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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182177 | Reinforced stabilising strip intended for use in reinforced earth structures Reinforced stabilizing strip (10) intended for use in reinforced earth structures, comprising a longitudinal part (12), said longitudinal part (12) comprising along at least part of its length, at least one cord (14) arranged approximatel... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177458 | Mechanically stabilized earth connection apparatus and method A connection apparatus for connecting an earthen formation to a concrete facing of a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) structure. The connection apparatus may include a soil reinforcing element configured to be coupled to a facing anchor having a pair of longitudi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8152417 | Stabilized soil structure and facing elements for its construction The facing element for a stabilized soil structure comprises a body of cast material inside which a path is formed for a reinforcement strip between two points of emergence situated on a rear face of the element. This path includes two rectilinear portions which are... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8079782 | Semi-extensible steel soil reinforcements for mechanically stabilized embankments A mechanically stabilized embankment system has a connection element adapted for engaging a wall facing element. An elongate soil reinforcement element is adapted to be attached to the connection element and positioned in earthen embankment. A plurality of semi-exte... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8011859 | Ground reinforced structure and reinforcement members for the construction thereof A soil reinforced structure and method of manufacturing the structure is disclosed, the structure includes fill, reinforcement strips including reinforcement sections extending in a reinforced area of the fill at the rear of a front face of the structure, and a faci... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7985038 | Earth anchor bracket having saw-toothed and curved part The present invention provides an earth anchor bracket supported by a girder coupled to a side surface of an earth wall to fix a free length of an anchor body inserted into a boring hole formed at the earth wall according to an earth anchor method. The earth anchor ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7850400 | Stabilized soil structure and facing elements for its construction The facing element for a stabilized soil structure comprises a body of cast material inside which a path is formed for a reinforcement strip between two points of emergence situated on a rear face of the element. This path includes two rectilinear portions which are... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7789590 | Stabilizing strip intended for use in reinforced earth structures Stabilizing strip (10) intended for use in reinforced earth structures comprising laterally-opening notches (16) and/or pre-notches (17) making it possible to impose a finite radius of curvature on said strip (10). ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7731455 | Segmental retaining wall system incorporating the extruded polymer strip as a reinforcement A segmental retaining wall system utilizing extruded strips for soil reinforcement. The retaining wall is composed of a plurality of wall blocks that are stacked securely using interlocking pins and an extruded strip. The wall can be built such that it has vertical ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7722296 | Retaining wall soil reinforcing connector and method A connection apparatus for securing a facing to a soil reinforcing element wherein the soil reinforcing element has a pair of adjacent longitudinal wires with horizontally extended converging portions, a stud having a first end attached to the horizontally extended ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7600948 | Micropile retaining wall The present invention provides a permanent earth retaining wall having small diameter casings that remain in the ground to become vertical micropile soldier beams of the retaining wall, and a method for forming a retaining wall. The method includes a top-down method... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7544014 | Retaining wall anchor system A connection securing a geogrid fabric to between two tiers of stacked concrete blocks which form an earth retaining wall. A groove is formed in the top of each block in the lower tier to extend across the width of the block with grooves in adjacent blocks aligned. ... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7524144 | Retaining wall A concrete block structure useful in forming a retaining wall having upwardly open openings to facilitate planting plants therein. The block has an upright front wall, laterally spaced side walls joined to the front wall, and an upwardly open interior, the side wall... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7517176 | Masonry block A masonry block (10) has a rearwardly extending portion (18) which includes a vertical channel (24). In use, soil stabilizing members (46) are passed through channels of aligned masonry blocks (10) and extended rearwardly behind a ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7517175 | Method for maintaining seawalls Apparatus for maintenance of a seawall comprises a plurality of anchoring members for being introduced through the seawall, a single retaining member for being secured on ends of the anchoring members which extend from a water facing side of the seawall, and a plura... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7491018 | Stabilized soil structure and facing elements for its construction The facing element for a stabilized soil structure comprises a body of cast material inside which a path is formed for a reinforcement strip between two points of emergence situated on a rear face of the element. This path includes two rectilinear portions which are... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7445407 | Modular block connecting techniques One embodiment of a system of the present disclosure can be implemented as follows. A plurality of wall blocks are stacked to form at least a portion of a retaining wall, each wall block having an interior face, an exterior face; a top surface, and a bottom surface.... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7425107 | Civil engineering structure, individual construction element and method for reinforcing such a structure A civil engineering structure, intended for ensuring protection against impacts of moveable masses, has a face exposed to the impacts of moveable masses. The structure includes, in the region of the face exposed to the impacts of moveable masses, a set of individual... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7410328 | Concrete block system A dry-cast concrete block system for use in a structure. The dry-cast concrete block system comprises a support block comprising a first coupling part and a face block comprising a second coupling part. The first coupling part and the second coupling part enable the... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7377725 | Arched soil nail wall Three-dimensional soil nail walls employing geosynthetic materials and methods of installation thereof. The soil nail walls are suitable for supporting an upright face of earth and comprise tensioned geosynthetic material held up against the face. ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7364385 | Protective flood barrier A flood control system including panels made from plastic sheeting adhered to a frame and stacked one on top of the other. The panels are held in position by a series of columns, each of the columns having an H-shaped cross section that provides for and defines pane... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360970 | Composite masonry block The present invention includes block molds and manufacturing processes as well as a composite masonry block comprising a block body having an irregular trapezoidal shape and comprising a front surface and a back surface, an upper surface and a lower surface, and fir... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360969 | Z-shaped sheet piling A sheet piling (15) comprising a flange (16), a web (19), a junction (20) between the flange and the web, the junction having a substantially concave inner surface (44), the inner surface comprising at least a first concave surface... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351015 | Invertible retaining wall block An invertible retaining wall block comprises a front portion, a rear portion and a neck portion connecting the front portion and rear portion. A projection extends outwardly from the block to interlock with similar blocks in adjacent courses of blocks. One or more n... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7328537 | Wall block, system and method A wall block includes an upper surface spaced apart from a substantially parallel lower surface, opposed first and second faces, and opposed side surfaces converging between respective ends of the first and second faces. Blocks in a wall may be stacked on top of eac... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314336 | Fine-grained fill reinforcing apparatus and method A geosynthetic reinforcement comprising a container formed of semipermeable material mutually conformed with a portion of earthen material contained therein. A structural member such as a geogrid may engage (e.g. frictional) the container and extend therefrom to eng... | 01/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7299598 | Fastener for lightweight concrete roof systems A device for use in the installation of lightweight concrete roof systems includes a base element having a substantially flat portion and a wire tie. The wire tie extends from the base element and terminates at opposite ends which may be formed in a ring or loop. In... | 11/27/2007 |
| RE39922 | Segmental retaining wall system A segmental retaining wall system comprising a plurality of wall blocks. Each wall block comprises an interior face for forming an interior surface of a segmental retaining wall, an exterior face for forming an exterior surface of the segmental retaining wall, first... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7290377 | Block connector A block connector for pre-cast building blocks comprising a top body portion to be fitted into the bottom surface groove of an upper block and a bottom body portion to be fitted into the top surface groove of a lower block. The top and bottom body portions define th... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281882 | Retaining wall having polymeric reinforcing mats A soil reinforced retaining wall for an earthen formation is provided by embedding planar soil reinforcing mats in the formation at vertically spaced intervals and securing face mats between the soil reinforcing mats. The face mats include fingers extending distally... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278803 | Corrugated asymmetrical retaining wall panel The present invention relates to a corrugated asymmetrical sheet pile panel. The sheet pile panel is an asymmetrical about the Y-axis. The central section has a channel disposed therein for receiving a stiffening strip. The central section has two extensions, one jo... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270502 | Stabilized earth structure reinforcing elements A stabilizing element in a stabilized material particle structure, particularly an earthen embankment, wherein the material stabilizing elements that are inextensible (material with a higher modulus of elasticity than that of the surrounding particles) in compositio... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267288 | Polyurethane in intimate contact with fibrous material A sprayable polymeric material and a process for preparing the material which contains a fibrous material, dispersed throughout the polymeric material. A restriction free spray nozzle is provided for mixing and spraying the polymeric material having a fibrous materi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7198435 | Continuous chamber environment resistant retaining wall block and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to a retaining wall block that is resistant to damage and wear caused by the environment and includes a chamber, which allows the flow of fill material to adjacent blocks below and above. The deterioration resistant block is generally a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7185470 | Retaining wall block A block for use in constructing a retaining wall and comprising a body having a central cavity extending vertically there through and defining front, rear, and side walls. The side walls diverge rearwardly from the front of the block to the rear. Stabilizing wings e... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186760 | Triaxial weave for reinforcing dental resins The present invention provides methods of constructing, reinforcing or modifying dental structures. The methods of the present invention include contacting a dental structure with dental resin and a triaxial material. In another aspect, the present invention provide... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182551 | Re-enforced composite sheet piling segments A re-enforced composite sheet piling segment is disclosed. The segment of sheet piling includes multiple panels. The panels of the segment come together at an angle to form a corner. A re-enforcement is placed in the corner of the segment. The re-enforcement has a c... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175369 | Grooved sheet pile and method for production thereof To simplify the production and expand the variability of structures to use, a grooved sheet pile having a trough-type body is produced by cutting a cylindrical segment (referred to as a troughlike element) (1) from a round tube along its length and fixing loc... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7170223 | Emitter with dielectric layer having implanted conducting centers An emitter has a dielectric layer formed on a conductor, with a thin metal layer over the dielectric. A plurality of conducting centers is in the dielectric layer to allow electrons to pass through the dielectric from the conductor to the thin metal layer via quantu... | 01/30/2007 |
