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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110170949 | REMOVABLE PNEUMATIC MARKER WITH UNDERGROUND ANCHORING A description is given of a bollard designed specifically for signalling in places through which, road traffic passes, both in cities, towns and villages and on roads and motorways. The bollard comprises two separate elements, of which one provides lower anchorage to th... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110150569 | LOW PROFILE BARRIERS HAVING ATTACHED MOLDED PINS A barrier assembly includes a barrier having an interior surface and an opposing exterior surface extending between a first end and an opposing second end. The interior surface bounds a chamber that is adapted to receive a ballast. The barrier also has an internal sidew... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20100232876 | Bollard configured to store a bollard coupling This application concerns traffic control devices, such as bollards, configured for storage of a bollard coupling adapted to extend between a bollard and an adjacent structure. Bollards are disclosed that comprise a body defining an interior body volume and a first aper... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100003079 | Method of Installing Depressible Pavement Marker A retractable, reflective pavement marker for delineating traffic lanes of roadways and a method of installing the same that provides improved protection from potentially damaging vehicle tires, snowplows, and environmental conditions. The marker incorporates a reflecto... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090290324 | SAFETY AND CONSTRUCTION TRAILER A safety trailer has semi-tractor hitches at both ends and a safety wall that is fixed to one side of the trailer. That side, however, can be changed to the right or left side of the road, depending on the end to which the truck attaches. A caboose can be attached at th... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090285630 | Speed Sensitive Traffic Control Device A traffic control device includes a shell body and at least one receptacle located in the shell body. The receptacle includes a dilatant material.... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090279949 | Traffic channelizer A traffic channelizer is provided. In one implementation, the traffic channelizer may include upper and lower portions with a center region in between. The center region may include front and back surfaces joined together by multi-faceted end regions extending and taper... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090232596 | TRAFFIC DEVICE, SUCH AS A ROADSIDE POST A traffic device (1), such as roadside post, provided with an indication element (3) having a visible area (2) and with a cleaning device (4) for cleaning the indication element (3), in which the cleaning device (4) comprises a ... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090169297 | Truncated safety dome device and method The present invention teaches that a warning dome system may have domes which are truncated and have no portion which is vertical nor near vertical, in fact, a very low angle of incline may be used. It further teaches that the material MMA (methyl methacrylate) may be u... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090113772 | VISUAL ELEMENTS ARRAY INFORMATION DISPLAY AND ROAD SAFETY SYSTEM The present invention discloses a system and method of displaying visual information, comprising a plurality of visual elements placed on a plurality of display modules, which are positioned so as to be cognitively perceived as forming an integrated, unified visual info... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090097914 | DELIVERY AND RETRIEVAL DEVICE FOR ROAD CONES The invention relates to a delivery and retrieval device for road cones. In a preferred embodiment the device comprises a track for mounting across the rear of a vehicle, a tower mounted to slide on the track, means such as motor to move the tower on the track, a convey... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090047068 | Road Course and Methods of Use A system and corresponding method is provided for conveying driving-related information to vehicle drivers on a track or road course. The system includes evaluating a track or road course and determining recommended driving actions for various segments of the track or r... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090047067 | Raised, longitudinal, channelizing separator system and method A longitudinal, channelizing traffic separator system has interlocking D-shaped curb sections with a recessed delineator post mounting receptacle formed in the top side of interlocked sections at an interlock joint. The receptacle will releasably retain a quick-release ... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090028639 | APPARATUS FOR DEVELOPING VEHICLE MANEUVERABILITY SKILLS A driver training device that facilitates practicing vehicle maneuverability tasks to help develop vehicle maneuverability skills. In one embodiment, the device includes a plurality of boundary markers interconnected by flexible connecting members. The flexible connecti... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090022547 | Roadside barrier marker structure An improved roadside barrier marker structure, mainly comprises two triangular marker bodies, and a semicircular groove being disposed on one of the marker bodies with its bottom connected to a base, and a cylindrical cylinder disposed at the center of the base; a cylin... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080166181 | Temporary striping system for roadways An anchoring system for securing traffic control lines to a roadway. The anchoring system includes an anchoring device that is a substantially planar member that includes at least one through hole. An adhesive is applied to the device or roadway that then secures the an... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080145145 | Guidepost for a Road A guidepost of a road is disclosed, in which there are provided a groove pipe frame having an insertion groove along an entire length of a circular pipe and a guidepost having an insertion frame inserted into the insertion groove and provided at a backside of a guidepos... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080112756 | FIXED BOLLARD SYSTEM A fixed bollard system includes a plurality of spaced apart, elongated bollards each longitudinally disposed along a corresponding X-axis, each bollard being comprised of an I-beam having a front face and a opposing back face extending between a top end and an opposing ... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080107481 | Tactile directional tiles for pedestrians A system and apparatus for providing tactile feedback for visually impaired persons with arrangements of tactile tiles. An elongated tactile tile includes multiple rows of elongated blisters with alternating rows offset. The longitudinal axis of the elongated blisters i... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080075531 | Flexible marker device A flexible marker device comprises a marker body having a bottom end and a top end, and a base for supporting the marker body. The base has an aperture in a center portion thereof and a groove extending about the aperture in an upper surface of the base. The bottom end ... