ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,855, issued on Aug. 18.
"Segmented steel tape joint system for connecting tubular steel piles" was invented by David Manko (Venice, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mechanical joint assembly for connecting tubular steel piles includes a box joint welded to a first tubular steel pile and a pin joint welded to a second tubular steel pile. The pin joint inserts into a receiving cavity of the box joint, forming an annular groove between an inner annular recess of the box joint and an outer annular recess of the pin joint. A segmented steel tape having slits across its width enables conforming to the annular groove circumference. The...