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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8070386 | Extension plate for a compactor and method An extension plate for use in a compactor includes an elongate body extending between a first surface configured to be coupled to the compactor frame and a second surface configured to be coupled to a support of the compactor. The first surface includes a first open... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7857544 | Extension plate for a compactor An extension plate for use in a compactor includes an elongate body extending between a first surface configured to be coupled to the compactor frame and a second surface configured to be coupled to a support of the compactor. The first surface includes a first open... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7775742 | Civil engineering compartmented roller A roller for compacting a subsurface, in particular for road building, comprising a roller body with a central axis. The roller body is made up of a plurality of compartments (2), the compartments (2) being provided distributed in the circumferential d... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7674070 | Vibratory system for compactor vehicles The present invention is directed to a control system for sensing the vibration amplitude on a vibration compacting machine. In addition, the control system modifies the rotational speed of the eccentric assembly based on the vibration amplitude of the eccentric ass... | 03/09/2010 |
| RE40505 | Apparatus for cutting rumble strips in a road surface A cutting head is provided for milling rumble strip depressions in a road surface. The cutting head has a center rotational axis and a transverse diameter that varies along the length of the rotational axis so that an outer cutting surface of the cutting head define... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7347645 | Concrete stamping apparatus A concrete stamping apparatus includes a roller with a stamp forming its surface, and a receiving portion for rotatably holding the roller. There is also a system for delivering fluid to release the roller from the surface on which it operates by spraying fluid onto... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7195424 | Roller screed A portable powered roller screed apparatus includes a rotating roller assembly, a first operator roller controller coupled to a first end of the roller assembly, and a second operator roller controller coupled to a second end of the roller assembly. The first operat... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7168885 | Control system and method for a vibratory mechanism A method is provided for controlling a vibratory mechanism. The method includes sensing a vibratory amplitude of the vibratory mechanism and determining a decoupling point of the vibratory mechanism. An output signal is generated based on the determination of the de... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159687 | Tractor with reversible operator position for operation and transport A tractor has hydraulically driven wheels at a cab end and castor wheels at an engine end. It can be driven cab forward in a working mode with a header on the forward end. It is rotated to engine forward in the transport position for more stable higher speed travel.... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152882 | Mobile carriage The invention provides a mobile carriage which is adapted to shift the center of gravity efficiently by utilizing the weight of wheel rotating means, power source means and control means to thereby increase the weight of a weight portion and reduce the increase in t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144192 | Self-propelled road milling machine A self-propelled road milling machine includes a chassis (2) housing a rotatable milling roll (4) between lateral plates (12,13) disposed orthogonal to the axis of the milling roll (4). The milling roll (4) has a base body (14 | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140804 | Concrete stamping apparatus A concrete stamping apparatus includes a roller with a stamp forming its surface, and a receiving portion for rotatably holding the roller. There is also a system for delivering fluid to the roller along its surface, such that it releases easily from the concrete. T... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124835 | Agricultural machine comprising a towed support frame and rollers provided with a set of dome profile pneumatic tires The machine comprises a given number of roller pairs respectively connected to the machine frame by a linking part (32). The linking part (32) of each roller pair is adapted so as to enable the rollers (12a, 12b) to incline ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7104726 | Trench filling device A device for filling an open trench with the dirt previously removed from the trench lying alongside the trench, using a skid-mounted frame having blades to initially fill the trench and leveling the dirt, followed by a compactor. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7080955 | Concrete stamping apparatus A concrete stamping apparatus includes a roller with a stamp forming its surface, and a receiving portion for rotatably holding the roller. There is also a system for delivering fluid to the release the roller from the surface on which it operates by spraying fluid ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7004275 | Movable operator station for vehicles An operator station is for a compacting vehicle having a frame and at least one compacting drum connected with the frame. The station includes a base plate rotatably connected with the frame and an operator cab slidably connected with the base plate. The cab include... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6929421 | Vibratory mechanism and method for lubricating the same A vibratory mechanism is provided for a compacting work machine. The vibratory mechanism includes at least one eccentric weight rotatably positioned within a housing. Pressurized fluid is introduced into the vibratory mechanism at an inlet passage. A means for movin... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6869250 | Compacting device and a system and a method for compacting a material A compacting device and a system and a method for compacting a material are provided. The compacting device may have a base and a column which extends from the base. A sleeve may be fitted and secured around the column. The sleeve may have a length which is greater ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6843615 | Compaction roller The invention concerns a soil compaction roller (10) and a soil compaction machine of which the roller (10) forms part. The roller (10) comprises a multi-sided, out-of-round, peripheral compacting surface (16) which can roll over a soil s... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6837650 | Split drum for a compacting work machine A split drum is provided for a compacting work machine and includes a first and a second drum section. A differential arrangement is operatively positioned between the first and second drum sections. Rotational power is supplied to the first and second drum sections... