Patents by Inventor Eugene A. Christenson

Eugene A. Christenson 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).

  • Sediment removal system
    Patent number: 6550162
    Abstract: A sediment removal system includes a vessel adapted to float on the surface of a body of water, and a crawler adapted to be submerged in the body of water, wherein the crawler includes a drive system for moving the crawler across a bottom of the body of water, and wherein the crawler includes a suctioning device that supplies a suctioning force that is utilized to remove sediments resting on the bottom of the body of water. The sediment removal system also includes a sediment removal line in communication with the suctioning device and adapted to carry the sediment from the suctioning device away from the crawler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Inventors: Robert E. Price, Eugene A. Christenson
  • SEDIMENT REMOVAL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20020133982
    Abstract: A sediment removal system includes a vessel adapted to float on the surface of a body of water, and a crawler adapted to be submerged in the body of water, wherein the crawler includes a drive system for moving the crawler across a bottom of the body of water, and wherein the crawler includes a suctioning device that supplies a suctioning force that is utilized to remove sediments resting on the bottom of the body of water. The sediment removal system also includes a sediment removal line in communication with the suctioning device and adapted to carry the sediment from the suctioning device away from the crawler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Robert E. Price, Eugene A. Christenson