Patents Assigned to Environment 2000, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5741088
    Abstract: An excavation apparatus comprising: a wedge member for driving through the ground and for slidingly contacting and lifting an overburden located beneath the surface of the ground substantially toward the surface of the ground; a driving attachment member for driving the wedge member below and substantially parallel to the surface of the ground; and a lateral support member attached to the wedge member for guiding the overburden across the wedge member. The apparatus may remove an existing utility line, install a new utility line, apply bedding material beneath a new utility line, or form a trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Environment 2000, Inc.
    Inventor: Gennady Kleyman