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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147164 | Road miller A line system (24) for a road miller, which rotates along with the milling roller (11) and which supplies water directly to the nozzles (23) which are arranged on the lateral surface (18) of the milling roller (11), to be arranged ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 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 |
| 7334964 | Combination asphalt finishing machine A combination compacting and smoothing asphalt finishing machine comprising primary finishing elements which may be either compacting tires or smoothing rollers. The primary elements are driven and steered by engine and hydraulic mechanisms conventionally. The machi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7226239 | System for measuring material properties from a moving construction vehicle A system is for sensing a property of a material mat from a construction vehicle. The system includes a sensor for sensing the material property and a positioning mechanism connected with the vehicle and with the sensor. The mechanism displaces the sensor between fi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7163354 | Cleaner finger assembly and mounting for same A work machine, such as a landfill or soil compactor, includes at least one wheel having a plurality of compactor tips. Often, debris or dirt builds up on the wheel between the compactor tips and must be removed. A cleaner finger assembly, including a support member... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7066682 | Vehicles and methods for soil compaction and loading Vehicles and methods provide for a single vehicle that has both loading ability to grade and otherwise move dirt while also having the ability to compact soil. One or more compaction wheels are included on a vehicle such as a skid steer loader. Wiper bars are also i... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044683 | Stripping device for a soil compacting roller and a soil compacting roller having such a stripping device A stripping device for a soil compacting roller having tamping feet is equipped with a spar on which are provided stripper teeth and an optionally adjustable spar mount which permits readjustment of the stripper teeth on the soil compacting roller. The spar preferab... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6921140 | Cutter bar pivot attachment A cutter bar is provided for trimming debris away from the wheel-track interface of a tracked vehicle. A pivot attachment is provided wherein a knife having a cutting edge is removably mounted to a bracket by way of fasteners which will shear when a pre-selected for... | 07/26/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6354761 | Truck-mounted roller assembly A roller assembly, for use with a hydraulically-powered, truck-mounted, standard snowplow lift having three attach points, is provided with a rigid frame, a roller rotatably supported in the frame, a saddle bracket pivotally attached to the frame and to t... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6322170 | Apparatus and method of preventing refuse from wrapping around the axle of a work machine An apparatus and method of preventing refuse from wrapping around the axle of a work machine is disclosed. A work machine includes a frame, an axle, at least one wheel, an operator compartment, an engine, and an axle protection system. The at least one wh... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6217255 | Cleaner module for a compacting machine and an associated method of operating a compacting machine A cleaner module adapted for use on a compacting machine having (i) a compaction wheel and (ii) a pair of compaction tips secured to a peripheral surface of the compaction wheel such that the pair of compaction tips are spaced apart from each other so as ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6206611 | Device for cleaning the tire of a roller A device for removing dirt adhering to the tire (2) of a roller used for compacting soil and for spraying the tire (2) with water. The scraping unit (5, 6) and a nozzle system (10, 11, 12) are joined into one modular component and the scraper (6) forms a ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6149342 | Anti-bridging mechanism An anti-clogging or anti-bridging mechanism is disclosed which is structurally arranged to engage the nozzle ports in a cutting housing to seal the ports from pulverized road bed material. The mechanism further includes cable members which facilitate move... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6089684 | Means and method for removing debris from the drive wheel of a track-driven vehicle A device for removing debris from a drive wheel rotatably mounted to a vehicle body includes an auxiliary wheel rotatably mounted on the body adjacent an outer peripheral surface of the drive wheel. The auxiliary drive wheel has a substantially circumfere... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6045295 | Hook mechanism for a compacting machine In the operation of a landfill compactor, it is a common problem for the wheels to pick up debris, especially wire and cable, and carry it around with the wheels as they rotate. When the debris falls from the wheels in the direction toward the frame and t... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5988940 | Device for cleaning the roller surface of a vibrating rolling machine for compacting materials The invention relates to a scraper device for static or vibratory rolling machines for compacting materials, primarily gravel, earth and asphalt. The scraper device includes a scraper element (6) which is designed to clean the surfaces of a roller cylinde... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5967630 | Guard and cleaner assembly for a wheel In the operation of machines of the type that are typically designed to traverse terrain having deposits of debris, it is a common problem to have the debris become attached to the wheels of the machine and rotate therewith. In many instances this causes ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5676493 | Compaction machine wheel The present invention enables waste to be removed from behind a compaction wheel without having to remove the wheel from the compaction machine. The present compaction wheel allows access through the compaction wheel to a portion of the axle located behin... