Patent #

Year

Author

Title

414700

1889

Gray

Pile

505811

1893

Brown

Fence post

1109020

1914

Skiff & Westphall

Fence post

1791368

1931

Mullet

Anchor post

1940938

1933

AB Chance

Earth anchor 

2234907

1941

Williams

Earth anchor 

2643843

1953

Brown

Sand anchoring device

3016117

1962

Peterson

Earth anchor 

3243962

1966

Ratliff

Method and apperatus for treating soil

3645055

1972

Roza

Screw anchor

3662436

1972

Roza

Screw anchor

3710523

1973

Taylor

Earth anchor 

3772838

1973

Virnig

Ground anchor apparatus

3793786

1974

Jahnke

Screw anchor

3830315

1974

Love

Apparatus for implacement of subterranean screw anchors 

3871142

1975

Abbott

Device for holding down mobile homes 

3952523

1976

Gale

Method of installing a screw-type anchor 

4251963

1981

Patterson

Earth anchor 

4290245

1981

Pardue, Hornsby & Noble

Earth anchor

4316350

1982

Watson

Wing screw earth anchor 

4334392

1982

Dziedzic

Modular screw anchor having lead point non-integral with helix plate 

4467575

1984

Dziedzic

Internally driven earth anchor having small diameter anchor rod 

4499698

1985

Hoyt, Bobbitt, Bartee, Garton, Pilliard & Paul

Method and apparatus for anchoring retaining walls and the like, and installation therefor

4533279

1985

van den Elzen, van der Wouden, & Meijer

Method for making a foundation pile

4650372

1987

Gorrell

Drive screw pile 

4707964

1987

Hoyt, Dziedzic & Rinehart

Method of providing support for an elongated tower leg

4742656

1988

Farmer

Earth anchor with multi-sided blade 

4833846

1989

McFeetors & Wilson

Ground anchor system for supporting an above ground structure 

4923165

1990

Cockman 

Stabilized post anchor 

4981000

1991

Hamilton & Odom

Penetration of power installed anchor 

4996806

1991

Platz

Lead point for helical earth anchor 

5011336

1991

Hamilton, Hoyt, Halferty & Odum

Underpinning anchor system

5066168

1991

Holdeman

Cylindrical foundation support drivable into ground with removable helix 

5113626

1992

Seider & Hamilton

Earth anchor apparatus having improved load bearing element 

5120163

1992

Holdeman, Hargrave & Thorsten

Foundation underpinning bracket and jacking tool assembly 

5139235

1992

Kilmer

Corner fence post system 

5139368

1992

Hamilton, Hoyt, Halferty & Odum

Method of underpinning existing structures

5171107

1992

Hamilton, Hoyt, Halferty & Odum

Method of underpinning existing structures

5286142

1994

Hoyt & Hamilton

Reduced moment anchor hub 

5295766

1994

Tiikkainen

Apparatus and method for building a foundation for uprights or for making passages therethrough 

5408788

1995

Hamilton & Seider

Hollow hub helical earth anchor with improved earth penetrating spade/pilot point 

5575122

1996

Hamilton, Hoyt, Halferty & Hoffman

Earth screw anchor assembly having enhanced penetrating capability 

5575593

1996

Raaf

Method and apparatus for installing a helical pier with pressurized grouting

5607261

1997

Odum, Hoyt & Hamilton

Clamshell power installed anchor screw

5683207

1997

Mauer

Pier assembly and method of installing same

5707180

1998

Vickars, Vickars & Toebosch

Method and apparatus for forming piles in-situ

5800094

1998

Jones

Apparatus for lifting and supporting structures

5904447

1999

Sutton, Ludwig & Rupiper

Drive device used for soil stabilization

5919005

1999

Rupiper

Ground anchor device for penetrating an underground rock formation

5934836

1999

Rupiper & Ludwig

Ground anchor device

6058662

2000

Perko

Earth anchors and methods for their use

6066015

2000

Brown

Method and system for anchoring a buoy via a screw-type anchor

6094873

2000

Hoffman, Hoffman, Hoffman & Horlyk

Foundation for manufactured homes

6142712

2000

White, Krossa & Jones

Hollow screw-in pile 

6264402

2001

Vickars, Vickars & Toebosch

Method and apparatus for forming piles in place

6352390

2002

Jones

Apparatus for lifting and supporting a foundation under tension and compression

6352391

2002

Jones

Piering device having a threaded shaft and helical plate

6435776

2002

Vickars, Vickars & Toebosch

Method and apparatus for forming piles in place

6615554

2003

Rupiper

Helice pier coupling system used for soil stabilization

6652195

2003

Vickars, Vickars & Toebosch

Method and apparatus for forming piles in place

6659692

2003

May

Apparatus and method for supporting a structure with a pier and helix

6682267

2004

Jones

Piering device with adjustable helical plate

6722821

2004

Perko

Helice pier post and method of installation

6814525

2004

Whitsett

Piling apparatus and method of installation

6817810

2004

Jones

Piering device with adjustable helical plate

6872031

2005

May

Apparatus and method of supporting a structure with a pier 

6986495

2006

Pinkleton & Showler

Walkway bracket for use with helical anchor

7018139

2006

Slemons

Structural helical pile

7037045

2006

Jones

Modular tubular helical piering system

7044686

2006

May

Apparatus and method for supporting a structure with a pier

7090437

2006

Pinkleton

Modular helical anchor

6032880

2000

Verrills & Verrills

Ground Spike for a Sun Umbrella

6050740

2000

Dziedzic

Combined Lockdog and Kelly Bar Adapter

6079905

2000

Ruiz, et al.

Bracket Assembly for Lifting and Supporting a Foundation

6128867

2000

MacKarvich

Ground Anchor with Stabilizer Cap

6142710

2000

Holland & Holland

Apparatus and Method for Raising a Foundation

6193443

2001

Trudeau, et al.

Anode Installation Apparatus and Method

6202368

2001

Wallace

Earth Anchoring System

6272798

2001

Cockman

Anchor with Pivotal Attachment

6394704

2002

Sacki, et al.

Screwed Steel Pile and Method of Construction Management…

6412235

2002

Pylant

Removable Screw-Type, In-Ground Anchor Device

6412236

2002

Johnson

Easily Installable Fence Post

6539685

2003

Bell & Rietveld

Apparatus and Method for Lifting Sunken Foundations

6641332

2003

Alvarado

Foundation Support and Process for Structures

6702239

2004

Boucher

Apparatus and Method for Supporting the Trunk of a Tree

6814524

2004

Peterson

Method and Apparatus for Lifting and Stabilizing Subsided…

6840714

2004

Vache

Foundation Repair Bracket

7040842

2006

Stotzer

Method and Device for Making a Foundation Member

7094003

2006

Faires, et al.

Bracket Assembly for Lifting and Supporting a Foundation

7112012

2006

Whitsett

Piling Apparatus and Method of Installation

7163357

2007

Peterson

Method and Apparatus for Lifting and Stabilizing Subsiding…

7195426

2007

May

Structural Pier and Method for Installing Same

7220081

2007

Gantt

Concentric Load Bearing Piping with Liner for Foundation Anchor