Underwater Magazine,
July 2004
HALO Security™, Elemental Innovation’s state-of-the-art
boat barrier and incursion solution acts as a sentinel to enhance
security around military bases, ports, harbors, dams, bridges,
and all other sensitive facilities on or near water.
A series of composite plastic panels are combined in rows and
attached with steel cables encased in EPDM marine grade rubber
to create a strong barrier designed to stop boats and divers
from penetrating protected areas at the same time allowing water
to filter through naturally.
Elemental Innovation can adjust the size, depth, and stopping
power of the HALO Security structure to meet the needs of the
present threat level
because
HALO is
modular and adaptable to the environment it protects.
Instead of presenting a solid surface, HALO is built to retard
vessel motion and entangle boats working with the Kinetic energy
of an impact using it against itself. HALO may be deployed as
a combined wave attenuator and security barrier. It is capable
of reducing a 5 second wave by an unmatched 80% and is capable
of reducing the height of much longer period waves up to 10 seconds
which is exceptional for a floating structure that is not mass
dependant.
HALO Security is a vital tool that our military can use to protect
itself. HALO is rapidly deployable and capable of withstanding
hurricane strength storms. It is capable of being rearranged
and augmented in the water.
The inventor of HALO, Mr. Justin Bishop, invented the first generation
breakwater and barrier called Whisprwave® now in service
at several locations across the US, a security variant also withstood
the force of Hurricane Isabel at the Naval Amphibious Base in
Norfolk, VA.
HALO, is Justin Bishop's second-generation technology and is
capable of double the performance of his first generation, Whisprwave.
Beyond the physical intrusion capabilities, HALO Security can
be outfitted with a wide range of technologies such as light
and motion sensors, surface detection systems and warning signs
to establish it as a line of demarcation and early warning detection
system.
Clearly there is no end to the applications for which HALO Security
can be adapted to provide the United States Military with the
security and protection from potential danger that it requires
and deserves.
About Justin Bishop
Justin Bishop
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Justin
Bishop, the inventor of HALO, serves as President and CEO
of Elemental Innovation, a New Jersey (USA) based engineering
firm dedicated to the design and implementation of environmentally
friendly products. His first generation wave attenuator,
the
WhisprWave® has been deployed successfully for 6 years
in many locations in the US including a security installation
at the Naval Amphibious Base in Norfolk, Virginia. Justin
has been designing products for the marine environment for
15 years
and prior to working on HALO, developed and patented numerous
products including ocean wave energy converters. EI has been
rewriting the rules for wave height reduction/protection
and is a trusted solution provider for beach erosion mitigation,
wave and wake reduction, and security zone protection.
Contact
Elemental Innovation, Inc.
Tel: +1.973.218.9880
Fax: +1.973.218.9881
Website: www.elementalinnovation.com
