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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7901157 | Vibratory plate compactor with aggregate feed system A vibratory plate compactor with aggregate feed system includes a frame, a soil compacting plate and a drive mechanism, such as a hydraulic motor, is mounted on the frame and has a rotatable drive shaft which uses a V-belt to drive a vibratory actuator on the tampin... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7540686 | Vibratory paving screed for a paver The invention relates to a vibratory paving screed for a paver, comprising a baseplate and a vibration drive therefor and also comprising a front wall which is mounted upstream of the baseplate in the paving direction, is fixed with respect to the baseplate and enga... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7320558 | Apparatus for screeding uncured concrete surfaces A screeding apparatus and method for screeding and smoothing an uncured concrete surface includes a vibrating member and a grade setting device adjustably mounted to said vibrating member. The screeding apparatus may include a wheeled support which at least partiall... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311465 | Strike-off beam and spreader plow assembly for placer/spreader In combination with a placers/spreader having a frame including at least two side bolsters standing parallel to the subgrade path and at least two cross beams spanning the subgrade path forming a conveyor supporting structure. A rail system is attached spanning the ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7284929 | Paver and method for simultaneously casting several paving material layers At least two paving screeds B1, B2 which are distant in operation running direction R are supported at a chassis 1 of a paver F. The paver F is designed for simultaneously casting several paving material layers L1, L2 on top of eac... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7204659 | Screed bar for vibratory screed A screed bar for a vibratory concrete screed is formed from a long hollow extrusion having generally flat enclosing walls and defining in cross section two triangular sections that share a common interior wall. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201537 | Concrete screed with vibration isolation A vibratory concrete screed includes a vibration isolation system that minimizes the transmission of vibrations to the operator under normal operating conditions, but becomes more rigid during screed control forces applied to the blade through the isolation system w... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7182549 | Method and device for leveling of a surface The invention relates to a method for smoothing or leveling a ground surface, wherein a smoothing or leveling material is laid on a ground surface in that a box-like device filled with material is moved forwards, the material being allowed to exit a plate-adjustable... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175363 | Apparatus and method for improving the control of a concrete screed head assembly A soft landing control system for a screeding device is operable to automatically lower a vibrating member of a screed head assembly into engagement with a concrete surface at a time and place where the vibrating member is not positioned over an overlap area of alre... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175365 | Portable vibratory concrete screed A portable vibratory concrete screed is described. The screed includes a screed blade including a flat bottom surface extending between a front edge of the screed blade and a rear edge of the screed blade. The screed also includes a vibrator cartridge assembly, with... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168886 | Method and apparatus for laying a traffic calming surface The present application relates to methods for laying a traffic calming surface, in which molten material is deposited on the surface of a road or path and is then moulded so as to form a continuous, substantially sinusoidal profile which extends along the intended ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7144191 | Apparatus and method for three-dimensional contouring A contouring machine control system, contouring/smoothing method, and kit for enabling a contouring machine to automatically contour three-dimensional surfaces includes a contouring member, such as a screed or dirt grading blade, a target either attached to the cont... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7121762 | Apparatus for screeding uncured concrete surfaces A screeding apparatus for screeding and smoothing an uncured concrete surface includes a vibrating member and a grade setting device adjustably mounted to said vibrating member. The screeding apparatus may include a wheeled support which at least partially supports ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108451 | Rotating concrete finishing trowel A rotary cement or concrete finishing trowel has an operating head at one end of the apparatus that includes at least one cement finishing blade rotatably mounted for movement in a horizontal plane for smoothing a concrete floor surface. A drive motor, e.g., a 2-cyc... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104723 | Screeding apparatus and method A screed assembly apparatus for loose or plastic materials such as placed and/or poured, uncured concrete previously placed on the ground or another support surface, includes a screed frame, and mounted thereon, a striker for engaging and spreading the materials and... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7086806 | Method for asphalt compaction and compaction apparatus A method of compacting a mat of hot mix asphalt which has been laid by an advancing asphalt paver, the method comprising advancing an asphalt compactor over the laid asphalt such that a compaction surface of the compactor, formed by a lower run of at least one belt,... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7044681 | Apparatus and method for improving the control of a concrete screed head assembly A soft landing control system for a screeding device is operable to automatically lower a vibrating member of a screed head assembly into engagement with a concrete surface at a time and place where the vibrating member is not positioned over an overlap area of alre... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7029072 | Modified rumble strip cutter A rumble strip cutting machine having a drum that can be shifted from one side of the machine to the other. The machine includes a piston wheel that imparts an up and down motion to the frame so that rumble strips can be cut at desired intervals as the machine is dr... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7018132 | Rotating concrete finishing trowel A rotary cement or concrete finishing trowel has an operating head at one end of the apparatus that includes at least one cement finishing blade rotatably mounted for movement in a horizontal plane for smoothing a concrete floor surface. A drive motor, e.g., a 2-cyc... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6998075 | Method for casting of concrete products A method and apparatus are disclosed for slip-form casting a concrete product, the product being made from at least two different grades of concrete so that the concrete mix grade can be changed in an uninterrupted fashion during casting at a desired point along the... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6976805 | Light weight apparatus for screeding and vibrating uncured concrete surfaces A lightweight screeding apparatus for screeding and smoothing an uncured concrete surface includes a concrete surface working member, such as vibrating beam or member, and a grade setting device adjustably mounted to said vibrating beam. The screeding apparatus may ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6969476 | Method for casting a concrete product A method is disclosed for casting a concrete product using two or more different grades of concrete mix, in which method predetermined amounts of different grades of concrete mix are delivered at appropriate instants into the feeder hopper of the slip-form casting m... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6953304 | Lightweight apparatus for screeding and vibrating uncured concrete surfaces A lightweight screeding apparatus for screeding and smoothing an uncured concrete surface includes a concrete surface working member, such as vibrating beam or member, and a grade setting device adjustably mounted to said vibrating beam. The screeding apparatus may ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6945342 | Track drive undercarriage device, kit and method A track drive undercarriage device, a kit for the device, and a method of using the same are described attached to a chassis of a heavy construction work vehicle for operationally connected to a transmission and drive shaft of the construction vehicle. The device is... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6929420 | Apparatus and method for three-dimensional contouring A device and method for contouring three-dimensionally curved surfaces includes an elongated contouring assembly that is supported at opposite ends by height adjustment mechanisms. The height adjustment mechanisms raise and lower the ends of the contouring assembly ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6551018 | Apparatus for tamping paving material An apparatus that tamps paving material and distributes the paving material evenly across a screed plate before the paving material is leveled by the screed plate. The apparatus includes a tamper bar for compacting material, a drive connected to the tampe... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6514007 | Finisher to lay and compact asphalt layers and method for operating same This invention relates to a finishing device to lay and compact asphalt layers and a method for operating the device. The finisher according to the invention is provided with a receiving device for the temporary storage of the hot mixture. The receiving d... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6422785 | Track belt placer for placing construction materials and method for placing construction materials An infeed conveyor is provided with high pivot capability. High pivot capability is the capability to raise the elevation of at least one end of an infeed conveyor belt to an elevation higher than regular horizontal operation if the belt placer is operati... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6322287 | Aggregate grading machine A grading machine includes a forwardly projecting frame partially supported by a small tractor. A blade assembly on the frame disperses and strikes off aggregate for subsequent paving along a course. The blade assembly of the apparatus is indirectly suppo... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6227760 | Travel control device for vibrating plate compactor A travel control device for vibrating plate compactor which can easily switch the travel direction of a large sized compactor weighing more than 500 kg by a hydraulic pump circuit having a servo valve to supply pressure from outside for switching the trav... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6213681 | Soil compacting device with adjustable vibration properties A soil compacting device has a damping system which couples an upper mass and a lower mass together with a spring system in a vibration system. The damping properties of the damping system can be modified while the device is in operation. Therefore, when ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6183160 | Screeding apparatus and method incorporating oscillating attachment A screeding assembly and method is disclosed for spreading, grading, consolidating and smoothing loose or plastic material such as poured, uncured concrete when the assembly moved over an area of the material. The assembly includes a rotatable auger to mo... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6132133 | Crawler type vibratory compacting machine A crawler type vibratory compacting machine of the invention compacts the ground from a surface layer to a deep layer with high efficiency. The crawler type vibratory compacting machine comprises: a triangular crawler unit which includes one wide track (3... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6129481 | Screed assembly and oscillating member kit therefor A screeding assembly and method is disclosed for spreading, grading, consolidating and smoothing loose or plastic material such as poured, uncured concrete when the assembly moved over an area of the material. The assembly includes a rotatable auger to mo... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5947638 | Method of compacting asphalt mix A method of compacting asphalt material having a mix of coarse and fine grains includes providing a paver which has, as compaction assemblies, two strip-shaped tampers which are arranged one directly behind the other in the direction of travel, each tampe... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5947636 | Rapid road repair vehicle Disclosed are improvments to a rapid road repair vehicle comprising an improved cleaning device arrangement, two dispensing arrays for filling defects more rapidly and efficiently, an array of pre-heaters to heat the road way surface in order to help the ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5879104 | Slip-form paver for road constructions of concrete In a slip-form paver for road constructions of concrete, at least one transverse distribution means, at least one stripper device, one slip form and at least one concrete paving screed are arranged on a support frame, said concrete paving screed being a h... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5857803 | Portable vibratory wet screed A portable vibratory concrete screed is disclosed. The concrete screed includes a screed blade including a flat bottom wall extending between a front edge of the screed blade and a rear edge of the screed blade. The screed also includes a vibratory assemb... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5746539 | Rapid road repair vehicle Disclosed is a rapid road repair vehicle capable of moving over a surface to be repaired at near normal posted traffic speeds to scan for and find an the high rate of speed, imperfections in the pavement surface, prepare the surface imperfection for repai... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5735634 | Road finisher and a method of applying surface layers A road finisher, which is used for simultaneously applying at least two surface layers comprises a chassis, a travelling mechanism, at least two premix containers arranged on said chassis, a lateral distributor associated with the respective premix contai... | 04/07/1998 |
