Class 14/78 - MISCELLANEOUS

Subclass of Class 14 - Bridges
Definition: Bridge structure involving features not otherwise classifiable
No. of patents: 39
Last issue date: 03/20/2012

Number	Title	Issue Date
8136191	Scaffold arrangement and method for repairing the edge structure of a concrete bridge A scaffold arrangement for repairing the edge structure of a concrete bridge. A steel-structured bent comprises a vertical beam that can be anchored by support members to the upper surface of the bridge. The vertical beam extends to a distance above the upper surfac...	03/20/2012
7874036	Energy storage bridge An energy storage bridge includes a plurality of bridge girders. The bridge girder includes a number of steel pipes and a plurality of web plates. The steel pipes are assembled either in a single row or in multiple rows in the structural depth direction to form the ...	01/25/2011
7509702	Barricade system and barricade bracket for use therein A protective barricade system to prevent persons from accidentally falling through holes in roofs or floors or from the edges of stairwells, balconies, or pitched roofs. The barricade system comprises a plurality of barricade brackets that are spaced apart and can b...	03/31/2009
7296317	Box beam bridge and method of construction An improved box beam bridge and a method of construction are disclosed. The box beam bridge comprises a plurality of box beams for each lane structure of the bridge. Each of these lane structures are separately secured together and post-tensioned by means of a compo...	11/20/2007
7281287	Prop-type damping device There is disclosed a prop-type damping device which effectively consumes energy of up-and-down vibration on a main girder of a bridge caused by earthquakes, winds, passing vehicles or the like to prolong a life of the bridge and improve comfort for bridge users with...	10/16/2007
7263736	Sand dune bridges and methods of protecting sand dunes A sand dune bridge is configured with a suspension span which spans a sand dune from first pilings on a landward side of the dune to second pilings in or adjacent to a seaward side of the dune. A ramp extends from the second pilings to the beach. The ramp may also b...	09/04/2007
7210183	Method and installation for building a highway and a highway The invention relates to a method and installation for constructing highways. The object of the invention is to extend operational capabilities of a mobile installation for constructing a highway in space-limited enviroment without reducing the traffic intens...	05/01/2007
7207079	Bridge deck panels, fabrication methods and use Bridges decks or panels for bridge decks made of a metal-plastic-metal sandwich with the plastic bonded to the metal plates so as to transfer shear forces therebetween. The sandwich plates may be constructed with either a solid plastic core or a composite core consi...	04/24/2007
7159262	Bridge overhang bracket An overhang bracket has a top member, a side member and a diagonal member. The side and top member may be connected together through a removable connecter. A guardrail post holder allows a guardrail post to be installed at a variety of angles to the top member. Rota...	01/09/2007
7048465	Method of routing and diverting traffic This invention relates to routing or directing at least a portion of traffic from a tract of land, and particularly to land adjacent a body of water. The method of routing of diverting traffic comprises first identifying a tract of land where a road is needed and id...	05/23/2006
7032268	Bridge overhang bracket A bridge overhang bracket includes an elongate top member having inner and outer ends an elongate diagonal member having an inner end and an outer end, the outer end of the diagonal member pivotally attached to the outer end of the top member, upper and lower pivot ...	04/25/2006
6972687	System and method for detecting a structure failure A system for quickly and reliably detecting a failed structure includes a signal source, a cable attached to the structure, an anti-slip cable anchor, a signal detector, and user indicator. When the structure fails, the cable attached to the structure is also broken...	12/06/2005
6722088	Elevated bridge infrastructure and design method for designing the same In order to design an infrastructure of an elevated bridge, first a target ductility factor μd and target natural period Td for the infrastructure are set in connection with an assumed earthquake motion. Subsequently, a yield seismic coefficient for the ...	04/20/2004
6557201	Stressed-skin modular fiber reinforced plastic bridge A monocoque fiber reinforced plastic composite modular bridge structure and fabrication method are described in which, in a preferred embodiment, one or more bridge modules of selected length and cross-section are fabricated by applying composite fabric o...	05/06/2003
6507163	Robotic bridge maintenance system A bridge surface preparation, maintenance and painting system has a truck-mounted man lift with an extensible platform on which robot arms and cameras are mounted. Inflatable bags isolate the area of the bridge being worked on, and an apron catches debris...	01/14/2003
6397423	Apparatus for catching debris while demolishing a bridge structure An overhang bracket for preventing the discharge of debris from a structure which contains a bracket deck integrally connected to a bracket frame. The bracket deck and bracket frame preferably each has a length of from about 4 to about 15 feet. The bracke...	06/04/2002
6338175	Movable safety tunnel for use during bridge maintenance A movable safety tunnel rides on parapets within a bridge. The safety tunnel is locked in place in a respective section of the bridge while maintenance or other operations are performed on that section of the bridge. This allows the traffic to flow throug...	01/15/2002
6249925	Bridge of shock-absorbing construction A bridge of shock-absorbing construction is disclosed, which includes horizontal members arranged in series, vertical members supporting the horizontal members, and connectors for connecting the adjacent horizontal members or for connecting the horizontal...	06/26/2001
6170106	Movable safety tunnel for use during bridge maintenance A movable safety tunnel rides on parapets within a bridge. The safety tunnel is locked in place in a respective section of the bridge while maintenance or other operations are performed on that section of the bridge. This allows the traffic to flow throug...	01/09/2001
