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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7966779 | Green roof assembly for inhibiting wind erosion and method of installation An assembly for inhibiting wind erosion including an anchorage structure, an erosion mat and a retaining member. The anchorage structure includes a downwardly facing base surface, an upwardly facing anchorage surface, and a rigid elongate member. The anchorage struc... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7484336 | Stabilizer for in-ground members, assemblies including the same, and method of installation A stabilizer (10) for an in-ground member (12) includes: a mounting collar (16) having a channel (18) extending therethrough; a plurality of arms (20a-20d) having respective collar ends (30a-30... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7311291 | Mailbox support post An elongated support post for a mailbox has a mailbox support arm secured to an upper portion of the support post and at least one anchor fin secured to a lower portion of the support post and projectingly outwardly therefrom. In one embodiment of the invention a pa... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310913 | Wind cap for buildings A wind cap for buildings serves to anchor a building structure securely to the underlying terrain. The wind cap is a series of base plates which are temporarily and removably placed upon the roof of a structure, with a corresponding series of tiedown straps secured ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7249910 | Removable delineator post and method for the use thereof A delineator includes a post having a bottom portion and a stem extending from the bottom portion. At least a portion of the post is moveable in a lateral direction between an at-rest position and an impact position. An anchor includes a top and an elongated recepta... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7174681 | Concrete from stake system with self-sealing plug Method and apparatus for securing a building foundation form disposed on a moisture barrier membrane. The method includes the steps of positioning one end of a concrete form stake in a mating structure of a plug, penetrating the moisture barrier membrane with a tip ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7140319 | Pile anchor with external vanes An elongated hollow member (160), as shown in FIG. 1, with longitudinally disposed external vane(s) (275A–B) for securing an offshore structure to the seafloor. The external vanes help maintain the heading and bearing of the anchor during the ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134526 | Driveway safety net and method A driveway safety net. The safety net includes two stakes and a net that attaches between the two stakes. When the two stakes are placed on both sides of a driveway and the net is attached between the two stakes, the net hinders balls and other toys from rolling pas... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131240 | Bucket column base and installation support A building foundation anchoring and interface system for receiving supporting the base of an upright structural column. This system and interface includes an open-topped bucket-well structure which is embedded in a foundation, and which is sized so as to permit the ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121049 | Stake-pulling device A device that is used to pull a stake from a newly poured concrete slab. This device allows for attachment to a concrete pole, a tool that is commonly possessed and used by most concrete contractors. It contains a flexible loop that is used for the removal of stakes... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7090440 | Method and device for stabilizing slopes A method and device for stabilizing slopes that are at or near failure preferably due to a shallow, translational slides. Once a target slope has been identified, a plurality of plate piles is inserted into the entire at-risk slope to stabilize the slope. The plate ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7047696 | Ground anchor system and method of installation A ground anchoring system and its method of attachment to the ground. The ground anchor device has a base frame with bottom surfaces that terminate in a common plane. A plurality of elongated slots are defined through the base frame. Anchor spikes are provided for e... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6938370 | Arbor stake A tree support stake having a base and a trunk. The base includes a plurality of tines extending horizontally and radially from a center of the base. Each of the tines includes a vertical portion extending downwardly at a periphery of the base. One end of the trunk ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6922954 | Ground retention stake for outdoor pedestal A ground retention apparatus is provided for deterring the theft of services from an outdoor pedestal. The ground retention apparatus includes a ground stake having a first end attached to the pedestal and a second end opposite the first end for engaging the ground ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6793444 | Mechanical anchor A mechanical anchor includes an anchor unit that is divided into a plurality of divided anchor units which are movably connected to a tension rod to be moved in lateral directions. The anchor unit is opened or closed by the movement of the divided anchor units, and ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6772565 | Stake impact and removal system A stake system wherein a stake has two hooks extending from the body of the stake for securing items when the stake is driven into the ground. A complimentary impact device is adapted to receive the stake within a sleeve of the impact device for hammering the stake ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6766770 | Sure stay system A system of locking mechanisms having numerous male locking mechanisms 16-20 within a inner tubular member and one female locking mechanism 22 that creates a singular point of entrance and exit within an outer tubular to secure dogs or pets. The male l... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6732673 | Drivable post and marker An anchor system for flexible marker posts comprises an anchor that receives a post before the anchor is driven into the ground. In one version of the anchor system, a V-shaped configuration folded along two longitudinal side axes and one lower lateral axis. This ve... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6619307 | Ground anchors A ground anchor, such as a tent peg, includes a channel-section, ground-penetrating base member, and a second member at or adjacent one end of the base member. The second member projects (or is capable of projecting) from the base member at an inclination... