Description
FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS (specially adapted for hydraulic engineering E02B); UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
E02D
Technology
Stats
- 5,242 US PATENTS IN FORCE
- 1,709 US APPLICATIONS PENDING
- 4,018 Total Patent Owners
- 15,730 TOTAL INVENTORS
Subclasses
| Subclass | Title |
|---|---|
| 1/00 | Investigation of foundation soil in situ (investigation involving boring or specially adapted to earth drilling E21B 25/00, E21B 49/00; investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties, in general G01N, e.g. sampling G01N 1/00) |
| 1/02 | Investigation of foundation soil in situ (investigation involving boring or specially adapted to earth drilling E21B 25/00, E21B 49/00; investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties, in general G01N, e.g. sampling G01N 1/00) before construction work |
| 1/04 | Investigation of foundation soil in situ (investigation involving boring or specially adapted to earth drilling E21B 25/00, E21B 49/00; investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties, in general G01N, e.g. sampling G01N 1/00) before construction work Sampling of soil |
| 1/06 | Investigation of foundation soil in situ (investigation involving boring or specially adapted to earth drilling E21B 25/00, E21B 49/00; investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties, in general G01N, e.g. sampling G01N 1/00) before construction work Sampling of ground water |
| 1/08 | Investigation of foundation soil in situ (investigation involving boring or specially adapted to earth drilling E21B 25/00, E21B 49/00; investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties, in general G01N, e.g. sampling G01N 1/00) after finishing the foundation structure |
| 3/00 | Improving or preserving soil or rock, e.g. preserving permafrost soil (securing of slopes or inclines E02D 17/2; damming or interrupting passage of underground water E02D 19/12; improving soil for agricultural purposes A01; soil stabilisation for road building or like purposes E01C 21/00, E01C 23/1; setting rock anchoring bolts E21D) |
| 3/02 | Improving or preserving soil or rock, e.g. preserving permafrost soil (securing of slopes or inclines E02D 17/2; damming or interrupting passage of underground water E02D 19/12; improving soil for agricultural purposes A01; soil stabilisation for road building or like purposes E01C 21/00, E01C 23/1; setting rock anchoring bolts E21D) Improving by compacting (E02D 3/11 takes precedence; compacting soil locally before or while forming foundations E02D 27/26, E02D 27/28) |
| 3/026 | Improving or preserving soil or rock, e.g. preserving permafrost soil (securing of slopes or inclines E02D 17/2; damming or interrupting passage of underground water E02D 19/12; improving soil for agricultural purposes A01; soil stabilisation for road building or like purposes E01C 21/00, E01C 23/1; setting rock anchoring bolts E21D) Improving by compacting (E02D 3/11 takes precedence; compacting soil locally before or while forming foundations E02D 27/26, E02D 27/28) by rolling with rollers usable only for or specially adapted for soil compaction, e.g. sheepsfoot rollers (rollers for soil working in agriculture A01B 29/00; rollers for road paving, such rollers usable also for compacting soil E01C 19/23) |
| 3/032 | Improving or preserving soil or rock, e.g. preserving permafrost soil (securing of slopes or inclines E02D 17/2; damming or interrupting passage of underground water E02D 19/12; improving soil for agricultural purposes A01; soil stabilisation for road building or like purposes E01C 21/00, E01C 23/1; setting rock anchoring bolts E21D) Improving by compacting (E02D 3/11 takes precedence; compacting soil locally before or while forming foundations E02D 27/26, E02D 27/28) by rolling with rollers usable only for or specially adapted for soil compaction, e.g. sheepsfoot rollers (rollers for soil working in agriculture A01B 29/00; rollers for road paving, such rollers usable also for compacting soil E01C 19/23) Trench rollers |
| 3/039 | Improving or preserving soil or rock, e.g. preserving permafrost soil (securing of slopes or inclines E02D 17/2; damming or interrupting passage of underground water E02D 19/12; improving soil for agricultural purposes A01; soil stabilisation for road building or like purposes E01C 21/00, E01C 23/1; setting rock anchoring bolts E21D) Improving by compacting (E02D 3/11 takes precedence; compacting soil locally before or while forming foundations E02D 27/26, E02D 27/28) by rolling with rollers usable only for or specially adapted for soil compaction, e.g. sheepsfoot rollers (rollers for soil working in agriculture A01B 29/00; rollers for road paving, such rollers usable also for compacting soil E01C 19/23) Slope rollers |
