# RIMRISER

Revolutionizing manholes, storm drains and utility vaults - SAVES MONEY

## Elevator pitch
RimRiser provides the simplest, safest, and fastest way to set manholes, storm drains and utility hatches in roads and sidewalks. No more driving or tripping over sunken manholes and storm drains.

- Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/rimriser
- Entity ID: wefunder:company:108080
- Last updated: 2026-06-22T05:03:30Z
- Generated at: 2026-06-22T20:06:11Z

## Quick facts
- Privately raised over $2.3M
- Saves Money - Simple, Safe, Fast, and Accurate
- Strong Board of Directors
- Three patents registered and two trademarks issued.
- Additional products to be released in 2022
- Product sales and installs across the Country
- Department of Transportation Approved
- $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill = miles of roadway = massive RimRiser opportunity.

## Active fundraises
- wefunder:fundraise:57671: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)
- wefunder:fundraise:57672: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)

## Story
RimRiser continues to join membership and trade organizations to help promote our products.When we show RimRiser to contractors and public works crews, there is always a few people who will say, “why didn’t anyone think of this 100 years ago.” RimRiser not only means “saving money” it means working safer, faster, more accurately. Instead of pry bars or excavation equipment to adjust heavy structures to the exact elevation and slope, a single installer can simply turn the screws without lifting or hand placing shim material.Simple, Safe, Fast, Accurate, reduces Labor and crew size, reduces the risk for hand and back injuries, a leading hazard on construction sites. Set it right the first time and eliminate the re-adjustment of manholes and catch basins after pavement has been laid, accurate installs last longer and require less maintenance.RimRiser is easily integrated into any current municipal casting or precast concrete top for civil construction. Any project with parking lots, sidewalks, roadway, new construction or repair, is a revenue opportunity for RimRiser.RimRiser does the work of heavy machinery and multiple crew members, saving time and money. Currently in Maine, RimRiser is being used to set precast concrete tops weighing more than 7,700 pounds.RimRiser has multiple state and agency approvals and many more in the works. We're working to make RimRiser the standard across the nation.Three USA patents and two trademarks have been issued. We are continuing our patent and trademark pursuit in Europe, Australia and Canada.RimRiser was officially introduced to the country at the 2020 Precast Show in Dallas Fort Worth Texas. RimRiser was very well received.  Click here for links to the articles listed in the following slide.In person product demonstrations are provided for contractors, civil engineers and municipalities. Customers recognize the value of RimRiser- Simple, Safe, Fast, Accurate- a superior method of installation. Again, saving time and money.We have lots of success hosting product demonstrations at our HQ in Vancouver, WA. Local agencies have adopted and spec’d RimRiser after seeing it in action and recognizing the safety, efficiency, and accuracy benefits.Below is a list of some of the companies we work with across the countryRimRiser continues to join membership and trade organizations to help promote our products.RimRiser has sales in excess of $200,000 and contractors are beginning to place orders by the truckload. There have been a few larger corporations in the industry looking to acquire RimRiser. They realize the company that holds the patents will eventually control the market. A quote from one of the industry leaders. "RimRiser made cast iron sexy again".forward looking projections are not guaranteed.www.rimriser.com

## FAQ
1. **Do you manufacture the rim as well? Can you post a video showing everything that happens after the risers have been set? Thanks.**
   - Hi Brandon, We don't manufacture the rims. We have the foundries change their existing patterns / castings to accept our adjustment system. Everyone is out of town until Tuesday. I will see what videos we have for you when they return.
2. **Have you found specific locations need this more than other locations? I'm thinking snow and those with flooding or hurricanes? Or doesn't it matter?**
   - Hi Brian, it doesn’t really matter where you set RimRiser castings, the work everywhere. We did have a City in Washington that loved that they could set the manhole slightly lower than the street. This gave them assurance the snowplows wouldn’t hit them. RimRiser also shines when manholes are set in or next to ADA ramps.
3. **Have the patents been granted and if so could you provide specifically what for?**
   - Yes all three patents have been granted and filed US 11,365,537 B2 is for precast concrete adjustable tops manufacturing and installation of the jack nut insert. US D956,546 S is the design of the slot nut for cast castings like manholes and catch basins US 11,326,321 B2 is the slot that is cast into the manhole and catch basin castings. As well as the new internal flange manhole we are launching next year.
4. **Thanks for the patent info, I searched for these but I have not seen any granted status, just that they were reissued so to speak as it was an adjustment on a previous application, all that is there is a published date which doesn't mean it was granted, could you help me with ...**
   - The easiest way to look up patents is Google Patents. https://patents.google.com/patent/US11365537B2/en?oq=US+11%2c365%2c537+B2 https://patents.google.com/patent/USD956546S1/en?oq=US+D956%2c546+S https://patents.google.com/patent/US11326321B2/en?oq=US+11%2c326%2c321+B2
5. **When do you expect breakeven?**
   - Q3 Q4 2023

