Invention Grant
- Patent Title: In-situ piling and anchor shaping using plasma blasting
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Application No.: US16279914Application Date: 2019-02-19
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Publication No.: US10577767B2Publication Date: 2020-03-03
- Inventor: Frank A. Magnotti , Igor S. Alexandrov
- Applicant: Petram Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NJ Jersey City
- Assignee: Petram Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Petram Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Jersey City
- Agent Richard A. Baker, Jr.
- Main IPC: E02D5/44
- IPC: E02D5/44 ; E02D7/12 ; E02D5/36 ; H05H1/24 ; E21B7/15 ; E21B7/28 ; H05H1/52

Abstract:
A method, system and apparatus for plasma blasting comprises a borehole in soil, a blast probe comprising a high voltage electrode and a ground electrode separated by a dielectric separator, wherein the high voltage electrode and the dielectric separator constitute an adjustable probe tip, and an adjustment unit coupled to the adjustable probe tip, wherein the adjustment unit is configured to selectively extend or retract the adjustable probe tip relative to the ground electrode and a blasting media, wherein at least a portion of the high voltage electrode and the ground electrode are submerged in the blast media. The blasting media comprises wet concrete. The adjustable tip permits fine-tuning of the blast. The blast is used to force the wet concrete into a customized shape within the borehole.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190177944A1 In-situ Piling and Anchor Shaping using Plasma Blasting Public/Granted day:2019-06-13
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