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Foundations, excavations & embankments
Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within E02D · public-visibility date · generated 2026
top 25 per window · public-visibility date
Rising· last 2 yrs
Inventors whose newest E02D patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199Robert Ernest Troxler18 patents · 376 citations
- 296Thomas L. Rainey26 patents · 596 citations
- 392Charles J. Mackarvich16 patents · 492 citations
- 488Kevin Kaufman15 patents · 111 citations
- 583Kord J. Wissmann35 patents · 187 citations
- 679Robert Kundel, Sr.11 patents · 151 citations
- 775Michael D. Wilkis11 patents · 64 citations
- 871Charles Almy25 patents · 72 citations
- 967Tyrus Hudson19 patents · 56 citations
- 1063William H. Karau12 patents · 41 citations
- 1158Cory Scott Schneider7 patents · 52 citations
- 1254Earl R. Singleton5 patents · 97 citations
- 1350David J. White23 patents · 60 citations
- 1446Omar Besim Hakim13 patents · 31 citations
- 1542Fernando Benjamin Fischmann7 patents · 43 citations
- 1638Kevin Tyler Kondas5 patents · 32 citations
- 1733George Clarence Geal, Iii5 patents · 28 citations
- 1829Stanley R. Peters5 patents · 28 citations
- 1925Manoj Kumar Tyagi14 patents · 21 citations
- 2021Bassam Marawi6 patents · 14 citations
- 2117Joseph Cavanaugh13 patents · 19 citations
- 2213Andrew Curson11 patents · 18 citations
- 238Andrew Edward Waller10 patents · 18 citations
- 244Daniel Mark Baker10 patents · 18 citations
- 251Daniel John Gallagher10 patents · 18 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained E02D output across the last 5 years
- 199Michael Shawn Jacob6 patents · 591 citations
- 296Allan P. Henderson23 patents · 816 citations
- 392Robert Ernest Troxler18 patents · 376 citations
- 488John L. White34 patents · 1,250 citations
- 583Thomas P. Taylor27 patents · 628 citations
- 679John M. Scales10 patents · 394 citations
- 775Thomas L. Rainey26 patents · 596 citations
- 871Harold K. Hilfiker12 patents · 420 citations
- 967Curtis W. Shillingburg8 patents · 265 citations
- 1063Thomas M. Espinosa14 patents · 208 citations
- 1158Charles J. Mackarvich16 patents · 492 citations
- 1254Richard J. Gagliano10 patents · 321 citations
- 1350John W. Babcock11 patents · 282 citations
- 1446Felix P. Jaecklin15 patents · 347 citations
- 1542James Oliver16 patents · 316 citations
- 1638David L. Neathery9 patents · 238 citations
- 1733Frank Rausche8 patents · 261 citations
- 1829Anthony E. J. Strange5 patents · 287 citations
- 1925Bertin Castonguay17 patents · 293 citations
- 2021August H. Beck, Iii10 patents · 196 citations
- 2117Ahmed Phuly12 patents · 144 citations
- 2213Kevin Kaufman15 patents · 111 citations
- 238David Stadler10 patents · 169 citations
- 244Scott Oliver13 patents · 149 citations
- 251Daniel Oliver12 patents · 136 citations
All-time canon
Career PatentIndex Score in E02D
- 199Harold J. Vinegar8 patents · 2,168 citations
- 296Robert A. Macdonald34 patents · 1,087 citations
- 392Michael Shawn Jacob6 patents · 591 citations
- 488Allan P. Henderson23 patents · 816 citations
- 583William K. Hilfiker37 patents · 2,484 citations
- 679Robert J. Race11 patents · 734 citations
- 775George Leo Stegemeier5 patents · 1,000 citations
- 871Robert Ernest Troxler18 patents · 376 citations
- 967Eric Pierre De Rouffignac4 patents · 1,555 citations
- 1063Frank B. Mercer8 patents · 578 citations
- 1158Paul J. Forsberg5 patents · 604 citations
- 1254William B. Hilfiker11 patents · 666 citations
- 1350Michael E. Woolford6 patents · 426 citations
- 1446William B. Dawson8 patents · 501 citations
- 1542Ernest E. Carter, Jr.13 patents · 507 citations
- 1638Angelo Risi6 patents · 586 citations
- 1733Antonio Risi5 patents · 555 citations
- 1829Stan Rupiper6 patents · 559 citations
- 1925John L. White34 patents · 1,250 citations
- 2021Alec W. White5 patents · 388 citations
- 2117Peter L. Anderson18 patents · 884 citations
- 2213Michael J. Cowell17 patents · 811 citations
- 238Dan J. Hotek18 patents · 768 citations
- 244Jeffrey W. Bruner5 patents · 411 citations
- 251Dick J. Sievert5 patents · 398 citations
Rising· last 2 yrs
The top-scoring E02D patents made public in the last 2 years
