Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8434969 | Internal pipe clamp A clamp system includes a frame, a plurality of clamp members, an actuator collar, and an actuator system. The frame includes an attachment member and a stop ring defining a stop cam surface. The clamp members each define first and second cam surfaces. The actuator ... | 05/07/2013 |
| 7824132 | Automatically adjustable caisson clamp A clamp system for operatively connecting a vibratory device to a plurality of caissons defining at least first and second diameters comprises a structural member, first and second clamps comprising first and second lock systems, respectively, and a clamp displaceme... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7517174 | Molded pile The present invention relates to a molded pile (e.g., 17) that includes a unitary elongated body (52) and an elongated tube (142) residing longitudinally within the elongated body (52). The elongated body (52) includes first (15... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7416367 | Lateral force resistance device A lateral force resistance device for a ground achoring system suitably used in expansive soils has an inner sleeve structure and an outer collar connected to the inner sleeve structure by a plurality of load transfer members such as longitudinal load transfer plate... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413035 | Reusable auger barrel An apparatus that facilitates the insertion of a stanchion into the ground. The apparatus comprises a first side including a plurality of connection apertures, a second side including a plurality of connection apertures, and at least one connector engaging the conne... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7390144 | Pre-cast/pre-stressed concrete and steel pile and method for installation A method for installing a pre-cast/pre-stressed concrete and steel pile used in the construction of pile foundations and the resulting installed pile that has its distal end anchored to bedrock is disclosed. After the pile is located on bedrock, a first hole is dril... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7381010 | System and method for removal of buried objects The present invention is a system and method for removal of buried objects. According to one embodiment of the invention, a crane with a vibrator casing driver is used to lift and suspend a large diameter steel casing over the buried object. Then the casing is drive... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7347103 | Pile testing reaction anchor apparatus and method Pile testing apparatus and method apply static compressive forces on a pile to be tested for load bearing capacity. Retractable and reusable reaction anchor assemblies are installed into the ground for pile testing and then are retrieved from the ground after comple... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7320371 | Method and device for producing pretensioned anchorings A method and device for boring, particularly percussion boring or rotary percussion boring, a hole in soil or rock material and for forming an anchoring. A borehole is formed by inserting a drill bit, and a casing tube is placed inside the borehole during the boring... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314335 | Anchor pile apparatus and method of installation An anchor pile apparatus has a helical anchor rotatable by a power source through an intermediate drive member. The drive member extends through a plurality of hollow pile sections, which are driven, one by one, into the soil following the penetration of the anchor.... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7240743 | Soil probe insertion arrangement and method of use This invention relates to probes used in the ground for the collection of data relating to soil conditions and in particular to a construction and method of insertion of probe bodies that will house such probes. A probe body insertion apparatus comprises a tool for ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240728 | Expandable tubulars with a radial passage and wall portions with different wall thicknesses A tubular liner including a first tubular portion, a second tubular portion, and an intermediate tapered tubular portion coupled to, and positioned between, the first and second tubular portions. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7226246 | Apparatus and method for building support piers from one or successive lifts formed in a soil matrix An apparatus and method for forming a support pier having a single or multiple compacted aggregate lifts in a soil matrix, wherein the apparatus includes a vertical, hollow tube with a bulbous leading end or head element that is forced into the soil matrix. The holl... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7175368 | Method and test setup for determining the bearing behaviour of displacement piles The invention relates to a method and a test setup for determining the bearing behaviour of displacement piles. The displacement piles are produced by making a hole using a displacement head and subsequently filling the hole with a hardenable suspension, whilst leav... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172163 | Mailbox holder A mailbox holder (10) includes an upper mailbox support (14), a lower ground support (16) that is securely fastened to the upper support, and an attachment bracket (36) to which a mailbox (12) is secured. The upper mailbox support ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168214 | Two-piece joining device for sheet pile retaining walls The joining device serves for connecting two adjacent individual elements (5, 11) of a sheet pile retaining wall which are to be pile-driven in each case, e.g. for connecting two adjacent pipes of a sheet piling. The first joining element comprises a button s... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7112012 | Piling apparatus and method of installation An in-situ pile apparatus 10 includes a helical anchor to which a plurality of elongated generally cylindrically shaped sections can be added. Each of the sections has a specially shaped end portion for connecting to another section. An internal drive is posi... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104732 | Pile installation method with downhole hammer A pile is installed in a drilled hole in the ground by inserting a tube extending to the bottom and providing on the bottom end of the tube a bottom shoe for compressing material at the bottom of the hole. A drive tool attached to the upper end of the tube applies d... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097388 | Grout injecting/structure anchoring system A grout injecting/structure anchoring system has a support bracket with a horizontal portion and a pair of threaded recesses and a sleeve there between. A grout tube has a plurality of apertures along its length. A lower cross brace is positioned above the sleeve an... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090435 | Method and apparatus for raising, leveling, and supporting displaced foundation allowing for readjustment after installation A method and apparatus for raising, leveling, and supporting a foundation by placing steel piers beneath the necessary peripheral and interior beams and using a jack to raise the slab beams, then allowing the slab beams to rest on piers. The piers are constructed fr... