Patents Examined by Sean D Andrish
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Patent number: 11976454Abstract: A trenchless collector system is configured to intercept and direct surface and/or subsurface fluids to a designated reception location to control groundwater elevations. A target collection and drainage area is identified and a gravity drainage pipe is accessed or trenchlessly installed at the target collection and drainage area. The gravity drainage pipe can be accessed at one or more drawdown points. One end of a collection pipe can be connected to the gravity drainage pipe. Surface and subsurface water is hydrostatically drawn into the collection pipe from the target collection and drainage area through venting at the one end of the collection pipe connected to the gravity drainage pipe. The surface and subsurface water can be passively drained from the collection pipe into the gravity drainage pipe and onto the designated reception location.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: TRENCHLESS GROUNDWATER MOVERS, LLCInventors: John Jurgens, Larry Kiest, Bruce Tobey
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Patent number: 11970832Abstract: A vibrator assembly comprising a feed pipe that has a longitudinal axis as well as a first end and a second end. The vibrator assembly may further comprise a vibrator unit that is mechanically coupled to the feed pipe, and a filling assembly which extends into the feed pipe at the first end and is designed to pick up material and direct same into the feed pipe. The feed pipe may have at least two separate channels from the first end to the second end and parallel to the longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Inventors: Alexander Degen, Wilhelm Degen
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Patent number: 11965420Abstract: Disclosed are a shield tunnel segment structure and a construction method thereof. The shield tunnel segment structure includes segment blocks sequentially spliced in a circumferential direction. Each segment block forms a closed annular segment structure, and outer diameters of adjacent annular segment structures gradually increase in an axial direction. At least two adjacent segment blocks of the same annular segment structure form an annular inner groove, and at least one segment block of the adjacent annular segment structures is provided with an inner bump which matches the annular inner groove. At least two adjacent segment blocks of the same annular segment structure form an annular outer groove, and at least one segment block of the adjacent annular segment structures is provided with an outer bump which matches the annular outer groove. The annular outer grooves and the annular inner grooves are staggered in the circumferential direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignees: Shandong University, Northeast Electric Power UniversityInventors: Ke Wu, Tao Yang, Yang Zheng, Guodong Li, Zhihao Xing, Hongna Yang, Jiaxiang Xu, Rong Chen, Dongxue Hao, Jizheng Sun, Jingchuan Duan, Hongwei Zhang
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Patent number: 11965302Abstract: A wind turbine platform includes a wind turbine base; a plurality of radial moment beams, operatively connected to the wind turbine base, extending radially from the wind turbine base; and a plurality of piles, each pile being operatively connected to a radial moment beam and extending into a medium to provide foundational support for the wind turbine platform.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Inventor: Benjamin G. Stroyer
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Patent number: 11959241Abstract: The disclosure relates to an assembly, and a method of use for the assembly, for staging a pile on the ground, including: at least one stand having a mainframe assembly on the ground, having a front end and a rear end, wherein each stand has: a roller assembly slidably mounted on the main frame assembly, wherein the roller assembly further has a roller located towards the front end; and a pivoting arm assembly having a pivoting arm configured for pivoting towards the ground and away from the ground; and a second roller connected to an end of the pivoting arm.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.Inventor: Jonathan Pipsair
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Patent number: 11959338Abstract: Described herein are multi-tool boring systems and methods of operating such systems for tunnel boring and/or underground pipe installation. A multi-tool boring system is specially configured for fast installation and replacement of various tools, such as a pneumatic rammer and a hydraulic drive, enabling different operating modes of the system, e.g., pilot tube installation, auger boring, pipe ramming, pilot pullback boring, static pipe bursting, and non-contact boring. In some examples, a multi-tool boring system comprises a track assembly, a jacking frame slidably supported on the track assembly, and an impact plate assembly, which is attached to the jacking frame and comprises an impact plate and shock absorbers between the impact plate and the jacking frame. The impact plate comprises an impact plate opening configured to engage and support a pneumatic rammer. The rammer can be replaced with a hydraulic drive with a shaft protruding through the opening.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: ArcByt, Inc.Inventors: Roberto Antonio Zillante, Daniel Antonio Zillante, Shivani Torres
