Patents by Inventor Ron A. Zwicky

Ron A. Zwicky 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).

  • Patent number: 5465881
    Abstract: A hardenable sealant composition, apparatus for application, and method of implementation are provided for repairing cracks in concrete covered by water. The apparatus of the invention employs a sealant reservoir formed with a high pressure cylinder having twistlock ends. The cylinder is filled with a cement compound that will subsequently harden under water. The cylinder contains a piston and is coupled at one end to a high pressure pneumatic hose. The other end of the cylinder is connected to a material delivery hose which in turn leads through a manually operable metering valve assembly to a hollow injection needle. Holes are drilled into the surface of an underwater concrete structure in which a crack appears, and the injection needle is inserted into the holes, one by one. The sealant composition is formed of a resin, a resin hardener, white cement and underwater cement. It is extruded from the sealant reservoir under the control of the metering valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Inventor: Ron A. Zwicky