Patents by Inventor Nickolas G. Salisbury
Nickolas G. Salisbury 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).
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Patent number: 9828739Abstract: The disclosure describes, in part, battered composite piles arranged in-line with angled legs of a tower (e.g., lattice tower). The number of battered composite piles may be equal to the number of angled tower legs of the tower, and each of the battered composite piles may attach to a respective angled tower leg and may have batter angles at angles that match an angle of the angled legs of the tower. These battered composite piles are loaded predominantly axially rather than in shear and, thus, the piles may be designed to be much smaller in size while still meeting safety requirements. In addition, the piles may be installed in less time and at a lower cost than compression/lift and shear loaded foundations.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2015Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Crux Subsurface, Inc.Inventors: Steven Austin Davidow, Nickolas G. Salisbury
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Publication number: 20170121926Abstract: The disclosure describes, in part, battered composite piles arranged in-line with angled legs of a tower (e.g., lattice tower). The number of battered composite piles may be equal to the number of angled tower legs of the tower, and each of the battered composite piles may attach to a respective angled tower leg and may have batter angles at angles that match an angle of the angled legs of the tower. These battered composite piles are loaded predominantly axially rather than in shear and, thus, the piles may be designed to be much smaller in size while still meeting safety requirements. In addition, the piles may be installed in less time and at a lower cost than compression/lift and shear loaded foundations.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2015Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Steven Austin Davidow, Nickolas G. Salisbury
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Patent number: 9290901Abstract: The disclosure describes, in part, apparatuses and methods for installing structures (e.g., foundations, footings, anchors, abutments, etc.) at work sites, such as difficult-access work sites. In some instances, a rotating drill assembly is assembled over a target location in order to excavate a radial array of batter-angled shafts associated with the target location in preparation for the installation of a radial array of micropiles. An operator utilizes the rotating drill in combination with a foundation pile schedule/decision matrix to design and install the radial array of batter-angled micropiles. This disclosure also describes techniques for designing, fabricating and installing structural caps to be coupled to the installed radial array batter angled micropiles. These structural caps are lightweight and, thus, more portable to difficult-access sites where they are coupled to the micropiles forming a foundation for structure to be installed at the difficult-access site.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2015Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Crux Subsurface, Inc.Inventors: Nickolas G. Salisbury, Scott R. Tunison, Freeman Alan Thompson
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Publication number: 20150139740Abstract: The disclosure describes, in part, apparatuses and methods for installing structures (e.g., foundations, footings, anchors, abutments, etc.) at work sites, such as difficult-access work sites. In some instances, a rotating drill assembly is assembled over a target location in order to excavate a radial array of batter-angled shafts associated with the target location in preparation for the installation of a radial array of micropiles. An operator utilizes the rotating drill in combination with a foundation pile schedule/decision matrix to design and install the radial array of batter-angled micropiles. This disclosure also describes techniques for designing, fabricating and installing structural caps to be coupled to the installed radial array batter angled micropiles. These structural caps are lightweight and, thus, more portable to difficult-access sites where they are coupled to the micropiles forming a foundation for structure to be installed at the difficult-access site.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2015Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Nickolas G. Salisbury, Scott R. Tunison, Freeman Alan Thompson
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Patent number: 8974150Abstract: The disclosure describes, in part, apparatuses and methods for installing structures (e.g., foundations, footings, anchors, abutments, etc.) at work sites, such as difficult-access work sites. In some instances, a rotating drill assembly is assembled over a target location in order to excavate a radial array of batter-angled shafts associated with the target location in preparation for the installation of a radial array of micropiles. An operator utilizes the rotating drill in combination with a foundation pile schedule/decision matrix to design and install the radial array of batter-angled micropiles. This disclosure also describes techniques for designing, fabricating and installing structural caps to be coupled to the installed radial array batter angled micropiles. These structural caps are lightweight and, thus, more portable to difficult-access sites where they are coupled to the micropiles forming a foundation for structure to be installed at the difficult-access site.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2010Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Crux Subsurface, Inc.Inventors: Nickolas G. Salisbury, Scott R. Tunison, Freeman A. Thompson
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Patent number: 8631618Abstract: The disclosure describes, in part, apparatuses and methods for installing structures (e.g., foundations, footings, anchors, abutments, etc.) at work sites, such as difficult-access work sites. In some instances, a rotating drill assembly is assembled over a target location in order to excavate a radial array of batter-angled shafts associated with the target location in preparation for the installation of a radial array of micropiles. An operator utilizes the rotating drill in combination with a foundation pile schedule/decision matrix to design and install the radial array of batter-angled micropiles. This disclosure also describes techniques for designing, fabricating and installing structural caps to be coupled to the installed radial array batter angled micropiles. These structural caps are lightweight and, thus, more portable to difficult-access sites where they are coupled to the micropiles forming a foundation for structure to be installed at the difficult-access site.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2010Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Crux Subsurface, Inc.Inventors: Nickolas G. Salisbury, Freeman Alan Thompson
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Patent number: 8602123Abstract: The disclosure describes, in part, apparatuses and methods for installing structures (e.g., foundations, footings, anchors, abutments, etc.) at work sites, such as difficult-access work sites. In some instances, a rotating drill assembly is assembled over a target location in order to excavate a radial array of batter-angled shafts associated with the target location in preparation for the installation of a radial array of micropiles. An operator utilizes the rotating drill in combination with a foundation pile schedule/decision matrix to design and install the radial array of batter-angled micropiles. This disclosure also describes techniques for designing, fabricating and installing structural caps to be coupled to the installed radial array batter angled micropiles. These structural caps are lightweight and, thus, more portable to difficult-access sites where they are coupled to the micropiles forming a foundation for structure to be installed at the difficult-access site.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2010Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Crux Subsurface, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth R. Edmonds, Nickolas G. Salisbury
