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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8092117 | Hopper insert and road paver A hopper insert is provided for a road paver. The hopper insert includes a funnel-shaped base body formed by four side walls. The upper side of the base body is open and at least three of the side walls extend inwardly therefrom to a bottom opening. One of the side ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8021078 | Conveyor assembly for an asphalt paving machine Conveyor assemblies for an asphalt paving machine and an asphalt paving machine. The conveyor assembly may include a first conveyor, a second conveyor generally parallel to the first conveyor, a central space being defined between the first conveyor and the second c... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8016516 | Vehicle-mounted pothole patching apparatus A material dispensing vehicle broadly includes a material hopper supported by the vehicle and a swing auger with inlet and outlet ends. The swing auger is coupled to the vehicle for shifting into and out of an extended operating position where the inlet end is dispo... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7654772 | Mobile asphalt production machine A mobile asphalt production machine mixes bituminous concrete at the job site through a mixing auger mechanism mounted in an insulated housing. Propane burners provide heat within the mixing auger mechanism and within the insulated housing to produce a hot-mix bitum... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7491012 | Road finisher A road finisher with an internal combustion engine and an engine exhaust pipe has a muffler with an enlarged diameter with respect to that of the engine exhaust pipe, and a pipe for discharging emissions of a building material. The emissions pipe passes though the m... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7441987 | Curbing machine and method A method and apparatus for laying a curb is disclosed. The apparatus features a preferably tracked vehicle (tractor) that connects to a frame having a hopper. A hydraulic lifting arrangement enables hydraulic controls on the vehicle to elevate/lower the frame. The f... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7316520 | Low surface area shearing device An apparatus for use in shearing paving material applied to a surface is provided. This apparatus includes a blade for shearing the asphalt mixture to a desired thickness, cylinders for raising and lowering the blade in response to elevational changes in the surface... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316522 | Concrete placer/spreader having roll in/roll out conveyor A placer/spreader for distributing already mixed concrete from an access road to a subgrade path to be paved includes a frame having at least two side bolsters standing parallel to the subgrade path and at least two cross beams spanning the subgrade path for forming... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7300225 | Apparatus and method for heating road building equipment A method and apparatus for heating hot mix asphalt (HMA), via collecting fumes from HMA while the HMA is on-board a vehicle and in motion within the vehicle, and igniting the HMA with engine exhaust and using the heat of combustion of the HMA to heat HMA, such as vi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7244077 | Method for controlling material flow in a paving machine An auger/cut off assembly for a floating screed asphalt paver. The auger/cut off assembly consists of an auger mechanism with an axis of rotation and a cut off mechanism. The cut off mechanism has a concave cut off panel that rotates about the axis of the auger mech... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7207172 | Method for ventilating a working machine, and such a working machine A working machine includes an engine compartment, an engine hood, an internal combustion engine arranged in the engine compartment and an exhaust system, which extends from the engine out of the engine compartment via the engine hood. The exhaust system is provided ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7198429 | Segmented concrete screed A segmented concrete screed for screeding concrete on a concrete casting bed includes a plurality of individual screed units each of which may be raised and lowered independently of the others such that screeding operations may selectively bypass obstructions in the... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7134806 | Repairing road surfaces A method of repairing a road surface includes providing a hopper mounted on a spreading vehicle and means to spread material carried in the hopper over depressed areas of the road surface to fill them with the material. At ambient temperature, a batch of patching sl... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7108450 | Portable drag box with automated shearing device A drag box for use in applying cold mix asphalt paving material to a surface includes a pugmill for distributing the cold mix over the surface, a strike blade for shearing the asphalt mixture to a desired thickness, cylinders for raising and lowering the strike blad... | 09/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7082775 | Heat exhaustion evaporative cooling A method and system for relief of heat exhaustion symptoms through evaporative and conductive cooling is provided, and, more particularly, involves a rapidly deployable mobile fogging system suitably designed for relief of heat exhaustion symptoms, including a mobil... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7044408 | Twin spinner spreading apparatus The invention relates to a broadcast apparatus of the type used in association with a material transporter and includes two components in the form of a chassis section which carries spinner units and a hopper section for directing material received from the transpor... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037034 | Safety door system and method for a hopper body Accordingly there is disclosed a safety door system, comprising a hopper body containing a powered implement powered by a hydraulic control system, for dispensing liquid or granular materials or for agitating the liquid or granular materials; a safety door for cover... | 05/02/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7007761 | Emergency response vehicle A small emergency response vehicle having a wedge-shaped nose and triangular wheel base for improved accessibility to emergency sites previously inaccessible to conventional fire fighting vehicles. A main overhead tank and two modular auxiliary tanks provide 2400 li... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6976804 | Method of repairing damaged concrete slabs A method of repairing concrete slabs that have become uneven and dangerous is provided that employs lime sludge that is injected under pressure into the space between the lower surface of the damaged concrete slab and the underlying ground to raise that slab back in... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6966725 | Apparatus for spreading aggregate material on a road berm An apparatus is provided for spreading aggregate material on ground. The apparatus includes a body 12, an engine 14 carried by the body, motive structure 18 powered by the engine to move the apparatus along the ground. A hopper 20 is asso... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6966608 | Integrated tail gate transporter An equipment lifting and transporting device that replaces a conventional tail gate on a dump truck. FIGS. 8 and 9 illustrate the operation of the device. Lift gate 24 is pivotally attached to the rear of dump bed 12 by pin 38. Whe... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6890123 | Device for forming tight radius curbs and gutters with a paving machine A system and method to allow a paving machine to form tight radii in continuous extrusions such as curbs and gutters is disclosed. A shift cylinder is used with the steering mechanism of a typical paving machine to allow sharp radius turns. The steering cylinder is ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6832872 | Gas discharge device for a construction vehicle A device is provided for discharging two gases from a vehicle to ambient air, one gas having pressure pulsation of a first magnitude. The device includes an elongated body connected with the vehicle and having a first inlet connected with a first gas source, a secon... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6805516 | Roadway paving system and method including roadway paving vehicle and supply truck A roadway paving system for chipsealing a roadway surface comprising a novel roadway paving vehicle and a novel supply truck is provided. The roadway paving vehicle comprises an asphalt binder material dispensing system and an aggregate material dispensing system. T... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6776557 | Roadway paving supply truck A roadway paving system for chipsealing a roadway surface comprising a novel roadway paving vehicle and a novel supply truck is provided. The roadway paving vehicle comprises an asphalt binder material dispensing system and an aggregate material dispensing system. T... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6722816 | Berm forming apparatus A chassis having a main member carries adjustable side members defining an area for the reception of berm forming particulate material conveyed by an air flow from a remote source. The discharged material forms a continuous berm of constant size and shape. Wheel ass... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6623208 | Concrete placing and screeding apparatus and method A concrete placing apparatus is provided for placing uncured concrete on a support surface, such as an elevated deck of a building. The apparatus comprises a base unit and a movable support, with a conduit assembly extending therebetween. A supply end of ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 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 |
