Hydraulic and earth engineering – Earth treatment or control – Shoring – bracing – or cave-in prevention
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-29
2005-03-29
Will, Thomas B. (Department: 3671)
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Earth treatment or control
Shoring, bracing, or cave-in prevention
C405S036000, C405S262000, C052S606000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06872032
ABSTRACT:
A retaining-wall block has a set of liquid impervious walls defining a completely bounded cavity having a sealable opening for filling the cavity with a fill material to add weight, and a seal element for sealing the sealable opening. In some cases the block has a second cavity with openings for collecting liquid and for passing collected liquid out of the second cavity to adjacent blocks in an assembly.
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Central Coast Patent Agency Inc.
Mayo Tara L.
Soundstarts, Inc.
Will Thomas B.
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