| 3/046 | Improving or preserving soil or rock, e.g. preserving permafrost soil (securing of slopes or inclines E02D 17/2; damming or interrupting passage of underground water E02D 19/12; improving soil for agricultural purposes A01; soil stabilisation for road building or like purposes E01C 21/00, E01C 23/1; setting rock anchoring bolts E21D) Improving by compacting (E02D 3/11 takes precedence; compacting soil locally before or while forming foundations E02D 27/26, E02D 27/28) by tamping or vibrating, e.g. with auxiliary watering of the soil (E02D 3/026, E02D 3/08 take precedence; tamping or vibrating apparatus for working ballast on railways E01B 27/00, for consolidating paving materials E01C 19/3, for consolidating concrete in general E04G 21/06) |
| 3/054 | Improving or preserving soil or rock, e.g. preserving permafrost soil (securing of slopes or inclines E02D 17/2; damming or interrupting passage of underground water E02D 19/12; improving soil for agricultural purposes A01; soil stabilisation for road building or like purposes E01C 21/00, E01C 23/1; setting rock anchoring bolts E21D) Improving by compacting (E02D 3/11 takes precedence; compacting soil locally before or while forming foundations E02D 27/26, E02D 27/28) by tamping or vibrating, e.g. with auxiliary watering of the soil (E02D 3/026, E02D 3/08 take precedence; tamping or vibrating apparatus for working ballast on railways E01B 27/00, for consolidating paving materials E01C 19/3, for consolidating concrete in general E04G 21/06) involving penetration of the soil, e.g. vibroflotation |
| 3/061 | Improving or preserving soil or rock, e.g. preserving permafrost soil (securing of slopes or inclines E02D 17/2; damming or interrupting passage of underground water E02D 19/12; improving soil for agricultural purposes A01; soil stabilisation for road building or like purposes E01C 21/00, E01C 23/1; setting rock anchoring bolts E21D) Improving by compacting (E02D 3/11 takes precedence; compacting soil locally before or while forming foundations E02D 27/26, E02D 27/28) by tamping or vibrating, e.g. with auxiliary watering of the soil (E02D 3/026, E02D 3/08 take precedence; tamping or vibrating apparatus for working ballast on railways E01B 27/00, for consolidating paving materials E01C 19/3, for consolidating concrete in general E04G 21/06) Tampers with directly acting explosion chambers (pile drivers with explosion chambers E02D 7/12) |
| 3/068 | Improving or preserving soil or rock, e.g. preserving permafrost soil (securing of slopes or inclines E02D 17/2; damming or interrupting passage of underground water E02D 19/12; improving soil for agricultural purposes A01; soil stabilisation for road building or like purposes E01C 21/00, E01C 23/1; setting rock anchoring bolts E21D) Improving by compacting (E02D 3/11 takes precedence; compacting soil locally before or while forming foundations E02D 27/26, E02D 27/28) by tamping or vibrating, e.g. with auxiliary watering of the soil (E02D 3/026, E02D 3/08 take precedence; tamping or vibrating apparatus for working ballast on railways E01B 27/00, for consolidating paving materials E01C 19/3, for consolidating concrete in general E04G 21/06) Vibrating apparatus operating with systems involving reciprocating masses (E02D 3/054, E02D 3/061 take precedence) |
| 3/074 | Improving or preserving soil or rock, e.g. preserving permafrost soil (securing of slopes or inclines E02D 17/2; damming or interrupting passage of underground water E02D 19/12; improving soil for agricultural purposes A01; soil stabilisation for road building or like purposes E01C 21/00, E01C 23/1; setting rock anchoring bolts E21D) Improving by compacting (E02D 3/11 takes precedence; compacting soil locally before or while forming foundations E02D 27/26, E02D 27/28) by tamping or vibrating, e.g. with auxiliary watering of the soil (E02D 3/026, E02D 3/08 take precedence; tamping or vibrating apparatus for working ballast on railways E01B 27/00, for consolidating paving materials E01C 19/3, for consolidating concrete in general E04G 21/06) Vibrating apparatus operating with systems involving rotary unbalanced masses (E02D 3/054 takes precedence) |
