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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182179 | Support structure and method of installing the structure The present invention relates to a support structure including a plurality of mats, each mat including a substantially fixed matrix of spaced tubular rings. The mats are vertically stacked such that the tubular rings are co-extensive and form a matrix of tubular col... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8128320 | Gabions The invention provides a gabion which may be used to protect military or civilian installations from weapons assault or from elemental forces, such as flood waters, lava flows, avalanches, soil instability, slope erosion and the like, the gabion comprising side wall... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8104996 | Two-shell structural system for constructing plantable steep embankments formed from several layers The invention relates to a two-shell structural unit and system of attaching the units to form an outer layer in the construction of a steep embankment formed from several layers, this outer layer being suitable for greening. The structural unit is formed by a front... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8070393 | Interlocking retainer ties A retainer tie system 10 and method including a wall tie 120 having on the lower side 126 of the wall tie 120 triangular-shaped grooves 140, and a lip 150; a block tie 220 including a first and a second ridge 240, ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8038369 | Gabions The invention provides a gabion which may be used to protect military or civilian installations from weapons assault or from elemental forces, such as flood waters, lava flows, avalanches, soil instability, slope erosion and the like, the gabion comprising side wall... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8033759 | Modular retaining wall A modular retaining wall is illustrated and described having open or closed polygonal modules with channels disposed therein. The wall is set at least partially below a surface, the surface either being land-based or aqueous-based, and interfaces therebetween, e.g.,... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7993080 | Earthquake resistant earth retention system using geocells A retaining wall comprises a plurality of layers made from geocells. The retaining wall has a capping layer at the top of the wall, wherein the ratio of the length of the capping layer to the height of the retaining wall is at least 0.8. The retaining wall also has ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7980791 | Earthen containment reinforcement system An earthen containment reinforcement system has a plurality of connected panels containing recycled rubber vehicle tire material forming a retaining or barrier wall. The panels are connected by interlocking joints and include a rodent barrier for deterring rodent bu... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7980790 | Compressible mechanically stabilized earth retaining wall system and method for installation thereof A compressible mechanically stabilized earth retaining wall system and installation thereof is described. ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7972086 | Earthen retaining wall with pinless soil reinforcing elements An earthen retaining wall constructed with welded wire grid includes a series of soil reinforcing elements and separate facing panels with distal ends is provided. Soil reinforcing transverse elements capture the distal ends of the facing panel on both the front fac... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7922426 | Tie linking filled sandbags and use in a barrier formed from filled sandbags Barriers for flood defense and other purposes are often constructed using sand bags. The strength of these barriers is limited and the invention seeks to address this problem. The invention provides a tie formed as a single injection molded item placed between layer... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7905685 | Gabion deployment A gabion deployment system comprising: a container (30) for retaining a gabion (22) and a gabion (22) of the folding type comprising hingedly attached, connected side walls (16 & 18) and cross-members (12) such that it can b... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7871223 | Retaining wall block A retaining wall block has parallel top and bottom faces, a front face, a rear face, first and second side wall faces and a vertical plane of symmetry extending between the front and rear faces. The block is formed as a body portion including the front face, a head ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7866923 | Continuous chamber mass confinement cells and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to mass confinement cells that may be used in retaining walls and earth retention systems that has a natural earthen appearance or other aesthetic design and is resistant to damage and wear caused by the environment. The mass confinemen... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7854573 | Landscaping products including continuous chamber mass confinement cells and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to environment resistant landscaping products, such as retaining wall and earth retention products, edgers, paving stones and the like, that provide a natural earthen appearance, such as rock, stone, sand, soil, clay, wood, trees and fo... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7854574 | Gabions The invention provides a gabion which may be used to protect military or civilian installations from weapons assault or from elemental forces, such as flood waters, lava flows, avalanches, soil instability, slope erosion and the like, the gabion comprising side wall... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7837414 | Gabions A gabion 10 comprising side walls 12 defining a cavity 20 suitable for retaining a quantity of fill material 36 and a base 14 connected to at least one side wall 12 for substantially closing the bottom of the gabion 10 | 11/23/2010 |
