US Patent Issued to OJJO on Sept. 16 for "Systems, methods, and machines for autonomously driving foundation components" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,129, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to OJJO INC. (San Rafael, Calif.).

"Systems, methods, and machines for autonomously driving foundation components" was invented by Daniel Flanigan (Petaluma, Calif.), Steven Kraft (Albany, Calif.), Charles Almy (Berkeley, Calif.), Spencer Shupe (Antioch, Calif.), Tyrus Hudson (Petaluma, Calif.) and Ryan Woodward (Fairfax, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated feedback-based system for driving foundation components to a desired embedment depth. A digital controller executing a stored control program controls driving components arranged on a mast of the driving machine including a dri...