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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8070392 | Bearing plate for use in an anchor assembly and related method A bearing plate for use in an anchor assembly and associated method are provided. The bearing plate may have a body with a middle portion with a helical configuration about an axis. Leading and trailing portions are also included on either end of the middle portion.... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7635240 | Bearing plate for use in an anchor assembly and related method A bearing plate for use in an anchor assembly and associated method are provided. The bearing plate may have a body with a middle portion with a helical configuration about an axis. Leading and trailing portions are also included on either end of the middle portion.... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7377723 | Systems and methods for the installation of earth anchors An adapter attachment for an auger which includes an connecting shaft sized and shaped to be attached to the pilot bit hole present in the end of an auger, after the removal of pilot bit. The adapter also includes a bolt flange for connection to a foundation anchor ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7351012 | Rotational drive apparatus for screw pilings A rotational drive apparatus for screw pilings is described. The apparatus comprises a housing having a cylindrical pipe coupling adapted to receive a shaft of a screw piling therethrough. A detachable connecting element secures the coupling to the shaft at differen... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338232 | Method for installing a screw pile A screw pile is equipped with internal grout pipes extending downwardly through the bore of the tubular pile shaft. The grout pipes connect with side-opening ports in the shaft side wall, to form conduits through which fluid grout may be injected into the surroundin... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7311470 | Wale and retaining wall system A wale for use in bracing a retaining wall. The wale is comprise of a back wall, a front wall having a channel formed therein, and a plurality connecting walls connecting the back and front walls to form at least one chamber between the back and front walls. In one ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7269987 | Method of manufacturing connecting devices The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a connecting device having common axial core material and a plurality of helical fins, flanges or ridges that extend outwards from the core. The method uses an elongate preform member, and comprises forcing the pref... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267510 | Foundation pile having a spiral ridge A foundation pile or pile segment is described that provides support for a structure such as a building foundation. The pile includes a generally solid body having a top end wall, a bottom end wall adapted for providing end load bearing capacity, and all around side... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7114886 | Structural helical pile A structural helical pile having an elongate shaft member defining a longitudinal axis. The structural helical pile also comprises a radially extending, generally helical load bearing member integral with the shaft member and projecting outwardly from the longitudin... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7073296 | Preconstruction anchoring system and method for buildings A system and method of installing a preconstruction support system for a building, according to which the corresponding ends of two piling sections are connected together and an a auger is provided on one or more of the piling sections. The piling sections are drive... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7044686 | Apparatus and method for supporting a structure with a pier A pier assembly (2, 60) is provided that utilizes a rotatable shelf (12, 70) structure to place a screw jack assembly (15) under a footing (28) of a foundation. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7018139 | Structural helical pile A structural helical pile having an elongate shaft member defining a longitudinal axis. The structural helical pile also comprises a radially extending, generally helical load bearing member integral with the shaft member and projecting outwardly from the longitudin... | 03/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6942430 | Rotary driver for pipe piling Apparatus for placing pipe piling (90, 90′) in the ground including a support frame (10) and a motor (66) mounted on the support frame (10). The motor (66) has a downwardly extending rotary output shaft (68) which extends ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6931805 | Post construction alignment and anchoring system and method for buildings A method for moving a wall from a first position to a second position and anchoring the wall in the second position, according to which a portion of an elongated assembly is placed through an opening in the wall. An auger is provided on one end portion of the assemb... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6881014 | Screwed steel pile and method of construction management therefor There is provided a screwed steel pile, the end portion of which is open, characterized in that: an apparent resistance at the pile end portion of the pile is reduced when the ground strength is suddenly increased, so that the pile can be easily penetrated into the ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6824331 | Screw form anchor device A screw form anchor device (10) intended for screwed penetration into a host material. The anchor device (10) includes a body (11) having a manipulating end (12) and a distal end (13). A screw thread (22) is formed by a plur... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6817810 | Piering device with adjustable helical plate A piering device includes a shaft having interspaced threaded portions and unthreaded portions extending axially along at least a portion of its length. The unthreaded portions of the shaft are radially recessed with respect to the threaded portions. A helical plate... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6682267 | Piering device with adjustable helical plate A piering device includes a shaft having a polygonal cross-section with a series of notches spaced at intervals along the vertices of the shaft. For example, the shaft can have a square cross-section with rounded corners. The helical plate has a passagewa... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6665990 | High-tension high-compression foundation for tower structures An above ground tower foundation uses embedded tension/compression components secured to a ground level cap. The components each terminate distally in a below ground soil or rock anchoring structure. The components embed without deep wide area site excava... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6615554 | Helice pier coupling system used for soil stabilization A helice pier coupling system used for used for soil stabilization, supporting building structures and similar applications. The coupling system provides a way of adding one or more pier shaft extensions to a helice pier shaft of a helice pier for extendi... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6499916 | Compressible support column A compressible support used to support mine roofs. The compressible support generally includes a male member which adjustably engages a collar and may further include a cap and a wooden base. A post may also be provided. The male member defines ridges and... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6394704 | Screwed steel pile and method of construction management therefor A screwed steel pile has a main pile body which is a hollow pipe. The pile end of the main pile body is open. One or a plurality of wings are arranged on the outside of the pile end portion of the main pile body. An excavating blade is attached to the pil... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6352391 | Piering device having a threaded shaft and helical plate A piering device employs a threaded shaft and a helical bearing plate with a threaded passageway that allows the helical plate to be advanced to any desired location along the shaft. The helical plate can also be readily replaced with one or more helical ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6264403 | Pile and method of driving a pile A pile (1) has a plurality of external parallel helical fins (30,31,32) along substantially the whole length of the pile (1). At least one of the fins (30,31,32) has a wedge-shape cross-section. The pile (1) can be driven into a substrate by applying a fo... | 07/24/2001 |
| 5927905 | Method for applying a ground anchor into the ground and anchor to be used therewith A method for and inserting a ground anchor into the ground, comprising the step of screwing an elongated anchor body into the ground by means of an extension tube that is to be connected to the proximal end of the anchor body. The distal end of a tension ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5188485 | Foundation pile of reinforced concrete A foundation pile of reinforced, preferably prestressed concrete having external screw threads and an interior cavity for the engagement of the driver rod applying the torque, at least two flat steel bars being fastened axially parallel in the pile wall t... | 02/23/1993 |
| 4239419 | Precast concrete threaded pilings A reinforced concrete threaded pile provides a generally conically shaped tapered concrete pile member which is provided with a metallic reinforcement core for carrying the torsional and tensile forces created in the pile during its insertion. A metallic ... | 12/16/1980 |
