ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,137, issued on April 14, was assigned to EARTH WALL PRODUCTS LLC (Smyrna, Ga.).

"Mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall using geosynthetic reinforcement belt with curvilinear embed apparatus in wall panel" was invented by Thomas L. Rainey (Marietta, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A curvilinear embed apparatus is disclosed for enabling connection of a geosynthetic reinforcement belt to a concrete wall panel of a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall. The curvilinear embed apparatus has walls defining a channel that extends from a first aperture through a curved body to a second aperture. The channel and a...