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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5028172 | Retaining wall structure There is described a new and improved soil reinforcing structure comprising a planar wall member for erection into a generally upright soil retaining position, the wall member having a front and rear surface. At least one grid member is horizontally ancho... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5017049 | Composite masonry block Disclosed is a composite masonry block comprising a substantially rectangular body having a bevelled surface and an interlocking flange. Also disclosed are structure made form the masonry block and methods of making the block.... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5002436 | Soil reinforcement system with adjustable connection system for connecting precast facing panels and soil nails The present invention is directed to a soil reinforcement system utilizing an adjustable connection between facing panels and soil nails. According to the invention, the face of the excavation is cut and the soil nails are inserted into the ground in a co... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4998397 | Alignment and lateral support member for use in laying common concrete blocks An alignment and lateral support member for use in laying common concrete blocks. The support member comprises an elongate body piece of rigid material having a length which is greater than the width of concrete blocks with which the support member is to ... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4993872 | Precast concrete culvert system A precast concrete culvert system includes a series of open bottom culvert sections each having parallel spaced vertical side walls integrally connected to an arcuate top wall having a curved inner surface with a radius of curvature at least twice the ris... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4993206 | Interlocking building units and walls constructed thereby Interfitting modular construction units include alternating plateaus and recesses which interfit with one another to form walls without mortar. Drainage grooves are defined in the units, bevels are provided on the perimeter of the front and back to give a... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4993879 | Connector for securing soil reinforcing elements to retaining wall panels Connectors are provided for securing soil reinforcing elements to the face panels of a retaining wall for an earthen formation. The connectors comprise rigid eyes fixed to the panels and extensions formed on the elements for extension through the eyes. Th... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4992005 | Lifting device and method for retaining wall panels A lifting attachment for use with a retaining wall panel for earthen formations. The attachment comprises intersecting plates adapted to complementally engage the top and side surfaces of the panel. A fixed pin on one plate is receivable in an opening pro... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4990032 | Retaining wall module with asymmetrical anchor Individual precast concrete wall units for erecting a retaining wall structure each includes a face member, a support member, and an anchor member. The support member has a front portion that is connected to the face member, either at the center of the fa... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4968186 | Mechanically stabilized earth system and method of making same A mechanically stabilized earth wall system, including an upright retaining wall of modular facing panels and a number of horiontal reinforcement units or anchors, including a novel connector to simply and quickly connect the horizontal reinforcement anch... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4964761 | Retaining wall adapted to be provided with vegetation, comprising openings serving as a concealed framing for concrete Dry-mounted construction elements, each of the type constituted by a bottomless container comprising vertical partitions, a first vertical partition, parallel to the front wall of the container, delimiting a large front space (5), which serves as a flower... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4952097 | Permanent concrete wall construction and method Permanent concrete wall construction disposed adjacent the face of an excavation cut in the earth and having a base comprising a plurality of soil anchors extending into the earth through the face of the excavation cut. The soil anchors include reinforcin... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4936713 | Earth retaining system A gravity retaining system for a stabilized steep slope comprises a plurality of free standing facing elements disposed end-to-end with respect to each other to form a continuous line of facing elements. Each facing element includes a weight bearing base ... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4936712 | Retaining wall system A retaining wall system has a number of units placed on top of the other. The units are constructed to be capable of interengaging one another in a plurality of selected positions so that the angle of the face of the resulting wall to the vertical can be ... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4932812 | Intermeshable construction unit An intermeshable construction unit for constructing structures, such as walls, paving, screens, embankments and the like without mortar is disclosed. The intermeshable construction unit has a body portion which is block-like in shape. The body portion has... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4930283 | Brick A brick or construction element comprised of cement or synthetic sand and/or gravel of the kind for erecting high embankments or earthworks has a shield-type support with a flat front wall to which are connected lateral wing sections angled toward the rea... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4929125 | Reinforced soil retaining wall and connector therefor A reinforced soil embankment having precast concrete face panels with cantilevered sections extending into the embankment to support the panels in an upright condition and provide a surface beneath which a wedge may be inserted to plumb the panels during ... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4923339 | Foldable concrete retaining wall structure Individual precast concrete wall units for erecting a retaining wall structure each include a face member, a support member, and an anchor member. The support member has a front end portion, that is connected by a hinge to one end of the face member, and ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4920712 | Concrete retaining wall block, retaining wall and method of construction therefore A specially constructed block for use in forming a mortarless retaining wall is disclosed, as is a retaining wall constructed therefrom and a method of constructing a retaining wall. Each block has a front face of a predetermined width and a rear wall hav... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4914876 | Retaining wall with flexible mechanical soil stabilizing sheet A retaining wall is made from a plurality of blocks arranged in rows superimposed on each other and pinned together. Each block has a body with an exterior face and rearwardly diverging side walls joined to a neck. A head having outwardly directed ears is... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914887 | Method and apparatus for anchoring backfilled wall structures A subassembly for use with a wall panel to retain a backfilled enbankment or the like is disclosed which subassembly comprises a pair of pillar-like concrete anchor members having vertical keyslots formed therein which receive and lock onto the enlarged e... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4913594 | Adjustable connection system for precast facing panel and soldier pile The present invention is directed to a connection system for connecting a facing panel to a soldier pile so as to support the cut face of an excavation and provide greater tolerance for misalignment of the soldier piles with respect to the facing panels. ... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4911582 | Concrete replacement wall and method of constructing the wall A replacement earth retaining wall and a method for modifying, repairing, or replacing an existing earth retaining wall is disclosed. The replacement wall includes a reinforced concrete facing, and soil nails or tiebacks with specially fabricated anchorhe... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4909010 | Concrete block for retaining walls A concrete block particularly directed to the construction of retaining wall systems, characterized particularly by a step back frontal surface which includes a frontal surface having a flat decoratable portion over a substantial vertical dimension thereo... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4896999 | Set of concrete building blocks for constructing a dry wall A wall block set comprising frontal blocks, anchoring blocks and connecting blocks. The frontal blocks have a forward side with a texture similar to natural stone, and have dovetail projections which are integrally formed on the rear side of the frontal b... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4887691 | Modular wall construction using posts and panels A post and panel wall system for use as sound barriers and the like utilizes a precast post which is disposed upon a foundation having a tensioning cable extending upwardly therefrom and recesses into which depending anchoring rods on the posts are placed... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4884921 | Retaining wall module having face panel and T-stem with means for receiving transverse stabilizing web Precast concrete modules for stacked assembly into a retaining wall have rectangular face panels and single retaining stems connected to rear faces of the face panels. Each retaining stem includes a slot or other device for receiving a stabilizing web tha... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4874272 | Cantilever retaining wall system using discrete precast facing panels An improved cantilever retaining wall is comprised of a combination of precast wall panels that are interconnected in a pattern to form a planar vertical wall structure for supporting fill. Each of the wall panels includes a preform on one side thereof. V... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4860505 | Construction block A construction block adapted to interact with other like blocks comprises a body substantially in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped having a front face, a rear face, a top face, a bottom face and a pair of side faces. The bottom face has a plurali... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4834585 | Landscape timber building module A landscape timber building module is constructed preferably from a solid piece of wood with a predetermined length and width. At least two flat opposed, substantially parallel surfaces, have a plurality of uniformly spaced holes extending therethrough. E... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4825619 | Block wall A retaining wall is made from a plurality of blocks arranged in rows superimposed on each other and pinned together. Each block has a body with an exterior face and rearwardly diverging side walls joined to a neck. A head having outwardly directed ears is... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4824293 | Retaining wall structure A construction for a retaining wall member utilizes a preformed channel in the member communicating through a slit formed between the channel and one face of the member for retention of a tieback utilized to affix the member to an underlying mass. The tie... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4815897 | Retaining wall system An interlocking block and a retaining wall system derived from such blocks wherein the blocks when arranged to extend in horizontal courses in end to end relation and one upon the other in interlocking overlapping wall defining relation extend upwardly as... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4804299 | Retaining wall system A retaining wall system is made up of standardized posts and face panels formed of a polymeric cementitious material which are reinforced by a lattice-like polymer grid embedded in the posts and panels during their formation. Similar lattice-like polymer ... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4798499 | Retaining panel A concrete revetment is provided which is arcuate in horizontal cross section, and has end portions which are interconnected by a cordal member. The cordal member is adapted to be prestressed by a tension rod to place the cordal member in compressive stre... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4790690 | Stabilised earth structures A method of constructing a stabilised earth structure under water comprises lowering a row of base units on to a site under water, lowering into a position immediately above said base units facing units to which are attached in a row elongate flexible rei... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4776725 | Erosion control apparatus Erosion control apparatus for controlling erosion of a seashore comprising a plurality of interconnected, symmetrical lakeshore protection members. Each lakeshore protection members includes three equiangularly disposed, generally planar panels, each havi... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4756645 | Support structure, process for producing this support structure, means for practicing the process A built-up roadway formed on a cut in a hillside comprises a stack of layers of loose material, each layer being at least partially enveloped by a sheet of geotextile fabric. A vertical wall is disposed facing the exposed side of the stack, and spaced the... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4725170 | Retained earth structure and method of making same A soil retaining system, including an upright soil retaining wall of modular facing panels and a number of horizontal wire mesh reinforcement units, including spaced parallel wires ending in hole forming loop and interconnected by perpendicular crossbars.... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4711606 | Shaped (concrete) block for retaining walls and also a retaining wall A retaining wall (20) of shaped blocks (22) arranged one above the other in layers (43, 58, 62) is defined with respect to the stability by the seating width and the core cross-section determined from the latter. By maximizing seating surfaces (27, 38 . .... | 12/08/1987 |