- 199US12065797B1✦ AIRod-type pile foundation for preventing pile body from being heaved and operating method t5 cites · 202484% earned
- 296US11965305B1✦ AIElectronic well lid based on electric control travel switch control6 cites · 202485% earned
- 392US12305339B1✦ AIMethod and system for controlling ventilation cooling type permafrost subgrade based on en4 cites · 202582% earned
- 488US11946218B1System and method for robotics-assisted foundation installation5 cites · 202484% earned
- 583US12071735B2Integrated PAC-based cap layer delivery system3 cites · 202467% earned
- 679US12025537B1Indoor test device for simulating a vibration pile sinking process and testing a bearing c4 cites · 202482% earned
- 775US12146286B1Selectively frictionally engaged hole cover2 cites · 202467% earned
- 871US12129620B1Method for repairing aquifer in coal mine area2 cites · 202476% earned
- 967US11959238B1Treatment system and method for sandy soil landfill solid waste polluted river channel3 cites · 202480% earned
- 1063US11982060B1Barrier structure for bearing high-energy impact and construction method thereof3 cites · 202480% earned
- 1158US12163304B1Modular form3 cites · 202480% earned
- 1254USD1036707SLandscape block4 cites · 202467% earned
- 1350US11946211B1Portland cement concrete slab-on-ground fabrication method for performance satisfaction an2 cites · 202461% earned
- 1446US11898318B1Support system for premanufactured buildings2 cites · 202476% earned
- 1542US12252859B2Mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall employing reinforcement rods2 cites · 202476% earned
- 1638US12037763B1Auger-suction type metro jet system (MJS) device for aerated and lightweight cement soil a2 cites · 202476% earned
- 1733US11946217B1Top plate jacking device and jacking construction method configured for V-shaped columns2 cites · 202476% earned
- 1829US12031288B1Systems and methods for mitigation of beach erosion and escarpments2 cites · 202476% earned
- 1925US12297608B2Selectively frictionally engaged hole cover1 cites · 202556% earned
- 2021US12129622B2Root-like expandable foundation pile2 cites · 202476% earned
- 2117US12313532B1Static cone penetration test device and test method incorporating hyperspectral imaging te1 cites · 202567% earned
- 2213US12196720B1Test methods for measuring force situations of tree-shaped spatial nodes1 cites · 202567% earned
- 238US12352003B1Whole-space drilling-grouting integrated device1 cites · 202567% earned
- 244US12123157B1Delaminated subway station structure in sea-land connection region and construction method1 cites · 202467% earned
- 251US12252444B1Crack-resistant ultra-high performance concrete for underground engineering in water-rich 1 cites · 202567% earned
Active· last 5 yrs
The top-scoring E02D patents of the last 5 years
- 199US10990069B1✦ AISystems and methods for monitoring building health102 cites · 202182% earned
- 296US11781429B1✦ AIMethod for blocking mine water inrush14 cites · 202389% earned
- 392US10913894B1✦ AIConstruction method for ecologically protecting expansive soil slope by combining phosphog24 cites · 202190% earned
- 488US11225768B1Drainage grouting pipe and method of use thereof20 cites · 202290% earned
- 583US12102815B2Catheter blood pumps and collapsible pump housings20 cites · 202185% earned
- 679US11959274B2Interlocking building blocks and mortarless interlocking building system10 cites · 202387% earned
- 775US11788247B1Basket assembly operation for autonomous pile driving system12 cites · 202379% earned
- 871US11199019B1Adjustable post-to-substrate embed system15 cites · 202183% earned
- 967US11486804B1Device for simulating full-scale pile-sinking process of static pressure pile by air bag p12 cites · 202288% earned
- 1063US11566985B1Expandable jackets for Pressuremeter Probes for maintaining uniform radial expansion of so11 cites · 202388% earned
- 1158US11066802B1Foldable and/or collapsible plastic/composite utility enclosure13 cites · 202188% earned
- 1254US11280055B1Construction device and method for lateral bracing in ultra-deep foundation pit with silt13 cites · 202288% earned
