Patents Assigned to URETEK USA, INC.
  • Patent number: 10465355
    Abstract: Methods, and apparatuses used in those methods, of countersinking injection tubing below the surface of a structure, such as pavement, so that injection tubing will not extend above the surface of the structure even after movement of the soil, for example, due to frost heave or shrink-swell. Some embodiments employ an injection tube extension and/or an injection tube advancer to countersink the injection tubing within the soil beneath a structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Uretek USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent J. Barron, Edward Hibbard, Matthew Sotirin, Chris Phelps
  • Publication number: 20190071832
    Abstract: Methods, and apparatuses used in those methods, of countersinking injection tubing below the surface of a structure, such as pavement, so that injection tubing will not extend above the surface of the structure even after movement of the soil, for example, due to frost heave or shrink-swell. Some embodiments employ an injection tube extension and/or an injection tube advancer to countersink the injection tubing within the soil beneath a structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Uretek USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Hibbard, Matthew Sotirin, Chris Phelps, Brent J. Barron
  • Patent number: 9988784
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for rapidly constructing a structural pier comprising the steps of placing into a soil under a structure to be supported a casing having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, positioning an injection tube into the inner diameter of the casing, and injecting an expansive material into the casing. Optional perforations in the casing allow some of the expansive material to be ejected from the casing into the surrounding soil to create fingers or branches for the purpose of adding friction to the structural pier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: URETEK USA, INC.
    Inventors: Brent Barron, Randall W. Brown, Edward Hibbard
  • Publication number: 20170073919
    Abstract: The present invention relates to in-place soil stabilization. Specifically, the present invention relates a method and device for measuring the increase in subsurface earth pressure or soil displacement during the injection of a stabilizing agent into the soil and prior to surface movement. The rise in sensor pressure or displacement of soil indicates an increase in soil strength and bearing capacity. Therefore, real-time monitoring of these pressures or movements may serve as a guide during the injection process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: Uretek USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Barron, Michael Bock
  • Patent number: 9284707
    Abstract: The present invention relates to in-place soil stabilization. Specifically, the present invention relates a method and device for measuring the increase in subsurface earth pressure during the injection of a stabilizing agent into the soil. The rise in sensor pressure indicates an increase in soil strength and bearing capacity. Therefore, real-time monitoring of these pressures may serve as a guide during the injection process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: URETEK USA, INC.
    Inventors: Brent Barron, Michael Bock
  • Publication number: 20140161540
    Abstract: The present invention relates to in-place soil stabilization. Specifically, the present invention relates a method and device for measuring the increase in subsurface earth pressure during the injection of a stabilizing agent into the soil. The rise in sensor pressure indicates an increase in soil strength and bearing capacity. Therefore, real-time monitoring of these pressures may serve as a guide during the injection process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Uretek USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Barron, Michael Bock
  • Patent number: 8690486
    Abstract: The present invention relates to in-place soil stabilization. Specifically, the present invention relates a method and device for measuring the increase in subsurface earth pressure during the injection of a stabilizing agent into the soil. The rise in sensor pressure indicates an increase in soil strength and bearing capacity. Therefore, real-time monitoring of these pressures may serve as a guide during the injection process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Uretek USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Barron, Michael Bock
  • Publication number: 20100272518
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and apparatus for soil stabilization. First, a void is formed in the compromised soil strata. Then, an expandable member containing expandable materials is placed into the void. As the material expands to fill the void, the surrounding soil is compressed. This in situ compression if the soil increases the load bearing capacity and compressive strength of the soil. Additionally, the present invention provides a method for isolating the injected materials from the environment at the injection and/or polymerization point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: URETEK USA, INC.
    Inventors: Brent Barron, Scott Brown