ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,085, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Parsons Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Substrate foundation support" was invented by Elie Habib Homsi (Spicewood, Texas), Vincent T. Gastoni (Cambridge, Minn.) and Brian K. Witte (Westminster, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Lateral extensions enhance the capacity and stability of a foundation element by penetrating the surrounding substrate creating a stronger underpinning. The load bearing capacity of a foundation element is increased by deploying extensible components into the surrounding substrate/soil. The breadth of a foundation element is expanded by extending components into the surroun...