ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,876, issued on May 12.
"Geo-strap pulling apparatus for building mechanically stabilized earth walls" was invented by Shaun Dunbar (Orlando, Fla.), Alejandro Estrella (Orlando, Fla.) and Ian Dunbar (Orlando, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A geo-strap pulling apparatus for building mechanically stabilized earth walls includes a frame having a stationary lower section secured to a support surface, a dynamic upper section operably coupled to a stationary lower section, a drive wheel rotatably attached to the frame, a powered actuated implement removably and operably coupled to the drive wheel for spinning the drive wheel about a fir...