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Patent number: 8511020Abstract: The disclosure describes, in part, apparatuses and methods for installing structures (e.g., foundations, footings, anchors, abutments, etc.) at work sites, such as difficult-access work sites. In some instances, a rotating drill assembly is assembled over a target location in order to excavate a radial array of batter-angled shafts associated with the target location in preparation for the installation of a radial array of micropiles. An operator utilizes the rotating drill in combination with a foundation pile schedule/decision matrix to design and install the radial array of batter-angled micropiles. This disclosure also describes techniques for designing, fabricating and installing structural caps to be coupled to the installed radial array batter angled micropiles. These structural caps are lightweight and, thus, more portable to difficult-access sites where they are coupled to the micropiles forming a foundation for structure to be installed at the difficult-access site.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2010Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Crux Subsurface, Inc.Inventors: Nickolas G. Salisbury, Freeman Alan Thompson
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Patent number: 8511021Abstract: The disclosure describes, in part, techniques for designing, fabricating and installing structural caps with a core and composite sleeves to be coupled to structural members of a foundation, such as an installed radial array of batter angled micropiles. These structural caps with sleeves are lightweight and, thus, more portable to difficult-access sites. Once at the sites, operators may fixedly couple these caps to the micropiles or other structural members to form a foundation for a structure to be installed at the difficult-access site.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2011Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Crux Subsurface, Inc.Inventors: Nickolas G. Salisbury, Kenneth R. Edmonds
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Publication number: 20120096786Abstract: The disclosure describes, in part, techniques for designing, fabricating and installing structural caps with a core and composite sleeves to be coupled to structural members of a foundation, such as an installed radial array of batter angled micropiles. These structural caps with sleeves are lightweight and, thus, more portable to difficult-access sites. Once at the sites, operators may fixedly couple these caps to the micropiles or other structural members to form a foundation for a structure to be installed at the difficult-access site.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: Crux Subsurface, Inc.Inventors: Nickolas G. Salisbury, Kenneth R. Edmonds
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Publication number: 20110044768Abstract: The disclosure describes, in part, apparatuses and methods for installing structures (e.g., foundations, footings, anchors, abutments, etc.) at work sites, such as difficult-access work sites. In some instances, a rotating drill assembly is assembled over a target location in order to excavate a radial array of batter-angled shafts associated with the target location in preparation for the installation of a radial array of micropiles. An operator utilizes the rotating drill in combination with a foundation pile schedule/decision matrix to design and install the radial array of batter-angled micropiles. This disclosure also describes techniques for designing, fabricating and installing structural caps to be coupled to the installed radial array batter angled micropiles. These structural caps are lightweight and, thus, more portable to difficult-access sites where they are coupled to the micropiles forming a foundation for structure to be installed at the difficult-access site.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: Crux Subsurface, Inc.Inventors: Nickolas G. Salisbury, Freeman A. Thompson
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Publication number: 20110042142Abstract: The disclosure describes, in part, apparatuses and methods for installing structures (e.g., foundations, footings, anchors, abutments, etc.) at work sites, such as difficult-access work sites. In some instances, a rotating drill assembly is assembled over a target location in order to excavate a radial array of batter-angled shafts associated with the target location in preparation for the installation of a radial array of micropiles. An operator utilizes the rotating drill in combination with a foundation pile schedule/decision matrix to design and install the radial array of batter-angled micropiles. This disclosure also describes techniques for designing, fabricating and installing structural caps to be coupled to the installed radial array batter angled micropiles. These structural caps are lightweight and, thus, more portable to difficult-access sites where they are coupled to the micropiles forming a foundation for structure to be installed at the difficult-access site.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: Crux Subsurface, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth R. Edmonds, Nickolas G. Salisbury
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Publication number: 20110044767Abstract: The disclosure describes, in part, apparatuses and methods for installing structures (e.g., foundations, footings, anchors, abutments, etc.) at work sites, such as difficult-access work sites. In some instances, a rotating drill assembly is assembled over a target location in order to excavate a radial array of batter-angled shafts associated with the target location in preparation for the installation of a radial array of micropiles. An operator utilizes the rotating drill in combination with a foundation pile schedule/decision matrix to design and install the radial array of batter-angled micropiles. This disclosure also describes techniques for designing, fabricating and installing structural caps to be coupled to the installed radial array batter angled micropiles. These structural caps are lightweight and, thus, more portable to difficult-access sites where they are coupled to the micropiles forming a foundation for structure to be installed at the difficult-access site.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: Crux Subsurface, Inc.Inventors: Nickolas G. Salisbury, Freeman A. Thompson
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Publication number: 20110044766Abstract: The disclosure describes, in part, apparatuses and methods for installing structures (e.g., foundations, footings, anchors, abutments, etc.) at work sites, such as difficult-access work sites. In some instances, a rotating drill assembly is assembled over a target location in order to excavate a radial array of batter-angled shafts associated with the target location in preparation for the installation of a radial array of micropiles. An operator utilizes the rotating drill in combination with a foundation pile schedule/decision matrix to design and install the radial array of batter-angled micropiles. This disclosure also describes techniques for designing, fabricating and installing structural caps to be coupled to the installed radial array batter angled micropiles. These structural caps are lightweight and, thus, more portable to difficult-access sites where they are coupled to the micropiles forming a foundation for structure to be installed at the difficult-access site.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: Crux Subsurface, Inc.Inventors: Nickolas G. Salisbury, Scott R. Tunison, Freeman A. Thompson