Manmade island and methods

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-08-23
SHEHAN WILLIAM C
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[0009]The manmade island components and methods according to the invention provide solutions to these circumstances. They provide the opportunity to create exciting, adventurous details on manmade

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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.
This dredging process is met with resistance in some parts of the world as being environmentally damaging.
The process requires large dredging ships for long periods of time.
In addition, the natural currents

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[0034]It will be appreciated that the invention contemplates the use of a plurality of complimentary formation components or elements joined or associated with one another to provide a structural formation for a facility beneath a water body or above a water body. In many variations, a “formation” component or element as that term is used herein, comprises an internal structure or frame supporting a shell comprising a cementitious or synthetic material preferably formed to have or to emulate a reef or rock-like appearance and preferably used with other complimentary formation elements to define a beach, island, cliff, platform housing or other architectural structures as will be described.

[0035]One or more complimentary formation elements are preferably preformed, then transported and placed at an installation site.

[0036]Details of the invention are perhaps best seen in the figures representing and illustrating numerous embodiments, combinations and uses of the reef formation descri...

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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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IPC IPC(8): E02D23/00
CPCE02B17/025E02B3/18
Inventor SHEHAN, BILL C.
Owner SHEHAN WILLIAM C
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