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| 7823240 | Hooked collar for piers and bridge including the same A bridge includes a pier, and a hooked collar at least formed on upstream surface of the pier. The anti-scour structure includes at least one hook extending upwardly. The hook configured for guiding water flow or downflow to move upwardly thereby protect river bed f... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7241078 | Modular pier system A modular pier includes a plurality of modular pier sections. The plurality of modular pier sections includes at least a first pier section and a second pier section wherein the pier sections include a frame having a first end and a second end opposite the first end... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7226247 | Method and apparatus for creating soil or rock subsurface support A subsurface support includes a protective outer member that encases an interior support member. The inner support member may typically be a steel or iron rod which is held within the outer tube as by grout or cement. The outer tube is preferably emplaced by forcing... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210183 | Method and installation for building a highway and a highway The invention relates to a method and installation for constructing highways. The object of the invention is to extend operational capabilities of a mobile installation for constructing a highway in space-limited enviroment without reducing the traffic intens... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207148 | Wall structures A downwardly opening upper channel member (10) is positioned above an upwardly opening lower channel member (12). A lower end portion of the stud (14) is received in the lower channel member (12). An insert (54) is received in the ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7182316 | Adjustable support bracket An adjustable support bracket to be used in combination with a support pier or post to support a structure subject to weights or loads. A support pier is placed in proximity to a surface requiring support. At the end of the support pier, in proximity to the surface ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7013520 | Method for positioning a pile cap underneath an existing elevated bridge assembly A system and method for inserting pre-cast concrete pile caps under wooden railroad bridges without removing essential load bearing rails, cross-ties, and stringers is disclosed. The system and method minimizes the time that the track is closed to normal rail traffi... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011045 | Pet ramp A generally horizontal platform has connected to a first end thereof a sloping ramp that extends into the water of a swimming pool. The ramp is provided with traction enhancing ribs to enable a pet to extricate itself from a pool should it accidentally fall in or ti... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6986319 | Tethered sectional pier system A pier system having tethered deck sections that are selectively separable from supporting pile bents to prevent damage to the pier system during storm events. The pier system includes a plurality of deck sections supported above water by pile bents and engaged ther... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6895623 | Pier system and method of construction A a pier system having at least one shelf beam which has a side panel and a shelf member, the shelf member supporting a decking unit, and a method for constructing the pier system. The decking unit may also be supported by connecting members, such as support bars or... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6742211 | Bridge construction This application discloses a novel bridge construction for use in affording vehicle and pedestrian traffic over small streams and wetlands. The construction utilizes standardized sizes of pier blocks for supporting standardized deck plates, with interengaging anchor... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6722088 | Elevated bridge infrastructure and design method for designing the same In order to design an infrastructure of an elevated bridge, first a target ductility factor μd and target natural period Td for the infrastructure are set in connection with an assumed earthquake motion. Subsequently, a yield seismic coefficient for the ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6701564 | System and method for positioning a pile cap underneath an existing elevated bridge assembly A system and method for inserting pre-cast concrete pile caps under wooden railroad bridges without removing essential load bearing rails, cross-ties, and stringers is disclosed. The system and method minimizes the time that the track is closed to normal ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6663322 | Pier system A pier system has a plurality of footers each formed with a base fabricated of concrete with a top face having a downwardly extending bore. A plurality of pilings are each formed with a hollow tubular shaft with a top region and a bottom region coupled to... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6449791 | Prefabricated pier system A prefabricated pier system provides prefabricated foundation and cap components for assembly with a series of steel H section columns to facilitate construction of bridges, overpasses, and similar structures. Each foundation component comprises a prefabr... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6161359 | Shoring The shoring includes a pair of fixed frames opposed to each other and a pair of collapsible reinforcing frames disposed between both ends of the fixed frames, the reinforcing frames each having collapsible baluster struts whose base ends are pivotally con... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6120208 | Prefabrication type high level road structure and construction method thereof An improved prefabricated elevated highway structure and a construction method thereof by which an elevated highway can be more easily and rapidly constructed without causing traffic congestion at a construction site, which highway includes an underground... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5978998 | Prefabricated highway with end supports An end support for a prefabricated highway section of a prefabricated highway system. The end support includes a first elongated support member for transverse engagement of a longitudinal end of the prefabricated highway section, the first elongated suppo... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5920937 | Covering apparatus for concrete bridge beams and pillars A system for covering and protecting the supporting structure of a bridge. The system is generally comprised of first plates positioned in covering relation over the top surface of the support pillars and second plates positioned in covering relation over... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5870789 | Precast bridges Bearing shoes that run under the abutment's axis with cradles whose precast walls are placed over the bearing shoe assembly, so that when the concrete is poured over these bearing shoes, an integral unit of the bearing shoe integrated with the cradle is f... