Patents by Inventor Victor H. Alvarez

Victor H. Alvarez has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Wireless apparatus and method for analysis of piles
    Patent number: 6533502
    Abstract: A system for the determination of pile parameters includes at least one structure for measuring pile data. The structure for measuring pile data is disposed within a measurement range from a pile. A wireless transmitter is communicably connected to the structure for measuring pile data, the wireless transmitter for transmitting the pile data to at least one remotely located receiver. Pile data is preferably encoded in the transmitted data signal. The remotely located receiver is communicably connected to a device for determining at least one pile parameter from the pile measurement data. A method for driving piles includes the steps of wirelessly transmitting pile data to at least one remote receiver, determining at least one pile driving process parameter from the pile data, and driving the pile using the determined pile driving parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: University of Florida
    Inventors: Michael C. McVay, Victor H. Alvarez, Charles S. Broward, III, Sidney L. Schofield, Sastry Putcha
  • Wireless apparatus and method for analysis of driven piles
    Publication number: 20020148298
    Abstract: A system for the determination of pile parameters includes at least one structure for measuring pile data. The structure for measuring pile data is disposed within a measurement range from a pile. A wireless transmitter is communicably connected to the structure for measuring pile data, the wireless transmitter for transmitting the pile data to at least one remotely located receiver. Pile data is preferably encoded in the transmitted data signal. The remotely located receiver is communicably connected to a device for determining at least one pile parameter from the pile measurement data. A method for driving piles includes the steps of wirelessly transmitting pile data to at least one remote receiver, determining at least one pile driving process parameter from the pile data, and driving the pile using the determined pile driving parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Michael C. McVay, Victor H. Alvarez, Charles S. Broward, Sidney L. Schofield, Sastry Putcha