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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Ness Inventions, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey Ness, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ness Inventions, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C 1/39 (2006.01); E02D 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02D 29/025 (2013.01); E04C 1/395 (2013.01);
Abstract
A retaining wall block including a pair of curved engagement surfaces extending convexly from a rear side of the block and being symmetrical about a transverse axis are configured to engage a planar surface of a setback lip of similar overlying blocks when stacked in successive courses to form a wall structure, where the curved engagement surfaces maintain a desired setback distance successive courses for straight, convex, and concave wall structures.