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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7399143 | Method for making a channel in the ground, excavating device for making a channel in the ground, assembly comprising an excavating device and a construction element With a method and device for producing a channel in the ground, in a first step, an excavating device is positioned at the starting point of a channel to be produced. The excavating device has an excavating head which is provided with one or more liquid jetting devi... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7381011 | Lubrication system for pile and method of using the same A device for being driven into an earthen surface. The device includes a lubrication system having a manifold. The manifold includes first orifices that deliver lubricant to the interior space of the pile body. The first orifices are spaced around a 360-degree circu... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7341402 | Barrier panel A levee barrier panel to form a levee retaining wall has a top and a bottom and a plurality of apertures extending from the top to the bottom of the levee barrier panel. A cutter tool extends through to the bottom of each panel to transform the levee composition int... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7185720 | Hole digger A hole digger for digging a hole in ground. The hole digger includes a handle end for manually turning the hole digger. The hole digger includes a support section extending from the handle end. The hole digger includes a digging end extending from the support sectio... | 03/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6942429 | Post-stressed pile A structural pile assembly includes a driven pile and pressurized grout contained beneath the pile so as to exert an upward force on the pile. An enclosure, such as a bladder or bellows, is filled with grout from a reservoir via a conduit which preferably extends ax... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6881013 | Sand pile driving method A sand pile driving method for making a sand pile which does not cause trouble in terms of strength even at a soft point in the actual ground, and enables secure limitation of the increase in total construction time and total amount of sand. A compaction procedure i... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6869255 | Post-stressed pile A structural pile assembly includes a driven pile and pressurized grout contained beneath the pile so as to exert an upward force on the pile. An enclosure, such as a bladder or bellows, is filled with grout from a reservoir via a conduit which preferably extends ax... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6698976 | Grouting pipe equipment and method of grouting using the same for an underground water well Grouting equipment and methods suitable for use in underground water wells, which accomplish their goals by better centering the grouting equipment within a bore hole, even in curved bore holes, in an manner that prevents leakage of the grout into the wel... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6568881 | Jet head device for sinking pilings A jetting device for installing a piling or post includes: (a) a cap including a generally conical or pyramidal shaped, perforated, hollow main body portion, and an upper flange portion for closely fitting over a base of the piling or post, the flange por... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6419458 | Sub sea pile-sump pumping arrangement A pump 12 is (or pumps are) located in a blind foundation pile 14 that has been driven into the sea floor. The top of the pile 14 is provided with a fitting that includes an inlet 18, a hanger 24 for the pump 12, and an outlet 20. water is delivered from ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6409432 | Downhole hammer-type core barrel and method of using same A core barrel has a plurality of pneumatic downhole hammer drills disposed around the perimeter of its working end for drilling piles in the ground for use in foundations, secant piles, and the like. The core barrel includes a slurry port and an air port ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6371698 | Post stressed pier A structural pier assembly includes a cementitious pier and pressurized grout contained beneath the pier in the shaft so as to exert an upward force on the pier. An enclosure, such as a bladder or bellows, is filled with grout from a reservoir via a condu... | 04/16/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6241426 | Method for forming an interconnected underground structure A method is provided for forming an interconnected underground structure which avoids settling of adjacent soil structure. A plurality of underground support columns is initially formed, with the support columns being spaced apart in a predetermined patte... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6231270 | Apparatus and method of installing piles A method and apparatus for creating a hole in a soil body. The apparatus includes an open ended tube, a conduit with a nozzle is arranged within the tube. The nozzle has a downwardly facing opening for applying a stream of compressed air downwardly below ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6053663 | Device for creating a local water flow A device for creating a localized water jet within a body of water allows for the displacement of material from the floor of the body of water. The device includes two powered screws within a jet pipe. The screws are arranged coaxially and their direction... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5957624 | Apparatus and method for in Situ installation of underground containment barriers under contaminated lands An apparatus for constructing a subsurface containment barrier under a waste site disposed in soil is provided. The apparatus uses a reciprocating cutting and barrier forming device which forms a continuous elongate panel through the soil having a defined... