Patents by Inventor Steven C. Hiester

Steven C. Hiester 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: 9469963
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to precast cantilevered retaining walls and methods of using and forming precast cantilevered retaining walls. More specifically, the present invention relates to a cantilevered concrete retaining wall having a base shear key and blockouts for receiving a material that substantially impedes the wing wall from sliding or other inadvertent movement, to a method of retaining a soil embankment with a cantilevered concrete retaining wall, and to a method of manufacturing a precast concrete cantilevered retaining wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Oldcastle Precast, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven C. Hiester
  • Patent number: 9157211
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to precast cantilevered retaining walls and methods of using and forming precast cantilevered retaining walls. More specifically, the present invention relates to a cantilevered concrete retaining wall having a base shear key and blockouts for receiving a material that substantially impedes the wing wall from sliding or other inadvertent movement, to a method of retaining a soil embankment with a cantilevered concrete retaining wall, and to a method of manufacturing a precast concrete cantilevered retaining wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Oldcastle Precast, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven C. Hiester
  • Publication number: 20150117963
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to precast cantilevered retaining walls. More specifically, the present invention relates to a cantilevered concrete retaining wall having a base shear key and blockouts for receiving a material that substantially impedes the wing wall from sliding or other inadvertent movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Oldcastle Precast, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven C. Hiester