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080075530 | BOLLARD WITH CONNECTING MECHANISMS FOR CONNECTING RAILINGS A bollard with connecting mechanism for connecting railings, comprising: a bollard body which is provided with at least two receiving parts concave inwardly on each of opposite surfaces thereof; at least two connectors, each of which includes a base and an ear extending... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080069637 | Barrier system and method A reflector assembly for controlling vehicular traffic. The reflector assembly comprising a saddle-bag assembly having a reflector member. The saddle-bag assembly may be supported by a barrier member. A method for controlling traffic on a highway at night. The method in... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080044224 | Traffic Safety Integrated System, Particularly in Low Visibility Conditions and Method of Use of Same An integrated system for traffic safety (1), particularly in low visibility conditions, for use on a site (2) of a road, railway, airport, harbor or the like, which comprises road markings and/or signs (3). The system (1) comprises at least o... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080038057 | Bollard assembly A telescoping bollard assembly is provided. The bollard assembly includes a threaded shaft and a shaft housing structure containing a lubricant source in fluid communication with the shaft threads. A lubricant is positioned in the lubricant source in contact with the th... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20080019772 | Protective apparatus for a roadway marker A side guard for a roadway marker comprising an elongate rail member having a top and a bottom. A rooting pin extending from the bottom of the rail member. The rooting pin having a laterally open recess.... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20070233542 | Method and system for designing, executing and managing road construction projects In a method and system for executing and managing a road construction project, the following operations are implemented in a single computer software. Input data are defined to provide guidelines for designing the road construction project. Underground layers are determ... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070231067 | Vehicle visibility vest A high visibility fluorescent fabric and retro-reflective tape banner to be attached to the rear of a vehicle in the event of a breakdown. It will raise visibility to approaching vehicular traffic thereby reducing the risk of collision and injury.... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070223996 | Emissive road marker system A roadside marker comprises a light-emitting element, an electronic circuit connected to the light-emitting element, a battery connected to the electronic circuit, a photovoltaic cell electrically connected to the battery, and an actuator for causing the electronic circ... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20070196169 | Truncated dome insert pins with flexible Mylar Layout Grid A plastic device, in the shape of a truncated dome, affixed to a pedestrian sidewalk, crosswalk or platform by use of a flexible Mylar layout grid and a drilled and glued insert location , placed to provide a tactile and visual alert to disabled persons as to the locati... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070098493 | Extended life road system and method A roadway is widened preferably by no more than 36 inches to move current traffic lanes on state and interstate highways and county roads to control the wear of these roadways. After a period of time with normal road wear taking place along a first pair of strips in eac... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070098492 | Temporary marking material and pavement marker A temporary marking material comprises a thermally-expansible layer containing a binder, a pigment and thermally-expansible microballs, and a pavement marker comprises the temporary marking material. Both the temporary marking material and the pavement maker hardly peel... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070053742 | Flashing trail marker An improved battery powered flashing light trail marker of the type having an elongated body containing an electrically powerable light source in electrical communication with an electric battery by way of a switch and flashing circuit so that when the switch is closed ... | 03/08/2007 |
| 20070053741 | MARKER FOR BURIED OBJECTS A marker for locating an underground object such as a utility line features an elongate, flexible body, with an aperture near one end. The aperture has a “keyhole” shape which imparts sufficient stiffness in the marker so that it does not readily bend or flex at the... | 03/08/2007 |
| 20070048084 | Modifiable display marker One aspect of the disclosure involves modifying a display marker at least partially by actuating an at least one positional display element. Another aspect of the disclosure involves modifying an effective positioning of at least one display marker relative to a support... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070041785 | Dynamic road marking unit A dynamic road marking unit is capable of switching between a first and a second display state. It has an electro-optical layer which is bistable. In principle the dynamic road marking unit only requires energy when switching between the states, i.e. when the visual pro... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20070020044 | Barrier system A barrier system comprises a first and second upright support legs and a laterally extending vision barrier. The support legs may include a pair of telescoping leg support portions. The laterally extending vision barrier comprises a vision barrier screen having slits sp... | 01/25/2007 |
| 20070009324 | Emergency warning device rapid deployment system A safety marker configured to be ejected from a moving or stopped vehicle includes a compliant compartment with a bottom surface that is at least partially rounded to self-orient the safety marker. A displaceable material can be disposed in the compliant compartment, an... | 01/11/2007 |
| 20060245827 | Conformable and removable tactile warning mat systems A tactile warning mat system includes a tactile warning mat and a plurality of elongated underlayment laths removably secured to the tactile warning mat via fasteners. The warning mat includes opposite upper and lower surfaces. The upper surface of the warning mat inclu... | 11/02/2006 |
| 20060204328 | Directional highway buoy An improved highway barricade light, with increased visibility and operational life span that can be installed on a common traffic channelizer, without preventing the stacking of the channelizer. A base with hand-hold features is attached to the top of a traffic channel... | 09/14/2006 |
| 20060193689 | Method for applying elements to surfaces of constructed objects used for road traffic An environmentally sound method for applying or fixing elements (2) to constructed objects used for road traffic. The element (2), which is at least partially made of a material that can be liquefied by mechanical energy, is positioned on the surface, is p... | 08/31/2006 |
