US Patent Issued to EARTH WALL PRODUCTS on May 26 for "Mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall employing reinforcement rods" (Georgia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,825, issued on May 26, was assigned to EARTH WALL PRODUCTS LLC (Smyrna, Ga.).

"Mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall employing reinforcement rods" was invented by Thomas L. Rainey (Marietta, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are embodiments of a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall that employs one or more reinforcement rods and that can be produced with inexpensive, widely available parts. A concrete panel is provided. A steel embed is provided with a loop and with first and second outwardly extending stems. The loop is secured within the concrete panel. A steel reinforcement rod is provided with...