Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079781 | Push pier assembly with hardened coupling sections A structural support device in the form of a push pier capable of use in high load-bearing capacity applications involving significant lateral load conditions, the push pier having a lead section with a ground penetrating friction collar, and one or more extension m... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7850399 | Method of splicing pile cages, set of components therefor, and assembled pile cages This invention relates to a method of splicing pile cages, to a set of components therefor, and to assembled pile cages, and in particular to a method of splicing together two pile cages of a reinforced concrete pile. The method employs two pile cages which are each... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7661906 | Woodpile connector A woodpile connector has a tubular body defined by an open-end lower portion and an open-end upper portion. The upper portion and the lower portion are fixedly connected, at their free ends, to a separating plate, which is secured between an inner surface and an out... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7607865 | System and method for raising and supporting a building and connecting elongated piling sections A system and method for supporting a building in which elongated sections, such as pilings, are connected in an end-to-end, abutting relationship. ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7354224 | Adjustable pile splicing apparatus, system, method, and product-by-process Piles are spliced using a first splicer element comprising a first splicer face and a cross-section sized and contoured to mate with and press firmly against first faces of a pair of piles to be spliced; together with a second splicer element comprising a second spl... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351013 | Unitary pile jacking sleeve for installing and compressively loading piling without overhead access and without disrupting a super-structure A pile jacking sleeve includes a structural sleeve having a bottom section, an intermediate section and a top section. A stationary plate partitions the bottom section from the top section. A floating plate separates the intermediate section from the top section. A ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7326004 | Apparatus for providing a rammed aggregate pier A primary earth penetrating mandrel formed of a hollow shell steel plate octagonal in cross-section has an upper end and a blunt lower end joined by an upwardly and outwardly tapered wall. The mandrel is driven downwardly in the earth to simultaneously form a vertic... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7316640 | Craft-making tool A tool for forming articles from sheets of conformable material comprises a base and a handle. The base includes a circular-shaped groove formed in a face thereof whereby the circular-shaped groove defines a circular-shaped protrusion encompassed thereby. The handle... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7293394 | Buckling opposing support for I-joist A support device is provided for the preferred application of buckling opposing support of an I-joist having an erroneously cut hole in its web portion. The support device may have an approximate U-shape with two substantially parallel bridging structures combined b... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7267319 | Low-friction slide-plates for rotary machines A mounting arrangement for use at an interface between a movable machine component and a stationary foundation includes a substantially planar foundation plate adapted for attachment to the foundation; and a plurality of slide-plate assemblies secured to the foundat... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266932 | Furniture framing assembly and method of use The present invention provides a furniture assembly that includes rods and connection members, and that can be fully assembled without using tools or additional hardware. In one embodiment, the rods include a threaded end and an unthreaded end, and the connection me... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7232010 | Modular hunting ladder A hunting ladder for attachment to a tree or pole includes a plurality of ladder sections that can be assembled together to form a rigid structure, including side rails and rungs extending between the side rails. In an exemplary embodiment, the side rails comprise e... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232099 | Bracket for holding accessories on a boat A bracket for holding accessories on a boat includes a pair of mounting plates which are laterally spaced apart from one another and interconnected by a plurality of threaded screws and wing nuts, wherein the mounting plates have a set of aligned open through surfac... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7220081 | Concentric load bearing piping with liner for foundation anchor An apparatus and process for increasing the concentric bearing load capabilities of the length of liner is disclosed. Overlapping ends of vertically aligned pipe lengths are joined by a coupling which provides aligned throughholes through the respective pipe ends. A... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7143988 | Apparatus and method for mounting a fixture An apparatus and method for mounting a fixture to a ceiling according to which an adapter is provided that receives two downrods, one of which is connected to the ceiling and the other of which is connected to the fixture. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7096639 | Connecting flange for tubular components and wind turbine tower employing same The present invention relates to an annular flange connection for attachment to one end of a tubular component. An object of one aspect of the invention is to provide an annular flange that is less prone to damage resulting from the stresses associated with the inte... | 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 |
