US Patent Issued to Independence Materials Group on Oct. 27 for "Apparatus and method for lifting a concrete slab" (South Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,597, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Independence Materials Group LLC (Virginia Beach, Va.).

"Apparatus and method for lifting a concrete slab" was invented by William A Gantt (Blair, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lifting system utilizing a lifting apparatus for lifting a floor (e.g., a concrete slab) using the lifting apparatus to support a floor from under the floor during lifting. The lifting apparatus may have a first portion (e.g., an extension member and saddle) installed under a slab. Piers are driven into the ground through the first portion of the lifting apparatus. Thereafter, a second portion of the lifting appa...