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6829986 | Compactor In a compressor comprising at least one traveling drum (4,4a,4b) rotatable about a drum axis (2), and an oscillation exciter supported in the drum (4,4a, 4b), the angular position of the oscillation exci... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6827524 | Controller for a compacting vehicle wetting system A controller is for a vehicle wetting system including a fluid supply and a delivery line having an inlet connected with the supply and an outlet located to direct fluid onto a compacting drum. The controller includes a regulator configured to adjust a fluid flow ra... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6742960 | Vibratory compactor and method of using same Vehicular and/or walk behind vibratory compactors utilize a vibrated roller or plate to impose compaction forces on a densifiable strata, such as ground soil, a roadway base material or pavement. Utilizing a rotating energy source, such as a engine or hydraulic moto... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6712550 | Roller device for compacting the ground comprising slip control A roller device for compacting the ground comprising a rotatably driven first roller facing, whose speed can be modified, at least within a certain range. Device includes a unit for determining the vertical distance between a surface of a compacted ground lying behi... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6698974 | System for electrically powering and vibrating a compacting roller A system for variably powering and vibrating a compaction roller on a compacting machine for use in compacting surfaces. The system includes a chassis and at least one compaction roller rotatably journaled to the chassis. The compaction roller forms the r... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6607330 | Snow compacting tool A multi-wheeled vehicle for compacting loose snow and frost comprises a frame structure having a rack portion for supporting extra weight. Each wheel of the vehicle is provided with a torsion spring arrangement such that each wheel can move independently ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6585450 | Speed controlled eccentric assembly The eccentric assembly includes a tubular section, an eccentric weight, and a counterweight. The eccentric weight is mounted within the tubular section such that as a motor rotates the eccentric assembly, the eccentric weight generates vibrations that are... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6561729 | Compacting drum for a work machine A compacting drum for a work machine has first and second drum sections. The first and second coaxial drum sections rotate independently from one another. The first and second drum sections are coupled together by a controllable coupling arrangement that ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6547484 | Apparatus for cutting rumble strips in a road surface A cutting head is provided for milling rumble strip depressions in a road surface. The cutting head has a center rotational axis and a transverse diameter that varies along the length of the rotational axis so that an outer cutting surface of the cutting ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6520717 | Walking beam roller apparatus A roller assembly including a frame member, a plurality of front roller members, and plurality of rear roller members corresponding in number to the plurality of front roller members is described. A plurality of walking beams are pivotably connected to th... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6467245 | Universal vibratory roller unit A vibratory roller unit for replacement of a reel cutting unit in a multiple deck lawn mower for conversion of the mower into a greensroller. The vibratory roller unit has a frame, vibratory roller and a power train. The frame, vibratory roller and power ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6464427 | Road roller comprising at least one roller-wheel unit The invention relates to a compactor comprising at least one drum unit (14, 15) in which a cylindrical drum (21) is rotationally mounted about its axle (40), the at least one drum unit (14, 15) being rotationally mounted about a steering axis (18) on a ch... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6460006 | System for predicting compaction performance Compaction performance follows a well behaved response curve for a particular material condition/compaction machine combination. Accordingly, a compaction response curve is determined from measured values representative of material density after a first a... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6457903 | Rolling apparatus Rolling apparatus for rolling of turf or grass surfaces including a mobile main frame (11) and one or more undercarriages (45, 46) attached to the main frame (11) wherein the or each undercarriage has one or more smoothing rollers (45A, 46A) and there is ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6409425 | Hand guided vibrating roller A hand guided vibrating roller includes a pair of front and rear roller wheels provided in parallel, a machine supported by the pair of the roller wheels, a hydraulic pump mounted on the machine, hydraulic motors for driving the roller wheels, provided in... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6402424 | Vibratory roller A vibratory roller R comprises a pair of rolls 5 axially supported at both sides of a body 1 in a cantilevered fashion, a pair of vibration generating devices 6 for vibrating each of the rolls 5, a pair of vibrating motors 7 for driving each of the vibrat... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6402425 | Powered roller screed having a split drive tube A powered rotary screed provides a powered strike tube that rotates to provide a finish to wet concrete during screeding and a drive tube that provides motive power to the screed to assist with the difficult task of removing excess concrete from a poured ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6382383 | Safety device for the control elements of a manually operated soil compaction roller The invention relates to a safety device for the manually operated soil compaction roller, comprising an operating lever and an adjusting element coupled to an actuator in order to drive said roller. In case of danger, a safety-control element travels in ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6379081 | Tires for rollers designed for compacting soil A tire for rollers, particularly vibrating rollers, designed for compacting soil, which has a cover made of even sections. The cover sections have the shape of a triangle or trapezium. Adjoining sections each share a side of a triangle or trapezium of the... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6361246 | Tired roller A tired roller, which permits widening the field of view on both the left and right sides of an operator's section and is convenient for steering. In a tired roller with an operator's section arranged close to a right-hand side wall of a tired roller main... | 03/26/2002 |