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5927907 | Method and apparatus for preventing liquefaction of ground caused by violent earthquake In order to form an air-mixed zone containing tiny air bubbles in the ground with feeble cohesion or the cohesionless ground, an air-tight cover 1 covering the air-mixed zone is placed on the ground surface, along the outside periphery of the cover 1 an a... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5890840 | In situ construction of containment vault under a radioactive or hazardous waste site A method is disclosed for constructing, verifying, and maintaining underground vaults that isolate and contain radioactive burial sites. The method employs a buoyant lift technique to isolate a block of soil containing the contaminates from the surroundin... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5887667 | Method and means for drilling an earthen hole An earthen hole drilling device has an elongated tube having first and second ends. A source of vacuum pressure is connected to the first end of the tube. A rotary fluid nozzle is attached to the second end of the tube and is adapted to direct a rotary je... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5765965 | Apparatus for in situ installation of underground containment barriers under contaminated lands An apparatus for constructing a subsurface containment barrier under a waste site disposed in soil is provided. The apparatus uses a reciprocating cutting and barrier forming device which forms a continuous elongate panel through the soil having a defined... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5758993 | Method and apparatus for forming successive overlapping voids in the ground along a predetermined course of travel and for producing a subterranean wall therein A method and an apparatus is provided for forming successive overlapping voids in the ground along a predetermined course of travel and for producing a subterranean wall therein. The apparatus includes a mandrel for forming voids in the ground, and a patt... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5707180 | Method and apparatus for forming piles in-situ The invention provides a method for making piles and apparatus for practising the method. The piles may be used to support the foundation of a structure, such as a building. The method draws a soil displacer on a shaft down through a body of soil by turni... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5584610 | Bulkhead PVC panels for a bulkhead are characterized by an elongated S-shaped cross section and an axial passage extending from top to bottom. The panels are joined by tenon in mortise joints, preferably via a spade shaped tenon. The assembly is capped with a chan... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5542782 | Method and apparatus for in situ installation of underground containment barriers under contaminated lands An apparatus for cutting soil and constructing sub-surface containment barriers, such as for constructing subsurface containment walls or basins around and under contaminated soils, comprises an elongated beam for abutting an extended length of soil. The ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5484233 | Excavator and a method of forming a modified ground in an earthen foundation with the use of the same A modified ground, which is utilized for an underground water cut-off wall, landslide protection wall, a foundation pile or the like, is formed in an earthen foundation with the use of an excavator having at least one rotary shaft. The rotary shaft includ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5425188 | Suction excavator The invention relates to an excavator for suction material, particularly for removing soil from underground pipes. The excavator has a pneumatic elephant trunk for removing the suctioned material and which issues into a storage tank for the suctioned mate... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5399056 | Method for controlling a final pile diameter in a cast-in-place of solidification pile An apparatus for forming a pile produces a predetermined pile diameter in a cast-in-place pile. The apparatus includes an agitating arrangement which includes a pipe extending longitudinally into the ground, a plurality of agitating blades supported by th... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5399055 | Device and method to level and repair a failed concrete foundation A means of leveling and repairing an existing concrete foundation that has failed due to differential settlement, subsidence, soil shifting, surface faults or trees. A series of cylindrical pile segments are jacked into the soil while water jetting to a p... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5374140 | Drillable ground support bolt A method of installing a drillable bolt into earth, rock or a like material. The drillable bolt comprising a threaded hollow tube (1) with a cutting tip (4) at one end. The drillable bolt being driven into the earth, rock and like material with simultaneo... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5279502 | Apparatus and method for constructing compacted granular or stone columns in soil masses Compacted granular or stone columns are constructed in soil to increase the load-bearing capacities of the native soil. An elongated hollow tubular member is penetrated down into the soil to a predetermined depth and then the granular material or stone fo... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5264654 | Method and apparatus for processing contaminated soils A method of and apparatus for decontaminating contaminated soils and similar materials, the method includes (a) drying and comminuting contaminated soil and similar material in a mill through which a flow of hot gases is passed to provide a mixture of sol... | 11/23/1993 |