| 7073980 | Piling A pile comprising a tapered steel tube of convex polygonal cross-section driven into the ground and then filled with concrete provides high load carrying capacity even in cohesive soils. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6979151 | Timber pile connector A timber pile connector for splicing timber pilings together comprising a section of pipe having a continuous sidewall and a hollow bore, a pair of opposing slots through the sidewall, and a bar passing through the slots. A first end of the bar has a first cut there... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6966727 | Apparatus for and method of installing segmented concrete pilings in new construction An apparatus for and method of installing a pile in unstable soil before a building foundation is installed on that unstable soil. The apparatus includes a tractor; an arm pivotally attached to tractors; a mechanism for moving the arm between raised and lowered posi... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6951437 | Foundation support system and method A building foundation support and repair system includes a column of generally cylindrical pile sections driven into the earth below the edge of the foundation and having an earth penetrating bit attached to the lowermost pile section. The bit includes a center post... | 10/04/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6799924 | Segmented concrete piling assembly with steel connecting rods A segmented piling system and a process of installing the system for supporting a structure on unstable soil. A first or starter pile segment is driven into the soil adjacent the structure. A connecting rod is inserted into the upper end of the starter pile segment.... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6742758 | Light-weight reinforced, tubular plastic footing form members and assemblies Lightweight, reinforced, non-biodegradable, tubular plastic footing form members and assemblies which may contain stake-engaging bores and/or are nailable to each other and/or to supporting stakes. The form members are water-repellant to resist absorbing and bonding... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6641332 | Foundation support and process for structures An elongated pilot member is forced into the ground and an auger with a hollow stem is positioned around the pilot member and rotated to move the auger into the ground. A second elongated member is coupled to the pilot member and an upward force is applie... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6612782 | Telescoping tube and method for supporting surrounding walls of a shaft A telescoping tube for supporting surrounding walls of a shaft during the rescue of a victim trapped at the bottom of the shaft. The tube has nesting interlocking successive sections, each successive section having a diameter smaller than the preceding se... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6609856 | Process of installing a precast concrete pile below a structure A process for installing piles for supporting a structure upon the earth including the steps of driving a first pile segment into the earth a desired distance from the structure, aligning a second pile segment upon the first pile segment such that a condu... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6592300 | Pile apparatus and construction process of placing concrete pile in ground A concrete pile construction method and an apparatus used for improving soft earth ground by constructing reinforced bar concrete pile structures in the earth. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a process for securing firm concrete piles h... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6561736 | Frictional coupler and stiffener for strengthening a section of piling Sheathing members surround the pile and are clamped to it by bolts inserted through flange members or portions outside the piles, which clamp the sheathing members against the pile above and below a deteriorated section of a pile and which bridge the dete... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6554542 | Stress transmission device, and structure and method of constructing the same A stress transmission device arranged between a pile head of a foundation pile and an upper structural portion for transmitting stress between the foundation pile and the upper structural portion, to a structure which employs such a stress transmission de... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6551030 | Tubular pile connection system An arrangement for connecting tubular articles, particularly piles and pile sleeves, in which a first tube (4) fits into a second tube (2), the first tube having a first circumferential recess (10) and a second circumferential recess (12), and the second ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6524032 | High capacity nonconcentric structural connectors and method of use A connector is provided for removably attaching a space frame to the hull of a floating offshore platform. The connector comprises a socket attached to the hull of the platform. The socket has an open bore therein. A stabbing member is attached to the spa... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6514012 | System and method for raising and supporting a building and connecting elongated piling sections This invention relates to a system and method for supporting a building and to a system and method for connecting sections, such as pilings, pipes, conduits, and the like, in an end-to-end, abutting, relationship to form pilings for the support system.... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6494644 | Pile connector and method of installation A method of rapidly installing a composite pile structure of timber pile sections and a pre-selected connector having an opening smaller than a transverse dimension of a working end of a timber pile section. The lower pile section is driven into the groun... | 12/17/2002 |
