processed fluid is provided. The system includes a filtering apparatus configured to remove contaminants from the pre-processed fluid. The filtering apparatus includes a plate having a first opening. A first manifold pipe is disposed on the plate and includes one or more perforations and a second opening at least partially aligned with the first opening. A second manifold pipe is disposed on the plate and includes one or more perforations. Filter media is disposed between the first manifold pipe and the second manifold pipe and is configured to separate the contaminants from the pre-processed fluid. The system also includes an outlet coupled to the second manifold pipe to receive processed fluid from the filtering apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.Inventors: Daniel J. FIGOLA, Bo LIU, Thomas E. PANK, Ronald R. VITARELLI, Erik K. HARTWELL