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Patent number: 11946215Abstract: A system is provided for shoreline stabilization having at least five rectangular shoreline stabilization devices; wherein a first two of the devices are arranged on opposite sides of a line running perpendicular to the first two devices; at least one of the devices is positioned perpendicular to and on top or in between the first two devices, and atop the line; and wherein a second two of the devices are each positioned at an angle relative to the first two devices to provide two angled devices, with a first end on top of one of the first two devices and a second end resting on at least one of the perpendicular devices to form an angle between a slope of between about 1.5:1 and 2:1, wherein the two angled devices are not resting on the same one of the first two devices.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: The Davey Tree Expert CompanyInventors: Frederick Worth Creech, Jr., Mary-Margaret Sykes McKinney
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Patent number: 11946221Abstract: A ground excavation shield that can include a first wall, a second wall, and a third wall, a first guide rail, and a second guide rail. The first wall can be disposed on a first side of the ground excavation shield. The second wall can be disposed on a second side of the ground excavation shield. The third wall can be disposed on a third side of the ground excavation shield and can be coupled to the first and second walls. The first guide rail can be coupled to a bottom of the first wall and the second guide rail can be coupled to a bottom of the second wall.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: One Pass Innovators, LLCInventors: Ryan DeWind, Gregory Allen DeWind
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Patent number: 11932364Abstract: A watercraft lift with rearward and forward lateral beams, left and right side longitudinal side beams, a pair of left side lifting arms, a pair of right side lifting arms supporting at their upper ends left and right side watercraft supports, and left and right side actuators pivotally attached to the left and right side rearward lifting arms. In one embodiment the left side rearward lifting arm and the left side actuator rotate about their pivotal attachments to the longitundinal left side beam in a left side plane, and the right side rearward lifting arm and the right side actuator rotate about their pivotal attachments to the longitundinal right side beam in a right side plane.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Sunstream CorporationInventors: Kenneth Edwards Hey, Loern Alan Halverson, Dean Allen Stanford, Kent Bradley Van Olst
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Patent number: 11933429Abstract: A method for excavating a ditch and installing an underground pipeline. The method includes excavating a ditch utilizing a predetermined GPS model having grading and alignment requirements for the ditch and the underground pipeline and inserting pipes into the ditch. A laser beam is projected from a laser beam apparatus in association with a first pipe section that utilizes the grading and alignment requirements of the predetermined GPS model to guide excavation and installation of one or more sections of pipes. A remote-controlled vehicle is inserted into the first pipe and is configured to focus the projected laser beam to guide excavation and installation of successive pipe sections. The remote-controlled vehicle is navigated through the pipeline during installation to guide grading of subsequent ditch sections and alignment of additional pipe sections.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Inventor: Joseph Earl Liesfeld, III
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Patent number: 11925155Abstract: A pocket structure for receiving containerized plants is sloped and hung from a wire of a wire basket. The pocket structure includes hooks, an irrigation fitting and corresponding drip channel to transmit water toward the rear of the pocket, and slots in the walls. The mesh units include braces and are sized for shipping. An earth wall is formed of the mesh units and pockets, and includes irrigation tubing.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Inventors: Jon Calle, Sean O'Donnell
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Patent number: 11913570Abstract: A system for breaking the skin friction between an underground pipe section and the surrounding soil. The system uses a pipe twisting device attached to one end of the pipe section. The pipe twisting device applies a torsional force to the pipe section so as to torsionally deform the pipe section. Such deformation breaks the skin friction between the pipe section and the surrounding soil. After the skin friction is broken along the entire length of the pipe section, an apparatus configured to apply an axial force to the pipe section pulls the pipe section out of the soil.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: The Charles Machine Works, Inc.Inventors: Steven W. Wentworth, Mark D. Randa, Robert F. Crane
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Patent number: 11898685Abstract: A cable retention and release mechanism includes a cable gripping device including a cable passage. A cable extends through the cable passage. A cable gripping device collar is movably coupled around the cable gripping device. An outer cable gripping device surface is seated against a cable gripping device receiving inner surface preventing movement of the cable gripping device relative to the cable gripping device collar. The cable gripping device receiving inner surface clamps the cable gripping device on the cable and prevents sliding movement of the cable. A jack is movably coupled with the cable gripping device collar. In a first engaged position the jack is engaged against the cable gripping device proximal end. In a second engaged position the jack unseats the outer cable gripping device surface from the cable gripping device receiving inner surface and releases the clamping of the cable.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: TT Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Michael Tjader