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7063142 | Method of applying an axial force to an expansion cone A method of applying an axial force to a first piston positioned within a first piston chamber including applying an axial force to the first piston using a second piston positioned within the first piston chamber. ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055286 | Modular post system and method of construction The invention provides a modular post system including a plurality of modular post members 10, 20 which are inter-connectable to form a post structure 30. The modular post members include a plurality of front post members 10 and rear post member... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055558 | Phase 1 containment sump system for petroleum fueling facility underground storage tanks A containment system for a fuel site according to the present invention comprises: a fuel storage tank; at least one fuel line connected to the fuel storage tank; a containment sump associated with the fuel storage tank and encircling the at least one fuel line conn... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044221 | Apparatus for coupling a tubular member to a preexisting structure An apparatus for coupling a tubular member to a preexisting structure. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040396 | Apparatus for releasably coupling two elements An apparatus for coupling two elements including an outer tubular member defining one or more outer tubular member slots, an inner tubular member defining one or more inner tubular member slots positioned within the outer tubular member, and a coupling assembly for ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040842 | Method and device for making a foundation member A foundation member in the ground includes a soil working implement for loosening soil material in a soil area, a supply device for supplying a liquid to the loosened soil material and a mixing device for mixing the loosened soil material in the soil area with the l... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037045 | Modular tubular helical piering system A modular helical piering system employs a series of tubular shafts having a rectangular cross-section that can be secured to one another by means of couplers and removable pins inserted through holes in the shafts. A number of helical blades can also be removably s... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7018138 | Pier-repairing and reinforcing panel and method of repairing and reinforcing piers using such panels A pier-repairing and reinforcing panel is used in a method of repairing and reinforcing a pier. The panel includes locking members, locking ribs, reinforcing ribs, and clips. The method includes the steps of: installing a watertight caisson around a pier and removin... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004684 | Method for construction of piers in soil and a pier construction Apparatus and an associated method for forming a pier in a soil matrix includes a hollow tube with a restricted expansion section connected to and adjacent a soil penetrating bottom head element which is configured to facilitate discharge of pier forming material su... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004683 | Helice pierhead mounting plate and bolt assembly A mounting plate and bolt assembly adapted for attachment to a top portion of a helice pier shaft. The helice pier shaft threaded into the top of a ground surface. The assembly is used for supporting various types of building, highway and other types of structures. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997649 | Underwater riprap foundation and consolidation smoothing method therefor An underwater riprap foundation which can be constructed efficiently using a reduced amount of ripraps and a consolidation smoothing method for efficient construction of the same are disclosed. The underwater riprap foundation includes a first region for supporting ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6971821 | Grout injecting/structure anchoring system A grout injecting/structure anchoring system has a support bracket with a horizontal portion and a pair of threaded recesses and a sleeve there between. A grout tube has a plurality of apertures along its length. A lower cross brace is positioned above the sleeve an... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966370 | Apparatus for actuating an annular piston An apparatus comprising a first tubular member; a second tubular member positioned within and coupled to the first tubular member; a first annular piston chamber defined by the space between the first and second tubular members; an annular piston movably coupled to ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6955232 | Equipment for drilling vertical boreholes The invention relates to equipment for drilling a vertical borehole in hard ground, the equipment comprising: casing put successively into place in the borehole; a drilling machine having a rotary cutting head and ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953092 | Apparatus and method for free-fall installation of an underwater wellhead An apparatus and method for pre-installation of a petroleum wellhead on the seabed. The apparatus includes two principal components: a wellhead (1) and a ballast tube (9). The wellhead includes a tube in which are fixed guide fins (3) and struct... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6923600 | Method of repairing and reinforcing piers using stones A method of repairing and reinforcing a pier using stones. The method includes installing a watertight caisson around a pier and removing water from the gap between the caisson and pier prior to repairing the pier. The method can also include removing impurities fro... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6908262 | Systems and methods for driving large diameter caissons A system for driving a large diameter caisson into the ground, comprising a crane assembly, a plurality of vibratory devices, a clamp assembly, a suspension assembly, and a timing system. Each vibratory device generates a vibratory force. The clamp assembly rigidly ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6896448 | Automatically adjustable caisson clamp A clamp system for allowing a pile driving/pulling system to be attached to a caisson to be driven into or extracted from the earth. The clamp system comprises a structural member, first and second clamp systems, first and second locking systems, and a clamp displac... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6814525 | Piling apparatus and method of installation An in-situ pile apparatus 10 includes a helical anchor to which a plurality of elongated generally cylindrically shaped sections can be added. Each of the sections has a specially shaped end portion for connecting to another section. An internal drive is posi... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6773208 | Method for casting a partially reinforced concrete pile in the ground A method for casting a partially-reinforced concrete pile in the ground includes installing an elongate hollow tubular casing in a hole in the ground with an elongate portion of the hole extending downwardly beneath the lower end of the casing. Hardenable fluid conc... | 08/10/2004 |