- 1350US11619556B1Construction monitoring method and system for v-shaped column in underground foundation pi10 cites · 202387% earned
- 1446US12065797B1Rod-type pile foundation for preventing pile body from being heaved and operating method t5 cites · 202484% earned
- 1542US11378541B1Self-contained, automated, long-term sensor system for monitoring of soil and water nutrie16 cites · 202289% earned
- 1638US10954648B1Multi-sensor manhole survey16 cites · 202189% earned
- 1733US11492296B1Carbonization-based lightweight CO2 foamed cement-based material, and optimized preparatio9 cites · 202287% earned
- 1829US11319810B1Monitoring device for deformation of locked patch crack of rock slope and arrangement meth11 cites · 202288% earned
- 1925US11609003B1Clothes dryer exhaust vent for building exterior wall8 cites · 202386% earned
- 2021US11136740B1Underwater traffic tunnel12 cites · 202188% earned
- 2117US11965305B1Electronic well lid based on electric control travel switch control6 cites · 202485% earned
- 2213US12305339B1Method and system for controlling ventilation cooling type permafrost subgrade based on en4 cites · 202582% earned
- 238US11946218B1System and method for robotics-assisted foundation installation5 cites · 202484% earned
- 244US10914046B1System, apparatus, and method for installing a foundation10 cites · 202187% earned
- 251US11365524B1Anchored hole cover8 cites · 202286% earned
All-time canon
The defining E02D patents of the whole record
- 199US7455208B2✦ AISurgical instrument with articulating shaft with rigid firing bar supports2,535 cites · 200692% earned
- 296US7559450B2✦ AISurgical instrument incorporating a fluid transfer controlled articulation mechanism2,352 cites · 200692% earned
- 392US4902508A✦ AITissue graft composition1,457 cites · 199095% earned
- 488US7404449B2Pile driving control apparatus and pile driving system1,044 cites · 200795% earned
- 583US5242399AMethod and system for stent delivery529 cites · 199395% earned
- 679US6023554AElectrical heater445 cites · 200095% earned
- 775US5190405AVacuum method for removing soil contaminants utilizing thermal conduction heating396 cites · 199392% earned
- 871US7828186B2Surgical instrument incorporating a fluid transfer controlled articulation bladder and met395 cites · 200690% earned
- 967US5318116AVacuum method for removing soil contaminants utilizing thermal conduction heating387 cites · 199492% earned
- 1063US5656239AMethod for recovering contaminants from soil utilizing electrical heating367 cites · 199794% earned
- 1158US4860544AClosed cryogenic barrier for containment of hazardous material migration in the earth347 cites · 198994% earned
- 1254US4974425AClosed cryogenic barrier for containment of hazardous material migration in the earth342 cites · 199094% earned
- 1350US5050386AMethod and apparatus for containment of hazardous material migration in the earth334 cites · 199194% earned
- 1446US5997214ARemediation method327 cites · 199994% earned
- 1542US4019301ACorrosion-resistant encasement for structural members259 cites · 197794% earned
- 1638US6035701AMethod and system to locate leaks in subsurface containment structures using tracer gases258 cites · 200094% earned
- 1733US5435666AMethods for isolating a water table and for soil remediation248 cites · 199594% earned
- 1829US6052960AWater cutoff junction member for concrete products to be joined together236 cites · 200094% earned
- 1925US4920712AConcrete retaining wall block, retaining wall and method of construction therefore230 cites · 199094% earned
- 2021US4914876ARetaining wall with flexible mechanical soil stabilizing sheet228 cites · 199094% earned
- 2117US10042341B1Systems and methods for monitoring building health226 cites · 201884% earned
- 2213US5545803AHeating of solid earthen material, measuring moisture and resistivity221 cites · 199689% earned
- 238US7234895B2Methods for indication of at least one subsurface barrier characteristic and methods of us220 cites · 200691% earned
- 244US6012874AMicropile casing and method218 cites · 200094% earned
- 251US5044834ARetaining wall construction and blocks therefor213 cites · 199194% earned
Rising· last 2 yrs
Assignees whose newest E02D patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO9 patents · 594 citations
