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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113743 | Earth-working apparatus and method for working encrusted earth An earth-working apparatus (1) having a drive (1′, 1″) located above the ground is described. The earth-working apparatus has at least two earth-working devices (300, 400), a first earth-working device (300) including a rotating cutte... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7883295 | Method and apparatus for forming an in situ subterranean soil cement structure having a cyclonic mixing region A method and apparatus are provided for forming an in situ subterranean soil cement structure wherein a soil processing tool incorporates a novel cyclonic mixing region. The cyclonic mixing region is formed by deflecting a jetstream which initially moves away from a... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7854572 | Piling machine with high-pressure jet spiral bit and its piling method A piling machine with high-pressure jet spiral bit, including an underpan, a pile frame, a drill pipe, a drill bit having an upper leaf helix, a lower leaf helix and a middle leaf helix, a power system, a high-pressure concrete casting system and a high-pressure jet... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7350593 | Electronically controlled earth drilling rig An electronic control, for automated earth drilling using a pneumatic hammer-operated bit, preliminarily weighs a drill string, and, during drilling, automatically maintains a desired weight on the bit, and also maintains a constant rate of drilling progress by regu... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7306405 | Boring appliance The invention relates to a boring appliance for producing a concrete element in the ground with a vehicle on which are located a tower, a concrete pump and a boring tool, which is installed for introduction in the ground at the tower. By means of a concrete pump and... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7270182 | Earth loop installed with sonic apparatus A method for installing a heat exchange pipe loop in a borehole, the method, in at least certain aspects, including drilling a borehole with a sonic drill system having a head and casing connected thereto, a drill apparatus on a lower end of the casing movable by th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7231989 | Drilling control arrangement A method and a control system for controlling rock drilling. A control unit of a rock drilling apparatus is provided with one or more control modes, each determining the drilling variables to be measured, their threshold values and the operating principles according... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7198434 | Full-displacement pressure grouted pile system and method An auger bit is provided for a foundation pile system including a drilling rig adapted for mounting and rotating a grout pipe connected to the auger bit to form an auger. The auger bit includes a stem with lower and upper sections, which taper towards a transition w... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7137503 | Auger brush An auger assembly suitable for use with a food separator is provided with a removable brush. The auger assembly includes an auger defining a channel around the crest thereof. A brush is received in the channel and defining a flange at each end thereof. First and sec... | 11/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6951254 | Soil manipulating tool A soil manipulating tool is disclosed which has a handle (12) and a soil penetrating portion (14). The soil penetrating portion (14) is formed from a helical or spiral rod or wire (13) which defines a cavity (18). The rod or wire (... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6824331 | Screw form anchor device A screw form anchor device (10) intended for screwed penetration into a host material. The anchor device (10) includes a body (11) having a manipulating end (12) and a distal end (13). A screw thread (22) is formed by a plur... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6652195 | Method and apparatus for forming piles in place A screw pier has an elongated shaft with a screw adjacent one end thereof. Soil displacing members are disposed on the shaft. The soil displacing members may be drawn through soil by turning the screw. A soil displacing member closer to the screw may be s... | 11/25/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6485234 | Apparatus and method for making cylindrical columns A tool for use with a rotatable drill shaft and a source of pressurized fluidized solidifying agent. The tool member has upper and lower extremities. A coupler is coupled to the upper extremity of the tool member and is adapted to be secured to the drill ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6435776 | Method and apparatus for forming piles in place A screw pier has an elongated shaft with a screw adjacent one end thereof. Soil displacing members are disposed on the shaft. The soil displacing members may be drawn through soil by turning the screw. A soil displacing member closer to the screw may be s... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6427402 | Pile systems and methods A wall system, comprising a plurality of pile members. The pile members are driven next to each other using a conventional pile driving system. An interlock system locks adjacent pile members together. A flowable hardenable material may be introduced into... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6283231 | Soil displacing screw auger and method for making a concrete pile with this auger Soil-displacing screw auger which contains an auger tube (1); a double displacement body (2) equipped with a hollow shaft (8) fixed to the auger tube (1) and containing an upper part (6) which constitutes a closed screw the radius of which increases towar... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6264402 | Method and apparatus for forming piles in place A method for making piles and apparatus for practising the method of the invention are disclosed. The invention may be used to support the foundation of a structure, such as a building. The method draws one or more soil displacing members on a shaft down ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6247875 | Method and apparatus utilizing a hollow beam for constructing subterranean walls comprised of granular material A method and apparatus is provided for producing subterranean walls comprised of granular material. The apparatus comprises a beam for making insertions into and extractions out of the ground to form a series of voids therein. The beam includes a hollow i... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6238142 | Apparatus for erecting a foundation element in the ground An apparatus for erecting a foundation element in a ground surface including a drilling device, a pumping device, a pressure transducer and a control unit. The drilling device includes a hollow core tube and an auger bit adapted to drill a hole in the gro... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6183166 | Method of centrifugally forming a subterranean soil-cement casing A method is provided for centrifugally forming a subterranean, cylindrically shaped soil-cement casing in material located in a subterranean earth situs. A soil processing tool is advanced and rotated into the subterranean situs and as the tool advances a... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6120214 | Process for constructing reinforced subterranean columns A process for constructing a jet grouted subterranean column provided with reinforcement. A hole is drilled in the ground to the desired depth using a drill bit carried in a hollow drill rod to which a drill casing is detachably coupled. As the drilling p... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6116819 | Auger piling There is disclosed a method of continuous flight auger piling and a continuous flight auger rig (1), wherein an auger (2) is applied to the ground so as to undergo a first, penetration phase and a second, withdrawal phase, and wherein the rotational speed... | 09/12/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6033152 | Pile forming apparatus An improved lateral soil displacement and compaction auger (24) is provided including a central shaft (34) equipped with a central cementious material pipe (42), helical flighting sections (36,38) and lower rollers (64A-64E) positioned between lower fligh... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6030150 | Method and apparatus for constructing subterranean walls comprised of granular material A method and apparatus is provided for producing subterranean walls comprised of granular material. The apparatus comprises a beam for making insertions into and extractions out of the ground. The beam includes a top portion, an open bottom portion, and a... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5927905 | Method for applying a ground anchor into the ground and anchor to be used therewith A method for and inserting a ground anchor into the ground, comprising the step of screwing an elongated anchor body into the ground by means of an extension tube that is to be connected to the proximal end of the anchor body. The distal end of a tension ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5803184 | Rotatable drill pipe having an auger on a free end thereof Method and device for introducing a pipe into the ground. In order to restrict the drive power necessary to the greatest possible extent and to optimize the diameter of the pipe, it is proposed that the soil surrounding the pipe is displaced in the radial... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5738465 | Device for the in-situ production of columns of stabilized and compacted soil A device for drilling into the ground for the in-situ production of columns of stabilized and compacted soil, which comprises at least two parallel shafts, each shaft driving in rotation one auger, each auger being fitted with a loosening drill head. The ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5722498 | Soil displacement auger head for installing piles in the soil Soil displacement auger head for installing piles in the soil, having a tip, a displacement body having at least over a lower portion a core diameter increasing in diameter in a direction away from the tip, and at least one screw flange extending at least... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5645376 | Soil solidification apparatus with a shear blade of adjustable length and rotation speed for creating a ribbed soil-cement pile A soil mixing apparatus that requires less drilling force comprises a shaft, a plurality of cutting blades, an excavation blade, an auger bit, a shear blade having an extendible finger. The cutting blades, excavation blade and auger bit are attached to ro... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5586840 | Apparatus for digging soil foundation and method for constructing underground wall by using the apparatus The digging bits system contains left, right and central cylindrical digging bits and left and right plate digging bits being installed between the cylindrical digging bits, respectively. To the cylindrical digging bits, percussion force and turning force... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5542786 | Apparatus for monitoring grout pressure during construction of auger pressure grouted piling An apparatus for monitoring grout pressure in an auger assembly during construction of an auger pressure grouted piling includes a pressure sensing element positioned within the lower end of a hollow auger for sensing the pressure exerted on the pressure ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5503501 | Excavator and a method of forming a modified ground in an earthen foundation with the use of the same A modified ground, for example, an underground water cut-off wall, landslide protection wall, or the like, is formed in an earthen foundation with the use of an excavator having at least one rotary shaft. The rotary shaft comprises a bit provided at a bot... | 04/02/1996 |
