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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Richard John Phillips, Crystal River, FL (US);
Inventor:
Richard John Phillips, Crystal River, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/88 (2006.01); E02F 3/90 (2006.01); E02F 3/92 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/8841 (2013.01); E02F 3/90 (2013.01); E02F 3/902 (2013.01); E02F 3/925 (2013.01); E02F 3/9243 (2013.01); E02F 3/9293 (2013.01);
Abstract
In embodiments of the invention, a wheeled dredging head is configured to operate in a stand-alone condition, with the addition of a water jet assembly, and/or with the addition of an adapter at an intake of the dredging head. In one embodiment, the adapter is configured to vacuum the floor of a body of water. In another embodiment, the adapter is configured to remove sediment or other material from a sloped surface in a body of water. In yet another embodiment, the adapter is configured to remove sediment or other material from around obstacles in a body of water.