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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033757 | Auger grouted displacement pile Disclosed in this specification is a method and apparatus for placing a helical pile in the soil with minimal disturbances to the soil. The helical pile has an elongated pipe with a central chamber. The pipe has a helical blade with an opening in the trailing edge o... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7874766 | Jet-mixing method and jet-mixing apparatus The invention provides a jet-mixing method for casting a pile of predetermined diameter by thrusting or feeding into the ground a rod provided at its lower end with a first jet nozzle section for jetting ground improvement medium and a second jet nozzle section for ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7748932 | Soil stabilization and anchorage system This invention relates to a system and method for use in stabilizing different types of soils and/or creating anchorage and more particularly, to a system and method for injecting various types of solidifying material into a subsurface through a drilling apparatus d... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7713002 | Drilling device and method for producing a drilling column in the soil The invention relates to a drilling device for producing a drilling column in the soil comprising a mast, a drill drive arranged on a carriage, which is movably supported along the mast, a drilling tube which can be driven in a rotating manner by the drill drive and... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7435038 | Method and apparatus for lifting and stabilizing subsided slabs, flatwork and foundations of buildings A method and apparatus for stabilizing and lifting subsided slabs, flatwork, foundations of buildings or other structures, and, in particular, to the slab pier and bracket which are used in the repair and support of said subsided slabs, flatwork, foundations of buil... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7413385 | Foam pile system In this invention, after a hole has been drilled or excavated, injection probe(s) are placed at appropriate depth(s), the excavated native materials are replaced with appropriately sized crushed rock or other natural or synthetic materials, and then a polymeric resi... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7390144 | Pre-cast/pre-stressed concrete and steel pile and method for installation A method for installing a pre-cast/pre-stressed concrete and steel pile used in the construction of pile foundations and the resulting installed pile that has its distal end anchored to bedrock is disclosed. After the pile is located on bedrock, a first hole is dril... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7381010 | System and method for removal of buried objects The present invention is a system and method for removal of buried objects. According to one embodiment of the invention, a crane with a vibrator casing driver is used to lift and suspend a large diameter steel casing over the buried object. Then the casing is drive... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7380462 | Apparatus and method for measuring supporting force of large diameter ferroconcrete piles An apparatus measures a supporting force of ferroconcrete piles by means of a bi-directional front end oil pressure loading apparatus using a high pressure loading system capable of measuring a supporting force, a sinking amount and an axis load distribution on the ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374369 | Method for the earthwork of a foundation sunk for a wind energy facility A method for the earthwork of a foundation sunk for a wind energy facility, which has the following steps: an anchor cage is provided, consisting of an anchor plate and several anchoring bolts which are connected with the anchor plate, the free ends of the anchoring... | 05/20/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7231977 | Continuous monobore liquid lining system A process for drilling a well or a portion of a well capable of providing a generally constant interior wall diameter (monobore) and does not require installation of any liner or steel casing. The process comprises circulating settable material into the borehole whe... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228661 | Rapid steel frame assembly A framing assembly system for steel building that substantially reduces assembly time while maintaining excellent strength and mechanical integrity and has vastly improved resistance to uplift forces. Foundation assemblies or anchor structures are first precisely lo... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226247 | Method and apparatus for creating soil or rock subsurface support A subsurface support includes a protective outer member that encases an interior support member. The inner support member may typically be a steel or iron rod which is held within the outer tube as by grout or cement. The outer tube is preferably emplaced by forcing... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226246 | Apparatus and method for building support piers from one or successive lifts formed in a soil matrix An apparatus and method for forming a support pier having a single or multiple compacted aggregate lifts in a soil matrix, wherein the apparatus includes a vertical, hollow tube with a bulbous leading end or head element that is forced into the soil matrix. The holl... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7201540 | Construction process for composite pile foundation A construction process for the composite pile foundation which consists of the expanded belled base and the pile shaft, the construction process comprising the steps of: a) Aligning the pile tip at the pile location and place the casing at the top of the pile tip; b... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7192220 | Apparatus and method to prepare in-situ pilings with per-selected physical properties Method and apparatus to produce in-situ pilings, controllably injecting binder and water into soil formation in which the piling is to be formed, the quantities of water and binder being respective to strength demands for the piling, and to demand for water to suppl... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7163357 | Method and apparatus for lifting and stabilizing subsided slabs, flatwork and foundations of buildings A method and apparatus for stabilizing and lifting subsided slabs, flatwork, foundations of buildings or other structures, and, in particular, to the slab pier and bracket which are used in the repair and support of said subsided slabs, flatwork, foundations of buil... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7097388 | Grout injecting/structure anchoring system A grout injecting/structure anchoring system has a support bracket with a horizontal portion and a pair of threaded recesses and a sleeve there between. A grout tube has a plurality of apertures along its length. A lower cross brace is positioned above the sleeve an... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090437 | Modular helical anchor A modular helical anchor apparatus includes at least two shaft sections connected by an anchor section. An end of each of the shaft sections is releasably connected to opposite ends of the anchor sections by fasteners. The anchor section includes a helical member. | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7070362 | Reinforcement unit for a reinforcing a footing element when laying pile foundations with a pile, and method for placing a foundation pile and reinforcement of a footing element The invention is a reinforcement unit for reinforcing a footing element by laying a pile foundation with a foundation pile with at least one through-going longitudinal cavity and a method for placing the foundation pile and reinforcing a footing element with the rei... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7048473 | Vibration-proof construction method A vibration-proof construction method for preventing and reducing vibration around a structure which generates vibration or receives vibration includes construction work wherein a hard member having higher stiffness than the surrounding ground and a rubber elastic m... | 05/23/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7040842 | Method and device for making a foundation member A foundation member in the ground includes a soil working implement for loosening soil material in a soil area, a supply device for supplying a liquid to the loosened soil material and a mixing device for mixing the loosened soil material in the soil area with the l... | 05/09/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7029207 | Rapid-set injection system using high-speed jet fluid A rapid-set injection system using high-speed jet fluid for forming a pile-shaped solid body in the ground has an injection rod which does not jam in the ground and which has two or three jet nozzles so that the injection rod linearly excavates the target ground. Th... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7018138 | Pier-repairing and reinforcing panel and method of repairing and reinforcing piers using such panels A pier-repairing and reinforcing panel is used in a method of repairing and reinforcing a pier. The panel includes locking members, locking ribs, reinforcing ribs, and clips. The method includes the steps of: installing a watertight caisson around a pier and removin... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004684 | Method for construction of piers in soil and a pier construction Apparatus and an associated method for forming a pier in a soil matrix includes a hollow tube with a restricted expansion section connected to and adjacent a soil penetrating bottom head element which is configured to facilitate discharge of pier forming material su... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994494 | Device for producing bored piles Device for producing bored piles having an auger, which along at least part of the auger length is surrounded by a rotating encasing tube and during boring the encasing tube is rotated in or counter to the rotation direction of the auger and in which the auger and t... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6988855 | Lateral displacement pier and method of installing the same Installation of support piers for a structure comprises the steps of positioning a hollow tube in a soil matrix followed by removal of soil from the hollow core, filling the core with an aggregate, subsequent raising and lowering of the hollow tube, compacting the a... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6978849 | Hole-boring method and system for making cast-in-situ piles The invention relates to a method of boring a hole using a boring system constituted by a simple auger and a dip tube slidably mounted in said auger, said dip tube being provided at its bottom end with a tool. The method comprises the following steps: ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6971821 | Grout injecting/structure anchoring system A grout injecting/structure anchoring system has a support bracket with a horizontal portion and a pair of threaded recesses and a sleeve there between. A grout tube has a plurality of apertures along its length. A lower cross brace is positioned above the sleeve an... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6957930 | Apparatus to form columns of granular material Apparatus to install small diameter columns of granular material in soil which includes rotating hollow shaft mandrel with external projections to aid mandrel advance into the soil and define the size of the cavity formed in the soil, the cavity being filled with gr... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6923599 | In-ground lifting system and method An in-ground lifting system and method are provided that is operable for raising a structure and its foundation at least several feet. In one presently preferred embodiment, the method is utilized to raise the structure above any anticipated flood levels to thereby ... | 08/02/2005 |
