Patents by Inventor ABDULLAH AHMED KHALED AL-HOMIDY

ABDULLAH AHMED KHALED AL-HOMIDY 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).

  • Method for enhancing strength and durability of weak soils
    Patent number: 9499742
    Abstract: The method for enhancing strength and durability of weak soils includes the steps of selecting a weak soil, such as marl or dune sand, mixing the weak soil with 2% cement by weight and between 5% and 30% by weight of Electric Arc Furnace Dust (EAFD) to form a dry mixture, mixing the dry mixture with water to form a substantially homogenized mixture, and curing the homogenized mixture, wherein curing can include the step of sealing the homogenized mixture in an environment having a temperature between 19° C. and 25° C., inclusive, for seven days.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Omar Saeed M. Baghabra Al-Amoudi, Abdullah Ahmed Khaled Al-Homidy, Mohammed Maslehuddin, Tawfik Abdo Saleh
  • METHOD FOR ENHANCING STRENGTH AND DURABILITY OF WEAK SOILS
    Publication number: 20160168460
    Abstract: The method for enhancing strength and durability of weak soils includes the steps of selecting a weak soil, such as marl or dune sand, mixing the weak soil with 2% cement by weight and between 5% and 30% by weight of Electric Arc Furnace Dust (EAFD) to form a dry mixture, mixing the dry mixture with water to form a substantially homogenized mixture, and curing the homogenized mixture, wherein curing can include the step of sealing the homogenized mixture in an environment having a temperature between 19° C. and 25° C., inclusive, for seven days.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: OMAR SAEED M. BAGHABRA AL-AMOUDI, ABDULLAH AHMED KHALED AL-HOMIDY, MOHAMMED MASLEHUDDIN, TAWFIK ABDO SALEH