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6606829 | Land anchor The collapsible land anchor of this invention includes an anchor body, a drive anvil coupled to the top end portion of the anchor body, and a runner member that is slidable longitudinally through the drive anvil between an operative position and a collaps... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6604485 | Drivable post and marker An anchor system for flexible marker posts comprises an anchor that receives a post before the anchor is driven into the ground. In a first embodiment, a flat, rectangular plate of mild steel is folded into a U-shape with parallel upper and lower plates. ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6571518 | Ground anchorage The present invention provides a single bore multiple anchorage in which a plurality of unit anchorages (2, 4) are contained in a single bore, the unit anchorages (2, 4) each comprising a tendon (12, 14) having a bond length bonded to the bore grout and a... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6374570 | Apparatus and method for joining dissimilar materials to form a structural support member A preformed component or "preform" for a structural member has a planar base with two longitudinal legs extending in parallel from the base. A channel is defined between the legs for insertion of a flat panel that forms the web of the structural member. T... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6367556 | Multiple configuration centralizer device and method for using same A novel multiple configuration hand assembly centralizer system adaptable to virtually all known rock and soil anchoring applications is presented. The primary components to the centralizer include a plurality of straps and two collars which hold the stra... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6349514 | Ground stake A ground stake is disclosed having a plurality of blades extending outwardly from a longitudinal axis. The blades are connected along the length of the axis by at least one conical rib to promote retention of the stake within the ground.... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6286270 | Bar anchor and method for reinforcing steel in concrete construction An anchor used in concrete construction serves both as a bar termination and as a transition or starter bar anchor for use between pours or at forms for poured-in-place construction, or at the surfaces of precast elements. The anchor includes a core and i... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6263622 | Ground anchor with floating stabilizer A ground anchor with a floating stabilizer consists of an elongate shaft, a screw flight coupled to the shaft at the lower end and an extension point mounted to the shaft at its lowermost point. A drive handle is provided for rotating the shaft about the ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6256942 | Stake system A stake system for utilization within various types of soil conditions without require various designs of stakes. The inventive device includes a shaft having a spiked end, a hook secured to the upper end of the shaft, and a pair of first prongs secured t... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6237289 | Ground Anchor An improved wing-type ground anchor. The ground anchor includes a central body portion, wings radiating laterally from the body portion, and a leg portion at the front end of the body portion GROUND ANCHOR that operates like a star-point drill for penetra... | 05/29/2001 |
| 5988194 | Method and system for anchoring a temporary structure An anchoring system and method for temporary structures is disclosed. The system comprises: At least a first stake having a shaft with a lower end for insertion into the ground, and an upper end including a loop; at least a second stake having a shaft wit... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5975808 | Pile or pile assembly for engineering and construction works A pile assembly which is driven into the earth for building foundations of engineering and construction employs a leading pile comprising a hollow column having a plurality of openings formed in a side wall thereof and a lower sharpened tip end and an ope... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5918699 | Ladder anchoring system A ladder anchoring system, for securing a ladder to a ground surface, the ladder having a lowest rung which has a lowest rung length. The anchoring device comprises a pair of spikes and a pair of retaining arms. Each spike is continuous with one of the re... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5906077 | Anchoring device particularly for umbrellas An anchoring device particularly for securement of an umbrella, and may also be used in soft or hard materials. The anchoring device is comprised of a tubular body having an outer surface and an upper end and a tapering lower end, the lower end includes a... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5899030 | Post anchor and method of installing a post The disclosure relates to the use of a post anchor adaptable to impact insertion into the earthen ground to rigidly support a post extending above ground level. The post anchor is functional without requiring the use of concrete to reinforce the post anch... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5791635 | Fence post with anchor Fence post construction including a main post which is installed in an upright vertical position within a post hole, with the post having at least one bracket fixedly attached thereto, with the bracket being located substantially just below the ground sur... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5758460 | Pier platform and cleat assembly for manufactured home A pier platform and cleat assembly (28) for supporting a pier (14) upon which a manufactured home (12) is supported. A substantially planar platform (30) is placed upon the ground surface and the pier is supported upon the platform. One or more cleats (40... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5749180 | Ground anchor A ground anchor for securing posts in the ground is provided. The ground anchor comprises a leg having a lower portion that is connected to a barb and an upper portion that is connected to a fin structure. The leg further comprises two sidewalls that meet... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5687512 | Hurricane lockdown system A lockdown system for a low rise building including a roof structure with sheathing disposed over a plurality of roof rafters, the roof structure forming eaves around the periphery thereof, the system comprises a loop of rafter cable for being secured aro... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5661932 | Post anchor and method of installing a post A post anchor adaptable to impact insertion into the earthen ground to rigidly support a post extending above ground level. The post anchor is functional without requiring the use of concrete to reinforce the post anchor within the earthen ground. A drive... | 09/02/1997 |