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Patent number: 11884368Abstract: A method of launching an elongate subsea structure such as a pipeline bundle unit into water provides buoyant support to the structure by displacing water with a hollow buoyancy unit that applies buoyant upthrust to the structure. By lowering the buoyancy unit in the water to bring a permanently open aperture of the buoyancy unit beneath a surface level of the water, the buoyancy unit is flooded with water through the or each permanently open aperture to reduce the buoyant upthrust applied to the structure. A corresponding elongate subsea structure is also claimed.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: SUBSEA 7 LIMITEDInventors: Philip Derek Brown, Eric Fletcher McEwan
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Patent number: 11885093Abstract: A method of installing a hybrid foundation for an offshore wind turbine, the method includes providing a monopile, friction wheel, and suction bucket; installing the friction wheel and suction bucket in the sea floor; and inserting the monopile through the opening into the sea floor.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITYInventors: Xiangwu Zeng, Xuefei Wang, Xu Yang, Xinyao Li
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Patent number: 11879225Abstract: A flexible in-ground shield includes a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, a plurality of shoring members, and a plurality of pivoting couplers. The first wall is disposed on a first side of the flexible in-ground shield, the second wall is disposed on a second side of the flexible in-ground shield, and the third wall is disposed on a third side of the flexible in-ground shield and coupled to the first and second walls. The plurality of shoring members extend between the first wall and the second wall, and the plurality of pivoting couplers, coupled to ends of the plurality of shoring members, respectively, allow the first wall and the second wall to pivot relative to the third wall.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: One Pass Innovators, LLCInventors: Ryan DeWind, Gregory Allen DeWind
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Patent number: 11873922Abstract: A tracer wire holder for use in securing tracer wires along the top of a pipe before burial. The tracer wire holder is comprised of a first section and a second section connected by a flexible planar intermediate section. The first section has generally arcuate outer and inner walls. The second section has generally planar outer and inner walls and a plurality of rib members projecting from the inner wall. Locking means is provided to secure first section with second section in a closed locked position The first and second sections form a cavity for receiving and securing a tracer wire when the first section is secured with the second section.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Tracer Way Inc.Inventors: Jordon Clune, Andrew Bird, Robert Meeuwse, Brett Molnar
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Patent number: 11866901Abstract: Aspects of a geogrid system and method for improving substrate interactions within a geotechnical environment is disclosed. In one aspect a geotechnical environment is configured with a horizontal multilayer mechanically stabilizing geogrid. In said aspect the geogrid is extruded with a polymeric material and a compressible cellular layer, wherein the geogrid comprises a heightened aspect ratio with a patterned structure of engineered discontinuities and a plurality of strong axes. The combination of elements provides for a system and method of stabilizing soils and aggregate, by resisting lateral movement from the strong axes, and trapping particles in the patterned structure of engineered discontinuities.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Tensar International CorporationInventors: Andrew Curson, Tom Ross Jenkins, Andrew Edward Waller, Daniel John Gallagher, Daniel Mark Baker, Manoj Kumar Tyagi, Joseph Cavanaugh
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Patent number: 11867149Abstract: An apparatus and methods for installation of an offshore platform for supporting equipment installations is provided. The apparatus includes a vertical compression assembly and a counteracting tensioning tendon system. The vertical compression assembly may comprise multiple compression members, a column truss, or other configurations.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2023Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Oil States Industries, Inc.Inventors: Peter Craig Masson, Jonathan Frederick Jury
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Patent number: 11851143Abstract: A mooring system for an Ocean Wave Energy Converters (OWEC) includes multiple structural members such as legs and braces that are linearly extendible and connected using mobile joints, each joint providing two degrees of freedom for rotations about the joint. Mobile joints also attach bottom ends of the legs to mooring points. A jacking system can change lengths of the extensible structural members to adjust depth of the OWEC for operation or for storm safety, to lift the OWEC out of the water for maintenance, or to align the OWEC to an incoming wave direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Atargis Energy CorporationInventor: Stefan G. Siegel