## Team
- Aaron BARR (CEO)
- Matt Stiller (VP Sales)
- Lanz Fritz (CFO/Board Member)
- Ron Sparks (Board Member)
- Kelly Patterson (Senior Engineer)
- Gabe Judah (Operations Manager)

## Recent posts
- RimRiser specified in Central Contra Costa County (2023-08-31T15:28:02Z)
- Patents Canada & Australia (2023-04-21T21:46:57Z)
- Racking up the views! (2023-04-13T20:20:27Z)
- Company Progress (2023-04-11T17:18:29Z)
- As of February 23, 2023 RimRiser has been approved for use on all Tennessee TDOT Projects (2023-03-02T23:13:34Z)
- Municipalities and Civil Engineers are specifying RimRiser with greater frequency. (2023-02-01T23:03:38Z)
- I guess you could say things are getting pretty serious: (2023-01-20T19:20:04Z)
- Take a listen to what our customers are saying (2022-12-22T16:25:13Z)
- RimRiser is a game changer for Precast Concrete (2022-12-06T16:41:09Z)
- Contractors in OR and SW WA received 6 truckloads of RimRiser ready castings from Neenah and D&L Foundry last quarter alone! (2022-11-22T23:25:32Z)
- RimRiser-Adjusted in less than 30 seconds (2022-11-17T20:40:54Z)
- Second US Patent Filed (2022-09-27T20:50:48Z)
- RimRiser Patent Filed May 10, 2022 (2022-07-01T21:40:52Z)
- Read the latest about RimRiser from Municipal Sewer and Water (2022-06-24T15:31:55Z)
- Construction Pros Know RimRiser www.rimriser.com (2022-05-26T21:32:49Z)

## Q&A
- Q: Hi Samual,We had our best year and we have two very large companies that I can't disclose at this time looking into a possible acquisition and / or partnership.We continue to drive specifications and I think 2026 will be a very good year.
- Q: any updates?
- Q: Any updates, financial reports, etc.. ?
- Q: Hi, You state on the main page, "RimRiser has sales in excess of $200,000," which I assume means currently, or at least when that text was written a few months ago, yet in a chart right below that you show projected revenues for 2026 of only $35,000!! Please explain. And at those numbers, how do you get to a valuation of $9M (which is even discounted from a years out)?? Thanks
  - A: Hi Josh, The the numberes in the chart have three zeros removed to save space. You need to add three more zeros to the $35,000 revenue. Making it $35,000,000. Does this answer your question?
- Q: What is the total addressable market (TAM)?
  - A: TAM for precast concrete tops and municipal castings is in the upper hundreds of millions in the USA alone. However, the foundries and precasters keep their market share and sales quantities close to their chest. If you include the rest of the countries with modern infrastructure, TAM is in the billions.
- Q: When do you expect breakeven?
  - A: Q3 Q4 2023
- Q: Thanks for the patent info, I searched for these but I have not seen any granted status, just that they were reissued so to speak as it was an adjustment on a previous application, all that is there is a published date which doesn't mean it was granted, could you help me with this please?
  - A: The easiest way to look up patents is Google Patents. https://patents.google.com/patent/US11365537B2/en?oq=US+11%2c365%2c537+B2 https://patents.google.com/patent/USD956546S1/en?oq=US+D956%2c546+S https://patents.google.com/patent/US11326321B2/en?oq=US+11%2c326%2c321+B2
- Q: Have the patents been granted and if so could you provide specifically what for?
  - A: Yes all three patents have been granted and filed US 11,365,537 B2 is for precast concrete adjustable tops manufacturing and installation of the jack nut insert. US D956,546 S is the design of the slot nut for cast castings like manholes and catch basins US 11,326,321 B2 is the slot that is cast into the manhole and catch basin castings. As well as the new internal flange manhole we are launching next year.
- Q: Have you found specific locations need this more than other locations? I'm thinking snow and those with flooding or hurricanes? Or doesn't it matter?
  - A: Hi Brian, it doesn’t really matter where you set RimRiser castings, the work everywhere. We did have a City in Washington that loved that they could set the manhole slightly lower than the street. This gave them assurance the snowplows wouldn’t hit them. RimRiser also shines when manholes are set in or next to ADA ramps.
- Q: Do you manufacture the rim as well? Can you post a video showing everything that happens after the risers have been set? Thanks.
  - A: Hi Brandon, We don't manufacture the rims. We have the foundries change their existing patterns / castings to accept our adjustment system. Everyone is out of town until Tuesday. I will see what videos we have for you when they return.