| 3/08 | Improving or preserving soil or rock, e.g. preserving permafrost soil (securing of slopes or inclines E02D 17/2; damming or interrupting passage of underground water E02D 19/12; improving soil for agricultural purposes A01; soil stabilisation for road building or like purposes E01C 21/00, E01C 23/1; setting rock anchoring bolts E21D) Improving by compacting (E02D 3/11 takes precedence; compacting soil locally before or while forming foundations E02D 27/26, E02D 27/28) by inserting stones or lost bodies, e.g. compaction piles (sand drains for soil compaction E02D 3/1; stressing soil while forming foundations E02D 27/28) |
| 3/10 | Improving or preserving soil or rock, e.g. preserving permafrost soil (securing of slopes or inclines E02D 17/2; damming or interrupting passage of underground water E02D 19/12; improving soil for agricultural purposes A01; soil stabilisation for road building or like purposes E01C 21/00, E01C 23/1; setting rock anchoring bolts E21D) Improving by compacting (E02D 3/11 takes precedence; compacting soil locally before or while forming foundations E02D 27/26, E02D 27/28) by watering, draining, de-aerating or blasting, e.g. by installing sand or wick drains (E02D 3/11 takes precedence; soil-penetrating vibrators with auxiliary watering E02D 3/054; drainage of soil in general E02B 11/00) |
| 3/11 | Improving or preserving soil or rock, e.g. preserving permafrost soil (securing of slopes or inclines E02D 17/2; damming or interrupting passage of underground water E02D 19/12; improving soil for agricultural purposes A01; soil stabilisation for road building or like purposes E01C 21/00, E01C 23/1; setting rock anchoring bolts E21D) by thermal, electrical or electro-chemical means (freezing soil for interrupting passage of underground water E02D 19/14) |
| 3/115 | Improving or preserving soil or rock, e.g. preserving permafrost soil (securing of slopes or inclines E02D 17/2; damming or interrupting passage of underground water E02D 19/12; improving soil for agricultural purposes A01; soil stabilisation for road building or like purposes E01C 21/00, E01C 23/1; setting rock anchoring bolts E21D) by thermal, electrical or electro-chemical means (freezing soil for interrupting passage of underground water E02D 19/14) by freezing |
| 3/12 | Improving or preserving soil or rock, e.g. preserving permafrost soil (securing of slopes or inclines E02D 17/2; damming or interrupting passage of underground water E02D 19/12; improving soil for agricultural purposes A01; soil stabilisation for road building or like purposes E01C 21/00, E01C 23/1; setting rock anchoring bolts E21D) Consolidating by placing solidifying or pore-filling substances in the soil (making piles E02D 5/46; soil-conditioning or soil-stabilising materials C09K 17/00) |
Recent Patents
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Recent Publications
| Publication # | Title | Filing Date | Pub Date | Patent Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/0116,428 | PILE-DRIVING PROFILE | Feb 01, 23 | Apr 10, 25 | Not available |
| 2025/0116,109 | WALL BLOCK SYSTEM | Aug 29, 24 | Apr 10, 25 | Westblock Systems, Inc. |
| 2025/0109,334 | COMPOSITIONS THAT INCLUDE SAND AND A STABILIZING AGENT AND RELATED METHODS | Oct 02, 23 | Apr 03, 25 | Not available |
| 2025/0109,561 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING A GRAVITY-BASED STRUCTURE (GBS) AT A SPECIALIZED FABRICATION SITE | Oct 14, 22 | Apr 03, 25 | Publichnoe Aktsionernoe Obshchestvo "NOVATEK" |
| 2025/0109,562 | FOUNDATION SUPPORT SYSTEM SHAFTS, ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS WITH ASYMMETRIC TORQUE TRANSMITTING DISTAL END EDGE TEETH | Sep 29, 23 | Apr 03, 25 | Not available |
| 2025/0109,563 | ALTERNATIVE PILE STRUCTURES | Oct 02, 23 | Apr 03, 25 | Not available |
| 2025/0109,564 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BUILDING EXPANDED SHAFT AUGURED FOUNDATION ELEMENTS | Jan 13, 23 | Apr 03, 25 | Geopier Foundation Company, Inc. |
| 2025/0109,565 | MULTILAYER INTEGRAL GEOGRIDS HAVING A CELLULAR LAYER STRUCTURE, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME | Oct 11, 24 | Apr 03, 25 | Tensar International Corporation |
| 2025/0109,566 | TURNING EARTH ANCHOR STRUCTURE FOR SUPPRESSING TOP DISPLACEMENT, AND TWO-ROW SELF-SUPPORTING TEMPORARY EARTH RETAINING STRUCTURE HAVING A MANUAL RESISTOR BLOCK | Sep 10, 24 | Apr 03, 25 | Not available |
| 2025/0109,890 | CAPPING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IN-GROUND HEAT EXCHANGERS | May 31, 23 | Apr 03, 25 | Not available |
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