Patents Assigned to Robert Kirby
  • Flow modification at the bifurcation of a branch channel from a main channel carrying a water flow
    Patent number: 4884917
    Abstract: An arrangement for opposing the formation of eddies and diminishing the deposition of sediment at the junction of a branch channel with a main, water carrying channel. The upstream corner of the intersection of the channels is provided with a deflector to divert some of the main channel water into the branch channel. The deflector is in the form of a curved, vertically disposed wall extending the full depth of the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1989
    Assignee: Robert Kirby
    Inventor: Hermann Christiansen