Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Neel

Thomas C. Neel 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).

  • Retaining wall construction element for railway installations
    Patent number: 7090439
    Abstract: A precast concrete retaining wall construction element for retaining a soil mass in a railway installation or the like includes an upstanding solid face panel having the shape of a hexahedron where a rectangular front wall and an integral stem. The front wall defines an area of between about 18.75 and 75 square feet and wherein the ratio of the width of the face panel to its height is between about 0.75 to about 3.0. A reinforced element including an upward extension, an improved shear key and stacked arrangement are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: The Neel Company
    Inventors: John M. Carey, Thomas C. Neel
  • Retaining wall construction element and shear key
    Patent number: 7073984
    Abstract: A precast concrete retaining wall construction element for retaining a soil mass in a railway installation or the like includes an upstanding solid face panel having the shape of a hexahedron where a rectangular front wall and an integral stem. The front wall defines an area of between about 18.75 and 75 square feet and wherein the ratio of the width of the face panel to its height is between about 0.75 to about 3.0. A reinforced element including an upward extension, an improved shear key and stacked arrangement are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: The Neel Company
    Inventors: John M. Carey, Thomas C. Neel
  • Retaining wall construction including precast elements
    Patent number: 7044687
    Abstract: A precast concrete retaining wall construction element for retaining a soil mass in a railway installation or the like includes an upstanding solid face panel having the shape of a hexahedron where a rectangular front wall and an integral stem. The front wall defines an area of between about 18.75 and 75 square feet and wherein the ratio of the width of the face panel to its height is between about 0.75 to about 3.0. A reinforced element including an upward extension, an improved shear key and stacked arrangement are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: The Neel Company
    Inventors: John M. Carey, Thomas C. Neel
  • Reinforced retaining wall construction element
    Patent number: 6994495
    Abstract: A precast concrete retaining wall construction element for retaining a soil mass in a railway installation or the like includes an upstanding solid face panel having the shape of a hexahedron where a rectangular front wall and an integral stem. The front wall defines an area of between about 18.75 and 75 square feet and wherein the ratio of the width of the face panel to its height is between about 0.75 to about 3.0. A reinforced element including an upward extension, an improved shear key and stacked arrangement are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: The Neel Company
    Inventors: John M. Carey, Thomas C. Neel
  • Retaining wall construction and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 4653962
    Abstract: An improved anchor wall includes a series of vertical caissons cast in place along a line defining the boundary of the wall. Soil is executed from one side of the line and anchor rods are used to attach the caissons to the remaining soil. Discrete panels are then stacked one upon the other and attached by a reinforced concrete rib to the vertical caissons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1987
    Assignee: The Reinforced Earth Company
    Inventors: David P. McKittrick, Thomas C. Neel, John M. Carey