Patents by Inventor Rick Allen Thompson

Rick Allen Thompson 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).

  • Systems and methods to reinforce excavation walls
    Patent number: 9683347
    Abstract: A soldier pile wall for shoring an excavation site includes a plurality of drilled shafts drilled along an edge of the excavation site, a plurality of soldier piles, each of the plurality of soldier piles being positioned within a respective drilled shaft, and a pre-stressing system coupled to at least some of the plurality of soldier piles. The pre-stressing system is configured to induce stresses to counteract working stresses of the soldier pile wall. Related methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Post Tensioning Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Marino Lucia, Rick Allen Thompson
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO REINFORCE EXCAVATION WALLS
    Publication number: 20150086278
    Abstract: A soldier pile wall for shoring an excavation site includes a plurality of drilled shafts drilled along an edge of the excavation site, a plurality of soldier piles, each of the plurality of soldier piles being positioned within a respective drilled shaft, and a pre-stressing system coupled to at least some of the plurality of soldier piles. The pre-stressing system is configured to induce stresses to counteract working stresses of the soldier pile wall. Related methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Joseph Marino Lucia, Rick Allen Thompson