US Patent Issued to EARTH WALL PRODUCTS on March 18 for "Mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall employing reinforcement rods" (Georgia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,859, issued on March 18, 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 connector is provided with a loop and first and second stems. The loop is secured within the concrete panel. The first and second stems are secured to and extend in a l...