Patents by Inventor Laurence E. Allen, IV

Laurence E. Allen, IV 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).

  • Subterranean placement of lignocellulosic materials
    Patent number: 11952735
    Abstract: A method for altering a characteristic of the ground. The method comprises the steps of preparing a lignocellulosic material, suspending the lignocellulosic material in a slurry to create a lignocellulosic slurry, The method further includes the step of injecting the lignocellulosic slurry below the surface of the ground into a subterranean aperture. The method also comprises the placement of anchoring devices in the ground to alter at least one force experienced by the ground so that the shape of the subterranean aperture into which the solids are transported is altered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventors: Laurence E. Allen, III, Laurence E. Allen, IV
  • SUBTERRANEAN PLACEMENT OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20220169917
    Abstract: A method for altering a characteristic of the ground. The method comprises the steps of preparing a lignocellulosic material, suspending the lignocellulosic material in a slurry to create a lignocellulosic slurry, The method further includes the step of injecting the lignocellulosic slurry below the surface of the ground into a subterranean aperture. The method also comprises the placement of anchoring devices in the ground to alter at least one force experienced by the ground so that the shape of the subterranean aperture into which the solids are transported is altered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Laurence E. Allen, III, Laurence E. Allen, IV