6131225	Docking assembly for a shuttle A docking assembly for the platform of a shuttle system includes a movable plate extending outward from the platform. The plate is engageable with an end wall of the shuttle such that the plate extends from the platform to the shuttle. As a result of the ...	10/17/2000
6073293	Curb and safety rail system for a bridge deck A light-weight, corrosion-resistant, readily installed bridge deck is formed of modular deck panels spliced to each other on site. Each of the deck panels is shop-fabricated by longitudinally welding flanges of adjacently placed multi-void extruded alumin...	06/13/2000
5913340	Walkway platform An elevated walkway platform comprising at least one elongated platform module positioned in a generally horizontal attitude and being supported above a work area. The platform module comprises a substantially flat deck having side walls or toe boards ext...	06/22/1999
5655244	Long or super long bridge with an automatic transporting system An automatic vehicle transportation system (AVTS) is installed on a long or super long bridge in order to lighten and permit elongation of the entire bridge structure. The transportation system includes mode converting interchanges, automatic transportati...	08/12/1997
5640732	Windbreak barrier for a suspension bridge structure, comprising flutter damping means Windbreak barrier for a suspension bridge comprising a substantially rigid flat structure, the top surface of which forms the roadway for the vehicles crossing the bridge, and a suspension system formed of catenary cables and of a plurality of vertical st...	06/24/1997
5287578	Wind breakup means for suspension bridges The invention provides wind flow dissipating units mountable in close relation to one another along the sidewalls of the roadway of a suspension bridge and providing pivotable plates hanging from the units in opposed parallel relation to the sidewalls, th...	02/22/1994
5215401	Deflatable fascine A ditch filling fascine including a core comprising a plurality of inflatable core members, and a sleeve comprising a multiplicity of axially parallel sleeve members adjacent to one another and connected by at least two flexible ties such as chains. A com...	06/01/1993
5214817	Modular ramp and landing walkway assembly A modular ramp and landing assembly made from a plurality of similarly sized pre-manufactured concrete filled rectangular panels. The ramp portion is made from the modular panels attached by their shorter sides. A support post with an angularly arranged b...	06/01/1993
5105494	Continuously moving highway reconstruction device The present invention relates to a road excavation and paving system having a main bridge section and ramp sections attached thereto for allowing traffic to continuously flow to and from the old highway and to and from the new highway. The old highway is ...	04/21/1992
5049000	Continuous flow intersection A continuous flow intersection for accommodating traffic from a plurality of road surfaces includes a first road surface for traffic traveling in a first direction. A second road surface is provided for traffic traveling in a direction opposite to the fir...	09/17/1991
5014381	Rolling platform assembly The present invention relates to a method of installing a platform assembly designed to be mounted below a bridge deck to prevent impeding traffic below the bridge deck during installation of the paltform assembly and during demolition of the bridge. The ...	05/14/1991
4953249	Modular overpass or raised parking structure A modular overpass that uses interlockable roadway units. These interlockable units include ramp units adapted for fitting together to create entry and exit ramps having a low end and a raised end, cantilever units for attachment to the raised ends of the...	09/04/1990
4945594	Covered bridge structure A covered structure comprising a covered bridge and at least one covered entrance to said bridge is described. The covered bridge contains a bridge frame, a deck, a bridge enclosure framework disposed above the deck, means for connecting the bridge frame ...	08/07/1990
4927288	Road traffic network A road traffic network wherein the fundamental "building block" is an endless loop of one way traffic flow, a second endless loop of one-way traffic flow completely surrounded by the first endless loop and having traffic flow opposite in direction to the ...	05/22/1990
4873738	Apparatus for stripping concrete forms from bridge structures Apparatus for stripping concrete forms from the undersurface of a concrete roadbed of a bridge under construction has a carriage positioned on and driven longitudinally along the upper surface of the roadbed. The carriage carries spaced apart transversely...	10/17/1989
4672781	Cornice for bridge, viaduct, or the like A cornice for a construction work having an upright surface has a plurality of similar elongated panels of like section and predetermined length. These panels are laterally concave and each have a pair of parallel longitudinal edges and opposite longitudi...	06/16/1987
4566821	Conformable fascine A fascine capable of conforming to the contours of a supporting surface, comprises a core of cylindrical pipes loosely disposed within a surrounding flexible sleeve comprised of similar pipes transversely and continuously interconnected by tensioned flexi...	01/28/1986
4312601	Fascines A fascine capable of conforming to the contours of a supporting surface, comprises a core of loose cylindrical pipes disposed within a surrounding sleeve of similar pipes transversely and continuously inter-connected by flexible ties. Binding straps attac...	01/26/1982
4074384	River ramp for hovercraft Apparatus for the traversal of an air boat or hovercraft over river dams consisting of a two-sided ramp having an upper and lower end. The ramp is constructed in a river extending over a dam. The upper end of the ramp is located upstream of the dam and th...	02/21/1978
4002125	Monorail support Apparatus is provided for supporting load bearing, sharply curved girders, particularly for use in a transportation system. The sharply curved girders are supported only at their ends, even for those of substantial length, so as to reduce the number of ve...	01/11/1977

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