ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,204, issued on Feb. 17.
"Reinforcement element for a diaphragm wall provided with a seal-carrier" was invented by Michel Coudry (Rueil Malmaison, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reinforcement element for a diaphragm wall is described. The reinforcement element includes a reinforcement cage, the reinforcement element further includes a seal-carrier provided with a mounting part for receiving at least one seal, which is elongated, the seal-carrier is fixed to the first end part of the reinforcement cage and extends along the longitudinal direction of the reinforcement cage, the seal-carrier defines a housing for receiving the s...