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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7594782 | Integral retaining foot for rammed post or pole By attaching a formed steel plate in the shape of a tapered arrowhead with fins at each of the four corners, to the base of a post it is possible to ram a post with a integral foot that will secure it in the ground and for that post or pole to resist both upward and... | 09/29/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7305799 | Bearing brace apparatus A brace apparatus having a core member adapted to absorb energy by undergoing plastic deformation and a buckling restraining assembly that maintains the structural integrity of the brace apparatus once the core member has undergone plastic deformation. A core member... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7155875 | Method of forming a perimeter weighted foundation for wind turbines and the like A perimeter weighted foundation has a central pier pedestal and an enlarged base spaced outwardly and extending below the pedestal. The enlarged base includes an outer concentric perimeter wall section with a radially extending, disk-shaped spread section interconne... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7131505 | Drilling with concentric strings of casing The present invention provides a method and apparatus for setting concentric casing strings within a wellbore in one run-in of a casing working string. In one aspect of the invention, the apparatus comprises a drilling system comprising concentric casing strings, wi... | 11/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7107730 | PSSC complex girder A PSSC complex girder in which a section shape steel structure is formed by joining one or more section shape steel. The PSSC complex girder includes a tension means for tensioning the section shape steel structure with a tensional member so that the structure has a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6675919 | Tubular piling apparatus and method A tubular piling apparatus and method for penetrating the soil comprises, in a preferred embodiment, elements such as a drive shoe and/or other earth displacing structures which may be, in one presently preferred embodiment, of larger outer diameter than ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6568881 | Jet head device for sinking pilings A jetting device for installing a piling or post includes: (a) a cap including a generally conical or pyramidal shaped, perforated, hollow main body portion, and an upper flange portion for closely fitting over a base of the piling or post, the flange por... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6540444 | Rotating pile for undergrounding The rotating pile for undergrounding contains a pile-head pipe having a longitudinal center line, a pipe wall, one end portion, and the other end portion opposite to the one end portion. Three or four recessed portions in which the pipe wall is recessed t... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6536993 | Pile and method for installing same An apparatus for providing a mooring anchorage, and a method of drilling and installing a pile in ground comprising the steps of: providing a pile, providing a drill bit at an end of the pile rotatable relative to the pile, engaging the ground with the drill bit, a... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6468003 | Composite pile with tapering lower portion and method for driving pile into granular soil A pile includes a tapered bottom section of polygon-shaped steel tubing and a top cylindrical section of steel tubing spliced together with a transition ring to form a composite pile, which, after being driven, is filled with concrete.... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6409432 | Downhole hammer-type core barrel and method of using same A core barrel has a plurality of pneumatic downhole hammer drills disposed around the perimeter of its working end for drilling piles in the ground for use in foundations, secant piles, and the like. The core barrel includes a slurry port and an air port ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6368021 | Pile and method for installing same A method of drilling and installing a pile in ground comprising the steps of providing a pile, providing a drill bit at an end of the pile rotatable relative to the pile; engaging the ground with the drill bit, and rotating the drill bit relative to the ground and ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6309143 | Composite pile with tapering lower portion and method for driving pile into granular soil A pile consisting of a tapered bottom section of polygon-shaped steel tubing and a top cylindrical section of steel tubing spliced together to form a composite pile, which, after being driven, is filled with concrete.... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6234719 | Mobile combined drilling and piling machine and method for tubular foundation with machine A method in or relating to piling of e.g. tubular bases which are placed and, possibly, casted within a hole drilled out in earth mass in ground or the like is described. One uses a generally known drilling rig, in which a bit is assigned a drilling hamme... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6183167 | Pipe pier system A pipe pier system for use in supporting foundations is provided. The pier system is comprised of a plurality of pipe pier sections and pipe connecting insert members. The pipe sections are adapted to be butted end to end to each other in linear arrangeme... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6168350 | Method and apparatus for forming enlarged pile heads A method of forming a cast-in-situ pile with an enlarged head, wherein a collar (1,13) is releasably affixed to the lower end of a piling tool (10) and the piling tool (10) and the collar (1,13) are driven to a first depth and the collar (1,13) is release... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6079906 | Method for making foundation piling with drilling machines A method for making foundation piles in soil with a drilling device having an auger, the auger including two concentric tubes, an outer tube occupying an upper part of the auger and an inner tuber projecting partially as a prolongation of the upper part a... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6047505 | Expandable base bearing pile and method of bearing pile installation Load bearing capacity of a pile which is driven into the ground to support any of various structures is markedly increased following an initial period of pile driving. The pile includes a hollow pipe having a lower end region with longitudinal grooves whi... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5975808 | Pile or pile assembly for engineering and construction works A pile assembly which is driven into the earth for building foundations of engineering and construction employs a leading pile comprising a hollow column having a plurality of openings formed in a side wall thereof and a lower sharpened tip end and an ope... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5797705 | Method for manufacturing a tubular foundation in the ground A tool for making holes in the ground comprises a ram tip and coupling for connecting to a drive device, such as a hydraulically or pneumatically actuated pile driving machine, or a vibrating pile driving machine. A method for making tubular foundations i... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5730555 | Ground anchor A ground anchoring system that prevents lateral movement of an anchoring post. The system is characterized by an anchor plate removably mounted upon a cylindrical anchoring post. Opposing channels are formed on the post and extend along the longitudinal a... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5575122 | Earth screw anchor assembly having enhanced penetrating capability An earth screw anchor assembly has peripheral edges on its hub member and intermediate flange portion of its spade member with different configurations permitting placement of the hub member on the intermediate flange portion in an asymmetrical relation o... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5505561 | Self-piloting compressible piling A self-piloting compressible piling is provided comprising a plurality of pre-formed pile sections having bores therethrough and adapted to be arranged in end-to-end relation such that the bores are concentrically collinear. An auger plate is positioned b... | 04/09/1996 |
