公开(公告)号：US20230417006A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18463701

申请日：2023-09-08

Applicant: Albert Ben Currey

Inventor： Albert Ben Currey

IPC: E02D3/046 ,  E02F3/96 ,  E02F5/22 ,  E01C19/30 ,  B06B1/18

CPC classification number: E02D3/046 ,  E02F3/967 ,  E02F5/223 ,  E01C19/30 ,  B06B1/183 ,  B06B2201/73

Abstract: A vibratory compactor is provided. The vibratory compactor may include a frame coupled to a compactor plate. The frame and compactor plate are configured to vibrate to compact soil. The vibratory compactor may also include a housing having an inner volume, the housing coupled to the frame by at least one isolator with the frame and the at least one load bearing member located within the inner volume. The housing may be coupled to an arm of an excavator. A gap may be formed between the housing and the frame, wherein the gap between the housing and the frame inhibits movement of the housing with respect to the frame through the housing contacting the frame when excess forces are applied to the housing in an up/down direction, a forward/backward direction, a side-to-side direction, or combinations thereof.

公开(公告)号：US11773556B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US17660159

申请日：2022-04-21

Applicant: Albert Ben Currey

Inventor： Albert Ben Currey

IPC: E02D3/046 ,  E01C19/30 ,  E02F3/96 ,  E02F5/22 ,  B06B1/18

CPC classification number: E02D3/046 ,  B06B1/183 ,  E01C19/30 ,  E02F3/967 ,  E02F5/223 ,  B06B2201/73

Abstract: A vibratory compactor is provided. The vibratory compactor may include at least one load bearing member coupled to a load bearing base and a frame coupled to a compactor plate with the load bearing base coupled to the frame. The frame and compactor plate are configured to vibrate. The vibratory compactor may also include a housing having an inner volume, the housing coupled to the frame by at least one isolator with the frame and the at least one load bearing member located within the inner volume. The housing may be coupled to an arm of an excavator. In response to force being applied to the housing by the excavator during compaction, the housing moves with respect to the frame until a top member of the housing contacts the at least one load bearing member and compacts soil more effectively than a vibratory compactor without the load bearing member.

公开(公告)号：US11712717B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US16367075

申请日：2019-03-27

Applicant: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Inventor： Stewart Sherrit ,  Xiaoqi Bao ,  Yoseph Bar-Cohen ,  Mircea Badescu ,  Hyeong Jae Lee

IPC: B06B1/06 ,  B25D16/00 ,  G01V1/00 ,  A61B17/22

CPC classification number: B06B1/0614 ,  A61B17/22012 ,  B25D16/00 ,  G01V1/006 ,  A61B2017/22025 ,  A61B2017/22027 ,  B06B2201/73 ,  B25D2250/311

Abstract: A dual frequency ultrasonic and sonic actuator with constrained impact mass is presented. According to one aspect, displacement of the impact mass is constrained by cavity to which ultrasonic stress from the tip of a horn is applied. According to another aspect, the displacement of the impact mass is constrained by a spring attached to the tip of the horn. According to another aspect, the displacement of the impact mass is constrained by a flexure. The constrained impact mass converts the ultrasonic stress to lower frequency sonic stress that is coupled to a transmitting element for transmission through a surface. According to one aspect, the transmitting element is a longitudinal probe. According to another aspect, the transmitting element is a drill bit used to penetrate though the surface. According to another aspect, the transmitting element is a thumper used to transmit elastic waves though the surface.