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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109057 | Tower foundation system Described herein are various embodiments of a tower foundation system for an above-ground tower. For example, according to one representative embodiment, a tower for supporting a structure above the ground includes a foundation and a second support column section. T... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7980034 | Structural column with footing stilt background of the invention A structural column assembly of the type used for erecting building structures and the like is bedded in a concrete footing formed in situ in an earthen hole. The column assembly includes a post whose bottom end is suspended above a floor of the hole by a stilt. The... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7886492 | Pole system A pole system comprises a shaft that includes tracks for mounting luminaires, street signs, bicycle racks, decorative signage, banners, traffic signals, pedestrian signals, or other items. In one embodiment, a pole system includes a shaft with two or more vertical t... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7823348 | Device and method for the support of both steel and precast concrete wall posts for installation A system and method which positions and orients a wall post or column during positioning and supports the post after it has been positioned. The system embodying the principles of the present invention is set and contacts surfaces of the post. The system includes tw... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7779588 | Concrete foundation for supporting a pole thereon A concrete foundation is described which is adapted to be embedded in the ground for supporting a pole thereon. The foundation is comprised of a vertically disposed central section having upper and lower ends with a base section embracing the lower end of the centra... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7721494 | Strengthening device to increase strength of grout layer Provided is a strengthening device to increase the strength of a grout layer. In the strengthening device, clamp members are interconnected and clamped to surround a grout layer on a concrete base, on which an upper structure is installed, so as to increase the stre... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7562502 | Device for creating a footing A preferred embodiment of a device for creating a footing for a structure includes a reinforcing member having a base extending a first direction, and a leg extending in a second direction. The device also includes a sleeve defining a cavity for receiving the leg, a... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7549259 | Device for creating a footing A preferred embodiment of a device for creating a footing for a structure includes a reinforcing member having a base extending a first direction, and a leg extending in a second direction. The device also includes a sleeve defining a cavity for receiving the leg, a... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7437857 | Compression anchor A compression anchor for holding a support member, such as a cylindrical handrail, is disclosed. The anchor includes a body having a cavity and a wedge portion that connects to the body using thick threads, such as 2-4 ACME 2-G threads. The wedge is substantially cy... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7357366 | Sports pole mounting structure A sports pole mounting structure for supporting sports equipment in a pool environment capable of repeated assembly and removal. The mounting structure includes a bracket and a collar securely engaging existing in-ground sleeves traditionally found around pool envir... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357738 | Reinforced sports support pole The present invention relates to a sports support pole, and more particularly to a reinforced support structure for supporting a pole such as a basketball pole or the like. The support structure may include a support bar positioned substantially in the center of the... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7343713 | Hinged support column A height adjustable jack piling assembly has a piling with a top and a bottom. A hinge axis is disposed on the top and a bearing plate is disposed at the bottom. A height adjustment mechanism extends upwardly from the bearing plate and through the piling to raise th... | 03/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7281651 | Multiple mailbox mount A multiple mailbox mount has a vertical post adapted to be anchored in the ground. A body having two opposed, spaced-apart, vertical ends, a continuously-semicircular curved section extending between the vertical ends, and a midpoint, is attached to the vertical pos... | 10/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7225589 | Anchor bolt placement and protection device Presented is an anchor bolt placement and protection device to facilitate setting of anchor bolts in concrete to facilitate placement of a mud sill. It is important that the anchor bolts that secure a mud sill to a foundation be properly spaced from the outside edge... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7171793 | Means and method for rigidly elevating a structure A means and method for rigidly elevating a structure includes a base member securable in the ground and which has a portion extending above the ground. A pole section, having a bore inside a lower end, and an upper end, can be stacked upon the base means upwardly by... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7096639 | Connecting flange for tubular components and wind turbine tower employing same The present invention relates to an annular flange connection for attachment to one end of a tubular component. An object of one aspect of the invention is to provide an annular flange that is less prone to damage resulting from the stresses associated with the inte... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7059090 | Fairing access door with reinforcement and method of manufacture The present embodiments provide methods and apparatuses for use in reinforcing access door apertures and other apertures formed in fairings. Some embodiments provide an apparatus that includes a door aperture formed in a facesheet and a first load deflector having a... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055807 | Expandable pole socket with twist and lock insert An expandable socket holds a fence pole for a flexible swimming pool fence. The socket, being generally cylindrical, but slightly tapered, is open at a top end and has a bottom end partially closed with a rectangular opening. The socket sits within a bore within a c... