ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,276,078, issued on April 15.

"Foundation piles, systems, assemblies, and methods" was invented by William Charles Kruse (Clark, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Foundation pile assemblies disclosed herein can include a first section positioned at a bottom of a foundation pile assembly and a second section coupled to the first section. The first section can include a shell extending along a length of the foundation pile. The shell can have an interior space and an outside surface. A cap can be positioned at an end of the pile assembly. Some embodiments of the foundation pile can have an impact support element positioned within the inter...