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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120128417 | Slipform Paver The invention relates to a slipform paver having a chassis 2 able to be adjusted in the heightwise direction and having a mounting unit 10 arranged on the chassis for fastening on an arrangement 8 for molding flowable material. The slipform paver ac... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120051838 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLACING AUDIBLE ROAD FEATURES A method for placing an audible feature on a road includes heating a composition and depositing the composition onto at least one of a surface of the road and an existing layer on the road. The composition seeps into porous areas of at least one of the surface of the ro... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120049692 | SYSTEM FOR HARVESTING ENERGY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE SURFACES AND METHODS THEREOF Embodiments of the present invention are generally related to a system for harvesting energy from surfaces upon which motor vehicles travel and methods thereof. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for harvesting energy b... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120051839 | INTEGRATED PAVING SYSTEM AND METHOD The present invention relates to various aspects of system a method for forming a pavement. In one of many aspects, a portable paving mix container containing a paving mix for forming pavement is provided. The portable paving mix container is loaded onto a paving machin... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120039667 | Water Permeable Traffic Bearing System, Method And Drainage Joint For Use With Same Making a water permeable traffic bearing system includes preparing a compound water permeable base in contact with a native substrate, and installing a drainage system having a plurality of elongate drainage joints over the prepared water permeable base. Each of the dra... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120024196 | TAILORED GEOPOLYMER COMPOSITE BINDERS FOR CEMENT AND CONCRETE APPLICATIONS A geopolymer composite binder is provided herein, the composite binder including (i) at least one fly ash material having less than or equal to 15 wt % of calcium oxide; (ii) at least one gelation enhancer; and (iii) at least one hardening enhancer having a different co... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120026013 | SENSOR NODES ACTING AS INDUCTIVE LOOPS FOR TRAFFIC SENSING Sensor nodes are disclosed that act like inductive loops to detect the presence and/or movement of vehicles on at least one roadway. Processors are disclosed using at least one sensor node to communicate vehicle detection that is statistically compatible with the induct... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110318102 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A ROAD COVERING, FEEDER, ROAD PAVER AND PAVING TRAIN A process for producing an asphalt layer in which material with properties that deviate from predetermined requirements is specifically homogenized, and a paving train (10), a road paver (12) and a feeder (14) for carrying out the process.... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110293367 | Roadway Marking Devices and Methods of Using Thereof A marking device includes a support having a first end engaged with a ground surface, and a second end positioned away from the ground surface. A force transfer structure is connected to the second end of the support, wherein the force transfer structure has a diameter ... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110286795 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING ROADWAY WIDTH INCORPORATING A REVERSE ORIENTED RETAINING WALL AND SOIL NAIL SUPPORTS A system and method are provided for increasing the width of an existing roadway. The system incorporates a reverse-oriented retaining wall and soil nail supports. The retaining wall is formed by a first set of soil nails, wire mesh material, and one or more geotextile ... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110274487 | ASPHALT BINDER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE Asphalt binder compositions are formed by combining asphalt with a reclaimed or re-refined oil. The boiling point of the oil may be greater than its flash point. The asphalt may be polymer modified or non-polymer modified. These asphalt binder compositions may be combin... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110243661 | STABLE EMULSIONS FOR PRODUCING POLYMER MODIFIED ASPHALT An acid modified asphalt binder is combined with an emulsifier solution to produce an emulsified asphalt binder. The acid modified asphalt binder may be formed by combining an asphalt binder, a phosphorous-based acid, and, optionally, a polymer modifier. The emulsifier ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110236129 | Adjustable Bolster Swing Legs for Mounting and Aligning and Reorienting Crawlers for Slipform Paving Machines A paving machine which is configured to move in a paving direction for spreading, leveling and finishing concrete into a form having a generally upwardly exposed, finished concrete surface and terminating in lateral concrete sides. The paving machine has a main frame, i... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110229264 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF APPLYING A ROAD SURFACE A system for applying a road surface includes a plurality of operational components each with one or a plurality of adjustment parameters and an open loop control unit from which the adjustment parameters are communicated to the operational components. The system has a ... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110229263 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE PROCESS WHEN PRODUCING A PAVING MAT AND ROAD FINISHER A method for controlling the process laying a layer in a selectable paving thickness with a road finisher in which the laying process is automatically controlled in that a target value for the paving thickness is entered into an automatic closed-loop control system and ... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110217118 | RECYCLING OF ROAD SURFACINGS The present invention relates to a process for the production of roads, tracks, and other areas used by traffic, by producing a mixture comprising ground road surfacing, mineral material, and/or glass, a polymer reaction mixture and, if desired, further additions, and a... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110217475 | Methods for Applying Polymer-Modified Wet Concrete Mixtures The invention relates to methods for applying wet concrete mixtures containing cement, fillers, water, one or more polymers, and possibly further admixtures or additives according to the wet-mix shotcrete method, characterized in that the wet concrete mixtures, which co... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110176868 | FRAME RAISING MULTI-USE PAVING TRACTOR WITH BLIND MATEABLE QUICK CONNECTING TOOL ATTACHMENTS A multi-use asphalt paving tractor with frame raise capability and a blind-mateable connector to facilitate quick connection with interchangeable attachments for performing the functions of a paver, a mix transfer conveyor and road widener.... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110158745 | VIBRATORY SYSTEM FOR A COMPACTOR A vibratory system for a compactor is provided. The vibratory system has a first eccentric, a second eccentric, and a drive shaft. The second eccentric is rotatably and coaxially positioned with respect to the first eccentric. The drive shaft is rotatably coupled to the... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110150572 | Self-Propelled Civil Engineering Machine And Method Of Controlling A Self-Propelled Civil Engineering Machine The invention relates to a self-propelled civil engineering machine, and in particular to a slipform paver, road paver or road milling machine, and to a method of controlling a self-propelled civil engineering machine. The civil engineering machine according to the inve... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110142537 | Assembly for covering a trench An assembly suitable for temporarily covering a trench comprises an anti-slip tile (30) and a separately formed trench cover. The anti-slip tile (30) may be releasably attached to the trench cover. The anti-slip tile (30) comprises a plurality of cy... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110135384 | SURFACE DRAINAGE SYSTEM A surface drainage structure formed above a subgrade may include an elongate drain conduit disposed partially within the subgrade. The elongate drain conduit may define at least one drain slot extending through a wall thereof. The structure may include a pavement layer ... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110135388 | CONCRETE FINISHING APPARATUS A concrete finishing apparatus for smoothing and leveling partially set-up concrete at a support surface includes a frame portion, a first concrete working member and a second concrete working member disposed at the frame portion. The first concrete working member is ro... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110129295 | Deployable Collapsible Engineered Material Systems For Runway Safety A method for slowing a vehicle. The method including: disposing a predetermined thickness of collapsible material over a base; disposing a plurality of panels over a top surface of the collapsible material over which the vehicle travels; and selectively either supportin... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110123267 | METHOD FOR LAYING DOWN A PAVEMENT, A SCREED AND A ROAD PAVER In a method for laying down a pavement consisting of paving material with a screed of a road paver, in which a compaction unit, particularly a tamper, pre-compacts the paving material at cyclical work cycles with selectable stroke and selectable frequency while the pave... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110116865 | SIDEWALK GRADER APPARATUS AND METHOD A sidewalk grader provided for grading a sidewalk base disposed along a curb of an existing road structure. The sidewalk grader comprises a tracking assembly fixable to a vertically adjustable backfill blade of a compact excavator positioned to move forward over an exis... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110091274 | CURB SYSTEM APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR Disclosed herein is a system and method for a seamless curb system suitable for a sanitary environment. The structural material has a substantially uniform cross section. The structure is preferably formed of concrete as is used in traditional curb systems. An outer she... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110070023 | Surface Compactor and Method of Operating a Surface Compactor A method of operating a surface compactor is provided. The method may include supporting a base of the surface compactor on a surface. The method may also include generating a fluctuating vertical force on the base with a vibratory mechanism, which may include moving on... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110064518 | WHEELED CONCRETE SCREEDING DEVICE A wheeled concrete screeding device includes a wheeled unit having wheels for movably supporting a frame portion, and a screed head supported at the frame portion and following behind the wheeled unit when the wheeled unit is moved in a screeding direction. The screed h... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110020063 | Cutting Unit For Producing A Road Marking, And Road Marking The invention relates to a road marking having multiple depressions introduced into the road surface, the depressions comprising two lateral longitudinal walls, extending in the longitudinal direction of the road, that transition, proceeding from the road surface, conti... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110013981 | Animal crossing warning zone and method of applying it to a roadway This invention pertains to an animal crossing warning zone wherein a motorist is alerted that he or she is entering, passing through, and then exiting a section of roadway where wild animals, such as whitetail deer, have a tendency to cross the road. A method of applyin... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110013982 | Compaction Apparatus and Method of Use The invention provides an apparatus for compacting soils at an excavation site. The apparatus generally attaches to the bucket attachment linkage and allows an operator to compact soils using the boom and arm of the excavator. Included is a method for compaction wherein... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100326684 | Road Grader/Spreader System and Method The present invention is a road grader attachment that attaches to a bulldozer. The attachment has an elongated blade with mutually parallel side members attached to the lateral ends of the blade where each of the side members comprise a pair of spaced apart walls that ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100303546 | Soil Compacting Device with Automatic or Operator-Intuitive Adjustment of the Advance Vector A vibrating plate comprises a vibration generator device, which can be controlled in such a manner that the direction of the action of force can be set at a number of locations, particularly in more than two locations. In addition, an advance adjusting device is provide... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100296866 | PAVER AND METHOD In a paver F comprising a combustion engine M, in particular a diesel engine, of a primary driving aggregate P, functional units having hydraulic pumps 23, 30 to 33 inclusive a travel pump aggregate 23 which can be driven by the combustion engine M ... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100290836 | METHOD OF PLACING VISIBLE ADVERTISING A preferred embodiment of the invention provides a method of placing visible advertising on the upper surface of a road (1). This method includes determining the location of any traffic control signs that are applied to the surface of the road, such as the locati... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100272509 | TRAFFIC BARRIER SECTION A traffic barrier section is disclosed herein. The traffic barrier section includes a prefabricated or pre-cast concrete barrier wall section and a poured in-place (i.e., in-situ) moment slab footing. As constructed, the traffic barrier section is suitable for construct... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100270044 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HIGHWAY MARKER REMOVAL An apparatus for removing markers from pavement includes a prime mover and an implement adjustably coupled to the prime mover. The implement includes a body, a tool having a working tip, a leveling pointer pivotably coupled to the body such that the leveling pointer mov... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100215432 | BLOCK EQUIPPED WITH DRAINAGE AND VENTILATION FUNCTION, ITS PRODUCING METHOD, AND BLOCK MULT-LAYER FORMED FROM MATERIALIZATION OF THE BLOCKS The invention provides blocks made of certain material, equipped with drainage and ventilation functions, and a side of the blocks formed with first interlocking part and second interlocking part in the opposite but corresponding side while other two sides without the i... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100196094 | WATER-BALLASTED PROTECTION BARRIERS AND METHODS A water-ballasted molded plastic barrier system incorporates barrier segments wherein each segment employs a sawtooth reflective design, designed to prevent the tire of a vehicle, impacting the barrier, from climbing up the side of the barrier segment. Adjacent barrier ... | 08/05/2010 |