- 296CATERPILLAR INC46 patents · 1,002 citations
- 392TROXLER ELECTRONIC LAB INC14 patents · 266 citations
- 488HENDERSON ALLAN P13 patents · 352 citations
- 583BAUER SPEZIALTIEFBAU32 patents · 231 citations
- 679GEOPIER FOUND CO INC33 patents · 174 citations
- 775BAUER MASCHINEN GMBH56 patents · 239 citations
- 871PIER TECH SYSTEMS LLC11 patents · 64 citations
- 967OJJO INC35 patents · 78 citations
- 1063PAVESTONE LLC12 patents · 41 citations
- 1158FOX HARDWOOD LUMBER COMPANY L L C6 patents · 25 citations
- 1254CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS INC27 patents · 56 citations
- 1350CRYSTAL LAGOONS TECH INC7 patents · 43 citations
- 1446AQUADATION LLC7 patents · 16 citations
- 1542TENSAR INT CORPORATION18 patents · 19 citations
- 1638SUBSURFACE INC11 patents · 14 citations
- 1733HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC8 patents · 30 citations
- 1829SOLETANCHE FREYSSINET41 patents · 57 citations
- 1925MKB COMPANY LLC10 patents · 19 citations
- 2021PROPEX OPERATING CO LLC8 patents · 23 citations
- 2117KELLEHER STEPHEN6 patents · 19 citations
- 2213CALLE JON6 patents · 15 citations
- 238V FORMS LLC5 patents · 11 citations
- 244INDEPENDENCE MAT GROUP LLC9 patents · 13 citations
- 251UNIV ARIZONA STATE6 patents · 16 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained E02D output across the last 5 years
- 199STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO9 patents · 594 citations
- 296TENSAR CORP23 patents · 1,379 citations
- 392ANCHOR WALL SYST42 patents · 1,282 citations
- 488CATERPILLAR INC46 patents · 1,002 citations
- 583TROXLER ELECTRONIC LAB INC14 patents · 266 citations
- 679HENDERSON ALLAN P13 patents · 352 citations
- 775US ARMY16 patents · 322 citations
- 871WHITE JOHN L11 patents · 272 citations
- 967BAUER SPEZIALTIEFBAU32 patents · 231 citations
- 1063NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY15 patents · 192 citations
- 1158BOMAG GMBH24 patents · 215 citations
- 1254HUBBELL INC33 patents · 247 citations
- 1350PILE DYNAMICS INC9 patents · 227 citations
- 1446US NAVY12 patents · 181 citations
- 1542UNIV IOWA STATE RES FOUND INC12 patents · 221 citations
- 1638GEOPIER FOUND CO INC33 patents · 174 citations
- 1733HYPERLOOP TECH INC11 patents · 66 citations
- 1829HAMM AG41 patents · 228 citations
- 1925KNUDSEN N ERIC13 patents · 85 citations
- 2021AMERICAN PILEDRIVING EQUIPMENT INC24 patents · 132 citations
- 2117GREGORY ENTPR INC9 patents · 97 citations
- 2213BAUER MASCHINEN GMBH56 patents · 239 citations
- 238PIER TECH SYSTEMS LLC11 patents · 64 citations
- 244SIMPSON STRONG TIE CO INC8 patents · 123 citations
- 251OJJO INC35 patents · 78 citations
All-time canon
All-time PatentIndex Score in E02D
- 199SHELL OIL CO22 patents · 2,697 citations
- 296KEYSTONE RETAINING WALL SYSTEM28 patents · 2,119 citations
- 392STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO9 patents · 594 citations
- 488TENSAR CORP23 patents · 1,379 citations
- 583HILFIKER PIPE CO10 patents · 1,002 citations
- 679ANCHOR WALL SYST42 patents · 1,282 citations
- 775PLG RES6 patents · 518 citations
- 871AMERICAN COLLOID CO24 patents · 1,027 citations
- 967CATERPILLAR INC46 patents · 1,002 citations
- 1063HILFIKER WILLIAM K14 patents · 698 citations
- 1158VIDAL HENRI BREVETS23 patents · 962 citations
- 1254FORESIGHT IND9 patents · 547 citations
- 1350AMERICAN PILEDRIVING EQUIPMENT23 patents · 1,007 citations
- 1446TROXLER ELECTRONIC LAB INC14 patents · 266 citations
- 1542ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC3 patents · 5,282 citations
- 1638BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE14 patents · 678 citations
- 1733CHANCE CO AB18 patents · 795 citations
- 1829HILFIKER PIPE COMPANY7 patents · 471 citations
- 1925NICOLON CORP9 patents · 454 citations
- 2021REYNOLDS CONSUMER PROD5 patents · 339 citations
- 2117CARON COMPACTOR CO8 patents · 499 citations
- 2213HENDERSON ALLAN P13 patents · 352 citations
- 238ADVANCED ENERGY IND INC7 patents · 259 citations
- 244VIDAL HENRI12 patents · 429 citations
- 251REINFORCED EARTH CO11 patents · 478 citations
90–99 field-defining50–89 strong<50 emergingearned by citationsfrom family breadth