.~ Settling of suspended matter in a specific location (e.g., at a scoured pier)
DEFINITION
Classification: 405/74
Settling of suspended matter in a specific location (e.g., at a scoured pier):
(under subclass 52) Fluid control for effecting precipitation
by gravity of a nonbuoyant material suspended in a body of water at a site in need of this material to, e.g., protect underwater devices such as pipes or cables, redirect flow, or fill in undesirable trenches as a result of scouring.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
15+, for bank, shore, or bed protecting structures, such as jetties, groins, and breakwaters, especially subclasses 21+ for wave or flow dissipating structures which may cause the settling of suspended matter as a result of their retarding or calming action on the water.
60+, for the collection or containment of buoyant material.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
37, Excavating,
307+, for dredgers which excavate material under a mass of liquid. 210, Liquid Purification or Separation,
170, and 747 of an in situ still or flowing liquid.