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036799 | Railing assembly A structural glass panel railing includes glass panels supported on a floor by a base assembly including a railing support assembly. The railing support assembly includes a shoe fastened to the floor, a base member locked to the shoe by a cam lock lever and a channe... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7003919 | Post mount assembly A post and post mount assembly in a hole in the ground has a socket in the hole, concrete in the annular space between the interior walls of the hole and the exterior of the socket, a post in the socket, a wedge member having a tapered portion filling a gap between ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6964139 | Precast concrete column for use in post-frame construction A column for use in post-frame construction having a two piece construction in which a first or foundation column portion of the column is set into the earth with a proximal end thereof protruding from the earth. The proximal end of the foundation column includes a ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6941710 | Columnar jack concealing device The present invention provides a device for concealing and covering a columnar jack for columnar supports and a method of concealing a columnar jack using a columnar jack concealing kit. The device comprises a strap member, a skirt sized and shaped for covering the ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926626 | Cover housing for tennis net support post A cover housing for a tennis net support post includes a casing which defines an interior chamber and can, be positioned over the support post, and a cap which fits on top of the casing, the casing including upper and lower positioning means for contacting the suppo... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6915618 | Tower monopole reinforcement Reinforcing apparatus for tower monopoles. The reinforcing apparatus comprises vertical threaded reinforcing bar rods, or rods with threaded ends, arranged around the pole and embedded in the pole foundation. The rods extend upward and are attached to the pole at sp... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6851234 | Deck construction A deck construction including a plurality of supports for anchoring deck construction elements to a building site. The supports include a body (which may be an integrally molded concrete pier) having upper and lower portions. The upper portion includes at least one ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6799401 | Hollow pole anchoring system A pole anchoring system for supporting a hollow distribution pole vertically over a hard support surface, such as rock, concrete or the like is described. The anchoring system comprises a solid plug of predetermined length and diameter adapted for close fit in a low... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6745529 | Pole anchor for decking or ground support A pole anchor installation having an anchor base with a central threaded open-ended hole mounted in a receptacle formed in a planking or concrete of a deck. An elongated sleeve having external threads is threadably fitted into the threaded opening of the anchor base... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6672023 | Perimeter weighted foundation for wind turbines and the like A perimeter weighted foundation has a central pier pedestal and a base extending outwardly from and below the pier pedestal. The base includes an outer perimeter wall section and a radially extending, disk-shaped spread section interconnecting the bottom ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6672017 | Column protector A column protector for positioning at a base of a warehouse rack column to protect the column from damage caused by a forklift. The column protector includes a collar and a foot. The collar and the foot form a device that protects columns of a rack system... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6663322 | Pier system A pier system has a plurality of footers each formed with a base fabricated of concrete with a top face having a downwardly extending bore. A plurality of pilings are each formed with a hollow tubular shaft with a top region and a bottom region coupled to... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6594963 | Self supporting privacy wall system An outdoor privacy wall that includes at least one self supporting panel mounted on multiple, spaced apart footings disposed in the ground. The panel features a rectangular shape and has opposing faces bounded by parallel upper and lower edges and a pair ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6557312 | Prefabricated-building tower foundation An easily-constructed foundation for an antenna support tower is provided that requires no fabricated support surface at the installation site. The foundation is a radial array of prefabricated buildings connected near their inner corners to each other. I... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6546685 | Bracket for use in securing collector flight support tracks in a wastewater treatment tank The present invention relates to a bracket for securing collector flight support tracks that are used in sludge collectors. The mounting bracket is suitable for use with various types of support track configurations. The mounting bracket is part of an ass... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6513291 | Concrete slab construction for building columns A concrete slab construction in which a building ring is used to isolate the slab from a column which supports upper parts of a building. The ring is placed on a concrete pier beneath the column. Concrete may be poured to form a slab outside of the ring a... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513290 | Concentric holdown A connector for attaching a first building structural member to a second building structural member in conjunction with fasteners and an anchor member to resist forces on buildings imposed by earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes and other similar cataclysmi... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6446403 | Deck construction A deck construction including a plurality of supports for anchoring deck construction elements to a building site. The supports include a body (which may be an integrally molded concrete pier) having upper and lower portions. The upper portion includes at... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6442913 | Freestanding wall A freestanding wall is constructed by erecting at least two upright supports. The upright supports are either posts or columns. Upper and lower horizontal structure members are fastened to the upright supports. Vertical intermediate framing members are se... | 09/03/2002 |