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5661959 | Rear roller scraper for golf course mower The improvement of the present invention comprises an elongated scraper which has a scraper surface that is disposed along substantially the entire length of the most rearwardly disposed roller supporting the mower structure. Such elongated scraper is dis... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5360288 | Cleaner tooth for compacting machines Cleaner teeth or bars are used in many applications to remove debris from a compacting wheel that is wedged between respective rows of compacting tips. It is advantageous to have a cleaner tooth that is simple in construction and effective to remove the d... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5222828 | Device for cleaning and lubricating the exterior surface of asphalt compacting drums A device for cleaning and lubricating an exterior surface of an asphalt compacting machine includes a support member removably attached to the machine. Positioned on the support member for easy access are a flexible scraper for cleaning the drum and a flu... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5022783 | Cementious pattern imparting tool The apparatus includes a vibratory drum mounted for rotation about its axis with a vibratory device mounted upon a framework overlying the drum, with a fluid dispensing cylinder mounted overlying the vibratory drum to minimize adhering of the cement in a ... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4737356 | Immobilization of lead and cadmium in solid residues from the combustion of refuse using lime and phosphate Solid residues arising from the burning of solid wastes have lead and cadmium sufficiently insolubilized to pass the EPA toxicity test only where the pH in the EPA test is between 7.5 and 12.0. Addition of water soluble phosphate, especially phosphoric ac... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4702643 | Compaction wheel A compaction wheel is described which is suited for use with a backhoe or the like having a pivotal boom arm extending therefrom. The compaction wheel includes a supporting frame which is pivotally secured to the free end of the backhoe boom arm. A plural... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4614486 | Portable apparatus for compacting and leveling a poured floor A machine for compacting and leveling a poured floor covering. The machine includes a frame having a pair of side members and a pair of parallel, ground engaging, cylindrical rollers rotatably supported on the side members and supporting the frame for mov... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4610567 | Trench compaction device A trench compaction device adapted for mounting on construction and excavation type equipment. The device having a sheepsfoot open-rim wheel design which is static rather than vibratory and uses the down pressure of the equipment to achieve standard densi... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4523873 | Vibratory roller with axially spaced zig zag impact bars and wire rope cleaners A vibratory roller is journalled from a frame portion of a vehicle of the compaction-type and the roller includes a generally cylindrical outer face. A plurality of circumferentially extending lug bands are carried by the roller outer surface and are disp... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4490070 | Heavy-duty trench compactor A compactor assembly and method of utilization thereof to compact soil in a trench are provided that do not require the hydraulic boom to which the compactor assembly is mounted to exert downward pressure to effect compacting. A sheep's foot roller define... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4421435 | Method and apparatus for applying a thin liquid film to a vibratory plate The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for applying a thin film of a liquid to a vibratory plate arranged on an edge of a vibratory compactor. The apparatus for applying the thin film of liquid includes a container assembly for holding th... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4378052 | Articulated tractor attachment with roller A clevis-shaped bracket including an A-frame is adapted for attachment to the three point hitch of a tractor. A roller supporting frame is mounted within the bracket for articulated movement about the vertical axis of a pivot located within the hitch supp... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4348134 | Scraper assembly for a padfoot compactor, and method of forming same The invention comprises a scraper assembly, and a method of forming same, for mounting forwardly of a padfoot-type, earth-compactor drum for scraping earth, mud and clay accretion from between rows of the padfeet, as well as for scraping the same from the... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4040762 | Device at road roller A water distributing arrangement attached to a road roller to prevent material from adhering to the roller's surface includes a curvilinear mat supported in contact with the roller's surface and extending for its entire width. Water is distributed to the ... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4009967 | Road roller vehicle with water applicator Apparatus for directing confined sheet-like sprays of water onto the surfaces of rollers in a ground-compacting vehicle.... | 03/01/1977 |
| 3988071 | Cleaning bar assembly for compactor wheels A compactor wheel is rotatably mounted on a vehicle and comprises a plurality of pads disposed on the periphery thereof for compacting purposes. A cleaning bar assembly is mounted on the axle housing of the vehicle and comprises an integral U-shaped frame... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3986782 | Towed roller A towed roller for compacting asphalt, earth, etc., including a frame in which a roller drum is journaled, the frame having a forwardly extending drawbar positionable transversely with respect to the frame by hydraulic means to provide an offset in the to... | 10/19/1976 |
