Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172479 | Composition for sealing joints in road surfaces and subsurfaces A composition that may be used to seal and strengthen the joints in an asphalt road surface and subsurface to prolong the useful life of the road is disclosed herein. The composition utilizes a polymer modified cationic maltene emulsion containing polymer modified m... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7641420 | Residential sealcoating machine having cleanable manifold A towable, residential sealcoating apparatus and related methods for applying sealcoat to a residential, asphalt driveway. The towable, residential sealcoating apparatus can include a towable implement having a mounting frame, a sealcoat reservoir, a distribution ma... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7270251 | Multi-purpose liquid applicator One aspect of the invention is directed to a method of applying a liquid to a surface from a wheeled receptacle which is disposed on the surface. The wheeled receptacle, itself, includes a circumferential sidewall, a bottom wall connected to the circumferential side... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7249914 | Scraper apparatus and method A scraper apparatus including a cart and a scraping arrangement located at a front of the cart. The scraping arrangement includes blades that are driven along a joint or crack by the cart to remove excess filling material deposited in the joint or crack of a working... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7214907 | Apparatus for dispensing pavement sealants Apparatus and methods for applying heated sealants, such as molten polymeric material, to surfaces such as for filling cracks in pavement surfaces. Aspects of the invention include block cutting assembly, heated dispensing hose, and crack filling applicator head. By... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7201536 | Road patching equipment An improved asphalt patching machine which is mountable to a motor vehicle having a supply of asphalt patch material thereon. The patching machine comprises a dispensing and finishing assembly fed by a multi-part, articulatable conveyor which feeds asphalt patching ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195423 | Powered strike-off plow A wheeled strike-off apparatus is movable over a surface of uncured concrete or subgrade materials and is operable to establish a desired grade of the uncured concrete surface or subgrade surface. The apparatus includes a wheeled support and a plow assembly. The whe... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7160056 | Material transfer vehicle for use in asphalt paving A material transfer vehicle for transporting asphalt from a delivery truck to a paving machine includes a frame and a vehicle drive system. The vehicle also includes a turret that is rotatably mounted on the frame and a surge bin that is mounted on the turret. The s... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7112005 | Scraper apparatus and method A scraper apparatus includes a cart and a scraping arrangement located at a front of the cart. The scraping arrangement includes blades that are driven along a joint or crack by the cart to remove excess filling material deposited in the joint or crack of a working ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104724 | Apparatus for treating a pavement surface An apparatus for treating a pavement surface with a plurality of layers in a single pass, including: a chassis having a forward end and a rear end; a plurality of rolling means spaced longitudinally along the chassis for supporting the chassis so it can roll along a... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7033106 | Method and apparatus for sealing cracks in roads A roadway crack sealing apparatus (300, 314) which includes a crack sealing assembly having an emulsion container supported on a frame, wheels supporting the frame, a handle extending from the frame, a lever operable to control selectively open and close an e... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7008136 | Crack sealing apparatus with heated hose through A crack sealing apparatus having a heated hose trough is presented which eliminates the need to purge or clean the hose and/or applicator wand that is used to apply sealant to cracks in a roadway. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the crack sealing... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6952487 | Detecting the presence of failure(s) in existing man-made structures A method for capturing at least one image of an existing man-made structure and for detecting the presence of failure(s) in such existing man-made structure including: providing a detectable material on the surface or in an existing man-made structure so that portio... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6935331 | Portable tar heating and melting apparatus A portable tar kettle includes a steel containment body mounted on wheels and having a handle projecting therefrom with the handle including an integral gas line that interconnects to an external propane tank and internally registers with a gas burner located within... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6809294 | Apparatus for dispensing pavement sealants Apparatus and methods for applying heated sealants, such as molten polymeric material, to surfaces such as for filling cracks in pavement surfaces. Aspects of the invention include block cutting assembly, heated dispensing hose, and crack filling applicator head. By... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6619882 | Method and apparatus for sealing cracks in roads Roadway crack sealing apparatus (20) which includes a mobile vehicle (26) with a forward crack sealing assembly (22) and a following finishing assembly (24). The assembly (22) includes laterally spaced apart fill and sealant hoppers (30, 36) each equipped... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6619881 | Method and apparatus for sealing cracks in roads Roadway crack sealing apparatus (20) which includes a mobile vehicle (26) with a forward crack sealing assembly (22) and a following finishing assembly (24). The assembly (22) includes laterally spaced apart fill and sealant hoppers (30, 36) each equipped... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6543961 | Device for sealing joints between concrete elements A device for continuous supply of grouting into joints between longitudinal concrete elements, which are disposed chiefly horizontally next to each other to form, e.g., floors in building constructions. The device comprises a rhombic hopper adapted for di... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6439806 | Pavement repair material cart A portable cart for transporting and dispensing heated pavement repair materials that is capable of being moved and operated by one person, the cart applying a heated asphaltic/polymeric binder material. The cart comprises a heating chamber having an encl... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6315492 | Road repair material comprising cement and a resin A method of repairing potholes and cracks in a road surface is disclosed. The method provides a dry mix, non-bitumen based, polymer concrete, utilizing ethylene vinyl acetate pellets and/or rubber powder with at least on of a cement powder, aggregate, a s... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6290428 | Machine and method for dispensing a sealing compound A machine for dispensing a sealing compound to an area of application and a method of sealing cracks in pavement is provided. The machine includes a frame structure, a disposable container removably mounted to the frame structure, a discharge tube member ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6213680 | Apparatus and method for integrated pavement marking Apparatus and methods are provided for filling a groove in a pavement with a groove filling grout. The present invention is used for forming pavement markings, such as lane striping.... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6109826 | Melter and applicator for applying filling material to paved surfaces A melter and applicator (10) is shown for applying liquefied paving material to damaged pavement. The applicator (10) reduces the problems which occur due to the unintentional solidification of the paving material within the hose (74) of either the heated... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6028948 | Surface anomaly-detection and analysis method A method (30) is provided for the detection and analysis of anomalies (32) in a road surface (36). An image (34) of the road surface (36) is obtained (82) wherein traffic control markings (76) are masked (88). The image (34) is filtered (90) and a pixel m... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5765963 | Pavement maintenance vehicle An improved ride-on, self propelled, pavement maintenance vehicle suitable for applying liquid sealing material, such as asphalt or coal tar emulsions and other pavement coatings, upon large, relatively flat, surfaces such as automobile parking lots, road... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5752782 | MobilE self-propelled pothole patching machine A mobile pothole patching machine comprises a vehicle frame which carries a hopper for receiving a filler material for the pothole. Underneath the vehicle is mounted a belt conveyor which can be moved back and forth longitudinally of the vehicle and can b... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5607256 | Adjustable floor tile mortar and grout spreader An adjustable, floor tile mortar and grout spreading device for applying bonding material at a predetermined thickness in an efficient manner, and for spreading grout between floor tiles. The device comprises a telescopically adjustable rectangular frame ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5584597 | Method and apparatus for road hole repair including preparation thereof Apparatus for pretreating a pothole preparatory to filling thereof including determining the size and/or path of revolution of a treatment member responsive to determining the location and size of the pothole to be repaired; lowering the treatment member ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5498103 | Applicator apparatus for dispensing a sealant An applicator apparatus for dispensing and shaping a sealant material into a groove to be filled with the sealant material includes a dispensing head having an arcuate convex bottom surface which rides on the opposite side edges of the groove to be filled... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5419654 | Vehicle for road repair and the like A motor driven wheeled road patching vehicle includes a gravel hopper and a tank of heated asphalt. A gate assembly is adjusted to control gravel flow into a pressurized hose. A telescoping tube assembly extendable between a maximum and a minimum overall ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5405213 | Method of repairing cracks in asphaltic roads A full depth thermal crack in an asphaltic pavement is repaired by spraying a first rejuvenating agent into the sides of the crack and over the top portion of the asphalt pavement surrounding the crack, heating the top portion of the asphalt to a predeter... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5354145 | Cold-applied fast-setting road repair material, applicator, and method An ambient temperature applied asphalt emulsion material is disclosed for repairing traffic-bearing surfaces. A method of applying the asphalt emulsion material for quick hardening by the addition of a hardening agent is shown. An applicator wand which ap... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5324136 | Apparatus for spreading bonding emulsion or similar material for road asphalt The apparatus for spreading a fluid or similar substance, especially a bonding emulsion for road asphalt onto the surface of a road, comprising, on a movable vehicle (1), at least one spreading boom (18, 19), along which the spreading is carried out at le... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5269625 | Rock depress float A manually operated trowel is used for finishing wet concrete. The float portion is a rectangular plate-like structure with a handle mounted to its top center region. The handle may consist of several extensions. The base of the float has three distinct r... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5263790 | Vehicle for filling potholes A vehicle for filling potholes and the like in roads with an asphalt-gravel mixture which comprises a wheeled chassis and driving motor, a gravel hopper, a tank for holding liquid asphalt, an extendable and retractable boom, a head applied on the boom for... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5236276 | Construction method of compound asphalt net with flame treatment A method for applying an asphalt layer on a construction surface comprises the steps of placing an asphalt lattice having an admixture of fibrous and particulate matter onto the construction surface, and heating the lattice with a flame so as to melt the ... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5236275 | Pavement patching apparatus and method A pavement patcher has a frame supported on the back of a truck. An operator's platform is movable horizontally and transversely on the frame across the back of the truck, and longitudinally for a short distance. The platform carries a hydraulic control c... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5232306 | Crackfilling vehicle A vehicle for transporting and dispensing materials required for filling and repairing cracks in roadways and highways or similar traffic-bearing surfaces comprises a supply tank for asphalt mix or emulsion or the like liquid crack-filling material, a hos... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5178487 | Vehicle surface crackseal train A vehicle surface crackseal train that carries equipment for performing preliminary crack preparation, and remedial work to cracks, has equipment to apply hot and cold liquid crack sealants, and has equipment for applying particulate material to the treat... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5088854 | Paving joints Discloses apparatus and methods for providing a longitudinal joint between a cold (previously laid) and a hot (freshly laid) mat of paving material, such as asphalt, and wherein after the rolling of the paving material the joint region between the cold an... | 02/18/1992 |
