Patents by Inventor William E. Kruse

William E. Kruse 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).

  • Corrugated shell bearing piles and installation methods
    Patent number: 10676888
    Abstract: A bearing pile including a plurality of connected corrugated steel shells inserted into a subsoil and installation methodology of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: William Jordan LLC
    Inventors: William C. Kruse, Jordan R. Twist, William E. Kruse
  • Pile having wedge former
    Patent number: 4543015
    Abstract: A new pile is disclosed which includes a pile shaft and wedge-forming means of castable material spaced upward of the tip of the pile shaft and proximate thereto. The wedge-forming means cooperates with the portion of the pile beneath it, during driving, to cause the formation of a wedge of soil. The thus-formed soil wedge is in contact with other soil and the resulting soil-soil interface has enhanced pile supporting characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1985
    Inventor: William E. Kruse
  • Wedge-forming pile
    Patent number: 4349298
    Abstract: A new pile is disclosed which includes a pile shaft and wedge-forming means of castable material spaced upward of the tip of the pile shaft and proximate thereto. The wedge-forming means cooperates with the portion of the pile beneath it, during driving, to cause the formation of a wedge of soil. The thus-formed soil wedge is in contact with other soil and the resulting soil-soil interface has enhanced pile supporting characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1982
    Inventor: William E. Kruse