OPEN-BOTTOM EXTENSIBLE SHELLS AND RELATED METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING A SUPPORT PIER - Patent 3329053

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EP 3 329 053 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	06.06.2018 Bulletin 2018/23

(21)	Application number: 16831234.6

(22)	Date of filing: 26.07.2016

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

E02D 7/28^(2006.01)

E02D 23/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2016/044038

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2017/019682 (02.02.2017 Gazette 2017/05)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME
	Designated Validation States:
	MA MD

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Priority:

27.07.2015 US 201514809579

(71)	Applicant: Geopier Foundation Company, Inc.
	Davidson, North Carolina 28036 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	WHITE, David J. Boone, Iowa 50036 (US)

(74)	Representative: HGF Limited
	Saviour House 9 St. Saviourgate York YO1 8NQ York YO1 8NQ (GB)

(54)	OPEN-BOTTOM EXTENSIBLE SHELLS AND RELATED METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING A SUPPORT PIER