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5863148 | Prefabricated highway with end supports A prefabricated highway with end supports. The end supports include a first elongated support member for transverse engagement of a longitudinal end of the prefabricated highway section and a second elongated support member parallel to the first support m... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5771518 | Precast concrete bridge structure and associated rapid assembly methods A pier and beam bridge structure is formed essentially entirely from steel reinforced, precast concrete elements including elongated, hollow tubular pier members, pier collars, pier base and cap beams, deck beams, deck slabs and side railing members. In f... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5765248 | Shore Disclosed is a shore which has a durability with respect to loads not only in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction but also in a lengthwise direction, and which can be automatically folded without requiring extra work. The shore comprising a p... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5673449 | Flow compensation device for bridge pillars There is disclosed a bridge or like pillar (1) erected in a moving body of water in which the water may periodically flow in strata in one as well as the other of two opposite main flow directions. The pillar is provided with a flow compensation device in... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5625985 | Dock plank assembly A dock plank assembly formed from at least two elongated polymer plastic plank having a first support end, a second support end, a top surface for walking on, and an integral longitudinal web therein for providing rigidity and support to the planks with t... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5568667 | Structure to interconnect two branches of a suspension bridge framework in correspondence of a pier supporting the catenary A suspension bridge having end piers from which the bridge is suspended. The bridge has a substantially fixed stiff horizontal branch (P1) and a substantially flexible horizontal branch (P2). Each bridge branch (P1, P2) comprises three parallel longitudin... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5511266 | Continuous incrementally erecting viaduct construction system A precast segmental viaduct construction system, comprises an elongated erection and assembly vehicle for spanning between at least two viaduct piers and for moving between successive piers, the vehicle having a top deck, an elongated central longitudinal... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5412915 | Dock plank assembly An injection-molded plank for forming a dock comprising an elongated member having a generally box-like shape with a top surface for walking on, a front side, and a backside having a plurality of openings therein with the front side having a plurality of ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5406663 | Method and a structure for quickly assembling road foundation and supports This invention relates to a method and structure for quickly assembling road foundation and support of this invention, comprising the following steps (1) first, selecting positions spaced from each other at an appropriate distance for placing the foundati... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5400454 | Method for supporting a transportation surface A method of supporting a transportation surface, such as a vehicular bridge, a railroad trestle or an elevated walkway, that is resistant to unexpected, infrequent shocks such as might be encountered during an earthquake or similar disaster. The method in... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5027736 | Elastically deformable bumper system An elastically deformable bumper for cushioning impact forces at a relatively rigid member includes a forward bumper wall member having an impact receiving surface at a first side thereof. At least one support web extending from a second side of the forwa... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4977636 | Pile supported bridge assembly A pile supported bridge assembly is disclosed in which an array of pilings is set out in a generally regular grid pattern. Temporary support channels are placed on the pilings and cap members are placed onto the supports generally perpendicular to the lon... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4972540 | Swimming pool escape system for animals and insects A swimming pool escape system is provided for use by animals and insects to egress a swimming pool subsequent to inadvertent entry into the body of water contained within the perimeter portion of the pool. The system includes a base member disposed on the... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4918777 | Slab-stem unit forming a trafficway The present invention relates to interlocking construction elements useful in being assembled into load bearing traffic ways. The present construction elements are comprised of a flat top slab and at least one support stem attached perpendicularly to bott... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4825494 | Wetland crossing bridge assembly A wetland crossing bridge assembly is disclosed having a plurality of interconnected lower box support members with upstanding columnar members extending from the base thereof. Slab members are laid on the top of these column members in an overlapping arr... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4589156 | Support structure, particularly for a long span bridge A support structure, such as a bridge support structure for long spans between supports, includes a beam-like girder formed of reinforced concrete or prestressed concrete connected to and supported on the upper ends of support piers so that the girder is ... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4564967 | Bridge abutment The invention provides a stabilized earth bridge abutment comprising a compacted earth mass containing reinforcing members therein to stabilize the mass, there being provided, in contact with said mass and close to a substantially vertical surface thereof... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4359795 | Bridge piers A bridge pier is constructed from a number of serially gradated cribs nestable one within the other for transportation and manually mountable one upon the other in order of decreasing size on arrival at a site by the use of rotatable davits attachable to ... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4356581 | Bearing systems for bridges, overpasses and structures A bearing assembly for structures composed of two main elements each of which forms a portion of either the supported structure or the supporting structure or foundation. One of these main elements is formed in a "U" type shape and provided with flutings ... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4051570 | Road bridge construction with precast concrete modules Precast concrete footings, stretchers, road slabs, and curbing in conveniently transportable sizes are used to construct road bridges and supporting abutments with a minimum of heavy equipment at the construction site. Each stretcher module comprises an e... | 10/04/1977 |
