Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8215874 | Modular foundation designs and methods Designs and methods for a modular foundation provide a strong and secure foundation in a time efficient and cost efficient manner. The modular foundation can include a cap structure having one or more pile guides coupled together. The modular foundation can further ... | 07/10/2012 |
| 7618217 | Post-tension pile anchor foundation and method therefor A post-tensioned pile anchor foundation and method therefor creates a void or highly compressible region between a drilled or driven pile anchor surrounding a post-tensioned anchor bolt or tendon and the bottom of a foundation cap. The void or compressible region ca... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7578637 | Pile with an extended head and working method of its operation A head-extended pile for supporting a load of a structure and a constructing method of the same, wherein, the head-extended pile has a reinforcement part provided at the front end thereof, the reinforcement part having a diameter larger than that of the pile so that... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7308776 | Pole anchor footing system A pole anchor footing system for effectively supporting a post structure within a ground surface. The pole anchor footing system includes a resilient body having a neck portion and a base portion, and an elongate member extending into the body from an upper end of t... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7300230 | Pile anchor head for an underpinning pile and method of preloading the same There is disclosed an underpinning pile to provide an efficient, simple and sure method in driving and lifting the foundation and at the same time securing the direct transference of preload without further loss of preload from the building into the newly completed ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7104732 | Pile installation method with downhole hammer A pile is installed in a drilled hole in the ground by inserting a tube extending to the bottom and providing on the bottom end of the tube a bottom shoe for compressing material at the bottom of the hole. A drive tool attached to the upper end of the tube applies d... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6935380 | Reversible dual size plumbing end cap A plumbing end cap for sealing an end of a selected pipe having either a first outer diameter or a second outer diameter includes a fluid impervious base for overlying the end of the selected pipe. The end cap also includes an endless wall fixed to a perimeter of th... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6893598 | Finishing guide for concrete piers A device for finishing the ends of concrete posts, piers or columns has a form for imparting a smooth transitional shape to the periphery of the concrete post, piers or columns. The form may be shaped and sized to fit into a conventional prefabricated tubular form f... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6854934 | Structure of pile head joint portion and pile head fitting tubular body The invention provides a structure of a pile head joint portion and a pile had fitting tubular body which can absorb an execution error for constructing a pile leading to a problem in the case of precasting a board for supporting an upper structure in order to inten... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6691479 | Protective stake cover for mounting on top of a metal stake A protective stake cover for covering the top of a metal stake. The stake cover is designed to prevent injury should someone fall and accidentally hit the top of the cover when working or playing near the stake. The stake cover includes an elongated split... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6634830 | Method and apparatus for post-tensioning segmented concrete pilings A foundation repair piling made up of segments is post tensioned by a cable fed into the segments after the piling is installed. A cable anchor serves as a base segment of multiple concrete piling segments. After installing all the concrete segments on to... | 10/21/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6474030 | Pile foundation structure The present invention relates to a technique wherein a complex structure is adopted as a joint structure between each head of plural piles (1) and a bottom of a footing (2), and the complex structure may be selected among either a complex of a roller bear... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6394703 | Formation of capping beams for piles A method and apparatus for forming a capping beam across two or more cast-in-situ piles (11), wherein a precast or preformed guide wall structure (1) having holes (5) for receiving and guiding a piling auger is placed into an excavation, forming a number ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6254314 | Covering plate assembly for steel pipe piles A covering plate assembly includes a bottom plate secured to an upper side of a cross reinforced plate that is in turn secured to the upper end of a pipe pile. A plurality of reinforcing rods are secured to the upper surface of the bottom plate and extend... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6183167 | Pipe pier system A pipe pier system for use in supporting foundations is provided. The pier system is comprised of a plurality of pipe pier sections and pipe connecting insert members. The pipe sections are adapted to be butted end to end to each other in linear arrangeme... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6102627 | Pile foundation structure The present invention relates to a technique wherein a sliding member is disposed between a supporting portion formed on a head of a pile and a binding portion formed on a bottom of a footing. Thus, the binding portion of the head of the pile acts as a ro... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6062771 | Piling and method for driving and setting the piling in-situ A novel piling comprises a tubular member containing a plurality of passages therein. The piling includes a first rod longitudinally placed within the inner diameter of the tubular member, with the first rod having a first plurality of blades attached the... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6042304 | Pile driving system and method A pile driving system and method of operation for driving pile casings formed of a material which is a composite of fiberglass and a resin matrix. The pile casing is sleeved on a mandrel which receives driving forces from a hammer. The driving forces are ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5961253 | Pile head dresser, pile head dressing method, and, placement of cast-in-place concrete piles A pile head dresser, for cast-in-place concrete piles, has an inner cylinder (2) adapated to permit a tremie pipe (16) to move in and out. The inner cylinder is surrounded by an outer cylinder (3). A top plate (1) and a bottom plate (6) interconnect the i... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5934835 | Prestressing concrete foundation pile having a single prestressing strand A solid pre-cast prestressed concrete foundation pile and associated installation components having a single prestressing strand located on the longitudinal center axis of the pile, reinforced in the ends only with helix shaped wire reinforcement. The pre... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5797704 | Pier foundation and method of installation An apparatus for consolidating earth and anchor setting device. The apparatus includes a vertical support, a plurality of spaced media consolidation plates swingably mounted to the vertical support, a rib disposed along a lower edge of respective ones of ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5788419 | Pre-cast prestressed concrete foundation pile and associated installation components A solid pre-cast prestressed concrete foundation pile and associated installation components having a single prestressing strand located on the longitudinal center axis of the pile, reinforced in the ends only with helix shaped wire reinforcement. The pre... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5718851 | Pile cap assembly and method An improved protective pile cap formed of a polymeric compound and a binder and a method of assembling the cap onto the top of a pile is described, wherein the cap is particularly durable and provides for excellent protection of the open grain of the top ... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5713701 | Foundation piling A metallic piling sleeve member filled with solidified or cured cementitious material and a hollow, cylindrical outer sleeve member having a diameter larger than that of the metallic piling sleeve member are provided. The outer sleeve member is placed gen... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5586838 | Sealed marine post A post for resisting deterioration within a body of water. The inventive device includes a central post member wrapped in a fiber mesh and sealed within a matrix resin. A glow in the dark or fluorescent painted mounting cap for facilitating coupling of th... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5531544 | Pile cap A pile cap of homogeneous material is disclosed that includes a top member part having a relatively large top area and a base member part having a correspondingly smaller bottom area. The sides of at least the bottom member part are thereby tapered. The b... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5505561 | Self-piloting compressible piling A self-piloting compressible piling is provided comprising a plurality of pre-formed pile sections having bores therethrough and adapted to be arranged in end-to-end relation such that the bores are concentrically collinear. An auger plate is positioned b... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5423633 | Piling apparatus adapted to be provided in a tube The invention relates to a piling apparatus for driving a tube (1) closed at the lower end by a base plate into the ground (6) to form a concrete foundation pile. The apparatus comprises a piling hammer with falling weight (4) and an impact cap (3) acting... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5256006 | Driving cap for stakes and posts A driving cap for forcibly driving a wooden stake or fence post into the ground. The driving cap includes a horizontal hitting surface capable of withstanding the forces exerted manually by a hitting tool, such as a hammer, and an integrally attached slee... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5228807 | Foundation support apparatus with sectional sleeve A foundation support apparatus having at least one concrete piling having a plurality of vertical piling sections surrounded by a sleeve having a plurality of vertical sleeve sections is provided. The vertical piling sections extend from the foundation to... | 07/20/1993 |
| 4799340 | Barrier for utility pole An enclosure constituting a barrier for a buried segment of a pole to prevent leaching of pole preservatives into the ground. Pliable sheet material is formed into a tubular sheath by means of a lengthwise seam. A closure is formed at the lower end of the... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4797037 | Piling A reinforced pre-cast concrete pile includes an intermediate cast-in plate attached to cast-in reinforcements of the pile. Following driving of a column of the piles, if the plate of the uppermost pile is above a reference terrain level, then the upwardly... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4748778 | Seagull guard A seagull guard (10) in combination with a piling (12) wherein the seagull guard (10) comprises at least a pair of elongated generally thin cylindrical guard members (21); whose ends (22) are provided with fastening means (24), for operatively securing th... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4662793 | Pile tip for plural piles A pile tip is disclosed for use in driving interconnected piles into the ground. The pile tip includes a load bearing base which includes a ground engaging surface which engages and penetrates the ground as the piles are driven in tandem. Pile receiving s... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4627769 | Concrete foundation pile A concrete foundation pile has a concrete body with reinforcing bars, a steel anchorage plate, a steel capping plate and a removable reinforcing bar which is anchored to the anchorage plate and whose end is located in a recess in the cappling plate. The r... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4472085 | Caisson cap A cap formed of cast steel is permanently attached to the top end of a tubular metal caisson to facilitate the handling of the caisson and its installation with a sonic or vibratory driver/extractor mechanism. The cap has an annular base formed with a rel... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4347019 | Composite complex profile and the process for its manufacturing A composite beam especially for pile driving comprises an H-beam core whose flanges are bridged by steel sheets having inwardly bent edges engaging over outwardly projecting spurs on the flange edges. The web of the H-beam thus defines with the sheets two... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4245931 | Post assembly and method A post assembly and method of capping a post, especially useful for pilings, e.g., as used for docks and the like. A covering over a post end is comprised of an outer cover and a semi-rigid, energy-absorptive, predominantly closed-cell body of foamed synt... | 01/20/1981 |
