Manmade island and methods

US20070196173A1Inactive Publication Date: 2007-08-23SHEHAN WILLIAM C
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
SHEHAN WILLIAM C
Publication Date
2007-08-23
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A method of making an island including the steps of: manufacturing a plurality of formations; transporting the formation to a site in a water body; assembling said formations proximate one another; said formations defining an artificial island structure with both below and above water line components. Methods are described, as well as methods and components for both island and existing island and land enhancements.
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PRIORITY CLAIM

[0001] Applicant claims the benefit of the filing date of Feb. 23, 2006 of its U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60 / 776,116, expressly incorporated in its entirety herein.FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] This invention relates to manmade islands and more particularly to components of and methods for constructing manmade islands, and to structures and processes for enhancing existing island and land features.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] The available quantity of beachfront or waterfront properties in desirable geographic locations is dwindling. Increasing development reduces the sites available for commercial, residential or resort facilities. One potential solution is the creation of manmade islands or terrain, or enhancing current land terrain.

[0004] One prior system of building artificial islands includes dredging and reclamation processes which involve collecting sand from the sea bottom and blowing the collected sand into a solid formation until an island i...

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