Patents by Inventor Daniel M. Hanes

Daniel M. Hanes 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).

  • Undertow reduction system for shoreline protection
    Patent number: 5022784
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for reducing the strength of the nearbottom offsh directed current inside the surfzone thereby promoting and sand accretion on the beach. An arrangement of pipes is placed in the surfzone and operates to sequester a portion of surfzone fluid. The sequestered surfzone fluid is conveyed out to sea by way of the piping system thereby reducing the velocity and quantity of surfzone fluid reducing sand erosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Jack DeVries, James A. Bailard, Daniel M. Hanes