System and method for mitigating rockfalls

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11391005
APP PUB NO 20200370252A1
SERIAL NO

16989624

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A system of the invention includes at least one barrier layer, a plurality of rockfall attenuators and two primary anchor points to anchor opposite lateral sides of the barrier layer. The attenuators are secured to an upper portion of the barrier layer. The attenuators create a gap between the surfaces of the slope upon which the barrier layer is installed. The attenuators are attached to the barrier mesh by a cable routed through a clevis/eyelet on each of the attenuators. Opposite ends of the cable are secured to the sloping surface by the two primary anchor points. The attenuators are free floating members that are not attached to the sloping surface. The invention also comprises attenuators as a sub-combination and a method of installing the system. One embodiment of an attenuator includes interconnected structural members resembling a closed-shaped frame. Another embodiment includes a covering placed over the structural members.

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SOIL-NAIL HOLDINGS LLC4475 E 74TH AVE SUITE 100 COMMERCE CITY CO 80022

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fulde, Marcel Thalwil, CH 4 5
Journeaux, Daniel Lorne Ontario, CA 2 3

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