| 7794180 | High face-area low-volume concrete wall block, form and method A retaining wall block and method of forming a retaining wall block are provided. The block includes front, back, top, bottom and side surfaces. The top surface of the retaining wall block includes a set of protrusions and the bottom surface includes a channel for e... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7789592 | Gabion deployment A gabion deployment system comprising: a container (30) for retaining a gabion (22) and a gabion (22) of the folding type comprising hingedly attached, connected side walls (16 & 18) and cross-members (12) such that it can b... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7740420 | Retaining wall having artificial grass reinforcing fabric and methods for installing the fabric thereto A reinforcing fabric for use in various applications, including retaining walls. Artificial grass is strategically provided on the fabric so that, when the fabric is positioned in the retaining wall installation, the artificial grass is at least visible on the verti... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7736096 | Modular interlocking retaining wall/seawall having reduced installation time A seawall is formed of concrete modules that are laterally disposed relative to one another and interlocked to one another at their abutting end walls. Each module has a base that overlies a support surface and an upstanding sea-retaining wall disposed perpendicular... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7654776 | Retaining wall block A retaining wall block has parallel top and bottom faces, a front face, a rear face, first and second side wall faces and a vertical plane of symmetry extending between the front and rear faces. The block is formed as a body portion including the front face, a head ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7645098 | Modular retaining wall block with enhanced stacking ability One embodiment of modular wall blocks of the present disclosure can be implemented as follows. An interlocking retaining wall block, adapted for assembly into a retaining wall including a plurality of stacked rows of at least a plurality of said blocks. The block in... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7628570 | Modular retaining wall A modular retaining wall is illustrated and described having open or closed polygonal modules with channels disposed therein. The wall is set at least partially below a surface, the surface either being land-based or aqueous-based, and interfaces therebetween, e.g.,... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7618218 | Interlocking retainer ties A retainer tie system 10 and method including a wall tie 120 having on the lower side 126 of the wall tie 120 triangular-shaped grooves 140, and a lip 150; a block tie 220 including a first and a second ridge 240, ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7604438 | Wale and retaining wall system The present invention relates generally to 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 of connecting walls connecting the back and front walls to form at least one cha... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7597504 | Blocks for modular wall construction A block and peg combination for a modular wall construction is disclosed including a cast block of cementations material having a front face, a rear face, two sides with each side extending between an edge of the front face and an edge of the rear face, a bottom, an... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7563057 | Earthen containment reinforcement system An earthen containment reinforcement system has a plurality of connected panels containing recycled rubber vehicle tire material forming a retaining or barrier wall. The panels are connected by interlocking joints, and secured by a reinforcing cable that traverses t... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7507056 | Apparatus for controlling movement of flowable particulate material The present invention is directed toward various valving arrangements to control the flow of granular material. In one embodiment, a valve is provided which facilitates flow of the material in one direction, but resists flow in another direction. In another embodime... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7497646 | Extended width retaining wall block A retaining wall block engagement system comprises a plurality of wall blocks connected with connectors. Each wall block comprises a top surface and opposing bottom surface, a front surface and opposing rear surface and first and second opposing side surfaces. Each ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7470092 | System and method for reinforcing aggregate particles, and structures resulting therefrom A method for forming a structure includes arranging a plurality of cylindrical segment elements on a surface. Each of the first plurality of cylindrical segment elements defines a cylindrical void therein. Aggregate material may be poured over the plurality of cylin... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7470093 | Interlocking seawall construction and installation apparatus A seawall element and installation apparatus therefor, the seawall element including an elongated plastic tubular member having a uniform hollow elliptic or oval-shaped cross section and open at each end thereof. The tubular member has a cylindrically-shaped male po... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7452164 | Retaining wall system with interlocked wall-building units A retaining wall structure built of wall-building units such as sand/soil bags or hardenable building units such as clay bricks has interconnecting members placed between adjacent courses of units to attach the adjacent courses to one another. The interconnecting me... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7448830 | Retaining wall block A retaining wall block (1) has parallel top and bottom faces (2, 3), a front face (4), a rear face (5), first and second side wall faces (6, 7) and a vertical plane of symmetry (S) extending between the front and rear faces (4, ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7399144 | Apparatus and method for stabilizing an earthen embankment A structure for stabilizing an earthen embankment comprises an embankment support for restraining movement of at least a part of the embankment, a flexible fiber geogrid (5) extending longitudinally through the embankment from a first end portion secured to t... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396190 | Extended width retaining wall block A retaining wall block having a front surface, a rear surface, side surfaces, a top surface, and a bottom surface. Each side surface comprises a first section, a second section, a third section, and a fourth section, with the sections configured and arranged to allo... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7390146 | Modular block structures One embodiment of a system of the present disclosure, among others, can be implemented as follows. A modular wall block system includes a plurality of wall blocks comprising first wall blocks of a first shape and second wall blocks of a second shape and at least one... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387472 | System of brick with rod for retaining wall The invention of the present application provides a system of brick and rod for the construction of inclined walls, with great rigidity and lateral resistance, and great resistance to extreme uniform, cyclic, and gravitational forces. The brick of this system is a b... | 06/17/2008 |
