Patents by Inventor Daniel P. Connery

Daniel P. Connery 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).

  • Technique for stabilizing building foundations
    Patent number: 4995764
    Abstract: A foundation watering system includes a ground motion sensor which detects relative movement between a building and a stable soil zone beneath the building. The ground motion sensor includes a hole dug in the earth to a depth below a zone of shrinking and swelling a a rigid element embedded in the stable soil zone and extending upwardly to cooperate with a mechanism on the building. When the sensor detects significant downward movement of the periphery of the building, a valve is actuated to deliver water to the shrinking and swelling zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1991
    Inventors: Daniel P. Connery, D. Dexter Bacon, Stacy K. Blair